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The age-herald., 1899-08-31
cHANGr oF SCHEDULE

For the convenience of the patrons of the I,ouisyille and Nashville railroad between Birmingham and Blount Springs the sched- uie has been changed 90 as to leave Bir- mineham in the afternoon at 4:16. every day; effective July Il. 7-l3-tf
The age-herald., 1899-08-31
ralbo,s & Paimer's Cotton Letter

By Private Wire from Fairchild & Hobs0n.
 New Orleans, August so.--Armed to the teeth with large .blicks of selling orders for foreign account the bears this morning had the market under their control which opened at last, nights close, win October at 5.es. Everything but crop reports were favorable to the shorts. The temperature south had moderated considerably. North Texas was cloudy. eliminating with rain at Palestine. The eastern section of the belt had beneficial rains and the receipts continued to show a large movement, but the most potent factor against the price was the selling by foreigners against spot purchases, all of which are at the bottom Of today's weakness. There is a saying among stock brokers that the weakest point of the market is sometimes the strongest, and at the moment we think
The age-herald., 1899-08-31
Ta1bott & PaImers Cotton Letter r Priuata Wire from II. DaGunoans

Ta,bott & PaImer's Cotton Letter
 By Private Wire from l.. DeGumoens &
 Son
 New York, August 3O.-The fact that re- ceipts are quite free Is claimed that the crop will prove small the point being rais- ed that August receipts when large always indicate premature opening. Texas appears to be in bad shape, according to most ac- counts and the actual situation there may prove serious, but at the moment people are not scared and prefer to await further developments. Rarely have Texas reports been so unanimous depicting the situation as gloomy and it may be remarked that Neill's estimate is not so generally credited, still, lower market appears to be pend- ing The opening of the market was re- markedly steady but shortly thereafter there was a weakening to the extent of to | points It was feared that showers at Houston portended general rains in Tex as and this caused something of a scare, Liverpool sold here, and good many stop orders helped to break the market. Some of the German crowd were disposed to be aggressive on the bull side, and with some little success. The movement promised to be free and undoubtedly accelerated the decline The market was active all after-i noon. Considerable selling for the south, took place. Good rain at Palestine was rel ported through, private sources Bull talk Dredominated but was not backed with buying Longs gradually let go their hoidr ings because of failure of the market to- boom on the most bulliSh crop news ana fears of wide break on news of Texas rains before many days and possibly heavy receipts The eagerness of the south to se9 futures in this market today was anything but encouraging to friends of cotton.
The age-herald., 1899-08-31
<, Murphy x company's Grain Letter

By Private Wire from Murphy E Go.
 Birmingham, August So.-Liverpool cales this morning were a shade higher at the opening, but the close was unchanged from last nights quotations September wheat in Chicago opened unchanged at 70 cents and after selling off to 6slH advanced 10 ross. at which price 1t closed. Corn and oats were dull but a shade higher. Hog products were 2h to points lower on heavier run of hogs. News on wheat for the past day or two has been scarce. but we are still firm believers that wheat should be sold on all advances.
The age-herald., 1899-08-31

CaSn quotations were as follows: Flour was steady. No. spring wheat 651s@69l4c; No. red, 72h@73c No. 2 corn, 311sc. No. oats, 214211Sc; No. 2 whfte 2234 p231sc; No. white, 22@22%c No. rye. 53d55c No. ? barley, 35a4sc. No. flax seed, S1.1S; North western, S1.19; prime timothy seed, $23O6 2.35. Mess pork, per barrel, $7.501S 25; lard, per 100 pounds, s5.10@5 20; short rib sides. loose, $50eG5.30; dry salted shoulders box ed, 519d55sc; short clear sides, boxed, s5.600 5.5. Whisky--DiStillers' finished goods, per gallon, SIPS. No. yellow corn, 31%c Clo- ver-Coptract grade, $6.40616. SO On the produce exchange today the butter market was steady; creamery, 16@20c dairy. 130 i7c. Cheese was firm at 9A@10Ac. Eggs were firm; fresh, 131ad13%c.
The age-herald., 1899-08-31
Financial

Financial
 New York. August 30LThe Commercial Advertisers London financial cablegram 5aysf
 "A better tone prevailed in the market here today on good buying. Americans opened we'll above parity. and remained steady until the close, New York doing lit lie. A slight relapse occurred in the street; Erie, Northern Pacific and South ern Pacific were most wanted Spanish 4s were 5Sss; Tin,tos AIS. Money was hard CT. The bank bought 10000 In bars. The weeks Influx was 70, 900 pounds Coffee.
 New York, August 30.-Coffee options opened steady at unchanged prices to , points advance. ruled moderately active, with nttle further change in prices. trading being entirely local. in the absence of new influences, and closed quiet and unchanged R points higher, Sales. 7.50o bags, in-
The age-herald., 1899-08-31
i'ailv Statement

Galveston-Firm. middling 6ts; sales 2s3 receipts 6,5S9 stock 33 .294. Mobie-Quiet, middling 54s; sales 200, receipts 174; stock 6,S76. Savannah-Quiet, middling 5%i sales. 337 receipts 1,515: stock 5,SS6.
 Charleston-Steady middling 5$; re- ceipts 601: stock 599.
 Whining gton--5teady middling 5B; re- ceipts S6; stock 9,7O2.
 Norfolk-Steady. middling 61s: sales 49; receipts 92: stock IA ,S63.
 Baltimore-Nominel, middling 61k; stock 3,S75
 Boston-Quiet, middling GA; receipts net S14; gross 3,472.
 Pfiladelphia-Quiet, middllng 61a stock 7,195.
 St. Louis-Quiet middling 6; receipts 401; stock 65.327.
 Memphis Steady. middHng 5%: receipts 5o2; sales 100; shipments LOOT; stock 5S112.
The age-herald., 1899-08-31
Dry Goods

~ New York, August 30.-There has been no change today in the market for cotton goods. The demand is still ahead of sup ply and the tone is very strong. Further adyices reported in bleached and coarse celored cottons; brown sheetings and drills tending upwards, print cloths and other grey goods strong; wide makes in good demand: prints Tn fair request. Ginghams continues scarce and very firm woolen and worsted dress goods firm; silks quiet, at previous prices. ~
The age-herald., 1899-08-31

No carries Pullman Sleeping Cars Bir- minaham to Cincinnati and From Bisining- ham to New York without change Cafe dining and observation car Attalla, Ala to Radford. Va.
 No. carries Pullman Union Sleeping Car ,-hattanooga to Louisville and Pullman SIeening Car Chattanooga to Cincinnati, -al- so free Reclining Chair Car Chattanooga to Cincinnati. to
 Nh Solid yestibuled Train has through p,,ilmnn Drawing Room Sleepers, Birming- ham to New Orleans and Birmingham to Shreveport.
 M. culp, Traffic Manager. Washington,
 rranir S. Cannon. General Manager Washington D. c.
 e. A. Wicksrsnap. Superintendent, Bir- w A Turk, O. F. A.. Wsshington,s n. 0. C A Benscoter. A o. F. A. Chatta- H. H. Ellis. T. P. A.. Birmingham. Ala.
The age-herald., 1899-08-31
Liyerpool Cotton Market

Liverpool, August 30.-Cotton spot mod crate; business prices, 1-32d lower; Ameri- can middling fair, 3-32d: good middling, 25-32d; middling, 3 15-32d; low middling 11-32d; good ordinary, 3 5-S2d; ordinary 31-S2d. The sales of the day were 5000, of which 1000 were for speculation and ex- port and included 6,6O0 American; no re- ceipts. Futures opened quiet and closed barely steady at the decline
 American middling, L. M. c: August, 8 2S M3.29; t-September, 3.2Sd3.29b Sep tember-October, 3.25d326; October-Novem- vember, 3.24b; November-December, Decem- ber-January, January February, 3.23b; Feb ruary-March, 3.2313 24b; March, April, 3.24b; April-May, 3.25s; May-June. 3.25932 26s; June-July, 3.26 value.
The age-herald., 1899-08-31
Treasury Statement

Washington, August 30-Today's state ment of the condition of the treasury shows: Available cash balance, $279, ,63S,- 526; gold reserve, $246, 6,9i6,924.
The age-herald., 1899-08-31

 No. from Macon. Columbus. Albany. etc. 7:4s p. m.
 No. from Savannah. Macon. Columbus. etc., 1:05 p. m.
 Elegant through sleepers between Rir- mingham, Columbus. Macon and Savannah on Nos. 8 and 4. Connection at Savannah with suberb freight and passenger steamers of the Ocean Steamship company from New York. Boston and the east. To Cuba and West Indies via Central of Georgia railway. By taking the Central of Georgia railway. close connection is made at Port Tampa and Miami for Key West and Havana.
 For further information apply to
 SOLoN JACOBS,
 Commercial Agent JACK W. JOHNSTON,
 Union Ticket Agent I c HALLE, General Passenger Agent E. H. HINTON, Traffic Manager, JOHN M. EGAN. yice-President, ,r Savannah, Ga.
The age-herald., 1899-08-31
Chicago Change

Chicago, August BOA sudden increase in the .dmport business, Following the an- nouncement of an increase in grain, brought the wheat market around with jerk today, advancing speculative prices nearly cent. The close was at ss6i2c ad- vance. Corn was firm on dry weather talk and closed 1sqssc higher Oats closed ba Ac higher. Provisions showed une6aslness, and closed 21zc lower
 The leading futures ranged as follows:
The age-herald., 1899-08-31
New Orleans Cotton Market

New Orleans, August 30.--Cotton quiet and steady, sales 1.15O. Ordinary 4: geod ordinary 4s; low middling 5 3-16; good mid ding 5-16; middling fair GA receipts 1,933 stock 131 ,35S
 Consolidated statement: Receipts. nes 42 146 exports Great Britain 9,311; Franee 2,240; continent 12,65O: stock 376S16.
 New Orleans, August 90.-Cotton futures barely steady September 5.5S@fb5.59; De- tober 5.6O@5.61; November 5.64d565 Decem- CT 5.70d5.71; January 5.74@5.75 February 5.7S@5.S0; March 5.S2@5.S4; April 5.S6d5.SS May 5.90Q5g2
The age-herald., 1899-08-31
MUCH ACTIVITY | IN COTTON MARKET Receipts Were Large and Ca
 bles Unsatisfactory :. BAD REPORT FROM BELT The Local Traders Took Advantage of Every Effort Made by Longs to
 Unload-Close Was Steady ~.
 At Net Decline

New York, August 30.-The cotton market was quite active today, opening quiet ana steady with prices one point higher to one point lower. An active selling movement promptly set in and prices soon showed net loss of five to eight points.
 The interval of weakness was more di- rectly due to unsatisfactory cables and large receipts. But the accounts from Tex as, South Carolina and Georgia, as well as from other portions of the cotton belt were so bad that a renewed demand to cover short contracts caused a rally to within a few points of the closing figures of yester- day.
 Again, however, the market turned weak, long cotton appeared to be inclined to come out on every rally. The local traders knew that the outstanding long interest was heavy one and they took advantage of every effort the longs made to unload and tried to undermine certain larger interests which they knew to be hanging over the market In this they were only partially successful The market chased steady at a net decline of five to seven points.
 New York August 30-Cotton quiet; mid ding, 6Ac; gross receipts, 913 bales; sales, $50 bales; exports to Great Britain, 2,S27 bales: exports to the. continent, 645 bales.
 Total today-Net receipts, 1,0S1 bales; exports to Great Britain, 3,931 bales; ex- ports to the continent, 6.S7S bales; stock. 376 ,S16 bales.
 Consolidated-Net receipts, 42,146 bales; exports to Great Britain, 9.311 bales ex- ports to France, 2.2i0 bales; exports to the continent, 12,s50 bales.
 Total since September Met receipts, B. 423,7 ,761 bales; exports to Great Britain, B. 517,0S3 bales; exports to France, 799,07O bales; exports to the continent, 2,S61, ,7S4 bales.
The age-herald., 1899-08-31
TaIbOtt & Palmer,
 Commission Brokers. NO. II \. TWENTIETH ST. TELEPHONE 5s4 Cotton, Stocks, Grain
 and Provisions. ..... Direct private wires 10 New York, Chicago and New Orleans.

cluding September delivery at s4.35; Octo- Der, 40; November, $500; May, $51S; July, s0.25. Spot Rio was dull, Mild was steady.
The age-herald., 1899-08-31

By Private Wire to Talbott & Palmer.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-09-26
MEN WITH OLD WIVES.
Question rs to Whether ii Conduces
to Happiness.

Question as to Whether il Conduces
to Happiness.
The prevailing epidemic of marriages
among women older than the men whose
names they take was productive of dis
cussion at the Sunday dinner table,
which resulted in such a crazy quilt of
opinion that l decided to repeat the senti-
ments expressed without giving my read
ers an inkling as to my own opinions on
the subject.
Certainly two such clever and beautiful
women as Patti and Langtry are exam
pies in favor of such matrimonial selec-
ton, but whether the humdrum court
ship of everyday life ends more happily
in such an arrangement of years is a
question.
One lady, whose intellectual acumen is
unassailable declared strongly in favor
of such alliances, quoting many instances
in her own acquaintance where the wife
was older than the husband and where
such a union resulted in the greatest
mutual happiness.
Il believe" she said, that when a
man marries a woman older than himself
he finds in her the trucSt sort of cOun-
selor. and a real companion, who spurs
his ambition without retarding his eff
forts by her desire for overmuch petting
''Such a wife realizes that the baby act
on her part is foolish, and therefore re-
Trains from indulging in the clinging de-
pendence that in young wife is pardon
able. but which generally pals after
while.
"A difference of five or six years is
scarcely a difference at all, and even
when twenty or more years loom be-
tween the husbands and the wifes age,
the latter being the elder, I see no rea-
son why the marriage should not be
thoroughly congenial and happy one-in-
finitely more certain to be so than If the
wife were twenty years younger than the
husband
This was one argument The other
side OF the question was taken up by
young married woman, who is but five
years the junior Of her husband
Such marriages mean misery gener-
ally to both. but always to the wife A
woman grows older so much faster than
man that though, at the time of the
wedding they may not look miSmated,
or feel SO, either. but a few short years
must elapse before the husband finds
that his tastes and inclinations are abso-
lutely youthful In comparison with his
wife's, and that she is an old woman
while yet he is young man.
"A woman Of 80 and a man of 80 do
not seem so uneQually matched, but let
ten years more be added and the man of
40 is only a boy in comparison to the
woman of 60. Not that the disparity of
actual years is any greater, but he is
only in his prime, while she has passed
that border line that marks the division
between middle and old age.
No, indeed, | think such marriages
can result in nothing but unhappiness.
Here are two opinions: now, what does
the reader think about Philadelphia
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-09-26
WOMEN WORKERS ARE MORAL.
Statistics Prove that Industry and
Vice Are Not CongeniaI.

Carroll d. Wright, the eminent stats
tician and labor investigator, has been
looking into the condition of the work
ingwomen of the country and arrives at
the conclusion that work and immortality
are widely disassociated. In recent pa
per on the subject he says:
1.-THE popular impression is that women
wageworkers are not up to the standards
prevalent under the old hand system of
labor and that woman's entrance into
the industrial field has lowered her NOR
al standard, and the statement is con-
stantly made that low wages naturally
compel women to supplement their earn
ings by an immoral life. Those who
know the circumstances best are con
WINGED that this view is absolutely false
and that the workingwomen of this OF
high plane of purity as any class in the
community.
at should be borne in mind that regu,
lar employment is conducive to regular
living, and that regular employment does
not as Il rule harmonic with a life of i'm
morality and incompetence or even OF
crime. An official investigation into the
character surroundings and conditions OF
workingwomen in twenty-five of the
large cities of the United States. com
pretending information relating to 1856
fallen women, showed that large pro-
portion of them Q155) came from house
work and hotel work. the next largest
(0O5) were from the ranks of SeamStreSS-
eS, dreSSmakerS and employees of cloak
and shirt factories. while 1886, or 81 81
per cent. of the entire number, came di-
rectly from their homes
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-09-26
DOG SAVES MISTRESS LIFE.
Newfoundland "Flags" Car Bearing
Down Upon a Little Girl.


But for an act Of her pet Newfound-
land dog, Alice Pedro, years old, must
have been crushed to death under the
wheels of a Chicago trolley car. The
dog tagged the car.
Alice was out walking-her usual Sun
day afternoon strickland was accompa-
MEL by her big canine pet, Don. She was
crossing the Clark street electric tracks
at Sunnyside avenue when her foot
caught in the track and she fell. A troll
ley car was bowling along a few yards
distant. Don tried in every way to drag
the girl from her perilous position. Her
dress tore in his teeth when he attempted
to pull her away. Leaving the girl on
the track, the dog bounded toward the
oncoming car, straight up the track. The
motorman saw the dog coming and at
hrst thought the animal mad But Don
Kept coming and the motorman, when car
and dog were only a short distance apart
smut down the brakes, doing so just in
time to prevent running over the dog.
AS soon as he had accomplished his
purpose the dog turned and ran back to
where he had left his little mistress The
car men and passengers saw then for the
1lrst time what the dog had done, and
were running up to the spot when little
AQce, having recovered her senses,
rubbed her head in a dazed sort of way
ana .patted Don who was bounding about
her III frenzy of delight
And the little girl and her big protector
went OFF home happy together.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-09-26
Ingersoil's Epitaph for Be echer.

Several years ago Henry Ward Beech
er and Col. Ingersoll met in a railroad
station in New York state, where both
had to wait for a train. They talked to-
gether OH all sorts of subjects, more espe-
cially the future of man. Finally the
conversation drifted to peculiar epitaphs
on gravestones, and Mr. Beecher, who
had been looking over the headlines of q
morning paper, exclaimed: ''Ah, colonel,
here is q fitting epitaph for you" The
day before the birthday of Robert Burns,
the Scotch poet, had been celebrated
with unusual ceremony, and description
Of the celebration occupied considerable
space on the first page of the paper Mr..
Beecher tore of a two-column headline
and handed it to the unbeliever. 1t read
Robert Burns" Two years later Inger-
soil and Beecher met again in st. Louis;
hotel. Il remember your epitaph on me
have got one for you. / will read it tx.
you. Born in the slavery of sectarian
shackles. hungry and thirsty for freedom
and light, he yet died in religious bond
age
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-09-26
bellies, SUMMER, Bte AZEN,
CREEPY AND Foxy
@. the bellies,
Summer bellies.

o. the DeileS.
Summer bellies.
What pienitud2 Of heart-achcS their giddi
ness conlnelS.
IEow hey gi-gle, giggle, gi%g!e
Ii the seG-bteeZe laden night:
Row their victims SqCilm and wIiggle
In RI ecstasy Gf fright.
BOW they hort
When they firt.
When With Ghoulish joy they glcat
ON the sQNr1ning of Il fellow when they
have him by the throat.
., the bellies
Brazen bellies.
How they conjQre. scheme ana plan
TO enfrap the zimmerman,
The Gibbna- counter gentlemen who nasgUe-
rade sWel!s.
o. the bellies.
Greedy bellies.
How they wiring, wiring, wiring
Saltwater, everything.
From the pockets Of those cash. eNciaim-
ing sWelis.
o. the bellies.
Foxy bellies.
What Il wealth of hints they fling
TO compel the pleasant ring,
Diamond ring
All the heart-engaging ring
OF the golden wedding bells bells. bells.
bells, bells.
O. the bellies
Philadelphia Catholic Standard Times.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-09-26
Fifty Gents for Nothing.

What will the inventive brain of man
do next? This is question some one
asks almost daily. There is one,
though, who leads all others, who for a
quarter Of century has been making
fine laundry starch, and to-day is offer
ing the public the finest starch ever
placed on the market. Ask your gro
Ger for a coupon book which will en-
able you 90 get the first two packages of
this new starch, RED CROSS" trade
mark brand, also two children's Shak-
Speare pictures. painted in twelve beau
tiful colors, natural as life, or the
Twentieth Century Girl Calendar. all
absolutely free. All grccers are au-
thorized to give ten large packages of
RED CROSS STARCH" with twenty
of the Shakespeare pictures or ten of
the Twentieth Century Girl Calendars
to the first five purchasers of the END
LESS CHAIN STARCH BOOK. This
is one of the greatest offers ever made
TO introduce RED CROSS" laundry
starch, j. G. Hubinger's latest inven-
ton
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-09-26
Disappointed in the Battleship.

y Kansas man who recently visited
Puget sound says he was sadly disap-
pointed in the battleship Iowa. II ex-
pected, said he, ito see a vast mountain
of iron and steel, with great guns stick
ing out in every direction while from her
bowels would come continuously a deep.
hoarse growl like a bulldog baff1ed of its
prey. Instead it looked more like raft
with little houses and cheese boxes set
on it and the only growing we heard
was from the doncommissioned officer
who said we couldn't come aboard"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-09-26

The blanks for writing the names in
the Cuban census are twice as large as
the blanks for the same purpose III this
country. This grows out of the fact
that the Spanish names are usually about
twice as long rs American and English
names. In Spain it is the general Gus
tom to give child the surname of his
father and of his mother. and this GUS
tom has been followed in Cuba for q
great many years. The matter came up
the other day. when seven native Cuban
supervisors of the census about to be
taken on the island were in Washington
for consultation with American census
officials. The Cuban blanks had all been
prepared in advance. and as they looked
at the blanks one by one the Cubans
pronounced them all right until they
came to the one for the names of the in
habitants, when they objected. 4 ques
ton or two brought out the cause of the
print new population blanks before t the the
work can begin.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-09-26
Humbert Buys when the Dead
Leaves FALL

George Henry Boughton's admirable
picture, When the Dead Leaves Fall"
has just been purchased by King Hum
bert for the international exhibition at
Venice. 1t will eventually be placed in
the municipal gallery at Rome.
The works Of Americans at the Venice
exhibition have been highly eulogized,
and the sales have been exceptionally
good
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-09-26
Bicycle HitchinP Post.

A New Jersey man has patented a
hitching post which will accommodate BIZ
cycles as we'll as horses, the portion of
the post nearest the pavement being pro-
vided with slots of sufficient width to
admit the wheel of the machine.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-09-26
Shake Into Your Shoes

Aliens Foot Ease. a powder for the feet.
1t cures painful, swollen, snnarting, nervous
feet and instantly takes the sting out of corns
and bunions. It's the greatest comfort dis
covery of the age. Aliens Foot Ease makes
certain cure for sweating, callouS and hot,
tired, aching feet. Try it to- dag. Sold by all
druggists and shoe stores. By mail for 25c,
in stamps. Trial package FREE. Address,
Allen S. OlmSted, LIE Roy, n. Y.