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The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-10

If you wish to get piano for Cnrlse- mas, or have any intention of buying soon, an opportunity is presented which is within the reach of all. We are now at our new and commodlous warerooms-2017 First avenue-wltn a large and finely assorted StocK or pianos and organs, which we are going to sell at little more than half-price-- and in some cases less than half-untll the holidays.
 Of course. there is a reason for this. Forced to move from our old stand October 1st, when the new building was in an unfinished condition, we have been handicapped by the pres ence of carpenters, painters, plumbers, etc.. while some pianos have been slightly damaged by workmen, so that they could not be sold to advantage before being cleaned and polished. Heavy shipments of pianos, ordered long ego, have been tardy in arriving and to make up for the interruption of business, as well as to popularize our new location, we have decided to offer the whole of our stock at sacrifice prices and on terms to suit custom CTS.
 Famous Makes Included.
 The stock which includes a solid car of high class Kimball pianos, also com prises such makes as Weber, Fischer, Grown, Haines Bros, Marshall & Wen dell, Weser Bros, Hinze, Brewster and Singer, and all will be sold at less than their real value. To give an idea of the prices that will prevail we may mention new $250 pianos for $173, and $500 pianos for s19S, while some fine uprights, outclassing instruments for which you are asked $375 elsewhere, will be closed out at $227.
 Full sized uprights, very handsome design, with mandolin, harp and zither E attachments, bringing in the regular way $375 and upwards, are offered for S273. Pianos, sold the country over for $400, you may buy for $317, while 8 number of regular $500 pianos, very finely cased, with superb tone, will be closed out at $342, or, little higher for the more elaborately cased instru- ments.
 These are high grade pianos, con sisting chiefly of instruments sold for the last twenty years by the House of Seals, which Is now supplying the chil- dren and grandchildren of former GUS toners, so that you take no risk, the pianos having been tested by time and found true.
 Easy Terms.
 Don't forget that easy terms of pay ment will be accepted on any piano and that you may select the instru-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-10

been provided by the city council and the drill which Ex-Chief Hale of Kansas City will give the firemen, the ability to successfully fight fires should be greatly increased.
 The Insurance Herald seems to have a different view of the situation, and as- signs this as the cause of the weakness:
 Behind all the Improvements asked there is said to be a lamentable weak ness in the personnel of the fire depart inent. The manner in which 1t Is weak ened is in the failure of the city council to give the fire chief full control. Inter- ference on the part of members of any city council never yet helped the discip- line of fire departments and never will A fire chief should be efficient and re- sourceful and clothed with ample author ity to select and discharge the men un- der him. Corrections along the lines thus indicated, 1t is to be hoped, will be given thoughtful consideration by the powers exercising control in the premises. Bir- mingham can be strengthened out if the city officials will only give need to the necessity for just requirements along h. surance lines"
 Southern insurance companies are being formed frequently now. In the last few months number have been organized with large capital One of the largest that will probably be launched will be the Atlanta-Birmingham Life company. formed by the stockholders of the pres
 ent Atlanta Birmingham Fire company.
 The capital will probably be SlOOO,OOO, and the headquarters will be either In Bir- mingham or Atlanta.
 It Is reported that plans are being for mulated for the establishment of a new life company In Atlanta, with J. Wylie
 Pope as president and Frank Orme, for
 merly of the Maddox -Rucker bank, as treasurer.
 As the year 1905 draws to a close, the insurance agents both life and fire begin to figure on the records made during tho twelve months.
 Tho unusual prosperity over the state this year has caused the business of the life insurance agent, in spite of the in- vestigations and disclosures in connection with the management of some of the large life companies, to be much better than usual. Most of the agents think that their 1905 business will total up equally with the 1904 business.
 The fire insurance situation in Birming- ham and vicinity has not been as encour- aging. The heavy losses caused the with drawal of two companies, and like action was considered by others.
 The insurance weeklies continue to
 dwell on the subject of policyholders
 keeping their policies A recent issue of
 the Weekly Underwater contains letters from about twenty-five commissioners in regard to the matter. In the letter from
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-10
INSURANCE NOTES

in the local fire situation since the re- port of the committee from the South Eastern Tariff association which placed the trouble with the Birmingham fire de- partment either in the inefficiency of the force, or else with the water pres sure.
 From the viewpoint of the insurance It is the belief of many insurance men that with the new equipment which has
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-10
virainIa.carolina in Demand.

Virginia Carolina Chemical is one of the things very much in demand after a sen sational bulge of many profits. This com pany is reputed to have cleared over $3,- 000, 900 during the year, statement which Is received with due allowance by those who remember that only a little over year ago the corporation had to resort to the desperate sacrifice of paying s1,- O00,0tU commission on & loan of S5,0O0000. Skeptics ill-naturedly say that reports of fabulous earnings are too good to be true. This wide spread skepticism does not help the shorts, however. who have been severely punished for tri1ing with the stock of closely held company. National Lead Is another one of those mysteries. It has gone up $50 a share in eight or nine months the biggest part of the rise having taken place within the last few weeks much to the discontinue of the short sellers. many of whom acted on misleading tips coming from the head quarters of the smelting trust Lead has burned the fingers of the Wall street tall ent but has been a bonanza for little group of lightweight speculators who have had the thing right from the start.
 Presidents Message.
 Wall street has rarely given such close
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-10

million dollars have been spent to an- nounce and fulfill this offer.
 The result is that 100000 bottle have been used, mostly in the past two years Today there are countless cured ones, scattered everywhere. to tell what Liquo- zone has done.
 But so many others need 1t that this offer Is published still. In late years science, has traced scores of diseases to germ attacks. Old remedies do not apply to them. We wish to show those sick ones-at our cost-what Liquozone can do.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-10
Where It Applies

These are the diseases in which Liquo- zone has been most employed. In these it has earned its widest reputation. In all of these troubles we supply the first bottle free. And in all-no matter how dif- flcult-we offer each user a two months further test without the risk of penny. Asthma Goitre-Gout Abscess-Anaemia Gonorrhea-G1eet Bronchitis Hay Fever-Inhuenza Blood Poison La Grippe Bowel Troubles Leucorrhea Coughs-Colds Malaria-Neuralgia Consumption Piles-Quinsy Contagious Diseases Rheumatism Cancer-Catarrh ecrofula-Syphilis Dysentery-- -Diarrhea Tuberculosis Dyspepsia-Dandruff Tumors--Illcers Eczema-Erysipelas Throat Troubles Fevers-C3all Stones Skin Diseases
 Also most forms of the following: Kidney Troubles Liver Troubles Stomach Troubles Womens Diseases
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-10
Laugh on HolIinS 6 Go.

The corps of financial writers down in
 Wall street enjoyed quiet laugh among themselves at the expense of Rollins & Co. It was over an incident in connection with the Zimmermans Cincinnati, Ham, ilton and Dayton gold brick. After MT. Morgan took back the brick there was some correspondence between his firm and ,1ollins & Co.,, which was in the nature of certificate of character for the latter house. MT. Morgan having been prevailed upon to testify that the Rollins people had not been guilty of wlllful bad faith in the transaction. Late that afternoon the financial writers eere informed there would be nothing for them. A few minutes
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-10
Mot All Set Yit."

From Puck.
 How long hey you been a printer?" in- quired a gander-necked young native who had percolated into the composing room of the Polkville (Ark) Weekly Clarion. Been setting type for twenty-seven years" replied the veteran. Heck" was the amazed comment. And ye ain't got it all set yit, neither."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-10
soc Bottle Free.

If you need Liquozone, and have never tried it. please send us this coupon. We will then mall you an order on local druggist for a full-size bottle. and will pay tho druggist ourselves for 1t. This is our free gift, made to convince you; to let the product itself show you what 1t can do. In justice to yourself. please accept it today. for 1t places you under no obligations whatever.
 Liquozone costs 50c and S1.o0.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-10
This Coupon Bring Help That Millions Have Employed.

, Fever, inflammation or catarrh--impure oP poisoned blood-usually indicate a germ
 attack. In nervous debility Liqu ,as acts all vtalizer, accomplishing Anarkable rs.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-10
NEWS AND GOSSIP IF WALL STREET Marked Distribution Noted in
 Industrial List THE SMALL FRY ARE LUCKY Perkins Feels That He Has Been Mis- treated--Man Behind c. H. & D.
 Pere Marquette DeaI-Mr.
 Roosevelt's Position.
BY W. G. NICHOLAS.

New York. December 9.-The excited rise and renewed speculative interest in the industrial list has been attended by very considerable distribution of that class of stocks This Is proved by the increased volume of industrial securities in the hands of commission houses and brokers and by the enlarged percentage of industrials offered by them as collateral on loans. Banks in some instances have served notice on stock exchange borrow
 CTS that there must be no further increase in the percentage of the industrial col lateral and they have given broad hints that curtailment in that direction is de- sirable. This fact makes the rank and file of commission men and traders very careful. They have become conservative both in their operations and in the ex
 presson of opinion as to the immediate market future of the industrials. They are openly opposed to further monkeying with many of the stocks which have been advanced in sensational manner through the fragrant manipulation of cliques and pools. Some commission houses will not execute orders In the sky-rocketing stocks unless their customers take up the stuff and pay for it. There are no margins for them in securities bearing the stamp ex- tra hazardous" It must be all money. These are extreme cases, however, but inasmueh as the banks exact ample se- curity for money loaned commission mer- chants in turn pursue a like policy to- wards their customers. It Is impossible of course, to form intelligent estimate of the extent to which the distribution of industrlals has been carried during the last few weeks of market activity but the aggregate has certainly been large, run ming into the hundreds of millions and taking in nearly everything on the list. The great bulk of this distribution repre- sents profit taking for the account of in- siders and their followngs who took on lines at very much lower figures. A great many people went into the industrials q year or more ago when their specialties were 20 to 75 points lower than current quotations. Profit taking has been espec- ially extensive in the "big steels" which accounts for the failure of these issues to share in the recent advance of many less important stocks having smaller in- trinsic value. Big Steel' is making extra ordinary earnings and both common and preferred should be much higher to be on a parity with many of the minor steel stocks just now in high favor.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-10
More Vanderbilt Gossip.

There has been the annual recurrence of manifold reports of big holding com pany to take over all of the so-called Vanderbilt lines. This holding company story has been trotted out regularly for three or four years and paraded up and down the stage for weeks at a stretch. It has done excellent service as an excuse for market action and It's reappearance may be looked forward to with confidence whichever the market is in need of dope for the stimulation of the New York Cen tral or any of its allied lines.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-10
GUT OUT THIS COUPON

applies to new ltal not yet using supplied for q tsst
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-10

Shirts, Waists, Blouses. :. . soc to $1.5o Night Shirts. -. -. -. .... Soc Pajamas, FIannelette. ..75c, $1 Underwear. :. :. :. ..25c, SOC, 75o Caps and Toques.. .. :. ....25c, soc Tan1s. 5Oc to $3 nats. VI, Sl.oo, $2 Neckwear. :. =. ... =. 25c and soc Gloves. :. =. =. ...... 25c to $1 Collars and Cuffs.
 Leggings. ". ... -. ... :. Soc to SIPS
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-10

The insurance weeklies continue to dwell on the subject of polcyholders keeping their policies, A recent issue of the Weekly Underwater contains letters from about twenty-five commissioners In regard to tho matter. In the letter from
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-10
Souvenirs Free Tomorrow (May be Worth $50

In this practical age you can make boy very happy if cash-bought stock it's delightfully."- easy please the lad full to trade in and the cozy mission obleraes the stocks That is why we sell so cheapy.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-09-06
seAS~>A~~~~~NNe~oD ~~~~~ 80 . go $1,000
Home Matters
.(RY CAPT. V. p. HoLr.)
. ~&1*%@~~~%e~~~ ~No~~~e%~p~1~S

oil the way. when | stumbled over I,
rug, or stool or sOmcthin' Gil the floor.
an down | went fiat OH nv back
When my head hit the floor, saw al
the stars up In the skies, an when that
ole chair follcrcd an hit me on the
forehead. saw all the other star.
that ain'V been tliskivercd yet. an
them hard, sharp rockers jest scrapc,.
my knees. Fer mint | laid thai
waitin' ter sit my breath, an let Til,
light of all them stars fade. Then ]
give that confOundcd chair Il push tha.
would have scnt it out the door, hui,
Sallic, when she heard me fall come
in on run. an that chair cotche,!
Dor. down she come inter The chair.
an over that chair an Sallc come OF.
ne, it nigh ilattcncd me out, an tool
what little breath had loft Land of
goodness" said Sallic as she comic
down. Soon rs could git wind enough!
ter do IL. said: Fer gracious sake.
Sallic, want ii enough ter bc Knocked
down an pranced on by this plagued
chair, without your hclpin' il? Now
you git ont quick" She want hur.
IN she tolc me ter lay still while sh,
took the chair OF. 1t was good thing
she dill, fer ! %ant goin' ter tech il
''NN-Nt WHO iNulll NltaIu Ol l
We finally got straight. an see !,
laugh hilin' III the corners of Salla,'..
mouth as she brought light, but il,
want no laughiu' time with me. She
saw that was mad, an she didn:
laugh out loud but ter herself. Ger
twas mighty funny Ter me when !
thought about il artcrwartD but she
soon Iot turpcntinc an stickin' plaster.
an VA: soon in lr,l cSlrrp
ST. lie. CT ], next mornin', 81
won't 20 inter another room in III.
dark. Jest artcr you've fixed it up, -
thars ten thousand muskcctcrs as biz
as horsc-ilics waitin' fer ter Kit in
unless they he them ycllcr fever ones"
She sortcr smiled. but didn't say Z
word
Somehow the boys got hold OF i,
an come mighty nigh thrashing Tom
one day, when he asked me in Grove
"cf didn't want ter buy some ruckiu'
Chairs; he'd heard thar had boon quite
Il fall in them lately"
SAM RIDLEY.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-09-06
AFRAID OF YANKEES.
Anericano Have Accepted Canadian
Invitation Too Freely.

Having invited American immigra.
iicn into the Northwest territory. i,
is now intimatcd that the Canadians
are somewhat disquctcd by The ex.
tent To which the invitation has been
accepted.
In some places the Americans now
outnumbcr tho Canadians and it is
not surprising TO learn that they are
beginning to manifest the natural
American tCndccy to run things. There
Is some apprehension In Canadian cir
clcs lest the newcomers may make
the great wheat district of Western
Canada n sort of Yankee colony in
which the original settlers will fee!
like CONSIDERS"
Probably there is no substantial
ground for this apprehension. how
ever, Experience in this country has
shown that. no matter how great the
volume of Immigration. the native
population will still he the prcpun
dcratin:s political force. The so-cnllcd
foreign element is ii power, to be sure.
but 1t is a power which divides itself
between the great political parties in
approximately equal proportions
There never has becn, and it is not
likely that there ever will be, Il for
clgn party as such-n party com
posed exclusively OF forcign-born citi-
zchS rs opposed to nativc-born citi
Zcns.
In Northwestern Canada, moreover,
the peri! OF Yankee domination is
minimizcd by the circumstances that
the Immigrant from ''thc States rare
~ rcvcrscs his national tradition by
becoming British subject. Consc-
qucntly he has no vote. Unless there
is q change of sentiment among the
American immigrants the original Ca.
madam. though he may he outnumbcr.
cd. will still retain political power.
The Yankee appears to be in Cana
la for revenue only. In that respect
he is in tho same position as the un-
naturaliZcd Englislman in this coun.
Try. against whom 1t is charged that
he comes here to make n living, but
lodges the responsibilities of citizen
strip. s %d
In both cases the attitude Of Tie
immigrant may be attributed to a
praiscworthy sGntimcnt-thc belief
that his native country is tho creates!
III the world. He Is so proud Of itithat
he declines To surrender his citizen.
ship in it. is,
In this vicw of the matter the Cam
dinns OF tho Northwest may dismiss
their prcjntliccs against American i'm.
migrants. The man who is Il patriotic
lover Of his native country is likely
to be pretty good citizen of any
other country that he may live in
fsf,
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-09-06
A queer Thing About July.

How we came TO pronounce July as
we do now with the accent OH the sec
ond syllable is one of the unsolvcd mys-
tcrics Of speech. Named, of course, aft
or Julius Caesar. 1t should really be pro.
our forefathrrs actually did pronounce
1t. Spcnscr. for instance, has tho line.
"rhen came hot July boyling like TO
fire." and even so late as Jollnson's
time the nccc2t was still oil The "Ju.'
1t is one Of many woNls whlcl would
startlc those ancestors OF ours. spoiieh
rs we speak them now.-Londcc
Chronicle.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-09-06
A Ln.yyer,s Nerve.

A self satisfied young lawyer went
over to Michigan from Ohio to repre-
sent client OF that state who was
mixed up In some litigation over which
the Wayne county court Ind original
jurisdiction. In the course Of argu.
nent the Buckeye lawyer became
tangled. and the judge kindly advised
him to bncls up and repeat with
greater deliberation. Then the: court
let the youth down by saying, "Ifi you
do that will be better able to follow
the thrend of your contention" tGlad
to accommodate you, Judge" said the
young man as he recovered his con-
fldence. II nm denling with n very
complicated point Of law. and I sus-
pected that 1t might be too intricate
for your honor to follow ut the rate /
was going" The dignity of tho, court
WIS knocked out, and lie Joined
heartily in the general laugh.-Kansas
City Star.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-09-06
EDWARD R. SCHRAUT
is TO BE MANAGER
He Was Chosen to Head Basketball
Team by the Board of Governors
at Meeting Last Niuht.

Mr.. Edward X. Schraudt WAS last
night elected manager of tho basket
Dali team: 81 the Hampton Athletic AS
iociation and was given authority 4,
select his own coach ana CAPTAIN fol
the seven.
MIR. Schrandt WAS the unanimous
choice of the board of governors which
held an important session in the court
house
DIR. J. Wilton Hope. tho president
presided and MIR. Il. NJ. Booker, The
c"rGta;y, WAS at the desk. and tho
oilowing governors were in attend
,ncc: Mcssrs T.. G.. Kaiser, "A. NJ.
Hunger, II. IL. Holt. George w. Nc
Allistcr, Arthur Lee. Richard Arm
strong and Edward Il. Schraudt Mir
d. a. Lewis, of the bylaws commit
&c. ami Dr. Is. W. Cabcll. of the
rounds committee. also were in at
'endancc.
The membership committee was
ontinGcd until September Is. when
he books will be closed
The bylaws committee made n par.
ial report and the grounds committee
'Skcd Ter another week in which la
consider tie &c!cticn of site for :.
park
Secretary Richard NJ Booker was
authorized To have 200 membership
ards, similar to the cards used by the
Elks. printed for distribution to the
members of the general athletic as.
ISOLATION.
DR.. George w McAllstcr manager
u the baseball team. announced thai
10 had named DIR. II. II. Howe ant!
NJ Arthur Lee as coaches for the
iinc.
The board of governors will meet
again on Saturday evening, September
u nj the courthouse. at $50 o'clock.
Manager II. II. Holt, of the foot.
1all team. announced that the pros.
pccts were good for the very best
football this season.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-09-06

An old churcllyard near London IS
famous for the inscriptions on its tomb
stones. There is enc OH tic memorial
Of Susnrnnh Barford, died 1862. net. 10
years and Is weeks. The concluding
lines beneath the skull and cross'ronrs
on her monument aye:
Her stngc was short. her thread was
quietly spunn
Drawne out and cult got heaven. her
workc WAR done.
This world to her was but Il TRACED play.
Sheo came and saw't. dislk't ana passed
away.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-09-06
WILL HAVE A WAGON TEAM
7hocbua Fircmen Will Now Enter All

?hocbus Fircmen Will Now Enter All
the State Firemen's Contests.
at the meeting of the Pliochus Fire
department last night Il wagon team
VAS organized ana the l'huebus lad.
liCS III the future expect to enter The
CAIN III every contest III the State
"iremCn'S Convention.
The team also will seek contests
Nth teams from other States Mr.
William H. Lancer was elected Tho
'aDtain OF The team.
The lircmcn also elected twenty
Our new members 10 the department,
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-09-06
HAMPTON NEWS AND ADVERTISEMENTS Continued
Death of Mrs. Eucr.on.

News has been received in Hump.
zen uf The sudden death OF Mrs IIliz-
abelh hScrton. ut Baltimore. which
UScnrrpd while she was visiting IN
Mcstmurcland county, last Saturday.
mrs i'Serton WAS the widow OF the
Ei'e Samuel Egcrtou commission
merchant of baltimore, and daughter Of
James Wilson, OF Baltimore count.
ohc visited Mrs. Mary Watkins. in
Nih& street. only two weeks ago. and
WAS we'll known IN Hampton.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-09-06
Elks Meet Tnoiunt.

beginning with tcniali. the lamp
ION lodge OF Inks vii! hnld regular
weekly meetings. instead Of meeting
vice month as hitherto In; hccn
me case during he summer months.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-09-06
Debated Advice,

THAT coat looks shabby" remarked
Ticks to his intimate friend. the poet.
why don't you have 1t turned?"
DO you think this coat has three
sides?" asked the impecunous one sad
ly. And nothing more was said on
the subject.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-09-06
Ham, ton Firemen Adopt Resolutions.

Ham, ton Firemen Adopt Resolutions.
The members of the llamptun Fire
department at their weekly meeting
Monday evening adopted IL beautiful
set OF resolutions expressing the SYN.
pnthy of the fircmcn To Captain Frank
w Darling on account of the death
Of his mother, the late Mrs. Mary a.
Darling