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Private John Allen of Alabama.

From the Washington Post
without any intention of paying
compliment, | believe it can be truly said
that you enjoy as much of national fame
as any man In American" said a friend
to Private John Allen of Mississippi last
evening in the lobby of the Arlington. A
smile illuminated the good-humored coun-
tenance of the famous southerner he
listened to the complimentary remark.
Il did once enjoy the delusion that l
was somewhat known outside my native
heath" he replied, but that dream got
such terrible jolt few years ago that
| have long since come to the conclusion
that what we denominate fame is very
apt to prove a cheat. 1t happened while
l was on a hunting and fishing trip up in
Minnesota. On arriving in a little town
| was beseigned by a dele cation of prom
inent citizens, who told me that their
townsmein would never forgive me
did not consent to make my appearance
in public and deliver a speech. In vain
| said that l had come up there for rest
and that the idea of talking in public
was an abomination. The mayor of the
town thereupon began to plead with me,
and threw out words of honeyed praise.
You know it isn't human nature to
stand out against f1attery. He said that
every man, woman and child in the
place had heard of Private John Allen OF
Tupelo,' and that it was the height of
their ambition to hear him speak, and
that it would be inhuman. in me to re-
fuse them.
well, to cut 1t short l weakened at
this barney and agreed to appear at
the town hall. 1t was arranged that the
editor of the local newspaper, who was
supposed to be the brightest and best in
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HENRY WILLIAMS
Is DULY INDICTED
WILL BE TRIED IN ROANOKE AT
ONCE-FlVE MILITARY CON-
THE WAY.

Roanoke Va, February 15.-Henry Will
liains, colored, the self-confessed assail-
ant of Mrs George l.. Shields and her
B-year-old daughter. Mildred, in their
home here on January 30. WAS today in
dicted by a special grand jury on two
charges, one being attempted outrage
and the other felonious assault both be-
Ing capital punishment crimes Williams,
who was taken to Richmond last Friday
for safe keeping, will be brought here
tomorrow on a special train accompanied
by fourteen military companies and given
an immediate trial. 1t is not thought that
Mrs. Shields will have to appear In court.
Williams will be hurried out of Roanoke
when the trial is concluded, and returned
10 Richmond
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TICKETS FOR MRS.
cUNNINGHAM's ART LECTURE.

The tickets for Mrs. Robert Cunning
hams art lectures were placed on sale
yesterday at Minis Stone. Only sixty
tickets have been provided for the course
of three lectures and as they will be on
sale only the remainder of the week, it
will be necessary for those who desire
to hear the lectures to secure their
tickets before Saturday.
The lectures will be given in the rooms
of the Y. M C. A. in the Watts building.
The dates of the lectures are February
% March 3 and March TO-
These Lenten lectures will be the only
art talks of the entire winter. Mrs.
Raulston, Miss Rumpht and Miss Edna
Smith are the promoters of this art cul-
ture movement
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TO MISS CLARK.

Miss Fannie Dunn entertained at cards
last evening in compliment to Miss Pau
line Clark of New York. The details
carried out the valentine idea and at the
close of the games a hot supper was
served, coffee being served in the dining
room after supper, while punch was
served during the evening. The ladies'
prize was cut glass and silver powder
box, and the gentlemans a silver whisk
brush. The consolation was stick pin,
and the lone had was silver ink stand.
Miss Dunn received her guests In a
beautiful gown of white China silk accor-
dion plated.
The guests included Miss Clark. Miss
Dozier, Miss Maben, Miss Dabney. Miss
Devert, Miss Conner, Miss Miller, Miss
Enocks, Miss Cobb, Miss King Miss
Meade, Miss Trimble Miss Chisholm,
Miss Alice Moore. Miss Arms, Miss
Caffee. Miss Kate Smith, Miss Nixon.
Miss Leedy Miss Iathrop. Miss Hume,
and Mr.. b. M. Allen. Mr.. Rudolph, Mr..
Ellis, DIR. Upton, Mr.. Henley, Mr.. Frank
White, Mr.. Arthur Smith, Mr. Paul
Earle, Mr.. George Steele, Prof. Adams,
Mr.. Smith, Mr.. Chisholm, Mr.. Ashton,
Mr.. Floyd, Capt LAMA, u. S. A., Mr..
George Eggleston, Mr.. Howe, Mr.. Glib
son, DR.. Tally, Mr.. Lusk, Mr.. Kinshn of
Charleston DIR. Torrance. Mr. Thomas
Helm, Mr.. Darlington Of Richmond.
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THE VULCAN MARCH.

Birmingham's big iron man which Is
being advertised to a greater extent than
professional beauty is now so largely
in the public eye that some of the popular
music is called Vulcan marches and
waltzes.
The latest composition. THE Vulcan
March," by young Alabama composer
Mr.. William S. Cosgrove. a student at
st. Bernard college, at Cullman. has just
been published. 1t is dedicated to the
Glee club at St Bernards and on the
corner is a figure of Moretti's statue of
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WoMA eNcrRrv
Mr.. AND MRS. BOWRON
ENTERTAIN.


The Valentine musicale given last night
by Mr.. and Mrs. James Bowron in com
pliment TO the members of the Highland
Book club and their husbands was both
charming and unique. The music room
was decorated with crimson hearts, and
this room was divided from the reception
hall by a screen of red gauze. The effect
was SNOWY and brilliant. Those taking
part in the musical programme were sta
toned behind the screen
Miss Lille Drennen played as a piano
solo the spinning wheel song and was the
accompanist of the evening.
Miss Lena Jackson, eostumed as Ger
man peasant girl, sang a double number
Der sehwur'' and Yer Lasses."
Miss Anne Roberts, arrayed as the
Queen of Hearts, sang Dreaming of
Thee" and Under the Polar Star
Mrs. Scion Jacobs. wearing an old-fash-
Toned costume, sang BELT Bolt" Miss
Alice Fallon made a hit in singing
Coffin concluded the programme by sing
ing captivating japanese love song.
One of the features of the evening was
a musical guessing contest Two ro-
mances were outlined by certain familiar
airs. played by Miss Drennen. The sub
jeets of these stories were Annie Lau-
rie.' and robin Adair," and the prize
winners were Hiss Gertrude Miller and
Mr.. E. K. Campbell A bust of Wagner
was Miss Miller's prize. A valentine with
appropriate and witty lines, was pre-
to each man present
Supper was served in hall gaily decor
scented to each man present
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NOTES AND PERSONALS.

Mrs. A. T. Henley is in Mobile, the
guest of Mrs. Ritenhouse Moore
Miss Kathleen Clisby is in Montgomery,
the guest of Mrs. Charles D. Smith.
Gen. Louis V. Clark has returned from
Montgomery.
Mrs. NJ. e. Spencer of Columbus, Ga,
is visiting her daughter, Mrs. Richard
w. Massey, on Fountain Heights.
Mrs. George Thornton and Miss An
derson have sent out invitations for Fri
day evening, when they will entertain at
cards in compliment to Miss Thornton
of California.
Mrs. William Rosenstihl is spending
Mardi Gras in Mobile with her sister, Mrs.
T. f. Thornton.
Miss Louise Jackson has returned from
Uniontown, where she has been spending
the pre- Lenten season with frineds. Miss
Jackson was entertained extensively
during her visit and was among the ad-
mired bellies of the season.
Col o. P. Gaut has returned from
Montgomery
Mrs M T. Webster is in Mobile visiting
her sister. Mrs. ]. B. Davis
Miss Annie Pearson will entertain the
Nineteenth Century club on Thursday af-
ternoon instead of on Wednesday.
Mrs Herbert Ellerby has returned from
Montgomery where she attended the fun
eral of Mrs Mary Virginia Pollard.
Captain Kirkman, L. S. A, and Mr.
Donald Conner, who went to Montgomery
to attend the Greys' ball, have returned
home.
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Mr.. BABB TO ADDRESS
THE WOMAN'S CLUB.

Mr.. Jospeh B. Babb, managing editor
of the News, will address the Woman's
club on Saturday afternoon at o'clock.
His subject will be "The Power of the
Press for Good or Evil" Mr.. Babb is a
most eloquent and delightful speaker and
the afternoon at the club will be one of
unusual interest
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-02-16

81. Chairsell, 2ll9 Morris ave,
dealer in choice feed, just
received a lot of poultry food,
dry blood meal, crushed bone
and dried meal, also fine
wheat. The above can &c
had in any size package. Call
for circulars. Phones No. 2Ol
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FRANCES WILLARD MEETING.

There will be meeting of the Woman's
Christian Temperance association this
evening at 7:45 o'clock at the residence of
cises will be commemorative of the birth
day of Frances e. Willard. Eeach MEM
Der of the union is urged to be present
and invitations have been sent the hon
orary members.
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DODGE Is AGAIN
UNDER ARREST
WHILE ATTEMPTING TO CROSS
LINE INTO MEXICO HE is HALT
ED BY RANGERS AND PLACED
UNDER GUARD.

Laredo, Texas, February &c. F..
Dodge. wanted in New York city on a
charge of perjury, who his been under
arrest at Houston and who was recently
released on bond of $4,000 pending the
hearing of an appeal taken by Dodge
against his extradition from the COVER
nor of Texas, was taday arrested at
Alice. Texas, by Texas rangers
Houston, Texas, February 15.-Attorney
Happenburg for C. F. Dodge. who was
arrested today at Alice by rangers, has
made arrangements for contesting the ar
rest through habeas corpus proceedings
which will be instituted at Beeville to-
morrow
Dodge is at Alice tonight with a guard
of rangers. The party left Houston last
week and went to Galveston, where tug
was chartered heavy bonus being paid.
Every effort was made to have the party
landed in Mexico, but an agent for At
torney Parker of Houston. representing
District Attorney Jerome of New York
city. was on board and persuaded the cap
tain he would be liable for arrest hence
the landing was made al BrownsVile,
whence the party went Saturday morn
ing by stage to Alice.
The arrest was not made until tickets
for Laredo had been purchased by the
party. and they were aboard train.
The rangers in making the arrest acted
on orders fom the governor.
Vulcan and also a picture of the distin-
guished sculptor The inscription is as
follows
THE Alabama colossus, ST. Louis expo
sition, statue of Vulcan, so feet high
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PERSONAL.
LOST, sTRAYEp OR sroLENii

LOST-sS0 in currency. either on Powder
ly car between Fourteenth and Eight
zenith streets or between First avenue
and Eighteenth street and Park avenue
and Twentieth. Liberal reward for re-
turn to c. j. Menasco. L. & N. yards
STOLEN-A new Columbia bicycle. No.
81. from the front of the Age-Herald
office s. reward II returned to Avis
Pruitt. care Age-Herald office. No ques-
tons asked 12-24-tf
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FOR SALE.

FOR SALE-By March / we will have
completed strictly modern Groom cot
tage; bath, electric wires, cabinet man.
tells; lot 50x190; fronts south: Poplar
street station. Price, only $500; good
terms Every nail Is in the right place.
Wesley M. Smith. of S. Bethea & Co.
2-16-N
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ANNoUNcEM ENTS.

Miss Smith. a missionary from Brazil,
will give a talk Wednesday evening at
7:45 O'clock at Wesley Chapel, North
Highlands
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There will be meeting of the Hill
man Hospital Chapter of Temple Eman-
uel Wednesday afternoon at $3.50 O'CLOCK
at the vestry room of the temple to dis
cuss the present financial condition of
the hospital
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REAL ESTATE.
2OO7 First Avenue.
FOR SALE.


FOR SALE.
s21oo-Lot 55x140; corner 18th street and
Sylvan avenue.
s270o-Modern Groom cottage; Richmond
Place.
$3.50 Property 18th street. near F; rents
$348
s2sOo-Good investment; 18th street, near
F; pays $420.
s35Oo-5th avenue. north. near 18th street,;
rents s672
S00-Well-improved property; South BIRD;
rents 1920.
sl750-100x240; 10th avenue, north and S1st-
So, 5o0-Excellent South Goth street home.
$40 Per Foot-Choice Sycamore street lot.
s2650-Nice cottage home; Fountain
Heights.
$1500-Lovey North oath street lot.
$2250-7-room 2-story new house; West
End.
FOR RENT
$4O-s rooms; North 22nd near 9Th ave-
nue.
$35-7 rooms; 1908 9Th avenue.
Let us write your fire insurance.
MCONNELL q CAHT@ FIGHT,
Phones 46. 220 N. 21st Street.
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Opening of the Paul Black
Cat today. Elegant lunch.
2l3 N. 10th ST., next to Paul's
cafe.
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FOR SALE.

bOh SA1Sn.
nice cottage on 9Th ave and 4th ST..
North Birmingham, for sale at bar
gain.
A lovely home or South Highlands. 18th
ave and 18th ST.. modern In every re-
spect; at the right price and terms very
liberal.
A splendid lot, suitable for wholesale
house; price attractive.
Lot on Ave. G, close in; brick negro
houses on 1t, renting for SIS month;
a bargain.
very attractive proposition-Lot 60x1o0
on Powell ave-; suitable for foundry and
machine shops.
bargain on 1st ave. in a lot 100x1s21x.
A nice home with modern conveniences
on Ave. J. South, at a very reasonable
price
beautiful building lot on northwest corr
ner of 18th ave. and 10th st., south
Can make liberal terms.
A lot 100x160. very desirable for an ele-
CANT home. on Sycamore ST.. east of
Highland ave.
Two 4-story stores with Easements on
Morris ave-; the price is right
We have several nice residences for rent,
either furnished or unfurnished; also
few offices and stores; be sure to call
to see us before making any kind Of =
trade in our line of business as It will
be to your advantage
UNDERWATER REAL ESTATE
AND RENTAL CO.
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AGENTS WANTED.


WE WANT 10000 AGENTS, both sexes,
for greatest household seller ever in
vented; best money maker on record;
actually sells in every house; send 15c
for complete sample and our two mann
moth catalogues of agents supplies.
Southern Mercantile Co.. Dept 20. Hous-
ton. Texas. l-i5-3m
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EnR RENT
ROOMS EoR RENT.

-~~-~S~@~-<------->-~-----
ELEGANT room to rent; new brick
house everything new and up to date in
every respect. 2426 5th ave. Peoples
phone 1852. 2-16-2t
FOR RENT-Two or three rooms close
in, with modern conveniences; in nice
neighborhood. Apply 1920 5th avenue.
2-12-tf
FOR RENT-Handsome front room with
board for young men or couple; all con-
veniences. 701 S. Goth St 2-14-3t
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LOVELY bright room, with board. 500
North 2sst street 2-l4-4t-su-tu-we-:h
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WANTED-Person to call on retail trade
for manufacturing house; salary $40.
paid weekly; expense money advanced;
previous experience unnecessary. Stan
dard House, 800 Caxton building, Chi
cago. 2-16-7t
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The company has now completed the
sixth wear of its existence. 1t has paid
regular quarterly dividends on its pre-
ferred stock at the rate of I per cent
per annum since the beginning The first
dividend of ! per cent ON the common
stock was declared August Is. 1899. paya-
BILE october Is. 1899. and since that time
dividends have been paid on the common
stock regularly every quarter at the rate
of 4 per cent per annum.
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FOR SALE.


$4750-$175O cash. balance l, 2 and years;
lot 2Ox100 feet, with one-story brick
store; South goth St, near Ave. c. VIII
enhance.
$4OOO--51x150 feet with nice Groom house.
South 18th ST., near Ave. I. Terms if
wished.
$2000-One-fo cash, balance easy; beau
tiful lot, 4Ox207; South 18th St. near 10th
ave.
$3.50 $3.50 cash, balance SIG per month: lot
50x170 with good. new Groom cottage:
West End car line.
$500 Choice corner, 120x120. Highland
ave. and Goth st. viii make two large
lots: very desirable.
FOR RENT.
Nice Groom cottage, newly papered,
$50 5. 18TH ST. $40. 90
Nice 4-room cottage, 3107 Ave. G. :. so
Nice Groom cottage, 25O2 Ave. E. :. ;. is 90
Nice 5-room cottage, 400 N. 18th ave. %. 90
Store ia N. 18th st. :. :. :. ;. .. :. &C. 90
Store, Morris ave-, near ath st. 1900
SMITH G. STilLMAN.
2004H First Avenue.
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WANTED-Four or five good walters; SIS
month and board. Write M. G. H..
Pass Christian Miss. 2-12-tf
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WANTED-Man with references for COM
mercial traveller to call on merchants and
agents; experience not required; salary
VA per week, with expenses advanced.
National, 1928 Dearborn ST., Chicago.
2-10-7t
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GOOD men wanted to sell fruit trees
Big profits to statesmen by our plan; no
trouble to sell our stock; terms liberal;
write today. Smith Bros. Concord Ga.
2-13-7t
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TOR SALE.

OR SALE.
One Of the handsomest homes on the
South Highlands; corner 18th avenue and
18th street. For particulars call on
BROWN BROS. G. CO.
Bell phone 1884 Woodward Bldg.
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WANTED-Hustling young men to fill
permanent position in southern cities.
Call at 312kz N 10Th street 2-15-3t
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WANTED.
HELP WANTED-MALE.


WANTED-First class chef a la Carte
good wages to right party. Apply to
Henry Moses, manager Reliance restau-
rant. 2-16-tf
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30. =. : NAN TIE o.
eoARpERs WANTED.
-------- So =
ROOMS WANTED.


WANTED-To rent two rooms. furnished
for light housekeeping; near business
section of city; address III. n.er." care
of Age Herald. 1-29-tf
furnished or unfurnish-
ed rooms for light housekeeping; North
Highlands or North Haven preferred;
references exchanged. Address Box 451,
city. 2-15-2t
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MONEY TO LEND,

MONEY loaned or real estate: 500 up.
City Loan and Banking Co.. LOG N 2lst
street 1-29- If
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Mrs. William Rosenstihl is spending
Mardi Gras in Mobile with her sister, Mrs.
T. f. Thornton.
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Mrs M e. Spencer of Columbus, Ga,
is visiting her daughter, Mrs. Richard
w. Massey, on Fountain Heights.
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MisCEL LANEOUS.
SHAVING iOc at 4os North aoth street.
2-11-1m
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Geo. E Lum Machine and
Supply Co.,

1918 Morris Avenue. Birmingham. Ala
Warehouse ID ave and 9th st.
Branch Once. Montgomery. Ala
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Are YOUA MAN?
The Grandest Body Builder and
InvigOratOr Ever Known.

Has your strength given out2 Have you
reached the limit? Have you lost confidence
in yourself? Has work become an awful
burden2
DIR. Greene's Nervura blood andnerve
remedy has cured thousands of just such
men. 1t is the reinforcement Nature needs
TO put you on your feet.
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NATIONAL
BISCUIT
COMPANY
The Annual Meeting of the Stockhold-
ers of the National Biscuit Company
Was Held in Jersey City, Thurs
day, Feb. II, 1904, at 2 p. M.
Mr.. A. w. Green, Chairman of the
Board of Directors, Presented to
the Stockholders the Fol-
lowing Annual Report:

To the Stockholders of
NATIONAL BISCUIT COMPANY
The following Is the balance sheet of
the company at close of business, Jam
uary 81, 1904:
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-11-10

Bryan was for silver The solid
sonth voted for him
Parker was for gold. The solid
south voted for him
Because ct just one local issue the
men OF the south are prevented from
participating in any of the great gen
eral issues which are forging the des-
tiny OF the nation. That one local is
sue is the negro.
The south vans to handle the negro
in its own way. Because It Is afraid
that the north viii not allow II TO
handle him In its own way II concen.
trates itself on the negro issue and
whistles all other issues down the
wind tffsft
What this means in an era when
great issues must be decided by the
nation ought to be clear to even the
most bigoted northerner.
The solid south, both because ii mar
rows the political intelligence Of the
and because ii cramps
the political progress of the northern
ers. is perhaps the greatest of the ma
tons perils. Tribune.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-11-10

Two years ago the amount of money
furnished to New Orleans through
the New York spb-treasury and dis
tributed through the cotton.producing
territory contiguous thereto was So
10000. This occurred between Ju-
Ty and November. Last year the
amount during the same period was
Slips 100. and from July to Novem-
Der this year the amount reached on
ly s5.610.000.
These figures are taken from the
records OF the movement of money
and are authentic There is. Of course.
a considerable amount Of money dis
tributed through the other larger
cities in the south, but for compare
tive purposes these from New Orleans
serve as a basis
To those who have closely watch
ed developments in the south and
west during the past three years. du-
ring which period their prosperity
has been far more abundant than that
of the north and east, are nc, In the
least surprised at the showing which
has been made The greater financial
independence OF the former sections
has come as a logical development.
and II has apparently come 20 stay
Memphis Scimitar.
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GOT FRESH WITH JEFFERSON.

Joseph Jefferson says that during
his long stage career he was never
associated with anyone showing un-
due familiarity except one individual
named Bagley, his property man for
several years. The man was valuable
in his way. and so Mr.. Jefferson toi-
Grated his disagreeable manners nm
til Bagley overstepped all bounds one
night In Baltimore. Tho property
man got very drunk one afternoon
and paid his way into a gallery seat.
Mr.. jefferson was playing rip Van
Wrinkle. The angry Gretchen hal
just driven poor. destitute Rip from
the cottage when Rip turns and,
with word of pathos. asks; +DenI
hat no interest In der house?" The
theatre was deathy still. the audi.
encc half i'm teairs, when Bagleys
cracked voice was heard In reply:
Only 80 per cent, Joe, old boy. on
ly so per cent" He was promptly
elected from the theatre and lost his
job on the spot
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LESS BORROWING.

The south and west have borrowed
less money of New York and other
leading financial centers of ,hc east
this fall for crop moving purpoces
than ever before, and this fact is
now the subject Of considerable com
nent in eastern and northern bank
ing circles
II was the case only a few years
ago that serious inroads were made
IN the cas-. by the farmers and plant
ers Of the south and west for the
moving of their crops They did not
have the money with which to meet
The demands made upon them for the
gathering and marketing Of their
products. But these things have
greatly changed during the past two
or three years, because OF the large
returns received from corn. cotton.
wheat and other staple agricultural
products. and because of the rapid
strides made i'm manufacturing enter
1rises and in the development Of the
natural resources Of the agricultural
poftions Of the United States.