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The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-03
Reform Continues.

The board of governors of the New York stock exchange continues It's work of "purifying" the institution and raising the standard of the busin4Bs morals Of members. Every day or two announce ment Is made that certain members who have been under the harrow or discipline are offering their seats TOT sale, or have made arrangements to sever connections with the exchange. Down to date sev- eral of those whose telephone connec- tions with the exchange were summarily cut out have quit and others are sched- uled to walk the plank to avoid public scandal. The investigation which has been going on under the auspices of the board of governors for many weeks has hroueht to light the lact that fifteen or twenty members of the exchange nave teen secretly identified with forbidden in terests on the outside It does not trans pire that they have been guiity or any thing especially wicked, but 1t Is enough for the governors to learn that they nave broken the rules of the orsahizatloh.
 Friends of the victims or the latest crusade against vice" as 1t IS calieo' set up the plea that the board or govern ors is thus harshly discipHnins minor offenders and at the same time permit ting rotten stocks to be dealt Tn on the floor are "straining a gnat and swallow ing A camel" They say that put TOT inc endorsement given stocks Dy allow ing them to be traded in on tne excnange inc public would have saved >nundreds of millions of dollars lost during the Iast two years on declines in watered securities. There is enough III tnls crit-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-03
South Makes Protest.

Banking houses having intimate con- nections with the south are somewhat disturbed by the volume or protest which comes up from that section over what Is termed by some as a revival of the "bloody shirt issue in the republican national platform. By this reference is made to the paragraph demanding the en- franchisement of the negro in the south. According to the view which Is expressed by southern correspondents. demoraliza- tion and untold damage to business in- terests of the south will result from the reopening of this issue Many hundreds of millions of northern capital have been invested during the last ten years in southern industrial development and in southern railroad enterprise, and natu- rally the demonstration on the port of southern business men has produced a de- cided .mpressios. fn the New York finan- cial district. Open criticism of the race isue clause of the platform is heard in quarters otherwise well disposed toward the Washington administration. The evident purpose of the democratic leaders to take advantage of this phase of the republican platform by incorporating in the St. Louis platform a ringing de- nouncement thereof does not tend to allay uneaslness.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-03
Report About PennsyIuanla.

The report has again cropped out that the Pennsylvania railroad through one of it's auxiliary properties, the Long Island railroad is about to conclude a lease of the Brooklyn Rapid Transit, which owns and controls the elevated and street car lines of Brooklyn and It's suburbs. The report has not been confirmed although It it well known that negotiations to that end have been under way for long time. 1t Is only natural that the Penn sylyania should want to secure this m- mensely valuable property which would 1t 1t beautifully with it's pians for tunnel building and expansion. The extent or the development of the west end of Long Island will for an indefinite period be limited only by the facilities given the people for getting to and from that DOT ton of New York covering Manhattan Island. With the completion of the tun- nel under the East river and the third great bridge, VI icf, has already been be- gun, facilities will be given for the ex- reditious movement ef 5O0, 90o more peopls daily than can now travel back and forth. Real estate enthusiasts expect to see the population of Brooklyn more than doubled within the next twenty years.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-03
Stock Market Awaits Results
 at St. Louis
KEEN INTEREST IS TAKEN
The Democrats May Have Great Weight In Influencing Course of Business-Purging of
 the Exchange.
BY W. G. NICHOLAS.

New York, July 2.-The stock market Is sitting under the shadow of the St. Louis convention. The professional ele- ment has apparently made up it's mind to do nothing until after the democrats name their presidential ticket and adopt their platform. A three days holiday immediately preceding the convention in- tensifies the dullness ana makes it more marked than would otherwise be the case if the disposition was to enter Into new commitments. Dealings on the stock exchange have been reduced to the lowest point in years. and daily fluctu- ations are for the most part insignificant and representative merely Of the opera tions of the room traders in pursuit of fractions
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-03
Bowie Endorses Suggestion.

Anniston, July 2.--(special.) )-Congress- man Sydney J Bowies has endorsed the suggestion of Hon. R. E. Pettus that the advisory committee of the Alabama Edu- cation committee meet here July 10 to S the dates of the sitting of the Alabama Baptist convention. Nearly every mem- Der on the board will be at the convention and the time and place is regarded as a most select one. Hon. I. W. Hill, state superintendent of education, Is chairman of the advisory committee
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-03

tained through the agency of a.weight. the weight being lifted on the return stroke by an electro-magnet brought au- tomatically into circuit with the bat teries at the proper time by the move ment of the pendulum. Thus the energy of the battery is utilized to lift the weight. the potential energy of which is then ready to aotuate the pendulum.
 The clock requires no winding. There is no other material used in It's construc- ton than pins of various sizes and self fiuxing solder. This novelty was built to show the possibiL 'es of the solder. Not
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-03
Exports Show Increase.

Statistics of the treasury department show that exports of manufactures for the fiscal year ending June 30 (with June estimated) approximate $450, ,000 900, and an increase of about $40,00O.0 900 over the last preceding year. and the largest on record. The volume of our foreign com- merce for the year just closed will reach the enormous total. of s2. 4s5. GOO 600, nearly $50. .0O0, GOO more than the the year before. Imports are rather less, while exports are considerably larger.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-03
No Appropriation for Embassy.

Paris, July 2.-The budget commit tee of the chamber of deputies voted today for the suppression of the ap- .propriation for the French embassy at the vatican, and also passed a resolu- tion which will be incorporated in the committees report to the chamber icensuring Premier Combes for his re- fusal to express the views of the gov ernment on the subject.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-03
savIng casteIIane Fortune.

It is said that one of George Gould missions abroad will be to obtain from mis sions abroad will be to castellane authority to continue the trusteeship of her estate and to transfer II 10 one of the great trust companies under the con trol of the Standard oil and Gould in- terests. Since the Countess de Castel- lanes fortune was put into virtual trus- teeship a few years ago to says 1t from further raids by the little French hus- band of Annie Gould, the debts agains, It have been pretty we'll wiped out and the value of the property nearly doubled It Is now said to be worth well on to ss5, 5,coO, 00o-quite enough to keep the wolf from the door
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-03
No More Silver Dollars.

Portland, Ore, July 2.-"There will never be another silver dollar coined in this country" said George T. Rob- erts, director of the United States mint, in an interview here. MT Rob- erts is now en route to Alaska, and made this statement in answer to a question put to him by representa- tive. of the Oregonian. No, there will be no more silver dollars turned out by the government plants unless by some chance 16 to 1 congress should be elected, for the supply of silver bull lion purchased under the sherman act is exhausted"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-03
Tenor Is BuIllsh.

The tenor of most of the advices going out of Wall street these days is conserv- atlvely bullish. Very few look for a radical advance in prices in the near future, but four out of i've express the view that the market will show gradual improvement through the summer and fall A sgreat many supplement this view by the further prediction that If the elections turn out satisfactorily there will be another boom in the security mar ket before the end of the year. Expe- rienced people in Wall street canot see where there IS serious danger of further liquidation, and they find comfort in the historical fact that great bull movements are almost invariably preceded by ex- cessive apathy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-03
Hartman Interviewed.

Previous to his departure for Europe k. II. Hartman permitted himself to be interviewed to the effect that business con- ditions were in the main satisfactory and that he personally Is conservatively bullish on stocks. MT. Hartman expects to be gone about two months, combinglng busi- ness with pleasure. It Is surmised that he will endeavor while abroad to place with foreign holders some of the securi- ties in which he is interested. Hartman and Morgan will cross each others paths on the high seas, both navIng sailed from opposite sides of the Atlantic on the same day
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-03
Vote to Divide District.

Giddings, Tex, July 2.-The confer. ence of the Southern district of the Lutheran synod of Missouri, in session at Serebin, voted to divide the district, which at present comprises nearly all of the south from Texas to the At. lantic. The lines of division will be determined later.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-03
Ranka Not sufferIna.

Savings banks do not apper to have suffered by reason of the low rates of in- terest prevailing in Wall street. Almost without exception the larger savings in- stitutions of New York have raised their interest rate on deposits to the old figure of per cent Over S1,500, 100000 is on deposit in the savings banks of Greater New York.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-03
UNIQUE CLOCK
Is Made Entirely of Pins, and Re
 quires No Winding.

From the Philadelphia Record.
 clock made entirely of pins soldered together is unique feature of the St. Louis exposition.
 The clock Is driven by electricity, eight or ten dry cells furnishing the necessary current. The pendulum is arranged so that its movement in one direction is ob-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-03
FOURTH OF JULY RATES

Tickets will be sold via this line at tha rate of one and one-third fare for the round trip plus 25c Minimum rate 50c.
 Tickets on sale July 2. 8. 4, good returning until July 8. 1904. Ask ticket agents for. particulars or write A. 8. Freeman, T. P. A. Birmingham; J. c. Conn. D. P. Al Chattanooga 6-l6-l9r1
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-03
Father Commits Double Traaedy

Fort Worth, Tex, July "A special from Eastland, Tex. says: James Lay shot and killed his 1-year-old child and then killed himself. A target gun was the weapon of destruction Family trouble is assigned as the cause.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-03
His Nickname.

From the Washington Star.
 Why do you call. your little baby brother Radium?" asked the p ecocious boys uncle. E Because father and mother think he's, worth about million dollars, but aobody' else does"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-03

sa,.i ieism to make the governors feai uncom- fortable, but 1t does not arrear tbat my steps have been taken to revise the list of stocks handled by members with the approval of the authorities or the ex- change.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-03

quite a year was required for it's con- struction, the work being done entirely by hand.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-03
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  Railroad  isrss Avenue A ana s CAROLINA PORTLAND CEMENT COMPANY.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-03
THE FIRST STEP

Toward recovering your health is made when you commence taking Hostetter's Stomach Bitters. It re- stores the stomach to normal condi- tion corrects the liver, promotes bowel regularity and induces restful s1eep. Doctors endorse and recom- mend it. It always cures Vomiting, BIoatIna. Headache, Dyspepsia, IndI- oestIon, Dizziness, cramps and MaIa- Fla. Fever and Aoue. Try one bottle and be convinced of its value.
 HOSTETTER'S
 STOMACH BITTERS.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1904-07-22

in discovering that II was an opening
into another underground chamber al
most as large as their own cave. The
opening TO the lower cave, they dis
covered later, was on the other side
of the hill, under a clif Of rocks. the
mouth being well sheltered by scrub
oaks and little hemlocks.
They discovered. too. that the big
opening had been the winter quarters
OF a family of bears. and It was these
creatures who had worked their way
through TO the apple cave. Their en-
largement OF the cave had. they found,
extended across the crevice extending
to the bears den, save for a shallow
covering OF clay. and this. some time
during the winter, the bears had
scratched away. thus opening the way
to the juicy russets that must have
poured themselves down In golden
shower at the feet of the rayenous
bears. The potatoes went the way OF
the apples, and when Farmer Mack
opened the cave to get a load OF the
latter for market at the rate Of CLEO
a bushel. there was hardly enough left
to fill a barrel. There we're still about
20 bushels Of apples In the cave, show
ing that during the long winters feast
the bear family had devoured over $50
bushels Of the Tussets
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1904-07-22

lila and the Sebu river. This. Of course.
does not apply TO the existing Spanish
fortihcations on Moorish territory.
France declares that she has nointen-
ton OF changing the status quo In the
country.
Gambia. the oldest British settlement
on the coast Of West Africa, had only an
area OF SO square miles until the year
1898, when Great Britain was accorded
a strip six miles wide along both banks
Of the river as far as It was nayigable.
The frontier between the French posses
sions and the British colony Of Gambia
is now modified In such way as to give
France possession Of the town and dis
trict OF Yarbatenda $500 miles from the
sea- and TO secure her access to the por-
ton OF the Gambia river navigable for
ocean-going vessels The actual area
thus ceded to France is about so square
miles. The group known az the Los
Islands, situated opposite the Port OF
Konakri, is also ceded to France.
England agrees to a readjustment Of
the frontier line between the Niger and
Lake Chad, which. by bringing the
boundary further south, will give the
French a route through fertile ooun-
try, thus saving them the detours into
the desert necessitated by the present
frontier. which was agreed upon between
England and France in 1898. Roughly
speaking. We have relinquished about
half the region included in the arc round
SOkoto. and on the Lake Chad end Of the
frontier a tract Of territory about $50
miles in length and from 80 to 10 miles
in width, the boundary line here being
marked by the Komadugu river.
The expansion Of both English and
French influence In the orient brought
the two nations together along the banks
Of the Menam river IN Siam. Now both
nations confirm the declaration Of 1896.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1904-07-22

then. just when the world was expecting
a conflict comes the word that all these
old grievances. some Of them dating
back for a century. have been peacefully
settled
The enumerating Of them separately
Will be the best means Of arriving at an
easy understanding of them all. First
let ms take that concerning Newfound-
land as being the one nearest us. and In
which we are most interested. For near
lv 200 years France has had the exclu-
slve right 10 the west shore OF New
foundland. between Cape 81. John and
Cane Ray. and 10 fishing in the territorial
waters off the west coast Of the island,
a fleet OF fishing boats from the French
Islands. Miquelon and St Pierre visit
ing the coast annually. France now
abandons her rights TO the French shore,
though retaining her right TO dry fish
there. She also retains the same rights
as Great Britain as to fishing in the ter
rltorlal waters. and stipulates that her
eshermen may take Holsters as well as
Goldfish The bait bill Of 1856. which pro-
hiblted the sale of bait to foreign fisher
men is modified in such a way that in
future the Newfoundlanders may sell
bait 10 the French fishermen. Great
britain will grant indemnlties 10 French
citizens occupied in fishing pursuits on
the treaty shore whose interests are I'M
paired by the new state Of things
There were several distinct differences
existing I'm Africa. which may be emu
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1904-07-22
SMART BEAR FAMILY
THEY FEAsTED ALL WINTER ON
FARMER MACK's APPLES.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bruin and the Young
Bruins Lived High on Over
$50 Bushels of Choic-
est Russets.

Pennsylvania black bears never
played a more cunning nor more ex-
pensive trick than the family Of black
rasoals who all OF last winter robbed
Farmer Eli Mack. OF Bobst Mountain,
Pa, making him the poorer by al
least $3.50 Though Mr.. Mack sue
ceeded in killing three OF the thieves
after the most sensational Of disclos-
ures made upon his sadly depleted
stock Of potatoes and apples. yet
both hides and pelts were not in con-
dition that commanded much money.
He made less than $40 out Of the three
bears, so that he is yet over 5000 to
the bad for having furnished a win
ter's forage 10 a rayenOus family.
Mr.. Mack had one OF the best little
fruit farms in Lyooming county His
high, dry and south-slope fields yield
fruit that keeps well. One-half Of his
orchard is Of the russet yariety-an
apple that is a splendid keeper. so
that It has long been his custom 10
store this variety OF fruit In a spe-
cially built cave until spring. when
market prices reach double the figures
commanded in the fall and early win
ter months. Last fall he stored $50
bushels OF russets. A small section Of
the cave was reserved for IS bushels
OF late fall potatoes. II was late in
November when he closed and sealed
the cave for the winter. with expecta-
tlons Of a good market and robust
prices during April and May.
But imagine the chagrln Of the Macks
when they opened the cave three
weeks ago, TO find that nearly all the
fruit and the apples were gone. Last
fall, in order TO accommodate a larger
quantity of apples. they had dug the
cave further into the hill. and at the
extreme rear had followed out a
chamber as wide as the rock walls
would permit Every apple was gone
out Of the chamber, and in the bottom
Of the cave was a yawning hole that
ran somewhere into the depths Of the
earth. Lowering a lantern into this
hole. Mack and his boys were not long
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1904-07-22

hculties caused by the absence Of juris-
dlctlon. The New Hebrides have been
under the Joint protectorate Of Great
Britain and France since 1887. The
group lies about 1000 miles of the east
coast Of Australia. and consists Of some
90 islands which stretch for about 500
miles north and south. A little to the
southwest lies the French convict settle
ment Of New Caledonia. The islands
are extremely beautiful and fertile. and
large plantations have been established
on some, but the majority are still COW
cred by thick forest Their area IS about
5000 square miles. and population
100000. Australia attaches great i'm
pOrtance to the preservation OF British
influence In the Islands.
A fewyears ago such a change in the
political situation Of the world could
not have been made without a resort TO
arms
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1904-07-22
Returned City's Gift.

Ex-Empress Eugene recently present.
ed to the Carnayalet museum. in the city
OF Paris. the cradle Of the prince lmpe-
rial This is a specimen OF decorative
art Of the highest type, and was a glft
from the people OF Paris on the birth OF
the prince. The cradle was designed by
Ballard in the form OF the PROV Of q
ship ian alluslon TO the galley in the
arms Of the city OF Paris). This prov
IS in rosewood. Behind II Is the poop
of the vessel. on which an allegorlcal
figure representing Paris holds above
her head the imperial crown. From this
crown hangs the curtains On the bow
Is an imperial eagle In silver. The
sides Of the cradle are ornamented with
four exquisite medallions by Hyppolyte
Flandrin, Jacqumart and Froment-Meu-
rice. carved. with metalwork. while the
sculptured portion is by Simart-Brook-
lyn Eagle
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1904-07-22
Leap Year in the Ukraine.

In one part Of "all the RussIas." the
province Of Ukraine It is always leap
year as far as the female privilege OF
proposing is concerned. n is said to be
customary there. when a young woman
falls IN love with a man. for her 10 go
10 his fathers house. and In the most
tender and pathetic manner plead With
the young man 70 take her as his wife.
She promises the most Submissive obe-
dience 10 his will II he will but accept
her. II the young man says: Il beg
that you will excuse me from this" she
tells him that she IS resolved not to de-
part until he shall promise TO take her
for better OF worse. She accordingly
takes mp her abode there and remains
until he is wooed and won or until he
ends the siege by fleeing TO parts un-
known.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1904-07-22
FARMvILLE VA, FRIDAY, JULY p. 1904.

CONFUSION no nears some one scream
ing: Run for your lives"
Run? Yes. but how can he cross this
burning moat? The heat is terrific
lie sees the steel forcing channel
down TO number five pit. which con-
talns water. If # reaches there-the
thought sets him shuddering Have
they all escaped but him? The heat
is scorching. suffocating, and IL will
take hours for this mass of steel 10
cool and set-hours; why. long before
that he will be literally baked alive
VIII none Of them come 10 save him?
No. no: they will not risk the explosion
until IL is too late The growing fear
of a horrible death ovcrwhelms him.
and ne screams with terror. Then
some one dashes through the door
beats HIS way through the hands that
try 10 stop him. runs nimbly mp the
foot-ladder and along the wide haulks
that hold the rails for the crane.
Look. he is clineing now 10 the
chain. Lower" he shouts. and lower
ne comes, down. down. until he swings
as close 10 that terrible liquid bed as
the men he IS trying to save. For
wardi" he roars. and there is the click
of levers. the hiss Of steam, and the
rattle OF the ponderous crane Hold.
he screams. as he lurches forward.
scizes Holder. and cling- 20 him with
wonderful strength For a moment 1t
seems as though both must slip and
crash To their doom. and then. tightly
claspcd together. rescuer and rescued
are swung clear Of the burning lake.
and on into safety And the last thine
Seton Holder notes ere be sinks into
Inconsistencies is a confused babel Of
voices. and above them all some ono
loudly clamorine for cheers for brave
Jack Simpson
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1904-07-22
Cured of Bright's Disease.

Mr.. Robert o. Burke. Elnora, n. Y,
writes Before started 10 use FOley's
Kidney Cure / had 10 get up from
twelve 10 twenty times a night, and ]
was all bloated up with dropsy and my
eyesight was so impaired could scarce
~ see one Of my family across the
room. had given up hope Of living,
when friend recommended Foley's
Kidney Cure. One 80 cent bottle
worked wonders and before / had TAX
en- the third bottle the dropsy had gone,
as well as all other symptoms OF
Bright's disease" Sold by W. y. Ag-
new.