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The age-herald., 1901-09-03
sANTos.DUMoNT's BoYHooD.
Ills Brazilian Fortune and Ills Scien
 tific PIay-How he Looks.

From the London Truth.
 The balloon that is the sensation of the hour is called after young Brazilian of great fortune, or rather the heir to a man of enormous wealth who has forty miles of private railways on his estates in Bra gil Santos Dumont, Jr., does not look more than 1e. He has Creole head and figure. He seems as slight and supple as a tropical cane, has Portuguese amiabil- ity, and goes in for baliooning with rare enthusiasm. The steerable balloon Is much more than his hobby. Not onE Is he a daring aeronaut himself. but tsA Maece- mas of balloon builders who convince him that their notions are worth taking up. To be judge he has gone through a course of technical training under scien- tifc experts. and may claim to rank in this special line as a scientist.
 Santos Dumont has an ideal figure for ballooning under the exceptional circum- stances in which he tried for the Deutsch prize It Is lighter perhaps than a jockeys. He is so dressed as to mimi mize the weight of clothes wearing very light flannel shirt and trousers, no coat or waistcoat, a Panama hat and linen shoes win cory soles only. Like jockey he abstained from eating or drinking for twelve hours.
 Santos-D -Dumont, though so juvenile In apearance, Is B years old, Of French de- scent by his mother and the youngest of six children. His attention was called to locomotion on his fathers estate when he was a small boy. His father, who Is a coffee planter at St. Paul's, used to let him. at the age of 12, drive steam engine from one end of the estate to the other Nobody could be better trusted than the youngster with the manage ment of compound engine. In his hol- days he did nothing but drive engines. As there were four million coffee plants on the estate, and 5000 laborers, he had enough to do.
 He went to school for a scientific course and then came to France to perfect him self Here he took up motor cars and steerable balloons, and has shown qual- ities one might look for in the United States but hardly in South America II would be impossible for uuack to take him in. He does not set himself up to invent machines, but only to judge of those which inventors bring to him and of the work done by the machines he em- | ploys He is at the head of the special kind of balooning that he has taken up. He is as sweet and unaffected as a good child and free celf-consciousness though he enjoys feeling himself lion ized-but so amiably that one likes him the more.
The age-herald., 1901-09-03
TESTERS REPORT
 OF COTTON CROP
Receipts at United States Ports Aggregate 7,666,452 Bales
INCREASE OVER LAST YEAR
Total Crop, According to Mir. Hester, . Is 1o,asS, 900 BaIes-cotton Mills Have Used 2s,s1e More Bales
 Than in 1s9e-1eoo.

New Orleans, September 2-The totals of Secretary Hester's annual report of the cotton crop of the United States were promulgated today. They show receipts of cotton at all United States ports for the year of 7,666, ,452. against 6.7S4, 364 last year; overland to Northern mills, 1,140,237 against 1,161,1s9; Southern consumption taken direct from interior of the cotton belt 1,526,7 7SS, against 1,540S6S, making the crop of the United States for 1900-1901 amount to 10,3S ,422 bales, against 9,426,- 416 last year and Il, ,274s4o the year before.
 Mir Hester has made his usual investi- gation into the consumption of every cot ton mill in the South, including woolen mills that have used cotton, and the re- suits show total of 1,620,9 ,931 bales, but of this 44,19S bales were taken from ports included in port receipts. This total shows that the mills of the South have used up 2SS19 bales. more than. during 1S99-190o. against a consumption by the North of 2,0550000. He makes the actual cotton crop of Texas including Indian Territory 3,S0s,5es, or say 1,21s,056 bales more than last year, and states that the actual production of Indian Territory was 299,SsO against 16cos4 last year.
 MT. Hester also gives the actual pro> duction of Oklahoma 119. eos. and Missouri 25,794. His report on the cotton crop for the different states is given as follows in thousands of bales:
 North Carolina, etc., 5i2; South Caro- lima 911: Georgia 1295; Alabama 1000; Flor ida 45;i Mississippi $50; Louisiana 71s; Ar kansas 762; Tennessee, eto., $50; Texas 3os5; total crop 10,3Ss.
 North Carolina above includes Ken lucky and Virginia; Tennessee includes Oklahoma, Missouri. Kansas and Utah; Texas includes Indian Territory.
 MT Testers full report, which will bs issued tomorrow, will contain interesting facts In relation to the continued in- crease In the spindles of southern mills and to new mills now building. some of which will come into operation during the new commercial year. He will also give interesting facts, showing that with an excess in bales over last year of 947, ,00o, the south obtained for the crop an in- crease of $130, 7S2, 729; the value of this years crop having reached the enormous total of $494, ,,567 ,549 fnore-in dollars than has ever before been obtained for any cotton crop. He compares the value os this crop with that of year before last, Ii, ,274,840 bales, the largest ever grown and shows that we have received this year for S91 AIS bales less.
The age-herald., 1901-09-03
Cotton Letter.

By Private Wire to Cothran & Co.
 New Orleans, September 2.-Liverpool furnished the incentive for a further easiness here today, in view of the fact that no perceptible stir was created .n that market by the deficit of 31,0oo bales in stock. On the contrary an easier tonc was observed abroad, Indicating tha. that feature had been very literally dis counted. Spots quoted unchanged, with the very moderate sales of COCO bales and deliveries were marked off about one and one-half sixty-fourths The opening here was rather tame. Speculation was reiuc- tant, owing to the uncertainty of and some liquidation by disappointed longs, subsequently, forced a lower range Of prices after which a rather quiet condi : tion prevailed. Closing quotations are 10 to IS points under Saturday. Secretary Hester's annual crop statement showed the total crop of 1sO0-1901 to be 103 S34, 42s bales, of which Texas. Indian and Okla homa Territories contributed 3927, ,631 bales. Current estimates of the coming yield for Texas and the territories arc in the neighborhood of 100000 bales, which If correct will leave a deficit of about 1000, 900 to be supplied by the other states In order to equal the total yield just passed. A feature in the annual crop statement worthy of careful consideration is the fact that notwithstanding all pre- vious reports of bad trade in this country. American spinners' takings during tho season amounted to 3,859,000 bales vs. B. esS 900 last year, or deficiency of only 76 600 bales.
The age-herald., 1901-09-03

will not only save you distressing paln and valuable time, but will cost you leso money. There is also a aausfaction ih knowing that the very best possible treat- ment Is being given to you by Q comps. tent physician. who has experience n such matters, and Is capable of cur.ls you in the qaa.iiest end most peilecS manner possible. 1 have treated prlVa.e diseases as a speciality fo- the past hl teen years in the city of Birmingham, anu l am therefore known to a great many But if you arc not acquainted with mes refer you with permission to First Ner tional Bank, Alabama National 6anA. Jefferson County Savings Bank anu Steiner Bros, Bankers, as to my respon- sibility for my contracts. I cure many patients by mail treatment Write TOT prices and terms. Address Dr. Y. D. Hol- loway, 18o1h Second avenue. eirmingnsnn' Ala.
 office. Second avenue and Eighteenth opposite postoffice.
 Office Hours-s:30 a. m. to 5:so p. m Sundays. 10 a. m. to F m.
 Branch Office at Ensley, Ala, room 4, Fayette building, corner Avenue E and Seventeenth street, in charge of Dr. T. T. Gallion.
The age-herald., 1901-09-03
SEALED PROPOSALS.
office of City Engineer

Omice or City Engineer, Birmingham, Ala. August 27,. 1901. Sealed proposals will be received at this office until Wednesday. September IS. 1901. at P o'clock, noon, for certain street grading, macadamizing, curbing. cement sidewalk and vitrified brick paving ana sanitary sewers. Specifications may be obtained at this office. Right Is reserved to reject any or all bids. Bond will be required.
 Approximate quantities:
 5000 cubic yards earth excavation. 400 cubic yards slag.
 400 cubic yards chert.
 15OO square yards brick gutter paving. 22OO square yards vitrified brick drive ways
 4s,50o square yards cement sidewalk 1S,000 square yards vitrifed brick on concrete
 1000 lineal feet S-inch pipe sewers. (Signe0 JULIAN KENDRICK. S-N-td City Engineer.
The age-herald., 1901-09-03
Murphy 6 Co., Cotton Letter.

a' New York, September 2-The New York market was closed on account of legal holiday. The Liverpool market was un- changed to 1 point lower. New Orleans opened l point lower than Saturday s close, but there was a disposition to take profits, and under this influence the mar ket declined about 4 points. There were practically no new features in today s market except the official statement is- sued by the New Orleans Cotton Ex- change giving figures on the crop of 1900-01, which we furnish below.
 The monthly government report will be announced tomorrow, which Is expected to be bullish. However, 1t Is generally conceded that the same has been fully discounted
 The New Orleans Cotton Exchange pub fishes the following official statement of the cotton crop of the United States end ing August 31:
 Port receipts 7,666452 overland move ment 1,140,237, Southern consumption 1,576 733; total crop. 10.3S3, ,422; total Southern consumption, 1,620,123, including A 19S taken from and counted at Southern out ports.
The age-herald., 1901-09-03

No. 2 solid vestibuled train carries Phil man Drawing Room Sleeping Cars Rir- mingham to Buffalo and from Rir- mingham to New York without chanys Cafe and Observation Car Birmfnrharr m Ala, to Raford, Va, and Chattanooea tc Cincinnati.
 No. carries Pullman Drawing Roor Sleeping Car Birmingham to LouisviIis and Pullman Drawing Boom Sleeping Ca New Orleans to Cincinnati. Dining Car New Orleans to Chattanooga
 No leaves Birmingham at 4:so n. n, arrives at Meridian at s:55 p. m. No. leaves Birmingham at I:4o n ', arrives in Chattanooga at 9:H D. m No. solid vestibuied trais. has t,rorr,, Pullman Sleepers Birmsngnsm to Na,, Orleans and Birmingham to Shrevenort Dining Car, serving meals a la corts yicksburg to Shreveport. Dir~et connsc' ton at Shreveport and New Orleans .s n lines diverging for Texas, Mexico, Cai,- fornia and the West
 No. g. Solid vestibule train carries pu,,- man Drawing Room Sleeping Car Cinc,n- natl to New Orleans. also Pullman SIeen- CT Louisville to Birmingham; Dining Car Chattanooga to New Orleans. Direct con nection at New Orleans with lines diyerg- ing.
 FRANK 8. CANNON. General Mana
 ger, Washington, D. c.
 s. H. HARDWICK. c. P. A. Washing
 e. '01' A bEiNscornR. BE A. e. P. A.. Chat
 tanooga, Tenn.
 J. c. LUsK. T. P. A. Birmingham. As.
The age-herald., 1901-09-03
NOTICE.
Alabama Great Southern Railroad
 Company.

Notice is hereby given that the annual meeting of the stockholders of the Alaba. ma Great Southern Railroad Company vii be held at the office of the company, in Birmingham, Alabama, on wednes- day, October 2. 1901, at 10 o'clock am. for the election of directors and the transac action of such other business as may be brought before the meeting.
 R. D. LANKFORD, Secretary.
 September g. 1901. s-s to 1o-i
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SPECIAL RATES,
Account National Association Letter Carriers, Chattanooga, Tenn,
 September 2-7.

Account >of above-named occasion. the Alabama Great Southern Railroad will sell round trip tickets to Chattanooga at rate of one fare. Tickets on sale August 31, September and 9, limited September 10, 1S0i.. Rate from Birmingham $430. In- formation cheerfully furnished on appli- cation. es ]. c. LUSK,
 Travelling Passenger Agent. Birmingham,
 Ala. S-T-7t
The age-herald., 1901-09-03
COTTON, STOCKS AND GRAIN,

All purchases and sales are made direct on the exchange for which the order is given.
 Correspondents--J. H. Parker & Co, c. w. Lee & Co.,, Purnell. Hagaman 6 Co.,. New York; Fairchild & Hobson, New Or leans; Ware & Leland. Chicago.
 Reference--First National Bank of Bir- mingham, First National Bank of Rome, Ga s.a TELEPHONE NO. 1145.
 Special attention given to orders over city.
The age-herald., 1901-09-03
BULLDOG MIXED COWS.
And Suffered Death on Account of His
 Lacteal Depredations.

A big white bulldog which had been living off the fat of the handspring chickens and fresh cows milk-had his career brought to sudden end ing late Tuesday night by bullet from the revolver of Patrolman Scott of Mount Washington.
 This dog was of unusual size, and for more than a month past his move ments about the village had attracted attention. He was declared guilty by court consisting of the Rev. Byron Clark, Mrs. Margaret Carroll and Pa trolman Scott, Of eating chickens and surreptitiously milking COWS. For the former offense he might have been punished only with beating, but the latter charge was so unusual that the death penalty was deemed the only effective one.
 According to Patrolman' Scott the dog did not have a strictly legal trial, because he was not present in court, nor did he even have representative, though his master, William Welch, was devoted to him. This was partly the fault of the dog, as the officer of the court was unable to find the cul- anu dtiOlAldA oSOtL WoitCo bWO days and two nights before he could execute the sentence. MT. Welch acquiesced in the action of his neigh bors after learning of the nature of the evidence.
 Just how the dog formed the habit of milking the COW is not known, but it is thought he acquired it by follow ing the example of calves. He had often been seen with the many cows in pasture about Mount Washington. Of late it had been noticed that he and the cows were very friendly, and he was often seen stretched across a cows back while she was lying down. His appetite for milk grew so strong that he was not satisfied with part of the supply, but wanted 1t all. A few days ago he objected to Mrs. Carroll entering her barnyard to milk her COW. A shortage in the milk given by the COW had been noticed for some time.
The age-herald., 1901-09-03
DIR. Y. E. HOLLOWAY
 Physician and Surgeon.

Three-rourths of the persons who come to me to get cured of Syphilis, Gonorrhoea, Gleet, Structure, L 0 st Manhood and other priYato diseases have tried to get well by using oth- CT means. Why not come as soon as you find that you are amicted3 It
The age-herald., 1901-09-03
Local Staple Groceries.

F1our-Best patent. A.50; Hugley's best A.@; Tennessee patent. $40: half patent sB65.
 suear-Granulated, 5Ssc;sY. C., 5Nc. Coffee-Green 10913c, Arbuckie's pack ages, 1Os0; Lion packages, 10.80.
 Meats-Clear rib sides, Sc: bacon bel lies, 11c; dry salted bellies. 9,hc; best hams, 13c; four X hams, 12hc; Cali fornia hams. 9ssc; breakfast bacon, 1ac. Cheese-New York full cream, 14c. Lard-10c basis.
 Molasses-Centrifugal, l5@sSo: sugar. house, 206DS5c; Georgia cane, 38c .Rice-Per pound. F<c: fancy. 7c.
 Corn-Mixed soc, white S3c.
 Meal-Jim Dandy. A45; water ground, S40.
 Hay Per Ton-Chotce timothy. s2o %; No. 1, sis.5o: clover mixed, s17.5o. prairie, s11. .50; Johnson grass, s1355.
 Oats-Mixed, 50c; white, 55c.
 Cotton Seed Meal-Per ton $22oe Bran-Mixed, $1s.5o; pure wheat. S21.
The age-herald., 1901-09-03

Fruit ana Produce. Rutter-Clover Hill, pound prints, 2sc; Eletn (standard), 2sc; best creamery. 25o; Mississippi, best grade. 2or; gooo country. l4QD1sc: mixed country. loo Irish Potatoes, h.6o
 Bananas, Par Banch-c,nlls, bo6s tent; straights. $1.5Qlb0.
 Eggs. 18c.
 I,emons-Per box, $4.oo0s45o Poultry-Best friers, 20c; medium. 18c. hens, 5c; Pekin ducks. So935c; puddle ducks. 20925c; turkeys on foot, 809c; drawn, head and feet of, 121hc. Onions-Per pound, PIG. Cabbage 1%c,
 Lima Beans-Per pound, 7D71zo. Dried Apples-Per pound, 799c.
The age-herald., 1901-09-03

$so Denver. Colorado Springs or Pueblo and Return.-Tickets to be sold Septem- Der to 9 inclusive. Limited for return to October 31.
The age-herald., 1901-09-03

s5l7s San Francisco. Cal. and Return Account general convention Episcopal church October 2. Tickets to be sold September IS to 2e. Limited for return to November 10.
The age-herald., 1901-09-03
N. D. C0THRAN & co,

Members of Chicago Board of Trade and New Orleans Cotton Exchange. Rooms 1 and Alabama National Bank
 Building. Private leased wires to New York, New orleans and Chicago.
The age-herald., 1901-09-03

For further information call on or write P Sid Jones, district passenger agent, or Walter L. Beasley, passenger agent, Birmingham, Ala
The age-herald., 1901-09-03
THE AoE-HERALD IN TUSCALOOSA

The Age-HeraId Is delivered by car Tier to any address in Tuscaloosa. Your subscription as trial Is soIic. lted. Leave your name with L.. D.. lustiq. agent, store near postoffiee.
The age-herald., 1901-09-03

The best tonic for family use is Moerlein Beer.
The age-herald., 1901-09-03

count C.. A R. annual encampment Sep tember 10 to IA. Tickets to be sold Sep tember to Il inclusive. Final return limit September 16 By depositing tickets with joint agent at Cleveland not later than IF o'clock noon of September 15 and payment of fee of 50 cents at time of de- posit, an, extension of the, final limit to OctobereS may be obtained.
The age-herald., 1901-09-03
CHEAP RATES
Via Louisville and Nashville Railroad

s1445 Cincinnati, O., and Return-On account National Baptist convention Sep tember il to IS. Tickets to be sold Sept g. 10 and Il. Limited for return Septem- Der 20. EF.y #
The age-herald., 1901-09-03

No. 88, "Washington and southwestern Limited" solid vestibuled train. Atlanta to Washinston; Pullman sleeping car. Birmingham to New York: also Pullman library observation car, Atlanta to Now York. Dining car east of Atlanta
 No. g6, "U. g. Fast -Mail," carries Pull man sleeping cars Birmingham to Rich- mond, Va, via Atlanta: also sleeper Att lanta to New York. Cafe car BirminG. ham to Atlanta, regular.
 Dining car east of Atlanta.
The age-herald., 1901-09-03

Take a dose of Prickly Ash Bitters at night when you go to bed and you will feel bright and vigorous next morning. It will insure you a copious and healthy passage of the bowels, improved appe- tite and digestion aud increased energy of body and brain. It beats stimulating drinks because its relative influence Is natural hence permanent.
The age-herald., 1901-09-03
CHEAP RATES To Cincinnati Via Alabama Great Southern Railroad.

Account Fall Festival to be held Cincin- natl September 1928, the Alabama Great Southern Railroad will sell round-trip tickets from Birmingham at rate of one fare. Tickets on sale September IA and 15. limited September 28.
 For particulars calls on or address
 J. c. LUSK, s-29-30t Travelling Passenger Agent.
The age-herald., 1901-09-03

Southern Railway Co. The Great Highway of Travel North
 East, South and West.
The age-herald., 1901-09-03
i,yerpooI Cotton Marker.

Liverpool, September 2-(4 p. m.)-Cot- ton, spot, moderate business, prices un- changed. American middling, 5d. The sales of the day were coco bales, of which 800 were for speculation and export and including $500 American.
 Receipts, 300 bales, all American.
 Futures opened quiet and closed quiet, American middling low mddling clause. September, 4.51, sellers September, 4.33@ 434 sellers; October November, AFT, sell CTS; November-December, 423@4.24, sell CTS; December-January, 42294.23, buyers, January-Fe February, 4.22@4.2s. value; Feb ary-Marca 422d4.23 sellers; March April, L2294.g sellers; April-May, 4.22@ 1 g selIers
The age-herald., 1901-09-03
THE LOCAL MARKETS
Local Cotton Market.

Good middling ...... ..................,.. SM MlQQnnB .ss.sss.ss sss.....ssssssss
 Strict low middling .............,........ 7%
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Birmingham City 6onde. :.
Fruit ane Produce.

Birmingham city bonds can be bought on a AZ or 4% per cent basis.
The age-herald., 1901-09-03
BUYERS HOLDING
 FOR LOW FIGURES Spot Market Was Quiet With a
 Moderate Demand BUYERSAND SELLERSAPART Movement in Contracts Was of Falr Proportions and the Short Eie- ment Again Had All the
 Best Of 1t
BUYERSAND SELLERSAPART I

New Orleans September 2-The market for spot cotton was quiet this forenoon, with fair offerings and moderate oe- mand but with buyers and sellers "eil apart in their views. Factors are ihciiiieo to make further slight concessions put buyers are holding off for lower hguros and generally refuse to trade upon the basis of current prices. The weakness that developed in the contract market im- mediately follor''rs Secretary Hester report of the t:.1t T; of the crop of l90O-Cl was duickly. celr municated to spots, out failed to induce more active buying. The sa,, If the day were 600 bales, including io9 . arrive. Quotations were unchanged. The movement In contracts was of fair proportions today and again the short ele- ment had all the best of the game. Liver pool came in at about even figures for both spots and contracts, falling off 1-64d in the latter department in the day in re- sponse to the break in prices in this mar ket. New York is enjoying holiday (Ia- bor Day), and consequently New Orleans was alone in the field. The local opening was about on a level with Saturday $ figures. Colonel Hester's crop statement was announced from the rostrum at 9:30 a. m., and his authoritative report of a crop of 1o,SS3,00O bales for the year 19O0-O1 rather staggered the market, which at once fell off under the pressure of heavy selling until the close, when September was 7.95a7 .97. a loss of 15 points, October 7.7s, a loss of g points, while the other months showed net losses of from 10 to Il points compared with Saturdays closing figures.
 New Orleans, September 2.-Cotton steady; sales 600; ordinary, 15-16; good ordinary. '; low middling, 13-16; mid ding, 8ss; middling fair. 9A, nominal Re ceipts, 2247; stock 46,204.
 Futures steady. September, 795Q7 .97; October, 7.76; November, 773d775; De- cember, 7736774; January, 774@7.75; Feb ruary, 7.7397.75; March, 7.7417.75; April, 774Q776: May, .75@7.T.
The age-herald., 1901-09-03
ARRIVALS.

No. 1 from Macon, Albany, Columbus, opelika, Americus, etc., s:35 p. m.
 No from Savannah, Augusta, Macon. Columbus, etc, 1920 D. m.
 Elegant througk sleepers between Bir- mingham, Columbus. Macon and Sayan- nah on Nos and 1.
 Connection Is made at Savannah with the fast freight and luxurious passenger steamships of the Savannah Line from and to New York, Boston and the East For more detailed information, beauti- fully illustrated matter. write or apply to SOLON JACOBS, Commercial Agent. W. D. HAMMET. Travelling Passenger
 Agent, 1921 First Avenue.
 JACK W. JOHNSON, Union Ticket
 Agent, Birmingham. Ala
 J. c. HALLE, General Passenger Agent E. H. HINTON. Traffic Manager. sa.
 vannah, Ca
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-12-16
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