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The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-07
New Orleans Cotton Market.

New Orleans, April 6-Cotton, spots closed firm and unchanged middlng, 10 9-16c. Sales were $50 bales on the spot and 1125 to arrive.
 Futures opened quiet at an advance of 1 point over the closing yesterday. The market began to advance shortly after the opening, on good supporting orders. There was an effort on the part of the bears to check the upward tendency, but buying was renewed on the light esti- mates of receipts at Houston, Galveston and New Orleans Coupled with this was the reported clearances from Gal weston of 360G0 bales and the report that of the remaining stock of 243,000 bales, 94000 were on shipboard which redoubled bullish feeling and renewed buying and was followed by covering by shorts in a liberal measure just preceding the close. The closing was steady at an advance of points over the closing yesterday.
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New York Cotton Futures.
Daily Cotton Movement.

Galveston: Firm; midding, 10 lS-16; net receipts, 12,597; gross recipts, 12597 sals, 201 stock, 243,13S; Great Britain, 11,SSS; continent, 1,2S3; coastwise, 2521.
 New Orleans: Firm; middling, 10 9-16; net receipts, 3S4S; gross receipts, 474; sales. 2075; stock, 2S7072; continent, 2374; coastwise, 2229.
 Mobile: Nominal; middling, 1OA net re- ceipts, 245; gross receipts. 245; stock, 2l,- 614 coastwise, 100
 Savannah: Steady; middling 10A; net receipts, 1509 gross receipts, 1909; sales, 347; stock, 72,63S; coastwise, 1262.
 Charleston: Steady middling, 10A; net receipts, 13; gross receipts, IS; stock, 10,- 600 coastwise, S62.
 Wilmington: Steady; middling, 10ss net receipts, 35; gross receipts, S5; stock, 96l3.
 Norfolk: Steady; middling, Il; net re- ceipts, 1439; gross receipts, 1439; sales, 12S; stock, 2S,336; continent 1000; coastwise, 275.
 Baitimore: Nominal; middling. Il; stock, 10,429.
 New York: Quiet: middling, Il; net re- ceipts 220; gross receipts, 5i25 stock, 17,- 402
 Boston: Quiet: middling, Il; net re- ceipts S1; gross receipts, S64.
 Philadelphia Steady; middling, 1125; gross receipts, 115: stock 1889.
 Pensacola: Net receipts, 2700; gross re- ceipts, 2700 France, 2700. eAs
 Total today at all ports: Net, 21,9S7; Great Britain, 11,SSS; France, z7O0; conti- nent, 24,657; stock, S1S,57S.
 Consolidated at all ports: Net, 21,9S7; Great Britain, 11,SsS; France, zoo; conti- nent, 24,657.
 Total since September at all ports: Net, 9,091. POS; Great Britain. 3,2so, 434; France. S16,es7; continent, 2,9lS, 2S5; Japan, POI 96S
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far to cause improvement in foreign mar kets.
 A prominent factor in the interruption to the weeks improvement of hostile ex- changes between the White House and the Union Pacific executive officers. This was due to the apprehension that the further course of the national govern ment towards railroad corporations as a whole might be indicated by the feeling shown. The revived activity and strength in the bond market has been accepted ast the most highly significant indica- tion of the improvement in financial con- ditions. There has been confident ab- sorption of bonds at rising prices not only at the stock exchange, but over the country counters. Prices of the various railroad not Issues in the market have risen from the same causes. This re- vival marks the breaking of a deadlock in the bond market which offered one of the most hopeless features of the recent conditions.
 United States 2's registered have de- clined 1A per cent, the coupons. 1h per cent and the new and old As have ad- vanced H per cent on call during the week.
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A Small Horror.
From the Outlook.

From the Outlook.
 The weasel is one small horror. Aston ishingly strong, apparently fearless and as persevering as an ant when once he has settled to the track of a rabbit. that particular bunny is, indeed, in grave peril. The rabbit seems to know 1t, too. and the knowledge half paralyzes him, for he seldom attempts the one saving chanoe-a straightaway, long-distance run at top speed. And the end of the patient, we-do-but-wait- the-hour sort of pursuit! Iris indeed bloody murder The fiend in angel garb finally tolls within deadly distance. There is a snake-like stroke, most likely aimed at the big vein near the butt of the rabbits ear. Once there, the brute sticks leech-like to the blood-sucking while the trembling, wait ing rabbit totters aimlessly about till it's drained body falls Imply to pay It's tax to mother earth.
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Liverpool Cotton Market.

Liverpool, April 6.-Spot cotton quiet prices unchanged; middling, 6.03; low mid ding, 5.91; good ordinary, 5.11; ordinary, 473
 The sales of the day were 5000 bales, of which 800 were for speculation and ex- port and included 4G00 American. Re- ceipts, 400 bales. all American. Futures opened sttady and closed steady. April, 5.65; April-May, 563; May-June, 5.63; June- July, 5.6l; July-August 5.5O; August-Sep- tember, 5.55i1; SeptemberOctober, 5.55; October November, 5.5z; November-De- cember, 5.51h; December-January, 5.51k; January-Fe February, 5.53; February March, 5.5412.
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|S STEADY ABOUT UNCHANGED Opening is at Decline of 1
 Point WEEKS FIGURES BEARISH Weather Reports Are Favorable and Reviews Regarded as Bearish,
 But the Market Holds
 We'll.

New York, April 6.-The cotton market opened steady at a decline of 1 point to an anvance of 1 point, which was about as due on cables. Weekend figures were considered rather bearish. The weather reports were called favorable and weekly reviews of new crop prospects bearish, but the mar ket held steady at about the closing fig ures of yesterday during the middle of the morning on covering by some of yes terday's late sellers Trading was quiet.
 Futures closed steady and spot quiet
 Receipts at the ports today. 21.9S7 bales, against 17.49s last week and 11,3l9 last year. For the week, 9O,oOO bales, against 110, 127 last week and 115,676 last year. To- days receipts at New Orleans, S34S bales, against 45S1 last year. and at Houston, 6292 bales, against 3324 last year.
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New Orleans Cotton Futures.

New Orleans, April 6-Cotton, spots closed firm; sales, 2O75 bales. Low ordi- nary, 13-16e, nominal; ordinary, 13-16c nominal; good ordinary, SEC; low mid ding, 5-16c; middling, 10 9-l6c; good mid ding, Il 7-16c; middling fair, F 7-16c, nom- fnaI; fair, 1S 1-16c, nominal. Receipts. 334S: stock. 237.0 .072
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Cash quotations were as follows: Flour-Quiet and steady: winter pat ents. s3.10Q3. 40; straights, $2.90q3.25 spring patents, 8 4oqS .5o; straights, $SQ s.30; bakers, $2@2.So. Wheat-No. spring, s0QS3c; No. 3, TAO S2c No. red, 74Q76c. . Corn-No. 2, 45D2c; No. yellow, 46c. Oats-No. 2, 42D4c; No. white, 43Ksc; No. white, 40M42Lac.
 Rye-No. 2, 46c.
 Barley-Fair to choice malting, 64q69c Flax Seed-No. 1, s111; No. northwest ern. $1 17@1 IS.
 Timothy Seed-Prime, $4.3o
 Clover-Contract grades, $15. 30.
 Short Ribs, Sides-Loose, s .35QS. .45. Mess Pork-Per bbl, s16d16.12N.
 Lard-Per 100 lbs, $S.70.
 Short Clear Sides-Boxed, s. .s71a99. .121a. Whisky-Basis of high wines, s1.29 On the produce exchange today the butter market was steady; creameries, 22 d29D2c; dairies, 20427c.
 Eggs-Firm; at mark cases included, 15c; firsts, 15c; prime firsts. 151ac.
 Cheese-Easy at 12Had15c.
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Money on Call.

New York, April 6.-Money on call nom- inal; time loans easier; sixty days, 4IaQ 5 per cent; ninety days, 4s4 per cent; six months, 5A per cent, prime mercantile paper, 6Q6Ka per cent: sterling exchange firm, with actual business, in bankers bills at 4S5 35Q4S5. 40 for demand and at 4S1. .50Q4S1. 60 for sixty day bills; posted rates, 4S2q4S2H2 and 4S6Q4S6I2; commer- cial bills, 4S1Hs@4S114. Bar silver, 64Hsc; Mexican dollars, 49a4c. Government bonds railroad bonds strong
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Interior Movement.

Houston: Steady middling. 10 1916; net receipts, 6292; gross receipts, 6292; ship ments, 72s9; stock, 50226.
 Augusta: Steady; mddling 10A net receipts. 5o2; gross receipts, 502; ship ments, 533; sales, 2o1; stock. 27967.
 Memphis: Steady; middling, 10Ss; net receipts, 1490; gross receipts, 2019; ship ments, 225S sales. 700; stock, 153,057.
 St. Louis: Easy; middling, 10%; net receipts, 209 gross receipts, 2046; ship ments. 2o57; sales, 57; stock, h,116.
 Cincinnati: Net receipts, S61; gross re- ceipts se1; shipments 374; sales, 500; stock 10.975.
 Louisville: Firm; middlng, II.
 Total today: Net receipts, Ss94; gross receipts, 11,220; shipments, 12,504; sales, 1552 stock 283,S35
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Live Stock Market.

Chicago, April 6.-Cattle: Receipts, about 300; market steady; beeves, $4. .2546. TO; cows, $l.S0Q5; heifers, s2.75Q5 40; calves. $5 .25@7. 50: good to prime steers, $5. .50@6. TO: poor to medium, $4.25@5. 40; stockers and feeders, $2.S06D5.
 Hogs: Receipts, about 13,000; market 5c lower; light, s6 6Ja6 .sO mixed, $6. 6O@6. .S21S; heavy, $6. 4oAo.Se; rough, $6. 45Q6. 60 pigs, S6a6.7 70; good to choice heavy, $.700Q 80; bulk of sales, 6.721s@6. 80.
 Sheep Receipts, about $500; market steady; natives, $4.5OQ6S5; western, $4 5o@ 665; yearllngs, $6.50@7 50; lambs, S6 250D S30; western, $6 50@S. .35.
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Coffee Market.

fee futures today opened at unchanged to points lower on disappointing French cables. Trading was very quiet and prices held around the opening figures until near the close, when there was selling by im-
 porters against purchases in Brazil with the close barely steady at net decline of
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Naval Stores.

Savannah, April 6.--Turpentine firm, 611sc; sales, 70; receipts, 9o7; shipments, 75O Rosin firm; sales, 997;. receipts, S4S; shipments, 1O6O; stock 39010. Quote: A. B. C. $4.S0; D, $4.35; E, $4.371h; F, s4. 40; G, @.E15; H, &.621a; l, s4.75; H, $5. .25; N. $5.40; window glass. $56o; water white, $5.65.
 Charleston, April 6.-Turpentine and rosn, nothing doing.
 New York, April 6.-Petroleum steady; refined New York, 8; Philadelphia and Baltimore, S.15; rosin steady, strained, &.5OQ4.55 Turpentine quiet 73@73k
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Feed Stuff.

Corn-No. mixed, Csc; white, CSC. Oats-No. mixed, 43c; No. white. 55c. white clip, 5Sc.
 Pure wheat brai., 30 or 100. 80. Cotton seed feed meal, $26; prime. sT. Corn chops. $1.15.
 Corn hearts, S1 25. Shorts-100 pound sack, S1 30.
 Hulls S0-lb c. s., $9 ton; 20-lb. c. s.. 40c sack; 1OO-lb c. s., s11 ton: 100-lb c. s., 45c sack; 1O0-lb sack hulls, Goo.
 Hay-Choice timothy sH; No. 1 timo- thy, s25; Johnson grass, SIS; clover mixed. &2050.
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Chicago, April 6.-An official forecast of rain tonight for Kansas, Nebraska and Missouri induced liberal realizing to- day in the local wheat market, which re- suited In a decline of nearly 1c per bushel. At the close the May option was off sag Hsc. Corn and oats were each down Isc. Provisions were 10G27Izc lower.
 The leading futures were as follows:
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Metal Market.

New York, April 6.-The metal markets were quiet as usual in the absence of London cables. Tin was unchanged at $40 @40.20 Copper remained more or less nominal, with lake quoted at $24. 50@25; electrolytic, $24G24. 50; casting, $23@23. 50. Lead was dull Tt S6@6.15, and spelter at $6. 75Q6.S5 Iron was unchanged.
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Clearinas and Exchanae.

Memphis, April 6--Clearings, $SSS, IFS; balances, $SS,717.
 New Orleans, April 6.-Clearings, $2,S51,- 735; New York exchange, DOC discount; commercial paper, 7@S per cent.
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Local Staple Groceries.

EOCaI StapTc 6TUC6TTcs. Sugar Granulated 5Ac; Y. C., Dc. Flour Fancy patent, S5.25; standard patent, $45O straight, s375. Coffee-Green. 1lQ13c; Arbuckle's. $16.O5, Porto Rico, sl6.O5. Meat-DrS salted ribs, SAC; dry saltec rib bellies, 10hc; extra clear, 10c; hams, fancy, 15asc; medium, 14ssc; bacon bellies. 12Ac; California hams, 11c.
 Lard-Leaf, 10%c; compound lard, 9Ac. Molasses--Centrifugal 30d35; sugar house, 4Oc; Georgia cane. 37c. White peas-Per bushe1. $2.85. Beans-Navy, $2.00 per bushel; hand picked Lima, 1c.
 Grits-92 pounds. $1.5o.
 Meal-"Jim Dandy" $2o.
 Macaroni, 512c
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If you have a horse you want sold consign him to FEES 6 SONS Auction Sale, Tues day, April 9th.
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.DR. Y. E. HOLLOWAY
 SPECIALIST
 \ PRIVATE DISEASES,

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Dry Goods.

New York, April 6.-The dry goods mar ket was quiet today. New lines of fancy white goods for spring were opened, and others will be opened next week. Bur laps and linens are scarce and very firm.
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Treasury Statement.

Washington. April 6.-Today's treasury balances, exclusive of the gold reserve, show: Available cash balances, $252, ,SS7, ,194; gold coin and bullion, $110,19S,0SS.
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10 to 20 points. Sales, 1S,OoO bags, includ- ing: May, 5.S5; July, 5.75; August, 5.60; September, 56O; December, 5.6O@5. TO; March, 5.65q575. Spot quiet; No. Rio, 7c; Santos No. f. Sc; mild quiet; Cordova. 9nl121ac.
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Fruits and Produce.

Alabama Peas-Crate, S2.
 Florida Green Beans-Crate, $3. 50. Alabama rawberries-Crate, 8. Lemons-Per box, extra fancy, $4 5OQ 4.75.
 Cabbage-New South Alabama, per crate, $2; new Louisiana, 0.2o; Danish, per pound, 2lRc.
 Western Apples-Ben Davis, s4. 5o94. .75; Rusets, $4.75q5.
 California Navel Oranges-s3. 7594 Valencias-$444.50
 Florida Oranges-$3.50d4.
 Florida Tangerines-s5.0 s5.0v-5.50. Onions-New crop, pound, 2Ac. Northern Potatoes-Per bushel. 80a85c. Sweet Potatoes -Cullman, $3.25 per bar rel; Southern queens, $l.1O per bushel. Seed Triumph and Rose potatoes. pc, bushel, S0QlS5c.
 Onion Sets-s2. .5OaS.25 per bushel. Ee~s-Fresh candled, 16n18c. Hens-45N50c; broilers, 2544c. Butter-Fresh, 121ecQ15c; renovated, 2Se: creamery, 36c.
 Cheese-Full cream, per pound. 161Aq17lc. Cuban Tomatoes-Per crate. s2. .50q3.50 Tomatoes-Florda, s3.25; choice. s2.75. Collards-Per crate, S2.25 New Turnips-Per crate. $2 .2. Nuts-English walnuts. 15c per pound: pound; flberts, 12lhc per pound: oceans. 2Oc per pound; mixed nuts. 12hc per pound.
 Rasns-Twof crown layers. g; three crown layers. ;.25.
 Dates-Per c SC. % pound case. BPS. Figs-Layers. crown, s1.1o: crown. sl.25 per box.
 Citron in 10 pound boxes. 25c per pound. Seeded Raisins-Pound package. Sc. Peanuts-Fancy, per pound. 719c; choice. SIC.
 Florida Lettuce-Crate, $2.5o. Cucumbers-Crate, s2.75.
 Egg Plants-Crate $3.75.
 Squashes-Crate. $2.75G3.
 New Irish Potatoes-Crate. 8: barrel g.
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Cotton Seed Oil.

Memphis, April 6-Cotton seed oil, prime crude. 321sc; choice meal, $22. 50d23
 New Orleans, April 6.-Cotton seed oil. prime, 411ac.
 New York, April 6.-Cotton seed oil. steady; prime crude f. O. b., 361b1371s: prime yellow, 4615c.
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RAILWAY SCHEDULES

Showing the arrival and departure of passenger trains at tho Union station. Birmingham:
 Qffective February 10 19o7) Louisville and Nashville Railroad.
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INVESTORS!

If you are desirous of knowing the wonderful increase in valuation of Goldfield and other Nevada stocks and the fine opportunities they now pre- sent for profitable investments, write to
 c. A. MAILMAN, Goldneld, New.
 Box 512.
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Seaboard Air Line.
Chicago Change.

Baltimore, April 6.-Seaboard Air Line, nothing doing.
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Hides and Wool.

Green salt hides. s0Sizc. Green hides. vz207c. Dry flint hides. ifMl7c. Dry salt hides, 14Ql5c. Sheep skins, zyGIS5c. Goat skins, 15N25c. Tallow 4laa5c. Beeswax, 25n26c. Washed wool. BOG. Clear unwashed wool, 200. Bury wool, 10c. Ginseng. S35014.50 per pound.
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far to cause improvement in foreign mar

the day, 5e2 800 shares
The Lamar register., 1907-05-29
Five Burn on Board Boat.

Grand Rapids. Mich.-Four coal
passes were burned to death and one
passenger, j. NJ. Rhodes of Detroit.
was fatally burned when the Crosby
line steamer Naomi. formerly the WIS
consin, was burned to the waters
edge in the middle of Lake Michigan.
Fifty passengers and all of the crew
except four coal passers were taken
off in small boats by the steamer
Stratford and the Naomi's sister ship,
the Kansas, which was en- route from
Milwaukee to Grand Haven. The loss
upon the Naomi, which was in com,
mand of Capt Thos. Trail. is estimated
at s225, 900. After the passengers and
crew were rescued barge which had
been attracted to the scene by the fire
put a line on the burning hulk and Is
now towing her to Grand Haven.
The fire started in the vicinity or
the kitchen, between decks. and spread
so rapidly that the whole ship was a
seething furnace before the crew
could get the fire apparatus working.
Fire swept the whole length of the
ship and the upper works burned like
finder. 1t Is considered miraculous
that the passengers all escaped. Many
of them were taken off In their night
clothes, while scarcely any one was
more than partly clad.
The Lamar register., 1907-05-29

How easy it is for US to allow things
to go wrong when we have too much
to do. says Field and Farm. The burrs
may fall off the bolts in the moving
machine, the axle go INCREASED, the
pillow left to rust, the double-trees be
forgotten, the spade lost. the barn door
left open SO that the bull may hook the
colt. The missing pigs may go unno-
ticed at feeding time. The COW is left
out In the storm with her young calf.
likewise the mare and young foal. Such
is the oversight CT great many farm
hands and It's result marks the failures
which render 1t almost impossible to
realize profits on place operated by
hired help. The present fertility of
western lands largely offsets the losses
of careless farm management. Half of
our western farmers could not make a
living under present Indifferent meth
DDS were they compelled to work some
of the farms in the East or South. Is
there no remedy?
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Helen Gould Would Suicide7

New York.-Miss Helen Gould, the
philanthropic sister o. Millionaire
Howard Gould, threatened to commit
suicide II the terrible scandal growing
out of his wife's charges against him
ever comes out in court, according
to an amazing story told today by
William Carroll Woodward, known to
the police as Big Bill Hawley.
Hawley has suit pending against
Howard Gould and the latter's attor-
ney, Delaney Nicoll. for S250.000 for
services in working up evidence
against Mrs. Gould. He declared today
that the charges and counter-charges
By Howard Gould and his wife, who
formerly was Katherine Clemmons.
tho beautiful actress, are of such
character that the Gould family will
never permit them 20 be aired in
court.
Miss Helen Gould. Hawley said.
went down on her knees TO her
brother and begged aim to a9ert the
scandal.
Police Commissioner Bingham will
issue subpoenas for all persons to
appear at headquarters who may be
able to throw any light on the part
played by the detective bureau In the
affairs of Mr. and Mrs. Howard Gould.
Among those who will be called to
appear are Mr.. and Mrs. Howard
Could: Delaney Nicoll, Gould's coun-
sci: Clarence j. Shearn. Mrs. Gould's
counsel: Edward Sholes. the circus
man, and Big Hawley. who, Mrs. Gould
charges in the complaint in The sep
aration suit she has brought, was EN-
ployed in the case.
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HOME TRADE FABLE
now THE TRANSPORTATION OF
A TOWN WAS EFFECTED.
A STORY WITH A MORAL
One Public Spirited Citizen VINO
Realized the Big Possibilities and
Cultivated the Field to Ad-
vantage.

Once upon a time there was n Man.
who in his youth was reared upon a
farm located near a Small Town of
Great Promise. Two weeks in each
year when he was not saving wood.
feeding the stock or picking potatoes,
he was allowed to attend the little red
schoolhouse in the town. BY hard la
Dor during the day, and persistently
reading few old books which were
heirlooms in his family, and each week
absorbing the intelligence contained
he could mark down his age at IS
years. had accumulated sufficient
knowledge to run away from home
He wandered to large city and there
his great muscular power assisted to
gain for himself position as Chief
Scrubber in a large store. He had not
acquired the cigarette habit, and his
faithfulness to his scrubbng brush,
and his unwillingness to know all
about his employers business. soon at
tracted the attention of the Old Man.
and at the end Of year he was pro-
noted to Head Rustler in the shipping
department at the large salary of eight
dollars a week.
His disregard for scooting when the
closing time came. and his total lack
of swelled head so pleased the Old
Man that from time to time the ambi-
tious youth was advanced until at the
end OF six years he was drawing the
biggest salary paid by the house. and