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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-05-20

All you. have to do is to put a cross
mark in the circle at the top of the
first column. see?" That seemed sim
pie enough, SO the voters went into the
booths and marked the first-that is,
the right hand-column, and elected
the prohibition candidate.
The Arabic language, when spoken
sounds very much like an agitated
person trying to dislodge a fish hone.
1t is one of the most unmusical tongues
in the world and offers no tempting
inducements to the students, yet Mr..
Peasley actually bought one OF those
Arabic at a Glance" books and start
ed TO learn some of the more useful
sentences. He said that if he could
get Arabic down pat he would pass as
native and be enabled to buy things
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-05-20

5//r IAVIN' name amt really es-
Fl seenshul to a party's we'll
being, but it is some handler for
identihca' shun. In the old times, when
whskers and Patryarel<s abounded and
the head of family was the daddy of
Seventy or eighty sons, at fust, maybe.
The old man crapped and branded EN- like
cattle. which worked all right. onless Ja-
cob's herd of kids got mixed up with
Esau's, and the brands bein alike, the
wrong chap sometimes got walleped. 1t
warn't no use tryin to designate 'em by
numbers, as them ancient party's couldn't
count, havin' completely ignored the mul
IMPLICATION table. though they was told
to increase, and multiply
I'm course of time a clumsy buck boy,
who Isl jess alike sixteen other brothers,
except for havin' game ankles, gifts to be
called 'Box-ankled Esau,' and husky
youth of the house of Jake, who can't
be told from twenty-nine other Jakes,
excep' from bein' shy some molars, ac-
4uires the cognomen of Snaggle-Tooth ia
cob. and as the years roll on and the
Daughters of the Amerikin revolush gifts
to diggin' up ancestry, these yere names
switches around to 'Esau Boxankle and
Jacob Snaggietooth.'
{. Years back er outcast hit our nayber-
hood an sawed off his society on us u
heap longer than we wanted il, who pack
ed around with him one of the few four
barreled names ever see. the same bein
Nirnrod Mark Antony cadwallader Slash
am. That migrate was not only not plumb
ashamed of them noomerous handles to
his name. but he doated on 'em-allers
handed EN- out in fun as if he was pre-
sentin' ripe muskinelon to a hootful
young gal He tunlblcs in on us with the
brake off like waggun down a steep
hill. and nounces his'sef as a sport from
Sin Cleer county, and he deepns his
statements as to his gamin' propensities
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-05-20

lect. At one town, Just as we we're
casting off, | threw an American mag
azine to a handsome little tike who
had been asking for English literature.
Il fell on the dock and twenty small
boys began fighting for it and tearing
it to pieces. | never saw such a thirst
for advertising matter.
Our voyage from Cairo to Luxor was
punctuated with so many new expert
ences that possibly it would be better
TO take them in order. Egypt is the
land of lelsurely travel. If YOU look
at the map the distance from Cairo to
Luxor seems only a good hop, skip and
jump. It is 45S miles by rail and the
lightning express does it in fifteen
hours, the same being considered q
record performance. Our boat left
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-05-20

In Arabic on the front of his helmet.
1t didn't look like anything, but 1t
was real Arabic and said his name
was Peasley and that he came from
Iowa and he was very proud of 1t.
He urged Mr.. Brewster to have his
helmet marked in a similar way.
Il hardly like the idea of wearing
my names on my hat said the man
from Connecticut
But when you get home and hang
the thing up in your den with the
Navajo blankets and swords and other
curios think what fine souvenir It
will be- urged Mr.. Peasley.
Mr.. Brewster finally consented and
Mr. Peasley took the helmet to the
head steward, who was native, and
In few minutes he brought it back
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-05-20
HILE we were in London

" N I HILE we were in London
WV we dined one evening at
a gorgeous hotel with a
Mr. Brewster of Connecticut. After
dinner, Mr.. Peasley told the waiter 10
bring some good cigars" Mr.. Peas
ley resides in Iowa, where it is Gus
tomary to stroll down to the drug
store after supper and buy a couple
of Lottie Lees, which are SO good
that the druggist cannot afford to give
six for a quarter. Not being familiar
with the favorite brands of London.
he called up Mr. Brewster to name
AtAe cigar of his choice, and Mr.. Brew
ster said he was very fond of the
Corona del Matadora, or something
Ike that, because the entire crop in
Cuba was taken over by a London
dealer. and they could not be obtained
In New York for love or money The
waiter brought what appeared to be
very superior article of stogie, and
after they had been passed around Mr.
Peasley put several into his pockets,
as we were going 10 a music hall, and
Mr. Peasley had learned that tobacco
acted as sedatiye and helped one to
remain calm while listening to British
jokes.
How much?" he asked.
Three and SIX" replied the waiter
Mr.. Peasley handed him three and
Six
Each said the waiter.
Mr. Peasley swallowed something
and his eyes leaned from their sockets
but he said nothing. He handed over
two soverigns, and the change that
came back to him was almost suffi-
Client for the walters tip. There was
brief silence and the Mr. Peasley
said: "Three shillings is rs cents
seyenty-fve and twelve make eighty
seven"
Another silence.
.'Eighty-seven CENTS sighed Mr..
4 Peasley. "Three bushels of oats for a
cigar!"
When Mr.. Brewster crossed our trail
in Egypt and became our fellow pas
senger on Nile steamer Mr. Peasley
remembered him and longed for a
chance to get even.
Our friend from Connecticut was
wearing a large canopy helmet-the
kind that makes a short man look like
a walking toadstool We were veal
ling the same outlandish style of head
gear and for some reason or other, no
person being responsible for what he
does when he is away from home, Nj.
Peasley had his name boldly marked
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-05-20

Cairo one Friday afternoon and ar
rived at Luxor the following Thurs
day morning. We chugged slowly
against the current all the way, tying
up every night and getting away be-
fore daybreak next morning. Several
times We changed pilots. The Nile
pilot is usually a grizzled old sheilh
with the doubtful combination of n
department store spring oyercoat and
red fez. He stands at the wheel
passing the crew while the ostensible
captain or manager, who is a budding
European~in neat uniform, has moth
ing much to do except circulate on
the upper deck and pour tea for
little cluster of Intellectual giantesses
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-05-20

choke him). Oh, dog Oh, unclean
animal. Twenty shilling! (To us)
Come! Let us go away. He is bad
man. Come!
Dealer (entreatingly)-Y make me
offer. How much you give?
Hassim-Oh, child of darkness! Oh,
crawling crocodile! You are trying to
cheat the high-born visitors.
Dealer (cringingly)-How much you
give?
Hassim 0o me)-Come. will speak
with you alone. (He leads me away
from the crowd and talks to me in
husky Whisper. This man is bad man.
Do not pay him twenty bob. No one
Is looking. You slip the money to me
and ! will buy 1t for fifteen.
Now. fifteen shillings is $3.75 in real
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-05-20

" shifting, and the pilot needs to be
an expert with a memory like an ency-
elopaedia. Fortunately. there are no
snags. Wood is about the most pre-
eious- commodity in Egypt, and all the
snags were fished out and utilized
some two thousand years before We
happened along. Although our voyage
lasted five full days. we went ashore
only three times. As | have already
explained, the traveller need not leave
the Nile steamer in order to see nearly
everything that is happening in Egypt
Leaving Cairo late ON Friday after
noon, we made two stops on Saturday
to discharge freight and take on an
tiyes Many of the women came aboard
closely yelled and were at once Sc
ereted in a canvas compartment on the
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-05-20

driver had verbal war, and then he
took me aside for another heart to
heart talk.
The driver is a child of evil" said
he. II tremble with rage! He is de-
handing fifty piasters. Do not pay
him fifty. Give the money TO me and
/ will say to him, Take forty or moth
ing!'
The drivers legal fare was twenty
piasters. Finally we paid him twenty
five. Everybody was satisfied. Then
we paid Hassim for his services and
sent presents to his four simultaneous
children. and the last we saw of him
he was making a bee line for the ba-
Ear to collect his commissions.
The decorative tail piece TO this
chapter Is my name in Arabic.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-05-20

chapter first, and if it develops that
the fellow marries the girl naturally
that saves lot of trouble, In its right
to left character the Arabic is some
what like the Hebrew or Lower Broad
way language, which also begins ut
the leaving off place. This fact re-
minded a New York man of a story
he said that in one of the east side
assembly districts of New York city
a large body of Yiddish voters recent
ly arrived in the land of the somewhat
free and the home of the more or less
brave had been rounded up very caro-
fully by the Tammany workers The
voters were not familiar with the
workings of the Australian ballot sys-
tenn and had TO be instructed by the
Tammany ward leaders, who said:
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-05-20

Day by Day ON the Brow
sly Nile, With Something
About the Wonderful Has
sim.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-07-02
ERICSSON WILL RECOVER.
AssaiIant of swede Has Not Been Cap
 turcd.

turcd.
 According to the attending surgeon, the condition yesterday of Henry Fries son, the Swede who was cut in West End late Saturday night, was encour- aging
 After an examination early last night the surgeon said that the injured man was progressing splendidly. His tenn perature was almost normal and while the knife blade penetrated the pleural cavity, 1t did not enter the lung. He expressed the opinion that Ericsson would recover in seven or eight days. The police have the name of man whom they strongly suspect as Erics- sons assailant, but they had bees un- able to locate him last night. It is likely that he bas left the city.
 Motorman o. C. Cone, of trolley car No 6S, who was a witness to the trou- ble, describes the assailant as being of small stature, weighing from 145 to 15O pounds. clean shaven. and wear ing light suit of clothes and a straw hat.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-07-02
Hot Weather Trips
Central Of Georgia R"'Iway n--......... Mr r..-un ..-t...- mtaaLraAa

To the seashore. Mountain nd L-,-s Resorts in the North, tn and East
 A sail to New York, Boston. Balti- more Philadelphia and points in the East via Savannah and stcc- ship lines Is to be considerc al this season.
 Tickets are now on sale at all cou- non ticket offices. For rates. sched- ules etc. apply to any agent or rep resentative of the central of Georgia Railway.
 $ T. surratt, Union Ticket Agent. R. C. Brookes, Commercial Agent, Com merce Street. Montgomery, Ala.
 sumo wed-fri.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-07-02
EXCURSION RATES.
FOURTH OF JULY.

Central of Georgia Railway will sell excursion tickets between all points South of the ohio and Potomac. and East of the Mississippi River. includ- Ing St. Louis. Mo. at one and one third fares, round trip on July .nd Srd and 4th. limited for return until July Sth 1906.
 For further information apply to
 R. c. Brookes. Com. Agent,
 No 4 Commerce St. s. T Suratt. Union Ticket Agent.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-07-02
BOARD OF REGISTRARS.
Work of Recording Electors will Be-
 gin Today.

W OTk UI ENtVUIWI taEVVNVIs VI III EbV-
 gin Today.
 The Montgomery County Board of Registrars begins its sessions today at the court house.
 During this day the voters of the First Beat will be registered and dur ing the remainder of the week the cleo tors of the other city beats up to Beat Six will ba registered in the order in which the beats are numbered.
 The Board will he fin session every day until through September 29 This is the annual registration of those vot CTS who do not already hold life certi- hrateS.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-07-02
r. $. BEARD DEAD.
Montgomery Young Man Dies of ny

phOid Fever ln Troy.
 A telephone message recelVed yes terdav 'bv Chief Clerk William F. Beard of state Convict Department in- formed him of the death of his neph- ew. F. s. Beard of Troy. who until four weeks ago was employed in the Southern Weighing. and Inspecting Bu- reau in this city.
 The immediate cause of death was typhoid fever. from which the young
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-07-02

Electric lighted dining cars are on IFSIns nns 1 and between B .mingham and New OT- leans, Lebanon and Cincinnati also on trains 2 to 3 between Montgomery anu Nashville. Service la carte.
 New and handsome chair cars (seats fIee) operated on trains 1 and between Cincln- natl and New Orleans. High oaek seat coaches and chatr cars are also run on all through gains between Cincinnati. Louis- vile aisG New Orleans
 Train No. l carries through Pullmans from Chicago. Cincinnati and New York 10 New Orleans Also through day coaeh and sleeper between St. Louis and Montgomery. through tourist sleepers to San Francisco.
 Train No, carries through Pullmans from Cincinnati and New York to New or leans and St Louis to JacksonVilla: also leaving Montgomery at s:S5 pam. Tuesday.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-07-02

man had been suffering for a month. He died at 5:20 o'cock yesterday af- ternonnS
 F. s. Beard was the son of Dr. and Mrs. J. S. Beard of Troy, and was 22 years old He had been in the employ of the Southern Weighing and Inspect ing Bureau for a number of years, hav- ing worked in Selma and Birmingham before coming to Montgomery. He had been in the Capital City only a short time when he was taken i'll. When first stricken with the typhoid he went to the residence of his parents in Troy, where he died.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-07-02

Malaria Makes Pale Siekly Children.
 The Old Standard Groves Tasteless Chill Tonic drives out malaria and builds up the system. Sold by all dealers for 27 years. Prira b0 centa e-fnon
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-07-02
SCHEDULE OF TRAxx3 THE WESTERN BY. OF ALA. AND THE 4. & W. P. R. R. GO. AiAS WSSi rOiAi nOalasI

TRAINS FROM .MoNTGoMEh X--Train ys SaTTiss ntrTns c through sleeper s9 NsT xs.s. xSsE through sleeper to Kew Xorh and ana ss, day vice on this AI trairs % %SpartaaSirs to wesn- ington- Q. Trains 40 and s4 east ssast are local CONNECTIONS for CQLUMBUss MACON and sAVANNAH--Trains sg sad 20 eQn~ lumbus No. 50 from Montgomery, # oS time. connects for ColumbuA and if n0a Macon and Savannah. Through sleepel from Opelika to Savannah.
 CONNECTIONS for MERIDIAN and JACK SON-Train Se from Montgomery conneesi with Sou Ry. at Selma for Meridian and Jackson W. c. HUNTER, Com'L Agt-
 W. H. AMERINE. B.F PA. J. P. BILLUPs, c.P.A., Montgomery.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-07-02

Wednesday and saturday. Va NeW OrIeans and Southern Pacific.
 Train No. carries through Pullmans from New Orleans to New York and Clncin- natl and Jacksonville to St. Louis. making connection at Nashville with through sleep- CT tn Chicago.
 sleepers from New Orleans to New York Cincinnati Chicago and through day coach and sleeper Montgomery to St. Louis with nut change.
 All through day trains make close connec- tion at Cincinnati, Evansville, St. Louis and New Orleans for all points. North. South East and West
 For further information pertaining to rates, routes and schedules. consult ticket agents L. N R. R.. or write or call on c. L. Wolf. T. P. A.. phone 354 Montgomery. Ale. or s: T surratt. Union Ticket Agt.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-04-17
Features of the Trading and Closing
PRICES IN Hard Of Trnhe

Prices on Hoard of Trade.
CHICAGO, April 16.-Favorable weather
for farm work in the northwest caused
proft-taking in the local wheat market to-
day and weakened prices materially. At
the close wheat for May delivery was on
y a sc. Corn was up SIC. oats wers
down nc. Provisions were IA G12hc
higher
The wheat market was weak for the
the market was of y a \ c to a a sc, 1t
1873 @79&c The news of the day was
for the most part favorable to the bears
Worlds shipments for the week were
larger than had been previously estimated,
the, total movement being s,S6OOOO bu.
creased only 36S,00O bu., against an in
crease Of !, 10000 last year. Primary re-
ceipts. were large, being $4,000 bu.,
against 200 bu. one year ago. The
market closed fairly steady with May at
79Ac. July sold between 7S%c and 79c
Clearances of wheat and flour were equal
creased 957, 900 Blu. Minneapolis, Duluth
against 345 cars last week and 25s cars a
year ago.
There was an active demand by shorts
and cash houses, but offerings were only
moderate in quantity. Small local re-
ceipts, continued large shipments from
Chicago and a decrease of 1892, 900 bu.
In the visible supply were the chief causes
Of strength in the market The close was
strong, with prices almost at the highest
point of the day. May opened unchanged
to - lower, at 46b n 46hc, advanced to
l67s a 47c and closed at 465sc. July ranged
between i5bc and 46Ac and closed
al 46Rc Local receipts We're, l56 cars
with three cars Of contract grade.
Because Of persistent realizing by
prominent bulls weak tone prevailed in
the oats market Commission houses
were free sellers and offerings were taken
principally by shorts. The favorable
weather for seeding was a chief de-
pressing influence. May opened a a q c To
5qSc lower, at 81 y a 32c. sold at 81 y
m32h &c and then declined TO 3lA @3l& :.
The close was at Sl& d3lJh July
ranged between SOAc and Sia51hc and
closed at sos QS0%c. Local receipts were
1913 cars
Provisions were firm throughout the day
chiefly because of a SC advance in the
price of live hogs. A local packer was
an active buyer of ribs. AT the close
July pork was up INC, at S16.S7h. Lard
was up l0c, at $3.50. Ribs were 7hC
higher, at SS.92hc.
Estimated receipts for tomorrow
Wheat, cars; corn, l72 cars oats IS.
cars; hogs, $4,000 head,
The leading futures ranged as follows:
Omaha daily bee., 1906-04-17

BOSTON. April 16-Call loans, SAL per
cent; time loans. 5d6 per cent. Oficial
closing on stocks and bonds:
Omaha daily bee., 1906-04-17

SHEEP-This was another uaN when the
receipts looked very large ON paper, but
were in reality quite moderate. All tod,
seventy cars were reported In, but out
of that number twenty-four cars were only
halted here sunday FOR feed and rest, being
shipped out for eastern feed lots. or those
in the barn this morning there was an
additional fifteen cars, also on the way 10
eastern feed lots to be shorn and made
ready for the later market. II will be seen
from this that the actual offerings on the
market were quite moderate for the first
day OF the week
Desirable fat sheep and lambs were not
very plentiful among the days receipts.
there being comparatively few loads that
could be called really good. The demand
on the part of the local packers seemed
to be quite brisk and the market on any
thing that they could use was fairly active
and fully steady. The offerings for the
most part changed hands In good season
in the forenoon.
proportion OF the receipts this morning,
especially feeder lambs. Fortunately there
was a good demand on the part Of buyers
who were looking for something that they
could sheer and feed out. In consequence
the market was quite active and tully
steady, in fact some sellers thought they
secured strong prices as compared with
last week The feeder buyers paid as high
as $40 for lambs but II must be under
were good heavy stun, already Fat enough
for the killers.
the market on both sheep and lambs at
this point was in a good healthy condition
today and entirely satisfactory to the SELL
ing interests.
Quotations: Good to .:hoice native lambs
Sc 25ffe. 20; good to choice light western
lambs, SIS 2SIs. SO. good TO choice heavy
lambs, Sc 0Od6. 40; fair TO good lambs $500
tt6, IS. Gull lambs, 81 50a5.50: good TO choice
heavy yearlings. S5.6S6l6. 20; fair to good
heavy yearlings. IS. 5O6i5.T good TO choice
wethers. IS 651G.20; fair to Good wethers.
IS 406P5 IS; good to choice heavy ewes. s. 20
d5 Is: good to choice light ewes, $5.00a5 40.
fair TO good ewes, A.5095 90; Gull sheep and
bucks. SO .0o14. co.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-04-17

EGGs-Irregular at 141kc. case count.
Rnnnirtg Ehirrnn O
Omaha daily bee., 1906-04-17

| The disposition of the days receipts was
| as follows, eacn buyer purchasing the num-

CATTLE-Receipts OF cattle this morn
ing were just about Ola par for Mon
da Y with the last three weeks, but lSntcr
than the middle of last month.
Beef steers constituted the larger pro-
portion of the arrivals, there being onIy
sprinkling OF other kinds of cattle. Al
the same time there were not very many
good cattle IN sight, the offerings CON
slstlng largely of talr TO medium kinds
The marked opened a little bit slow buy
ers orders apparently not being very
urgent so that they were aOIe 70 take
their time still the cattle kept selling
and the most of the Offerin 3 changed
hands in fair season, the yards beng
pretty will cleared at midday. As to
prices there was very little change as
compared with the Ciose OF last week.
sellers as a rule quoting 1t steady mar
ket.
only about ten or dozen cars being on
sale I'm addition to odds ana ends. The
market on COW stun was more active than
was the case with steers, and II did not
take buyers very long TO clean up every
thing in sight at prices that were fully
steady In some cases statesmen who hap
pened to have just what buyer wanted
figured that he was able to secure strong
prices as compared with the close OF last
week.
Stockers and feeders were also in light
supply and as spectators We're pretty
we'll cleaned out al the close OF last Week
there was good demand. Everything
desirable changed hands in fair season
al fully steady prices.
Representative sales:
Omaha daily bee., 1906-04-17

NEW YORK, April 6.-EVAPORATED
APPL ES-Market easy, dealers are clean
ing up on spot and offerings are very
light. Fair TO good are quoted at SIS a 81;
nearly 10 strict prime, 9ts d9%c' choice,
l0c: fancy, lie.
CALIFORNIA DRIED FRUITS-Prunes
are very firm In tone, but prices are with
out quotable change and range from rs g
practically cleaned up on spot and prices
are more or less nominal In the absen -
OF business. Choice are quoted at lie;
extra choice. llhQ12c; fancy, 10 q 10 y e..
Peaches have been more active during the
last few days and available supplies are
lighter: choice are quoted at lOA q lOi C;
extra choice, 1914 q lie; fancy, IL a IL y 3;
extra fancy, IL y Ql2c Raisins are un-
changed. Loose muscatel are quoted at
6G6Sc; seeded raisins, 5 = a SIC; London
layers, $500 l.6O.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-04-17

Metnl Market.

NEW YORK, April 6-METALs-- with
London still closed for the Easter holt
days. there were no cables today and the
various metal markets were very quiet.
Tin was shade lower and closed $3.50
SS62h. Copper continues firm I'm tone, lake is
quoted at yS.5OGlS75; electrolytic, tlS26d
dull al sSJa6.i5 and speltcr at sbOod6 10;
iron was rather easier IN tone and outside
lower; No. ! foundry northern IL quoted
al SlS50GlSS5, No. 2 foundry northern at
NSOCal6S6. No. / foundry southern at
SIS. 25nlSi5 and No foundry southern at
Sl7. 5Oi1s.5O.
ST. LOUIS. Mo. April l6-METALS-
Lead, firm. $3.50; spelter. firm, $0,sil[G6.oO.