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The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-01

We make all kinds of cuts. The Age-Herald Engraving Co.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-01
Feed Stuff.

Meal-Bolted. s1 20; water ground. s1.25.
 Hay-Per ton, timothy No. l. SIS; clo- yer. mixed, S16.5O; prairie, $13.o0; Johnson grass, $l4.
 Corn-Mixed roc; white, 73c.
 Cotton Seed Meal-Per ton. s2z; Hulls. per ton. $7.50.
 Bran-Pure wheat. s2l; shorts. s23; hominy feed. s21. %. Oats-White. 4Sc; mixed. 47c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-01

Cash quotations were as 1olloWs. Flour-Firm.
 wheat-No.2 red, 79s4dS21kc. Corn-No 2, 507sc; No. 2 yellow 53c. Oats-No. white, 351zQ3Sc. Rye--No. 2, 52D55c.
 Barley-Good feeding, 4sc; fair to choice malting 5O@5sc.
 Flax Seed-No. 1, 96c; No northwest ern, S1.
 Timothy Seed--Prime, $3.30. Mess Pork-Per barrel, s12 .2OG12. 50. Lard-Per 100 pounds. ss s.40@S.4. Short Ribs Sides-Loose, S. S.2o1k07 .371s. Dry Salted Shoulders-Boxed. 6%@7c. Short Clear Sides-Boxed, 77s@Sc. Clover-Contract grade, $9.75. On the produce exchange today, quota tisns ranged as follows .Butter-Steady; creamery, 14Q1sc; dairy. 13d17c.
 Cheese-Steady. 9k611c. Eggs-Firm, 15@171zc.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-01

W. p. G.. HARDIse ]. H. WOODWARD H. BARR, vlcePresident w. w. CRAWFORD A. R. FORSYTH, Assistant Cashier solicited Particular at and sold allowed United states depstsry
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-01

Cincinnati, August si Hogs active. higher i25@590. Cattle strong. 2Gi475. Sheep steady 125ds0O Lambs quiet 3OOa55O.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-01
RAIL WAY SCHEDULES
In Effect June IA, 1908.

Arrival and departure of all trains at Union Passenger Station. Birmingham. Ala
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-11-12

the enactment OF the laws. On London
walls were written the words Bread
or Blood" bread STEPPED in blood was
set in Carlton house occupied by the
prince regent) and the mob attacked
the houses of some of the unpopular
advocates of the new bill. The mill
tarywas called out, the house of parlia-
ment kept guarded by soldiers, and the
whole of London was in a state of re-
volt sd
in the provisional towns, too, upris-
ings were numerous, and throughout
the land there were evidences of dis
affection. But the government insist
ed on strict observance of the laws up
to 1928, when an amended law adjust
ed the duties by a sliding scale, where
after the duties were to be governed
by the average price of the English
market: when the average price of
wheat was SO shillings the duty was
sos, eight pence per quarter; when 46s
the duty was 40s., 3d. per quarter; when
56s., it was 30s, Sd. per quarter; when
62s., it was 24s., 3d. per quarter; when
72s., it was 2s., Sd. per quarter; and
when 73s., it was Is. per quarter" AS
can readily be seen, the amended law
did not favor the importation of cheap
grain to much more extent than the
original measure.
The suffering amongst the poor con-
tinued and the provision laws also bore
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AS TO SPANKING A BRIDE.

Has a father the right to spank his
married daughter, even though she is
but Is and he does not know that she is
married, and would the sact of his
knowing It make any difference in
his right to inflict corporal punish
ment?
These are the questions at present
the people of Nicholson, in
Wyoming county, Pa, and the court
has been called upon to decide them.
Briefly, the facts are these:
Margaret Matilda Smith, aged Is,
and Albert Ellis Cisco ran away from
Nicholson on September IA, went to
Washington. N. j., and there were
married by justice of the peace
They returned home that evening.
A few days later the girls father
learned that she had gone away with
put her mothers consent. He did not
know that she had been married He
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-11-12
BEHIND THE FooTLIGHTs.

Mrs. G. H. Gilbert, the actress, has
reached her eighty-third year.
Anna Patterson, little Norwegian
girl, of Minneapolis, sent childish po-
etc tribute to Christine Nilsson, the
world-famed singer, a short time ago.
In return she has just received the latest
photograph of the prima donna, accom-
panied by an autograph of thanks.
The real name of Gabriel d Annunzio,
whose "Citta Morta" has been prohibit
ed by the censor, is Gaetano Rapagnetto
The dramatist is the son of Duchess
Maria Gallese De Roma. He is a musician
as well as playwright, and has a son who
has certain celebrity as a mandolinist.
Glen MacDonough, who wrote the
libretto for the comic opera, Babes in
Toyland," was sitting in New York
cafe recently with Victor Herbert, the
composer. when a waiter approached to
take his order. The waiter smiled at
Mr.. Marlborough, and said: You don't
remember me, do you? l used to sing
In one of your companies" II remember
you very WE'LL said Mr.. Marlborough.
Are you surprised to see me here as
a waiter?" asked the other Not bit, .
replied the librettist, cheerfuily; you
know. | have heard you sing"
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heavily upon them. These laws COM
pIeted the agricultural protection .af-
forded by the corn laws, strictly pro-
hibiting the importation of foreign
cattle and foreign meats. Butter and
lard could be imported, but they were
not to be used as food. the custom
house men being ordered to spoil them
by smearing with tarred stick, to de-
stroy their value as a food and make
them fit only as grease for wheels or
to be used for smearing sheep. With
bread purposely made dear, the import
of cattle and of flesh meat prohibited,
and with lard and butter wilfully re-
duced from articles of food to grease
for wheels, there is no difficulty in ac-
counting for the frequent murmurs of
discomfort, and for the starvation
among the poorer classes in every part
of the kingdom
Now arose in earnestan anti-corn-law
agitation In 1888, small company of
men met at Manchester and formed
new anti-corn association. Others
joined with these men, Golden among
them, and from the moment of joining
Golden took leaders part in the
work. He presented to his associates
petition asking for the repeal of all
the laws relating to the importation
of grain; active work was carried on by
him and other supporters of free trade,
and ere long the anti-corn league be-
came a power to be considered. And
not few landlords began to rank
themselves with those standing for
repeal of the oppressive laws. 1t be-
came more and more question of the
good of the many.
In 1841, when Sir Robert Peel re-
turned to power it was as a protec-
ZIONIST, out the great statesman soon
saw fit to change his mind in regard
to high tariff; and though bitterly OPP
posed by members of his party,
brought about notifications of the
corn laws, and tariff reduction-the
first great step toward free trade. From
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able coats built of this pseudo-fur be-
ing procurable for the sum of very
few dollars. Moleskin seems to lend
itself particularly well to imitation,
for there is also on view in many
shops very cozy-looking material
called molemusquash, which likewise
has the undoubted advantage of not
making very perceptible hole in
ones purse. Shaved squirrel is being
successfully initiated in fine gray
plush, while the bogus chinchilla, sad
to relate, does not do its inventors so
much credit, insornuch as very few
people recognize It's relation to the
real fur without few explanations be-
forehand
Early winter walking gowns are OF
the most elaborate modes. OF the two
shown in the illustration the one
which is trimmed so tastefully with
fur is made in ivory-white corduroy,
with quite new kind of skirt, very
finely plated, and adorned near the
hem with two bands of beaver. An
original trimming, which runs in long
lines from the waist to the hem, con-
sists of applique discs of beaver-col-
ored velvet surrounded with little en-
broidered wheels in black and white
mohair braid This effective trimming
appears also on the bodice, which is
cut with coat-shaped sides and ar
ranged also with cape epaulettes Of the
ivory-white corduroy bordered with
beaver The waistbelt is of beaver
R,1fc xUifh
ends at the back below the waist,
while the upper sleeves are made Of
corduroy, and the under sleeves OF
tucked chiffon, drawn into beaver vel
vet cuffs, adorned with ivory-white
silk braid.
The other gown is made in very fine
white faced cloth. The plated skirt
has short tucked drapery of cloth on
either side, while down the center of
the front there is wide panel of very
handsome trimming consisting of cir
cular motifs of white embroidered gull
pure, trimmed with gathered frills OF
white Valenciennes lace. Similar mo-
tifs in larger size appear at intervals
upon the skirt bordered with white
silk tassels The bodice is arranged
with a similar kind of trimming laid
over a deep yoke of tucked white chif-
fon, which covers the whole of the up
per part. The full sleeves are also Of
deeply tucked chiffon trimmed with
motifs of ivory-white lace This gown
has a particularly pretty waist belt Of
ivory-white corduroy velvet, made
very deep and beautified with chenille
embroideries in pale shades Of green
and mauve.
ELLEN OSMONDE.
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Her TARIFF PROBLEM
Legislation in That Direction Al
ways Unpopular in England.
A GLANCE AT The PAST
Brilliant Men Have Fallen Over This
Political Stumbling BIOck-The
"Corn Laws" and Their Re-
suIt-Bits of History.

Some one has we'll said that the pres
tective tariff is not government cri-
sis, but a national one, that if the
changes advocated by Mr.. Chamberlain
are effected they will reverse tradi-
lions and discard principles of politi-
cal economy that are Unborn in the
British people.
1t is prophesied that next spring a
parliament will be elected that will
upset the nations free trade policy, but
it goes without saying that in the
meanwhile three different factions OF
the public will be toiling strenuously
in the cause individually espOused. The
factions are as follows-those who
stand boldly for free trade; those who
stand for protective tariff, and mid
way between these a conservative e1e-
ment with Mr.. Balfour at the head,
body that believes reforms are needed
to relieve the Industrial situation, but
is averse to hasty, radical action.
A protective tariff is bound at first
to be immensely unpopular with the
mass of the English people, who for SO
long has held as gospel buying in the
cheapest market and selling in the
dearest, A little review of English
history gives us some idea of the Brit
ish temper on the delicate question OF
taxation of food stuffs. Though per-
haps a little vague about it, still all
have heard something of the excite
ment caused on the enactment of the
corn laws, and the state of feeling that
forced their repeal a few years later.
In the light of impending events, it
may be of interest to go into detail
concerning past legislation on the mat
ter of abolition of free trade.
The corn laws of English history
were a series of laws enacted at differ
ent times through various centuries
(from 1896 to 1842) and until their re-
peal the home and foreign grain trade
continued subject of elaborate legisla-
ton The laws, during this long period
dealt with the levying of protective
duties, in imposing restrictions
amounting to prohibition, and in grant
ing bounties for the encouragement OF
expectation. Space permits considera-
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Max Wipkel, who was convicted at
WHITEHALL for the murder of James
Campbell and sentenced for life, has
Hollister Brothers lumber yard near
Thorpe, containing about 100000 feet
of lumber, was DESTROYED by fire.
Capt S. W. Osborn, a we'll known
civil war veteran, died in Darlington,
aged 90 years.
Racine college football team has
been disbande' because the members
ate Judges" ana other sweets.
Rev. D. W. Hulburt, of Wauwatosa,
who has been general superintendent
of the state missionary work of the
Baptist church since February 1, 1896,
the coming year.
Bibon, little village on the Omaha
road, 20 miles south of Ashland, was
destroyed by fire.
The state bank of Monticello, which
has been in charge of State Banking
discovery of a shortage several weeks
ago, resumed business under the man
agement of it's own officers.
Miss Frances e. Ryan, of GAINESVILLE,
has been elected assistant steward and
bookkeeper at the school for the blind
at GAINESVILLE, to succeed Miss Jennie L.
Kendall, resigned.
Rev. W. E. Shaley, aged 40 years.
pastor of the German Reformed church
of Waukegan, died at him home. leav-
ing a widow and three young children.
The stables of the Appleton Brewing
& Mailing company were destroyed by
fire and IL horses and four mules,
worth $4,000, were burned to death.
Burglars went through the dry goods
store of Jonas Brothers at Madison and
got away with $1,000 worth of silks,
besides a small amount of money.
Father Abilene, of Milwaukee, fell
downstairs in Peoria, ILL.,, and fractured
an arm and shoulder He was taken to
his home.
Frank Carr, aged 45, is supposed to
have drowned in the bay at Superior.
He was loading boat at the Freeman
mill and disappeared, leaving behind his
coat and lunchpail.
An extensive find of gold has been
made at point about 21a miles south
west CT Davis Corners, in Adams county.
The Presbyterian church in Baraboo
has extended call to Rev. Robert D.
Scott, D. D., Of Chicago, who will re-
place Rev. H. H. Van Vranken, who re-
signed on account of i'll health.
The body of an unknown man was
found, crushed and mangled, near the
Chicago & Northwestern track at Little
Chute.
Allen Kittredge, of Milwaukee, held
the middle of country road with his
auto, forcing a, young farmer to the
ditch for safety. Before the auto sue
ceeded in escaping, however, the farmer
got square by lashing the chauffeur
soundIy with a whip.
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Inc gaps. Inc majority VI lie uCW
plain skirts will be trimmed en- baya-
dere, and not in perpendicular lines as
hitherto, while gaugings are having a
tremendous vogue on skirts, blouses
and bodices.
Blouses, by the way, fill large por-
ton of the immediate horizon, in all
manner of materials and in variety
Of shapes. Women are evincing a
great prediction for blouses made OF
soft Japanese materials. AS rule
these graceful little garments are very
full and loose, with roomy, comforta-
BILE sleeves. They are most pictur-
esque, and show off to the best advan-
tage when worn with cream or dark
blue cloth or serge skirts, being usu-
ally made of brightly colored crepon or
soft batiste, with Japanese patterns
and designs stamped on them. Very
often white linen collars are worn
with them, and then it is usual for a
black satin tie to be wound round the
neck and passed through straps of the
blouse material from throat to waist in
front, although some people prefer
them quite collarless with cross-cver
fronts.
Sequins and jet paillettes will have
large voice in the trimming of eve
ming dresses this winter; round steel
sequins on white mousseline, chiffon,
or net seem likely to divide the honors
with small black paillettes on black
materials of the same class.
Fur is extensively used as trim
ming for both dresses and costumes,
even to the extent of appearing on
evening dresses of the most diaphanous
description. Finger-widths of ermine
will be employed in this connection for
those who can afford it, this already
costly fur threatening to almost double
itself in price this winter, owing to
the enormous demand for it. Sable,
too, will be ruthlessly cut up to make
narrow hens and borders for the fur
Their glorif1cation of evening frocks,
which tend to overlap all previous
records in point of extravaganza detail.
lated so as to look very much like real
moleskin; this should prove itself
specially commendable to the possess
sors of small dress-allowance, admir-
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-11-12
LABOR'S LEADERS.
VIII Discuss Important Topics at
American Federation COnven-
ton i'm Boston.

Boston, Mass, Nov. 9.-The conven-
ton of the American Federation of La
Dor will open in Faneuil hall to-day.
Nearly all the delegates are here. The
convention will be in session at least ten
days, and Ats delegates representing H.,
900 votes will be in attendance. One of
the principal questions to be considered
by the convention will be whether the
American Federation of Labor shall
recommend that it's affiliated members
ally themselves with that political party
which, in their judgment will best pro-
mote the cause of labor. 1t is said that a
resolution will be introduced implicitly
pledging the federation to the cause of
socialism. Among the other questions
to be discussed will be those of indus
trialism against trade autonomy, wo-
men and child labor, the eight-hour ques-
ton, trade jurisdiction, arbitration of
labor difficulties and unionism in gov
eminent offices.
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was angry, and he did as he had done
in days when she was younger. He
turned her over his knee and spanked
her soundly.
Now this is sufficiently humiliating
to a single girl, and what must it be to
wife? The bride of few days ran
to her husbandweepingfo consolation
He was properly and sufficiently
angry, and swore out warrant charg-
ing the father with assault and battery
upon his wife. Then for the first time
became known to the parents the fact
that the two were married.
Two sides have been formed in the
village. The young people say that
the spanking was an outrage, and that
no father has the right to infiict such
punishment upon girl. Old married
people, on the other hand, say that the
young man should have been spanked
as well as the Girl.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-11-12
WISCONSIN STATE NEWS.
state Tax Levy.

The state tax levy for the present year
has been announced and the amount of
money to be raised is 81 ,027, 220. Owing
to the balance in the general treasury,
the governor, secretary Of state and
state treasurer. who are the officers
making this levy, decided that instead OF
levying tax of 81, 1863, 790, which will
be needed for various state purposes
during the coming year, they would
transfer $942,570 from the general fund
and apply it as a state tax to these va
rious purposes, leaving only $1,027 ,22O
for common school purposes to be levied
The balance in the general fund in round
numbers is $1,30o,000. The total state
aid for common schools this year will
be 81, 402, 334.
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ton only of the corn laws of the last
century, those in existence from 1916
to 1916.
Immediately after the Napoleonic
war in Europe, there was almost a
famine in Great Britain, there being
poor harvests at home and supplies
from abroad being cut off by Napo-
Icons Continental System" devised
to destroy English power and COM
merce. The laboring classes and trades
men suffered severely, the agricultural
folk, landlords and farmers, alone en-
joying prosperity. But when presently
the war was over and ports open, for
eign grain came pouring in and prices
fell rapidly. The landlords became
alarmed and craftily spoke, in their
appeals for reforms, of the distress of
the English farmer. They asked par
lament to resist the importation of for
eign grain, and insisted that, as the
cost of cultivation was higher in Eng
land than in the foreign lands from
which the grain was arriving, the Eng
lish farmer be protected. In 1915, a
parliament, consisting almost wholly of
landlords, enacted the corn laws, ex-
Guiding foreign wheat except at high
rates of duty, until the market price
should reach sos per quarter; and put
ting a like restriction on the importa-
ton of other grains
Though considerable sympathy was
aroused by oratorical flights in behalf
of the agriculturist, the law was looked
upon by many of the people as afro
cious. Students averred that the indus
trial situation might have been other
wise relieved than by such a radical
measure as raising the price Of common
food stuffs; that rents might have been
lowered, improved methods of cult
walton adopted; that the corn laws
were passed by the landlords in order.
to maintain high rents and keep out
foreign grain. The masses, as was to
be expected, did not confne their ex-
pressions of displeasure to verbal crit
icism, riots and law1essness followed
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-11-12
CANNON NAMED
FOR SPEAKER
Unanimous Choice of Caucus OF
House Republicans.
EXTRACTS FROM HIS SPEECH
Democrats Select John s. Williams as
Their Leader-President CODfers
with Senator's on work of
the Congress-.

Washington, Nov. 9.-Joseph G. Can
non, of Illinois, who on Saturday night
was unanimously chosen by the caucus
of the republican majority in the house
of representatives as its candidate for
speaker, declared in a speech after his
selection that the prosperity Of the
country rests on a sound basis. Re-
garding the trust issue, Congressman
Cannon declared that the refusal of the
multitude to invest it's savings in over
capitalized companies had destroyed
their fictitious values, and that recoy-
cry from the Indigestion arising from
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1916 to 1916, the newspaper writer's and
orators labored strenuously for the re-
peal of the laws, and Sir Robert be-
came less and less of protectionist
1t was under his leadership that
measure was at last put through that
proved practically the repeal of the
corn laws. A biographer thus speaks
of the statesman-s change of views:
Peel had returned to power the cham
pion of protection. His first great
achievement was the extension of the
freedom of trade"
KATHERINE POPE.
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of the SmarteSt Things IOr carry
autumn wear, with the all-white hat OF
beaver or felt trimmed with white
birds, and relieved by stoles Of sable,
mink or some other dark fur.
A great deal of gold and silver lace is
used, and as for velvet, it occupies a
foremost place in the world of smart
fashions.
Brocaded velvet is also used. White
brocaded velvet for evening wear
sounds sumptuous. 1t is quite ex-
ouisite as a cloak lined with ermine,
with a big rolled collar of the same
and festoons OF old lace down the front.
Worth is making many of his short
coats with basques, and boleros are as
much in favor as ever.
Buttons, as you know, play an i'm
portant part, and old quaint ornaments
are all pressed into service.
Really quaint old-fashioned ruches
and narrow fur trimmings seem To be
more than ever en- evidence, while
founcings and gaugings, plaitings and
uckings are part and parcel of the in
tricacies of the couturiere's work at
the moment, and tailors with their
scallops, stitchings and strappings are
not far behind.
Millinery is remarkable for the
amount of stitchery and intricacy that
goes to compose the best models. The
goffered velvet toque is the first win
try model we have seen; of course. it
is made of the new velours chiffon or
chiffon velvet. This particular shape
is very light and neat, and its curious
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Through the alertness of Motorman
Julius Martell the life of the three
year-o1d child of Ben Anderson was
saved at Sheboygan. The child had
fallen into a pond and Martell, hear
ing its cries, stopped his car, pulled the
child from the water, carried it back
to the car and then sent the car at
full speed to doctors Office.