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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-08-02

steady; mldding uplands, 5000; do gulf.
sl115; sales, $500 bales.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-08-02
CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET.

Chicago, Aug. l.
WIIEAT-Sopt., 737sd7ic; Dec, 7G'-a76c.
CORN-Sept, 1870 Dec, +6',c,
OATs-Sept, SOs.c; Dec. 3lhsc
MESS PORK-Per bpD-Sept, slG,52ia;
Jan. sl4,05.
LARD-(Per 100 lbs)-sept, $500; Oct,
s967ik.
SHORT RIBS Sides doose). July.
$40 Oct. $50,
Cash quotations.:
WIIEAT-No. spring wheat. 76676iSc;
No. g. roo 76c No red, 7l7s@73a,c.
CORN-No. ., 49a.c: No. . yellow, 50a,c.
OATS-No. ., 997sc; No. . white, Sr49
$50; No. white. 3olac.
RYE-No. ., 56056iac,
BARLEY-Good feeding, S5029c; fair to
choice mailing. 43041c
FLAXSEED-No. l, s1GiiA: northwest
ern, No. I, sl0Ts.
TIMOTHY SEED--Prime, sass.
BARLEY-Good feeding. 35Q39c: fair to
CLOVER-( Contract gradcs)-s12. 90.
SHORT RIBS-Sides Qoose)- S5d
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MESS PORK-(Per bbO-sl6 S7i4G17oo
LARD-(Pcr 100, lbs)-sS55.
SIDES-Short clear (boxed)-s937iap
$50,
WHIsKEY-(Rasl of highwines)-s1.
On the produce exchange to-day tho
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16Q 2Oiac; diaries l5ia01Siac; eggs steady at
mark cases, included l2T15c: iirsts,
l5c; prime frsts. l6lsc; extras lsfc;
cheese. steady, 11Tl2Rc.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-08-20
Politics in Tuscaloosa.

"Staid old Tuscaloosa is somewhat ex-
ed a gentleman who has just returned
from the Druid City.
There are groups in front of every
store and on every corner telling how
much their candidates are going to lick
the other fellows, and when 1 got through
talking to some of the people l had about
decided that my men had no chance on
earth. On the train, however, l happened
to stike up an Acquaintance with man
who seemed to think as l did about all
the candidates, and we got to drawing the
| long bow on the character and ability of
our favorites until we finally not only con-
WINGED ourselves that they were going to
win in walk-over, but gave several other
fellows who did not think as we did n
decided attack of the blues, Why, the
way we told those poor devils about how
such and such county was going solid
for so and so, and all that sort of cam
paign bosh was awful and it was pitiful
to see the long faces they were wearing
when we got through.
E Dhl Sp0dhillS VI IuSddlpOSds the nOlleSI
fight there is for the state legislature.
There are two tickets with exceptionally
strong men heading each, and the ques-
ton is whether the two strong men will
both go in or whether one is going to be
influential enough to carry his associate
in with him. Interest in the gubernatorial
race is not so pronounced nor is it thought
that either candidate will poll a very
heavy majority. Bankhead and Clarke
are said to be strong for alternate sena-
tors, with Knox and Johnston also strong
Weakley will have big majority. as will
Brandon, for state auditor.
Tuscaloosa seldom forgets itself so far
as to hurry and hustle in any politfca!
way. The only things which have really
created a sensation in the last five years
in that town were Hohson's election and
the opening of the bored we'll And by
the way. the day they opened that well
there were four fights-think of it. four
fghtsl But I see you are beginning to
think I am drawing on my Imagination
again. so I'll stop. Goodnight"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-08-20

where they saw it and that knew how
to curb it.
But let US give the administration
credit for all it has done. It did pre-
vent the Northern Securities proposed
merger" and it has begun several
suits, as follows:
The suit TO enjoin the tobacco trust.
The suit to enjoin the elevator trust
The suit TO enjoin the Northwestern
paper trust.
The suit against rebates in the shape
of commissions to Milwaukee brewers.
The suit TO abolish the monopoly of
the st. Louis Bridge and Terminal
company.
The suit to punish the sugar trust
from accepting and certain railroads
for giving rebates.
The suit to enjoin the drug trust.
The suit against the great packers.
The rebate suit against the Alton
railroad.
The Kansas City rebate cases inyoly-
ing rebates in export traffic.
Some of the suits mentioned have
been carried to final results, but the
most of them are still pending Two
or three inquiries have also been start
ed, and altogether the administration
has record that far outruns all pre-
vious republican administrations, all Of
which had been conducted by the
trusts for the trusts. But the actual
victories of the Roosevelt administra-
ton have not thus far been numerous.
1t has received credit for much more
than it has really accomplished
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-08-20
Russian Popular Movement.

Let no one be deceived by the calm
that exists in Russia. The resolution
is not going backwards 1t is simply
gathering resources and getting ready
for the December elections. The
crisis will come after those elections
are held, unless indeed they result IA
vorabIy to the Russian people. They
assuredly will so result If they are
fairly conducted, and the others are
left free to put their convictions in the
ballot boxes.
This appeal to ballots is better than
an appeal to bullets. and it will doubt
less prove more effective 1t is mod
ern. A new douma pledged to secure
a ministry responsible not to the mon
archm but to the people is the essence
of the battle between the throne and
the masses, and the latter will as
suredly win If they hold determinedly
and wisely to their cause. This seems
to be just what they are doing.
Let no one think any ground gained
has been abandoned. The revolution
goes on in the lethargic country con
tanning nearly hundred millions who
cannot read and write. In the respect
of illfteracy it is as dark as Darkest
Africa. In such a country progress to-
wards freedom and light must neces-
sarily be slow, but the indications are
that 1t will be steady and sure. The
times call for revolutions without
bloodshed, and Russia is in that one
respect keeping step with the times.
Sporadic outbreaks will occur, but the
broad sweeping movement bids fair
now to go on peacefully until Russia Is
brought into line with the other ma
tons of the world.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-08-20
Crops and Prosperity.

Instead of shipping to other countries
one hundred millions of bushels of
wheat, as we did in the last fiscal
year, we will send abroad this year
two hundred million bushels, as we
will be able to sell at least two hun
bred million bushels of corn, and prob
ably seven million bales of cotton.
Meats and provisions will be shipped
In almost fabulous quantities.
Just think of the activity, energy
and enterprise needed to market
abroad billion dollars worth Of agri-
cultural products! That is the task
before the country at this moment, and
the task must be executed in good
part in the next four five or six
months. Every railroad will be crowd
ed with commodities, and every ship
will be loaded almost to the line of
safety. The south knows what 1t is
to market a cotton crop, and the west
must marqet its surplus of the wheat
and corn crops.
All this is outside of domestic dis
tribution. When that is added we
have a people busy and prosperous
beyond perhaps any other in this
world. Nor is this country laggard
In industrial matters. 1t is as busy
and as enterprising In industrial mat
ters as 1t is in agricultural production.
And along with both goes mining and
fishing and the entire round of the
worlds activities. Nothing is omitted.
All is attended to in this country, and
busy months are just ahead in all
branches of trade and business. Dull
times are impossible and prosperity
seems to have settled down to stay.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-08-20
MOORISH SLAVE MARKET.
Where Negroes Are Still Sold at Pub
lie Auction.

From the London Daily Globe.
One by one the great slave markets of
the world are disappearing; yet, within
three hours steam of Gibraltar, Morocco
remains one of the very few countries
where the public auction of negroes, and
other than negroes, may still be witnessed.
Any traveller who finds his way to the I'M
perial city Marrakesh, should make
point of visiting its famous market, which
has recently been attracting the attention
of the powers. A century ago it was no
uncommon thing for English men and
English women the captives of the Raj
sulis of that day-to pass into lifelong
slavery from the very same yard, large
and squalid where 1 have just witnessed
the acution OF some twenty-five natives.
It seems hard to believe that while
England was waging war with Napoleon
the main duty of her ambassadors in Mo-
rocco was to appeal to the Sultan, cap in
hand, and with ample offerings of car
riages and cannons-which the Moors de-
scribed as tribute-for the release of Brit
ish crews and their wives, who had the
i'll fortune to be captured by the famous
|
rovers Of Salee and Rabat Faithful re-
cords of these transactions may yet be
found in the diplomatic and consular re-
ports of the period
At about 5 o'clock on a Thursday after
noon the proceedings of the Marrakesh
auction opened-with prayer-the elght OF
ten autioneers formed in line. calling for
the divine blessing upon both buyer and
seller In this appeal, 1 remarked, the
slaves were not mentioned Then, leading
his chattle from one group of possible
BUYERS to another, stating the amount OF
the last bid. The presence of Europeans
is not welcome at these sales; but nothing
was said TO us, excepting that we were
asked, courteously enough, not to walk
about. For any onlooker to move from
his place would. it seems, be breach Of
slave auction etiquet.
| No writer in search of startling effects
need visit the Marrakesh market. The
whole thing is, as rule, busineSslike, not
| to say humdrum. Naturally enough, the
slaves, especially the girls are dressed in
their best, and artistically groomed, and
in many cases change of masters is
looked forward to with pleasure. Somehow
or other the horror we have all felt at
some period of our lives evaporates con-
siderably on facing reality. 1t is quite
obvious for one thing, that the average
Moorish negro does not want freedom. 1t
is also a fact that in nine cases out of ten
he is far better off than free person OF
his capacity dare hope to be. Indeed, it
is no uncommon thing for freed slave to
resell himself, and share the price paid
with the friend who poses as original
owner. We all. in theory. recognize the
something wrong in slavery; but in some
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-08-20
POINTED PARAGRAPHS,

From the Chicago News.
More people are pinched by poverty than
by the police.
OF figure-heads.
Every man knows a lot of fool things
he would do If he had the money.
1t takes a widow who is fishing for No.
to distinguish between a nibble and a
bite.
If you have money to burn, save it un-
til next winter and turn 1t over to the coal
dealer.
It's draw between the man who pa
rades his vices and the one who boasts
of his virtues.
It's easier to do the things we shouldn't
dc than 1t is to avoid doing the things
we should do.
Politeness forbids people telling you that
you are fool every time they have oc-
cason to think you one.
While you may know a spinster like a
book. it isn't nice TO remind her of the
fact that she is on the shelf.
Some men wouldn't mind being born
again if thereby they could acquire a
more desirable punch of kinsfolk.
Any misguided man who lives for him
self alone has our permission to crawl off
and die-and the quicker the sooner.
One can't put bushel of potatoes into
a peck measure. but it is possible to
get peck of trouble out of pint flask
When a man wants to fight, don't hold
him; just permit him to wade in and get
what's coming to him before he changes
his mind. -.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-08-20
DRINKING MORE pULoUE.
Mexico City Gets Away With 100000
Litres Every Day.

From the Mexican Herald.
The consumption of pulque in Mexico
city is rapidly increasing. and the hauling
of the drink is becoming one of the prin-
cipal sources of revenue on a number of
lines entering the city
On nearly every railroad entering tha
city special pulaue train is run into the
city daily and many of the regular freight
trains carry large numbers of cars con-
tanning the popular drink.
During the month of June three rail-
roads, the Hidalgo, the Mexican and the
Inter-oceanic carried into the citv 20 ssr
barrels and 1874 skins full of the puloue
gathered within a radius of sixty miles
OF the city The National, the Central and
the smaller lines brought in an amount
probably half as great.
Allowing that the population of Mexico
city is 100000 men. women and children.
the quantity of pulque brought into the
city daily is sufficient to supply almost
two litres to every individual. Do you
drink your share? During the month Of
June 149S52sO ntres of puloue were
brought into the city, as in one barrel
there are $50 litres and in one skin 60
litres. During each day of the month an
average of 74S.263 litres was brought to the
city
The amount thus recsoned is exclusive
or the pulque brought to the city In
wagons and on muleback from the nearby
haeiendas.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-08-20
VIII Not Make FIGHT.

az see that the newspapers have her
aided it far and wide that the railroads
and the railroad attorneys are holding
conferences in New York for the pur-
pose of making arrangements to fight the
new rate BILL" said a railroad man yes
terday. THAT may be true, but I do not
believe it.
II attended the meeting Of the freight
traffic officials of the railroads recently
and there was not a word said about
fighting the bill. We met for the purpose
of discussing the bill and what it would
mean. 1t is far reaching and we wanted
to know exactly what was expected OF
us. Therefore we had a meeting and
discussed the bill pro and con.
"At the traffic conference there were
a number of questions about which we
were not clear We wanted legal advice
regarding the Interpretation of certain
clauses of the bill and we referred these
questions to the attorneys for an opin-
ion. The attorneys had a conference and
they are to give US an answer this week
on those questions. l do not look for any
thing like a fight"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-08-20
MOTOR CAR MURDERS.

From the New York Globe.
The most effective solution of the mo-
tor car menace-and it is becoming a real
menace on our streets and highways
can come only from the automobile own
ers themselves. The three serious acct
dents. two of them fatal that occurred
within the limits of this city last week
were all due to the grossest reckless
ness for which there was absolutely no
necessity or excuse.
In one case the driver of the car, which
ran down a mounted policeman and killed
one of its two women, occupants, has the
reputation of a constant speed-law break
err who had repeatedly threatened to
make it hot" for any policeman who
molested him. This man, if his reputation
is deserved, is, in his way, as much of a
professional criminal as the other types
of lawbreaker 1t is unfortunate
that the automobile fraternity have been
so slow in taking a sane stand on the
question. It will be disgraceful if they re-
fuse to start an active campaign against
the speed mania until positively driven
to 1t by popular execration The pro
posal to require a speed lock on all cars
within the city limits which would hold
cars down to the legal requirement may,
fantastic as 1t sounds, eventually have
to be adopted,
1t is doubtless true that the great body
Of automobile owners are not serious Of
tenders against the speed laws and have
a due respect for the right of others, but
they are negleeting an obvious duty when
they fail to condemn and aid in securing
the punishment of those users of motor
cars who are to all intents and purposes
murderers of a peculiarly ineXcusable
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-08-20
From the schenectadv IInlon.

From the Schenectady Union
~ HARLHs 2. TRIPLER, the man
w who did most 70 exploit liquid
- air and to simplify the process
of its resduction, finished his career after
earning a success that he could not make
commercial, He was not the first to ac-
eomplish the Hquefaction of the atnos-
phere. Professor James Dewar of the
Royal institute in London and Professor
Oleszewsld are rival claimants for the
honor.
Tripler's apparatus was more practical
than the others. He used a triple engine
Of which the first piston brought the air
to pressure of sixty pounds per square
inch, cooled it and reduced the tempera-
ture still more by allowing it to expand
again in a closed chamber. A second pis-
ton brought it to a pressure of $50 pounds
and again 1t was cooled Dy expansion. At
the third compression it was brought to
a pressure of 1000 pounds per square inch.
From this state it was released into a
regenerating chamber, where a portion
was allowed to flow through a coil of
pipes, while the remainder was diverted
TO expand in a closed compartment sur
rounding the pipes thus reducing the
temperature to 800 degrees below zero,
as commonly expressed. At this tempera-
ture the compressed air in the pipes was
reduced to liquid and could be drawn off
through a tap.
Here was wonderful product possessed
of interesting physical properties and cap
able of imparting new properties to other
substances. Any cellulose substance
songe, sawdust or even wool saturated
with liquid air, becomes at once a pow
erful explosive. Rubber gum dipped in
1t becomes as unelastic and as friable
as SO much chalk. Sheet iron and steel
can be crumbled In the hand after being
subjected to the low temperature mo-
ment. A pint of liquid air expanded in a
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-08-20
WONDERFUL LIQUID AIR

coil of pipes could reduce an area d
many cubic feet to a zero temperature.
Tripled was a man of large experl-
ence in physics. but he seemed to lack
mechanical intuition, for he expected this
agent 10 become a source of power and
useful in a thousand different ways Bue
after an experimental period of about
sixteen years liquid air is still of little use
outside a physical laboratory Although it
is said to increase the electrical conduc-
tivity of copper fifteen times while 1t il
in the solution, that property is useless
except as a demonstration Of a phenome-
non. In liquid state it represents sub
stance having about 800 volumes Of the
medium of which it is composed. As the
air at the earth's surface represents
pressure of nearly fifteen pounds to the
inch, it is evident that an agent requiring
a retainer capable of withstanding a pres
sure of more than 1900 pounds to the
square inch would be rather unmanage-
able It would be transported about the
country in open containers protected from
heat by vacuum chambers, thick felt
and its own vapors, but evaporation was
rapid under the most favorable conditions.
The fatal defect however, is the lack OF
economy in production, even by Triplers
method. A fifty horsepower engine ead APP
paratus working ten hours could only
produce between forty and fifty gallons
Of liquid air. Even if this did not require
retainers of prohibitive cost it would be
an economical failure as a source OF
power, which Tripler and his hackers
seemed to overlook
In pound of liquid air are stored 1884,
600 foot pounds of energy. This looks large
but 1t is merely the equivalent of four
and one-half horsepower exerted for one
minute. If the work of fifty horsepower
engine working ten hours could produce
only 400 pints of liquid air it is math-
ematcal certainty that the power realized
would be but a fraction of the power re-
quired to produce the liquid air.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-08-20
Trust Prosecutions.

There has been much cry and little
wool in the administration cases
against the trusts. The report of At
torney General Moody shows that the
six cases brought by the government
under the interstate commerce act
were failures, and that but three con
victions under the Elkins act were Sc
cured. On top of this evidence comes
the news that none of the officials of
the Standard oil are 10 be arrested and
tried but the Standard Oil as a cor
poration is to be indicted and fined.
The fine will be taken in the last
analysis out of consumers. The farce
thus proposed is in striking contrast
with the action of Kansas, Texas and
Missouri-states that knew monopoly