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The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-18
New Orleans Cotton Market.

New Orleans, December 17-Cotton: 1: Spots were quiet, Ac lower on all grades. Middling. 11kc; sales were 75O bales on the spot and 1925 to ar rive.
 Futures opened steady 5 to points below the close yesterday, due to cable advices of more or less depressing na- ture Trade was small and confined principally to the professional element. Fluctuations were narrow and cratic and prices showed no decided tendency. A growing belief that the week end figures would be bearish had its effect during the late session and several more points were lost At the close, which was steaoy ,he aetive hst ranged rom day
 New Orleans Cotton Futures.
 Open. High. Tow. C1oae.
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Dry Goods.

New York, December 1.-The dry goods market shows some improvement in the matter of inquiry for drills, sheetings and denims. Buyers who have been bearing the market for some time are operating in small lots at present asking prices which are still close to the top on ticketed fla brics The exports market is quiet. Cotton yarns are in slightly better call. Linings are quiet and easy.
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Metal Market.

New York, December 17.-There was a further severe decline in the London tin market, which seems to be devoid of important support and spot closed at f115 los and futures at f117 5s. = Lo- cally weak and lower at $25. .371sq26.
 Copper lower in London with spot f57 los and futures at e5S 15s. Locally cop per was weak but unchanged. Lake, s13d13. .25; electrolytic at 12.75@13, and casting, SIP. .50@12 .75.
 The London lead market was higher at e15 2s Sd. but locally weak and fur ther decline was reported to B .40a3.50
 Spelter advanced to f20 in london. but was lower locally, closing weak at 4.15d4. 20.
 The English iron market was lower with standard foundry 4Ss I'd and Cleve- land warrants 49s 41sd. Locally, no change was reported. Southern grades were nominal
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Local Staple Groceries.

Local Staple Groceries. fcorrected daily by Franklin. Stiles gnd
 Franklin.)
 sugar-Granulated. 57sc; Y. C., 5hc. k, Coffee-Green. 11Q13c; Arbuckle's, ylso5. &orto Rico. $l6.05. Molasses-Centrifugal DQ35c; sugar house, 40c; Georgia cane. new crop, 43c. Canned Goods-Pcr dozen, Okra and tomatoes, 2-lb tins. Soc; tomatoes. stan- dard 31lb, s10; 2-lb, 90c: blackberries, standard. s5c.
 Pepper-Grain, .6c; ground. 200. Prunes-Boxes. 60-60. per pound, % White peas-Per bushels s3.25.
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Boston Wool Market.

Boston. December H.-A slight revival is noted in the local wool market and dealers report some buying. although trading is still confined to odd lots. Sta pie wool prices hold firm. but inferior wools are weak as the supply is still large. Leading domestic prices range as follows:
 Ohio and Pennsylvania fieeces No. washed, 39Q40c; No. 2 washed, 3sG39c fine unwashed 26927c; medium clothing. 2s@29c; half blood clothing, 27q2Sc; half blood combing. 33@34c; three-eighths blood combing. 33@331kc; half and quarter blood combing, 3003lc;s DeLaine washed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-18
Chicago Change.

NChicago, December 17-Wheat for May delivery advanced more than cents to- day on buying by shorts, which was based to a large extent on reports or wet weather in Argentina. May wheat gained during the day 21ac. Corn was up 11bc. Oats were 1ad9sc higher, Provisions were 21a to 7lk@10c lower.
 Closing futures were as follows:
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Grits-s2 pounds, a.7o.

Grits-ss pounds. A.7o.
 Macaroni-7c.
 Spaghetti. 7c.
 Rice-Fun head. 7c; Jap. sc: low grade, 49419c.
 Dried Fruit-Per pound: California evaporated peaches, 14c; evaporated ap- pes, l2c.
 RaisIns. Per package 12!6c; per 20 LI.. box, %.
 Peas-Per bushei: Buckeyes. s3.25. Condensed Milk-Eagle, s6.75; Bell, Sf.s5: Pet, S300 Dime Brand, $40.
 Soap-Octagon. S3.90; Lenox, 8. 60; Polo. s2. .%; Ivory small size. s4 large, Sc. 7S: Big Deal. s1.sO; Pay Day, s1.s5; Grandpa 3 Wonder, s3.ss.
 soda-Arm 6 Hammer brand, 6o-lb cases, sS.
 starch-Bulk. 4c per pound; celluloid. S2.50 case.
 Baking Powder-Per case: Parrot & Monkey, s1.S0; Good Luck $2.75. Ginseng-Per pound, s350Q54. .50
 Canned Apples-No. 3. sl.25 per doz. Pie Peaches-No. 3. s1 1.5o per doz. Canned Corn-s5@90c per dog.
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M cate.

Mcats. Rib bellies. s.2549c. D. s. clear bellies, 8.75a9. .65. D. S. extra short ribs, Sc. D. S. fat backs, TAG Smoked clear bellies, 11G12c. Hams-Fancy, 1212@14c; medium, 1lkc California, 9Ac. Bacon-Fancy, 20c; medium, 19c. Lard-Leaf, SAC; compound, Sc. Reef. eG71sc. Pork Joins, He: spare ribs, Sc. Ham butts, 10ihc; Boston butts, 10c. Shoulders. 9ikc; fresh hams, 12c Plucks, Sc; brains, 10c; beef flyers, Sc. Pork sausage, 9c.
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Treasury Statement.

Washington, December H-Today statement of the treasury balances Tn the general fund, exclusive of the $ioo,- 0O0,0O0 gold reserve, shows: Avallaple cash balance, $262, ,93O 0O9; gold coin and bullion, s27, ,977, ,691 Gold certificates, s72,- 6S5, ,010.
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New Orleans. December 17.-Cotton: Spots quiet. Quotations revised. Low ordinary, 7%c nominal; ordinary. 8 3-16c nominal; good ordinary, 9sc nominal; low middling, 10Nc; middling. 11hc; good middlins. 1l%c; middlins fair.
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Cash quotations were as follows: Flour-Steady.
 Wheat-No spring, $1.Os@1.12 No. ?, .99d1. 10; No. red, 9SBd9Slac. Corn-No. ?, 601a@61c; Nos2 yellow 65Q 651ac.
 oats-No ?, 5O%c; No. 3 white, 4sa4@ 52%c.
 Rye-No 3, TIC.
 Barley-Fair to choice malting, Ssqsoc Flax Seed-No. 1 northwestern, N.l212. Timothy Seed-Prime, $4.3O@4.3o. Clover-Contract grades, s16.25. Short Ribs-Sides Qoose), $6.75qsI. 70. Mess Pork-Per barrel, .121sql22o Lard-Per 100 pounds, H95. Short Clear Sides-(Boxed), T.l2@I.2o. Whsky-Basis of high wines, I.3o On the produce exchange today the but ter market was firm. Creameries, zou 2S1hc; dairies, 17@25c.
 Eggs-Firm at mark, cases included, 24d25c; firsts, 23c; prime firsts, Poo; ex- tras, 27c.
 Cheese-Steady, 11a12c
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Coffee Market.

New York, December 1.-The market for coffee futures opened steady at un- changed prices, to an advance of points in response to French cables and the light Brazilian receipts. But there was no support of consequence and the mar ket eased off during the day under light realizing sales, with the close steady, unchanged to 20 points lower. Sales were reported of 14,250 bags, including De- cember at 5.S5@5 .9Oc; January. 5.90c; March, 5 .95c; May 6.05c; September, 6.15c and November, 6.25c.
 Spot steady; No. Rio, 6lsc; No. Santos. Sc. Mild coffee quiet; Cordova, 91bM13Ac.
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New York Cotton Futures.
 Omen. HiRh Ioxv flo.
Daily Cotton Movement.

1 Galveston: Quiet; middling, 117hc: net
 receipts, S5,S27: gross receipts, 35S27; sales,
 99O; stock, 1SO.s7O; continent. s736. New Orleans: Quiet; middling. 111kc net receipts 30,553; gross receipts, 31, 1885; sales, 22i5; stock, 293, 146; coastwise 662. Mobile; Steady; middling. 111sc; net re- ceipts, 1884; gross receipts, 1884; sales, 17O0 stock. 59, 456 coastwise, 2539 Savannah Quiet; middling, 11hc; net receipts, 12,69S; gross receipts IF, ,69S; sales, 2632; sales, 19O,0l; coastwise, 673s Charleston: Steady; middling, He; net
 receipts, 314; gross receipts, 314; sales, 10O
 stock, S1,330; coastwise, $50. Wilmington: Steady; middling 11Mc; net
 receipts. 2657; gross receipts, 2657 stock, 2797O; to France, 120O Norfolk: Steady; middling, il 7-16c; net receipts, 6o,431; gross receipts, 6o43; sales 3I5; stock, A, ,155 coastwise, 39s2. Baltimore: Nominal middling, II Mc gross receipts, S75; stock, 8s29 New York: Steady; mddling, 1.sO: gross ceipts. 800. Sales, 25OO; stock. 136657 to France 2425; continent, 459. Boston: Staeady; middlng. 30; net receipts, 6; gross receipts, 106; to Great Britain, 173.
 Philadelphia: Steady; middling, 12. .1bc; 29S4
 Pensacola: Net receipts, 64OO; gross re- ceipts, 6400! to Great Britain, 64OO
 Total today, at all ports: Net, 102 536; Great Britain, 6513; France, 14 425 conti- nent, 10195; stock, 995,O22
 Consolidated, at all ports: Net. 214,6f0; Great Britain, s3020 France, IA, ,425; conti- nent, 66,311.
 Total since September l, at all ports: Net 2,279.539; Great Britain, 1882, ,691; France sSS,S65; continent, 1851, Japan, 46,127; Mexico, 20.
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weakness developed in the late markets and the closing was irregular.
 Bonds were heavy. Total sales, par value, $2,O16000.
 United States bonds were unchanged on call.
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3Sd39c; DeLaine unwashed, S1@S2c. Ken lucky, Indiana and Missouri three eighths blood, 32@33c; quarter blood, SS0 40c; secured values, Texas, fine 12 months, 72Q73c.
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Liverpool Cotton Market.

12A c; fair, 12%c nominal. Sales, 2275 bales; receipts, SO,55s; stocks. 293,146.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-18

Ads illustrated with good cuts are trade winners--The Gawk makes good cuts. /
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-18
RAILROAD SCHEDULES

Showing the arrival and departure of passenger trains at the pev- Terminal 6tation. Birmingham:
 (Effective December 8, 1917)
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THE LOCAL MARKETS
Local Iron Market.
Local Cotton Market.
Local Securities.
State, County ane City 6onds.

Corrected by Otto Marx & Co.,, Brown
 Marx Building.)
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Interior Movement.

Houston: Dull; middlng, II 13-l6c; net receipts, 24,S9S; gross receipts, 24,s9s; ship ments, 25, 5,O23 stock, 65,610 e
 Augusta: Quiet; middling, 113sc; net re- ceipts, 2Os6;' gross receipts, 2719 ship ments, 2245 sales, 107; stock 59,392
 Memphis: Steady; middling, 11%c net receipts, 556s; gross receipts. 1914; ship ments. 6SS0; sales, 1000 stock, 106,55O. St. Louis Quiet; middling, 11%c; net receipts. 1O07 gross receipts, 4423; ship ments, 34SS; stock, 16,21S.
 Cincinnati: Net receipts 432; gross re- ceipts 432; shipments, S59; stock. II ,50O.
 Louisville: Firm; middlng, 11%c.
 Little Rock: Midding, II 2-16c; net re- ceipts, 2230 gross receipts, 2230; ship ments, 25S0; stock. 26,777.
 Total today-Net receipts, 36, 222; gross receipts, 42,016; shipments, fl ,025; sales li07 stock, 2S6,053.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-26

on the country roads. Other men go
out to handle motor cars who have not
had proper training and experience.
With such men an accident is threaten
ed with every emergency.
These are the men Napa county and
all other counties should aim their or
dinances ct. The toll gates and the
shotgun constabulary make the world
at large think the neighborhoods in
dulging in such ideas are bucolic and
tracking backward on the road of pro-
gress. Punish the men who drive
recklessly. Fine and imprison the in
competents.
There is no more reason why all
Automobiles should be hindered or
barred on roads because some automo-
bilists are dangerous, than that all
horsemen should be forced to go on
foot because some horsemen insist up
on driving vicious or helf-broken nags.
The roads should be equally open to all
careful and competent drivers, whether
they drive horses or automobiles; but
all recklessness should be vigorously
punished and all Incompetence careful
ly provided against
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POINTED PARAGRAPHS.
[Fronn the chicago n.

LFrom the Chicago NewS1
Self-confessed ignorance often indi-
Gates wisdom
Most people who are stuck up are
nothing but sticks.
Some nice girls wouldn't be half as
nice if they were sensible.
If it wasn't for the unexpected life
would be awfully monotonous.
Matrimonially speaking. where there's
a will there's usually won't.
Loan sharks are anxious to meet
people who want to borrow trouble.
Some people refuse to put their best
foot forward more than an inch.
It doesn't matter how cheap a thing
is if you have no earthly use for 1t.
The early bird catches the worm-if
the early fisherman doesn't beat him to
it.
The man who marries an orphan can't
blame his troubles on his wifes moth
er.
It's easier for a girl to forgive a
young man for kissing her than for not
doing it.
Many a good woman thinks she has
discharged her duty to her husband by
praying for him.
A man likes to be told that he is in
his prime, but a woman always thinks
it a reflection on her age.
We are sure we are here, but we are
not sure of the hereafter-therefore it's
advisable for us to. be as good as we
can.
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RECKLESS AUTO DRIVERS.

Since automobiles are becoming COM
mon and accidents because of them are
not infrequent. rural officials in some
places are adopting regulations and or
dinances that are oppressive in order
to control autos. The trouble is all
caused by drivers going at reckless
speed. or by those who pay no atten-
ton to the horses they brighten and
the runaways they cause along the
roads. This naturally Anglers the rural
resident and prejudices him against all
automobiles.
Out in Napa county. Cal, toll gates
have been erected to compel auto
drivers to stop and register. and they
are limited to certain roads and GER
tain hours. Many other rural locali-
ties have adopted similar regula tons.
This says the Los Angeles Exami-
ner, lis the wrong way to go about
securing a desired remedy. In the early
days of the steamboat one of the pio-
neer craft ran down a dory on the
Thames. The London common council
passed a law that thereafter no steam
boat should be run at a speed greater
than four miles an hour.
THAT seems ludicrous now. The law
became laughable and ineffective very
soon after it was enacted. Steamboats,
could not be restricted to a speed of
four miles an hour; but in time laws
were passed that kept steamboats, from
being navigated by reckless and mex
perienced persons. and other laws pun
ished severely the carelessness Of the
man in the pilot house.
Now the automobile is like the
steamboat 1t has come to stay. 1t is
to be more and more a necessity.
Horses in cities pay no attention to
them now. Horses in the country are
be coming accustomed to them. and
with a careful and considerate chauf-
feur an accident to a horse drawn We
hicle because of a motor car is practi-
cally unnecessary.
''But some men do drive automobiles
recklessly, both in the city streets and
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-26
.LYHAWKER JOTS

Downs has put up $1,000 as a guar
antee fund for its baseball team.
Republic county is so patriotic that
| 1t will celebrate the Fourth in four
places.
was She Guilty ?" was recently
PLAYED in wichita. and the Beacon is
ready to vote in the affirmative on
general principles.
1t is stated that the Chinese are
making rapid progress in the news
ments Bert Walker. Most of the
bright Chinese writer's are employed
as baseball reporters on the Kansas
City dailies.''
Optimistic note from the Stockton
Record: We hear of wheat fields that
give promise of yield of IS orr 80
bushels, and nobody expects less than
Is bushels. The beauty of it is that
every field is going to do something.
No wheat has been killed out. This is
going to be a good season of surprises.
That is always the case where the
straw is short.
Another one of those stories-this
time from the Osborne Farmer: Bert
Loofbourrow, a farmer living in Ban
ner township, Smith county, walked
through his 20o-acre field of wheat
three weeks ago and offered to take
500 bushels for the whole field. Two
weeks later he walked through it
again and is satisfied it will make
The Wichita Beacon is responsible
for this one: Ponce de Leon had left
his followers and gone a little way
into the wood alone. Hearing
mighty shout, they rushed into the
dark shades of the forest to seek for
him. Have you found the Fountain
of Youth - asked a grim soldier. mo
but here is something far better" he
replied. waving a scrap of paper over
his head 1t was a patent medicine
circular which he had picked up in
his path.
1t is suspected that the editor of the
Waldo New Era is trying to induce a
rush of immigration in that direction.
Listen to this: "a stranger passing
through Waldo might well think he
had landed in 'Bloomerville.' 1t is
very common occurrence to see half
a dozen young ladies on the street
wearing boomers. Wearing boomers
is all right in a ball game or field sport
but they are not appropriate street
dress for young ladies who consider
places girls who engage in games re-
quiring the DOMINIC of boomers wear
overskirts over them while on the
streets. Not so in Waldo. They don
their boomers usually three or four
hours before the game and promenade
the streets. OF course this is necessary
in preparing for the game, but we
have known of cases where some of
these young ladies actually entertained !
their beaux in the front parlor in /,
their favorite (basketbalD attire. One
attractive feature of the boomers |
worn by the Waldo girls is that they
appear to have been cut over the same |
pattern used for cutting the boys |
baseball trousers. No wonder so many |
of the men, after working hard all |
ing to see the girls practice basket
ball.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-26

was giving place to a natural pailor.
de IS breathing easily now, but the
next question is the nursing You see
the mother?'" and he nodded toward
me taWdry bundle of shabby finery
tnat occupied the center of a syInpa-
tnlzing group. He will die unless he
has the best OF care. Poor little
wretch. it may be a cruel kindness to,
nrlng him back. but one forgets al !
that in the heat of battle" He smiled
down into her eyes. The baby stirred
ana moaned, and in the girls heart
the instinct of all-motherhood reused
IN answer. DO you think she would
let .. US "a axe him and care for him %
Us! Weldon's heart gave a mighty
leap-"Let US? She will have to. il
say so; but YOU
to- me- WANT
When the SHALL patient awoke TO
his suffering, there was little time for
sentiment. During the long day, while
they lay snowbound, Weldon and
Agatha battled for the chfld's life:
then the train sped on it's way. while
the mother wiled away the interval
with ineffectual trips from car to car
until Weldon babe her stay away alto
gether; until the crisis was passed. He
wired ahead for an ambulance and
they went direct to the hospital The
worst was ever and they could safely
leave him to the nurses, but Agatha's
eyes were wet as they passed out into
the sunshine. She had grown to love
the small thing that had depended so
utterly upon her care.
weldon took the seat beside her as
ne gave the order-'"To the Palace
MOTEL the Lairds were stopping
there. His hand closed over hers.
Agatha, it was just such a case as
this that held me that night-worse
the only child of a widowed mother
and 1t died. I could not leave that
dying child to send a MESA ee and
when l would have explained later,
you would not hear me. You have felt
that L placed my profession before
you, you could not know then. but
now
The brown eyes met his. bright
through the mist of unshed tears
NOW understand. ''-(Copyrighted
1907, by Homer Sprague.)
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TAFT AND THE TARIFF.

Some time ago one W. F. Wakeman
NAo is secretary of the American Pro-
tective Tariff League, made this state
ment in the course of an interview:
William H Taft will not be the next
nominee of the Republican party for
the presidency. The reason is simple.
Mr.. Taft is a free-trader, and the Re
publican party stands for protection of
American industries,
LAS a judge on the superior bench
Mr.. Taft was one of the greatest jurists
that ever graced that body. As COVER
nor of the Philippines Mr.. Taft was a
splendid governor-for the islands-but
he will not do as the standard bearer
of the Republican party at the next
election. His. policy, both in the Philip
pines and at the isthmus of Panama,
was for free trade and not for protection
of American industries, which has al
ways been the foremost plank in the
platform of the Republican party.
That is why Mr.. Taft will not bear
the standard of the Republican party
next year
Mr.. Wakeman will probably have to
guess again. William H. Taft will quite
likely be the standard bearer of the Re
publican party next year, and one
strong reason in his favor is because of
the policy for which the American Pro-
tective Tariff League is opposing him.
For instance, in connection with the
Panama railroad, Secretary Taft pro-
posed, If the steel trust attempted to
charge the government more than the
prices at which it sold the same rails
in Europe. to buy steel rails in the mar
kets of the world, regardless of the
steel trusts products. And the trust was
obliged to rush to congress and get that
body to tie Taft's hands with instruc-
lions to buy rails at home, to keep him
from doing it.
One of the reasons why Taft is strong
with THE people is because of his senti-
ment that leads him to favor revis-
ing the tariff when it protects the trusts
and enables them to rob the American
public
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QUAKER REFLEC11oNA
rFrom the Philadelphia Record

lFrom the Pnlladelpnla Record
In politics it's the man who sells his
vote that is corrupt, not the man who
buys IT.
When postage stamps won't stick, it
doesn't do much good to lick the post
master.
When a girl is a high-nyer it doesn't
necessarily follow that she is cut out to
be an angel.
Lots of people marry observes the
Cynical Bachelor. simply because mis-
cry loves company"
When n man estimates his fortunes
in round numbers, we may be justified
in thinking it isn't square.
When the band plays 1.-THE Star
Spangled Banner many a man
takes of his hat who never pays his
poll tax.
Sillicus-"A girl generally makes a
mistake in selecting a husband. She
is seldom right" Cynicus-"No, she's
too much afraid of being left"
Blobbs-"Rev. DR.. Longwind is aw-
fully sensational. Last Sunday he ac-
tually preached a sermon on how to
ride a horse Slobbs-'The sermon on
the mount, eh?"
II gave you a dime. and you went
Immediately into a saloon" remarked
the benevolent old gentleman. Don't
you know it is very wasteful to spend
your money for liquor?" I've often
thought of that, sir,'' replied the weary
wayfarer, but I've never yet found
place where could get 1t for moth
ing"
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JOURNAL ENTRIES

About all the language some boys
learn at college is how to talk the
baseball dialect.
No wonder that attack of indiges-
ton came near laying Secretary Taft
up There is lot of him in that re-
gion to feel bad.
Among the new literature soon to
be published is announced Colonel Sam
Radges' new city directory. Colonel
Radges' past work has entitled him to
a high office in the Kansas Authors
club, and it is said that his forthcoming
book will be fully up to the high stand
ard he has set IN literature.
=
Another argument against that kind
of beard is the fact that Mayor
Schmitz wears one.
Last Friday was the longest day in
the year, but we don't notice that the
sun is very late about getting up even
since then.