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Naval Stores.

New Orleans August NAVAL stores
steady; pitch, s2.25; pine tar, A.75: coal
tar, $3.50 Rosin per barrel of $50 pounds:
A. b. C, $3.50; d, SO As; e, 50. 80; F, $3.s71a
O. SO. 80; II, a. 05; l. "a. 10; X, 81. 10; NJ $40;
n, $445; VIC, s4.S5; WV, $40 Tur-
pentne firm, 5634.
Charleston, August 4.-Turpentine
steady, 56la; sales, 100. Rosn, nothing
doing.
Wilmington. August S-Spirits turpen-
tine firm, So; receipts. 104 casks. Rosin
firm. $3.12Ia bid receipts, Sd Tar firm,
s2.00 bid; receipts, 50. Crude turpentine
firm, $3.50, $500 and $425; receipts, 1888
Savannah, August 4.-Turpentine firm,
5SIs; receipts, 1oS; sales, SCI. Rosin firm;
receipts, 40; shipments, 404; sales, 2756
Quote: A, B. c. SO. 3o1335; D. 50. 50a3.55.
e, 1886; F, So. 90a3 921a; q. $500; II, $40;
l. s4.12Ha; X, Sab; M, $3.50; N. $4.45; WIG,
81. 85: WV, $5.12l2.
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The stock market showed considerable
strength early this morning with prices
somewhat higher. Big steel found u new
high figure when 1t advanced to 1917,
Union Pacific also rallied to a new high
point, selling at 1919. Metropolitan adj
vanced from 1851 to 1923 st. Paul adj
vanced to 1874 Reading gained about
per cent to 1917 After the noon hour there
was considerable short selling and prices
declined " to per cent. Locomotive was
somewhat neglected but per cent higher.
Illinois Central was featureless. selling
between Ill and 17lh. The market should
sell lower on Saturday
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Liverpool Cotton Market.

Liverpool August spot cotton quiet:
prices points lower; American middling
fair, 6.02; mddling, 5.S7: low mddlng,
5.71 good ordinary, $50; ordinary, 5.31.
The sales of the day were 5000 bales of
which 1000 were for speculation and ex-
port and included 1900 American: receipts.
1000 bales including 900 American.
Futures opened quiet and closed easy.
American middling, good ordinary clause:
August, S II: August-September $40; Sep
tember- October. So October November,
s 10; November December. 5.1; December
January, 5.72; January February, 5.73;
March April 5.74 April-May, 5.T; May
June 5.75; June-July, 5.75
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Total Net Receipts.

New York. August 1.-THE following are
the total net receipts or cotton at all ports
since September /: Galveston, 2,772,69l; ;
New Orleans, 2,642,216 Mobile, 325.S46; sa-
vannah, 1885, OS, Charleston, 222.179; Will
mlngton, 3Sz.4s3; Norfolk, 1884; Balti-
more, 59715: New York, Ss.407; Boston, 10
666; Newport News, 1881; Philadelphia
13,476; San Francisco, 15255I; Brunswick,
1876 2S0 Port Townsend, 1906; Pensacola
1S1, 254; Portland, Ore. 1881; Port Arthur
ond Sabine Pass, 124Sl5 Jacksonville, 49,
S57: Eagle Pass, Tex 1884; El Paso,
Tex, 4,4S2: Laredo, Tex. 1867 minor
points, 1882 total 1O,02S, 1856.
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THE LOCAL MARKETS

Local spot cotton quotations closed yes
terday at 1olr for good .middling. This
price has prevailed for several days. Lo-
cal receipts are light.
Lares, leaf and compound, are up &c
Other staple groceries are unchanged.
The Morris avenue produce business
continues fairly brisk with quotations
generally unchanged. Irish potatoes are
firm at SOC, 10c higher per bushel Sweet
potatoes are coming on the street freely
Onions, cabbage and similar products
have a ready sale.
Poultry. eggs and dairy products are
unchanged.
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New Orleans Cotton Market.

New Orleans, August 4.-Spot cotton
quiet and offerings light. The transact
tons made today were at board figures.
Sales, 1875 bales, including 1875 to arrive
and 800 f. o. b. Quotations reduced Ks.
Futures opened steady with the active
positions down points on lower Liver
pool Immediately after the opening a
heavy selling movement commenced. To-
ward the middle of the morning the SELL
ing became stronger than ever, and prices
were forced down to a level where stop
loss orders commenced to be reached on
the long side This cleaned out a consid-
cradle weak long following. Toward noon
the selling let up, and prices soon recov-
cred most of the early losses. The mar
ket closed quiet August lost net points,
September up l point, while the other po-
sitions fost four points.
New Orleans, August 4.-cotton futures
steady; August, 1O.37@10.44 September,
10. 80 bid; October. 1O.5sqlO6 90; November,
10. 61d10 So; December, 10. 64@10.65; Janu-
airy, 10. 70@iO.72; February, TO- 7SalO.f5;
March, 10.S3Q10.S4.
New Orleans August 4.-cotton quiet !;
sales, 1915 Ordinary, 11-16; good ordi-
nary, S1s; low middlng, 9s4; middling'
1898; good mddling, 10 l1-l6; middling
fair, lie Receipts, $780, stock, 6l,2s.
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NOTICE.

The citizens of East Lake,
Woodlawn, West End, Pratt
City, Ensley, Avondale, Wy
lam, and those using our
electric current outside Of
these municipalities. parti-
cipate eqoally with the citi-
zens of Birmingham in the
reduction in price from l6c
to lao per kilowat. effective
July 1st, and all of these cities
using our current for street
lighting will enjoy the reduo-
ton from $50. 90 per arc per
annum to se75. 90 per arc to
be made to the City Of Birn-
ingham August lst.
B'ham Ry. L. & Pee.
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Interior Movement.

Houston-Easy; middling, 101ac; net re-
ceipts, 2349; gross receipts, 2349; ship
ments 3421; sales, 2S9: stock, 1872
Alphabetically; middlng. 10asc; net re-
cepts. 36; gross receipts, So; shipments
81 sales, 116; stock 1892
Memphis-Quiet; middling, 107sc net re-
ceipts, 1853; gross receipts, 1899; shipments
941 sales, so; stock, 1884.
St Louis-Easy; middling. l0ssc; gross
receipts. 100; shipments, 955; sales. 3d.
stock, 22.317.
Clncinnati-Net receipts, 1872: gross re.
ceipts, 1922 shipments 1875; stock, 1881
Louisville-F Firm, middling, 10ssc; net re.
cepts, 80; gross receipts, 32; sales, 80
stock, I5
Total today--Net receipts, 2077; gross re-
ceipts, s778; shipments, $500; sales, 5l7
stock 74,457.
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Live Stock Market.

Chicago. August 4-Cattle receipts, 24Oo;
steady; good to prime steers, IS 20a5 so;
poor to medium s3.75@5: stockers and
feeders, 81. 25a4. %; cows. 50. 1904. 60; heif-
ers, 2.25Q5; Gamers, .25d2. 40; bulls
81. 40q4; calves. sSQ7; Texas-fed steers,
$3.50G4 rs.
Hog receipts 1900 DC higher; mixed and
butchers So. 50Q6. 10 good to choice
heavy. IS. 95Ql6.10; rough heavy, IS 5O@
575; light, IS. 75Gl6. 10; bulk of sales, $500
sos.
Sheep receipts 1900; steady; good to
choice wethers, 81. 60ll4 So; fair to choice
Mixed s4q4.5O western sheep, s4GD4. rs; ma
tive lambs. "a. 25q7 40; western lambs, $5.5t
@7.25.
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3s5,474; stock at all United states ports
same time last year, 90,4ba. Stock ut all
interior towns. 12S,s53; stock at all Interior
towns same time last year. 62,099 Stock
al Liverpool, 10000; stock at Liverpool
same time last year, 1884, Stock OF
american afoat for Great Britain, 10000;
stock Of American afioat for Great Brit
ain same time last year. 1900.
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ket with spot closing at f149 and futures
at G14S los; locally, quiet and easy; spot
%. 621z@l32 s71a.
Copper lower abroad. 46S lis Sd for spot
and R6S lbs for futures. Locally the sit
uation showed no change with the market
quiet at 15.371k615. so for lake and electro
lytic. and 14.S71k@15 .12la for casting.
Lead unchanged locally, but declined to
- Sd in London.
spelter was unchanged in both mar
kets.
Iron closed at 49s Cd in Glasgow and at
ass 11ad in Middlesboro Locally iron was
unchanged.
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Cotton Seed Oil.

New Orleans, August 4.-Cotton seed
oils steady; prime refined In barrels. 2s1z !;
off refined In barrels, 27ka; prime crude
loose, a.
New York, August 4.-cotton seed oil
firm; prime yellow, 90He03oa4. Petroleum
quiet Rosin dull strained common to
good, S.55. Turpentine steady, 61I2Q62
Memphis, August 4-Cotton seed oil
Prime crude oil. 22Ia; off crude, nominal;
prime summer yellow. 25ka: prime meal,
s22. so; off meal, s21.5O; prime cake $3.50
Llnters. per pound. 3s4M5c.
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Bonds.
Money on Call.

New York August 4.-Money on call
easy; highest. per cent; lowest, Ia per
cent; ruling rates and last loan, per
cent; closing bid, Ia per cent; offered at
2 per cent time loans slightly easier, six
ty days, per cent; ninety days and four
months, ga G31k per cent six months, 3sa
"a per cent; prime mercantile paper, a.
AZ per cent; sterling exchange firmer
with actual business in bankers bills at
4s6 5514s6. 60 for demand, and at 4s4 roo
Asa. so for sixty day bills; posted rates, 4s5l5
and 4S71a; commercial bills, 4S4ss; bar sill
YER 55tsc; Mexican dollars, 4b1sc; govern
ment and railroad bonds steady.
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New York Cotton Futures.
Daily Cotton Movement.

Galveston-Quiet; midding, 101kc; net re-
ceipts, 1885; gross receipts, 1885; sales, 143;
stock, S4,223; exports coastwise, 1o5.
New orleans-Quiet middil.g, 103sc; net
receipts, 1923; gross receipts, 1923; sales,
700; stock, 81 ,24S exports coastwlst 81.
Mobile--Firm; middllng, 1obe; net re-
ceipts, 1887: gross receipts 1887; sales, 25;
stock, 3715; exports coastwise, iii.
Savannah-Dull; middling, 1ohc; net re-
cepts. 1906; gross receipts, 1896; stock,
A, 495; exports coastwise, 1868.
arleston-Nominal; Net receipts, IS;
gross receipts, Is; stock, All; exports
coastwise, co.
Wilmington--Nomin net receipts, 24s;
gross receipts, PAS; stock, 6510
Norfolk-Quiet; middling, 10ssc; net re-
ceipts, ZIG; gross receipts, 1116; sales, SO;
stock, 1856; exports coastwise. 1890.
Baltimore = Nominal; middling, 10Ac;
net receipts. SOL; gross receipts, 301 stock
212S; exports to Great Britain. 5903; to the
continent. 272.
New York-Quiet; middlng, TO- zoe; gross
receipts 1881; sales 1900; stock. 151,2S0 ex-
ports to Great Britain, 1854; to the CONT
nent 1852.
Boston-Quet mddling, 10 roc; net re-
ceipts, 5; gross receipts, 1872; exports to
Great Britain. 1407.
Philadephia-Qu middlng. 10 95c
Portland-Net receipts, 80; gross re-
ceipts. 80; exports to Japan, $40.
Brunswick-Net receipts, 232; gross re-
ceipts, 232; stock. 1923; exports coastwise.
107.
Newport News-Net receipts, 81; gross
receipts. 81 exports coastwise, 81
San Francisco-Net receipts. 3s3. gross
receipts, 1853; exports to Japan, 353
Total today, at all ports Net, 1896; ex-
ports to Great Britain, 1874; to the con-
tinent. 1904; to Japan, 6G3; stock, 3s5,474.
Consolidated, at all ports: Net 70, 400; ex-
ports to Great Britain. 1912; to the con
tinent, 1922; to Japan, 667.
Total since September l, at all ports
Net, 10,02S, 1876; exports to Great Britain
3,95s,77i; to France s4l,075 to the CONT
nent. S1SS,574; to Japan, i1,7l4; to Next
co. 29,332.
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CHEAP SUNDAY EXCUR-
SONS

Only $l.25 round trip to
Ohatchie Ingram Wells, on
the Seaboard. Cool breezes,
the finest Lithia water. mag
nificent bathing. Leave 8. 90
a. M; arrive home 8. 20 p. m.
Spend entire day at this
charming resort.
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Chicago, August 4.-Decreasing receipts
in the southwest impaired firm tone
to the wheat market here today. Fresh
reports of damage in the northwest added
to the strength. At the close wheat for
September delivery twas up Ssc; corn is
down 11s@1Ac; oatsi show a loss of Nc;
provisions are up 7ls@221ac.
The leadinl. futures re al follows
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Dry Goods.

New York, August 4,-Buying in the dry
goods market Is spotty. Buyers are In
sstent upon securing spot goods. but are
not particularly Interested in futures, I'M
less for absolute needs. Prices continue
to advance and sellers occupy a more In
dependent position daily
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Local Staple Groceries.

sugar-Granuated. 5Aci Y c.. SIC.
Flour-Fancy patent, s625; standard
patent, $685. straight. 4.75.
Coffee-Green. l0@l5c; Arbuckle's. Porto
Rico, s14.05
Meat-Dry sailed ribs, sec; dry sailed
rib bellies, &c; extra clears, Sic; hams.
fancy, 127sc medium, 11ssc; bacon bellies.
10c.
Lard-Leaf, SIC.
Compound lard &c.
Molasses--CentrifuRal. 15d35c; sugar.
house, 40c; Georgia cane, 35c.
Beans-Navy. s265 per pushel; Lima.
SIC per pound.
Pearl Grits--92 pounds. 81. so.
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There are no Jolts ON the
SEABOARD. 1t is the smooth
way. Leave Birmingham
$40 A. NJ, dining car and
through sleeper to New York,
and 4:lO z. m. with buffet
parlor car for Atlanta.
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Cash quotations were as follows:
Flour-Steady.
Wheat-7No. 2 spring, H.05@l.10 No. 3,
95c6s1. 05; No. 2 red, S61zc.
Corn-No. q 551k@55s4c No 2 yellow, SEC.
Oats-No. 2. 27Ac; No. white, 2ec; No.
white. 2S@31s4c.
Rye--No. 2, $4,000.
Barley-Good feeding, 36Q3Sc; fair TO
choice mailing, 41q44c.
Flax seed-No. l. 81 20; No. l northwest
ern, 81 SO.
Timothy Seed-Prime. 1928.
Mess Pork-Per Dbl, $13 COOLIES
Lard-Per 100 lbs. 81. 45@7. AN.
Short Rib Sdes--Loose, sS.05a8 Is.
Short Clear Sides-Boxed, IS .5OqS. STA.
Whisky-Basis of high wines, H27.
Clover-Contract grade s12 50912 rs.
on the produce exchange today the but
ter market was firm; creamery, 17q20hc;
dairy. 16a1s1zc.
Eggs easier at 1515c; fresh. lie; prime
firsts, 1870; extras, 2lc.
Cheese firm at 10a4Q11hc
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over 100000 during the week thus far,
Notwithstanding the government interest
payable on the first of August. New
York continues to gain cash on the in
terror movement, but not sufficient to
offset this drain, so that a decrease Of
something over 100000 in the cash item
of the banks is indicated for tomorrow's
bank statement.
London supplied no business to this
market, the holidays there extending uatil
next Tuesday. serving to discourage oual-
ness. The irregular tone of the latter
market continued up to the closing.
Bonds were steady Total sales, par
value, $50 600.
United States bonds unchanged on call.
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Treasury Statement.

Washington August 4.-Today's treas
ury balance, exclusive of the gold re-
serve. shows: Available cash balance.
Si29, 449, SOS; gold, $50,555,443
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New York. August 4.-comparatiye cot
ton statement for the week ending Fri
day, August 4:
Net receipts at all United States ports
during week. 78406; net receipts at all
United States ports same week last year,
1885, Total receipts since September /.
1002S. 738; total receipts to same date ri
year. 7.123,o94 Exports for the week "a :
OIL: exports for same week last wear 15 :
100. Total exports since September a.
324. 1856: total exports same date last wear
6.S54, 800 Stock at all United States ports.
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ctearinos and EXCHANGE.

New Orleans. August 4.-Clearings, 81
759, SSS; New York exchange, 81 per $100
premium; commercial, SOC per $1,000 dis
count.
Memphis. August 4.-clearings, $514,0n
balances, $SS,102.
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Coffee Market.

New York, August 4.-Spot Rio coffee
steady; No invoice, SIS; mild firm; fu-
lures opened steady, unchanged, which
was hardly as good as expected on higher
European markets and continued small
receipts. A renewal Of bull support in
the late trading steadied the market, and
the close was steady, net unchanged.
Sales: September 7.05@7 10; October, 1920;
December. Z .35@7 40; March. 7.6o; May, no
@7.75; July. 1851. 80.
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Seaboard Air Line.
CHICAGO Change.

Baltimore, August dashboard Air Line
common % asked; do pfd not quoted.
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smolIen & Co.'s Market Letter.

than at the time the market was about
100 points higher
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Grand Sacred Concert Sun
day afternoon at East Lake
by Memoli'S Concert Band.
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Weekly Cotton Statement.

New York, August 4-The following
statistics on the movement of cotton for
the week ending August 4, were compiled
Nv the New York cotton exchange:
WEEKLY MOVEMENT
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Local Cotton Market.
Local Iron Market.
Local Securities.

Corrected by ]. VI. Caldwell & Co.
Bell phone 2A)
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Die se2o Shares
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Brought into sight for
Comparative Statement

Brought into sight
thus for for season. :. as5, s2s e,eo4. ee4
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1905-02-01
Luxury and Poverty.

One hundred and twenty-five dollars a
day is charged for the best suit of rooms
in new hotel in New York City, and
one of the wealthiest men in the cOun-
try declined to occupy the suit recently
on the ground that he could not afford
it. About the same time the news
papers were telling the story of an old
waman from country town in Penn
sylvania, who having Unexpectedly in
herited $500, went to New York hired
room with a bath at $40 day, and stay
ed at the hotel until she had spent every
dollar. She took several baths a day,
tho get the worth of her money, and
when she was not in the tub, sat at the
window, watching the passing crowd.
The contrast misleads some commenta-
tors into arguing that the rich man was
a miser and the poor woman spend
thrift; but this is short-signted view,
says the Youths Companion. To the
one the superfuous luxury was not
worth the extra cost-because he was
used to luxury, The other, accustomed
to poverty, may have felt that she was
paying low price in exchange for
gorgeous memory that would gid the
remainder of her days.
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years. Born in Pittsburg in 1926, Fos-
ter was sent to school in Towanda, Pa,
and later to Athens, Pa. At fifteen he
entered Jefferson College at Cannons-
burg, Pa, but soon returned to his ma
tive place to pursue his favorite studies
with private tutors. As a diversion he
learned to play the fageolet, thrummed
the guitar and banjo and studied piano
playing.
In 1912, when he was a merchants
clerk in Cincinnati, his first song,
there can be no doubt of that. The
pension building had been used for this
purpose in the past, and where could
the guarantors secure reimbursement
if no ball at S. per head were held?
But the spectacle presented by this
and other similar controversies over the
Inauguration of president of the Uni
ted States is an unseemly one, and if
there is any way to prevent it in the
future the people of the country at
large will be glad. Perhaps the pro-
vision for joint committee Of congress
to assume entire charge of all ceremo-
MES and anuSements incident to the
big quadrennial show may solve the
problem. Certainly it is worthy the
serious consideration of congress. At
lanta Constitution
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gested as location for the Kentucky
capitol; there is no clamor that Frank
fort shall remain the capital Of the
state-as a matter of cold blooded fact
it would go to Louisville if submitted
to vote of those interested There
was no pressing demand for any extra
session at all. But there is a strong
and growing feeling that the legisla
ture ought to know it's mind by this
time, and that it should either get down
to work, or shut up shop and home.
Meantime, the extra session of the
legislature, called together for the sole
purpose of selecting a capitol site a
plain, business proposition that ought
to be settled in six hours by business
mems costing $1,000 per day.-Glas-
gov Times.
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The Legislature.

The extra session of the Kentucky
legislature has now been in session
thirteen days, at cost of $4,000 to
the taxpayers of the state. 1t was
called together simply and solely to Sc
lect site, for the new capitol. So far.
this has not been done, and the surface
indications are that matters are in such
a tangle that it may not be done at all.
1t is increditable that body intelligent
citizens, such as legislature should e
can find itself in so astounding a posi-
ton.
There is no overwhelming public SEN
timent for any site that has been sug-
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ment. The habits of intimate assO-
ciates become the unconscious springs
of our own characters. Live with those
you would be like. Shun those who
are the opposites to what you would
become, as you would pestilenc.
Eleventh-To hold up to your mind S
eye for constant contemplation, the
mirror of the worlds best deeds and
! thoughts and lives, for it is a law that
we become what we behold. AS the
dewdrop holds in it's breast the distant
heavens, so hold in thy heart of hearts
the reflection of mans Hottest aspira-
tons.
Twelth-Never to speak ill of a
person you can conscientiously speak
no good. 1t is better to forget than
to revenge. No one has ever yet been
blessed by cursing another. Heaven
cannot be happier because of the woes
of hell. A good word may make bad
man better; bad word has broken
many good character.
Thirteen-Ever to be young. Age
consists not in years but it heart-throbs
and the wreck of worry. In youth Sc
cure a competence, by application and
persistence, that age may wear the
garb of peace. Count not your ami
versaries as milestones toward the
grave but as commemOrations of your
birth. AS the years increase make the
heart lighter and the body more supple
by counting the cheerfulness enthusiasm
and buoyancy of childhood. Thus are
we born again each year, and youth be-
comes immortal.
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n Neglected Song Writer.

The man who wrote "My Old Ken
tncky Home" died forty-one years ago.
In this period his ballad has gone around
the world, carrying his sentiment and
Kentucky's name into all climates. In
some European countries it has taken
precedence over all other American airs
and is esteemed the one representative
American song.
Kentuckians love this song. But
Kentucky and Kentuckiaus have done
nothing to honor Stephen Collins Foster
nor to make known their gratitude for
his enduring melody. And yet not less
than the politician who makes and some
times breaks our laws does he deserve
a monument. Kentucky owes him
that.
And while 'Kentuckians should pay
him tribute for my Old Kentucky
Home" his memory should be affection
ately held by all Americans, for he was
the greatest of all American song
writer's. His songs have entered into
the national life. Only genius could
have written ''Old Folks at Home"
"Old Black Joe," go Susannahp' ''Nel-
ly Was a Lady," ''Uncle Ned"
NELLY Bly," Old Dog Tray" willie,
We have Missed You'' and "Come
Where My love Lies Dreaming" And
these are only the best known of a total
list of 125 compositions. They are not
deliberately devised, nor do they offer
the scientific musician great oppor
tunity for technical research. They are
just simple songs with a flavor of the
soil and with sentiment that appeals to
the people. They will be sung when
the works of more pretentious compos-
ers have been forgotten.
And these pieces were all written
during a lifetime of only thirty-eight