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The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-12-04
H. & B. Beers Cotton Letter to C. H..
 Cothran, Manager.

New Orleans, December 3.-The pub fishing of the annual crop estimate of correspondents of the New Orleans Times Democrat today had an unfavorable eff feet upon the cotton market, contracts suffering a loss of about S2 a bale, com pared with the closing of last Saturday March declining to 10. 46.
 The years growth was estimated at 12450, 900 bales, exclusive of lnters, re- packs and other additions
 Shorts took their cue from the re marks of the Times Democrat, not includ- ing linters and the sort, and on this basis arrived at the@conclusion that there was a possibility of the commercial crop being in the neighborliood of 13,O00.0o0 bales. Sympathizing with developments in the future market, occasioned by the larger estimate than generally looked for, the spot markets were visby affected :; prices reported as being irregular and practically nominal. with less business doing in early hours than for some time. buyers having withdrawn in the hope of bringing about decline commensurate with the level of futures, but at most prices are said to be no lower than 14c to ssc. midding about II cents. whereas Jan uary contracts are below 10lAc.
 Nevertheless, the decline established was looked upon as the breaking of the ice, it now being feared that next Mon days annual crop estimate of the agri- cultural department of Washington will be in excess of 100000 bales, and as the governments predictions of the past have been much below the final out turn of the crop, in some instances from ,000,- 900 to 100000 bales too small, last year s estimate of 10, 16s .0O0 bales, comparing with a commercial crop of il ,346000 bales. it's estimate of year before last about 12, 161.- GOO bales, compared with Mir. Hester s 13, ,566.00O.
 The trade will probably look upon an estimate on the part of the government for a yield in excess of 12,000,OOO bales, as indicating commercial crop of about 13, ,OOO, GOO bales. These assumptions may be as misleading as any other of the conclusions arrived at, yet they are. likely to have their effect, just as was the case today.
 Meanwhile operators will be giving their attention to the census report on quantity of cotton ginned to December 1. which report will be issued at 10 o'clock. New Orleans time. next Saturday To the same date last year, s6S9, 6G3 bales had been ginned.
 There are no comparatives available for the year before last. To November 14 of this year. S,531 GOO bales had been ginned. There is an important feature in connection with this years crop, and that is it's deterioration in quality, due to rain and wind. and longs contend. and rightfully too. that the spinning capacity of the seasons yield whatever 1t may be. has been reduced considerably on account of waste to come of so much low grade cotton.
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COTTON IS LOWER ON CROP ESTIMATES l2,4OO,OOO Bales Expected
 Aside from LinterS A DECLINE OF 30 POINTS Responding to Lower Cables, the Mar. ket Opened Weak on Bearish
 euesses-southern Spot
 Markets Strong.

New York, December 3.-The cotton market was very nervous and unsettled during today's trading, with business fair ly active and prices weak, under liauida- tion and bear pressure. The close was steady, but at net decline of 24 to 27 points Sales for the day were estimated at 3OOOO0 bales.
 The market opened weak at decline Of Il to l4 points in response to lower cables, and the bearish construction placed upon the crop estimates of about P 450,- 600 bales, by leading southern authorities The issuance of December notices repre- senting about 10000 bales. had some in- huence on the decline and contracts in New Orleans were relatively weak, aiding the depression here. There was good buy ing here on a scale down, promoted by the reports of continued steadiness in the southern spot markets, but the market met continued liquidation by local longs and selling by New Orleans operators under which prices gradually sagged off. catching stop-loss orders on scale down. January sold off to 10 03 and March to 10.2O, or to about 30 to 31 points lower
 Toward the close there was a rally of a few points on covering but the under tone of the market continued very ner- Vous.
 Receipts at the ports today, S4,364 bales, against 6S,099 bales last week. and 5251 bales last year. For the week, 3SO,O00 bales, against 3S7,S09 bales last week, and 291 920 bales last year.
 Today's receipts at New Orleans 21,- S57 bales, against 97S3 bales last year. and at Houston. 16,794 bales, against TIT bales last year.
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Coffee Market.

New York, December 3.-Spot Rio coffee nominal; No. invoice, 7Ac; mild steady; Cordova, 9Q12c. The market for coffee fu- lures opened steady at net decline of 10lp 15 points and ruled very weak and nn- settled as the result of lower European cables and big receipts at primary points, following the decreased movement toward the end of last week. which had been a factor in the rally of Friday and Satur- day. Prices sold off to the low point of the season during the middle session, or about 30d35 points net lower. The market steadied slightly later. but weakened un- der increased offerings in the last few minutes and closed weak at a net decline of 35d40 points. Sales were reported of e. 300 bags. including December, 5.65; Jan uary. 5.70d5.90; March. 5.s5n6O5: May. GfiG. 70: July. G. 20m6. 40: August, 6.50; Sep tember 6.3006 55.
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Liverpool Cotton Market.

Liverpool, December 3.-cotton, spot in fair demand: prices 16 points lower American middling, fairfi 6.64; good mid ding. 620; middling, COG; low middllng ]. .sS; good ordinary. 5.4s: ordinary 5.2i.
 The sales of the day were 800 bales. of which 300 were for speculation and cx- port. and included 6s00 American. Re- ceipts, 1s.oo0 bales including l27c0 Amer ican. Futures opened easier and closed barely steady. American mddling. good ordinary clause: December-Ja January, , .6Gis January february. 5-G3 February March, 5.63ik; March-April. 5e4; April
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Fruits and Produce.

Lemons-Per box. extra fancy. s5u5 5O Nuts-Englsh walnuts i5c per pound , Brazils, 17c per pound, almonds, i7e per pound; filberts. 12D2c per pound; oceans. Poe per pound; mixed nuts. l212c per pound.
 Raisns-Two crown layers. $l 90. three crown layers. $2 .rI.
 Dates-Per case. 30 pound kegs, s2.25. Figs-Per case 3G pound kegs s2.50. Citron in 10 pound boxes. 25c per pound. Seeded Raisins-P Pound package, Sc. Peanuts-Fancy. per pound, 7c; choice, per pound, 6c
 Cabbage-lAn119c pound.
 Malaga Grapes-Per keg s5M6
 New Florida Sauasn-Per crate, sd2 lew Florida Lettuce-Per crate, a.50n2 Western Apples Barrel. 2.75n3. 50: Ben Davis. $3n3.23; Baldwins, g, 5oa5. 75; Kings, a.
 7 Onions-New crop, pound. %.
 Northern Potatoes-Per bushel 75dsoc. Sweet Potatoes-Per barrel, s2d2. 50;
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he leading futures were as follows:

Cash quotations were as follows: Flour-Firm.
 wheat-No ? spring. 7S@S4c; No. 3, 7s@ ssc: No. 2 red. 72G7Sssc.
 Corn-No. ?, 44%c; No. yellow, 47A @471kc. No. 3 white. 32d35c.
 Rye-No. ?, 6413d65c.
 Barley-Fair to choice mating, 4saooc. rla:: Seed-No. 1, $1.13; No. 1 north western. $1.21.
 Timothy Seed-Prime, $4.31ia Clover-Contract grades, $l3 40. Short Ribs, Sides-Loose, $dS.5o. Ness Pork-Per barrel. N4.5O. Lard-Per 100 pounds, sS.75.
 Short Clear Sides-Boxed, &.Sll3ds.o DO. s Whisky-Basis of high wines, 1.29. On the produce exchange today the butter market was firm; creamerles, 204 30c daries, 20Q26c.
 Eggs-Firm, at mark, cases included. 24G2sc; firsts, 29c prime firsts, 32c; ex- tras, 34c.
 Cheese--steady, 12G13he.
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Bonds.
Money on Gall.

New York December 3.-Money on call strong and higher, 1O@25 per cent; ruling rate, IS per cent; closing bid, 9 per cent, offered at 25 per cent; time loans very strong; sixty days, 7@71a per cent; ninety days, [ per cent; six months, per cent bid.
 Prime mercantile paper, 6@6la per cent; sterling exchange weak; closing firmer with actual business in bankers bills at $4S5 156i4S5 20 for demand. and at $4S0. 250r 4S0 30 for sixty day bills. Posted rates, s4Sl@4S1la and 4s6d4s61a; commercial bills, $4svss; bar silver, 6S1a; Mexican dollars 52a4 government bonds steady; railroad bonds firm.
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higher in consequence with spot, quoted al $43 15 bid and $43. 9 asked.
 Copper higher abroad spot quoted 9loS and futures f1O3 17s Sd; locally, the mar ket was firm: lake, $22 50d22 .75; electroly- tic, $$22. .12Iad22 .s71k; casting, s22a22.25.
 Lead steady and unchanged at 5.7on6 in the local market. In London the price was a shade higher at e19 Is Cd.
 Spelter unchanged at e2S in London and at $6. 40@6 40 locally.
 Iron was lower in the English market: standard 51s Cd, and Cleveland warrants. 52s 3d; locally firm and unchanged; No. foundry. northern $25. 25d26.25; No. 2 foundry, northern, $24 756125,7 ,75; No. 1 foundry, southern, $25 50d27.5O; No. ? foundry, southern, $25q27.
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THE LOCAL MARKETS.

The tone of the spot cotton market in Birmingham was nervous throughout the day yesterday. Closing figures showed a decline of about 40 points from Satur- days quotations, this being 7-l6c lower than the price offered for cotton on Sat- urday The price offered yesterday was 1Olsc for good middling. Receipts were reported very light.
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Daily Cotton Movement.

Galveston-Cluiet; middling, 11c net re- ceipts, 27,347; gross receipts, 27,347; sales 150O; stock, 439 S01 exports to France, 12943; to the continent, 1901; coastwise, 3S44.
 New Orleans-Easy; middling lie; net receipts, 31 S57: gross receipts. 2l,S57; sales, 195O; stock. 2SS.133; exports to the cond- nent. 4619 coastwise, 24i4
 Mobile-Quiet; middling, n 1-1Gc; net re- celpts 36S1; gross receipts. 363l sales, 1895; stock 6O,154; exports coast wise, 2i27.
 savannah-Easy; middling, 1Oa4c; net receipts, 10,530; gross receipts, 1O53O; sales, 1273; stock 16S.0 .093; exports to Great Brit ain, 40Ss; to the continent, 0,433 costwise- 200.
 Charleston-Qulet; middling, 1OAc: net receipts, 1S17; gross receipts, 1877; stock 1529S,
 Wmington-Firm; middling, 1Ossc; net receipts. 237s; gross receipts, 237S; stock, 164O7.
 Norfolk-Dull; middling, II 1-16c; net 'e- ceipts 6775: gross receipts 6775; sales, Ss3; stock, 49,150; exports oastwise, 533s.
 Baltimore-Nominal; middling, 11asc; gross receipts, 11Sl; stock. 13,12i.
 New York-Quiet; middling. lie; net re- ceipts, 6; gross receipts. 10.9S7; sales. 9O3; stock, 123,02S; exports to Great Britan S62
 Boston-Quiet; middling, lie; net re- cepts, 1194; gross receipts, 61Ss.
 Phadelphia-Quiet: middng, II .25c; gross receipts. 14S0: stock, 3655.
 Brunswicl<-Stock. 523s; exports to Great Britain, 646S: coastwise, 2944.
 Port Arthur and Sabine-Net receipts 7579; gross receipts, 7579; exports to Great Britain, 7579.
 Miscellaneous-Net receipts, 1250; gross receipts, ,1250.
 Total today. at all ports: Net. S4.36i; ex- ports fo Great Britain IS .997: to France q Q t,+ Al ut.< 1 fk1 426.
 Consolidated at all ports: Net, 143,SOl; ; exports to Great Britain, 19 036 to France, 1s.696; to the continent, 32 SIP; to Japan. 2115
 Total since September I. at all ports Net 4421 ,74S; exports to Great Britain 37S. .3i0; to the continent ,221 ,576; to Japan 40193
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Live Stock Market.

Chicago, December 3.-Catte receipts about 31, 1,GO0: market best, steady; others 10d15c lower. Common to prime steers, $4@7. 40: cows, S2. 6504.75; hefers, $2.6Od5; bulls. &. .4Od4.50 calves, $3Q75O stockers and feeders, g. .406l4. 90.
 Hog receipts about 5000; market 5@ 10c higher; choice to prime heavy, $6.Son 6.35; medium to good heavy, $6,15@6. 20; butcher weights, s6.25@6.35; good to choice mixed $6.15d6.25; packing, $5.So@ 6.10; pigs. $5. G0@6.2O.
 Sheep receipts about 35,OO0; market 10@ 15c lower; sheep. s3,25@6; yearings, $5@6; lambs, $5.25@7.75.
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Naval Stores.

Savannah, December 3-Turpentine firm. 66Ac; sales, S71; receipts, 23S; ship ments, 122. Rosin firm; sales, 1925; re- ceipts. 1722; shipments. 772; stock, 133S3 Quote: A, B. c. sS.95; D. $3.95; E. $9. 90O 1; F. $3.95d4 .021a; G. s4GI4 .o5; H. &.2o; l. s4 50; K. s5.10; M, s5.5O; N $6,25; window glass, $6.75; water white, $7.
 Charleston. December 3.-Turpentine and rosin unchanged.
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New York Cotton Futures.
New Orleans Cotton Market;

New Orleans, December 3.-Spot cotton closed easy. 2sc lower in sympathy with 1150 bales and 800 to arrive. Futures opened steady, 25 to 30 points down on the Times-Democrats' estimate on the 1906 cotton crop. Liquidation by longs and hammering by bears forced tho market down at the end of the session and the close was at the lowest of the day, 35 to 37 points lower than Saiar- day.
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Dry Goods.

New York. December. 3.-The dry goods market opened steady and advances were made in some ginghams and in some lines of bleached goods. The raw silk market is strengthening, but manafae- turers are believed to be covered for immediate wants. Cotton yarns are very firm. The iobbing house trade was very light for the day.
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was very weak at one time but became firmer before the close. Time money was very strong.
 There was some profit-taking when money went to the highest at 25 per cent in the afternoon, but the closing was firm in the course of recovery.
 Bonds were firm. Total sales, par Value' s2,010,000 United States bonds were un- changed on call.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-12-04
New Orleans Cotton Futures.

New Orleans, December 3.-Cotto1 spotc closed easy; sales 1850 bales. Low ord- nary, 7hc, nominal: ordinary, Fac; good ordinary, 1-16; low middling 97sc mid ding, 11c; good middling, Il 1-l6c; mid ding fair. 12 1t-l6c; fair, 12 15-16c le- eeipts, 2l,S57; stocks, 2ss, 133.
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Doolys, per bushel. Soc; Cullman white vans, g per barrel, Eggs-Cold storage, 25c; Tennessee, BOG. Hens-35640c; broilers, 25G35c. Butter-Fresh, sq10c; renovated, 25c; creamery, Soc. Cheese-Full cream. per pound, i6c.
 Hides and Wool. Green salt sides, Mo- l, 91aq10c. Dry flint, No. l, 17q19c Dry salt hides, No. 2, l5G17c. Clear washed wool. 34Q35c. Unwashed woor 22124c. Bury wool, 12Q13c. Sheepskns, 404si25. Tallow. 44414c. Beeswax, 25c.
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Cotton Seed Oil.

Memphis. December 3-Cotton seed oil prime crude, nominal; choice meal $25
 choice cake, $24. New Orleans. December 3.-Cotton seed
 oil, prime, 37c; crude, 29c
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Chicauo lChanue.

Chicago, December 3.-Increased exports oI wheat and flour from the United States caused strength today during the latter part of the wheat market At the close the May option showed gain of lsc Corn was up 1smlic. Oats were lsc higher. Provisions were cents lower to 20c higher.
 The leading futures were as follows:
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Interior Moveme ent.

Houston-Easy; middling, 10zsc: net re- ceipts, 16794; gross receipts, 16, 794; ship ments 16.641; sales, 25o0: stock, 92,079.
 Augusta-Quiet; middling. He; net re- ceipts, 2733; gros sreceipts, 2733; shipments, ST; sales. 1050 stock, 30. .454.
 Memphis Steady; middling, 10 l3-1Gc: net receipts S043: gross receipts. 12S70: sllp- ments 14,13S: sales 1050: stock, 125, 425
 St. Louis-Steady; middling, He; ne re- ceipts, 1887; gross receipts. 49SI2; ship ments 3950; sales. 73; stock, 1G,S37.
 Cinclnnati-Net receipts. 1543; gross re- ceipts, 1543; shipments 927: stock, 101S2.
 J.ouisvlle--Firm; mddiing, Il 1-16c.
 Total today-Net receipts, 30400; gross receipts 3s 926: shipments. 36.533; sales 42Ol: stock, 2S6.977
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Treasury Statement.

Washington, December 3. S.-Today's treas- ury balances, exclusive of the gold re- serve, show: Available cash balance, $232,- 7S6, S67; gold coin and bullion $ll219S,6S4,
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Mr,. WInsIow,s soothinu svruo.

Mrs. WInsIoW'S Sooth1nq syrup. The best remedy for DIARRHOEA. Soid by druggists in every part of the world. Be sure and ask for Mrs Wins.ow's Soothing Syrup" and take no other kind. Has been used for over FIFTY YEARS by MILLIONS OF MOTHERS for their CHILDREN WHILE TFETHING. with PERFECT SUCCESS. It BOOTHS the CHILD, SOFTENS the GUMS. ALLhY3 ell Pain. CURES WIND COrIC and [, twenty-five cents q bortla
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Local Staple Groceries.

Sugar-Granulated, 5Ac; Y. C., 4Ac. F'lour-Fancy patent, s540; standard patent, $40: straight. A.
 Coffee-Green. 11413c: Arbuckles. s16.55; Porto Rico $16.55.
 Meat-Dry salted ribs. SAC; dry salted rib bellies, lOAc: extra cfear l0c; hams, fancy. l57sc medium. 14asc; bacon bellies, 121zc; California hams. 10c.
 Lard-Leaf. 103sc: cofnlound lard. Sc. Molasses-Centrifugal 3OG35; sugar house 40c; Georgia cane, 35c.
 White pears-Per bushel. s2,s5. Beans-Navy. s2.25 per bushel: hand picked Lima, 7c
 Grits-92 pounds. s1.65.
 Meal-"Jim Dandy N.B
 Macaroni. 611c.
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Clearinas and Exchange.

Memphis, December 3.-Clearings $1,364,- 336; balances, $125165
 New Orleans, December 3.--Clearings, s. .796, 4S1. New York exchange. S5c@S1 dis count; commercial paper 7@S per cent.
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Trade on Morris avenue was reported heavy all day yesterday. Receipts were liberal and the demand wsa about equal to the supply. No material changes in the quotation of prices are noted.
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May 66. May-June. 5.67l2; June-J nis .6S1k; July-Angust, 5.691s; Augusi=sep= tember 562. Septemher=octoper. s.eli October November. 5.37.
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Feed Stuff.

Corn-No. 2 mixed. uic; white, roc. Oats-No. 2 mixed. 43c; No. 3 white 45c: white clip, DC.
 Pure wheat bran, 80 or 100, s1.25 Cotton seed feed meal. s25; prime. s27. Corn chops, s1.15
 Corn hearts. SIPS.
 Shorts--100 pound sack. s1.40. Huls-S0-lb C. s., g ton; 20-lb. c. s.. f0c sack: 10O-lb c. S., s11 ton; lJ0-lb c. B.. 45c sack; lO0-lb sack hulls, 50c.
 Hay-Choice timothy, s23; No. 1 timo- thy, $23; Johnson 'r:ass s!5, clover mixed. $2050
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Seaboard Air Line.

Baltimore, December 3.-Seaboard Air Line common and preferred nothing do- in-.
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General conditions in the local whole sale fruit and produce market remain un- changed. A good steady trade is prevalent and no material change in prices are re- ported.
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RAILWAY SCHEDULES

Showing the arrival and departure of passenger trains at the Union station. Birmingham:
 Effective November 27, 190e.) Louisville and Nashville Railroad.
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CARROLLTON SHORT LINE RAIL
 WAY COMPANY.
SCHEDULE. Effective July 16. 1906.

70. ]. No. 2. 3:4S p.m..... l.. Reform. Ala. .A-..12:f) pm A'05 p.m....Lv.... Stansel ....Lv. III :50 D. m 4:-0 p.m....Ar.. Carrollton ..Lv. ii: :S5 q n 4:i3 pm. iv. Carrollton Ar. III 20 a m 5;05 p.m... .Ly... Dillburg ...Lv. III :O0 a m. 5.23 p.m....Ar.. .. Ahceville ..Lv..1O:45 a.rl
 For further information apply to John T. Cochrane. President, City Bank i,uiid- ing. Mobile Ala; Alex Jackson. Supt.. Aliceville Ala
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Metal Market.

New York. December S.--The London tin market was higher; spot was quiet but
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The best haIftone cuts are made by the Gawk Engraving company. Age Herald Building,
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for the day, 1900 shares
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Queen and Crescent Route

ArlNe rom lepart to-
 Hlchmohd ..l0;2O pm Richmond ... 6:35 am Richmond 1:1O pml Richmond e. 2:25 pm
 All trains run by central time. Trains marked thus @ are daily except Sunday
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-03-05

and often. Employees are all busy
and there is plenty Of spending
money. Prices are good and trade
Is active. Many a visitor says
Clarksburg looks better to him than
any city in the State and it is cons
mon to hear people saying there is
more business in this city than any
place they have been in in the State
lately. The people at home know
this themselves, and should duly ap-
preciate it. The coming summer
promises to be far more active. In
fact, it is expected to be the best in
the city's history, and will be, if onr
home people do not take notion to
make it otherwise. The policy is
business and the conduct Of the city
should be to bring about and encour-
age such a condition, and every man
in the city should lend his effort to
greater achievement the coming
summer.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-03-05
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clarksburg, W. Va, March s, 1906.

A college paper deplores the fall
ing off in the teaching of astronomy.
The reason assigned is there is no
money in astronomy. 1t may BE-
true the student is DESTROYS of study
ing what will bring him cash return
at the earliest opportunity. He
takes a speciality often before hay
ing good foundation for it. But
The age is commercial and he soon
begins to derive cash returns and
then comes the tug of war to keep
up with his speciality. He finds it
necessary TO go back and build up
the foundation he ought to have had
in the first place. Effort given to
this to bring him up properly TO the
place he should have occupied, when
he received his degree would have
placed him eminently high. But
often there was not the opportunity
nor the means for proper prepare
ton and the pupil had to do The
best possible and use as much haste
as he could to arrive at the point,
where funds received from his own
work would be available. True, it
is the man, if his education be begun
early, who has acquired good gem
eral education before entering upon
the study of a speciality, that ac-
complishes most in that study and
its application, and for that reason
every speciality man ought to have a
good general mind development be-
fore entering upon preparation for
special work, though many, of
course, get this afterward. Astron-
omy is one of the factors of such a
general education and is especially
desired on that account. And vet
IN most of the professions of life it
cuts little figure. However, it is
one of the sciences upon which the
success of nations much depends and
without it the progress of the peo-
pies of the earth would be much re-
farded. This science then is Just
as important as any other, though
not generally adopted as a profess
sion, and it is important that it
should remain apart Of the curri-
culutn of colleges.