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FIREWORKS
 1911 First Avenue Birmingham Fire Works Co.
TO MERCHANTS,

Effective Wednesday, Nev. 18th, 1O:25 a. n. DesSemer freight train will @ te Bes- semer via south Ressemer line and return via North Bessemer line.
 Birmingham Railway, Light
 & Power Company.
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you a permA- nent cure of
 rivate troubles and that you may know my guarantee Is re- la ble l refer ' on with per mission. to tho First National
 ank, Alabama National bank. steiner Broth- ITS, bankers.
 efferson Coun- { y S a V n TO bank and thA
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Bonds.
Money on Call.

New York, December 2o.-Money on call firm, 6laa1o per cent. ruling rate TAG, closing bid, g; offered at 10 Time money firm, GO and 90 days and six months per cent. Prime mercantile paper, 5ls1 per cent; sterling exchange easy, with actual business in bankers bills at 4s635d 4s6. 40 for demand and at 4S2.S0d4s2. .S5 foi sixty day bills; posted rates 4S31R and 4s61Ad4S7. Commercial bills, 4S219; bar sill yer, 63s4; Mexican dollars 5o4c. Gov ernment bonds easy: railroad bonds, firm
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Gilbert & Claws Market Letter.

Beyond selling by the continent, Liver pool offered no reason for the slight de- cline. The market was said to be quit with trading for the most part limited to iobbers. Options showed a loss of three points, spots unchanged. sales of 5000
 The usual liquidation of scattered longs was the principal feature of our early trading, causing a loss of few points Traders occupied themselves in discussing the probabilities of the forthcoming re- port.
 The report showed that 9,2s2.191 bales had been ginned to December 13, and as the trade generally expected the figures would be between 9,200000 and 93O0,0O0, the market reaction was comparatively slight.
 Efforts to depress prices after the fig ures were announced, met with strong resistance after a moderate decline and net result at the closing figures was trivial. If the showing was fifty to hundred thousand bales larger than expected, it may be readily accounted for in the lighter weights of bales.
 While no bullish enthusiasm resulted, those who believe in higher prices were satisfied and bears found only cold com fort knowing how rapidly ginning Is drawing to conclusion Their only ar gument Is the amount ginned subsequent to December 13 in past years, and few believe they will find half the quantity of the smallest instance, yet to be ginned.
 Cotton still appears to be a purchase on declines, and for the near future. profits should be accepted on advances.
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Feed Stuff.

Feed Stuff. Corn-No mixed or white, or bushel sacks, 65c. Oats-No. Z mixed. 40c; No. white. 42c; white clip, 44c. Wheat bran so or 100. s21. Cotton seed feed meal, s24; prime, $26. Corn chops $l.2o. Corn hearts, S.10. Shorts, 100 pounds, s2A Huls. sack, 30dI35c. Hay-Choice timothy. s1s.oo: No. timo- thy. sl6.5O. Johnson grass. yl2: clover. t1s.
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CIearinqs and Exchange.

Memphis. Tenn. December 2o.-clear- iugs. s. 791, ,9O6: balances, s5o9,467. New York exchange bank sl premium; com nercial 75 cents discount.
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Local Staple Groceries.

Sugar-Granulated 5c; I. C.. s1Ac. Flour-Fancy patent. $5.25; stendard patent, s; straight, A.5o.
 Coffee-Green. 11q13c; Arbuckle's Porto Rico. $1506
 Meat-Dry salted ribs. Sc; dry sslted rib bellies, Sc: extra clear. TAG; hams. fancy, 13c; medium, 121ac: becon bellies. uhc. California hams. sAc.
 Lard-Leaf, SAC.
 Compound lard. 6c basis.
 Molasses-Centrifusal i6da5c; sugar
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Treasury Statement.

Washington, December 20.-Today's bal ances exclusive of the gold reserve, shows available cash balance s1S9,sol,e34; gold, $S7. T03,317.
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New Orleans Cotton Futures.

New Orleans, December @.-Cotton quiet; sales 1o5o: ordinary. s5-isc good ordinary, 101ac; low middling. 1l4sc; mid
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Naval Stores.

Charleston, S. C., December 2o.-Turpen- tine firm at 64, sales none. Rosin firm; sales none. B. c, s2.s5; D. s2so: E. 1925 @S.OO; G, s3.1o; H. s9.2o l. s3.5o; K, s3.971s: M.s4A71s; N, s4s5; W. c, s510; W. W, s5.35.
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Seaboard Air Line.

Baltimore, Md. December 2o.-seaooa1o Air Line. common, S343o; preterreo' noun
 ing doing.
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house. 40c; Georgie cane. 34c. Beans-Navy, s2.25 per bushel; hand picked Lima, 61ac per pound. Gritv-s2 pounds, S1.6S
 Meal. S115.
 Macaroni, To pound.
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ding Pc; good middling, 12ssc; middling fair, 12 11-i6c. Receipts 1929; stock, Sz-'-
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Forthe finest wines, liquors aud brandies go to Gum Drug Co, 2Ol7 2d Avenus.
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Chicago Change.

Chicago, December 20.-Liberal primary receipts and a break in the price of corn was influential factors contributing to weak wheat market here today. At the close wheat was firm, May delivery was off 1sqA. Corn was off B. Oats showed a loss of ssG1a. Provisions were 71aQ121a lower.
 The leading futures ranged as follows:
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Fruits and Produce.

Fruits and Produce. I.emons-Per box, extra fancy, $5.O04 $5.25.
 Florida orange, s24Oa2.5o tangerines. s3. O0@40O; grape fruit, s3.5oq40O creamery, 2Sc.
 Apples-Northern grown, per barrel. fancy, $5.25 to s55o
 Cranberries. per crate, A. Iimes-Per 100, s1.10 Bananas-Per bunch. Fancy stock slG150 bunch.
 Peanuts-Fancy. yer pound. 6c; No q 5d51hc.
 Cabbage-2c per pound. Potatoes-Irsh potatoes 95caSl.0O Turkeys, 1SG20c.
 Eggs-Per dozen, cold storage 2c' fresh 200l30c.
 Hens-30Q35c; chickens, large. 25q30c; medium 200; small 14915c. Butter-Fresh, 25Q30c; renovated. 23c. creamery, &c.
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Memphis. Tenn, December 20<Cotton seed oil. prime crude 23taq23a4c; prime yell low summer 26lac prime meal $24; prime cake S24.
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Abercrombie 6 Co.'s Market Letter.

The seventh census report of se- ries of ten was published today and show ed 9,2s2191 bales, counting round bales as half bales, ginned to December IS. and while the figures announced were about in keeping with general expecta- tions, they were partly discounted since they were not smaller to induce a new buying wave. Immediately after the re- port was read a concerted effort on tho part of local and New York shorts forced values down about $1 per bale, March de- clning to 12.09, but as the number of bales reported ginned conformed with moderate, if not small crop ideas, versus large consumption, trades took advantage of the unwarranted break by buying lib- erally of contracts. Were 1t not for the approaching ripple Christmas holi- days the market would have received better support, as it was the greater part of the decline was recovered. March final ly closing at B and 34 against 12.s0 yes- terday at which level market opened this morning Notwithstanding the fact that more gins were heard from than on December 1, 2s.753 against 8,5S4, the amount ginned per day amounted to about 59 TOO bales per day against about S0,Oo0 per day between November IA and Decem- Der l. Manipulators of mathematics might do another clever stunt by re- ferring to the larger number of bales ginned in the Atlantic states than the government allowed in it's estimate of lO,- 167,0 bales.
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points. Sales were reported at 390,000 bags. January GAO; March, 6.55 May G. 65Ql6. 70; July, 6.75dS 80; October 695
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Hides and Wool.

Hides and Wool. G. S. hides. loI2@li ic. Dry flint hides, No. l. 1sc. Dry flint hides, No. 1. l6c. Dry salt hides, No. 1. 17c. Dry salt hides. No. 2. 15916c. Clear washed wool. 3S94oc. Unwashed wool. 7Q29c. Sheep skins, 25075c. Tallow, 4G411c.
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RAILWAY SCHEDULES

Showing the arrival and departure of passenger trains at the Union station. Bir- mingham
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OR. Y. E. HOLLOWAY
 SPECIALIST
 PRIVATE DISEASES,

guarantee
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shan't get another captain like him
when he's gone"
"He leaves next half"
eyes, | know, to go to Oxford"
"Have you ever led a paper chase
before" asked Harvey.
"No, but l know all about it, as
have heard the fellows talk"
give been here longer than you, and
we had several beauties last year. l
have been all about for miles round,
and the best way is to go as the bird
flies and take all the bitches one comes
to-"
"Have you got any bags to put the
paper in?'
eyes, and 1 have some paper left
over from last year. We must get all
the old papers and books we can find
to tear up, for l mean to give them
winder this time CollinsOn knows l
am the best runner in the school and
always had the best chance, and he
also knows that I wouldn't go without
you, which,
Accounts for his asking me to lead"
said Jack.
Exactly"
"Never mind. l don't hate any OF
them. 1 dare say I should behave as
they have done if circumstances had
been different. Let's go and get the
paper ready"
And they went together to the school
room, where Harvey found his bags.
They soon began to fill them with pa
per, which they tore into little bits.
Each boy who led was accustomed
to carry two bags, one slung over each
shoulder. In starting they had quar-
ter of an hours grace allowed them
that is to say, the head of the follow
ing party, or the hounds, took out his
watch when the leaders of the hares,
as they are sometimes called, started
and counted fifteen minutes. They all
ran along in their track quickly. The
leaders dropped bits of paper in the
road and the fields as they went to
show the direction they had taken. II
they jumped or swan or plunged
through a brook, of which there were
plenty in Hertfordshire, they left pa
per on each side so that the hounds
or followers could plainly see which
way they had gone, though they were
far away and out of sight
The object of the chase was to catch
the hares before they could get home
again. and there were many good run.
nsrs in the school, so that the chase
was always an interesting feature in
The outdoor amusements of the boys
Two better or stronger or swifter hares
than Jack and Harvey could not have
been selected
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He got up tingling with the pain anC
took his place next to Harvey as usual
Silence reigncd in the school, and the
ordinary work of the Gay was proceed
| ed with.
Mr. Crawcour spoke to CollinsOn and
some Of the leading boys saying that
! as Jack he'd been dealt with he hoped
| they would not make his life miserable
| and chatf him about his theft. But
Jack was decidedly cut.
Harvey stuck to him, and during the
play hour walked about with him.
Don't be down in the mouth, old
fellow" said Harvey.
II can't help it," answered Jack.
"There is a fatality about ME- Every
thing l do is wrong, and 1 am sure to
get into rows somehow, whether l de-
! serve it or not"
'What will you do now? Write to
Emily?"
mo. They have done their worst.
shall simply defy the whole school,
and the masters included. l shan't
write to Emily. If Naples money has
ISCllIH DCGLl olOlCIi, llS tIlCL W III NC
! found out some day"
81 don't think it has"
Don't you? That view of the ques-
ton never occurred to me before"
81 think he did it out of revenge, and
Hunston senior backed him up in it."
''I'll make it my business to find out.
But of this l am certain, God never al
x,-io e.,
covered. If they have done me this
great wrong, it will all come home to
them"
"Won't you feel wretched at being
chaffed and hissed?'
"'They don't try to do it here, be-
cause they are afraid of me. Let me
catch them at it. I'd fight any half
dozen of them-one down and the 9th
er come on" replied Jack fiercely.
They had not gone far before they
met Collinson, and they were passing
by without speaking when the captain
of the school said
"Oh, Harkaway, want word with
you. At this time of the year, Febru-
airy, we always start our paper chase
1 think L spoke to you about it last
week."
eyes"
evil you lead one for usT
81 might steal your paper" answered
Jack sarcastically.
Don't chaff," replied Collinson. IF
you were guilty, it does not follow that
you are always to be tainted with it,
and as you and Harvey are two of the
best runners in the school and the lon
gest wlnded, and you know the country
pretty well, we want you to lead us
good chase. Will you do it,"
81 don't mind" replied Jack. "But
If you have such q bad opinion of me
as to think i stole
1--WE won't talk about that. l believe
you to be innocent--I do indeed-but
appearances We're against you"
"Thank you for that" said Jack
warmly. "I'll lead your paper chase
now. You will all find out your mis-
take some day."
81 hope sincerely we will Then I'll
tell the fellows that you and Harvey
will lead the'chase."
"With pleasure"
They separated, and Jack said to
Harvey: "Collinson is sumner. he
sets a good example to the school. We
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have had to resent his sudden assaults
upon Harry Eunsto.., they did MT at
tempt to Interfere with him, and Zach
retired down the room to Where Harvey
was s,tt.n~. y small Hiss arose, which
grew in 0 a general chorus, and '"Thip'
thief" was heard on al sides Jacb
sat down hr TIE side 0. his only friend
and his cvos burned. ana HIS lips were
parchod and dry.
"Here's So" said Harvey.
"Never mind" answered Jack; "thcy
will find it OFT some day. TI>wr,tc tc
Emily and ask her permission to tell.
you are an ass for putting up with
all this, when one word would put il
right
THAT one word will never be spoken
by me unless l have dear little Emily's
permission"
You're fine fellow anyhow. l know
couldn't bear this like you. You'll get
fogged perhaps"
Jack was about to reply when Mr..
Mole entered. telling him that Mr.. Craw'
cour wanted him in his study. He rose
and slowly followed the sstior master
to the principals room.
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CHAPTER XNIV.

"a RR. CRAWCOUR looked up as
EMEE Jack entered and exclaimed:
NV Ell "Bedington, what is this Mr..
Mole tells me? Somebody
has extracted large sum from Naples
desk. | wish my boys friends would
not send them so much at time. 1t is
only a temptation to them and to 9th
ers. am told that the evidence points
to you as the culprit. There will be
nothing for it but to have you tried by
my new system of the jury, and that
you NAV have nothing to complain of
the twelve shall be all chosen from
your schoofelows by yourself, and Col
linson shall be the judge. Is that fair"
ut seems so, sir"
"And YOU will not think it unjust if
infict upon you any punishment the
Judge sentences you tor
mo. sir. can't clear myself, so
suppose | must put up with it. Still. l
should be glad if you did not believe me
guilty. Circumstances are against me.
may be mischievous and troublesome,
but I am not so bad as to thieve. Be
sides, why should 1? can always get
money fSom home by writing for it."
81 know your friends are rich. But
must do my duty for the sake of exam
pie. Sleep over the matter, and per
haps tomorrow morning you may have
changed your mind and be inclined to
speak. If you can clear yourself as you
say, it is sheer insanity to remain ST.
lent. You can go now"
Jack went away and spent the even
ing in preparing his lessons for the
morrow.
The next day he, at MIR. Crawcour's
request, selected twelve Of the boys
from the sixth form to try him. They
vent into the evidence and, as a mat
Ter of course he was found guilty.
Collinson passed sentence upon him,
saying that boy who could commit so
mean an action as to steal another's
pocket money deserved to be birched.
Accordingly, Jack had to kneel down
before a chair in the middle of the
room, in the presence of the whole
school, and Mr.. Mole and Mr.. Stonor
held him, while Mr. Crawcour gave
him twenty strokes with birch.
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| Isl and hounds, or paper chase,
"a was a half holiday. Dinner
| was over at a quarter to 2, and
at half past the hares started. The
| boys seemed to have forgotten Jacks
conviction for the supposed stealing of
| Mapfe's money, for they gave him a
| cheer when he set off at a good, swing
| ing jog trot, elbows well into his sides,
| back bent and head thrown little for
ward, with Harvey on his left hand.
Thin and wiry, Harvey was splen-
| did runner, and when he boosted that
| he did not think the hounds could catch
| him he was not Dragging idly.
Perhaps Collinsons sensible conduct
| in picking out Jack to lead the chase
had some effect on the boys. He had
by his generous behavior done much to
remove the prejudice existing against
Jack, which was fostered in every way
by Maple and the two Hunstons.
They raised an objection 70 follow
ing a thief" but, as they did not find
any one to agree with them, they made
up their minds to join the hunt.
Harvey and Jack were in excellent
form and cut out the pace at a rate
which promised to battle their pursuers.
The country thereabout was admirably
fitted for just the sort of pastime they
were INDUCING in. 1t was fiat and
moist, rich meadows were intersected
by bitches full of water and streams,
and the hedges were but stunted bushes
on raised banks. There was scarcely
any wind, so that the paper lay where
it fell, and the trail was perfect.
do you know Black Adder wood,
JackY' said Harvey.
'I've heard of it, though I've never
been there. It's on my fathers estate,
mile or two beyond the Willow Copse.
They say it grows good blackberries."
81 should think it did. That's just
what took me there, and the recollec-
ton of a very tidy stomach ache brings
it forcibly before me. Blackberries are
awful things to give a fellow the multi.
grubs. But what was going to say
is this-it wouldn't be a bad lark to
take the hounds through the wood On
the other side there is a lot of plowed
land leading down into the main road
which we could use as an easy means
of making for home"
They had stopped to talk. Suddenly
they heard a shout. 1t came from the
hounds. Jack climbed up tree which
gave him a view of the surrounding
country.
"Hunston senior, Collinson and Ma
pie are leading" he said, "and very
pretty play with their legs they are
making too"
"Wire in," answered Harvey, start
ing again. Putting ON the steam and
throwing a little life into it, as Jack
observed, they were soon out of sight.
So they went ON until they reached
the Black Adder wood. Occasionally
the wanderer in its depths would come
across a couple of swarthy fellows.
who looked like demons, but who in
reality were charcoal burners. They
had a hut in the wood where, they
lived for three or four days and nights,
only going into the town on Friday
night and staying in their regular
homes till the beginning of the next
week.
The boys plunged into the wood,
pushing their way through and making
the trail lie as well as they could, but
1t was hard work.
81 wish we had kept to the open,"
said Jack. Are you sure you know
your way throughr
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Delay In Rogers Hearina

Montpelier, Vt, May 12.-Counsel for
Mrs. Mary M. Rogers, under sentence
of death for the murder of her hus-
band, appeared before the judges of the
supreme court last night and asked for
an extension of time in which to pre-
pare their case. The hearing had been
set for May II, and the attorneys
asked that it be delayed until May
%. The court consented to a delay of
two DAYS only.
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Tech Faculty Oppose Mer,s,

Boston, May 12.-The Herald says
that the faculty of the Massachu.
sets Institute of Technology, by vote
of 81 to 5, has placed its stamp of dis
approval on the proposea allance OIL the
institute with Harvard university.
This vote is the first that has been
made by any body of Technology men
since the alliance was proposed.
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Woman Burned to Death

Lancaster, N. H, May 12.-While
tending a bonfire in her yard, Mrs.
Charles Howe's clothing was ignited by
the flames, and she was so badly burned
about the hands and lower portion of
her body that she died last night.
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CHAPTER ky.

%WAHE occasion chosen for the hare
and hounds, or paper chase,
"a was a half holiday. Dinner
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Many Women Have Been Benefited Mrs. Pkams Advice Medicine
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"a RR. CRAWCOUR looked up as
kAEI Jack entered and exclaimed:
Nv E "Bedington, what is this Mr.
- NLnIn tolls MOO Somebody