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The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-29

Cash quotations were as follows: Flour-strong; winter patents $3.9OD $40; straights, $3.65@4O0; spring patents, s4g420; straights. $36oQ3.9O; bakers, $2. 2OQ 3.20.
 Wheat-No. spring, s71aq9Oc; No. 8, 7SG90c; No. 2 red SSs4Q90stc.
 Corn--No. ?, 52a5214c; No. yellow, $40 5411c.
 Oats-No. 2. 9O11c; No. 2 white, 31h@ 31%c: No. white, 30d31c.
 Rye-No. 2, 73c.
 ---.riey--Good feeding, sc; fair to choice mating, 42@4sc.
 Flaxseed. 92c; No. 1 northwestern, sSc; prime timothy seed, $3.2O.
 Mess pork per bbl.. si66o.
 Lard, per 100 lbs, S.10
 Short ribs sides Qoose), s7.37lxQl7. 50; short clear ribs sides (boxed). $75OG17. .621s. Whiskey, basis of high wines. $1.30. Clover, contract grade. $13.25.
 O nthe produce exchange today the but ter market was steady; creamery, 171kc@ 22c; dairy, 17d20c.
 Eggs, firm. 19c; frsts, 23c: extra, 25c. Cheese. strong. 12q121ac.
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New Orleans Cotton Market

New Orleans, October 2S.-Spot cotton sales. 415o, including 2950 to arrive; quo tations unchanged. Futures opened quiet and weak, with prices of the active posi- tions g to 10 points lower. In trading prices eased off to points. As usual none of the small traders desired to carry their contracts over until Monday. The market closed quiet at the lowest fig ures of the sessions with net losses of IS to 15 points.
 New Orleans. october 2S.-Futures De- tober, 10.S7910.3S; November 10 39@10. 40 December, O.4ldlo 42; January, l0 50Q10.5l {; February, 10.5S@10. GO: March, 10. 7On1O. Fl |: May, 10.s4a10s5: June. 10.9oa1o O1; July, 10.9I@11.
 New Orleans, October 2s.-Cotton steady. sales, 1850; ordinary, 8; good ordinary, 9 3-16; low midding, 10 1-16; middling, 10 1-16; good mddling, 10 5-16: middling fair, Ii 1-16; stock, 119.166
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-29

six months 41sa4% per cent. Prime mer- cantile paper 4%d5 per cent; sterling ex- change firm with actual business in bank CTS bills at 4s7. 1Os@4s7.15 for demand and at 4S3 40G483.O for sixty day bills; posted rates 4s40D4S41s and 4S764SS per cent Commercial bills 4s3d4S34 per cent.
 Bar silver 62ssc
 Mexican dollars 4Sc
 Government bonds steady.
 Railroad bonds heavy.
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Coffee Market.

New York, October 2S.-Coffee, spot Rio, quiet; No. ', invoice 83s: mild quiet; Cor dova 10@13.
 The market for coffee futures opened steady at unchanged to a decline of five points in sympathy with disappointing French cables. Trading was very quiet and after some little irregularity during the early session due to the absence of general business, the market showed a generally steady tone and closed dull net unchanged to five points higher. Sales were reported of 14,250 bags, including November $6.6OQ6.65: December 670: March s6.95; May T15; September S.4olD 7.50
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Naval Stores.

New Orleans. October 28.-Naval stores steady; pitch, $2.25 per barrel; pine tar, A.75; coal tar, &3.50. Rosin per barrel of 2S0 pounds; quote: A, B. c. $4.05; D, s4.15; E. N.3O; F, $4.7O614.75; c, s4.75; H. A.sO; I, s4s5; K, $5.05; M. s5.20: N, $5.30; win dow glass, 35.40; water white, $5.5O. Spirits of turpentine firm at 5SIac.
 Savannah. Ga., Oct. 2s.-Turpentine steady, 69c; sales. 736 barrels. Receipts.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-29
Met,t Market.

New York. October S.--No fresh fea- ture developed in the metal markets which were generally quiet but steady. Spot tin is quoted at s32 4eqS2 O. Lake tic at s16.25@16.62h, and casting at $500 al6371z; lead is quiet, but firm at $5.20 @5. 40 for spot supplies. and spelter is quiet and firm at s615@6.25.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-29
New York Cotton Futures.
Daily Cotton Movement.

Galveston-Quiet; mlddling, 10s4c; net receipts 15 300; gross receipts, 15,eoO; sales, 1450; stock, 235, ,4S5 exports coastwise, 745.
 New Orleans-Steady; middling, 10 7-16c; net receipts, 6S23 gross receipts, 6s23; sales, 4l5O; stock, 119, ,466; exports to Great Britain, 2494; to the continent, S953; coast wise 2200.
 Mobile-Quiet; middling, 1OIsc; net re- ceipts, 943 gross receipts, 94S; sales, 900; stock, A, 846; exports coastwise, 50.
 Savannah-Quiet; mlddling, 10ssc; net receipts, s85; gross receipts, 935; sales, 5362; stock 159,935 exports to the conti- nent, 14355; ooastwise. 1126.
 Charleston-Firm; middling, 10Hsc; net receipts, 839; gross receipts, S39; stock, 43,7S7.
 Wilmington-Steady; middling. 10Hsc; net receipts, 5529; gross receipts, 5529; stock, 21 .742.
 Norfolk-Steady; middling 10Dsc; net receipts, 3057; gross receipts, 3057; sales, 473; stock, 5O7Sl; exports coastwise. 3956.
 Baltimore-F'irm; mddling, 10sse; gross receipts, $50; stock, 6626.
 New York-Quiet; mlddling. 10 6bc; gross receipts, 275S; stock, 240,054; exports to Great Britain, 6275; to the continent, 156.
 Boston-Quiet; middling, 10.65c; net re- ceipts, 64; gross receipts, 3245. Philadelphia--Quiet midding, 10.90o gross receipts, 1926; stock, 4313. Jacksonville-Net receipts, 100: gross re- ceipts. 100; exports coastwise. 100. Savannah-Deduct 3506 from exports to continent since September l. Total today, at all ports Net, 42, SOC; ex- ports to Great Britain. S769; to the contl- nent, 23. ASA; stock, 950010.
 Consolidated, at all ports: Net, 2,606; ex- ports to Great Britain, S769; to the conti- nent, 23. AGA.
 Total since September 1, at all ports: Net 2,274.5l3; exports to Great Britain. 55S, 7s4; to France, 1S3 471; to the continent, 607,s72; to Japan, 455s; to Mexico, 100.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-29
LOyeman & Co.'s Market Letter.

The position of cotton from statistical point of view is gradually working in favor of longs and the advance during the past week reflects the shifting of the scenes On the first of September the worlds visible of American showed an ex- cess of l,174,00O bales, when compared with last years available, today the ex- cess over last years visible of Amireean is only 5080O bales, having lost relatively during the past two months 66S,OO0 bales, partly on account of the large takings by spinners and partly on account or the smaller movement of late, the relative loss in the worlds visible of American during the past week amounting to SOOW bales During the coming week the move ment to market will probably be about 100000 smaller than last years 592,OOO; per- haps much smaller, and at this rate. even if spinners takings be somewhat less in the near future than takings of one year ago, it will not be long before the present excess of about 5o0,0O0 bales in the visible supply of American will have been wiped out and thereafter prob ably assume much smaller proportions than holdings of last year. The staple has been left to work out It's own saliva ton, and it is doing it on the lines above quoted, the prevailing high prices acting as check to active public speculative activity.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-29

Chicago, Oct. 2s.-Practically cessation of business throughout Russia caused a. fresh advance here today in the price of wheat. At the close wheat for May delivery was %GAc. December shows a gain of 1Ac. Corn Is up 1sc, oats ssc and provisions to 10c higher.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-29

ROUTE FOR CIRCUS CARS Out 18th Street and 3rd Ave nue to Smiths Park. Return 9th Avenue and l7th Street.
 Birmingham Railway,
 Light and Power Company.
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Seaboard Air Line,
Chicauo Chance,

Baltimore. Oct. 2S-Seaboard Air Line common and preferred, nothing doing.
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cIearInq and Exchanoes.

Memphis, Tenn, Oct 2S.-Clearances, s1.126,15S; balances, S2, 463, ,6oS.
 New Orleans, Oct. 2s.-Clearings, $3,1S1,- 529. New York exchange bank s1 per s1ooo premium; commercial, DOC 5000 dis count
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-29
Treasury Statement.

Washington. Oct. 2s.-Today's treasury balances, exclusive of the gold reserve. shows available cash balances of $131 376,- S35; gold, $75. .425,S69
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Bonds.
Monex on Call.

New York. Oct. 2S.-Money on call nom- inal no loans. Time loans steady; sixty days per cent; ninety days "A per cent;
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-29
Ware & LeIand's Market Letter.

Liverpool only points higher against due. Spot sales, 5000 total, at ? points higher Our market opened 10 points lower but steadied immediately on buying by both factions on unfavorable weather out look over Sunday. The cold wave has increased in intensity and frost temper atures are likely over larger part of the belt. Spots today dull; factors holding for quotations, but more f. o. b. offers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-29
Interior Movement.

Houston-Quiet; middling, 10ssc; net re- ceipts, 10,4s6; gross receipts, 10.4s6 ship ments, 10,769; sales, 2349; stock, 78,S97
 Augusta-Quiet; middling. 10asc; net re- ceipts, 2124; gross receipts, 23O0; shipments, 1722; sales, 17s7; stock, T,75s.
 Memphis-Steady; middling, 1Os4c;. net receipts, 300s; gross receipts, 4565; ship ments, 9634; sales, 1850; stock, 49,S67.
 St. Louis-Net receipts, 625; gross re- ceipts. 4sos; shipments, 3sS3; stock, 1o 464.
 Cincinnati-Net receipts, FPS; gross re- ceipts, 72s; shipments. 502; sales 300; stock, 10,647.
 Louisville-Firm; .middling, 101sc.
 Total today-Net receipts. 16,972; gross receipts, 23S7; shiments, 26.337; sales, e2s6; stock, 227,63
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THE LOCAL MARKETS
Local Iron Market,

Local Securities. Corrected by J. M. Caldwell & CU. Bell ohonc 144)
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Total sales for the day 54l 900 shares.
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Sales. High Cow ciee-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-04-09
General Joe Wheeler and &
 Wonderful Weapon of Warfare

terly destructive to great masses of men"
 The gun is named for the inventor, s. N. McClean who, according to Gen eral Wheeler, is very wonderful ge- nius as to mechanics. explosives, bal listics and all the physics of velocity, range. friction, atmospheric resistance and indeed all that appertains to kill ling machines of war. It is remarkable in this. as in other instances of such invention, that the conception of this terribly destructive weapon came from a man who never had any military edu- cation, experience, nor connection with any government or ordnance works except his own. The same notable fact Is applicable to the history of Calling and Maxim machine guns. to Arm strong and Krupp guns of England and Germany, respectively. It was so with the Parrott gun of the civil war. the original idea of which was evolved in the brain of an Alabama physician, Dr. Read, long a resident of Tuscaloosa.
 The Inventor.
 S. N. McClean, the inventor of the gun which General Wheeler is at pres ent enthusiastically promoting, was an Iowa farm boy. He worked for the wages which paid his way through col lege-the University of Iowa. Once in, his clear and exceptional brain power with a rare energy carried him quickly to the front and he was graduated a year sooner than students who under took the same course. He is now for ty-seven years of age. He met General Wheeler in New York, and they be- came mutually interested from the fact that the general had himself got
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-04-09
CENSUS OF CHINESE
THOSE FOUND WITHOUT CERTIFI-
 GATES WILL BE DEPORTED.
No Escape from Inspectors, as the En- tire Country is Being CanvaSsed. All Must Be Registered Else the Order to Quit the COun-
 try Will Be Given.

Washington Post.
 A census of the Chinese in the United States is being taken by the inspectors of the United States Bureau of Immi- grafton, under direction of Commis- sioner General of Immigration Sargent The inspectors in all parts of the United States have been at work on the special census for about thirty days. and so some interesting reports are being re- celved at the bureau regarding inci- dents and difficulties met with by the inspectors. The census is an independ- ent one, taken for the double purpose of ascertaining just how many Chinese are within the borders of the United States and of unearthing the Chinese who are in this country without prop CT certificates. The latter will be promptly reported. and as promptly de- ported. The reports which have al- ready been received indicate that the Chinese are somewhat perturbed, and there is said to have been more than one exodus from Chinese centers There will be little hope of escape from the inspectors, however. as the entire coun- try is to be canvassed, and every Chi naman and Chinese woman or child in the country Is to be recorded.
 The first report to be received on this census comes from Inspector Webb of Tucson, A. T., on the district of Arl- zona and New Mexico, showing the to- taI number of Chinese in the two Ter ritories to be 1,475.
 There are twenty-five districts on the map of the Immigration Bureau, which take in the entire United states Ihe officer in charge of each district has been instructed to get as complete a record as possible of the Chinese In his district, and report the same to the
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-04-09
Pretty and Plain.

Could girls have their choice of any quality nina out of ten of them would probably choose beauty It seems as though so many good things come to the pretty girl-she has to exert her self so little to charm, her clothes look so well on her. she gets on we'll every where she goes-thinks the girl who is plain.
 That is just where you make a mis- take. girls. The pretty girl is not all ways the popular girl by any means. Just because she is pretty she is apt to grow careless in her ways. She re- lies too much on her beauty. Men are attraoed by her looks and want to meet her, but they quickly find out that she has nothing but her pretty face. and they soon tire of her.
 The plain girl on the other hand, feels that she must offer some attrac- ton. so she cultivates her mind. She goes in for outdoor sports; she has numerous accomplishments. Oh. she sometimes makes herself very attrac- tive, does the plain girl!
 She isn't always thinking of herself, but she knows that she must put on her clothes neatly If she wishes to look we'll whereas her pretty sister feels that she can be slovenly and careless in her dress, and 1t will make no dif- ference.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-04-09
WARM EVENING BATH
 BRINGS SWEET sLEEP'

Many persons are eminently "sot Tn +hoir ways" as to the old bath. Hot water applied to the human skih ID A device of the evil one, they are sure They will tell you that one who patnes in hot water continually takes coio anu becomes feeble and effeminate. Tney have contempt for the warm WaeeE bather, however invariably that mar vIduaI sprays the cold douche over himaeIf afterward. Following his screed against hot water, the cold water man always slaps his chest proudly and says:
 "I take my cold plunge in the morn ing as regularly as the sun rises. No warm water ever touches my skin
 The flat footed fact Is that it Is im- nossible to cleanse the skin properly Tn cold water. Only hot water, pure soap and plenty of it, the same appheo through brisk scrubbing with a good stiff brush can give the skin the smooth, satiny, really radiant appear . ance that belongs to the well groomed woman, and to her only.
 Tine woman who cares for her skin nroperly. of course, has her all over wash daily. Most take 1t in the morn ing hut on many accounts it Is really better in the evening, after the cares and tolls of the day are over and one IS ready to retire for sweet dreams, There ia something conductive to refreshing sleep and sweet dreams in the very though of lying down In a clean pea fin an airy room, with the body as thor oughly purified as a rose after a snow . CT. The hot bath at night Is indeed freouently recommended as remedy for insomnia.
 Modern country houses as well as city homes now have their bathrooms and hot water supply. Where this Is not the case a good sized foot tub will contain hot water sufficient Let the woman who would be well groomed take all the confininR pins from her hair and brush it out and braid it very loosely all in one. It can be wound about the head while my lady takes her wash.
 At least three times a week my lady will father her face brush and rub II spirally over her countenance, taking care to scrub carefully the chin and the crevices at the sides of the nostrlls' The face brush should also be used Tor the tender skin of the throat. Follow ing this comes the scrub all over the body with a stiffer brush. Next my lady washes every bit of father ott with plenty of hot water She will lie down in the bath and slathsr herself with water as hot as she can pear tlll the soapy feeling is all gone. The hot water Is so restful to tired soul that I have known women to go to sleep in their bathtub while lying in it.
 If the hot fluid is restful the cold spray which must invariably follow it is equally good as an invigorator.
 Finally dry the body, not too rough Iv hut gently: rub a cold Aream thor oughly, but still gently with a spiral and upward motion into the skin of the face, throat and hands Put on a loose night robe and lie down to pleas ant dreams. Under no circumstances, not even in the coldest weather. does the clean woman wear at night any garment she has worn during the. day.
 Always go to sleeps thinking some good, inspiring thought
 MARY GOULD LITTLE.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-04-09
HISTOLOGY.
One of the Most Ancient Forms of Su-
 perstifiOn.


 DerstifiOn.
 Astrology means the "science of the stars" The encyclopedia calls astrol- ogy "one of the most ancient forms of superstitionS Chaldeans, Egyptians. Hindoos and Chinese were given to it, The Jews became addicted to it after the captivity. It spread into the west and into Rome at about the beginning of the Christian era. Astrologers play ed a nimportant part at Rome. where they were called Chaldeans and ma thematicians." Although they were often banished by the senate and the emperors on pain of death and were otherwise persecuted, they continued to hold their ground Even Ptolemy the astronomer did not escape the in lection, which in his time had been universal
 Mohammedanism was well adapted U astrology. and the Arabs cultivated the "science" with great ardor from the seventh to the thirteenth century. Some of the early Christian fathers ar gued against astrology in its earlier form and others received it modified to some extent. There Is a hint of as- trology, some critics think in the sto- ry of the visit of the three wise men from the east to Bethlehem at the time of the Nativity.
 Probably the palmiest days of as- tTology were the fourteenth and fif- teenth centuries. At two of the oldest universities in Europe chairs were founded for its teachings-at Bologna and at Padua. No princes court was complete without its astrologer. After the renaissance the study of astrology was vigorously opposed though for centuries many men continued to be- lieve in it. among whom. at least to a certain extent, was Napoleon. The merciless ridicule of Swift had much co do with its discredit In England.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-04-09
Can't Smoke ton Mnch.

Mark Twain is very fond of smoking, and some of the good things people are fond of quoting from him are the humorous and evasive answers he makes to friends who feel it their duty to remonstrate with him about the smoke habit why, how can one smoke too much?" he said on one oc- casion when there are only twenty four hours in the day to do it in?" When he was a young and struggling newspaper writer in San Francisco a lady of his acquaintance saw him one day with a cigar box under his arm looking in at a shop window. MT. Clemens,'' she said severely. T always see you with a cigar box under your arm. I am afraid you are smoking too much" "Oh, no! It isn't that" said Mark. I'm moving again"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-04-09
wAR VETERANS GUARD AGeYsT rrs BY TAKING PE-RA
SOME INSIDE HISTORY
METHODS OF GAS MEN IN NEW
 YORK EXPOSED.
Money Invested at Low Rate and High CT Rate Paid stockhoiders- Consolidated ~Happened to Have
 S121 100000 Lying Idle.

New York Dispatch.
 Nearly five billion of the thirteen billion of cubic feet of gas supplied consumers in New York city by the Consolidated Gas Company last year was purchased by the New Amsterdam and other gas companies at the rate of from as to 70 cents per 1000 cubic feet. This fact was brought out to- day during the examination of Benta- min A. whitely, assistant secretary of the Consolidated Gas Company, before he legislative committee which is in- Suiring into the lighting conditions of his city. The Consolidated Company supplies gas to consumers at a per LOGO cubic feet.
 Robert A. Carter, secretary of the company, who followed MT. Whiteiy on the stand, was asked to explain s20, 1000, ,000 which was realized when the capital stock of the company was in- creased from sso,000. .0oo to $10o. .0o0, 900. He replied that it had been used for reconstruction purposes" By referring to a statement which had been prepared Tor the committee, MT. Hughes found that nearly 20,000,000 of this sum had been invested in corporate stock Of the city of New York at low rate of interest, Wnlle tHo btOChhoiucA5 WOto V being paid interest on the sum at the rate of per cent. Mir. Carter ex- pfained this was done because the com pany might need the money at any time, and wanted to have it available. He did not know that 1t would be wanted in three months ,or even in six months Meantime, you are paying per cent on this $121, ,000, ,000, out of the profits of the company and charging up these payments as part of the expenses of gas-making?" said Mir. Hughes.
 Precisely" replied the witness.
 Counsel for the Consolidated Company upon being given leave to supplement Mr. Carters testimony, explained that the company happened to have the $121 0O0, 900 on hand because 1t took advantage of the market last year. The conditions for floating stock at this time was favorable and conse- ouently stock was issued and sold.
 The testimony of Henry NJ. Edwards, auditor of the New York Edison Com pany, developed evidence that while the actual values of the properties owned by the Edison Company at the time of the consolidation with the Consoli- dated Gas Company was approximately S19,5OO000, the company had outstand- ing stock and bond issues aggregating S64 00O 900.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-04-09
A Tnttoo Artist.

The master of the tattooing art in Japan is Chyo, who can produce such pictures on the human skin as are the envy of all rivals. He has photo graphs of all his more important works, most of the original having been pro- duced on the cuticle of English and American travellers. Two of the most remarkable are a hugh dragon in three colors, covering an American doctors back entirely. while another Is a life sized fly which was put on an English mans wrist so naturally that one would feel tempted to call his attention to the fact if one were not told that 1t was the work of the tatooing needle. Chyo's work is recognised by his countrymen at a glance. and is looked upon with much respect
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commissioner. The principal work Is now being done in the Fourteenth DIS trict. which includes Iowa, Missouri and Arkansas. In the larger cities and towns where there are many Chinese the inspectors are directed to make a personal canvass. while in smaller towns where there are only few Chinese the postmaster, or some other official, is requested to furnish the in- formation. The certificate of every Chinaman is called for and It's numDe. Is recorded. There may later be found n few more Chinese in this or that town. but the inspectors are requested to look after them and to ascertain whether or not they have been prop erly registered. The system adopted will prevent any Chinaman escaping registration unless he leaves the coun- fry