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The age-herald., 1902-01-04
Fruit and Produce.

 Butter - Clover Hill, pound prints. 27o: best creamery. 25c; Mississippi, best grade, 200; good country. 14Q16c; mixed country. 1oc.
 Apples-Per barrel. A. :5@5.00 Sweet pot tatoes-Per barrel, $202. .75. Irish Potatoes-Per bushel u.10. Bananas, Per Bunch =. Culls 5oe75c; straights. s1 .25@1 50. Eggs-Per dozen, 20025c. Lemons-Per box. s2.75940o. Oranges-Per box $2.26G2. 50. Poultry-Best friers. 1sc; medium, 12o: hens, 25c; Pekin ducks, 4o055c; puddle ducks, 25@35c; turkeys on foot, s0so: drawn, head and feet off 125xc. Grapes-Malaga, $5 .50@6.00. Onions-Per pound. 312c. Cabbage-Per pound. 1hc. Peanuts-Per pound, 4a6c. Turnips-Rutabagas. 1Ac per pound. Cranberries-Per box, $3.00; barrel, sI0. .O0 Dried Apples-Ca1ifornia evaporated. sc: lib packages 914c; sun-dried. 6c Pineapples. s2. 25@2.5o.
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Total Net Receipts.

New York, January 3.-The following are the total net receipts of cotton at all ports since September 1:
 Galveston, 1.4o3,645; New Orleans l. 351, ,6S1: Mobile, 121,411 Savannah, S31 1S97; Charleston, 2O2,S99; Wilmington, 215, 428; Norfolk 301, ,024; Baltimore 4S,1H; New York. 95,659; Boston, 51,9S6; Newport News, 91S1; Philadelphia, 16.3O5; Fernan- dina, 2Oo0; Brunswick, S3,573; Port Arthur. 27,375; Pensacola, 1o0.7 794. Total, 44S6,959.
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ChIcaco 'ChanQe.

Chicago, January 3.-A nervous active wheat market based on the conflicting in- f1uences of weak cable and bullish do- nestle news had only a small influence on other pits today and May wheat closed 1s@14 down. May corn at the close was A@ss higher and May oats b advanced. Provisions closed a shade to 5 cents lower.
The age-herald., 1902-01-04
Change of schdule.

Effective November 24 the Southern Railway will change schedule of train No. 19. leaving Birmingham for Selma Train will leave 6:20 a. m. instead of 6:3O. and arrive at Selma 1040 a. m.
 c. E. JACKSON,
 Travelling Passenger Agent 11-24-tf Mo- 2019 First Avenue
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6:30 D. m. THREE SHIPS A WEEK FOR KEY WEST AND HAVANA. Leave Port Tampa Tuesday, Thurs. day, Sunday, 1o:45 p. m. F or further information address W. V. LIFSEY, Div. Pass. Agent
 Montgomery B. W. WRENN. Pass. Traffic Mgr. Savannah, Ga.
The age-herald., 1902-01-04

A system regulator Is a medicine that strengthens and stimulates the liver, kidneys. stomach and bowels. Prickly Ash Bitters is a superior system regu- lator. 1t drives out all unhealthy con- ditions. promotes activity of body and brain, restores good appetite, sound sleep and cheerful spirits.
The age-herald., 1902-01-04

and give some stock rights. No gold Is going out. but the continental demand is reviving. The spurt in silver, due to short supplies, seems ended.
 Para, in Brazil. is offering for subscrip- ton f1, 300 0000 gold bonds.
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The Meta. Market.

New York January 3.-Lake copper 131kc dull; tin weak and lower s22. .75@23 30; lead dull. s400; spelter dull and unchang- ed, s43o; pig iron warrants steady, $1o 50 @11 .50.
The age-herald., 1902-01-04
Mr.. winsIow,s soothlno svrup

Mro. WinsIow's Soothing Syrup
 the best remedy for DIARRHOEA. Sold by druggists in every part of the world. Be sure ana ask for Mrs. Winslow' s Soothing Syrup" and take no other kind Has been used for over FIFTY YEARS by MILLIONS of MOTHERS for their CHILDREN WHILE TEETHING. with PERFECT SUCCESS. It SOOTHS the CHILD, 6OTTENS the GUMS. AI.LAYS all PAIN, CURES WIND COLO. and is Twenty-Five cents . hottie
The age-herald., 1902-01-04

Have you paid your Gas and Electric billsP If not; pay before the 10th inst. and get discount.
 B'GHAM By, It & F. CO,
 2lO4 First Avenue.
The age-herald., 1902-01-04
Treasurx Statement.

Washington, November 3.-Today's state ment of the treasury balance, exclusive of the gold reserve. shows: Available cash balance, $171, 725, 076; gold, $112 219, ,540
The age-herald., 1902-01-04
Schedule Effective December IS. 1901.

Fast Service via. the Mobile q Ohio
 Railroad.
 Fast service via the Mobile and Ohio Railroad for Cairo. St. Louis and points in the North, East and West. New equipment. through sleepers. Superior service. P. s. Hay, 8. E. P. A.. No. 2 Commerce street. Montgomery. Ala c. M. Shepard. c. P. A. Mobile, Ala.
The age-herald., 1902-01-04
Open. High. Low.
Articles

Cash quotations were as follows: Flour steady.
 Wheat-No. 3, 75@7sslc. red S51a@s7c. Oats-No. 2, 4e1aa4es4, No 2, white. 69c No. 3, white, 4S0491ac.
 Rye-No. ?, 66%c. Barley-Fair to choice mating, 59@62c. Flax Seed-s1. .5S@1 .59; No. l. northwest ern, $1.62.
 Timothy Seed-Prime, $6.55. Mess Pork-Per barrel $169o@1700. Lard-Per 100 pounds. $9,9Im@995 Short Rib Sides-Loose, $S.50G8. .621h. Dry Salted Shoulders-Boxed 7as@7h. Short Clear Sides-Boxed, $S.90G9.00. Whisky-Basis of High Wines, $1.32 Clover-Contract grade, $9.75. Butter-Steady; creamery, 15@241kc; dai- ry 14@20c.
 Cheese-Steady; 9A@10%. Eggs-Firm; fresh 24@25c.
The age-herald., 1902-01-04
ARKANSAS, TEXAS,
 CALIFORNIA, COLORADO,
 KANSAS.

and all Points West and Southwest.
 Shortest Route-Fastest Time.
 "Southeastern Limited" leaves Bir- mingham 12:30 noon, carries Pullman drawing-room sleepers, chair cars, coaches, cafe observation car, meals a la carte; through to Kansas City, arriving 9:45 next morning.
 "New York Limited" leaves Bir- mingham 10:20 p. m., carries Pullman buffet drawing-room sleepers, chair car, coaches, to Memphis; arriving 7:15 next morning.
 City Ticket offIce, Morris Hotel.
 Both 'Phonea ezA
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The Coffse Market.

New York. January 3.-Spot Rio coffee dull; No. ' invoice 2. Mild dull; Cordova 712@11.
 Futures opened steady, with prices un- changed to points higher on covering for profits by smaller shorts and support from the bull contingent. Heavy bear hammering developed soon after the call under which prices were depressed 5 points before midday. the market ruling barely steady at this basis for the rest of the session On the decline a good deal of long coffee was liquidated, both for local and foreign account, while organ ized support was lacking. Cables were generally unfavorable. and primary re- ceipts fully up to expectation. Market closed steady at unchanged prices to 5 points decline. Total sales amounted to 41,250 bags. including January 6.65; March 6.S0; May 6.9o@7; June 7.05; July 7.15; Sep tember 7.35q7.40; November 755; Decem- Der 7.55@7.60
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C0TKRAN & co.

Members of Chicago Board of Trade and New Orleans Cotton Exchange. Rooms l and Alabama National Ranr
 Building. Private leased wires to New York, New Orleans and Chicago.
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DIR. Y. E. HOLLOWAY,
 Physician and Surgeon.

Three-fourths oK the persons who come to me to get cured of Sphyili4
 Gonorrhoea, Gleet. Structure, l. o g [ Manhood and other private diseases have tried to get well by using oth- CT means. Why not come as soon As } you find that you are afflicted? It
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N E. BARKER, President; j. H. WOODWARD, President FORD, Assistant Cashier.
 DiREcIoRsnW Brown, Robert Jemson M Jackson Ns 2era Wm A. Walker T Hlman, Erskne Eut"iier B. F. Moore N. E.. Barker w. Hardne
 The officers of this those who contemplate opening
The age-herald., 1902-01-04

Birmingham City Bonds. Birmingham city bonds can be bought on A 41h or 4ss per cent basis.
The age-herald., 1902-01-04

F. 8. Cannon. third vice president and general manager. Washington. D. c. s. H. Hardwick. c. P. A, Washington. D. c.
 c. A. Benscoter. G. P. A. Chattanooga, Tenn.
 c. F. Jackson. T. P. A, Birmingham Ala.
The age-herald., 1902-01-04
EASTBOUE1

No. &, "Washlngton and Southwestern Limited" solid vestibuled train, Atlanta to Washington; Pullman sleeping car. Birmingham to New York; also Pullman library observation car, Atlanta to New York; dining car east of Atlanta
 No. 36, "U. s. Fast Mail" carries Pull man sleeping cars Birmingham to Rich mond, Va, via Atlanta; sleeper Atlanta to New York; sleeper Birmingham to Jacksonville, Fla: cafe car Birmingham to Atlanta, regular.
 Dining car east of Atlanta
The age-herald., 1902-01-04
Cotton Seed OH.

New York. January 3.-Cotton seed oil easy; prime yellow 41@4h. Petroleum dull; rosin steady. Turpentine 3915@40.
The age-herald., 1902-01-04

When meals are served the expense ceases with a gas stove.
The age-herald., 1902-01-04
GOAL,

COAL.
 Elk River, Black Creek, Blue Rock. Yard 9th Ave. and 27th St Phones 746.
The age-herald., 1902-01-04

The cooks best friend is the gas stove.
The age-herald., 1902-01-04
Fl. P. WILSON q CO.,,
 20o5 First Avenue, Real Estate, Money, Bonds and Stock

S50,000 to lend on real estate, bonds, stocks and business paper-at lower rates than ever before offered in Bir- mingham.
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ARRIVALS.

No. 1 from Macon. Albany, Columbus, Opelika. Americus, etc., S;35 p. m.
 No. 3 from Savannah, Augusta, Macon, Columbus etc, 1920 p. m.
 Elegant through sleepcrs between Bir- mingham, Columbus, Macon and Savan- nah on Nos 3 and 4.
 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-illustr2ted matter write or apply to SOLON JACOBS, Commercial Agent.
 Agent. 1921 First Avenue. JACK w. JOHNSON. Union Ticket Agent.
 Birmingham. Ala.
 J. c. HALLE. General Passenger Agent. w. A. WINBURN. Traffic Manager, sa-
 vannah- Ga
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THE LOCAL MARKETS
Local Cotton Market
Local Iron Market.
Local Clocks and Bonds.

Corrected Daily by Caldwell & Ward, Bankers. 2o16 First Avenue. Tele-
 phone 75s. (See Card)
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Dry ooods Market.

New York. Iannarv a.-Ths general mar
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RAILWAY SCHEDULES

In Effect November 10 at 400 A. M. Arrival and departure of all trains at Union Passenger Station, Birmingham, Ala
 L. e N.-North.
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soUTHBoUND.

No. s7 carries Pullman sleeping car Bir- mingham to Greenville. Miss; open at D.
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New York Cotton Futures.

By Private Wire to H. D. cothran & c,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-11-13
PROFITS IN SHORTHAND
.1a FEES FOR CHICAGO COURT
 gTENoGRAPHERs.
n,v;de Million. a. Year-Great Speed Required-Few Can stan" Strain-Fast Writers
 Wanted.

IT ,s estimated by those most compe- Sent to express an opinion that the court stenoSraphers of Chicago divide III AeSe shout sl OO0;OO0 a year, writes Wm. 5' Curtis in the Chicago Recoro-heraiiu One-haR of this is paid them for regular renorts of law sui >s; the other hal1 TOT +akiuC the proceedings of political meet- sngs lectures conventions of all klhus, and various outside work. This estlhate does not include the earnings or the thou- Nands of office stenosraphers, who soo re ceive salaries varying from Slo to $-V d
 "ChicaRo affords an immense field for expert stenographers," said Nell Satter- lee, one of the best, there being twenty eight courts of record in the county court house. Each judge, besides hololng ms own court, has a master in chancery, 10 whom cases Are referred for the taking of testimony, and there are usually two limited States judges sitting in Chicago, together with the masters in chancery of their courts who sit almost contnu- ally. Considerable work is also done be- fore special referees, special masters etc, coroners inquests, justices Of the peace, and depositions in cases pending 5n foreign States and countries. The va rfous conventions and annual gatherings of manufacturers and artisans draw their reporters from the court stenographers Of Chicago. and the political conventions and political meetings at which speeches are to be taken veroatim. also require their services.
 "The greatest amount of work is done, work and in all probability under a spe- cial test could write twenty-five pages. That is equivalent to a speed of 100
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-11-13

| foreigners who come to the United Sta tes | leave their families behind them. Of the males 15 years of age and over 5.5 per cent are married, and of the females of 15 years and over, 53.9 per cent. are married.
 In proportion to the male population more men get married in Illinois than in any other State in the Unfon, the per centage of marri sd men to the total num- Der of males IS years of age and over in that State being 57.7. Though the num- Der of women in the newly settled terri tories and States of the West IS less in proportion than in the Eastern States, the women who go West have a better chance of getting husbands. Oklahoma is the best place for women who are looking for husbands to go. Of the total female population in that territory. 69.6 per cent. are married. Of all the places under the jurisdiction of the United States, how ever the Hawaiian Islands would seem to be the paradise of the husband hun ter, for 77.9 per cent. of all the women ir the islands are married,
 The largest percentage of single men in the United States proper is in Wyoming. where 5S.2 per cent. were reported un- married. That, in spite of the large per centage of married women in Hawaii, the supply of raw material for husbands in those islands has not been exhausted is shown by the fact that 59.7 per cent. of the men on the islands are reported unmarried.
 There are 5S16 divorced women in Texas more than any other State in the Union, seeming to show that while more women marry young in Texas than in any other State, many of them soon tire of married life. The greatest proportion of divorced women, however, was found in New Mexico and Arizona, 1 per cent. of the women in each of these territories being divorced. It is interesting to note as throwing some light on the character of female emigration to Alaska, that Is per cent. of the women in that terri tory told the census enumerators that they had been divorced.
 Illinois leads all the other States in the number of divorced men. with total of 6.1S1, though the largest per centage of divorced men was reported from Nevada where 0.9 per cent. of the men were re- corded as divorced
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-11-13
CoNJUGAL CONDITIONS.
Interesting Facts Brought Out by
 the Late Census.
Washington Star.

| Washington Star.
 Who's married and who isn't in the United States? This is the question tha, Director Merriam's census enumerators have asked of all of its citizens. The answers have all been carefully compiled and the result is a wonderful array of tables setting forth the "conjugal condi- tions" of the country.
 The District of Columbia figures in these tables in a way to cause concern to the heart of the maiden. There are not only more maiden ladies in the Dis trict of Columbia than anywhere else in the United States in proportion to the population, but the district also leads in the number of widows. Thirty eight out of every 100 females in the District are single. The report does not pretend to give reasons for the conditions which 1t sets forth, but in the case of the district several reasons might be suggested for the single blessedness of its female pop uation. Government employment is very attractive to the young women of the country, and when they once succeed In attaching themselves to Uncle Sam they are loath to give up his liberality for the uncertain step of matrimony. What applies to the maidens of the District in this respect applies equally to the wid- ows. They are drawn from all sections
  tainty of Government employment, and permanent residence in Washington seems to be very attractive to them. At any rate, l6 per cent. of the female popula- ton of the District are widows, accord ing to the census figures.
 There are other things in the report pertaining to married life which are very interesting. For instance, 1t is shown that there are 667 boys in this country under the age of 15, who are married, while S.7S5 girls under 15 have husbands The infant widowers under the age of 15 number 8, while the infant widows number 126. There are seven divorced boys under Is and thirty divorced girls New York and Pennsylvania lead in the number of boy husbands. each having A. while Texas contains more girl wives than any other State, the number being 347
 The proportion of young women who are married is greatly in excess of the num- Der of young men. as the figures show that of the total number of males be- tween the ages of 15 and 19 years only 1 per cent. are married. while of the fe- males of the same age 10.9 per cent. are married More men are married between the ages of p and % than at any other age, while more women are married be- tween the ages of 20 and 25. The figures show that if a woman reaches the age of 8 without being married her chances are very slim.
 There are in the United States 2, ,S49, ,75l married persons, or 36.5 per cent. of the total population. The married males num- bered 14,OO3. .79S or 35.9 per cent. of the total male population The married fe- males number 13S55,063, or 37.2 per cent of the entire fem lle population. The eX- cess of married men over married wo- men is due largely to the fact that many
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-11-13

in an hour in the regular routine or tnelf words a minute on absolutely new matter, which Is about the limit of human abil- ity and the capacity Of the machlne 10 give proper impressions.
 Reporting Is often done under the most trying circumstances, and many inter esting anecdotes could be related of their experiences. When Henry M. Stanley, after his return from Africa, came to Chicago, John Richie, one of the oldest reporters here, was employed by news paper to report his lecture. When Stan ley had spoken five minutes or so, to the consternation of the eporters, the lights wore turned out, and he proceeded to il- lustrate his lecture by a stereopticon. In his description of the tribes inhabiting that country. their customs. languages, sions and names of rivers. towns and tribes never heard in America before. MT. Richie took them all down for two hours in absolute darkness, guided by the sense of touch only. bu the newt morning the lecture appeared exclusively in full in the paper by which he was employed. as none of the reporters sent by the other newspapers were able to write 1t up Mr. Stanley declared that, although he had lectured in many cities of the old world as well as in this country, 1t was the only time that the names of tribes, chiefs, rivers: lakes ana noun
 "Only a few days ago Chicago re- porter was called upon to deliver tran script of two and one-half days session of court within fifteen hours. otherwise the Htigants refused to accept it. He dic- tated steadily to two operators for thir- teen consecutive hours, transcribing in that time 40 pages of 25O words each, or a naverage of a little over thirty pages and it required three sets or operators 10 stand the strain.
 "A number of years ago Mrs. Scovil. the sister of Guiteau, who assassinated Garfield sued for a divorce in Chicago e, rJa a1 the "a atagt ia l<ar in the world all the Chicago stenograph of that day confesslng their inability to report her with accuracy. The develop ment of court reporting has been such. however, that these sams reporters do not no wdeem it unreasonable to report as fast a talker as Mrs. Scovin It is an everyday occurrence for them to write as high as 300 words d minute in the courts.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-11-13
HEADACHE :?

Yes, it's sign of sick liver and Ii one way Nature has of warning yot that you need Dr. Thacher's Liver and Blood Syrup, "The Road to Good Health" It has stood the test of hal a century as the best remedy for al disorders of the Blood, Liver, Kidneyi and Stomach.
 Youcan't afford to be without thid time-tried medicine. It's an invest ment, not an expense. Health and Happiness are the dividends you draw
 soc and s1.OO at all druggists. Writ our Consultation Department explain| ing symptoms, and receive free conf dential advice. TEACHER MEDII CINE COMPANY. Chattanooga. Tenn
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-11-13
On Sure Ground.

A well-known artist overheard a coun tryman and his wife riGiculing his pic ture, which represented q farm scene He was so indignant that he at last in terposed with the remark:
 That painting is valued at $500. Allow me to ask you if yoI are familiar witt works of art?'
 Not very familiar with art" replied the farmer; but know something abnu nature, young man. When you make z COW that gets up from the ground by put ting her fore feet first. you do some thing that nature never did"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-11-13
A BEAUTY MAN COMING TO U. S
Count Robert de Montesquieu as He Was Born in Paris-Will Lecture.

New York Sun.
 Count Robert de Montesquieu, who is to come here to lecture in the winter, should be the most interesting of the foreign literary visitors from a spectacular view point atNleast, if the descriptions of his appearance that have already reached this country are accurate.
 When I saw him last in Paris said a New Yorker who has just returned from Europe, The was the daintest thing had laid my eyes on for many a day. He had the most poetic blond locks and a complexion that was a work of art, so delicately combined were the shades of white and pink.
 He is so proud of his beauty that scarcely year passes without producing| q new portrait of him by some notcdl painter. After Whistler had put him onl canvas along with the famous cane that did such effective work at the Charityl Bazar fire. he was painted by Boldini andI Gandara and the pictures were exhibitedl It the salon.
 'I have heard that he is descended from the d'Artagnan family, which suppl piled the hero of Dumas's romance. lfI that be true. he must resemble the wo- men of the race. for he is little like theI swash-buckling guardsman."
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-11-13
Boy Cured of Collie After Physicians
 Treatment Had Failed.

My boy when four years old was taken with collie and cramps in his stomach l sent for the doctor and he injected mor- phne. but the child kept getting worse. then gave him half a teaspoonful of Chamberlain's Collie. Cholera and Diar- rhoea Remedy, and in half an hour he Was sleeping and soon recovered-F. L. Wilkins, Shell Lake. Wis. Mir. Wilkins Is bookkeeper for the Shell Lake Lum- per Co. For sale by E. G. Fowler. Drug pist -aQV.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-11-13
MANY SKULLS IN CRYPT.
Remains of Ancient Britons Fill Old
 Church Vault.

Tn the crypt of St. Leonards Church, at Hythe. England, ar~ 7O0O skulls The remains have bee nthe subject of much discussion by scientists. They were once declared to be the bones of Danish in- vaders: now the balance of opinion as- sumes that they are the outcome of a battle fought between Mortimer. a prince of the Britons and the invading Saxons about A. D. 456. Many of the skulls bear the marks of the battle-axe. On a table on one side of the crypt are placed two skulls, which are declared to be typical Saxon and British, one being long and narrow. the other short and broad. The custodian points out in an other part of the crypt what he con- temptuousy describes as a common churchyard skull,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-11-13

Jacksonville. Fa.. Nov. 1.-The Consolldat: ed Naval Stores Company. with capital of & O0O GOO. was permanently organized here to- day. being merger of several large factorage concerns doing business in the South The officers of the temporary organization made the permanent officers of the cor poration
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-11-13

CATARRH is an excessive secretion. accompanied with chronic inflammation, from the mucous membrane, Hoods Sar- saparila acts on the mucous membrane through the blood, reduces inflammation. es -abilshes healthy action, and radically cures all cases of catarah. adV-(4
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-11-13

It is said that Texas alone markets $50 C00,000 worth of cattle annually.