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Local Cotton Market.
Lr ,aI Securities,
IT ,aT SecufttIe9. Corrected by Otto Marx X Co., Brown Marx Building.1
steeI Railway Stocks and Ronds.

Amer. Cities Ky & Ut, conn.,. fl A Amer Cities Ky. & It, pfd... s2 so B'ham R. l.. & P. Co.,. conn.,. 70 S3 B'ham R. L. & P. Co.,, pfd...... 90 92 B'han. R.. L. & P. Go. bonds.... ST 90 B'ham Ky. & Eleo Co.,. bonds. .104 106
 Ga. Ky. & Flee. Co.,. pfd. ...... so S3 Ga. Ky. & Flee. Co.,, com...... 76 IS Knox By. & It. Co.,, pfd....... s9 91 Knox. Ky. & It. Go. com...... H 60 Knox. Ky. & It. Co.,, bonds.... 93 95 L. R. Ky. & Flee. Co.,. pfd...... 90 95 [. R. Py. & Flec. Co.,, com. ...... CT 70 l.. R. Ry. & Elec. Co.,, bonds.. 99 10l Memphis St. By, pfd. .......... 72 70 Memphis St. Ky, com. .......... 50 SO Mobile Ut. & R. R. Go. .......... 55 65 Mobile It & Ky Co.,. bonds.... 9S l01 Nash. Ky. & It. Co.,, pfd. ...... 73 7o Nash. Ky. & It. Co.,. com...... Se S5 Nash. Ky. & It. Co.,. bonds.... 99 10l
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Coffee Market

New York, June 1.-The market for coffee futures opened dull and unchanged,
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coaI and Iron stocks and Ronds.

OOdi anu Iron otOCkS anu ooHuS' Ala. Con. c. & I. Co.,, com......... 50 Ala. Con. c. & I. So., pfd....... s4 @ Ala. Con. Co. & I. Co.,. bonds.... 89 93 Ala. s. 6 Ship Bldg. Co.,. pfd.... s5 90 Ala. s. 6 Ship Bldg. Co.,. bonds IDA 10s Bess. Coal, Iron & Land ........ 2 30 Cahaba South Mining Co.......1Ao0 ... Dimmick Pipe Co. com.......... s5 e. Lcuis., Herd. & St. L. pref. a5 70 Louis. Hcnd. & St. L.. conn.,. IA 17 Pratt Con. c & l. bonds. ....... .. 85 Rep. Steel & Iron Co.,. com...... 20 ... Rep. Steel & Iron Co.. pfd. .... s5 se Seabosrd Air Line. Atlanta-Dir-
 mingham Div. bonds ........sS 90 Sloss-Sheff s. & I. com. ;. .... 52 55 Sloss-Sheff s. & I. Co.,. pfd. ..103 .
 s. 1 & Steel Co.,, 1st mort. .103 10a s. I. & Steel Co.,, 2nd mort.... .. ... s. & N. Ala. R. R. Co, conn.,. 45 ... South Steel Co.,. D. c. bonds.. .. 95 T. c. I. & R. R. Co.,. com. ....1D 15O T. C. I. & R. R. Co.,. pref. .1So 18o T. c. l. & R. R. Co.,, Bir. div. .105 106 T. c. I. R. R. Co.,, DeB. div.. .1Oo 103 T. c. I. & R. R. Co.,, Tenn. div..1OS 106 T. C. I. & R. R. Co.,. Cah. div. 100 105 T. c. I. & R. R. Co.,, gen. mtg. ah se
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Loans and Discounts. .. OYerdrafts .... .... .. United States and State
 of Alabama Bonds. Ter Stocks and Bonds Cash in Vault and with
 Ranks. .. e. e. ....
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draw the looped laces from eyelets
slightly below the waist, pulling the
bottom of the corset much tighter
than the top.
through this simple means healthy
breathing is permitted, for bodices are
so loose that it is only at the waist
and hips that the figure needs to be
held taut.
TO keep the corset In good shane
wnen on the person. the French wo-
man uses round block Of wood. such
as section of a window shade rolled
would make.
The corset, which has first been
wen aired. of course, is wrapped
ugntiy round this and kept in place
on the block with ribbon or pins
1t is then wrapped in tissue paper
70 preserve cleanliness and put awav
perhaps In a drawer family scented
WIN orris root There is no better
Or more fashionable a. perfume than
orris, by the way, for all the secret |
matters of woman's dress.
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BUYING A WAGON
HoU Mr.. BrotDn Got the
Worst Of Ti0o Bar
gains.
TRIED MAIL-0RDER METHODS
'nooent He Was Saving Money, But
VIII Not Try the Same Thing .
second Time-6uyins at
Home PAYS.

copyrighted. 1906, by Alfred r. c,.rt,
Mr.. Brown, a farmer living in
Soone county, Mo-, decided to buv =
spring wagon. The next time he was
IN town ne went to the local dealer
10 see what he had In stock One
wagon that suited him was offered to
nim at $75. He thought he would
take 1t, but before ordering he looked
over mail order vehicle Catalogue
Here he saw described a wagon which
as far as description went, was the
same as the one he saw in the deal.
ers store room. In fact, the descrip-
uon was written in such a convinc-
ing manner and all of the good no,nts
Oh the mail order vehicle were brought
OUT so thoroughly that it appeared to
De superior to the other one. And the
price was only $S7.45. Mr. Rrown
thought OF the saving of S7.55 which
represented several days OF hard work
Inc more he thought about it the
more ne wanted to save that amount
ana in the end the Chicago mail or.
DER concern got his check.
When the wagon finally arrived
with freight bill of $3.50, he rode to
town with his son and spent hair a |
DAY putting it together. He had IN |
Duy screw driver and some oil ana
sand paper and a few bolts to replace |
some that had been lost in shipment.
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that. And the small saving he IA abl,
TO make by large purchases is more
than Offset by his larger expenses
Tnese expenses must come out of thu
purchaser so the mail order man Is
compelled to make a larger profit thar
the local dealer. 1t costs him more To
market his goods. He must maintain
large and expensive ONCE force and
ne must advertise. As an examine
OF what the mail order man expects
70 make out of his customers, a letter
written by a prominent mail order
man might be quoted. Writing to a
magazine he said: Advertising IN
your publication cost us IL cents An
inquiry and we made sales at a cost
OF only Sc cents each for advertising
This Is about half of our regular cost"
This man was selling "A complete out.
Mt OF clothes for $685." He was will.
ing to pay dollar for each sale the
advertising brought him. Ask your
local dealer how long he could keen
the sheriff away from his doors n he
took dollar out Of every ten dollar
sale.
You can't buy the same class az
goods any cheaper from the catalogue
houses than from the local dealer
though one may think he can after
reading the catalogues. The differ
ence comes in the quality of the goods
There is particular class of goods
known as mail order goods" This
trade term is applied to cheap but
snowy goods and novelties which can
be sold at a large profit. 1t means
much the same thing as street fakir
goods" and. as is the case with street.
akir goods. mail order goods are not
handled by the regular jobbers and
wholesalers. They cannot AFFORD ia
'andle them because their customers
want better merchandise. The street
akir duplicates. in appearance. the
ewelry carried by a first class lew.
Try house and makes large profits.
he catalogue merchant does the
anne thing but does it on a larger ,
Gale and much more cIeverly. /,
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waiting for their turn to grasp thu
presidential hand. OF course. some.
body must introduce each visitor, and
mere the social aide comes to the res.
cue presenting each person with due
ceremony. Other aides are distrfb-
uted along the line. chatting here and
there, suggesting ways to prevent con-
fusion and crowding and making
themselves altogether useful to the
host and his callers.
Four large public receptions IRE
usually given each winter at The
Whlte House. One falls upon New
years day, when the home OF Presi-
dent Roosevelt is thrown open to tho
public, and every man and woman
who desires to may call upon the nres.
ident. Then he receives the diplo.
matte corps later on. and receptions
are given to congress and to the army
ana the navy. Besides these officiaI
annual brushes, at which the military
aides are much In evidence. there ara
innumerable small functions--dinners
banquets and receptions--the success
OF which depends, In no small degree
upon the activities OF the social aides.
The men on the presidents social star
must possess every social accomplfah-
ment They must be able to conyerxa
well and entertainingly on any tonic
and with anyone, for their dinner mart
ner may be pretty social butterfly
enjoying her first season. or a erav.
haired representative OF some foreign
country.
Two social aides who have been ra.
assigned to their duties are Lieut. n
8. Grant and Capt. Fftzhueb Tea
both OF the United States army. Younc
Grant is the SON Of Gen. FrederIcs
Dent Grant, and the grandson ana
namesake OF the famous Gen. U. 8
Grant.
Col. Charles s. Bromwell has filed
he position Of social aide before ana
ne fact that he is reassigned tb,.
tear to the post is proof that his serv.
ces are Of high value.
Lieut. Douglass Macarthur. U. &
the son of Gen. Macarthur. who
ras IN command OF the department.
the east
Lieut. Philip Sheridan is the son e.
ne famous general for whom he il
AIMED In build he resembles he
lther very strongly. Like him. the
On Is short.
Others who assist the presideut IN
ae capacity OF social aides are Ens,.,
emmes Read. U. 8. A.: Lieut.. c. r
rain. .. s. NJ: Lieut.. Commander.
lbert Key, naval aide; Can,
rthur Harding. U. 8. n. c.; Lienf
nauncey shackford. U. 8. A.. ana
Z. Lsrz Anderson, who Il ons Of tn
IvAl uahers.
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A6r1ANSSaA SPHERE

and how the same may be accom-
Ifshed.
In order to gain any benefit from I
special exercise woman must be pa
tient and persistent in her efforts
This means of improving your health
does not require much time in the
morning before dressing, and at night
after disrobing, and let me say that
nve minutes regularly given at these
times each day, is more valuable than
an hour or two several times a week
at gymnasium. 1t is the little work
day by day that accomplishes the real
good. whereas something is lost dur
ing the longer intervals.
A good exercise is circling the body
about the hips. The trunk is turned
only on the hips and describes a wide
circle from left to right, then from
right to left. All of the muscles about
the hips. as well as those Of the alb
domen, are exercised, and the whole
digestive apparatus is stimulated. Its
practice is very beneficial when there
Is Inactivity of these parts. If Won
are troubled by nervous dizziness this
exercise will help you, for by it you
VIII get used to turning your head
In circle. II this is hard to do at
nrst begin by performing it when You
are In a sitting position. You will |
then grow used to 1t by degrees.
An excellent exercise for gfvinc
poise and symmetry to the whole bodv
Is that of standing erect with the
chest thrown out, extending the arms
horizontally to their full extent. and
while holding the arms in<this posi-
ion. twist the hands upon the wrists
Many exercises have been devised
or lengthening the waist and render.
ng the body plant and supple, but
ne following one will not only exer
Use the muscles Of the trunk. hut
rings those of the rest of the body
nto fine play.
l have given the first and last posi-
lon OF the exercise. The first posi-.
ION is to place the hands back to
ack, while the arms hang loosely in
ont, then the arms should be gradu.
lily raised to the second position. Z
ringing the hands in front of the
hest, at the same time gradually rise
pom the feet. Then spreading rails
g and Strengthening the arms. bring.
g the hands above the head, with
q finger tips touching closely to-
'ther. AT the same time rise stiu
rther on the feet until standing as
UGH on the toes as is possible and
u maintain your balance. This ex-
else gives a wonderful grace and
ppleness to the whole figure and is
silly done with little practice.
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FOURTH SON OF EMPEROR VII
LIAM COMING.
Prince Augustus William Desire. q
study American institutions
and Secures the kaiser's
Permission to Do So.

u The present intentions of Primo
augustus William are carried out. tn
United States win this year be hor
ored with visit from one of the roya
mousse OF Germany. This fourth 40,
OF the Kaiser has just celebrated hi,
twentieth birthday. and is ambition,
70 see America. and has won hi,
tafners consent He is q tall well
built, handsome young man. has Al
ready served as an of1icer In the f,rs,
regiment of guards and is now a stu
cent at the university of Bonn. where
all the royal youths of GERMANY "a
celve their higher education.
Ihe prince, from his earliest child.
nood. has been subjected to a rigorous
system Of training.
Inc kaiser has Spartan ideas about
the relations of parents to children
and imposes his sovereign win on NJ.
sons without restraint They have all
been compelled to undergo the most
severe form Of Prussian military disci.
pune from their infancy upwards. Re-
ginning on their sixth birthday thev
nave been obliged to work and m NAV
III play 1t can be called-accordinv
70 hard and fast system laid down
Tor them by pedagogic experts
Prince Augustus William underwent
all this, but yet he has grown un N he
something different from his own
brothers. It has been a tradition fro,,,
Time fmmemorial that the princes az
me mouse OF HohenzoIIern shall em.
brace military career and five ana
lie as officers Of the Prussian armv
All the other five sons OF the kaiser
Ire. or will be. professional fighters
tut Augustus William has manifested |
strong desire to break loose from |
his custom and to devote himself - |
he civil service.
The kaiser, who is by no ma.r.
ound down to ancient traditions and
imbued in some respects with .
pirit OF modernity, is willing tn ar.
EIDE to Augustus Williams desire.
no to allow him to be the first Pms.
ian prince to remain a civilian.
His military career will, therefore
'rminate with another six or -
ionths' service in his regiment ~
yards, and thereafter he win devote
lmself to the pursuits of an oficfaI
the civil service.
The final stages of his training win
lus be different from those Of most
russian princes. He himself has ex-
'essed the desire to widen his expert.
ices and to gain an insight into the
ost modern and enterprising country
the world by paying a visit to the
nited States Of America.
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At the present time there are ten such
persons serving In that capacity, the
pick OF the military and naval set.
Their duties require enormous amount
o. tact, delicacy and quickness in help
iEg entertain the various Official sets
IN washington, visitors to the capital
ana dignitaries from other lands who
com to this country.
TIE ONCE of social aide was created
several administrations ago, when one
or two men to serve in this capacity
wefs considered quite enough. But
dursss Mr.. Roosevelt's occupancy of
tnc residential chair social functions
seem to have increased in number
and In attscdance to such an extent
tnat It has bees. necessary to assign
q corps OF aides 4Arge enough to cope
With their Increased duties. When a
public reception is gwen at the White
House there is frequently line of Wis
ltoIs two or three blocks long. all
sessrly and ~ patieatly ~ possible
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HEALTH AND VICOR
FOLLOW COURSE OF SYSTEMATIC
BODILY EXERCISE.
aus senefits Not as Rule Sufficiently
Understood by Women-How
to Get Rid Of Nervous
Dizziness.

II women only realized how much
they might improve themselves by ju-
dicious and specific forms of exercise.
promoting not only bodily symmetry.
nut correcting various bodily disor-
ders, am sure they would give the
subject serious thought and study
writes Mile. Adrienne in the Los An
geles Herald.
Women would not only save doc
tors biils. but would add materially
70 their physical health and charms.
Well directed exercise promotes
oooiiy symmetry by developing the
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All OF these cost him IS cents. n,
was not experienced at putting spriny
wagons together and he didn't do ,
very good job of it, for one of tn,
seats refused to sit in the right place
and he had to get a local blacksmith
TO help him fix it. This cost him
another half dollar and delayed him
so much that he and the boy had to
go to the hotel for their dinners; an
additional expense of 20 cents. So
before he got his team hitched to the
wagon it cost him 1880, allowing him
saving of $1.10, which was very
stfngy pay for the time he had lost.
OF the amount he spent for the wagon.
only $1.95 remained In Boone county.
The railroads and the mail order
house got the rest of it.
In the meantime his neighbor. Mr..
Jones, bought the SIS wagon from the
local dealer. who made a profit of
SIG on the sale. AS the vehicle was
already assembled and there were no
extra parts or tools TO buy, the amount
paid for the wagon represented all of
the cost to Mr.. Jones. The dealer
spent the SIS profit for a new sign on
his building; the sign painter hired
carpenter to repair the roof on his
house; the carpenter paid his bill at
the butchers and the butcher bought
a hog from Mr.. Jones. And so the
SIC kept going in the county until a !
farmer with the mail order habit got |
hold OF it. : He sent it to Chicago and |
it never came back.
But this. wasn't the last of the two
purchases. A few weeks after the
two wagons were bought. Mr.. Browns
boy and Mr.. Jones' boy, driving the
lew vehicles, met on the country road.
They drove too close to each other
Ind smash-up resulted. The weak
st part of each wagon gave way; an
Ixle on the mail order product was
'roken and a doubletree on the other
vas smashed. Both breaks were plain
y because of defective construction.
fr. Jones took his broken doubletree
0 town the next day and the dealer
ave him new one. Mr.. Brown at
smpted to explain to the Chicago firm
hat the axle would not have broken |
it had not been defective and !
Dupled this explanation with a re- I
nest for a new part. but after several !
eeks Of correspondence with the /,
ece as far away as at the begin !
ing, he gave it up and bought the :
tle himself. This experience told
r. Brown why he should trade with
,me merchants instead of patroniz-
g the mail order houses. Il
In Boone county and in every other h
unity there are many who send thou Y
nds OF dollars out of the county a
cry year, without ever considering d
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the fact that they are making fhes,
community poorer, reducing the ne,
capita of wealth, and dwarane ,ocal
business. only to enrich a concern al
READY rich enough to buy several
counties. An extra thousand dollars
In any community will mean. during
the year, many thousands of dollars h,
business transacted and increased in.
come for practically every one in the
community. Often the amount sent
TO the mail order houses is more than
enough to turn the balance the other
way and business depression EXISTS
where prosperity would prevail under
normal conditions. Even IL the conn.
try purchaser was able to save a snug
sum by ordering his supplies from a
mall order house, the loss to the com.
munity would be greater than the gain
Tor himself. 1t is needless to point
OUT that as the amount of the mail or.
der business from any community in
creases the amount of loss to the com.
munity also increases, until it is only
question of time until the individual
loss caused by the general depression
OF business will exceed the individual
saving.
In TACT II everyone in the commun.
fty bought from the mail order houses
local markets would disappear and
the farmer would be compelled to sell |
as well as buy from the catalogue |
concerns. The rural districts would |
be devoid of business activity while
the wealth of the country would be
centered in one or two points. Buy.
ng by mail may be attractive, but the
most pronounced mail order fiendj
must look with apprehension on any
condition whereby he would be com.
yelled to depned on the mail order
nan for market for his products.
But the idea of saving on individual
purchases is. to great extent =
allacy. In spite of his boosted ability
o buy In large quantities, he Is not
bic to buy for much less than the
ountry merchant. Competition in all
Manufactured products is too keen for
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BOX TO HOLD STRING.
Receptacle Easily Made viii Prove .
Time Saver.

A capital stringb box can be made ont
OF cigar-box or other wooden box of
. suitable size. A very good plan is to
choose one capable of holding two
balls OF string OF different thicknesses
Iney should be placed in the box in
.ne way shown in our sketch, and all
thae Is necessary to do is to make a
smah mole at each end of the box
through which the string may be
drawn out as required. being careful
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WHITE HOUSE AIDES

Not the least Of the White House
scuvities and burdens are the social
Entertainments which must be given.
u is quite out of the question for the
president, or even Mrs. Roosevelt.
20 Dc Durdened with the details of
these affairs. and so It has come to be
me custom to select young officers
Prom the army and navy qualified to
act IN the capacity of social aides.
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HOW TO PUT ON A CORSET.
Much Depends on Way the Garment
Is Adjusted.

Here is the receipt for this impor.
tant ceremony:
Fasten the abdominal hooks first,
lifting the body with long breath at
the same time and holding the head
well back. This holds superiluous
nesh in the right place. instead of
crowding 1t downward which can only
DC excessively ugly as well as injuri.
Gus.
After the top Of the trout Il hooked.
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10 Domestieate = cat..

It Is said that an unfailing remedy
for a cat that will not accustom itself
to q new home is to grease its feet
thoroughly with butter and put It
down the cellar. When 1t has licked
It's feet clean it viii be thoroughly
domiciled and will cause no further
trouble by running away.
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very good plan is to Law a boor
cover or piece Of pasteboard u.ader
the hole. which will enable you q,
draw the edges together smoothly and
natly. A small piece of pasteboard
neid under the rent while darning ID
great help as darning bali to the
heel Of = stocking.
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muscle structures. and increasing the
circulation and aeration of the blood
A woman should always enter upon a
systematic course with a comprehen-
sive idea of just what she requires
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Marriage Days in Italy,

In Italy Sunday is usually selected
for the marriage Of those persons who
have never been married before.
Widows, however, in accordance with
an old custom. usually choose aatur.
day.
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The kaiser. who entertains keen adj
miration for all things American, bar
ring. OF course. the Republican form OF
government, readily acceded to his
sons suggestion and drew up the
plans for q systematic tour Of atudv
through the country OF unlimited pos
sibilities.
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to draw out the end from the center
10 start with On the front of the box
words can be painted. or small label
amxed, Indicating the strength of the
strings. and little loop of leather,
nailed on the top of the box, win hold
pair OF scissors in their place IL de
sired. The box may. of course. be
painted or ornamented in any way we
fancy.
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Doubtless this American tour vim
be q revelation to the young prircs
AT present ne Is studying at Bccn.
where all the chosen young aristocrat,
OF Germany are passing their at,,.
dent days. At Bonn all sorts OF medt.
eval customs are in vogue. and tbe..
students live in an atmosphere OF IA.
time chivalry. Dueling is practices
by these young bloods of the hiebe.t
German families. and consideration.
OF rank and title play an important
part in their student life. It Is hardlv
possible to conceive more striking
contrast than that between Prince An.
gustus Williams life at Bonn and the
experiences which he will enjoy n
America.