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The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-07
GOOD PROGRESS IS MADE IN PLANTING Weather is Favorable to the
 Farmers IRON TRADE IS MORE QUIET Less Than the Usual Number of May Day Strikes Have Occurred,
 Which Makes Showing
 Favorable.

New York, May 6.-Bradstreets tomor- row will say: Better weather has at last materialized and has helped farmers in retail trade in seasonable condition.
 Crop preparations and planting has made especially good progress the pres ent outlook being that while the winter wheat crop will be short, the acreage in spring wheat, oats and corn will be heavily increased. Retail and wholesale trade, however, has long experienced the stimulation earlier looked for there be- Ing disposition so far to regard results as below expectations. Recorder trade with jobbers is slow, and fall orders are backward. Other conditions partake of irregularity. The iron trade is ouieter with prices distinctly weaker On the other hand, rather less than the usual num- Der or May day strikes have occurred ana this year, so far, makes a more fa Voraole showing than did 1903 Railway earnings continue to show a falling off Failures are little more than the normal III number but swelled by suspensions of nnancial institutions and a few laree manufacturers, liabilities are heavy for this season of the year.
 The volume of fall business Is limited as yet. Tn dry goods business as a Whole IS not up to expectations and high CT prices are a bar to activity bv man. uIacturers, who are talking of curtail- hent. Eastern shoe manufacturers are getting some recorders, but no great ac- ,iVlty IS noted. Leather is quiet, while hldes are firm. Vexatious labor troubles curtailed activity in lumber and build- Ing materials at some centers.
 The formal dissolution of the Lake Ore association this week was an unsettling feature in the iron trade. Quotations for pig iron are easy in all markets. and sales are not very large aside from the placing of contracts for castings for new railway construction work Finished pro- ducts are dull and unsettled. Rather light new business in rails is reported after last weeks apparent activity Re- novai or restrictions upon coke transpor- tation has brought large quantities to market, and the price of this product Is easy Copper also tends downward on en- iarged production and less eager demand. Business in hardware is of fair propor- tions.
 Wheat including flour, exports for the week ending May aggregate 1,192, 71S bushels against 1,010,S50 last week and 3,02l, 6S0 this week last year.
 Business failures. in the United States for the week ending May 5 number 176 against 1SS last week and 175 in the like week of 1903
 In Canada failures for the week number IS against 24 last week and 15 in this week year ago.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-07
DuN's REVIEW.

New York, May 6.-R c. Dun & Co.'S weekly review of trade tomorrow will say:
 Somewhat better retail distribution has followed improvement in temperature, but 1t came too late to recover any large part of the tardy seasons injury to spring trade. Quiet conditions are noted in practically all lines of wearing ap- rarel, with the exception of specialties, such as tan shoes. that cannot be deliv- cred with sufficient rapidity. Operations for future requirements are carried on with caution, ard this disposition to avoid excessive commitments will do much to lessen the number of failures. Some im- provement in collections. particularly. at the south and vest also will strengthen weak concerns.
 The percentage of idle factories has in- creased, especially in textiles and foot wear, and a change in style has render ed unavailable much silk machinery. Structural work is increasing, but dealers had accumulated large supplies of build ing materials, and prices lack seasonable firmness. Commodity prices declined slightly during April. Railway earnings in April were 591 per cent less than last year. Recovery in the iron and steel in- dustry is again retarded by the unexpect- ed dissolution of the ore asso ciation.
 Prior to that event. there was increas- ing confidence in the stability of quota tions. the railways were at last seeking rails in moderate quantity, and fair &C., tivity prevailed in tin plate, sheet, pipe and wire products. Some contractings had been actually placed for castings to be used on the Pennsylvania railroad tun- nel, and negotiations were completed for the sale of the Clarion Steel company In fact the only serious menace to steady improvement was number of troubles at shipyards, machine shops and boiler works.
 Fuel conditions are unchanged.
 After last weeks exceptionally heavy transactions, 1t was natural that the western hide markets should become in- active. Prices remain firm. however.
 Commercial failures this week in the United States are 206 against POP last week and 175 the corresponding week last year. Failures in Canada were 27 against IS last week and p last year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-07

been 43261, against 112,9S7 last year, mak- ing the total thus far for the season B. 564, 946, against 6,27S,4O5 last year, de- crease of'713, 459.
 Northern mills talings and Canada dur ing the past seven days show a decrease of 23, 3O2 as compared with the correspond ing period last year, and their total talk ings since September 1 have increased 11,106. The total taSings of American mills, north, south and Canada, thus far for the season have been 3,5S7, ,45O, against s,576,- 344 last year. These include 1851 ,503 by northern spinners, against 1,973.s49.
 Stocks at the seaboard and the 29>iead- ing southern interior centers have de- creased during the week 29.302 bales, against decrease during the correspond ing period last season of S2.245, and are now S9,387 larger than at this date in 1905
 Including stocks left over at ports and interior towns from the last crop and the number of bales brought into sight thus far from the new crop, the supply to date is 9.694666. against 1o,3O7 COP for the same Ieriod last year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-07
Aester's Weekly Statement.

New Orleans. May 6.-Secretary He's ter's weekly New Orleans cotton ex- change statement issued before the close of business today shows a decrease in the movement into sight compared with the seven days ending this date last year in round figures 49,OO0 bales, decrease under the same days year before last of 1000 and a decrease under the same time in 1901 of 35,000.
 For the six days of May the totals show a decrease under last year of 4l,009, a decrease under the same period year before last of 11,000 and a decrease under the same time in 1901 of 9000
 For the eight months and six days of the season that have elapsed the aggre- gate Is behind the eight months and six days of last year, 566,000, behind the same days year before last Zl90OO, and ahead of 1901 by 1H.0oo
 The amount brought into sight during the past week has been H.1S0, against 95, 767 for the seven days ending this date last year, 56,7O8 year before last and S2, 499 same time in 1901 and, for the six days of May 1t has been 33,624. against "A, 405 last year. 44,832 year before last and 42,251 same time in 1901.
 The movement since September 1 shows receipts at all United States ports, 6,s15,- 05O. against 7,427.ss3 last year, 7255.sz1 year before last and 6,s8s ,029 same time in 1901 Overland across the Mississippi, Ohio and Potomac rivers to northern mills and Canada, 8s3, ,SG4. against 1021, 421 last year, 1,054627 year before last and 994242 same time in 1901; interior stocks in excess of those held at the close of the commercial year, 1s3.s77, against 69,0o9 last year, g5,- 1s2 year before last and 3S7.546 same time in 1901; southern mills stalkings, 1,564, 900, against 1,574.21S last year. 1,40.1S3 year before last and 1.135.67s same time in 1901.
 These make the total movement for the eight months and six days of the season. from September to date, 9,526. .s67, against 100e252s last year. 9,S06.S1a year before last and 9.4o5.lsb same time In 1901.
 Foreign exports for the week have
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-07
BOY WAS HOLD NC
 COW BY THE TAIL
He Was Thrown Against Rail Fence and Received Dangerous
 Injuries.

Gadsden, May 6.-(Special.) )-Herman n, the s-year-old son of John Wagnon of East Gadsden, happened to peculiar and very painful acci- 1t few evenings ago while driving tn ows home. Boy like he had hold of | cows tail when the COW made a run sr home with the boy holding on, when he was thrown against d rail fence and one end of a fence rail stuck into his left thigh.
 He was thrown against the fence with such force as to drive the end of the rail into the flesh several inches to the bone. He was given medical treatment, and will soon be out again.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-07
Takinu of Cotton By spinners.

New Orleans, May 6.-Secretary Hester gives the taking of American cotton by spinners throughout the world as follows in round numbers:
 This week, -24,000, this year against 231,- coo last year, and 179,00O year befort last.
 Total since Sel tember l this year, SS3o. = GOO, against 9,02S GOO last year, and S,349,- coo the year before.
 Of this northern spinners and Canada took 1,951, 900 bales this year against l. 974,o0O last year, and 197s,00O the year be- fore; southern spinners, 1,636,OOO, against 1,6O2,0OO last year and 1,42),0O0 the year before; and foreign spinners 4743,0o0, against 5.452O0O last year and 4,945OO0 the year before.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-07
Southern Railway Co.
Schedule In Effect hay 24, 1eoa

oCnecuie m EHcct b,ay x4s 1Sud. Trains leave Birmingham as follows: s:lo a. n,-No. SS. >or Atlanta. Washing ton. .imore. Philadelrsias New York and the East. Pull man Drawing Rc--- Sleeping Car. Birmingham to New York
 s:0 a. m.-No. 19. for MontevaIIo, Ma plesvile, Selma and way sta- n;B p. m.-No. 36 for Columbus. West Point, Wilona, Greenwood and Creenville: also Sheffield and Florence and North AIa- bama points.
 s:p D. m.-No. 15. new train. for Cordovas Ookman, Corona and way sta- tons Also Blossburs. 3:S D. m.-No. 2 for Anniston and way stations; also Talladega. t10 D. m.-No. 36 for Atlanta, Jackson- vile and all Florida points: also Charlotte. Richmond, Washington. New York and the East. Pullman Sleeping Car Birmingham to Jackson- vile: also Birmingham to Richmond, Va
 io:20 D. m.-No 37 for Columbus, West Point. winona. Greenwood and Greenville- Pullman Drawing Room Sleeping Car Birmingham = Greenvflle. l0:sj D. m.-No Fl for Selma. Mobile and way stations. Pullman Draw Room Sleeping Car Birming- ham to Mobile.
 Il 30 p. m.-No 98. new train. for Atlanta. Anniston and way stations. Pullman Drawing Room Sleeping Car Birmingham to Atlanta. Sleeping car can be occupied at Union station s:a D. m.
 For detailed information and sleeping car reservations apply passenger onioss Morris Hotel building. Telephone @1. J. c. LUSK. Dist Pass. Agent
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-07
auIf and Ship Island Railroad Go.

Direct Line
 Tn Connection with Illinois Central Ra.i- road Company to Gulfport. Miss. Through Pullman sleping cars between Memphis. Tenn. and Gulfport Miss, on trains Nos. l and 2, with through ser vice on same trains to Memphis, St. Louis Chicago and Louisville.
 Schedule Effective April 8. 1904.
 No. No. 8 No. 5 Lv Jackson .. 5;25 am 3:35 pm 4:3O am Lv. Hats'bg.... S:10 am FOO pm 7;5s am Ar Gulfport. .10:05 am 10:0O pm 11:l5 am
 No, No. No. { Lv.. Gulfport... 7:50 pm FOO am 4:05 pm Ar Hats'bg .. .10:00 pm 10:35 am 720 pm Ar. Jackson.... 1.05 am 2:1o pm 10:45 pm GULFPORT-Missis greatest deep water port only 12 hours from Memphis. At Jackson. connections made with ths Illinois Central railroad to all territory North, East. South and West, with Ala bama and Vcksburg. to Texas and the. Southeast. At Hattiesburg with New Or leans and Northeastern railroad. Missis- sippi Central railroad Q'earl and Leaf River railroad). and Mobile. Jackson and Kansas City railroad At Gulfport, with the Louisville and Nashville railroad. s. D. BOYLSTON, Gen. Pass Agt..
 Gulfport, Miss
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-07
Rural Routes Established.

Washington May 6.-tSpecial )-Rural routes ordered established June 1: Bailey ton, Cullman county, with two carriers; Elkwood, Madison county, with two car riers; Joppa, Cullman county. with three carriers: Madison Station. Madison coun- ty, with one carrier; Sulligent. Lam/r county, with one carrier.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-07
cARRoLIToN SHORT LINE RAIL.
 WAY COMPANY,

To Carrollton and stansel. Ala. via
 Reform. Ala
 No No. l. Il :J0 am Leave Carrolitor. Arrive goo pm Il 20 m m Leave St sel......t -riyy 3:45 pm Il 70 am Arrive Reform. Leave s:25 pm
 JOHN T. COCHRANE.
 Pres and Genl Manager,
 Carrollton. Ala
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-07
WINTER TOURIST RATES
To Principal Points in Florida, Nassau
 and Cuba.

Southern railway will have on sale daily until April 90, round trip winter excursion tickets to principal resorts in Florida. Nassau and Cuba at greatly reduced rates Final limit May 31. 1904. Through Pullman sleeping car Birmingham to Jacksonville. Write for booklet entitled ..Wirter Homes in Summer Lands.
 For reservation, detailed information. etc, apply passenger o1nce MOTIFS hotei building. Telephone 6l7.
 J. c. LUSK, |, oe .< District Passenger Agent
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-07
RAILWAY SCHEDULES

Showing the arryas and depart ! O, Birmingham:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-07

We make all kinG5 of cuts. Tht Age-Herald Engraving Co
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-07

The Age-HeraId Engraving Depart n,ent makes good cuts.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-07
AND ATLANTIC R. R

Schedule effective November 9. 1902.
 Read Down. Read Up. No. L No. No. 2 No | am. pm. am. pm 7:10 $40 Lv. .Talladega, Ar 10:2s e:5s s:35 5:03 Ar. .Pell City...Lv 300 b:S5 D:00 9:55 Ar. Br' gham. .Lv 6:10 3:5 Trains run daily exec ot Sunday Quick est route between Talladega, Birming- ham and western points.
 Ship your freight via Birmingham and Atlantic railroad.
 J. r. FLEETWOOD, c. F. X P. A.
 John C. Soley. General Manager. TOMBIGBEE 6 NORTHERN RY. CO. Passenger Schedule Effective December
 1. 1908.
 Train No. l. Train No. 2 Lv 500 a. m. ..Fsirford.... Ar. 7:45 a. m. Ar e25 a. m. .....Calvert. Lv. 7:20 a. m. Train No &
 Lv. 500 D. m. .Fairford.. ... Ar 800 p. m. Ar s:25 D. m. ....Calvert.... Lv- s35 p. m. Tombigbee and Northern trains con- i meet with all Southern Railway trains to and from Birmingham every day in | the week including Sundays. | For other information apply to JOHN T. COCHRANE General Manager.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-07

You'd like cooking with Gaa
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-07
Words of Wisdom 10 Sufferers from a
Lady of Hoire Dame, Indiana.

send free of charge to every sufferer this Rrea Woman Remedy, with full instructions, deserlp tion of my past surerings and how pernanentll cured myself.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-02-19
FRAUDS IN A BALE OF HAY.


According to an article in the Cincin-
natl Commercial fifty-one pound stone
was recently found in that city secreted
in bale of hay of eighty pounds.
This is not as bad as finding lump of
lead of nearly one-half the weight of the
solid gold watch case secreted in the GEN.
tire of the case
Gold watch cases are sold by weight, and
no one can see where this lead is secreted
until the springs OF the case are taken out
and the lead will be found secreted behind
them.
These cases are made by companies who
profess to be honest, but furnish the means
to the dishonest to rob the public. 1t is
not pleasant for anyone to find that he
has ngged lump of lead in his watch
case.
Another trick of the makers of spurious
solid gold watch cases is to stamp the case
~. >. Assay" The United States does
not stamp any article made out of gold and
silver except coin, and the fallir, by using
this stamp, wants to make the public be-
lieve that the Government had something
to no with the stamping or guaranteeing
the fneness of watch cases.
Another trick OF the watch falxir is to
advertise a watch described as a solid gold
filled watch with twenty or twenty-five
year guarantee These watches are gener-
ally sent G. o. d., and il the purchaser has
paid for the watch he finds that the COM
pany which guaranteed the watch to wear
is not in existence.
The Dueber- Hampden Watch Company,
of Canton, Ohio. who are constantly ex-
posing these frauds, viii furnish the names
OF the manufacturers who are in this ques-
tionable business.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-02-19
Alfalfa Cloyar.

For years the editor has been urging
farmers to sow Alfalfa Clover, and glad he
is that thousands of wide-awake farmers,
scattered all over America, are doing this
Low, to their great benefit and satisfaction
A. Walford, Westlore Farms, Pa, writes:
II have 60 acres in Salzer's Alfalfa Clover.
1t is immense cut three crops this sea-
son and have lots of pasture besides"
Hon. H. T. Hunter, S. D., says, "Sal-
Eer's Northern Grown Alfalfa clover can
not be beat. have solved the question of
stock raising here. Salzer's Alfalfa is good
fo- rousing crops of hay, Saizer's Speitz
for GO blu. of grain and tons, hay, Sal
zer's Macaroni Wheat for IS Blu. best hog
fattening wheat, and Salzer's Hanna Bar
ley, for arid, dry land, is good for 20 bu.
per acre. These are all great hog sheep
and cattle fatteners, aud last but not least,
Salzer's Victoria Rape for sheep, and Sal
xer's Teosinte, good for so tons of green
food for cattle, and Salzer's Billion Dollar
Grass and Bromus Inerms for lots and
lots of good hay These things make it
possible for me to grow live stock by the
thousands.
Have you heard of Earliest cane? Gives
SIX mowings year, and Teosinte, the so
ton per acre fodder wonder?
JUST SEND THIS NOTICE AND l0C. IN
STAMPS
to the John A. Salzer Seed Co., La Crosse,
Wis, and receive their big catalog and lots
:: farm seed samples free. [ACL.]
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-02-19

indifferently: "Some man TO see faith
en-"
Her father and mother were attend
ing the weekly prayer meeting, thei
sole diversion. with all their wealth
and opportunities. The servants wer.
out, or gossiping in a remote part 0
the house, and Agnes did not feel 1t i'm
perative that she should answer TIL,
door bell. So her former lover walked
out of her life, probably for the, las
time For when her father found hi
card under the door that night, Will
his hotel address penciled on the edge
he thrust 1t into his pocket fol: fut
ure inspection, when he should have
on his glasses, and forgot all about it
And the Hon. Arnold left Noonah il
high dudgeon over the slight.
Yet If that cold, calculating mar
should come back and ask her te
marry him Agnes Merritt will consid.
er herself blessed beyond her deserts
There are women who love the hant
that smites them and find their great.
est happiness in martyrdom. OF such
is the kingdom uf heaven.--Mrs. M. L
Rayne, in Chicago Record Herald.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-02-19

The Executive Committee of the
State Convention Of Supervisors, or
ganized to promote the improvement
OF highways in New York State, adopt.
ed these resolutions:
That the State should appropriate
S6,000,000 at the coming session of the
Legislature for the construction of
good roads under the provisions of the
Higbie-Armstrong act; 100000 to be
available each year until 1906.
That the adj ocacy of the constitu-
tional amendment providing for a $780,
100000 bond issue for road improve
ments, which was adopted by the Leg.
islature at the last session and will
come up for final passage at the ses.
sion of 1905, be continued. M
Indorsing the bill pending in Con.
gress providing for an appropriation
of $24,O00,000 by the National Govern
ment for better wagon roads.
The constitutional amendment pro-
viding for a S50,OO0,0OO bond issue,
which has passed through one Legis
lature in consequence of support this
organization has given it, will provide
for the construction Of 1900 miles of
good roads.
OF the money thus raised $25,000,000
will pay the States share of the cost
and ST., 100000 is to be loaned to the
counties and S7.5O0.O0O to the towns
to pay their shares. That sum cannot
be made available until 1906 at the
very earliest. and the appropriation of
100000 is proposed so that exten.
sive improvements may be carried on
in the interval.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-02-19
PEARLS OF THOUGHT.

A virtue is not a deceased vice.
Sorrow is a stronger link than joy.
Fine harness does not make the fass
horse.
The greatest things In life are the
things that all can do.
One mans happiness can never be
built out Of another's misery.
The heart without the Offering is
better than the offering without the
heart.
Men who would scorn a thief in the
penitentiary fawn on him in the leg
islature.
1t is hard for churches to grasp the
law that when they are dead they have
to buried.
Keeping up with pleasures process
sion means fleeing from the great
white company.
Work for the love of it may be good
for the servant. but it is bad for those
who are served.
When a man gets to thinking that
he is top heavy with science he is like
ly to trip up for the lack of a little
sense
How quickly the world would be re-
formed if men were as anxious to be
right, as they are to prove others
wrong.-wRam's Horn.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-02-19
An Era of Road Building.

That the first quarter of the TWEEN.
tieth century will be a great era of
road building in this country now
seems probable. All persons who have
given serious thought to the question
are agreed on the following PROPOSE
ton: That road building in the Unit
ed States has been greatly neglected.
that we are far. behind other civilized
nations in this respect; that the general
Improvement of the highways through.
out the country would do more to pro.
mote the welfare and happiness of the
people than any other work which
could be undertaken; and that the
present is an suspicious time for in.
augurating national good roads cam.
paign.
The last of these propositions is In
some respects the most important be-
cause on it rests the hope that some.
thing is actually going to be done. The
last quarter of the nineteenth century
was the great era of railroad building,
but that has now passed into history
Of course, we are still building rail.
roads, and will continue to build them
for ages, but never again on the enor.
nous scale Of the last thirty years
The necessity and the opportunity nc
longer exist. The energy, the enthu.
siasm, and the capital heretofore di.
rected to the building of railroads is
now seeking other channels, one OF
which is the building of improved
highways.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-02-19

Senator A. G. Lattimer, of South
Carolina, who is stumping Delaware
in the interest Of good roads, under
the auspices of the State Highway
Commission, polled his audience al
the State capital after ringing speech
In advocacy of national legislation ex.
tending financial aid from the Govern.
ment for permanent road building in
this country. Every man in the audi.
ence arose and cast his vote in favor
of the measure.
Senator Lattimer showed three ways
in which the farmers of this country
could improve their condition by good
roads. First, he could make $3.50 a
day with his team in hauling for road
builders through dull periods; second.
he could decrease the cost of hauling
his products over dirt roads in the use
o. macadam roads just one-half; third.
he could realize an increase of. at the
very lowest, 81 an acre in the value
of his land
BY turning some life and industry
into your rural districts. said Senator
Lattimer, you can stop the stream Of
young men who are leaving the farm
for the already over-populated cities,
where they confront bad moral condi.
tons and bring moral degeneracy
upon our nation. Good roads bring the
rural citizens close together.