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The bee., 1905-10-05

vice. At this declaration he was
applauded, some of the Democrats
who are thought to be of rather in
dependent feeling joining In vigor-
ously. But the speaker fastened to
modify by showing that he meant
that he was in favor of the open bal
lot where a man would go up openly
and say for whom he wantedto vote
as in ''the good old times The APP
plause to this was not heavy.
Judge Gordon's speech opened
with allusion to alleged corporate
influence over voters in certain
places and said that in such places
it was difficult to be Democrat.
Bat he declared that such had never
been the case with darlington Demo-
Gratis; that these are strong and
stalwart Democrats who Away q
"stand to the rack, hay or no hay"
There was q loud strain Of 'nigger
yellin' In the oratory of both speak
ers. Judge Gordon declared the Re-
publican party had existed since the
days when people made q golden
calf and worshipped 1t, and that the
Democratic party had existed since
the Savior drove the money chang
ers out of the temple. He con-
demned the "log cabin" and eulo-
gized the rooster" The game cock
In the act of growing was the real
thing to stir mans blood. He
made him to crow at the crack of
Creation and eulogized the rooster
from Genesis to the last Democratic
primary.
Mr.. jennings and Public Roads.
Mr.. jennings, among other things,
devoted some attention to the pub
lie roads of the county and said they
were economically built and were
cared for at the cost Of only $4,000
annually. He declared the county
had 1900 miles of graded dirt roads
and So miles of bridges. If these
figures were correct we would have
one mile of bridge for every eighteen
and a half miles of road, or q 20-foot
bridge TO every $40 feet of public
road; which would make Hopkins
county a second and very much en-
larged Venice, good watering place
with ne need of artificial irrigation
even to make alfalfa. He compared
Hopkins county roads to those of
Christian county, which are of stone
and cost more to build and repair,
and claimed that our public roads
were much more economically main
tanned than those of Christian coun-
ty. He said Christian spent 1874, 900
a year on roads. He quoted other
figures on taxation, etc., but the
question "are they as accurate as
his road figures arose in some of
bis hearers. Mr.. Jennings said Re
publicans might do very well,
The bee., 1905-10-05
$500. GIVEN AWAY.
Christmas Presents for Subscribers to
the Weekly Courier-J Journal.

The Weekly Courier-Journal Henry
Watterson's paper wants to share
the profits of this prosperous year
with it's subscribers. 1t proposes
to give away twenty Christmas pres
ents, ranging from 500 to SEQ,
amounting to $600in ALL There Will
be four general presents of 500, $50.
$50 and 500, and sixteen presents of
$50 and $40 to be given in the states
of Kentucky. Indiana, Tennessee,
Texas, Mississippi, Missouri, Vir-
ginia and Alabama The plan is
fair and simple. Write the Courier
Journal Company, Louisville, KY,
for copy of the Weekly Courier
Journal, giving full details. 1t will
be sent free.
The bee., 1905-10-05

maybe, among the Hoosiers and
others north of the Ohio river, but
alleged that whenever they are put
in power south of the river they
always make mess of it,
Mr. Jennings closed without max
ing reference TO any Darlington
Democrat who had ever been can
didate for any office.
The bee., 1905-10-05

Rev. b. G. Horton, Sulphsr
Springs, Tex, writes, July 10th,
Billiards. Snow Liniment and Hore-
hound Syrup, and they have proved
certainly satisfactory. The liniment
is the best we have ever used for
headache and pains. The cough
syrup has been our doctor for the
last eight years."
Sold by st. Bernard Drug Store.
The bee., 1905-10-05

hUtJO try Administer, Body Brussels and Wiltons.
Over 200 patterns to select from. Largest line in
Southern Indiana at $3.50, $1,000 Sl5.0 $lS 90.
$22. so. SIS. 90, $4,000, 1000. $4,000
Small sizes of all kinds.
The bee., 1905-10-05
STATE DEVELOPMENT
Convention 10 Be Held at Louis.
vile October I0-II-I2.
Delegates Appointed From Hopkins Coun-
ty Now Announced.

convention, ABOUT WHICH 1Hh
BEE has spoken several times, i;
near at hand. The dates are
next Tuesday, Wednesday and
Thursday at Louisville, and all
the sessions and entertainments
will be held at the Gait House,
which is widely known as one OF
the best and most homelike no
tells in the South.
Every county having repre-.
sentatives will be expected to
have one or more citizens answer
the following questions during
what is known as the roll call OF
counties on the last day of the
convention:
What Inducements are offered
by your county or city to capital
seeking Investment?
What Observation-Disclosures
ing or other-do you most need?
What are its products; what
its resources?
What does it need in the way
of development to make it a
richer Ia more productive -
county?
These are some of the ques-
tions the convention will expect
answered by representative citi
zens from each county, as the
roll call of counties is conducted.
The information thus compiled
will be given wide publicity
through the industrial journals
of the United States to attract
capital, seeking Investment,
toward Kentucky.
Besides exchanging ideas
among Kentuckians there will be
an opportunity for hearing men
from other States, whose expert
ence and success enables them to
speak with authority on various
subjects including agriculture,
forestry, manufacturing,
railroads, immigration, good
roads, etc. Some of the best
takers in the United States on
these subjects have accepted
places on the program.
The convention will be called
to order at 2 O'Clock on the after.
uoon of Tuesday, October 10, at
the Gait House.
The railroads have granted a
rate of one fare plus rs cents for
round trip from any point In
kentucky.
The delegates from Hopkins
county have generally expressed
interest and their intention OF
attending the convention.
The following is the list of del;
egates who have been appointed
to represent Hopkins county:
Col. j. b. Atkinson, James r.
Rash, Lee Oldham, Paul M.
Moore, Darlington; DIR. w. z.
Ross, HI. I'll. Holeman, I. e.
Ruby, George r. Lynn, j. B..
Brasher, /. Bailey, Hon. r. r.
Graham, Judge @. @. Givens, j..
j. Glenn, j. I. Mcdonald, Mum
nell Wilson, jacksonville; Will
+. Scott, Hon. w. Lynch, r. E..
Russell, Dawson Springs; w. H..
Weir, Hanson; d. @. Morrow,
Nebo; r. M. Salmon, Ilsley.
The bee., 1905-10-05

No Pill is as pleasant and positive
as DeWitt's Little Early Risers
These Famous Little Pills are so
mild and effective that children,
delicate ladies and weak people en-
joy their cleansing effect, while
strong people say they are the best
liver pills sold.
Sold by st. Bernard Drug Store.
The bee., 1905-10-05
three Young Men killed.

Birmingham, Ala, Oct. S.--A switch
engine jumped the track in the Louis
vile & Nashville yards. in this city.
and three young men who were riding
on the running board were killed and
terribly mangled.
The bee., 1905-10-05

Boston, Oct 3.-Mrs. Mary O'Hare,
As years offage, of Cherry Valley,
Mass, walked into pond at the rear
of her home with her 11-months-old
baby in her arms and both were
drowned.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-02
Paving Bids Wanted.

Sealed proposals in duplicate will be received by R. s. Williams. city treasurer, Montgomery, Ala, until 12 o'clock noon, July IT, 1905, for paving the following sidewalks as per specifications in the city engineers office:
 Both sides of Martha street from the west side of Goldthwaite street to the east side of Holt street.
 Both sides of South street from the west side of South Court street to the east side of Sayre street.
 On the east side of Sayre street from the south side of South street to the north side of West Jefferson Davis avenue.
 Both sides of Amanda street from the south side of Mildred street to the north side of West Jefferson Davis avenue.
 Both sides of North Jackson street from the north side of Pelham street to the south side of Madison avenue.
 Both sides of South Decatur street from the south side of Washington street to the north side of Scott street.
 Both sides of South Bainbridge street from the south side of Washington street to the north side of Alabama street
 Both sides of Washington street from the east side of Bainbridge street to the west side of South Jackson street.
 Paving to be with Schillinger or Hex agon block.
 All bids to be accompanied by a certified check for $250 on each street. The City Council reserves the option to pay for said work in bonds at par vaiue or cash also reserves the right to reject any and all bids. R. s. WILLIAMS.
 6-30-3t City Treasurer.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-02
FORTUNES MADE OR
 LOST IN ONE DAY Modern Finance and Its Meth
 ods Make or Break
  PASSING OF THE BOWERY Famous Section of Gotham is Now Nothing More Than Business
 Street Without Even an
 All Night Restaurant.
PASSING OF THE BoWERY
BY sEWELL HAooARp.

New York, July 1-In these days of high finance men become famous or infamous in a day. The infamous go down among the submerged and are forgot. Yet the methods of the two have been much the same at root. One was caught, in the language of William S. Devery. with the goods on." The other was not He had shrewder counsel, perhaps. He was advised as to how to get the .'goods'' and at the same time keep just within the law. There are many lawyers who make fortunes in New York by telling men. how to evadeAthe law
 Wasn't Henry E. Hyde founder of the Equitable believed to be one of the most successful financiers of his day? He was and there was never breath of suspi- cion against him. But now that he is dead and great hullabaloo has been raised by the goings-on of his son, in- vestigation has shown that the elder Hyde has blazed the way for graft" and sprivate snaps" in the Equitable Life Assurance Society. At the begin ming Of his management there were no bond syndicates, no building leases, and no subsidiary companies, out of which heads of great corporations make graft So he conceived the idea of taking for himself a percentage of all receipts. He even got percentages on expenditures. For instance in 1853 the elder Hyde got a salary of s100. in 1860 $1749, in 1861 $2666 and so on down until 1876, when he got $37500. But Mir Hyde was not working for such paltry sums as these figures represent. Here is what he received in addition, by taking PIE per cent bonus annuallyson the surplus of the company:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-02
Submerged of Wall Street.

But what started out to tell is some- thing about the submerged of Wall street Volumes have been written about the successful. But of the others, they have been shorn and, and well. Wall street has a poor memory for failures There is an endless procession of these victims. There must always be, because no man learns the game there until he has one foot in the grave and the majority of the pupils are wiped out before the day of graduation is reached. The death several days ago of Alden B. Stockwell Is a striking illustration of this. He was successfully steamboat purser, son. in-law of Elias Howe, the sewing ma chine man. captain of capital and a fnan- cial wreck He died in obscurity. Stock well married Miss Howe while he was a steamboat purser. On the death ef her father they received $20O0,000. Then if was that Stockwell decided to be a Wall street skipper. First he was known as captain. Fortune smiled graciously upon him and they called his commodore. Then the crash and they forgot him.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-02
Wreck of Daniel Drew.

The sale of the old Bulls Head tavern at Twenty-fourth street and Third ave- nuc, not long ago, recalls one of the most notable wrecks of Wall street-Daniel Drew. He began as drover driving cattle from Oi 10 to New York Then he founded the Bulls Head tavern. which was the starting of his fortune. Soon his wealth had reached eight figures $13,000O0O was the popular estimate. It was a great sum for drover to have amassed And then came Jay Gould and the dwin6ling of Drew's fortune. Drew always declared afterward that Gould's touch was death. He formed a combina- tirn vii. Gould and Fisk at ciie time an,l orera ted against Commodore Van dcrbilt. The comm odore was driven pret- ty near to ruin--nearer than he ever was hefore or afterward. The commodore turned to the courts. and Drew, Fiske ard Gould spent some time in Jersey City to avoid arrest A truce was declared and the trio re.'r .ied to New York and called on Vanderbilt at his residence. Gould and Drew waited down stairs and Fisk went upstairs 70 talk with the cun,- modore Fisk thus describes what fol- lowed in his own words:
 ''The commodore was sitting on the side of the bed. it being early morning, with one shoe off and one shoe on. He arose and saw him putting on the other shoe. remember that shoe from It's peculiarity. It had four buckles on.it. had never before seen such shoe. and thought if these sort of men always wear that sort of shoe might want a pair. He declared that If we didn't do the square thing he would keep his lawyers on our track forever. He wanted us to take his entire holdings off his hands. told him that if I had my way he could do his worst-that he had brought the punishment on himself and deserved it told him he was a robber. He said the suits would never be withdrawn till he was settled with. I>zaid. after settling with Jim. that 1t was barefaced steal
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-02
REDUCED RATES
 BY THE q E: A BOA ARD D AIR LINE RAILWAY

BALTIMORE, MD.-Account of ~- aeting United Society Christian Endeavor. One fare plus $1 for the round trip Tickets will be on sale July 2. and f. limited to leave Baltimore returning not later than July the 18th, 1905. An extension to Au- gust the 31st may be had by deposit ing tickets and upon payment of $1 ex- tension fec Rate from Birmingham $23 20. BUFFALO, N. Y.-Account of annual meeting B. P. o. E, July Il to 15, 1905 Tickets will be on sale July B. 9 and 10, 1905, at rate of $27.35 from Birmingham for round trip, limited to continuous passage in each direction, with final limit to leave Buffalo July 15. except when de- posted with joint agent at Buffalo, and upon payment of $1 per ticket at time of deposit an extension will be granted to leave Buffalo as late as July D. 1905. Stopovers on return journey of ten days, not to exceed final limit, or extended fi- nal limit. will be allowed at Philadelphia. Baltimore or Washington. for which no charge will be made. In order to secure this stopover, tickets must be deposited immediately on arrival and reclaimed when journey Is resumed.
 ASBURY PARK, N. Jon account of National Education association. Rates from Birmingham, all rail. $30.85; all rail to Portsmouth and Old Dominion Steam ship company via New York, s35.60; and from Atlanta, Macon. Rome and Chatta- nooga, all rail. $2735; all rail to Ports- mouth, Va, thence Old Dominion steam ship, $S2.1O; correspondingly low rates from all other points. Tickets on sale by all rail, June 29th to July 2nd. Via Ports mouth and boat, June 26sh to S0th. Tickets limited to July 10th, but by de- posting with joint agent and upon pay ment of 50 cents fee extension of final limit to August 31st may be had.
 For full information relative to rates schedules and sleeper reservations, ad- dress
 R. W. LUCKITT,
 D. T. A., Birmingham. Ala.
 w. E. CHRISTIAN
 A. G. P. A., 116 Peachtree street.
 Atlanta, Ga.
 c. B. RYAN.
 c. P. A.. Portsmouth, Va.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-02
SmiIeIess Prodiqies.
From the London Mart


 The three foremost prodigies of to- day, Mischa Elma, Franz von Vecsey and Vivien Chartres, are frail little atoms, marvellous indeed in their genius and unmistakably bearing the stamp of the divine afflatus. But one rarely sees them smile with the delight of success. Mischa Elman, the young Russian, has serious, far-away expression when he plays, and even the frenzied plaudits he received at his recent recital failed to move him out of his saturnine mood. He was as swimmer breasting the surf the torrents of applause prove over him and left him unmoved. Vecsey. the nine year-old marvel, is almost as indifferent; he acknowledges the reception of his performances in the manner of one who has learned a lesson. Little Viven Char tres runs off the platform instantly her piece Is finished, as though glad to get 1t all over.
 One yearns to break the barrier of these childish brains. Do they really enjoy themselves--is their very gravity a sign of delight too great for express sion, or is it all wearisome labor-a task such as might be set them out of school?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-02
The Bowery.

Who hasn't heard of the Bowery?/ It is the one place in New York that every visitor wants to see. He expects to find dives, concert halls, thieves, panhandlers strange people of all nations. plenty of girls and places of amusement where you had best keep your hand on your watch There was time when you could find all these things and more, too. But now the visitor finds just a business thor oughfare. There are a few places of amusement, but they are not half as lively as midway at county fair There is not even an all night restaurant Of any pretensons left. The last to sue cumb was Lyons. the Delmonico of the Bowery. It was once the proud boast that Lyons never closed Years and years ago the key to the front door was thrown away with great ceremony and much champagne drinking. But Lyons now closes at midnight, the gravest symp- tom yet of the decline of the Bowery. The Bowery is no more. In the language of its old timers, 'it is the blink"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-02
The Southern Railroad Offers Special Low Rates to
 the Following Points:
Norfolk, Va, and Return, Account An. nuaI Meeting Southern Wholesale
 Groearcg Aeonriakion

Norfolk, Va, and Return, Account An. nuaI Meeting Southern Wholesale
 Grocers' Association.
 One fare plus 25 cents. Rate from Bir- mingham. $19 55. tickets sold June 1T. IS. limited ten days from date of sale. Tickets may be extended to July 30th by de- position same on or before ten days after date purchased and paying fee of fifty cents.
 AsheviIIe, N. C., and Return, Account
 Annual Conference Y. M. c. A.
 and Y. w. c. A.
 One fare plus 2B cents Round Trip. Rate from Birmingham 70. Tickets sold June 8, g, 10. 15. 16 and r. Final limit June 2s. 1905.
 AsheviIIe, N. C., and Return, Account
 Conference Young Peoples Mis-
 slonary Association.
 One fare plus 25 cents. Rate from Bir- mingham $l1.7o. Tickets on sale June p, 23 and A limited to July s. 1905 Asbury Park, N. J., Account National
 Educational Association. Very low rate will be authorized for Round Trip from all points on the South ern railway Tickets sold by All Rail Routes June 20 to July 2. inclusive Via Atlantic Ports and Steamer July 26 3Oth, limited to July 10. with privilege of ex- tension to August 3l. by depositing tick ct not earlier than July 3. and not later than July 10 and paying fee of One Dollar. Rates from some of the p~omi- nent points are as follows: Anniston. all rail. s2s.25; Birmingham, $3os5; Calera, s31. 40; Mobile, s35.35; Meridian, $34.95: Sci- ma, 31.s5: West Point. Miss, $32. .s5 Via Atlantic port rates are higher than above quoted.
 Baltimore, Md, Account of Christian
 Endcavor.
 One fare plus One Dollar for the Round Trip Tickets sold July ?, 3. {. limited to July 15 with privilege of extension to August 31. 1905. Rate from Birmingham $23. 20.
 For detailed information, sleeping car reservations. schedules etc.. call oa or ad- dress J. N. Harrison, District Passenger Agent. both phones 67.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-02
The Real Figures.
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1oF- eO 1o' O0fV0V'00
 Of course, as will be seen by the fore going figures Hyde, Sr., made progress. He finally adopted the lease system and the subsidiary company method of graft" This has all been told too fully to justify reflection. His son followed the example of his father and improved upon 1t. He got $100.000 year salary from the Equitable and almost as much more in salaries and fees from subsidi- sry companies. More marvellous still, the equitable was able to have $37000000 of it's funds "mislaid and yet struggle along. This was shown by the fact that President Alexander bemoaned having to miss bargain in bonds because he couldn't raise the money when the Equit- able treasury nominally held the trifiing sum of s37, 100000. In reality the money had been Harmed out to subsidiary con- cerns run by Equitable direction.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-02
Lost on Black Friday.

Until his death recently there was a butcher on the East Side who was a wealthy stock market operator until the famous Black Friday It was on that day, with every one panlc-stricken, that several big men in the street telegraphed Secretary Boutwell, and President Grant pleading for the immediate sale of gold. This brought government order to sell s5,0OO'00o. The storm burst and in the rush to cover prices went down from 160 to 132. One broker had a verbal order from James Fiske to buy all the gold he could get at 160. While be was purchas- ing millions at this price sales were being made on the opposite side of the room at l50 and even as low as 1S5 Fisk after ward repudiated his order and half the members of the gold room went down in the crash. The German had loaded up on gold and on it's break from 160 to 14O he tainted. Water was dashed in his face and he opened his eyes.
 ''Vass iss der priess now alreaay?' he asked.
 He was told that It was lower and fainted again. He was carried from the room a financial wreck.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-02
SOUTHERN RAIL WAY RATES

Summer Excursion-Write to J. N. Harrison, district passenger agent of the Southern railway, Birmingham. Ala, for a copy of Summer Homes Folder, descrip- tive of the many delightful resorts located along the line of the Southern railway. Excursion tickets on sale now.
 Summer Resorts On Or Reached Via Southern Railway-Summer excursion tickets are now on sale by the Southern railway to the delightfully."- cool resorts of East Tennessee, western North Car olina Qncluding the beautiful Sapphire country), and Virginia, also many other desirable resorts. For a copy of Summer Homes Folder. descriptive of many de- lightful summer resorts on or reached via the Southern railway, also for rates and other information, write to J. N. Harrison. District Passenger Agent. Birmingham, Ala 6-2l-tf
 Celebration, Fourth of July--On account of the above occasion the Southern rail- way will sell tickets at the very low rate of one and one-third fare for the round trip. Tickets will be sold July 1, 2, 3 and 4, good returning until July 8, 1905. For tickets and full information apply to any Southern railway agent. J. N. Harrison. District Passenger Agent. Birmingham. Ala 6-21-tf
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-02
Quick Rise and Fall.

A recent example of a quick rise and fall was the case of Daniel J. Sully, the bull leader in the cotton market He came to New York in December and in January he entered the market. In a week or two he had made $50,OO0 and then he cornered the May option That coup made him name He didn't attempt to make fortune out of 1t. He bided his time until crop of millions was ripe. He though this time had come in March. 1904. With a capital of $10,000.000, s4,OO0, 600 of which was his own, Sully started on a campaign, the like of which the cot ton market had never seen. He sought to corner the market absolutely. One day about noon a panic hit the cotton pit Men were beating about like wild beasts. Sully was the only cool person there. Yet the striking of the noon hour was his doom. There was a smash in prices. Lower and lower they went By o'clock Sully was a ruined man. He had lost not only his own s4,OoOOoo. but s1,9400Oo ad- ditional He is now trying to get on his feet again. and perhaps he will.