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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-04-12

Cotton Exchange special Liverpool cabes-Spot cotton
Aineiiean 5000 receipts 1000; American 5000: mid
vance closed steady point lower 70 points higher
July. 1921: Juy-August ESD Augustseptember 1891;
tenneT-OctooeT 6s5d; october- oyember eSld No
aTy-Februasy. CS9d. Manches;er-Yarns dull cloths II
-FOUR AND ,IEA1,-continued dulness was noted IN
port spring patents S. 2aS5 g. winter stTsights s. %
90 S winter patents s. 2saSS 90 spring clears - iog
- 90 = - RYE -FOUR QUIZ; qaotsd; Fair to good
quiet ouoed: Kiln dried. 50 loqs3 - as to brand BAG
MAL s s 2qo;Sd EiRe white and Yellow 81 t0gfl 40
SO % arrive 200 70 sacks: standard middlng sic 20
So %. bulk ana sacks: niddIng. S229s25 red dog.
2 go honny chop. SO 80 bulk $50 10 SACKS: oil meal
GRAIN-wHEAT-Gossip on the government report
All sorts q rumors gained circulation, expressing such
the day On the prol ed weather st1at5 and the heavy
scco-SiI-iv ysII'e7 lIsI- az tea5 =; ~ ~ bIrboT
Nv. N 20 - az .,t -,
figures On condition would be a shade above SO, and
therefore somewhat bearish Chicago and Southwest
acted strongest Northwest particular leading the
Te@kes 81 ne rs hour IN Response to clearing ana
WORLDS shipments were 100000 BUSH compared with
about 2OO00 bush less than the above amount.
Al Kansas CITY and St Louis receipts 6oT the day We're
total Western receipts aggregated 4lo00 BUSH against
shipments foreign markets displayed considerable weak
BE supply figures was $4,000 bush less than expected
and uuy about oneqcarter as lase as the reduction in
any abroad: closed 81 &c elevator and
81 O1aSl 10. ahoat No Northern Duluth. 81 04%
af1ar The local stock OF wheat Increased lSO 100
bush. CORNThe local market showed little feature out
Ede q trades 81 May ana closed NC down
Saturday. Weakness Influenced somewhat by
the improved weather suggesting larger receipts and bet
grading Good support by tie leading bull In Chi
case helped that market after midday but was not re
fected any extent here Worlds shipments
ported be almost 100000 bush larger than the preced
Ing week. The visible decreased $1,000 bush
hut the local increased - 200 bush No .
closed 54c alost; No . white. sc. and No 2
yellow. SIC. Z p sfoat. OATS-There absolutely no
feature % cats I'm this market At the West prices closely
followed and the close fairly steady In
%: $500 bush the stock o. No and Of
9o1 bush in the total supply here were noted but the
visible decreased l52to No closed 4ac:
white 47sc No oats. 4Gitc: standard white, 46s4c
lNE-Naroet weak. No Western. arrive. prompt
shipment BARIEI-Malket dun; feeding was Quoted at
4:-. C s New-l ork and mailing 5JG65c / Buffalo
The government made the condition OF
winter wheat 765 against Sc g IN December, 97-3
a and SCI FOR the average
figures S.afistIcan Brown estimated crop Of
s5 Coo 600 bush against 100000 estimated IN Decem-
her and ;s 61ey bush actual last year July the
curb soa H2i4c after having been down to % ssc
before the report out September advanced to safe
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-04-12

90 iOslf7 los BEEF quiet: extra India mess. 63s Cd
PORK steady: prime mess. Western 65s. HAMS quiet
short cut IA rs n. ass BACON quiet: Cumberland
cut 20 TO 80 n 34s. 10 - n 36s 3D.
clear mldies light "a u. 3Gs Cd long clear mid
% 40 3is short clear backs. 10 % 20
n. 35s: clear bellies. IA 70 Is 10 2is SHOT I4DEIt-
square II n dull, SIS ca. LARD steady: prime
Western IN tierces sd American refined in pals.
Sfs 81 BUTTER steady; good United states. AS.
CF{EE<F--Aneri-an finest white quiet. IS. American
finest colDred steady. 51s TALLCW-Prim- city. quiet.
2ss TIRPENTINE-Spirit cuIl. Ais Oh ROSIN-C0uI-
mon steady sd Observation-Disclosures quiet. Tisd.
I,INSEE dull, lis 81.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-04-12
READING SYSTEM

NEW JERSEY CENTRAL X. X.
Liberty street and south Ferry. Time from south
Ferry ave minutes earlier than shown belOw-)
EAsTON BETHLgHEN. ALLENTOWN AND MAUCM
CHUNK 90 q Is East0n only). $40 A. NJ 1to,
40. 500 (5.45 Easton Ony) p n Sundays s&ss
a. NJ. / %. 80 =. n, - - - -
500 T. ri Sundays. "a IS A NJ. l. 90 p NJ
BAENEGAT-ztO0. 30 A n. z13O (340. Lake
wood aud Lakehurst only. 40. as 90 P. NJ (s-0
p NJ saturdays). sundays 80 A. M
ATLANTIC CITY, 20 A. ~. 70 40 p ~.
VINEIAND AND BRTDGErOS-fzA0O A NJ n-ss
IONG BRANCH AsBURY PARK OCEAN GROVE.
POINT PLEASANT AND SEASHORE POINTS
1900 30. a. NJ. xf-2O. Us. $50. $50. 1LS8
2. NJ sundays. except Ocean Grove. 300 A M. Aeos
PIIIIADELPHA-CREADI TERMINAL). .4ss.
TOO IS % 800 tio,G0; fii0S a 81. - %. - %.
E1So t1O9. t3oS. 400 800. 1900. t7-So 1900.
stTfT F3ND CHEsTNUr sTREETs-;A.s, 1850
.1O 30. Ills A NJ. 'IOO ts34O. 500. 100. 20 IS
READING HARRISBURG, louisville AND WILL
IANsPO8r.lI4co. - IS tsov L. 70. G0So 100
Heading Pottsvfl1e and Hrsb'g only. t4o0 $500 NJ
zFrom Liberty Street On1y. "Dsily tDai1y. except
Sunday. SUNDAY only tParior only. Hvia
Tau1adua- saturdays aEzcept Saturdays
OTces: Liberty st. Ferry. South Ferry. Astor
House. 49,. 2Sf 434. 1900. 1888 Broadway. 1s2 sun
west Te5th So 245 Columbus Az. New York: Court
St as $50 Fulton BrOoziyn; SEQ Sroadvyay
iarlsl,urg y. Y. Transfer Co. ears for and checks
baggage destination
" g EEsT.ER. M BURT
Vice-Pres AID Gen Mgr. Gen Pass'r Ag<-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-04-12

Cash quotations a follows: FLOUR dull and
steady. WHEAr-NO spring. OOG9Sc. No g. s5G95c:
No red SGg5J4c. COfiN-NO 2 52AU525s, No ? vel
low, 52sq53c OATS-No . s. ass lac. No white IS
4i2c. RIE-NO >. 675sc. BARLEY-Good feeding 329
Use; fair to choice mating 4i855c- FI.AXSEED-No l.
81 90; No l Northwestern. 81 10. TIMOTHY SEED
Prime, 81 90. CLONER-Contract grade, S1I. PORK
Ness Dbl Sl2 2Q$i2 33s- LARD per 10 So 42I3
ass 40 CUT MEATS-Sh0rt ribs. sides. loose. $50
50 5Tis short clear sides boxed S7GS7 wTfISKEY
day: BIIIER steady CreaUeries l4Q24ac; dairles 123
G2lc. EGGS firm: mark. included 49,. Qi6se.
CHEESE weak, SQI0isc.
Duluth. April il.-C1ose; WEIEAT-No hard. cane;
No Northern. 934c: No Northern. 9O34c: May 93 c
July. 93i4c: September, S2sc.
Mllwaukee. ApfI 1t.-wHEAT-No 1 Northern o9cG
81 No Northern COG Csc. old July, SSsc RYE-No
/, ISisc- BAFtIEY-No = 62aG3c sample S6950c. CORN
No 3. 4T6i49c. July. Ole asa ed
Minneapolis April II-wHEAT-M o4Is@94%c:
July, 04ag9i$c, August, % G94%c. september - Sc
S5isc No Northern 827s 993ssc FI.OCR-Ffrst pat
Is. patents,
50 90: second clears 81 46GS2 80 BRAN bulk Si4 so
Philadelphia, April 11-wHEAT steady; contract grade
April. 81 O0GSf O61r CORN STEADY, April. 5O%Q5Ic.
OATS unchanged. No white. natural. 471z case: do
clipped 4Sla949c FLOUR quiet but steady; winter SUI
pene. 50 60ds3 So DO 50 9OS4 TO- Pennsylvania
winter clear e5as4 90: straight 81 956
do patent. So 1885 IS; Kansas clear sacks
81 259sA So do straight sacks. 81 iOS4 90: DO patent
racks 81 9OGS5. RYE FLOUR unchanged BUTTER
and prints 1o lower; extra Western creamery sc
nearby prints. 25c EGGS hrmer: fresh nearby.
lTIkc mark, 1Sc mark fresh So1rb
western mark: fresh southern I7c. CHEESE
steady: NewYOrk full creams, choice fancy los Ic.
do fair good. 1OGlOi1c ReCelpts-FOu bbls ana
1906 600 n. In sacks; wheat $500 bush; bush
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-04-12
SOUTHERN COTTON MARKET.
LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET.

Liverpool April II. 4 D. m.-COTTON-Spot IN lirrfsSd
demand: prices unchanged, American middlng s4t.
The Of day 5000 bales OF which 900
for speculation and export Included American.
Receipts bales. all American Futures opened qulss
and closed steady American middlirs g o April. sod;
April and May. Tssd. May and June. Ts5d. June and
July, 92d. July and August T.SSd Sspter1-
Der 1904; September and October. 6S5d: October ana
November 65fd: November and December 642d. Deem
Der and January. 6.4Od: January and February 39d
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-04-12
Railroads.
DEHnSYLVANIA
81 RAILROAD.

STATIONS foot Of WEST 1wENTY-THIRD STREET
AND DESBROSSES AND CORTLANDT sTREcTS
GEThe leaving time from Desbrosses and Cortianft
Streets Is five minutes later than that given below for
Twenty-thrd Street Station, except where Otherwise
noted
7-55 A. u. FAST MA1L.-Parlor. slseping and Dining
Cars For Chicago. Indianapolis and LouisVilie-
s55 A NJ ST LOUIS TEDruilma1 s isIis4
10 sgoll, St, Louis PlHnE Gar ar, r1u1rEp-Pulinaa
Sleeping. Dining Smoking. and Observation Com
Partment Cars. For Chicago. Cleveland Toledo. and
15s NJ CHICAGO AND ST LOUIS ExPE IEs;s1-
sPGps Ihic@SI 81 LOUIS Tisr1E ns Pullman Sleeping
sr9okng and Observation Cars For Chicago To-
SIS P. N. ST L0UIs ExPREss.-For PittsburE. Gin
enna For ar7 W. k Ea 1s he 1es
$50 r N. WESTERN ExPREss-For Chicago. For
755 Ply P4cfFir REssSFor Pittsburg To-
Iedo and Chicago For Knoxville daily via Shsnan-
Goai, Valley Route. Connects for Cleveland except
s.&5 Z. NJ CLEVELAND AND cINGGINNATI, E *
eS5 +. N. PITTsBURG sPEcIAI.-Dany for Pitts
WASHINGTON AND THE SOUTH.
7S % 2 10 10 esrossss and coIandt street. ti
I'D lO9S a IN m - .oo ~ s an an
PaTor aH5 Pinng Cars 's25 - o. .4o0 ss5Tg 9s,
s aa G1Ti s95 5 ;;s' .iOS5 "a @ Rs. 3
'42S -455 (Desbrosses 515). 925
soUTHE;iiN R1iLwAY.-Express 1855. s25. AIS D.
ATI.ANTiC COAST IINE.-Ezpress. 925 a n. and Is
p. daily
sEABOAED AIR LINE RAILwAY.-Express. 1855 >.
NORFOLK AND WESTERN RAILwAT.-For Memphis
and New Orleans. 3. - p daily.
CHESAPEAKE & OHIO RAILWAY.-7.55 a. week
FOR OLD PoiST COMFORT and NoRFoLK-75s a
ATLANTIC CITY.-9.55 4. and . 50 weekdays
Sundays a. Through NestIbuled Trains Buiret
Parlor Cars and standard Coaches weekdays Par
lor Smoking car ParOr cars, Dining car and STANDARD
Coaches SUnCays
CAPE MAY.-1255 p. m weekdays.
LONG BRANCH. ASBURY PARK tIrteriaken Sundays)
Ocean Grove, and Point Pleasant rom west Twenty
Il 10 night weekdays. sundays, u TO- 920 a m
and .. m From Iesbrosses and Cortandt Streets
600 m. l. 90 40. so m. and IL 10 night week
days. Sundays. II Il 945 a m. 800 p. IN
FOR PHILADELPHIA
COS I Is s755 . SIS - O. St. Limited
Desbrosses and CCrriaudt streets. 1G2O 80 70
CPeana. IIulited) "1O55, 11.55 20. s1S5.
3E5 - sI25 - - ('455 Chicago Limited for North
Philadelphia ouiy) - 30. esq 755 SIS. 925 t955 for
North Philadelphia onlyl p II 10 night weekdays
SUNDAYS GO5 %75j -. 90 % 1885 81. Louis lin
ite4J Q IS s10 % Penna Limited 55 m '12 So
p 355 - % 80 90 Chicago Limited for North
Philadelphia only ASS 1916, 7.55 So. % 90 for
North Philadelphia only p m 121O night
Ticket oficss Nos 4s1 1854 113 and Broadway; 1s2
FTfth Avenue below 22d ST. 2sS Fifth Avenue corner
2gth ST.: Aston House. and stations named above;
Brooklyn Court Street, SEQ Fulton street. $50 Broad
and PENNSYLVANIA Annex StatiE- TIE New York
Transfer Company will call for and check baggage from
hotels and residences through 20 destination.
Telephone '543 Chelsea for Pennsylvania Railroad Cab
W W ATTERBURT. J p WOOD.
General Manager. Pazs'r Traffic Manager
GEO W BOYD.
General Passenger Agent.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-04-12

oats 1000 bush shfpu.sntS-wneat. 1850 Susnz sz
Is. 600 bush: oats $1,000 bush
Louis. April Ii--ClOse. WHElAr-day. 90 MOI yuiys
s2&sc: No ? hard. eOGS3c CORN-No cssh, 4sot MAJ,
4Tisc; July. 4skc OATS-No cash 40; Nay. sss6s
July 81 nc: No white 46c-
Toledo, April i1-CIOvEFsE Closed: Cash, 81 5sJ
April So as: October, So so bid ALSIkE-Prims So o.
TfNfNTITY-Prir1s 81 40.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-04-12

cgT'TON-SDcculatiol IN cotton showed no improve
nent Sunday. and the market yesterday was cutie
as narrow and undressing that % the preceding
week The days business estimated at 8VOlo
aaes. al % small lots. and representing fr the
most the sCalpng or the fesslonsl Gle
nelt, Interpreted with little selling for outside az
cou1- The approach 20 activity was IN the
nlcale o. tbs morning when many private wires were
TeoelTec from Or the belt, claiming
t trus- Saturday night had seriously injured early
painted cotton necessltating ref1laftlfg
these reports accepted entirely by the 'rae.
Hho nCued dsCredlt stories Of severe damage,
tno the weather Otherwise favorable with the FORE
cast for higher teperaturea The market opened steady
a. decline OF sNl1 points. There some selling ny
commission houses. but the room was covering al hrst
AZ the list held steady little later Il sagEed
on few po.as when The reports q frost damage be
fan q a. and there rally 70 about the clos
g prices q saturday Following this there was more
OF les irregUlsrlty. but IN general way the market
seee easy and closed al practically the lowest Of ne
session. although tie final tone waS STEADY. The net
.oss vas matter q 2Q20 points The initial decline
market having turned after opening little better
tha7 Cue on tie Nep-York close OF Saturday. Re
ets continue very light with the sight for tho
current estimated about 1900 bales. against
sla0o0 for the last year. Exports for the
Gay were disappointing. however. and while
e1sness Is reported. demand remains light
sentiment appears favor scalping market In the
tAsence development calculated fncite
oe Aggressive operations the other. such
more active demand goods. Indication OF
S-iler buying by mills IN the various spot markets
M renge q contract prices In The local market To-
~ follOwB:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-04-12
THE STATE OF TRADE.

Buffalo. April 1t.-FLOCR steady: fancy blended pat
ent -: fancy spring patent s. 80; family patent win
s. patent. s. 10. bakers patent s..
pastry. 81 10. low grades So -: rye s. 90 WHEAT
Spring Gull; I Northern 81 n CORN easier. No .
yellow 55c No . corn. 53lac. OATS dull: No white.
? mixed. 42iac BAfiLFsN-NiChigau. track.
5ST5Sisc EYE-No I. SC asked o. track
Chicago. April 1.-THE leading futures ranged fol-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-04-12

F. 81 90; G. 81 s5: H SO 10; SO IS; g 76 n e s9a
81: ", "a O5QS4 10: c. 81 10. and W, "a 2ogS4 S5
STOCK on HAND
TIrPentne spirits. Dbl 81
Savannah April 1I.-TURPENTINE firm. o3L,e; sales sales
100; receipts 27e, exports go. ROSIN steady; sales
81; receipts i452 exports 1.Oe3. Quote: A, r. G d.
81 50; 81 40; & 49, c. g So; H. 3 90 i e So n
Charleston April 1I-TURPENTINE and RoSlN
nominal.
Wilmington. April 11.-TURPENTTNB. spirits steady
TAR Arm 81 9O receipts As TURPENTINE. crude firm
So IS So T5 and s4 receipts. bbls. -
London April 11.-TURPENTlNE spirits, SIS 412o-
ROSIN, American strained. rs Cd; fine Ills Sd.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-04-12
NAVAL STORES.

The market for spirits turpentine Is nrm, with machine
made barrels quoted at STAG and oil barrels Sic
Rosin was rm the basis of 81 IS for common TO good
strained. Tar Is Arm and in light stock In first
with the inside price oils quoted a IS,
asking high as s. 80 for small lots We quote:
e7i4o VI am ---'"' U'-' DIG
TAR-Pine bbls. 81 so: oil bbls S.
RosIN-cnrnrnon &c good. strained 81 soi Z. 81 80;
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-04-12
EUROPEAN PRODUCE MARKET.

Liverpool April i1-closing: wHDAT-spot quiet; No
California. rs Nd; futures quiet May. 6s 61d July
g. 6Nd; September nominal coRN-spot steady; Aner-
can mixed new Is Sd; American mixed. old. I'D;
futures quiet; May. Is aid; July nominal PEAS
Canadian firm bs 80. FLOUR-St Louis fancy winter
dull SIS 3D. HOPS In London Pacific Coastl. steady,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-04-12
ROYAL BLUE LINE.

sDaiIy. 4DaIly. except Sunday. SUNDAY only.
Offices; Liberty St Ferry, south Ferry Astor House.
T67 PSI. asa. 1900 1884 Broadway. 1S2 5th Av. 25
Union square West 1873 East 125th St. 2T3 West 125th
Columbus York. 4 Court St.
Sc Fulton BROOKLYN. $50 Broadway. williams
burg New York Transfer Co. calls for checks
baggage to destination
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-04-12

Foreign coffee markets R1O-CoTee market firm. No :
Rc 5Ss15 exchange 12sd. receipts, 1000 bags; ship
the United states ZOO bags shipments for
Eur1re stock CSC 600 bags. SANTDS-Colfee
steady: good santos $500 receipts, 400
haEs- stock $4,000 bags. HAMBI EG-COfee market
opened Unchanged. at 30 net unchanged 20 :
higher. sales - 600 bag HANRE-Conee market
opened steady unchanged frame higher al u
change. ~ 2 M. quiet and unchanged: $50
uncaalEel. Total sales. 1900 baEs
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-04-12
BALTIMORE AND oHl0 RAILROAD

Lackawanna Railroad.
Leave Barclay and ChTstO2hss STA
$500 A M-For Binghamton and syracuse.
1000 A M.-For Buffalo. Chicago and 81 LsuiA
'1sO p. M.-For Buffalo and Chicago.
=. M--FOr Scranton and Plymouth.
% 90 p. M-For Buffalo and Chicago.
Is. IS z. M.-Utica. Oswego. Ithaca. BuTafo.
- 90 A. M-For ChfcaEn-S1e@pera p ~
Tickets az fsT. 40 ftSs. i4S4 Broadway ". Ia 20
fulton BROOKLYN sDaily tExcept Sunday.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-04-12
LIVE STOCK MARKET.

New-York. April II. 1904.
UETyTv nECETpTG
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-03
Private Letter Boxes.

The Molineux trial temporarily put a stop to the private-letter-b business; but the evil has cropped up again and Is running full blast. In my opinion there is nothing more conducive to domestic and amatory trouble than this thing. Through 1t, men, married and single, are enabled to carry on 1irtatious correspond ence with young girls-men who wouldnt dare to have strange letters come to their homes or offices, and young girls are led into taking assumed names for the primarily romantic purpose Of receiving love-letters. It is all bad and the post office should put stop to 1t. Another very mischievous thing Is manicure par lors. l do not mean to say that a mani- cure business may not be conducted prop erly; but the manicure booths now con nected with many hotels and bars bring young girls into altogether too familiar relations with men. To see some of these pretty young girls. barely 15, holding the hands of flashily dressed men in their palms and simpering under the fire of compliments, as they go on with their work of trimming nails and producing moons" on them is sickening spec tacle.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-03
Mere About Women.

These women, how they do come up again and again. We can't escape 'em much as we may try. Even their ghosts arise--in the newspapers. Maurice Mend ham, a broker here, had signal instance of this recently. He was arrested for automobiing too fast in company with a Wall street friend and two ladies of no street The fact of the matter Is that Mir Mendham was probably a victim of misplaced confidence in his chauffeur and the immunity generally accorded to men of his high rank by our police. Nearly all automobiists, as his lawyer showed, violate the law of speed. But poor Mend ham was taken in. What did the papers do? Most of them revived his old con- nections with the famous pr. Kennedy case. Mendham was the protector of Dolly Reynolds pretty Mt. Vernon girl who was believed by some to have been killed by Dr. Kennedy, her dentist, in prominent hotel here. Dr. Kennedy was found guilty. sentenced, spent two years in the death-cell at Sing Sing and was finally exculpated by the cnorts of a young firm of lawyers, Cantwell & Moore. He has resumed, 1 believe, his practice. in Staten Island, and the whole horrible celebrated case" has been relegated to the limbo of oblivion. But, just because Mir. Mendham happens to be in an auto mobile arrest, his connection with Dolly Reynolds and Dr. Kenndy is raked up and bruited again. Isn't this brutal? Per sons who do not know MT Mendham would naturally be led into ugly specula- tions as to the meaning of such a re- hash
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-03
Why the Ladies Painted.

This reminds me of a story true. Years ago l went with several ladies, under police escort, on a slumming party Tn that corner of New Orleans called The Coast of Africa. We visited a a negro ball, pay ing handsomely for admission. Sultry was the night and after five minutes of watching the frantic abandon of the dance, was eager to escape on account of the odor from my perspiring colored brothers and sisters. Suddenly two of the buxomest and comeliest lady coons tainted dead away. They were gaak.ntly revived and the master of ceremonies presently came to our party, and ad- dressing my old friend. Colonel Curtis of the governors staff, whom he happened to know, said politely: "Scuse me, boss. but l mus request you to quit? . What for?' Well, boss. I don't jess like to communicate de reason" "Out with it!" Well, boss. you see it's dis way-no' fense meant boss. but our ladies, dey aint accustomed to de odor of de white ladies in crowded place on it kind O makes 'em faint" We retired to roar. Still. it may have been a fact, not a caprice of insulting fancy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-03
Tells a Curious Tale.

Still harping on women, have curious tale to tell. Years ago, a man of my acquaintance, l cannot exactly call him a friend. for that word means so much, fell in with a woman In sore distress. She had been led astray by a rich em- ployer and cast out on a heartless world with baby boy. This man. a son of southern writer once famous, sympathized with the girl helpedher, and later-she was rather comedy In a soft dark way installed her as his housekeeper. and after ten years married her. Meantime he brought up her son, as if it were his
 own. There was something the matter
 with the boys legs or spine and this
 kind man spent hundreds of dollars on
 specialists to put the boy right on his l pins. Rosy-that wasn't her name but
 nickname given her on account of her
 rich coloring, just as the ancient Greeks
 gave the name Rhodope or Rhodopis to | good many feminine celebrites-was al- ways devoted to her benefactor, in the presence of his occasional visitors, or
 guests, of the male persuasion. You would
 have supposed that she worshipped him.
 The sequel' Well, I happened not long ] ago to see Rosy beautifully dressed and | looking roser than ever, going along with 1 one of her old flames for she had several, l De1ofe me gentle Jones began to help her. l was a little surprised at this and
 having time on my hands followed the pair into n restaurant and took an ad- joining table. The conversation carried on in high key astounded even me The fun she poxed at the man wno nad proved himself her best friend, the way she laughed over his jealousy of every man better-looking. better-informed or more prosperous than himself, was a revelation in human nature. Finally. she said: "Oh, the chump. if he only knew how I hate him,' I could stand no more. I got away quick.