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The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-08-12

to vote but to spend money for him. Cummins stumped the state and when the convention met at Cedar Rapids nobody knew who would control, There were over 16oo delegates and both sides claimed con- trol by half score. Cummins won three-day fight by IS majority. Not only was he nominated. but he dictated the ticket from top to bottom.
 It was not so long after this that Cum mins began preaching tariff revision. His was the first clear voice raised in the west for this reform that commanded a hearing throughout the country. His op- ponents had busied themselves anew. They fought him on this issue and they defeated him. They captured state con- ventlon and repealed the declarat tion for the famous "Iowa ldea"-the plank which declared that the tariff must not be al- lowed to remain a shelter for monopoly and that in the same paragraph declared for federal regulation of railroad rates
 It was a severe defeat, but 1t only made Cummins fight harder. He kept on preaching his state issues and his tariff doctrine, and when, at the opening of the present spring he declared himself de- termined on these issues to stand for a third term in order to give the people or the state fair chance to line up and ndi- cate their views as to where he stood. the
  contest of five years earlier was nothing compared to this for bitterness and de- termination. The opposition brought out three candidates in their efforts to cap ture Cummns own territory. Cummins invaded the home county of one of them and captured 1t. When the primaries were over cummins had the delegates instruct ed for himself. A second opponent failed to develop any strength. and became negligible factor George D. Perkins of Sioux City. publisher of the leading news paper in the state. millionaire, and form CT member of Congress, became the real candidate of the opposition.
 When it reached this stage the fight was short The Cummins people simply swept all before them. Cummins made in some cases as many as half a dozen speeches in a single day. Audiences turned out to hear him that could not be packed Into the biggest halls available. Counties that had always been against him were swept from their moorlngs, Lo- cal machines were smashed. The dele gation at Washington had started out to make a united fight aga:nst Cummins, but this was soon dropped. for the Cummlns men early made 1t plain that they would seek the scalps of unfriendly congress- men. They seized enough delegations to demonstrate that if they were forced to play such game. no representatives, seat would be safe. The Washington element soon dropped its fight and left 1t to the big railroad politicians to do the worry ing.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-08-12
Gossip of the Street.

An arrangement to work off Colorado Fuel and Iron upon the Steel trust Is said to be the price of Standard oil ac- quiesence in the J. J. Hill ore deal. or course there is no open proof of any such arrangement, but Wall stret always in- sists on having a reason for everything and in the absence of other explanations for Standard oil change of front Colo rado Fuel and Iron was trotted out and made to do service.
 The Wall street bulletins gave two line paragraph to the death of Edgar Brown in the pauper ward of a hospital at Sault Ste Marie. Brown was the man who discovered the famous Mesaba ana Vermilion iron ranges In Northern Mime sota. which subsequently, passed into the nossession of the Rockefellers, and were bv them unloaded on the Steel trust Tor about $135, GOO, ,000 It does not transphe that any of the Roeekefellers contributed any of the s135 000,00o to smooth Edgar Browns path during his last days. Brown died penniless. ,,,a
 Fries earnings applicable to dlVidcnus are at the rate of S6,50O0c0 and increasing avery day. It's net earnings during the last five years approximate $'O'Wo'oVV' an increase over the average or the nNe wears preyious of about 30 per cent. oh- der MT. Underwood's management the nronerty is working into fine physlcal condition. and is destined to make soou Mir James J Hills prediction tnat |. would ultimately be worth as much ooliar for dollar as New York central
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-08-12
Watching Diamond Miners.

From the Worlds Work
 An officer of the De Beerss corporation had been under the surveillance of detee- tives for year. The men at the general office thought that he was spending more money than he was earning. One day after the detectives had followed the man for whole year had played poker with him. visited saloons with him, and watched every movement. another officer of the company approached him. and lay ing his hand upon his shoulder. said
 'I want to congratulate you"
 What about?' asked the object of sus- pleion.
 Why you're all right. You're an honest man"
 "Of course, I'm an honest man. What do you mean?
 The explanation was made. The sus- pected man learned that the detective who had followed him had been his closest personal friend all those months, knowing every move he made, how much money he won, how much he spent In high llv Ing and how much for the necessities of life
 Now, according to our accounts of your doings for these weeks and days" said the official to the man under suspi- cion, you ought to have just three pounds in your pocket this moment
 The man who had been shadowed 365 days thrust his hand into his pocket and found just d triie less than three pounds.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-08-12
Search for Diamonds.

From the Scientific American.
 Never before in the history of the Tinted States has there been such de- mand for diamonds as there was in lsOo. Large quantities were imported, but the country produced none. In 1903 1t produced diamonds to the value of $50. in 1901 1t had an output worth $1OO in 1900 it's produc- ton was valued at s150, and in 1Ss9 the country boasted native diamonds to the value of $500. Diamonds have been dis covered in the United tSates in four dif- ferent regions, but their actual place or origin is in every case unknown. All nave been found in loose and superficial depos- it's. and all accidentally. It is not at all improbable. however, that some day the original sources of this queen Of gems may be discovered.
 The high price of diamonds has made the recent search for these precious stones in the United States and Canada keener than ever before. A careful watch Tor diamonds was kept during the examina- ton by the United States geological sur yey of many samples of gold and platl- mum sands at the Lewis and Clark exposi- ton in Portland, Ore lookout for dia- monds has also been kept by number of people who have been dredging for gold on an extensive scale in the rivers of California. Tn neither case have any finds been reported.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-08-12
Big Bond Issue.

Since the beginning of the calendar year bonds to the amount of nearly s1 GOO, 900 GOO have been authorized and for the most part issued. Of this vast amount only small percentage has found it's way into the hands of investors. The great bulk remains on the hands of the underwriters and bankers who undertook their flota- tion. Pool after pool of underwriters dis solved, allotments and subscriptions going to the individual members thereof These bonds distinctly belong to the "undigested class Four years ago the undigested securities referred to by Mir. Morgan in a famous interview were mostly stocks. This time 1t is almost altogether bonds. for this condition of a nature calculated to give encouragement to the bulls. to give engagement to the bulls. Moth ing they are able to advance fills the heart with genuine cheer. The surplus money of the country finds more attractive and remunerative employment than in bonds yielding 3Ha to 412 per cent The specu- lative capital is also looking elsewhere than to Wall street for investment and with a certainty ahead of tight money after sixty days the outlook for a prolong- ed upward movement in the stock market would not appear to be brilliant. The most that is possible is made of the tre- mendous crops in sight and being harvest ed and of the overwhelming value of gen. eral business, but this someway does not satisfy the generality of capitalists and the street is sceptical and suspicious.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-08-12
COLLEGE OPENINGS ARE
 RAPIDLY APPROACHING
BY JELKs H. cAsANlss.

As the summer draws to a close the eyes Of the young manhood of the state turn with one accord to the higher institutions of learning situated within the borders of Alabama. In the hearts of some there is a blank despair that they may not have the advantages of college education, while their more fortunate neighbors look forward with eagerness to the season that is approaching. In the minds of some of those who are to go away for the first time there Is dire mlsgiving for many and varied are the threats of hazng that have been made to prospective rats"
 Mingled with the dreams of books and study. there come mind-pictures of other things One sees himself the hero of the football field, he hears the tumultuous cheers of his comrades as he dashes down the field with the ball tucked under his arm, and wins the game Or else he fair ly feels the death-liSe stiffness which falls upon the crowd as he takes his place at the bat to decide the outcome of that great baseball game. Again, his heart sinks and grows sad within him as he thinks of all the dear ones who must so soon he left behind and a touch of sadness i comes for space to shadow his glad ness
 The University of Alabama at Tusca- loosa will. on September B. open it's doors for the seventysixth time to the youth of the state. With large and vigorous Alumni society working earnestly the prospects for greatly increased attend ance are said to be excellent, and the friends of the institution prophecy an en- rollment of at least five hundred during the coming season.
 The Alabama Polytechnic Institute, or as IL Is better known, Auburn, will open on September 5, also. This college is said to give one of the best technical edu- cations to be obtained anywhere in the south and it's attendance of 5S0 during the past session seems to demonstrate the fact that 1t is popular institution.
 Under the wise and able supervision of Dr. A. P. Montague, Howard college. a Baptist school. located at East Lake, seems to be sprlngng rapidly Into promi- hence and regaining it's former prestige It's curriculum Is considered excellent. and a great future Is prophesed for 1t by its friends. It's sixty-fourth year opens Sep tember 10.
 The North Alabama Conference College, the Methodist institution at Owenton, just outside of Birmingham, will open for the next session on September 12. It also
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-08-12
oyster Weighed es Pounds.

Minneapolis Cor. New York Herald.
 Lying upon the floor of a little shop at No. 34 Fifth street is the great twin throne of the "king of oysters"
 His majesty in the original state ruled over the vast beds in the tidal waters of the Columbia river, where he was by right of weight and of majesty the ab- solute king of bivalves. In all the world where oysters have been known, from the wonderful oysters of Britain. enjoyed by the Romans, down to the little cove oys- ter that grew in a modest way around Fair Haven. none has ever been known that can compare with this great oyster of the Columbia.
 How the upper and neither shells chanced to come to Minneapolis Is simple a story. friend of Harriet B. Whitted, on leaving for the coast. promised to send her something in the way of a novelty. Upon his arrival there he chanced to go fishing, and while after large fish in the tidal river hooked on to mammoth oys- ter. It was a blvalve that would easily weigh two pounds and it contained a fine pearl. Nothing would do but for him to investigate the same bed, and while prod ding with the oyster rake the next day the king of all the oysters was brought from his home.
 The bivalve was shipped to Minneapolis, and when weighed 1t tipped the scales at 9sI2 pounds. The mammoth was roast ed in an oven that. though large. would just hold it, and the meat had to be cut with A carving knife. Oyster steaks was the bill of fare.
 The two huge shells are each about as much as one can lift from the floor, and a toy boat floats about in water fin one oc them. So 1t can safely be said that Min neapolis has. owned by one of it's citizens, the shell of the king of all the oyster fam
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-08-12
NO RUSH ID BUY FROM TIE OUTSIDE Lambs Are Not Showing Up in
 Wall Street A SLOW BULL CAMPAIGN Nearly a Billion Dollars In Bonds Is- sued Since Beginning of Calendar Year-Immense Revenue From
 the Crops This Year.
BY W. G. NICHOLAS.

New York, August 1.-The big neon,a have marked up stocks from 10 to 20 points without attracting very much outside support. Two or three attempts have been made to distribute the goods. but each time the discovery has been made that the public was not on hand to do any buving It seems to be the almost unanimous opinion that the rise has been engineered for the purpose of making a market for stocks held or controlled by the large in- lerests' Advantage was taken by the market leaders of the midsummer period or cheap call money and 1t has been the evident desire of the manipulators to en- iist pubic help so as to make the un loading easy. They have yet to secure the wished for help. Commission houses and brokers have but one story to tell. Orders do not come in from the outside and the business on the stock exchange Is almost entirely for professional account. Houses having miscellaneous clientages complain of lean mails and very slight evidences of interest, The daily market letters, which are sent out by the car load bring no responses, or at least hard ly enough to pay postage. This is not encouraging and marks a decided differ ence between this bull movement and the ordinary run of bull campaigns. The butchers and bakers and groces and mill lioners are conspicuous for their absence from the market. Distribution, if 1t is made at all will come later. There Is no present market for the goods.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-08-12
Railroad Surplus.

Ten of the large railroad systems of the United States have to the credit of their surplus account about $500. .000 900 to which may be added 60,0OO O00 to the credit of four industrials-Steel, Anal gamated Copper. Sugar and Wells Fargo. In the case of the railroads very con- siderable part of this surplus is repre- sented by improvements. extensions and reconstruction which will in due course of time be transferred in the form of fresh issues of stocks or bonds. Nearly everyone of the great corporations are obliged to carry immense cash balances as they cannot do business smoothly with out ample working capital. Where 1t has been possible to build up working cap ital from earnings corporations have been extremely fortunate. Standard oil, Amal- gamated Copper and Sugar stand out as types of the latter class. For years both Standard Oil and Sugar have been heavy lenders of money in Wall street.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-08-12
Money for Movlnq the Crops.

The usual talk is heard about the west being able to handle the crops this year without the aid of eastern money. In a sense this is true but a very large DOT tion of the extra capital that will be needed will come from the eastern banks just the same as In former years. Vest ern banks keep large balances in New York which will be drawn against the same as individual depositors might draw on their open accounts. The money be- longs in the west and it will simply be called home for temporary use. So far as the New York situation is concerned the money might as well be borrowed here as the supply will be reduced by just the same number of millions of dol lars Chicago alone has a balance in New York of about s100.00000O, of which possi- bly 40 per cent will be drawn down be- tween now and the middle of October for transfer to the harvest fields. Other west ern points will also drag on the resources of the New York banks and then the south will come on with it's demands. Altogeth- CT it may be said that indications point to heavier demands upon New York this year than usual. and besides that the rou- tine demands for commercial and manu- featuring employment will be up to high pressure. Railroad borrowing on short time notes has been and will continue to be in evidence If Wall street expects to indulge in the luxury of enlarged stock speculations it will have to pay mighty high price for the capital that will be required
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-08-12

yfelded up their treasure in quantities never before dreamed of Without the almost fabulous increase In the output of the two metals named the country would have been obliged to shorten Its strides and the record of things done would not be anywhere near what it is. The reconstruction of cities. of railroads. of industries and the upbuilding of the new south would have gone on much slower. Less speed might possibly have been a good thing in the long run. but the country nevertheless glories in its blgness and in it's speed and endurance.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-08-12
Plans of the Bears.

The bears count on being able to throw Hearst scare into the market sometime between now and November. It would seem from the present outlook that noth- ing can prevent MT. Hearst from being a very conspicuous candidate for gov ernor of New York and the bearishly dis posed spectators in Wall street will do their level best to make Bogy man out of him. They will hang him up to alright the timid and drive them out of their stocks. MT. Hearst will appear be- fore the footlights in real earnest about the time money begins to get good and tight. The two in combination may breed a. riot on the stock exchange. The wreck CTS hope for the worst.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-08-12
More Optimistic View.

Some of the more cheerful souls among the bulls look to France for relief and talk bouyantly of the great market for American bonds which will develop in that country. Tn their minds they see hundreds of millions of dollars of Ameri- can bonds sold in France in the guise of debentures fathered by the strong Paris banking syndicates. If this could be done an ideal situation would be created. Un- fortunately, however. the facts do not justify the brave houes entertained by the optimists. France may eventually be- come a great market for Americans, but not for years.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-08-12
Increase of Gold and Copper.

Various providential things have hap pened in the recent history of the re- public. For instance, there seems to have been a wise providence In the increased production of gold and copper. The null tiplying uses to which electricity Is being applied made it absolutely necessary that there should be more copper and 10 1t was on hand as required Ten years ago the nation entered upon its grandest pe- riod of progress and development In that time boundless resources have been uncovered, enterprise did giant work In every direction and the volume of busi- ness more than doubled. To accomplish this more money was imperatively re- quired, and To the mines of the earth
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-08-12

sation, as there had been no autopsy, but he also discouraged legal proceedings. and the matter has been dropped for the pres ent
 Once in a while the brother of Warren Gibbs or some representative drives over to the cemetery to see if the gravestone is in it's place
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-08-12
Wealth In Crops

With cotton at 10 cents pound, wheat at 80 cents a bushel, corn at 40 cents a bushel and oats at 30 cents a bushel this years crop will add S2,G00, OOO to the wealth of the farmers This will be a little better than anything ever attained. It will be a record breaker and will add to the assurance of huge railroad ton mage and to a continued volume of general business. These figures give answer to much of the pessmistic talk one hears in Wall street.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-08-12

seems to be growing and prospering. and an unusually large attedance is expected during the coming year
 St. Bernard. in Cullman. opens septem- Der 12. It is popular, and is always well attended.
 In addition to these mentioned, there are many other smaller colleges In this section of the state which will draw their quota of students.
 When the autumn winds begin to blow there will be a great exodus from Bir- mingham in all directions. but all roads then will lead to but one goal--a higher education
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-08-12
Why Not?
From Puck.

McLubberty (sourly)-Thotll do, oi am goin' out. and thot sittles ut! B'gorra, ut's too dull for me at home in dhe avenin'.
 Mrs. McLubberty-Dull, is ut? How d'vez know uts dull? Whoy don't yez stay at home wan avenin', jist to see how we pass dhe toime when we're away?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-08-12
Out of Joint.

From JuuBe.
 How did you come out fin that game you played with the deaf and dumb col- lege ball team?'
 .'I guess they'd have beaten us If their pitcher hadn't thrown his arm out of joint while he was in theScoacher's box yelling to men on bases"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-08-12

THERE B. all will be entitled $I during Keep Busy Sai
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-08-12
Sliqht Difference.

From the Milwaukee Sentinel.
 You say she tilted him?"
 "No. l said she wilted him."
The log cabin Democrat., 1906-11-08

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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-05-19
snecial Corresponding.

| Special Correspondence.
| r ONDON, May 9--One of the most
brilliant discoveries said to have
been made by Dr. Emil Reich,
the Hungarian sayant who has
suddenly become the social fad IN Lon
don, Is that society women have brains
lots OF brains. This sensational con-
cluslon is the result of duchesses.
cOuntesses and titled personages,
American and English, who crowded
to Claridge's to hear the learned doc
tor indulge in all sorts or up-to-date
philosophy, more or less apropos of
Plato--for, while the duchesses listen
to the doctor the doctor studies the
duchesses with a shrewd and twinklng
eye.
| FASTENED to the book-lined study OF
his modest house in Noting Hin for
yerihcation OF the rumors OF his great
discovery and have his personal assur-
ance that It is indeed a fact
yes, It Is quite correct" said DR.,
Reich laughing, as he passed his CT
garettc case and leaned back IN his
easy chair in chatty attitude "and
YOU may say for me that not only have
soriety women plenty of brains, but ir
many cases they are the intellectual
superlors Of men. This may especially
he said Of American women, but II APP
plies with equal force to English wom-
on as we'll OF course, the attitude of
theS women in the respective countries
Is entirely different. For instance" ne
continued. "the American woman
thinks only OF herself--of herself-and.
Of herself TO her man IS mere writ
er OF checks, a getter Of money for her
to spend, as she thinks fit, on her per-
sonal adornment her social upbullding
on her ambition. She patronizes and
tolerates the man merely because she
needs him in her business, but other
wise he Is no more in her thoughts than
any other object created and invented
for her special advantage.
NATIONAL COMPARISONS.
"But, however we may Judge the
American woman or her English cous-
in, we cannot get away from the fact
that both of them have very superior
intellects; only differing in their lndi-
vidual point OF view. Judging the
American society woman from my per-
sonal contact with her, from residence
of some years in that country. | would
say that the American woman OF today
resembles the Roman matrons OF old.
who cared only for themselves, anl
nothing for their husbands or country.
The American woman does not care for
children, or the family she wishes TO
avoid the duties of the mother, and
men are to her, as | have said again
and again, nothing but a means to an
end--and that end her own aggrsndi2e-
ment. With all her ambition, how
ever the American woman IL not a
superior woman by any means, as COM
pared To women of other countries All
American women have dreams OF be-