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The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-22

Next in chronological order was the March slump. which put the public wise to the inside operations of the big peo- pie of the street-that is as wise as the public ever gets to the early stages Of a grand campaign in which the larger fores work. After that came the two or three months of gradual recovery, followed by the violent August break, which was precipitated largely by the stupendous liquidation by II. II. Rogers, William RocKefeller, Il. P. Prick, and which brought about heavy and general selling by widely distributed element which had become interested in copper stocks, ana which had to let go of every thing saleable as a measure of self preservation. This is the story briefly told which carried the market down to date. 1t has forced d decline ill stocks which has brought many of them down to level far below instrlnslc values, and which prove ln irresistible attrac- ton attraction to investors, In the fore going catalogue mention was omitted of the Hill group of stocks, which were the worst sufferers of all and connected with which there is story of almost tragic interest. The terrific slump In Great Northern, Northern Pacific and ore certificates carried ruin to many for tunes in this country, in London and on the continent. It cost in actual losses more than $400,000,0O0. Today Great North ern and Northern Pacific are among the cheapest stocks in the whole list It will not be long before people will be wonder ing why they allowed such Bargains to escape them in these two issues
 Many very important people in Wall -street who a year ago and more foresaw the stock market history which had been made since are turning bullish
 They feel that the decline which has taken place has discounted everything evil which can occur, especially as af- fecting railways. Observing especially the money situation they forecast an inn provemcnt therein beginning very soon One of the very ablest financiers and bankers in the country in discussing the money situation expresses the opinion that the readjustment of the money mar ket will take place earlier than is gener-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-22
THE STOCK MARKET
 IS READJUST|NG To Be Established on Lower
 Level of Prices ENORMOUS LIQUIDATION Number of Shareholders In Railroad lndustriaIs creased-Liquida-
 ton for the Past Year
 Reviewed.
ENORMOUS LIQUIDATION
BY w. G. NICHOLAS.

New York. September 2l.-The stock market is in process of readiustment on a lower level of prices. It has been called upon to take care of enormous llouidation during the last year and at the. decline il can be truthfully said that lhere is no unmanageabe floating supply of stocks. The absorption of high class shares has for the last two months CT more quite offset the selling for account of former owners.
 This fact may be denied by many peo- ple who think they are in the know but the transfer books of the standard railroad and industrial corporations sub stantiate the statement Between the last dividend distribution of nearly every well established company and the date of distribution immediately preceding there occurred very large increases in the num- Der of shareholders. Within the period described the stockholders in Baltimore and Ohio which is of the middle class in numerical ownership, there was an in- crease of 2500 stockholders. Between the dates of the two last distributions of dividends of Pennsylvania, the number of stockholders increased about TOGO. There Il in the number of holders of New York Central which is one of the stocks that suffered severe decline. These roads are typical of all of the great systems and it may be said also that they are typical of some of the stronger industrals. It would appear, therefore, that a multi tude of people of means have been talk in, advantage of the decline to buy into properties of known income yielding qual- ities and are putting away certificates. This has been going on to an extent which will not be admitted by those who are strongly committed to the bear side. The extent of the absorption is the most en- couraging sign of the times and gives the best possible report to the theory that the depression that is now on will not be of long duration.
 To get at correct broad understand ing of the present stock market situation it will be necessary to go back aways. Liquidation on large scale began about a year ago It dated from the death of MT. Samuel Spencer of the Southern rail- way That tragic incident gave a personal shock to J. Pierpont Morgan and started him to putting his house in order. 1t brought him keenly to a realizing sense that in the midst of life we are in death. MT. Spencer had been his closest friend, both personally, and in business way, and his sudden extinguishment had an effect on the Napoleonic financier, which nothing else could have wrought. He began calling securities immediately thereafter and kept it up for months. Coincidental with the Morgan liquidation came taht of John D. Rockefeller on a scale possibly even larger. This brought the market up to the second month of this year, when the street awoke to d knowledge of the facr that it was car rying an immense load of stocks which
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-22
Special Cable to The Age-Herald from the Hearst News Service. Copyright, 1QO1 hu w R arst

Special Cable to The Age-Herald from
 the Hearst News Service. Copyright,
 1907, by w. R. Hearst
 London, September H.-While in En- gland we are wrangling over the religious education of children, great object les son comes to us from Germany as to what it means to withhold that from a child which gives to it, side by side with instructions on visible and material things, the development of it's mind to- ward the real and the spiritual.
 The problem of chile suicide has grown in Germany during the past year to an extent that is causing grave concern in the country, and the problem is occupy ing the minds of those who are engaged in the study of children. In the report which has been drawn up by an expert it is stated that the reason may be found In the fact that there comes to the chile mind the disillusionment of life. The young mind when first brought into touch with stern realities invariably suffers a woeful disappointment. Girls and boys alike cherish quixotic and TO- mantle ideas. The schoolgirl thinks she will meet her hero, the schoolboy imag- ines the world is at his feet. At the first contact with the sordid routine of life they recoil, and in this recoil, which cc- CUTS as a rule, between the ages of 12 and 16, their minds, which are in a delicate, half-formed, impressionable stage, may be easily deranged. Common sense has not yet come to their aid, and the small rebuffs of life sink deeply Into their minds.
 Now, this, being interpreted, means that the true ideal of life has been withheld from children that instead of being trained to see that life on this planet is but a part of a great whole which in thei. inheritance, they are allowed to be- lieve that the incidents of this world are of such supreme importance that failure or success here, according to the stand ards of the day, is the end-all and be-all of existence. If We allow a childs mind to follow its own bent we shall always find that it's thoughts wander away into the Unseen, which in childhood is as real the Seen; but destroy that, stunt it, nip it, blight it, throw the child back upon the material, and you have the re- suit that the delicately formed mind can bear the pressure no more, and the soul which cannot expand into it's native air pershes because hope and ideals have be 4n lost
 The problem which has become so acute
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-22
NOTICE.
Alabama Great Southern Railroad
 Company.

Notice is hereby given that the annual meeting of the stockholders of the Ala bama Great Southern Railroad company will be held at the office of the company in Birmingham. Ala, on Wednesday, o. tober 2, 1907, at 10 o'clock a. m. for the election of directors and the transaction of such other business as may be brought before the meeting.
 Transfer books will close at 8 D. m. Tuesday. September 10, 1907. and reopen at 10 a. m., Thursday, October 8. 1907.
 R. D. LANKFORD, Secretary. September g. 1907. 9-S-to-10-L
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-22

had come from unknown and apparently
 nexhaustible source of supply. About that time other members of the Standard oil crowd commenced to sell on large scale. About that time there was a pup lie outbreak of public feeling against MT Hartman and it came to the knowl- edge of Wall street that the powerful hock Island crowd had inaugurated a stock market attack on the Union Pacific magnate by way of reprisal for the trick" which he had played on them in the unloading of Alton on their shoul- ders.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-22

ing they are not spread out so much.
 For the first time since the decline began In the price of copper metal, the manufacturers and consumers are show ing a willingness to get into the mar ket and provide themselves with sup plies for the future. They are holding off, however, for 14 or 15 cents copper and if the price should get that low they will probably take on a big line. One of the large consumers expresses the opinion that at IA to 141a cents con- sumers would buy 150,OOO000 to 175000.- GOO or 80 to 90 days supply. Purchases on that scale would absorb nearly the entire accumulation of copper in sight ana would immeasureably relieve the sit uation.
 The return of MT. Thomas F. Ryan will put new life into the local Traction fight. everything seems to have been held up awaiting his arrival He has been in no hurry to get back.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-22
Proof to the Contrary,

From the Chicago Tribune.
 Stern Uncle-What you lack, my boy, is initiative.
 Scapegrace Nephew-Oh, I don't know, uncle. I once held job for two weeks as an elevator starter.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-22

they have the happy knowledge of feel ing they are not spread out so much.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-08-01

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The Mena weekly star., 1907-08-01
pRoppEp HIS MEMORY.
little Tommy Helped His Mother Out
 to Her Modification.

MT. Urban was always late to din- ner. He arrived home on a certain evening, as usual, 20 minutes behind hand. His wife was entertaining Mir. and Mrs Fortune. Greeting the guests with effusive cordiality he said:
 If I had known this pleasure was in store for me, I should certainly have arranged my business so as to be at home earlier"
 Why, Harry" sighed his wife; q told you"
 T beg your pardon, love; but you are certainly mistaken this time. You probably forgot to mention it. On the whole, I'm glad you did. It is a delightful surprise"
 Mrs. Urban was a spirited woman. This unjust accusation came near overthrowing her courtesy. Her lips parted, then shut decisively; but a slight frown fingered on her fore head.
 Little Tommy read her face. He knew all about his fathers poor mem. ory, and he felt it his duty to refresh 1t and defend his mother.
 Why, pap,' he piped up, don't you recollect? Mamma told you to be sure to come home early tonight be, cause the Fortunes were going to be here, and you said oh, the devil!' ' Philadelphia Record
The Mena weekly star., 1907-08-01
HOW TO CURE A NOSE BLEED.
Some Suggestions Made to a Sufferer
 by Sympathetic Crowd.

A man whose nose was bleeding stood in the alley near the sidewalk south of the Dwight building the other afternoon, his head bowed and the blood dropping rapidly to the ground. A crowd of sympathizers and question CTS gathered around him, says the Kansas City Star.
 Say, fellow, if your right nostril is bleeding hold your left hand high in the air for a minute or two' one man suggested. Up went the hand of the sufferer
 "A better way to stop it is to hold a key down your back as far as possible, something like this" another member of the crowd suggested. The man with the bleeding nose fumbled in his pocket for second and brought forth key, which he showed down his back and held it there for a time.
 "A better way than that is to stick a roll of paper or something under the upper lip" third one suggested. The man drew piece of paper from his pocket and stuck it under the upper lip.
 Say, pardner. the trouble is your blood has tendency to flow upward Now, if you will stand .on your head and allow the blood to flow the other way it will stop that nose bleeding at once"
 This was too much for the man with the bleeding nose. Holding a hand kerchief to his nose he pushed way through the crowd and walked rapidly down the street.
 If that man would only lay flat of his back and hold his feet in the air his nose would stop bleeding at once, !" was a parting suggestion. But the man with the bleeding nose did not hear him.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-08-01
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The Mena weekly star., 1907-08-01
A Grea. Swimmer.

A remarkable swim by an eight. year-old horse, says a Kildysart tele- gram, is occupying the attention of the local inhabitants. It appears that a farmer named Morgan Macmahon, who lives on small island in tho estuary of the shannon, took the horse by boat to the mainland, and after working 1t all day turned it loose in the evening with a number of other horses. When the owner awoke next morning what was his astonishment to find the faithful animal peacefully grazing near it's stable. It was wet as from a swim, and there is not the slightest doubt that the horse had swum all the way from the mainland to the island. distance of little less than three miles.-Pall Mall Gazette.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-08-01
Fewer Love Letters Now.

'It's wonderful how few love letters are recalled through the malls these days" remarked a postoffice attache the other day. T can remember when scores of swains came in every day to take advantage of the postal provi' sions for recalling letters after they had been mailed. 1t is not difhcult to notice a great falling off in the pro portion of the letters from young men to girls that are recalled. l take 1t that people are getting more careful about what they say. Then there IS another reason-the telephone. Young men do not write love letters so much when they can call their sweethearts on the phone and have few minutes chat with them every day or two Tn a neighboring city. still, l don't sup nose the oldfashioned love letter VIII ever be entirely supplanted."
The Mena weekly star., 1907-08-01
VALUE OF SELF-RELiANcE,
Better Than Easy Money" Says
 Charles G. Dawes.

This Is hard world in business. II always has been, and always will be There are many good and generous men in it. There are many who will lend helping hand to you in your diversity, but in the time of need you will not find them among the men whc tried to get you to embark in specula ton with your little surplus and to sell you something which would help you to "easy money"
 Be self-reliant Make your own in vestigation in investments. When you cannot, put your money in a good say. ings bank. Distrust the financial dem. agogue as you distrust the political demagogue. Keep your hand on your pocketbook as you travel through life first, to give always in proportion to your means to those who are poorer; second, to hold from those who would take through force or fraud what you need for yourself and yours. You will then, writes Mir. Dawes, in the Satur- day Evening Post, have your hand where most of the other fellows have only their eyes. In this alone you will have the advantage of them.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-08-01
IMMIGRANTS AT WINNIPEG.
Canadian City Where Fifteen Lan-
 guages Are Spoken.

Winnipeg is where they do things. This is really the place where the frontier was abolished by the real estate regicides. A kingdom is sold daily in Winnipeg, an army is marched In to occupy 1t over night.
 The yards of the Canadian Pacific railway alone in Winnipeg have over l20 miles of trackage, and they need it. The immigrants come by battlion --Englishmen in caps, Scotchmen in bonnets, Breton French in blue coats, Germans, Swedes. Norwegians, Aus. trians. Mennonites, Galacians-all manner of furtive folk and wild.
 There are 15 known languages in the Winnipeg schools, and lot too late to classify. When you see a stranger you cannot tell whether or not he is within the range of human speech. You bitterly reflect only that he is one of those who have wiped out the old frontier, lost it forever to those who love the wilderness.-Out- ing Magazine.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-08-01
PAID MONEY FOR A PEEP.
Children Alleged Woman Sold Holes
 in Baseball Fence.

Charged with selling permission to outsiders to come into her yard and look through the holes in her fence at the baseball game at Piedmont park without a license, Mrs. M. Hatchett appeared in the police court at At lanta, Ga, and after a hearing she was allowed her freedom by the Recorder.
 Detective Lockhart made the case at the instance of the police officer at the park. It was stated that Mrs. Ratchett charged five cents head to look through the cracks and holes in her fence, which is part of the fence enclosing the baseball ground, and see the games. One little boy was in court as witness. and testified to having paid Mrs. Hatchett's little girl a nickel to see the game, but not being we'll pleased with the location had his money refunded and left.
 Mrs. Hatchett denied that she charged any money for looking through the holes. There was no evil dence produced during the trial that Mrs. Hatchett was engaged in such a business, and Judge Broyles dis missed the case on condition that the lad~ did not accept any pay from tht ( people whom she allowed to go int her yard and see the games.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-08-01
Indian Sign Language.

When an Indian paints his cheeks in scarlet lines and daubs yellow square on his forehead the world knows that he Is in love.
 When he covers his face with zig. gag black lines upon an ochre base it is his purpose to-ah, I'm almost ashamed to say tito get just as skated as he possibly can.
 When red circles are on each check bone and rectangle of blue is on the forehead the young brave is going out to steal a paleface horse.
 When he paints white rings around his eyes he is running for office. he is a candidate for medicine man or corn cillor, and the white rings signify that he ought to be elected because he has the wisdom of the owl.-N. o. Times Democrat.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-08-01
rsrns of Latin orloIn.

In legal sense an innuendo" was originally an averment made by the plaintiff in libel action, putting into plain words the injurious sense he de tected in an insinuation published by the defendant It is the ablative case of a Latin gerund that has become a common English noun substantive Another Latin ablative with a similar modern history is folio" which lit orally means "on page" so-and-so. The English language absorbs all cases in this fashion at its pleasure. There is quorum" (genitive plural and omnibus" (dative pluraD, with fig noramus" as an English noun that was once Latin verb in the first person plural
The Mena weekly star., 1907-08-01
Costs o Keep Umbrellas.

That old umbrella joke about ones inability to keep one for any length of time came back to me with unusual force this morning" remarked tho careful man. q received my umbrel. Ia back from the repair man with a bill for S3S5 for recovering 1t and put ting in new ferrule. The umbrella originally cost me $4.50 I've had fl four years now and in that time 1t has been recovered twice so that it stands me in nearly double it's original cost
 But then I suppose that is the price have to pay for my vanity in being able to keep one umbrella for so long"
The Mena weekly star., 1907-08-01
Hot or Cold Water.

It is a debatable question whether it is wise practice to drink cupful of hot water immediately upon rising every morning. The hot-water fiends fancy that they cannot live without their morning drink, but there are re- liable physicians who claim that this practice Is facilitating to the stomacJ and that 1t cannot fail to do Injury. The habitual use of cold water is an excellent habit to form. It Is natural to drink cold water. Cold water is a tonic to the stomach, as 1t Is to the skin. It gives tonicity to the mucous walls of the stomach. The practice of taking five or six glasses of cold water day is good one. It will help to clear the complexion, brighten the eyes, and is said to be almost cer' tain remedy for puffness under thu eyes.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-08-01
One Benefit of MatrlmonY.

'ne had sat by him once or twice
 'Ae little restaurant with the big snoly tables, so when the long mus Fea waiter set the soup bowl be- ner she helped him and passed ! ms plate. She was amazed at his 'a'uoe. T can't thank you enough"
 'old her. That soup will taste prely different to me now. Do you Ss ! get so blamed lonely dining KY alter night at these restaurants caies with only the walters to pe me I've been on the ragged edge
 'narrying more than once, just to
 sombody to ladle out my soup"
The Mena weekly star., 1907-08-01
MUSIC OF MAN AND BIRDS.
to Trace Evolution of the Worlds Harmony.

k If the discovery of independent ssolutions of human music all tending RI the same direction indicates the ex- Iftence of an ideal standard toward khjch progress leads, how much 3tronger Is the evidence afforded by |4be fact that bird music is developing <loug the same lines! It seems far |rry from a Beethoven symphony of |Eagnerian opera to the simple lay of |s snarrow. but as we trace the course M the mighty river of music back Inward it's source, the stream be 'eomes narrower and narrower, until |k is contracted to point where it is So broader than the little Till of bird
 nusic. Nor does the decrease stop |here. for, remarkable as 1t may
 Xeem, there was time when the
 nusic from which ours has been
 Evolved was inferior to some of that |shich floats to our ears from the
 Reeds of spring. This Is not to say
 herely that the songs of certain of |he birds involve more intervals and
 reater variety, but that they are of 3 higher order judged by our own
 hodern ndards.-Henry Oldys in |Harper's
The Mena weekly star., 1907-08-01
In Darkest Asia.

TT. P. l.. Harris, United States con- sul at smyrna, makes an interesting report on conditions in Asia Minor, and in regard to electricity, says "rhe city of Smyrna, with nearly 40O,- 900 population, has no electric railway. electric light or telephone. There are cities all over Asia Minor varying in size from 10000 to 50,000 inhabitants where there are opportunities of get ting concessions for electric light and traction. It is strange for American electrical concerns to turn their backs on this field, with the excuse that nothing under a s1.oOo,o0o concession would attract them.