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The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-07-17
cothran 6 Co.'s Cotton Letter.

By Gilbert & Clay.
 New Orleans, July 16.-The sensational advance on the near months in the for eign market was attributed to the im- provement In Manchester and exporters buying freely The opening of our mar ket this morning was In conformity with the better results finally recorded in the English market with near months there advanced at the time some Il to 16 points and the distant options practical ly unchanged
 It is to be noted that when any out side buying of any importance comes into the market prices are advanced with the greatest ease due to the existing short interest. The total rise today during the early hours in the local market was 16 points on the near and F on the late Advices from the south show vanishing stocks with prices held at top figures. Again conditions have not changed enough in the south to assure a full supply to the mills of the world that will want early cotton. The majority of the mills may close, as they now threaten to do in the absence of supplies, but the consumption of manufactured goods goes on just the same and in the end there will be twice the demand from the mills for replenishments of stocks.
 Later cables accounted for the firm Liverpool market as due to the conti- nent's sweeping the market of desirable grades. This character of information also assists in stimulating the local mar ket and promoting the further advance that was recorded. The eagerness of mills to secure cotton rather than close was further proved today in the increased sales of spots at Liverpool, which amounted to 10000 bales.
 Marked confidence is still expressed by the bulls as to their position. In fact there have been many conversions from the short to the bull side.
 Closing hours witnessed a raid by brokers usually representing the Wall street bear contingent. selling the mar ket down on September For traders. however. proht-taking at advance and repurchases at the concessions is the course to be recommended
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Fruit and Produce.

 Corrected daily by c. F. Bell 6 Co.,. SOls
 Morris avenue). Limes-Per 100 75c@$1 Lemons--360 ize. per box, $425d4.7k Pineapples-$2. 50Q2.75 per crate. Bananas-Per bunch. culls ee075c: ssraights. si.25Gbf.50.
 Blackberries-$1.2 for 24-quart crate. Huckleberries-s1.75 per 6-gallon crate. Georgia Peaches-$1@1.5O per six-basket crate. Georgia Plums-Per crate. $101.50 New Apples-$ .00G2. .00 per barrel. Cantaloupes-Georg per crate s1 to $2. Water Melons-10@20c each. Cabbage-Home-gr grown, N. .00 per crate. Cucumbers-75c to $1 per crate Tomatoes--Alabama four-basket crate, 40c.
 Snap Beans-Bushel hampers 20@30c. Peanuts-Fancy, per pound. Dc; No. 2. 4c. Pecans-I'er pound, loo. English Walnuts--Per pound. 15c. Raisins--Per box. $1.70. Irish Potatoes-Per bushel, 60M75c. Onions-Per pound, new southern, 1hc. Lima Beans-Per pound. Go. Navy Beans--Per bushel s2.fol72. 7s. Poultry-Best flyers, 25c; medium. 15G 2Oc; small. 1O4121sc; hens, 3OQ32c. Butter-Best Elgin 20c; best country, 15a1Sc; cooking, S@i0c; Jersey. 1sQ2oc. Eggs-Fresh 1Shc.
 Honey-ln comb. 10GD121kc; strained. 80 10c.
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Baxter 6 co.'c Cotton Letter.

New York, July 16.-satisfactory cables, especially for the old crop. led to a hardening of the market this morning. Early transactions were on very small scale, and while nobody cared to sell the old crop, there was a great disposition to sell the new, but fear of doing so. The weather conditions were again ideal. and there would be no question as to how the market for the new crop would move if the usual conditions existed as to supply The consequence is that biggest bears hesitate to sell bale of the winter months least some calamity overtake the crop in the way of greater damage by weevil, too much or too little rain, and, finally, an early cold snap.
 There was a good deal of strength in the old crop during the morning. especially in September, and the steadier tone in the stock market was making some impress sion in sentimnt, which. while favorably disposed to the old crop and less so to the
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The Metal Market.

New York, July 16.-spot tin In London declined los to 9122 los. while futures there were e1 lower at e119 15s; locally, easy and lower; spot $26.sOQ27.
 Copper was unchanged on spot in Lon don at e56 Is 6d but futures declined Is Cd to e55 2s Cd; locally quiet, unchanged; lake and electrolytic 13. 621hQ13.75, and casting 13. 25013.371k.
 Lead remained unchanged here at 4.1215, and in London at 911 Ss Sd.
 Spelter declined 5s to R20 los in London, and was quiet and easier here at 6.
 Iron closed at 52s 4d in Glasgow, and at 46s 41ad in Middlesboro; quiet here; No. 1 foundry. northern. SIS. .50a19 50; No. foundry. northern, $17.50q1S. 50 No. 1 foundry, southern, and No. 1 foundry. southern soft, ST 75@1S.25.
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Naval Stores.

Charleston, s. C., July 16-Turpentine, steady, 471zc. Rosin, steady. Quote: A, B, C. $1.5O; D, $1.55; E, Leo; F, $1.G5; G, $1.70; H. s220; I. $2.55. K. $2.TO; M, $2sO; N, $290; window glass. $3.05; water white, s 30
 Savannah, July 16.-Turpentine. firm, 4Sc; receipts, 110s sales, 72O exports 264i. Resin, firm, receipts, 20S2; sales, s60; ex- ports 206s. Quote: A. B, c, s1.55; D, s1.65; E. s1.65; r, S1.7O; G. sLSO II. s2.25; I. s2 65; K, s2.so; NJ. $290; N, s3.00; window glass, s3 15; water white. $3.4
 Wilmington. N. C., July Is Spirits tur- pentine firm 4Sc; receipts oo casks. Rosin, nothing doing; receipts 4.92. Crude tur- pentine. firm, s175, $3Oo and $s.25; receipts, 73. Tar, firm, s1.65; receipts 70.
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Money on Call.

New York, July 16.-Money on call steady at 21a0l31a per cent, closing 211Q3; time money easier; 60 days, 41kd4A; 90 days, 4s4@5; six months, 5Ad6 Mercan- tile paper. 51s@6 per cent; sterling ex- change steady at decline, with actual business in bankers bills at 4S6q4S6.15 for demand and 4ss.65@4S375 for sixty days; posted rates, 4s41z@4s5 and 47Q4s7lh; com mercial bills, 4SS1f. Bar silver, 53ss. Mexi- can dollars 42h. Government bonds steady; railroad bonds irregular.
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LIverpool Market.

Liverpool, July 16.-Cotton, spot, good business done, prices ten points higher American middling fair, 6.70; good mid ding, 6.54; middling, s.34; low middling. eos; good ordinary, 57s; ordinary. 5.5s The sales of the day were 10000 bales, of which 5000 were for speculation and ex- port, and included 9500 American Receipts none. Futures opened quiet and closed with near months strong and distant months steady American middling, q. O. C.: July, 6.2s@6.24; July-August. 62106. 22: August-September. 617G6.1s; September October, 5.70; October November, 5.3Oa5. .s1; ; November-December. 521d5.22; December January. 5.1b@5.16; January February, 514; February-March, 5.1S; March-Aprll. 5.12@ 5.13.
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Cotton Seed OH.

New Orleans. July 1G.-Cotton seed oils. prime refined in barrels, 42la; off refined in barrels, 37; prime crude, loose. 3Gc
 New York, July 16-cotton seed oil, steady.
 Memphis, July 16.--Cotton seed oil, car load lots, per gallon: Prime crude. nomi- nal; off crude, 20n33c; prime summer yell low, nominal; off summer yellow, nom inal; choice cooking summer yellow, less than car load lots, nominal. Cotton seed meal, prime, $19.50Q2O Cotton seed cake, prime, $2o.
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LOCAL MARKETS.

No change in the quotations for cotton is reported.
 Stocks and bonds are steady The stock of Gray X Dudley Hardware company is quoted at 107-110. All securities are steady and the excitement on Wall street yeg- terday had no other effect than to scare local speculators badly
 Cantaloupes are selling well along Nor ris avenue at $l to $2 per crate The melons are very plentiful just now. and dealers have about all they can handle. Watermeons are moving easily. There are no changes reported in prices, and sales are fair in volume The situation in fruits continues uninteresting. There is very little on sale. and the shipments on hand are not in the best of condition.
 Onions have gotten down to a cent and half per pound. Blackeyed peas are out of the market.
 The activity in poultry has resulted in some price fluctuations Best flyers have gone up to 25c each and medium flyers are selling at from 15 to 20 cents Small flyers are bringing 10 and 121z cents Eggs continue very plentiful and do not seem to be selling briskly. The quotations hold steady.
 Staple groceries are quiet and steady.
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New York Cotton Futures.
The Coffee Market.

New York. July 16.-spot Rio coffee quiet; No. invoice 5 9-16; mild, quiet. Coffee futures steady, unchanged, and ruled very quiet but in spite of the con- tinued heavy movement was somewhat firmer later under better European cables and further bidding by bull interests The close was inactive at unchanged prices to an advance of points, sales 1000 bags; September 8 .S0aS. .S5, October 3.90, Novem- Der 1, December 4.25.
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new has not reached that point where operations are indulged in with great con- ffdence either way.
 Receipts today were only 100 bales against 2300 last year. Cables were strong for near and steady for distant months, at 2 to 19 points net advance.
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Dry Goods.

New York July 16.-Buyers of dry goods are paying high prices for goods which they need for immediate requirements but on everything they buy they are using the utmost caution and show extreme conser- vatism. Orders for next spring are un- usually light on lines which have been opened. The curtailment policy is likely to still further strengthen conditions.
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Local Staple Groceries. Apples--Western evaporated, 71z9S1kc. Flour-Fancy patent, $4.75; half patent, $4.50.
 Sugar-Granulated, 5%c; r. O., 41sc. Coffee-Green. 7x19hc. Arbuche's. packages. SIG. 30; Lion packages, slO, 90; Cordova packages. $1O.SO; Porto Rico. S10.30
 Meats-Dry salted ribs, 9c; dry salted rib bellies. 9Ac; hams. fancy, 14sac; med ium. 13Hc; extra clears. sac; California, 10Ac; breakfast bacon. 14c. Lard-Leaf, SEC.
 Compound Lard-Snow drift, Sc. Molasses Centrifugal. l5M55c; sugar. house, 40c; Georgia cane 35c.
 Beans-Navy, $2.50 per baahel; Lima. 60 6lsc per pound.
 Pearl Grits-92 lbs. S1.65.
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chicauo 'chanue.

Chicago, July 16.-Wheat was nervous and cratic with some recovery from yes- terday's break September closed steady at a decline of 1sc. Corn ruled steady, closing easier; September down 1kc. Oats were steady ssGD1kc decline. Provisions were weak throughout the list, closing 221k9S71s off.
 The leading futures ranged as follows:
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A FRESH SHOW
 OF BULL SUPPORT Liverpool Cables Were Much Higher Than Expected ENGLISH SPOTS WERE FIRM At the Best Level of the Session the New Crop Positions Were From
 Nine to Fifteen Points
 Net Higher.
ENGLISH SPOTS WERE FIRM

New York July 16.-The cotton market opened firm at an advance of to 20 points under much higher Liverpool cables than expected, great hrmness in the English spot markets and fresh show of bull support in the nearby positions. Soon after the opening there was break of to points on the new crop positions, chiefly on account of selling based on the con- tinued favorable weather. New Orleans market showed remarkable strength and tho local market turned firmer. It did not rule particularly active, taking the day as a whole, but there were sudden spurts as shorts came in to cover and with New Orleans buying moderately, prices were forced steadily upward until August was selling at 12.40, showing an advance of seventy points over yesterdays close. September at the same time show ed a gain of 31 points and July sold no higher than 1235, an advance of 49 points. At the best level of the session, the new crop positions were from to 15 points net higher. Just before the close how ever, the market turned easier under liqui- dalton and renewal of Wall street sell- ing, which brought about decline from Nuc DSSl Ol lfOIu lO AO 4o poAilS anu ehS market was finally barely steady net 16 to 56 points higher on the near months, while rthe later positions were net un- changed to points lower. A factor in the advance was the heavy exports which amounted to over 15,OOO, while the port re- ceipts dropped to almost nothing, IS bales being reported. Sales estimated at 200, 900 bales.
 New York, July 16.-Cotton quiet; mid ding 12.70, sales 200. stock 159.0O
 Total today at all seaports; Net re- ceipts 16, Great Britain 11,129, France 5000, continent 137s stock 225942.
 Consolidated at all seaports: Net re- ceipts All, Great Britain 17,445 France 5000, continent 5230
 Total since September 1 at all seaports: Net receipts 1882, 65S Great Britain 2. 775, ,905, France T72,224, continent 2,SO1, ,5O6. Japan 135 13S.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-07-17
New orIeans Cotton Market.

New Orleans, July 16.-The spot cotton market has improved quite bit compar- ed with the past weeks operations. h. fiuenced by a good demand from both northern and southern mills, favorable cables and the improvement in futures, prices advanced an eighth. Sales, 1900 bales; delivered on contracts, 900.
 In the future market the bulls were on a rampage today and prices at the opening scared skyward. July was up 50 points bid, August 35, September IT and the other months 6 to 10 points higher. At the opening bullish sentiment was strong In all quarters, both New York and Liverpool reports were unexpectedly favorable and added to this was some furious bidding on the part of the local bull clique. Many New York houses ad- vised their strong customers here to buy on heavy margins for another wide up- ward movement Buying on this advice gave the market much additional strength. The fluctuations were numer- ous and fairly wide. The list at the close showed net gains on July of 43 points, August 33, September IS and the more distant positions to 4
 New Orleans, July 16.-Cotton futures steady. July, 13. SS bid August 12 9S bid; September, 1057@1O.5s; October s9.5sd959; November, 944a94e; December, 9.4299 43; January, 9.4OQ9.42.
 New Orleans. July 16.-Cotton steady. Sales 1SOO Ordinary. 11-16c good ordi- nary, He: low middling, 11Hc middling 12%c; good middling, 1sAc; middling fair, l3 l5-16c nominal; receipts, 5; stock, 60,067.
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Clearinos and Exchanues.

Memphis, July 16.-clearings s4e2, 2,5is, balances s60.s18.
 New Orleans July 16.-Clearings $2,665,- 9S1. New York exchange bank $1 per 5000 premium; commercial paper 25c discount.
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fF.... zoe. eco. .... .... ...$14.00 2F ..,. ......... ...... ......s13.50 8F ..... ...... ...... .......... 13.00 4F - .... ................. 12.50 crev Forge ............ ........s12.25 IS ...... ..... ......... 11.00 2s . ...... ......... ..... 13.50 Mottled ..... ........ .....-.. 12.00
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The Live Stock Market.

Chicago, July 16-cattle receipts TOGO, including 300 Texans; strong to 10c higher. Good to prime steers. s5.10d5. 60; poor to medium, s415: stockers and feeders, $2.5O@ 4.50; cows, $1.50d4.4S; heifers. s2. .25d4. 75; canners, S1. .50@2. 80; bulls, $2.25q4. .35; calves s2.5006; Texas-fed steers, $4d4. s5.
 Hog receipts 17,OO0; good to choice heavy, s5. 4oqs; light, s5.sO@5.sO; bulk of sales, $5. .3515. .60
 Sheep receipts 5000; sheep and lambs 100 15c higher; good to choice wethers, $3. .759 40; fair to medium, $2d3; western sheep, $2. 2.5064 25; native lambs, S3d6.50
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Treasurv Statement.

Washington July 16.-Today's treasury balances, exclusive of the gold reserve, show: Available cash balance, $225, ,2O4, ,325; gold, $101, ,143S01.
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vlrainla-caroiInz Company.

New York July 6.-Virginia-C Carolina Chemical company, close, 455s preferred, close 113 bid.
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Hides and Wool.

IIides-Dry flint. 11Ac; dry salted. Dc; green. Ghc.
 wool-Burry, unwashed s015c; free un- washed. 15c; tub washed Ns124c.
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seaboard Air Line,

Baltimore, July 16.-seaboard Air Line. common, 2OA@2oI; preferred. s5@S5h; As, bonds 7s1hQ7Sh.
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Cash quotations were as follows: Flour-Steady.
 Wheat--No. 3, 761S0c; No. ? red, 757s@ 76Tsc
 Corn-No. ?. 49slc; No. yellow, Soc. Oats-No. ?, 3Gas7c; No. white. 42c; No. white, 37G740c.
 Rye-No. 2, 50c.
 Barley-Good feeding. ssaHc; fair to choice malting. 46@50c.
 Flax Seed No. 1, 95c; No. northwest ern, 99c.
 Timothy Seed-Prime, $340 Mess Pork-Per barrel. s1415411425. Lard-Per 100 pounds. $7.s5q7.95. Short Ribs Sides-Loose. $S. 2508.40 Dry Salted Shoulders Boxed. N.75@ 7.S71k.
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Feed Stuff.

Meal-Bolted $tS5; water ground, s1.SO. Hay-Per ton, timothy No. i. $22; clo- yer, mixed. $195O; prairie. s13Oo; Johnson grass. s16.50.
 Corn-Mixed, 72c; white, 73c.
 Cotton Seed Meal-Per ton, $2250. Hulls. per ton. $500.
 Bran-Pure wheat. $22: shorts, $23; homiDy feed. $21.00.
 Oats-White. 54c; mixed. 52c.
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Daily Statement.

Galveston-Dull and nominal; middllng 12 stock 1926.
 Moble-Nominal; middling 121s, stock S62
 savannah-Firm; middlins 121k, receipts 3, stock 115S.
 areston-Nominal; middlng 121s. stock 95.
 ilmington-Nominal; middling 121s. re- ceipts G. stock 453
 Norfolk-Steady; midding 12 sales ?, stock Al.
 Baltmore-Nominal; middling B, stock 573.
 Boston-Quiet; middling 1920, net re- ceipts g. gross 524
 Philadelphia-Steady; middling 1295, stock 1183.
 St. Louis-steady; middling 12tk, receipts 270 stock 2903.
 Memphis-Quiet; middIing 12 7-16 re- ceipts 15, shipments not quoted, sales not quoted, stock 3501.
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Cincinnati, July 1s.-Hogs active high CT, s2.S5@3. 10. Cattle steady s2. .25a4. G5. Sheep steady, $l.50Q3.75. Lambs strong, 8. .50d3.60.
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W. P. G.. HARDING President H. WOODWARD ]. H.. WcePresident. w. w. CRAWFORD Cashier FORSYTH, Assistant Cashier 
  depostary
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C0THRAN & co. BANKERS AND BROKERS GROUND FLOOR, WOODWARD
 BUILDING.

BUILDING. Members New York Cotton Exchanoe. New Orleans Cotton Exchange.
 Chicago Board of Trade. Cotton, Clocks, Grain and Provisions. DIRECT PRIVATE WIRES --to- New xork. New oYIeans and chIcaoo.
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Loc c-llron Market.

Strict low middling ............. 12N Low middhng ...... ........... l2A
The Grit-advocate., 1903-02-27
Paid Bridesmaids

At recent wedding held in New
York there were no fewer than fifteen
paid. Besides the beautiful toilettes,
given by the brides father. they each
received s25 for appearing in the wed.
ding train. Some of the young ladies
receive as much as 800 for the office
of honor" while one woman, who is
much sought after for her beauty. has
appeared as bridesmaid at more than
200 weddings, and has in a short time
amassed quite little fortune besides
receiving many costly presents.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-02-27
HIS WIFE AN ORATOR.
6italous Citizen Knew the Fate
Which Awaited Him.

Representative-elect James Kennedy
of Youngstown. Ohio, has ingratiaied
himself in the last few days with the
House coterle. He is a story teller
and reproducer of dialect. Taere is
always an extra seat for man of
that caliber who wanders near the
cloakroOm precincts. Here is a dia-
logue he recounts between two Ohio
citizens, who had remained out late
and were staggering home together
in the early morning:
First Citizen-What will your wife
say when she saees you coming home
(hic) at yis unearthly hour?
Second CitiZen-Oh, not much
(hic). My wife don't talk, but she
thinks a great deal (hic). How about
your wife?
First CitiZen-My wife All, ha!
thic) She's an orator.-Washingto
Post.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-02-27
Lord Roberts Magnificent Sword.

A citizen who has just returned
from a trip in Europe says that the
sword presented to Admiral Dewey is
a beauty, but that in the matter of
downright gorgeousness j. is rather
poor second to that given to Lord
Roberts by the city of Portsmouth re-
Gently. The American, who has ex-
amined both weapons, says that the
one owned by the little English SOL
der is probably the costliest thing OF
its kind in the world. The handmade
blade is of English steel inscribed with
all the engagements in which Lord
Roberts has taken part. The grip is
of gold and carved ivory, the guard of
solid gold ornamented with rubies, dia-
mands and sapphires, and the scab-
bard is splendidly decorted.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-02-27
HAD NO MONEY TO BURN.
How John Q. Rockefeller Cured EN-.
ploye Of Smoking.

81 worked for John d. Rockefeller
once" said a weil-known landscape
gardener of this city. One morning
was out in the grounds doing some
work among the plants and flowers,
and as | worked | smoked. Pretty
soon the old man strOlled out that way
and when he came up to where | was.
said in a quiet way: 1 never had any
money to burn | didn't tumble for n
second. and he stood there looking at
me. I have managed to put away a
few dollars, he continued. but | never
had any money to burn 1T came to
me all at once what he meant and |
threw the cigar away. Next morning
when he came around there wasn't
smoking. He came up with a smile
on his face and said: We'll, the stove
isn't going to-day columbus (O)
State Journal.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-02-27
Chicauo's Centennial.

The Chicago Historical society,
through its executive committee, has
expressed in favor of the commemOr-
alton and celebration on Alg. /, 1903
founding of Chicago Resolutions were
adopted in which the committee calls
attention to the fact that the date
chosen marks the passage of one hun
dred years since the Federal troops,
commanded by Lieut.. Swearingen, es-
tablished Ft. Dearborn at the mouth
of the Chicago river and laid the foun-
dation of Chicago. The occasion, in
the opinion of the committee, marks
the real beginning of the city's his
tory, rather than the arrival of John
Kinzie, as has been suggested.
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TOO EARNEST IN HIS WORK.
Old CoIored Mans Humorous Warn.
ina to His Employer.

A southern member of Congress
who lives in a Washington hotel has
for his personal attendant an old col
ored man to whom he is much attach
ed. The negro. by virtue of long servi-
tude, has come to assume considerable
authority over his employer. The
Congressman was visited by some
friends the other evening the host
Offering them drink of whisky, say
ing he was about to take one himself
hoping to break up cold. The party
took three or four drinks, and the jug
was about to be passed again, when
the negro servant made things very
embarrassing to the host by saying:
Deed. sab, you said you was a-takin'
this yer whisky to break up a cold
Pears like they was tryin' to break up
a hull winter"
The Grit-advocate., 1903-02-27
CANNON TELLS GOOD STORY.
Appropriate Saying Recalled at >
Washington Dinner.

number of speakers made short
az .resses at the dinner which Secre-
Ia Root recently gave to members
OF the military affairs committee.
''H gresham Cannon was present, but
Ne escaped Mr.. Roots eye until every
boy else had talked. Then he was
called upon and said the occasion re-
minded him of revival meeting he
ohne attended in Illinois "A lot OF
d. 'acons and other hefty persons ad-
dressed the assemblage and then a
reformed gambler was called upon to
testify, continued Mr.. Cannon. land
th.S is what he said: Brethren and
Sisters, | have sat here and listened to
the great men tell of their expert
ehces. The elder has spoken and the
minister and the deacon and now you
caU on me, only a poor ninkum-
sllukum. That's me-" said Uncle
Joe sitting down.