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Effective September 16, 1900.

No. from Macon. Columbus. Albany, etc, 7s0 p. m.
 No. from Savannah, Macon, Columbus, etc, 1 p. h.
 Elegant through sieepers between Bir. v,ineham, Columbus. Macon and Savannah on Nos. and L connection is made at Savannah with .ha fast freight and luxurious passengar Steamships of the Savannah line from ana to New York, Boston and the East Close connection at Macon with the Dfxie Flyer for all points in Florida and Cuba
 For more detailed information, beauti- f,,llv Illustrated matter, write or apply to SOLON JACOBS. Commercial Agt
 w. D. HAMMET Tray. Pass. Agt., 1921 First Avenue. HACK ". JOHNSON,
 Union Ticket Agent,
 Birmingham, Ala I. C. HALLE, Gen. Pass. Agt, E. H. HINTON. Traffic Manager,
 Savannah. Ga
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SPECIAL RATES BY SOUTHERN RAILWAY
SOUTHERN INTERSTATE FAIR

SOUTHERN INTERSTATE FAIR
 Atlanta, Ga, October 10 to 27. 19Oo. The Southern Railway will sell round trip tick cts for this occasion, Birmingham to At lanta at the low rate of $5.50. or one fare, rlus 50 cents for admission to fair grounds. Tickets on sale October 12, 16, lS. 2S and 95 with final limit for return October 30 For further information call at passenger office, No. 2019 First avenue. 7
 c. E. JACKSON, T. P. A. Remember the Southern Railway now ops crates a through sleeper Birmingham to Richmond, Va, leaving Birmingham train No. 36, 4:40 D. m; no change now.
 Apply to union depot ticket office. or Southern Railway passenger office, No. 20l9 First avenue for full particulars.
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PLANT SYSTEM.

Effective February 1s. 1900. Pullman sleep. Ing car service was inaugurated between Savannah. Ga., and Montgomery Ala. on the following schedule: Leave SaeA--,ah D. m; arrive Montgomery. S:10 a m. leave Montgomery, z:45 D. m.; arrive Sa an nah. 10:30 a. n.
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Cash quotations were as follows: Flour dull and easy No. spring wheat 6S14@ 7S1kc, No red 731aQ75c. No. corn 39AQ 391ac, No. yellow 3s@S91kc No, oats 21&@ 22Ac, No. white 25c, No. white 23Q241ac. No rye 491hc. Fair to choice malting bar ley 4S@55c. No 1 1axseed $1.a, No. 1 north western S1 .S5. Prime timothy seed %. .l54D 4 20 Mess pork per barrel $11 .50d11 .75. Lard per 100 pounds $6. 9O@6.95. Short rib sides. loose, S6 6O66 90. Dry salted shoulders, boxed 6A66hc. Short clear sides, boxed, $o.SiH2W TOO Clover contract grade, $10.25.
 On the Produce Exchange today the put ter market was firm; creamery lo9zIfac' dairy 196D1sc. Cheese firm, 1OA@1124c. Eggs steady; fresh 1715c.
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For a Cold in the Head Laxative Bromo-Quinine Tablets.

The annual meeting of the stockholders of the Consolidated Electric Light Company will be held at it's office in Birmingham, Ala, on Tuesday November 13 1900, at 12 O clock, for the election of directors and the transaction of such other business as may come before the meeting. CONSOLIDATED ELECTRIC LIGHT Co.,
 By F. H. Armstrong, Secretary
 1O-19-td
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.DR. Y. E, HOLLOWAY,
 Physician and Surgeon.

Young physicians
 and the lesser lights of the medical pro- fession, probably for the want of other practice, try to ere ate the impression that they are expert in the treatment of priva tt e diseases. They delight in tell ins people that doe tors who advertise are quacks and lm-
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Dry Goods

New York October 19.-There has been nothing new of any importance ill the market for cotton goods today. The de- mand has been of ordinary character for all descriptions of staple lines with a continued fair demand for spring special ties in both printed and woven patterned goods. Regular prints and ginghams are firm but quiet. Print cloths are firm but sell slowly. Linens are in fair request, market firm with advancing tendency. Bur laps very scarce and higher by B in face of quiet business.
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BONDS
Treasury StRtement

Washington October 19.-Today's state n,ent of the treasury balances in the gen. eral fund, exclusive of the $15O,ooO,oOo gold reserve in the division of redemption, shows: Available cash balance $lS5,13O. l34; gold sS4 ,3O4 1S5.
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WILLIlK BERNEY & CO.,, REAL ESTATE, INSURANCE,
 STOCKS AND BONDS. 2O15 FIR ST AVENUE.
Chicago Change

Chicago, October 19.-Wheat closed a shade higher today under the influence of higher cables and light Argentine ship ments Corn closed Ac and oats 1sc inn proved. Provisions closed 71s@10c to li1z@ 20c higher.
 The leading futures ranged as follows Articles tOnened IFJJehest Lowest Closing
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Metal Markets

New York, Ostcber 19.-Tin quiet at s27 70 652S.0: pig iron warrants dull and unchanged at S950It1G.00; lake copper dull and un- changed at S16.75@l70O; lead and spelter both dull at 437k@4 10 and 415 respective ly; the brokers price for lead was 400, and for copper 16S714.
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New Orleans Cotton Market

New Orleans, October 19.-Cotton steady; sales, 415O; ordinary. 9-l6c; good ordinary, 3-16c low middling s 13-16c; middling, g S-16c; good middling, 93Sc; middling fair, 95sc; receipts, 9,934; stock, 01,954
 Consolidated statement: Receipts, 35l,0l3; exports to Great Brttian- 131, 337; to France, 27,731; to the continent, 104,1S7; stock, 60S,- 167.
 New Orleans, October 19.-Cotton futures very steady. October, 9.O5 bid; November, 9O1I9 03; December. S9949.00; January, S.99 @901; February, 9.01Q903; March, 905q9 .06; April, 905Q9.07; May, 9.07490S; June, 9.OSD 9.U9.
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Cotton Letter

Cotton Letter of Fairchld & Hobson by
 Private Wire to H. D. Cothran and Com
 pany.
 New Orleans, October 19.-The many feat ures that came to light today, which were all of a bearish na ature, port receipts for the week overrunning early estimates the weeks insight larger than looked for from the visible supply gaining more than ex- pectod, seemed to have lost their influence as factors, the market not withstanding all of these unfavorable features, coming to
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No. solid vestibuled train carries Pull man Drawing Room Sleeping Cars Bir- mingham to Cincinnati and from Birming- ham to New York without change. Cafe and observation car Attalla. Ala. to Radford. Va, and Chattanooga to Cincinnati.
 No carries Pullman Drawing Room Sleeping Car Birmingham to Louisville and Pullman Drawing Room Sleeping Car Chattanooga to Cincinnati also free Re- clining Chair Car Chattanooga to Cincin- natl.
 No. 1 Solid vestibuled Train has through Pullman Drawing Room Sleepers. Birmins- ham to New Orleans and Birmingham to Shreveport
 . J. M culp. Traffic Manager, Washington. D. c.
 Frank g. Cannon. General Manager Washington. D. q.
 c. A. Wickersnap. Superintendent. Bir- mingbam.
 W. A. Turk, 0 P. A.. Washington. n. c. c. A Benscoter. A. G. F. A., Chatta- nooga.
 R. M El,i- T p A. Birmingham. Ala.
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H..D. C0THRAN & co.

Members of Chicago Board of Trade. Rooms 1 and 2 Alabama National Bank
 Building. Private leased wires to New York, New Crisans and Chicago.
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COTTON, STOCKS AND GRAIN,

.alI purchases and sales are made direct on the Exchange for which the order is scorrespondents--J. H. Parker & Co.,: c. " Lee & Co.,; Purnell. Hagaman G Co. New York; Fairchild & Hobson, New Or loans: Ware & Leland. Chicago.
 References-First National Bank of Bir- rningham; First National Bank Of Rome. Ca -.,. e. ,.-
 TELEPHONE No. 1145.
 apecial attention given to orders over telephone and orders sent from out of the city.-ss
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Invigorating and refreshing -Moerlein Beer.
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BANKING HOUSE OF STEINER BROTHERS Letter of in a f the
 Banking ali branche Interest on Deposits Ioa negotat ted Investm
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1900-04-19
THE MINISTERIAL DBAD-LINE.

There comes time when a man cen
neither stay in the ministry nor get
out OF it, He cannot say in it, be-
cause. at the age of forty-fve or fifty,
he has reached the ministerial dead
line. Churches prefer youthful preach
ers. They like the young face, the
erect figure. the spirited delivery, and
the vlvacious thought of boy. An
other paradox They ought to pre-
fer the learning, the insight, the
rqened character, and the chastened
spirituality of a man past middle life,
for only he can best minister to their
real needs Yet we are confronted
with Ian Maclaren's pathetic query,
Shall the old minister be shot?"|
And whatever answer. we make to
that query, 1t remains 4 surnfully true
that the old minister Is either re-
moved by methods more or less heart
less. or deceived into imagining that
another parish viii afford him an OPP
portuniy for continued usefulness
Let him resign. and seek that other
parish, and he learns his mistake. A
mere stripping succeeds to his pulpit
while he himself remains unemployed
But it must not be imagined that
this unemployed clergyman has left
the ministry. The ministry cannot be
left. 1t sticks to a man. whether he
will or not. He is regarded as a mon
arch who has ANONYMOUSLY addicted
his cowl, as a soldier who has disloy-
ally repudiated his military title. He
cannot become a layman. He cannot
enter any other calling save that to
which he has given his life, because in
other directions Some time we shall
evolve a system of eleemosynary sup-
port for our Professionally disabled
spiritual advisers
What name. then, shall we give to
the ministerial calling? | insist that
IL Is mere butterfly existence. A man
has not served his apprenticeship in 1t
until he has reached thirty or thirty
five, and his clerical life is snuifed out
at forty-five or fifty. This is well
known. Would ii not be natural to
suppose that so disheartening a condi-
ton would serve as very effective
detergent for youthful asplrants to-
ward holy orders? Yet at the very
time when the dead-line is drawn with
cruelest stringency. behold our theo-
logical seminaries thronged with am
bilious students! What can possibly
tempt them to hazard their all in so
perilous a venture as the ministerial
career?-"rhe Paradoxical Profess
sion" by Henry ], Barrymore in the
April Forum.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1900-04-19

there. IL grew as the family grew in
numbers, and the magic touch OF the
mistress Transformed its incongruity
into harmony and beauty.
1t was at Butler place that the two
daughters OF Fanny Kemble, Sarah and
Fanny were born. Sarah afterwards
became the wife of Dr. Owen Wister OF
Philadelphia, and has made her home
at the old place. She is woman OF
literary distinction, who has contri-
buted for years to the Atlantic Month
ly. Her son, Owen Wister, is well
known as one of the most brilliant of
modern magazines writer's. His
estate was cut ins half by modern in
novations, is shown the little house to
which Fanny Kemble retired after her
eldest daughter married and took pos
session of Butler place. 1t was here
she wrote the greater part Of her book,
Records of Girlhood, published in
seial form in Atlantic Monthly The
sequel, Records of a Later Life, was
without doubt started in the same tiny
study, although II was completed and
published in England, where sur
stories of western life scintillate with
the spark divine.
On the opposite side Of the road, for
rounded by her old childhood friends,
the distinguished actress and author
passed the last ten years of her life.
Butler place is now the home Of
owen Wister, whose wedding to his
cousin. Mary Wister was\celebrated a
year ago. The traditions of art and
literature have ever been held sacred
within it's four walls, and the genius
of its first mistress promises to bear
fruit in her talented grandson.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1900-04-19

of Sunday, April a. when the little
garrison marched out with drums
beating and the beloved flag flying in
the van and to a salute of twenty-five
guns.
After the evacuation OF Sumter Maj
Anderson journeyed to New York.
where he made the usual garrison in
voice to the war department. including
the famous flag, and the fair weather
flag, in the returns. The secretary of
war promptly ordered the return of
the flags to the major, accompanying
them with a letter in which he said
that they could not be in better keep
ing than in the hands OF the man who
so calamity defended them.
Maj. Anderson had the flags placed
In the vaults OF the Metropolitan bank.
in New York, and there they remained
until 1t was evident that Gen. Sherman
would wiring Fort Sumter from the
dying grasp of the eonfederacy. The
flag was again sent south and on the
day the confederates surrendered the
fort Il was again hoisted to the peak
of the flag pole by Maj. Anderson him
self.
This happened April Il. 1865. exactly
four years to the day from the evacu-
alton. A salute of 100 guns was fired
at the fort in honor of the flag and the
guns Of the surrounding batteries and
ships Joined in the uproar.
After that the old flag was returned
to the bank vaults. not to be seen
again until death called its owner.
Then It was used as a pail at the sold
ier's funeral at West Point. where he
was buried. near the school Of his
youth Since then it has only been
used once or twice in celebrations and
then under the guardianship of the
Anderson zouaves OF New York.
In course OF time it will probably
take its place among the battle flags
in the war department and with each
succeeding generation its unique his
torical value will increase.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1900-04-19

the battlements of Fort Sumter on that
eventual morning of April IL, 1861,
when the newly organized confederate
forces began the bombardment which
started the greatest conflict of modern
times. There were two garrison flags
in the fort; one was the fine weather
flag and the other the stormy weather
flag. Like the chaos in mems hearts
the elements threatened on that his
toric day. so the storm flag was run
up and in short time became the target
of the confederate shot
Before that Il was not fine flag
being made of coarse-meshed, strong
bunting tough enough to withstand
the flashing OF the winds of the coast.
Ten feet one way and fifteen the other
IL stood out like a board and more
than one wild shot aimed by the in
experienced gunners on shore went so
high over the fort that gags were torn
in the futtering emblem.
Mrs. Elizabeth Anderson, widow OF
Brevet Mai. Gen. Anderson, command
er Of Fort Sumter. now owns the flag
and she treasures Ii so carefully that
Il is rarely removed from the strong
box in the safe deposit vaults. The
ravages OF time have had little effect
upon its color The red white and
blue are almost as bright today as
they were SO years ago, and were 1t not
for the rips and tears, II would make
a gallant appearance today flying in
the bright sunlight.
Seven times during che first day of
the bombardment the flag stan was
struck, but by strange series OF acct
dents the flag continued to fly at the
peak. After one Of these accidents
Mai. Anderson exclaimed:
God Almighty nailed that flag to
the stan and ] could not lower IL 10 I
tried.
This particular accident happened In
this way. Outside the bar marking
the entrance to the harbor were sever
al federal vessels. This fleet could not
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1900-04-19

enter the harbor without being sunk
by the cannon of the land batteries
and all it could do was to anchor out
of range and observe the lombard
ment. It is needless to say with what
anxiety the men on these ships
to show that everything was all right.
watched the flag flying over Sumter.
they knew that sooner or later 1t
must come down, but they also knew
Anderson and felt that he would hang
on to the last grasp.
Every little while Maj. Anderson
gave orders to dip the flag to the feet
During one Of these salutes, and when
the flag was being hoisted back into
place after the third dip, shell burst
near the staff cutting the ballard. The
flag started to come down with a run,
but piece of the cut rope got jammed
in a section of the shivered staff and
the flag was more secure than ever.
1t was this that caused Maj Anderson
a litter the historic words above re-
ferred to.
All through the night the flag fiut-
tered bravely in the breeze, but at /
o'clock the next day, after the staff
had been hit twice, shot struck it
squarely. cutting it in two. A tempo
rary staff was Immediately rugged up
and the flag hoisted on the parapet by
Lieut. Snyder of the Engineer Corps.
There it remained until the afternoon
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1900-04-19
"CRoWDING" THE TITLE MARKET

The New York World suggests that
the Vicomte de Castellane is crowd
ing the title market. Although the
vicomte is in New York ON the plehian
mission of selling the champagne Of
which he is the agent, his family
pride is immense. The World saws.
That unquestioning faith in a titls
of nobility which is one of the dis
tinguishing marks of our best society
cannot fail TO De rudely shaken by tbe
admission inadvertently made bv the
Nlcomte de Castellane in his pardon-
able exhibition of family pride. He
tells us that in his family-of which
MS father is the head-there are
marquises, Is counts and / yiscount
he may be inaccurate; a few mar
qulses, counts and viscounts moro or
less do not matter. But is he not
rather crowding the title marketq Ts
there not such thing as a law q,
supply and demand even in the MATER
OF titles? Have the wearers Of titIa.
been giving us good bricks in EXCHANGE
for our heiresses? If one branch Of
one FAMILY can make this showing
have we enough heiresses to 90 aroma
among the marquises, counts ana vi
counts of Europe?"
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1900-04-19
SUMPTER'S OLD FLAG
WAR EMBLEM OF RARE INTER
EST no BOTH BLUE AND GRAY.
KEPT IN BANK VAULTS
The Most Treasured Possession of
the Widow Of Its Famous Defend
er-Numerous Accidents Kept 1t
Flying During the Bombardment-
The Flags Strange History.

Washington, April 13.-Hidden
away in the vault of safe deposit
company is a memento of that struggle
of thirty odd years ago, which ncf
wearer of the blue or the gray could
look upon without peculiar emotions.
Just now, when the remnant of the
host that donned the blue nearly four
decades back, is preparing to pay it's
yearly tribute TO it's dead throughout
the length and breadth of the land this
memento--a flag 50 worn and ragged,
Is Of strange interest. It's history is
the history of the war.
This flag flew high in the air over
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1900-04-19
TO MAKE A NATION HEALTHFUL

The London Lancet makes some in
teresting comments on the effect OF
conditions in crowded England upon
the public health, with the beers as an
example of the benefits accruing from
plenty of room, Simple habits. and out
door life.
The ambition of the boer," says the
Lancet, lis to be surrounded by so vast
a tract of land that he cannot see the
dwelling of his nearest neighbor. Then
his occupations are all outdoor occu-
pations He must ride enormous dis
tances to go to church, to do his shop
ping, to fetch a medical man, or to pay
visit For his food supply he depends
TO some extent on hunting. and here
we have again health-giving occupa-
tion, to say nothing of the incidental
ract that this enables him TO become
an excellent marksman. There is the
all-important fact that he is exempt
from the health-wearing trials alike Of
wealth and of poverty, neither surfeit-
ed by luxurious living nor starved for
want of the necessaries of existence
But what in the long run often
proves more fatal still is that terrible
strain on the nervous system due to the
want OF leisure, the want of freedom
from anxiety caused by our over
wrought civilization, and the acuteness
OF the struggle for existence. The
boer mind is not torn and harassed by
the ambitious hope of wealth or the
constant dread of bankruptcy. of pow
erty, debt, and starvation. He feels
quite safe as to the morrow's existence
His land is not overpopulated. but un-
derpopulated.
He knows nothing either of our
sordid poverty, of our oyercrowdins
and of the insalubrious and degrading
conditions bred of misery that accom-
pany and put to shame our wealth. It
would not be possible to find a Sub
merged tenth" among the beers.
Therefore the beers are free from
those nerve disorders that so largely
contribute to destroy the health of the
populations in the great commercial
centers.
Even the beers are taller stronger.
and OF more powerful physique than
the English. 1t is quite common oc-
currence to meet boer feet 6 inches
in height The boer who has taken to
town life and acquired town vices may
degenerate like other people. but this
is not of frequent occurrence. Even
those who do live in towns often pre-
serve their primitive and simple meth
DDS of existence"
From these considerations the Lam
Get draws the conclusion that the eff
forts of legislation and of philanthropy
shuld be directed first to the endeavor
to get as large section of the popula-
tien as possible back on to the land.
We should strive to make town life as
similar to country life as is possible.
Therefore, streets should be as broad.
and houses surrounded with as much
open space as circumstances will adj
nit. All accumulations of filth which
corrupt the atmosphere of towns
should be removed with the utmost
CELEBRITY, and means of communication
should be so multiplied and reduced in
cost as to enable townsfolk to enjoy
the maximum of exercise in the omen
country.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1900-04-19
STUDYING THE OCTOPUS.
Not the Trust Problem. but the Sea
Animal of That Name.

The plague of the octopus is reported
at Ostend and the age-famous oyster
beds of that resort are in serious dan
ger This visitation is unusual. for the
octopus is usually found in the Gulf of
Mexico. along the coast of southern
California or in Alaskan waters.
He is the most gruesome of fishes
with his huge writhing arms ready to
seize upon anything within reach.
Some of those in the gulf measure as
much as twenty-one feet across the
body their arms stretching out, in
hnltely 1t seems. to their prey. They
do not attack men as rule, but there
have been many fierce combats when
an unfortunat, fisherman happened IN
hook one.
An ichthylogist has lately made a
study of small octopus three feet in
diameter. II was placed in a tank. and
the scientist put in one finger. Imme-
dlately one of the eight great feelers
came toward it, followed by the others.
These feelers. armed with powerful,
suckers, attached themselves firmly to
the mans finger and hand. and made
no further movement until he tried to
Withdraw it. But then they held all
the tighter, and the little mouth
pouted forth its inky fluid to distance
oil Two feet. At last he released his
hand with an effort and tried to touch
the body OF the octopus. AS he did so
1t changed colors in rapid succession.
passing from red to black, from black
to yellow. and then seemed to be all
covered with black spots.
Another octopus OF the same size was
placed in the tank. and there was a
battle royal. The sixteen arms writhed
and twisted. the water was stained
black by the elected fluid, and it was a
thrilling sight to behold the entangled
feelers wrapped around each others