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The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-26
Campaign for Gould Stocks.

Feeble plays have been made to gen crate bullish action in the Gould stocks. A literary campaign has been inaugurated in connection with the movement and an extensive distribution of "call' is said to have been made N quarters where such arguments have greatest influence By this means it is the Gould hope that spec ulative thought may be directed into the right channels. The Black Horse cavalry of the street complains, however, that Gould favors have been unevenly paced and an energetic nammer-throwfng con tingent is actively at work knocking the enterprise. Ar Senator Sorghum re- marked, "Not having been retained by the octopus they continue to be the friends of the people" The railroads em- braced within the Gould system have in- fiated their capitalization S1670OO.O0O dur ing the last two years 'And half, and this on top of huge bonded Indebtedness just previously created on tie Iron Noun tain road. The public has not taken kindly to this Gould <roduction of securi- ties, a great many millions of which still remain burden upon the shoulders of the underwriting syndicates
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-26
Interest In cold Mlnlna.

Judging from the advertising pages of the Sunday newspapers, it would appear there has been a mighty revival of inter- est In gold mini[s. Flaming advertise ments of mining enterprises appear in these issues, and 1t is very safe to say the space would not be bought if the invest ment didn't pay. It is very certain that the indiseriminate specifia1ve public has persistently fought shy of the stock mar Ae. and 1t Is only naturaI To assume that 1t might turn to mining stocks. 1ndica- tions point to record-brealdng production of gold in 1905 and from all accounts Mexico has become the center of recent and prospective development. great many millions of dollars of American and foreign capital have gone into Mexican mines, some of which are the richest in the world There is no reason why gold mining stocks should not become inn mensely popular. provided honest manage ment of big properties can be assured. There is certainly a live fascination in gold mining and much of the literature put in circulation of late tends to stimu- late the imagination and loosen the purse strings of investors and spectators.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-26
TREND OF STOCKS
 CAUSED SURPRISE Customers Have Been Borrow ing from Banks Direct GOSSIP OF IRON MERGER Report That Rock Island Syndicate Has Taken Charge of consollda-
 tlon-Keene interested
 In Peoples Gas.
GOSSIP OF IRON MERGER
BY w. G. NICHOLAS.

New York March 25.-At one time the stock market developed weakness in an unlocked for quarter and in a way which set people to thinking. For months com mission and brokerage houses have been commenting on the fact that their GUS toners were taking up and paying for se- curities. On the surface this looked as though the rich and well-to-do class was transferring a great mass of stocks rom the street into it's strong boxes-"taking securities out of the street." to use the conventional Wall street phrase, As matter of fact the development had sharply reverse significance.
 The customers en masse were taking advantage of the prevailing low rates or interest to do a borrowing business di- rect with their banks instead of through their brokers and commission nouses' thereby saving and per cent in the cost of carrying the property-a scalp "en worthy of their attention. So long as everything goes smoothly this might De reparded as an element of market strength. but when they got onto the true inN-ardness of the situation some or the wise ones of the street began to put upoh that feature an entirely different coh- struction. They argued that the banks in dealing with some tens of thousanos of individual clients instead of few nun 6red trained borrowers were dealing Wiln a moh instead of a regular army anu that should a scare develop the result might he disastrous. The instinct or seils protection would compel the banks 10 pc as merciless in their calls upon the mop as upon the trained army, and being uh- accustomed to assaults of that character the mob might without a minutes warn ing turn itself into a calamitous rour
 The picture was not pleasant to contem- n1ate and in the hands of the bearish ora.cles became a weapon of weight. The premises might have been defective, but the argument as advanced led to free sell ing of stocks in every part of the exs change. The stocks to suffer first ana most severely were those which had en- loved special favor on the previous up- turn and had been creatures of the most active manipulation by the cliques and pools. Being relieved by their customers of the necessity of borrowing vast sums to carry stocks, commission brokers looked with complacency on the squirmlngs of their clients who had elected to do clever thing, to the saving of a scalp in interest charges. It Is not of record that these commission merchants and brokers ever took seriously into consideration the interest of their clients in squally market periods, but it pleased them to think that customers were losing two or three times as much in efforts to get from under as they would have paid in interest charges in the ordinary course of business.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-26

asthma. I called on one man sinking away with it, to comfort him in his sor- row.
 The culm pile, like a small mountain is the refuse of f'sate and coal dust. It ignites from spontaneous combustion, and at night glows like a hill of fire. often a group of tramps will pause and warm themselves at it's base, some lying down to sleep for the night. But a num- Der have had their garments take fire, from which they have lost their lives.
 During the strike referred to, two young men leased an old culm pile, washed and sifted the tiny fragments and sold S20,000 worth of It. Washeries are now erected and doing the same. Best pea coal re- tails at $2.75, delivered; chestnut and egg s375; the best washery coal at $175
 And now l pause in the street to cast look at the miner from over the sea, as he wends his way homeward his lamp hanging on his cap, dinner pail and pow der can on his back covered with soot but earning $50 every two weeks.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-26
FROM OFFICE BOY TO STAR.
Arnold Daly's Success In Presentlno
 George Bernard shaw's Plays.

 "The Players" Everybody's Magazine
 for April.
 Arnold Daily, who was Charles Froh. mans ofilce-boy twelve years ago, is the only actor who has been able to present the brilliant plays of George Bernard Shaw with financial profit. The experiment. has been repeatedly tried in England and on the conti. nent; Richard Mansfield and others having attempted it here-I believe "The Devils Disciple" managed to crawl through one season. Arnold Daly's success with the Shaw plays robs that dramatist of his favorite gibe, for it is doubtful if ever a play wright found as much joy in success as the satirical Irishman has found Tn the failure of his comedies to draw audiences. It may be remarked that Shaw is not dependent upon his pen for a livelihood. Arnold Daly pro duced Candida for his own satisfac- tion chiefly, presenting 1t at matinees. No one dreamed that the public would take it seriously. But people fiocked to see the brilliant comedy and tho brilliant acting, and before long MT. Daly found himself an established star. "The Man of Destiny" and How He Lied to Her Husband" also met with favor, and now comes a fine produc- tion of You Never Can Tell" one Of Shaw's earlier plays. The biting wit of it, the humor of the paradoxes, the scintillating satire, the finely drawn characters, make 1t joy beyond words for those who care to under stand it. For Shaw appeals always to the intellect and never to the emo tions; that is doubtless why he is not popular as a playwright.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-26
One cn the Speakers.

From the Washington Post.
 Speaker Cannon was sitting bolt up- right in his presiding officers chair yes terday. The House was in session but some member was engaging him in earn est conversation Some other member, off in another part of the hall began to clamor:--
 MT. Speaker, MT Speakeri"
 So earnest was his conversation at the desk that MT. Cannon seemed to forget he was in the House. He thought he was sitting in his private room and some one was humping on his door.
 MT. Speaker, Mir. speakerl' said the voice afar off again.
 Come in, come in," ejactulated the speaker. imNatiently, although his voice was not loud enough to be heard beyond the desk. Hang it, why don't you come in?"
 There was litter among the employees at the desk. which brought Mr Cannon back to earth.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-26

On every bottle of Lquozone we offer $1, ,000 for a disease germ that 1t cannot kill. We do this to assure you that Liquozone does kill germs.
 And 1t Is the only way known to kill germs in the body without killing the tissues, too. Any drug that kills germs is a poison, and it cannot be taken internally. Medicine is almost helpless in any germ disease. It IS this fact that gives Liquozone it's worth to humanity; worth so great that, after testing the product for two years, through physicians and hospitals, we paid $100,o00 for the American rights. And we have spent over one million dollars, in one year, to buy the first bottle and give 1t free to each sick one who would try 1t.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-26
Acts Like Oxygen

] Liquozone is not made by com pounding drugs, nor Is there any alco- hol in it. It's virtues are derived sole ly from gas--largely oxygen gas-by a process requiring immense appa- ratus and IA days time. This process has. for more than 20 years. been the constant subject of scientific and chemical research.
 The result is liquid that does what oxygen does. It Is nerve food and blood food--the most helpful thing in the world to you. Its effects are ex- lhilarating, vitalizing, purifying. Yet 1t Is an absolutely certain germicide. The reason Is that germs are vegst- lables and Ldquozone--like an excess of oxygen-is deadly to vegetal mat ter.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-26

ern constituencies to discover the boom erang qualities of hostile legislation against outside money, and 1t is doing the best 1t can to overcome the injurious con sequences of a bad name Many western states, notably Kansas, Texas and Colo rado. are still on the blacklist and do not seem to be making and great efforts. to improve their standing in the money Rar- kets of the east. Most of the great life and fire insurance companies, which ceased to loan money on farm lands in that part of the country years ago, re- main offsh It must be said for the sec tions mentioned however, that they are getting along fairly well in spite of the ill- will of the money lenders on the Atlantic seaboard, although for a good while ina bility to borrow money in New York. Boston and other fiscal centers of the east was a serious handicap to the devel- opment of natural resources.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-26
MuncIe. Ind, Jan. %. ,o5.

MuncIe, Ind, Jan. 20. '05.
 "We have used Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey and feel 1t has heightened our lives. It has imparted new strength and vigor into our tlme-worn bodies, and we can truthfully say that by the use of 1t as a medicine. we have been able to live together as a family to a ripe old age. Our ages range from ss to 9s years. By It's use we hope to have our lives prolonged. and recommend this excellent whiskey to all who wish a stimulant of sterling quail ity."-Mrs. Mary Filler. Peter Mutch, Mrs. Catherine Muteh, Mrs. Margaret ovin- ger.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-26
Gas Officials Inefficient.

The only certainty in competitor with the gas inquiry begun under authority of the New York legislature is that it will uncover bunch of shockingly ignorant and inefficient gas officials. These inves- tigations invariably have that result, and the public Is filled with amazement that such people could be entrusted with the management of colossal enterprises. Here tofore 1t has been next to impossible to get any of the New York gas officials to admit that they knew any of the impor- tant details of their business or that they had the remotest idea what was going on. Loss of memory is their most conspieu- ous weakness. That's what they are hired for.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-26
Nsw York,s ereat nanIks.

Five of the largest banks in New York t..e National City. the National Bank of Commerce, the First National, the Han over National and the Chase National have deposits totaling S576,000000, or nearly one-half the aggregate of the en- tire. list of clearing house banks. The National City alone has nearly a quarter of a billion deposits.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-26
The Darling Doggle.

From the Baltimore American. Mrs. Forehundred-What was that awful yelping in the nursery just now7
 Msid-The nurse just slapped one of your children.
 "ohl l was afraid somebody had kicked Fido"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-26
Money Famine In Maine.

Money is scarce here now. peck of potatoes is the smallest change They used to pass for nickel, but they are only worth postage stamp now, and the mail carrier won't take them at that.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-26
Waiting for the Evidence

From the Cleveland Leader.
 You say your late uncle was an ec- centric old fellow. Do you think he was insane?'
 T don't know-the will hasn't been read yet"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-26
soc Bottle Free.

If you need Liquozone. and have never tried 1t, please send us this coupon. We will then mall you an or der on local druggist for fuii-sixe bottle. and we will pay the druggist ourselves for 1t. This is our free gift. made to convince you; to show you what Liquozone is, and what 1t can co. In justice to yourself. please. accept it today. for 1t places you under no ebh- gation whatever
 Liquozone costs soc and s1.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-26
We Offer $f,OOO


Throat Troubles varicooeis Tuberculosis womens Dissases
 All diseases that begin xiti. fsvsr-sli iniamma mation-all catayrh--an oontag gious diseases-all the results of impure or pois- oned blood
 Tn nervous debility IAauosons Aots as . vitaiizer. accomplishing what no drugs can do
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-26
Utility of Science.

From the Chicago Tribune.
 Mrs. Highmus--I am glad the astrono- mers have, discovered that Jupiter has another satellite.
 Mrs. Upmore-Why?
 Mrs. Highmus-It introduces variety into my husbands profanity He swears now "by the seven moons of Jupiter!p
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-26

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-26

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-26
Shop Talk.

From the Louisville Courier-Journal
 First Jeweler-Business is mighty dull. Second Jeweler-Same here.
 First Jeweler-Suppose lady came in today and wanted to buy S10000 brooch What would you do, drop dead?
 Second Jeweler-Well, first I'd wire to Cleveland to see if Mrs Chadwick was still in jail. If she was, then I might drop dead.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-26

Any physician or hospital not yet using xAquosons will hs glady supplied for . tsgt.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-26

LiQuoZone goes into the stomach, into the bowels and into the blood, to go wherever the blood goes. No germ can escape it and none can resist 1t. The results are inevitable, for a germ disease must end when the germs are killed. Then Liquozone, acting as wonderful tonic, quickly restores a condition of perfect health. Diseases which have resisted medicine for years yield at once to Liquozone. and 1t cures diseases which medicine never cures. Half the people you meet-whereyer you are-can tell you of cures that were made by 1t.
 Germ Diseases
 These are the known germ diseases. All that medicine can do for these troubles Is to help Nature overcome the germs, and such results are indi- rect and uncertain. Liquozone attacks the germs. wherever they are. And when the germs which cause a disease are destroyed, the disease mEst end. hof ta tro t1
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-26

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-26

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The Owyhee nugget. ([Silver City], Idaho) 1905-1984, 1905-09-22

1t used to be a prevailing Gus
tom in mining camps for an ir-
responsible adventurer to get
hold of a promising claim by
bond or by purchase on time,
and then employ men and pro-
cure supplies with the promise
that they would be settled for
when the monthly pay day came
around, and then on that day
put the creditors off with some
plausible excuse for the money
not being forthcoming, but ex-
pected very soon. Thus the
creditors would be STAYED off for
two or more months, and then if
no pay was in sight in the mine,
the hot air man would skip out
and leave everybody to whistle
for their pay. This scheme has
been worked with almost infinite
variations ever since mining in
the west began. But it finally
resulted in the business men and
miners becoming too wary to be
often caught. Theynow usually
demand to be shown where their
pay is coming from or have it
deposited in bank to be drawn
upon when due.
1t now looks as if the old plan
had been worked once more here.
A mine here, the ownership of
which is unquestioned, has had a
few men employed on it for near
ly two years, always tardy in
payments, has finally had it's
credit shut off by the stores, and
the three or four men employed,
with several months wages due
them, have filed liens upon the
property. Back in the east where
the company was formed, the
stockholders are reported to
have gotten into a wrangle and
had a receiver appointed to take
charge of the property, and he is
full of promises to come here and
straighten matters out and it is
hoped that he may yet do so.
The Owyhee nugget. ([Silver City], Idaho) 1905-1984, 1905-09-22

But there is the old, old lesson
to be learned over again by our
business men and miners. When
ever strangers come to a mining
district to work a property they
should be required to satisfac-
torily demonstrate theirrespons-
Utility for all obligations to be
incurred. And whomsoever is
put in charge Of the property, to
save himself from blame, should
require his principal to leave
funds under bis control to pay
off such obligations as he may
be required to incur. This is
merely good business.
The Owyhee nugget. ([Silver City], Idaho) 1905-1984, 1905-09-22

the tenderfoot gets in with rep
utable and competent men who
will give him fair chance for his
money, but the easterner who
comes west is not so unwise as to
mining as he used to be. Hehas
read and heard and he knows
something about the business.
The man who has been on the
ground is much more intellig-
ent investor in a mining deal,
even though he has no technical
knowledge to aid him in his
Judgment. He can understand
the difficulties the operator has
to overcome, and above all he is
made to see that he cannot in
vest one day and get dividends
the next. Travel is both an ed
ucator and 8, business creator
Chicago Mining World.
The Owyhee nugget. ([Silver City], Idaho) 1905-1984, 1905-09-22

After all, it appears that Tom
Lawson, much as he has had to
say about the tricks turned in
frenzied finance, has a good deal
to learn yet. The New York leg
islative committee, Investigating
transactions OF the big life insur-
ance companies, is bringing out
points by which money is made
on other peoples capital which
must be new even to the versa
tile Lawson.
The Owyhee nugget. ([Silver City], Idaho) 1905-1984, 1905-09-22

There is some red paint on the
face of municipal affairs in Boise,
over the Sunday and midnight
closing ordinance. When the city
election was held in July the pass
age of such an ordinance was made
the leading issue. The parties were
lined up on this issue and the side
opposed to Sunday closing won out
by big majority. But three days
before the election, the outgoing
council passed such an ordinance,
and the outgoing mayor signed it.
When the new mayor and council
came in, it was found they were
unable to repeal it and the mayor
was obliged to enforce it. Last
week the council came to an agree
ment that it would repeal it and
raise the liquor license from $500
to $1,000 per year. Then the mayor
gave the council notice that he
would not sign such an ordinance.
Now the council is for shutting off
the sale of liquors at Riverside
park, where a relative of the mayor
runs a restaurant and dispenses
beer with lunches. So there they
are, and nobody satisfied except
the party defeated at the election.
The Owyhee nugget. ([Silver City], Idaho) 1905-1984, 1905-09-22

Grangeville, the metropolis oil
Idaho county, was visited by a
disastrous fire last week-prop-
.erty valued at considerably more
than 100000 being destroyed.
The Jersey House, the principal
hotel in the town, Alexander &
Freiderick's big mercantile es-
Enlistment, valued, with stock,
at $3.50, 900, and a score or
more of smaller concerns, shops,
saloons, etc., were destroyed.
But Grangeville is the central
supply point for Camas prairie,
one OF the richest agricultural
spots in all the northwest, and
contiguous to Buffalo Hump and
other great mining districts; is
the objective point for which
both electric and steam railways
are pushingfrom the Clearwater.
A big fire may scorch it but can
not scotch its growth. Just
watch it begin to grow now.
The Owyhee nugget. ([Silver City], Idaho) 1905-1984, 1905-09-22

Nampa had a hold-up Satur-
day, by which a man named
Wagner was relieved OF $3.50.
A house was entered a day or
two prior to that time and
robbed of money and jewelry to
the value of more than 800.
Nampa has good town mar
shall, but the transient hobos
and local toughs are too many
for him to handle. The junction
city is roaring with business and
the men ought to clean out the
toughs if they want the town to
keep up it's good name.
The Owyhee nugget. ([Silver City], Idaho) 1905-1984, 1905-09-22

The hello girls of the Bell tele-
phone system in Idaho Falls struck
for higher wages last week. They
we're getting $25 and demanded
$50. They would have been re-
placed by others but for the sym
pathy of business men and others
of the town, who demanded that
they be reinstated at $35 a month.
AS nothing else appeared feasible,
the company temporarily re-en-
gagged them at that salary.
The Owyhee nugget. ([Silver City], Idaho) 1905-1984, 1905-09-22

The very extensive travel in
the west this summer is sure to
haveagood effect upon the trend
of mining investments from the
east The visitors are almost
without exception interested in
the possibilities of mining and
either become interested at the
time or go home to think it over
and later to try their chances in
the golden game. 1t is lucky if
The Owyhee nugget. ([Silver City], Idaho) 1905-1984, 1905-09-22

The papers all over the state
are now telling stories OF great
grain yields. Hundred bushels
OF oats, eighty or ninety Of bar
ley, and fifty to sixty-five Of
wheat, are read of SO frequently
that they have become common
place items in Idaho's rural
weeklies.
The Owyhee nugget. ([Silver City], Idaho) 1905-1984, 1905-09-22

The Intermountain Fair, to be
opened at Boise, Monday, prom
Uses to excel all previous efforts in
that line made in Idaho. 1t ought
to be hummer. 1t is going to be
a big contribution toward the al
ready liberal advertising the state
is receiving.
The Owyhee nugget. ([Silver City], Idaho) 1905-1984, 1905-09-22
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER %, 1905.

And now the professors at the
experimental farm are working
up plan to turn apple cider in
to wine which they hope to
make superior to ordinary grape
wine. God bless their efforts.
The Owyhee nugget. ([Silver City], Idaho) 1905-1984, 1905-09-22

Try an ice cream soda at Rowetts
Fruit, Confectionery and Variety Goods
Store.