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The Cook County herald., 1905-09-30
Organizing For Egg Selling.

O'9aHszIn9 For egg SeltIn9s
1t has often occurred to me that we
farmers should take measures to dis
pose OF our eggs in a systematic man
ner l have been reading a great deal
about what Denmark is doing in the
way of egg associations, especially for
tnose that are to be exported. Their
plan is probably familiar to many
readers of the Farmers Review. l
need only say that large syndicates of
farmers are organized for the collec-
tlon and sale of eggs by a central
bureau. Every farmer that belongs to
one OF these syndicates has to conduct
himself according to the rules laid
down. and on the third violation of the
rules is expelled from the syndicate.
AS membership in the syndicate is
very valuable, the members are care
ful to conduct themselves according to
tne general plan. Every egg that is
la1d is stamped with the number of
the farmer, the number of the syndi-
cate, and the, day on which the egg
was laid. These eggs all go to the
central agency and are sorted accord
Ing to the dates of being laid. The
consumer knows just how old the egg
is when he gets it. If by chance a
FARMER puts in an egg that is past it's
prime he is fined heavily for it, and
the third repetition of the mistake will
cost him his membership. This pre-
vents bad eggs getting into the con-
slgnments. The result is that the buy
ers know about their eggs, and the
consumption of them is increased.
believe that it would be perfectly
Gates in this country. We Americans
feasible for us to organize such syndi-
40 not readily fall into the syndicate
idea, because we have found it so easy
to dispose of our eggs without making
very much effort, but am certain that
the price we receive for eggs is very
much less than it would be under a
systematic collection and sale. I
thlnk the consumer pays enough for
them, but there is too wide a differ
ence between what the consumer pays
and what the farmer receives. When
The farmers dispose of their eggs, they
are competing with one another, while
many of the buyers are members of
syndicates Of produce dealers that
have eliminated the competitive fea-
ture from the buying side of their
business. They agree upon a price,
above which they cannot go, but which
may be reduced as much as possible.
l believe that this is to the disad-
vantage of the farmers, and that if
we had large number of syndicates
for the collection and distribution of
eggs, we would be able to sell to a
little better advantage. I believe that
the producers of the eggs should re-
ce1ve a higher price than the man
that simply handles them,
Phoebe Caldwell.
Butler co Ohio
The Cook County herald., 1905-09-30
Cosmopolitan Production.

Clyde Fitch was talking about two
young playwrights.
Ritter" he said, sis always stealing
his ideas from the French and making
money, while SWEET, an honest fellow
writes original comedies that rarely
pay their way
"These two men met the other day
and at once began to talk shop.
''Riter, the plagiarist, declared that
his latest farce, Little Bo-Peep,' was
having an extraordinary success.
"'And an English manager has put
it on in Liverpool, too,' he ended, and
it is having a superb run there, but the
Englishman hasn't yet forwarded me
a cent of royalties.'
:" 1t is also having a superb run al
the Odeon in Paris,' said SWEET. Have
you received any royalties from
there?''
The Cook County herald., 1905-09-30
Soma of the Raldheaded Man.

Great Caesars classic head was bare,
And likewise Socrates;
Peter and Paul We're forced to wear
Thin capillary f1eeces;
Shakespeare earth's literary king,
And Johnson, Pope and Gibbon,
Being short of hirsute covering
Wore wigs tied deft with ribbon.
But Achan, J. Iscariot
Ananias (Of truth chary),
Herod the Pharisees l Wot,
All sported caputs hairy;
Later came Danton, Robespierre,
And Marat, bloody, trio;
Guy Fawkes and Jeffries, Glencoe Stair
Thick-thatched like fiddling Nero.
Nor will the eye. in sooth, oft see
Bald Hottentot or. Arab.
Kamchatkan, aboriginee,
Kurd or man-eating Carib;
Nay, nay, but Of the human breed
The greater in earths story,
Are those who lead in thought and deed
Crowned not with hair, but glory!
Monroe Guy Carleton.
The Cook County herald., 1905-09-30
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When Jack Preston once said to his
wife that nothing in the world could
possibly shake his faith in her, he be-
lieved, conscientiously, that it was the
truth That not the slightest thing
had ever happened, either before their
marriage or after it, to interfere with
this conviction. may have had a great
deal to do with it's firmness. But
Preston's opinion seemed, to himself,
to be based upon his own fine fidelity
in his wife's integrity; upon a concep-
tion that was too liberal to descend to
pettiness
On this same subject, Mrs. Preston
, entertained her own separate views
not unmixed with considerable doubt.
And the doubt ranked. Finally, it as
sumed such proportions, that she set
about evolving means of experiment
whereby she could ascertain solu-
tion that would be entirely satisfac-
tory. In doing this, there we're great
many things she failed to consider at
alias offset by the one passion to
discover whether her husband was
really so invu1nerable as he imagined
himself.
One morning, she went into her
study with determined plan in view.
paper before she finally managed a
letter TO her satisfaction. It ran as fol-
lows: .-~~ '.-..-, = ~'.- -. ..,>'. ,,'
Mr.. J. H. Preston, New York City,
Dear Sir:-Heed a friends disnter-
ested and well-meant advice and keep
sharp eye on your wife. A great
many more things than this might be
said, but word to the wise, etc.
"Observer."
She made careful type copy of the
above, sealed and clicked off the ad-
dress to her husbands postoffice box.
Then she locked her desk, pinned on
. her hat and went hurriedly out into
the street. walking with sort Of
guilty, nervous haste till she reached
mail box. Dropping it in quickly,
she reversed her steps with more of
leisure and returned at once to her
sittingroom and study.
When Preston came in, half an hour
later his wife was industriously en-
gagged upon her correspondence.
Care about going out to the races
this afternoon?' he asked after a lit
tie, idly lingering the pages of maya
zine.
Mrs. Preston hesitated a moment 1t
took good deal of will power to re-
sist, but she made up her mind and
must play the part she had set her.
self.
II am very sorry" she replied, stud
iedly, "but some friends have invited
The Cook County herald., 1905-09-30
|EJack!"

ly, after pause, that you--that
some one were to tell you-that you
were just to find out
"Ridiculous!" he brusquely inter-
posed. DO you suppose that l am
capable of allowing any one to talk
to me?"
''Oh, no. Only-these things some
times happen without our being exact
ly able to prevent them."
Preston reached up suddenly and
drew her down to his knee. MY dear
'little woman" he deprecated gravely,
my ears were made to hear, only your
praises. My eyes, for your virtues
alone"
Jack. How gallant you are. And
what silly you must think am.''
Dinner was announced at this juno
ture, and at the conclusion of the
meal. Preston returned to his office.
When he had disappeared down the
wide avenue, Mrs. Preston ran up
stairs as fast as she could and threw
herself, face-down, on sofa in. her
bedroom and burst into storm of
sobs. What little fool she had been,
to be sure, to tamper with her hus-
bands faith III so ignominious a man
ner But it was too late to draw
back now. Confession would only
serve to brand her as a simpleton, and
somehow, the idea of turning the
whole thing into joke, appeared al
most CHASTITY in it's farcical aspect.
There was but one thing left to do.
and that was to stick it out. So.
stick it out she did.
The next morning at breakfast Pres
ton greeted her as usual. There were
no constrained silences; no forced
gayety to hide any inward emotion. At
dinner it was just the same. At the
opera that night, and again in the
morning.
Mrs Preston had begun to hope and
thank heaven in the hope that her
husband had never received that let
ter. She did as she pleased, went
where she pleased and remained away
as long as she felt disposed to, and
all without question or explanation.
The Cook County herald., 1905-09-30
Why They Waited.

Two young men, not much expert
enced in driving, went for a drive
During the ride the horse happened
to yawn and the bit fell out of his
mouth. Two hours later another man
passed them and discovered both OF
the young men waiting with their con.
veyance by the roadside.
What on earth is the matter with
you? l passed you when I was going
out and now when I come back you're
still here. What's the matter?"
"Oh,' replied one of the young men,
we're waiting for the horse to yawn
again so we can put the bit in"
The Cook County herald., 1905-09-30
Remembering,

And ever in the moonlight,
AS the trumpet blossom swings,
Comes a time of sweet rememb ring
OF old. unforgotten things;
OF old, name carved spreading beeches,
OF old, moonlit sandy reaches,
OF half whispered, half thought speeches,
Like rustic Of white wings.
Comes the moonpath on the water
Gliding the dread abyss;
Comes the tapping of the ripples,
Comes the memory of this;
That, through all the years may measure,
Yet my lips have drained the pleasure
OF life's greatest, grandest treasure,
OF first love and loves first kiss.
When the moon lights up the prairie
Comes life's memories to me;
When the rolling, the far-reaching
Stirs and ripples like a sea,
She may think life's dark and fretting,
As life's orb grows near its setting,
Crowds my soul to her forgetting,
But forgetting may not be
Houston Post.
The Cook County herald., 1905-09-30
Woif-Dinqo Puppy,

In the London Zoo is a puppy bred
between a wolf and a dingo. 1t has
the fawn color usually found in the.
Australian wild dog, to which it at
present bears more resemblance than
it does to the wolf. Although not more
than five months old, it seems uneasy
in its cage and possesses that keen, at
the same time wild, yet intelligent
look observed in the wild dogs general
The Cook County herald., 1905-09-30
responsibility.

Robin singin' in de tree.
Cherries ripe,'' he says to me,
Dey is tas'in' mighty fine \
Jes de same like dey was mine.
"Some one owns 'em, tain no doubt.
Dat ain much to fret about.
Man det raises 'em he say,
Dom like cherries, anyway: ..s
Ownin' sumpin' in yoh name =
An fnjoyin' Of de same, -: H.
Dem is mighty dif'unt things -, =
OATS ywhut Mistuh Robin sings. a
: ~ S=og, ,--Washington Star.
The Cook County herald., 1905-09-30

With sort Of nervous, guilty haste.
me to go automobiling, and" she
paused.
Some friends?"
"Yes; the Kelbys, yen know"
81 know, Of course. But"
"Well?'
"Well, it seems that you always
have something else on hand when /
ask you to go anywhere"
"Purely coincidence. Experience
should teach you that I'd far rather
go with you"
"Then break this engagement and
come with me-" he pleaded.
Impossible. 1t would spoil the
party, and couldn't take such re-
sponsibility on my shoulders"
Preston colored, crossing his knees
The Cook County herald., 1905-09-30
The Western Wife

She walked behind the tagging mules
That drew the breaker through the soil;
Hers We're the early rising rules
Hers were the eyes OF wifely toll.
The smitten prairie blossoms fair
The sod-h home faded from the scene:
Firm gables met the whisp ring air.
Deep porches lent repose serene.
But wth'ring brow and snowy tress
Bespeak the early days of srife:
And there's the deeper wrought IMPRESS
The untold pathos of the wife.
o western mother! in thy praise
No artist paints. poet sings II
But from the rosary of days
Gods angels shape immortal wings!
Will Chamberlain in National Weekly
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-08

and he and his associates had a compact under the terms of which each was to take care of his allotment and not to un- load on the others. It was one of these gentlemen's agreements about which so much has been heard. When the stock was around S5 the Gates line is said to have amounted to 40000 shares. At this interesting juncture stock began to come out of some unknown source. Curb ex- perts are said to have traced the origin to the Trinity building whereupon the conclusion was jumped to that the big plunger was unloading upon his asso- ciates. In three days the market slid down to 55 and under. When the bottom of the declivity was reached the report was given currency that Colonel Gates had been shaken out of his ,000 shares and also shaken out of the pool. Few stocks have been more vigorously attack ed than Chicago subway. yet 1t can be stated on the very best authority that it is being substantially backed by flnan- clers of no less power and standing than James Stillman, R. A. Valentine. Kuhn Loeb and company, Marshall Fields, S.. B. Chapin. Colonel Wheeler of Chicago. Simpson and Scranton, millionaires, and others of equal rank, all of whom have the greatest faith in the future of the property. According to gossip Colonel Gates contributed about $25O,0O to his ex- perience fund as the net result of play
 ing with Chicago subway fire.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-08
Steel Plants Booming.

A director and high official in one of the great iron and steel companies assured the writer of the letter that United States steel corporation had practically everything sold up to the middle of next year to the full limit of its capacity. The lesser companies were also sold ahead nearly as far and every indication point ed to next year as a record-breaker in the matter of production. So far as this au- thority could see there was no sign of break in prices anywhere along the line and he did not look for an important reaction or setback in the iron and steel trade for at least two years. The party interviewed had been making a great many inquiries into the condition of other metal trades and in every instance the re- ports and opinions were of the same tenor. There Is not cloud in sight any, where. New construction already under way and the maintenance of work already done will tax the iron and steel mills for at least twenty-four months and then if times are good 1t will be more of the same. The amazing expansion in the electrical field promises to absorb every ounce of copper production for years to come. no matter how great the increase in output may be. In view of existing con- ditions and the bright promise for the future 1t is small wonder that talk is very rabid just now of forthcoming dividends on the junior issues of many industrials hitherto regarded as almost wholly spec ulatiye.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-08
Two Struggles On.

Two very lively contests for control will be settled during the coming week-the Wabash railroad and Republic Steel and Iron company. The court proceeding to enjoin the Goulds from voting Missouri and Iron Mountain holdings of Wabash securities may postpone the conclusion of the fight between Gould and Ramsey but there is no likelihood of delay in the finish of the row In the big industrial
 The street somehow lacks confidence in MT. Ramsey's ability to oust Gould from the management of the Wabash system, although the deposed president Is becom- ing vociferous in his announcements of approaching victory. His bulletins are nu- merous and his movements rapid. George Gould's rank unpopularity does not seem as he continues to have the backing of a. large majority of the old standbys of the Gould party. While this is true criticism of Gould is better even among those who are giving him their support. He is de- scribed as dictatorial and some of those who have been associated with him in deals say that bristles grow up and down his back like those adorning the top ele- vation of prize porker in the act of monopolizing the entire trough. This per- cine illustration Is regarded as an un- klnd threat at the lordly financier
 Indications point to triumph for John w Gates in his effort to wrest control of the Republic Iron and Steel company from A. w. Thompson, its president. There has been friction between the two
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-08
What LlquOzOne Is.

The virtues of Liquozone are derived solely from gases. The formula is sent to each user. The process of making re- quires large apparatus. and from to IA days time. 1t is directed by chemists of the highest class. The object is to so fix and combine the gases as to carry into the system powerful tonic-germicide.
 Contact with Liquozone kills any form of disease germ. because germs are of vegetable origin. Yet to the body Liquo- zone is not only harmless, but helpful in the extreme. That Is it's main dis tinction. Common germcides are poison when taken internally. That is why medicine has been so helpless in a germ disease. Liquozone is exhilarating, vi- talizing. purifying; yet no disease germ can exist in 1t.
 We purchased the American rights to Liuuoxone after thousands of tests had been made with it. Its power had been proved again and again, in the most diff fcult germ diseases. Then we offered to supply the first bottle free in every dis ease that required 1t. And over one mil-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-08

as long as the saloons are open.
 When to get rich by making others poorer will be considered a disgrace.
 When the golden rule will be regarded as the soundest business philosophy.
 When the same standard of morality
 will be demanded of men as of women. When all true happiness will be found in doing the right, and only the good
 will be found to be real When the business man finds that his
 best interests will be the best interests of the man at the other end of the bar gain.
 When all hatred, revenge and Jealousy will be regarded as boomerangS which inflict upon the thrower the injury intend- ed for others.
 When man who seeks amusement by causing pain or taking the life of inno- cent, dumb creatures will be considered a barbarian.
 When every man will be his own phy- sician, and will carry his own remedy with him-when mind not medicine, will
 be the great panacea. When men will realize that there can be no real pleasure in wrong doing be- cause the sting and pain that follow
 more than outweigh the apparent pleas ure
 When the world will have everything
 to sell and nothing to give, and the price 1t demands will be the best service tne puTcndSer Cdn TenueT the race When 1t will be found that repression
 and punishment are not reformative, and our prisons will be transformed into l great educative and character building institutions.
 | When 1t will be found that physical and | chemical forces were intended to release
 man from all physical drudgery. and SC ] free his mind from the burden of living
 getting that he can make a life. 1 When no man will be allowed to say l that the world owes him a living. since
 the world owes him nothing that he | should not pay for. 1t owes a living only | to cripples, invalids, and all others whs
 cannot, through some misfortune, hell | themselves.
 When the "grafter" who fattens upor
 an unsuspecting public, wears purple ant 1 fine linen and lives In luxury, will b, meted out the same measure of justice as the vulgar footpad receives who knock.
 man down and picks his pockets. 1 When the "best society" will consis 1 of men and women of brains, culture ant
 achievement. rather than those who's, | chief merit and distinction lie in the pos
 session of unearned fortunes which the, 1 make 1t @ business of their lives tc | SQuander
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-08
DESIRE n HOLD THE STOCK MARKET Leaders Want to Prevent a &c.,
 rlous Reaction REPORT HUGE CORN CROP Bears Still Believe That Their Argu- ments Are sound-Two Great
 Fights Being Waged-How
 Gates Got scorched.
BY w. G. NICHOLAS.

New York, October 7-The great in- terests are unquestionably of one mind in a desire to hold the stock market, or at least to prevent serious reaction. The more conservative among the leaders of finance are fond of indulgence in words Of caution and 1t is no doubt true that they would interpose strong opposition to mob speculation at this time, but all the same they are almost unanimously of the opinion that the stock market will experience very decided improvement within the next six months. Their preach ments against speculation now are based solely on the fact that there are other and more legitimate uses to which surplus funds can be employed and they do not want to see money get uncomfortably tight, knowing full well that such a con- dition would compel liquidation of stocks and cause a break In quotations. It Is the business of the banks to loan money and ordinarily they are anxious to obtain the highest possible rates, but there are oc- casions when 1t pays them best to put on the brakes and help ease down the oSAiNAe'i SiehdtiOil. At lilt pItStiL iDO ment the rich men are carrying the stocks. For the most part they are bor- rowers from the public instead of lenders hence the prevailing sentiment among the controlling elements of the financial world against excitement in the money marwket. Their energies are being exerted to keep the situation on an even keel during the remainder of the year. To meet the exegencies of the last quarter of the year there has been 8 large in- crease in national bank note circulat ton and plans are laid for the importation of immense quantities of gold. In addi- tion to the two sources of supply men, toned the gold mine of the United States will reinforce stocks of money their year to the extent of close to $90000,00O accord ing to best estimates Thus 1t will be seen that while the country is fairly vol. lowing in prosperity there will be capita sufficient to handle the business. Rail roads for a time may be overtaxed in the transportation of the forward ends o1 mammouth crops but beyond that there is not likely to be serious inconvenience or discomfort. As general proposition il may be stated that there is more satis faction in wrestling with a surplus thar deficiency. This great truth was realized by MT. Cleveland during his White Hous, administrations and applies to the ma tion at large as well as to government finances
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-08
CONTRACTING WITH A SULTAN.
How Mrs. Reader Accomplished Sue.
 cessful Five-Milion-DoIIar Deal.

The story of an interview that once took place between Mrs. Reader and the Sul- tan of Johore, India, is thus related by Juliet Wilbor Tompkins in her continua- ton of the history of Ella Rawls Reader, Financier." in Everybody's:
 ''She named her conditions: the right to issue five million dollars worth of 6 per cent bonds; one hundred and twenty thousand acres of land extending along the one hundred and twenty miles of track; tin mines-but here royalty de- murred little; he thought he would keep all the tin mines. For the first time the young contractor slipped into feminine processes of reasoning and set aside for moment the urgent business-full en- thusiasm of the promoter for the dis may of the human girl who sees her pet project in danger of failure.
 " But you are so rich. you know you don't need all those mines.' she argued, and we dor
 ."The Sultan conceded the mines. From an Oriental point of view the experience was perhaps cheap at the price. He con ceded the five million dollars worth of bonds, the one hundred and twenty thous- and acres of land. At the end of their three hours talk Ella Rawls had in her possession five million dollar contract to build railroad across the state of Johore; and its ruler had secured on fair terms. means to wealth and civil ization the need of which could no longer be ignored. She had come to him at,the psychological moment, when the contract was ripe for giving; she had shown her self clear-headed and resolute, master of the facts and clearly open in her state- ments; she had demanded much, know ing the value of what she gave, but there had been ID sign of sharpness, of trying to steal an advantage. No doubt to man accustomed to be approached by indirect methods, by gifts and flat teries, there was wholesome convince ingness in this novel experience. a well come promise of good faith. At all events, he accepted freely and wholly