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The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-03-17
PRICES OF STOCKS
 NEEDED ADJUSTING Process of Adjustment a Very Painful One WALL STREET CONDITIONS Some Observations in Recent Furry. How Matters May Have Far
 Reaching Effect-LoW Prices
 in 1904 Are Recalled.
WALL STREET CONDITIONS
BY W. G. NICHOLAS.

New York, March 16.-A prolonged period of heavy liquidation in the stock market usually has it's climax in a panic of selling, regardless of values, such as has been seen in Wall street this week. The buying power of the market is im- poverished by a long decline, and the lower stocks go the greater is the neces- sity for throwing them over for personal protection. But even in the wild bear markets there always comes a time, when prices are away below values. when those who have not been so badly hurt come into the market in search of investment a market as that of the past few days Is a diminution in the amount of the trading accompanied by saggng prices. As the wounds received in the decline heal up and buyers regain confidence, they begin to take stocks out of the street The cli- mate of the bear market of 1903 was reached in July. It was ten months later before strong interests, confident that the corner had been turned, began to come into the market again as large buyers of securities. It was not until the fall of 1904 that the bull market got well under way
 Conditions in 1903, however. were very much diffeernt than now. The cause of the panic of 1903 was undigested securi- ties. 1t is true that many of the recently manufactured securities have not q very healthy market, but there is no such condition now as there was four wears ago. Then the country was flooded with a great mass of new industrial stocks The output of securities Of this class has been of insignificant proportions since then We have had during the past few months an outpouring of railway bonds and stocks, but they have only been brought out as money has been urgently needed by the railways to enlarge their facilities to handle the enormous traffic of the country. The amount of watered stock recently offered to investors has been very small. In the bull market of which the formation of the steel corpora ton was the distinguishing feature, hun dreds of millions of dollars of watered stock was put out.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-03-17
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 Bad Breath
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 They all breathe, and as they breathe they whiff out odor which makes those standing near turn their heads away in disgust. The pitiable part of it is that these victims do not realize what a sick ening thing bad, offensive breath is to others.
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-03-17
Lawson Episode.

The casting off of Lawson from the
 NeVada-Utah may be rather painful to
 some of the stockholders, just as it is
 painful to a sick man on the operating
 table to have the surgeon cut out a pois-
 onous growth from his body. When Law
 son mixed up in Amalgamated affairs the
 manipulation of the stock was scandal
 in Wall street. But Lawson was cast off,
 and since then Amalgamated Copper has
 been slowly gaining the confidence of the
 public Considering the scandals con-
 nected with its earlier history in the stock
 market 1t is rather a remarkable thing
 that Amalgamated has reached the point
 it has in so short time. Lawson has
 been trying hard this winter to fasten
 himself on the stock again, but he has
 failed. When the stock was selling
 around $120 few weeks ago Lawson was deluging the street with telegrams to buy 1t for $l6O. It promptly slumped, and the Lawson following has been scraping up money to pay it's losses ever since. Re- gently Lawson fastened himself on Ne vada- Utah. A wild market in the stock
 during the few days that he meddled with it has given the property setback that it may take long time to recover from. The election of Stuyvesant Fish to the Missouri Pacific board will, it is believed. serve to regain prestige for the Gould roads Hhe Gould system is greatly in need of funds for necessary work and it's credit of late has not been of the best.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-03-17
THE BEST USE
 OF UNIVERSITY HOW "DlCK THE TINKER" WON SUCCESS AND FAME. Fortune In Varnish Founded On Pluck, Ten-DoIlar Bill and
 Wash-Boiler.

If either Oliver Optic or Horatio Alger mad written a story for boys founded up- on the success of Richard A. Becker of Cincinnati, O.. it's title might have been Dick the Tinker or 'Varnishing His Way to Fortune" Some thirty-five years ago young Dick Becker started out to secure employment. and after many ef- forts succeeded in landing a position with one of the leading varnish factories of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-03-17
Prices In 1904.

The low prices of this week are not so | wonderfully low, when one thinks back to the beginning of this market in 1904. The big bull campaign in Union Pacific ! began when the stock was selling around | s70. Reading at that time was selling be- low S40 Amalgamated was knocking around the street below $50, Steel common was neglected at $9 and Steel preferred at 1 $50. These are not prices out of the long l distant past but the quotations of less l than three years ago when the Standard | oil party got together and decided that it was time to lay in stocks for bull ] campaign. Prices. then, of course, were l selling away below intrinsic values, and there has been a great increase In values since then. Union Pacific then was pay inly only per cent, Amalgamated was paying ? per cent and Steel and Reading nothing at all. Steel preferred was pay l ing its per cent dividend then as now.
 It sold on IA per cent basis because people had an idea that the ! per cent rate could not be maintained. Investors who are neglecting the bargains that are
 being offered in Wall street these days are now discussing the question of the ability of railroads to maintain their dividends
 Mir. Morgan, although he sailed for Europe before daybreak Wednesday
 morning, was in touch with the market
 
 wireless. and a stream of messages was exchanged between the ship and the DreXel building throughout the day. Mir. Morgan is not unused to having the mar ket go to pieces while on the ocean. His affairs in New York and London are so well looked after by his feutcnants that 1t makes little difference to him whether he is in wireless touch with the market
 or not. The English followers of the Morgans were loaded up with Steel com mon this winter and the cables are
 coming over pretty lively just now asking
 what's the matter. It was on the carpet in January to raise the dividend on Steel to the old per cent rate. But some of the directors thought they saw some clouds on the horizon and insisted on postponing the good news until the April
 meeting. The railways have adopted a policy of living from hand to mouth be-
 cause of the dearness of money and the hysteria of legislative reform. and the
 natural result of this policy will be to cut off seriously the railway orders for
 the products of the steel mills. In nor nal times the railways buy half the steel product of the country. When they stopped buying rails four years ago the business went all to smash. and Pittsburg
 was the bluest town in the country. The situation seems to be a little different
 now, because the steel plants claim to have bona fide orders on their books ] that are going to keep them busy for a good part of the year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-03-17

values, and in bear market they go below values. No one, except by accident, can pick the top or bottom. But the wise speculator who lays out bear cam paign when prices are away above values or a bull campaign when they are away below values is the one who makes the big killing.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-03-17
Do You WaNN a SoNuIno P\aMo BaraaAN?

Here it is l We have a large number of pianos taken in exchange, and re- turned from re nj t, which we are anX- ious to dispose of at once.
 April Ist is general moving day and we will have many eX- changes in our rent ing department. In order to clear the house now of the used pianos in stock we are offering a big discount. These in strunentS are put in best condition in our repair room an d many could not be distinguished from new.
 If OUT out of town purchasers will write Us their needs we will send copy of our bargain list and full description of pianos that we, think will suit them, also our catalog of the Forbes piano, a little better and a little cheaper than other pianos.
 We carry in stock twenty high grade makes, and every piano we sell is guar anteed and will give years of musical sat- isfaction.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-03-17
Ladies' Skirts

Whoever possesses true appreciation of artistic elegance, as in our new skirts for spring wear will go in ecstacies over our stock, for nowhere will you find such fetch ing, faultessly made and low priced skirts as in our Ladies Ready to-Wear Depart ment
 Ladies latest styles in spring skirts in grey checks with inverted and box pleats, Sann Sands and ne oaton 4o a.rDt fs%%Td" @rom 495
 Ladies skirts just arrived-beautiful stripes, plaited around hips with bands of same material and buttons to n ns match ................. /s/O
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-03-17
Alterations Are Nearing Com
 pIetiOn

you can do your trading as of old. As yet we are unable to make window displays but don't let that keep you away. Come inside
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-03-17
WOmen'S Shoes

Our women's s vici kid butcher oxfords are made up in the very latest style, soft flexible soles, Cuban heels, dull kid tops, in all styles of heels and ? 0N lasts
 Our women s patent leather butcher OK lords in welt and turned soles cannot be compared in the city for style, ! lO durability and comfort ........... .0'VU
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-03-17
March Sale of Ladies' Silk Lawn Waists Snl JumUerS

This great display of silk lin gerie and net waists, devised for service as well as beauty, has been planned to interest the early season buyers. Prices most inexpensive
 Silk Waists.
 White and black Jap Silk Waists, with embroidered front, Valencienne lace trim ming and tucked 2 1A front and cuffs. AsJ1
 White net waist silk lined with Woke and fancy medal lion trimming, three-quarter length sleeves with lace trimming several INE beautiful patterns =. .4.1J Silk Jumpers.
 Black silk jumpers, spider work trimming, with fancy straps over 1OE shoulders O.3C
 Black silk jumpers with half sleeves, scalloped yoke, shirred ribbon and French NE knot trimming .4s1J
 Boys Suits
 Boys two-piece D. B. suits, black and white invisible plaid cheviot, double vent, broad lapels and Venetian lining sizes from oEO s to 17 JsOU
 Dark fancy plaid, worsted, double vent, serge lined, side top pocket, with elastic band on pants-sizes from z On
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-03-17
Mems Suits

Dark gray, plaid, worsted, with center vent, cuffs on sleeves, with Venetian fn m lining .... .. .. :. i. lU.UU
 A dark, gray, invisible plaid, serge, center vent, broad lapels, three-button, cut-away sack all with alpaca things, made up in the very latest 10 m styles lOsVU
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-03-17
COLONIAL DEPARTMENT ECHALl[F!;O|1Q!X Hl!l ]! \; 1!!! {! &CQ v AM COR 1i AVE. 6 18th ST. &Ss
 FAMOUS FOR LOW PRICES.
b Place Like ChaIifoux's for Ready
 tO-Wear Values

dence of this fact we submit hundreds of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-03-17
spring styles of
 Ladies' Skirts, Waists and Suits in exclusive models prices that cannot be paaeed oWness
Girls Dresses

tucked yolk Embroidery trimmed cuffs, I1lla5 %n ni1"a nnd down the front. 98c
 Children $ white lawn dresses, low neck and short sleeves, fancy medallion and Val lace trimming around bertha. 2 lE Tucked skirt, all sizes ......... Zero
 Children's s tan linen dresses, fancy plaid trimming, plaited skirt All flc
 Children's jumper suits, made of good quality of chambray white yoke aud sleeves with embroidery straps, also sleeves and waist embroidery trimmed, plaited AE
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1907-06-18
Sale Of Lot.

Under and by virtue Of an order ~ the
Superior Court Of Durham County. n, G.
made in the case entitled, X. w. Winston
"a Bethel Rudd, the undersigned COM
missioner will sell al public auction for
one half cash, balance In ninety days
or al cash, at the option Of the purchaser,
for the purpose Of division, al the Court
House door In Durham, n. c.. at "a
O'Clock, m.
July 28th, 1907,
the following real estate, to.yit: Lying
and being In Durham City, y. G., begin.
ming at Frank I,eathers' Il. Il. corner on
Southern boundary Of the North Caro-.
lima Railroad Company, thence with said
boundary $50 East S links: thence s.
sfKo w. chain and 81 links: thence n.
ySK9 w. s. links 70 Frank Leather
line; thence N. 3TKe y. I chain and o.
links 10 the beginning. containing I2.fOu
acre. ~- VICTOR s. BRYANT,
.--.s-. Commissioner.
This June 70, 1907.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1907-06-18
SHORT LOCAL ITEMS.

w. H. Crutchfield. who went
to Raleigh recently for an opera
ton, has returned to his home
here, and is gaining strength
rapidly.
The Durham Hosiery Mills ball
team got even last Saturday
when they crossed bats with
the West Durham team and de-
feated them in an eleven inning
game by a score of five to four.
A negro by the name of Paul
Collins, was before Justice
Owens last week on the charge
of selling whiskey and was bound
over to court in a bond of $50.
He was before the mayor on two
charges for the same offence and
gave bond in the sum Of $50 each.
Arrangements are being made
to organize a military company
for Durham. Sometime ago a
company was about ready to go
into the State Guard but there
was no vacancy, but now they
can secure equipment and soon
as the number required can be
secured application will be made
to the proper authorities.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1907-06-18

Statesville, June 11.-Miss
Irene Kestler was found dead in
the bed Sunday morning at the
home Of her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. C. w. Kestler, in Cool
Spring township. Miss Kestler
was "a years old and, although
she had been in poor health for
some time, there had been moth
ing alarming about her condition
and she was apparently in usual
health when she retired Satur-
day night. Miss Kestler is sur
vived by her parents and three
brothers and three sisters. Rev.
M. L. Kestler, superintendent Of
the Baptist 0rphanage at Thomas
vile, is a brother.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1907-06-18
NV N6it1|k&M6steID
(Schedul. in Effect Nov. as, Iso6.)
nrRuAM DIyIST0N


wEsTBoUND- LEAVE LyNcHBURG DAILY.
ago D. m.-The St. Louis Express
Pullman sleeper, Roanoke to colum-
bus, Bluefield to Cincinnati, also for
Radford, Bristol. Knoxville, chatta-
nooga and intermediate points. Pullman
Sleeper Roanoke to Knoxville.
TOO q. m.-For Roanoke, Rocky
Mount, Winston Salem, Radford, Bristol,
Bluefeld, Norton, WEIGH.
sop. m.-Daily for Roanoke.
EAST BoUND-LEAvE LyNcHBUR6.
sss D. m.-Daily for Farmville, Rich.
moud, Petersburg and Norfolk-Parlor
Car. ~ .
ago a. m.-For Petersburg, Rich
mond aud Norfolk. Pullman sleeper &c
Norfolk. Also Pullman sleeper between
Lynchburg and Richmond.
$50 a.m.-Daily for Farmyille, Peters
burg, Richmond and Norfolk.
Winston Salem Division.-Leave Ro
suoke Sis p. m, except Sunday, foi
winston-Salem and intermediate stations
and e:2o q. m. daily for same stations and
Charlotte, N. c.
North Carolina Divisions. Leave Pu
laski 6:Io a. m. daily, except Sunday
for Betty Baker and 8:2S a. m. daily, *
cept Sunday, for Galax and Fries.
ciinch Valley Division. Blue
field s:Is daily, 7:7s p. m. for Norton.
NJ. r. BRAGG,
Trav. Pass. Agt.
W. B. BEvILL. G.P. A.,
Roanoke, Va, Gen. Office, Roanoke, Va
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1907-06-18
Death In East Durham.

Mrs. Bette Davis died at her
home in East Durham last Friday
night of fever. She had been i'll
for sometime and the end was
not unexpected. She left five
childred to mourn for her.
The funeral took place at the
family burying ground below
East Durham.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1907-06-18
Southern Railway
IN EFFECT AUGUST s, zoos.

IN EFFECT AUGUST s, 1905.
This condensed schedule is published
as information, and is subject 10 change
without notice to the public:
Trims leave Durham, y. c.
5:5o q. NJ. No. III westbound daily for
Greensboro and local points, connecting
at Greensboro with Florida Express for
Charlotte, Columbia, Savannah and Jack.
sonviile, also with the Washington and
Southwestern Limited, solid Pullman
train, for Atlanta, Birmingham, Mem
phis, Montgomery, Mobile, and points
south.
34o q. M, No. ia, eastbound, daily
for Goidsboro andioeal stations, connect
ing at Goidsboro with Atlantic Coast
Lane for Wilmington, Tarboro and Nor
folk, and with Atlantic Il North carolins
Railway for Rinston and New Bern.
TOO a M, No. I67, mixed, Tuesdays,
Thursdays and Saturdays for Keysviile
and local stations.
9:9o a. m, No. ios, sastbound, daily
for Goidsboro and local stations, con.
Meeting at Selma for Wilson. Rocky
Mount, Norfolk and Eastern North Caro-
lima points.
gao a. m. NO. ITO, daily for Oxford,
Chase City. Keysville and Richmond and
local points. Handles through coach
between Raleigh, Durham and Rich
nond.
1000 a. M, No. To7. westbound, daily,
for Greensboro and local stations, con.
Meeting at Greensboro with L. s. Past
Nail for Washington and New York and
points North: close connection with
train for Charlotte and local stations,
slso for WinstOn.Salem.
5:7s p. m, No. Is5. eastbound. daily,
for ColdsbOro and iUcal points.
Ago p. m, No. i35. ,westbound, daily,
fyf Greensboro and local stations, con.
necting At Greensboro with train No. %
for Charlotte, Columbia, Savannah and
Jacksonville. Pui IAN sleeper and FIRST
class day coach Washington 20 Jackson.
vile without change. Also connects
with train No. IS, Y. S. Fast Mail, for
Atlanta and all points South aud South.
west.
4:4s p. N No. IA. mixed, daily en-.
eept Sunday. for Rsysyille and local
stations.
6.ts p. M, No. RS, daily for Raleigh
and local points.
Exkas JoHS B. GRAHAM. Agent.
Durham, y. {.
n. l.. VERNON, T. PA,
Charlotte, N. G.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1907-06-18
THE NORTH CAROLINA
State Normal and Industrial College.

Regular leading degrees Of Bachelor Of PgOgy, Bachelor Ara
Bachelor Science and leading The degree Of Bachelor Of Music
Board laundry tuition $40 year.
free tuition students, s7S.
taught the schools and colleges and special pedagogical training for the o
other colleges offered
special in Pedagogy and allied subjects
COMMERCIAL DEPARTMENT offers practical instruction S:enO
gphy Typewrng Book keeping and other business subjects
DEPARTMENT MANUAL ARTS AND DOMESTIC SCIENCE
vide instruction Manuel Training and such subjects relate directly tn
home and family.
addition degree offers
fcate course in vocal and instrumental music.
the dormoes all eetuon applications should be mad
before The fall September IS.
For catalogue and other information, address.
IL. FoUsT. PREsIDEST.
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The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1907-06-18

The first historian gave Adams
age at $50 years, but they didn't
say anything about Ewes. They
didn't dare, even at that early
date.-0range County Observer.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1907-06-18

This weather must be unfavor-
able alike to June bugs, June
brides and June apples; in fact,
to all June products whatsoever.
Charlotte Observer. n
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1907-06-18
Notice of Administration

The undersigned having qualified "a
administrator Of HeB. Iewter, deceased,
hereby gives notice 70 all persons holding
claims against said estate 10 present the
same 10 him on or before May 4. lqos, or
this notice will he pleaded III bar n
recovery. All persons indebted 10 said
estate will come forward and pay up.
This 5oth Of April, 1901. .
@. +. LEwTRR,
Administrator,
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1907-06-18

If the darkest hour is just be-
fore dawn there should now be
light not far ahead of the Dem
ocrate party. Charlotte Obser-
yer. .~
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1907-06-18
Notice of Administration

Having this day qualified as admins.
traitor Of the estate Of w. B. Harris. de.
ceased. late Of Durham county, N. C..
this IL 70 notify all persons having
claims against said estate to exhibit them
10 the undersigned on or before The 7d
day 81 April, 1yoS, or this notice will be
plead In bar Of their recovery. All per.
sons indebted 70 said estate will please
make immediate payment.
This al day Of April, 1907.
r.. II. GARRARD,
Administrator.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1907-06-20
THE NEXT STATE CONVENTION

Some figuring has been done as to
the size of the next republican state
convention which will be held next
spring to select delegates at large to
the republican national convention.
If the ratio of apportionment is the
same as has obtained for number
of years the coming convention will
not contain as many delegates by asa
as the convention last year. Follow
ing the election last fall it was cnarg-
ed by the half-breed newspapers that
the "stani-pat" districts had bolted
Governor Cummins and that they
would suffer in consequence in reduced
representation in the state convention
in 1908. the figures show the loss of
a larger number of delegates in the
so-called progressive" districts than
in those known as "sta1d-pat." The
following table gives the district rep
resentation in the last state conven-
ton and the next, with the loss in
delegates for each