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The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-10
STOLEN-ReWard

Oct. 8, 1907, one surry and sorrel horse, weighs twelve hundred, five years old, 15-3 hands high, right feet and face white, saddles and drives. Suitable reward. H. c. Miller, Court House.
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Dry Goods,

New York. October 9.-The dry goods market continues quiet. Underwear and hosiery remain quiet with lines very scarce. Cotton yarns are quiet and there is some disposition to feel that the bot tom has been reached for some days at least. Silk piece goods are generally quiet. but prices are firm. More interest is being shown in offerings of foreign dress goods Things and some cottons. The jobbing trade is of smaller volume Retailers are doing more active fall trade.
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Treasury Statement.

Washington. October 9.-Today's state- ment of treasury balance of fund shows Available cash balances, S24c 166,517; gold coin and bullion, S43,0i9 479; gold certifi- cates, $S6,5n,1i0
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DIR. Y. E. HOLLOWAY
 SPECIALIST 20 Years in Birmingham PRIVATE DISEASES
guarantee

. udl dll tee you a permanent cure of private troubles a n q that you may Know my guar antee is reliable refer you with permission t O the First Nat l o n a l B a nk. Alabama Eat l Q n a l B a n k. steiner Brothers, Bankers; Jeffer- son County Saw In gs bank and | | Il e Peoples S1Ufno..
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Seaboard Air Line.

Baltimore. Md, October 9.-Seaboard Air Line common and preferred, nothing doing
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Metal Market.

New York, October 9.-There was an other severe break in xhe London tin market, with spots closing at f149 los and futures at FLAG 5s. Locally, the market was weak and lower in sym pathy with quotations ranging $33@ 34. Copper was lower in the London market with spot quoted at f62 5s and futures at f61. Locally, the market was weak and a little lower on the average, with lake at $14@14 50; cleo trolytic at $13 3.621k 13.s71s; casting at SIS 50@13. 75. Lead was unchanged at f19 los in London and was also unchanged locally. Spelter was 2s Cd higher at f21 IFS Cd in London. Locally it was firm at s5. 45 0D5 55. Iron was lower in the English market with stan dard foundry quoted at 53s Sd and Cleveland warrants at 54s 3d. Locally the market was quiet and unchanged
 London, October 9.-Heavy liquidation has been in progress on the stock eX- change during tho last few days from Amsterdam, owing to two or three firms there havinN been heavily hit by the recent decline in American securi- ties. They were interested not only in American railroad shares, but in Amalgamated and in copper shares generally. and had also been speculat- ing largely in American industrials and London underground electric issues The stocks wh ich the Amsterdam firms speculated in were again the subject of liquidation today, but nothing def1 nte could be ascertained regarding the amounts involved.
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ere as follows:
Wheat

Cash quotations were as follows:
 Flour-Firm. No. spring wheat, $110 m1.15; No. 3, $1.00@1.15; Nc. ? red s1.011s@ 1.O2h.
 corn-No. ?, s414a6414c; No.s 2 yellow, Gi1sd64a4c
 oats-No. ,, 54lsc; No. white 5o1A@ 55hc.
 Rye-No. ?, S7@99c
 Barley-Good feeding. 75asSc.
 Malting-Fair to choice, 97cM$1.0i Flaxseed-No. l northwestern, $l.331s. Timothy Seed-Prime, $4.3O.
 Clover-Contract grades, sl7.
 Short ribs sides Qoose) s7.95&S50: mess pork per bbl, $14S5dpl4.4 40; lard per 100 lbs. $9.121a; short clear sides (boxed), ss.25 MS.50
 Whisky-Basis of high wines, s1.34
 On the produce exchange today the but ter market was steady. Creamerles, 241 291ac; dairies, 22@21c.
 Eggs-Steady; at mark, cases included, 15lhm1s1kc; firsts, 21c; prime firsts, 23c. Cheese-Firm, 121a41f2c.
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Naval Stores.

Charleston, S. C., October 9.-Turpen- tine firm. 50Ac. Sales none. Rosin, firm; sales none. A B c. $405; D, &.1O; E, $4sO; F, $4.5O; G, $4.5O; H, s4.55; I, $4.6O; K. s465; M s4S5; N, $5.15; VIC, s5.e5; wv, $5.95
 Savannah Ga, October 9.-Spirits tur- pentine firm, 50%c. Sales, 23O; receipts, 720 shipments, 15s. Rosin, firm; sales 1908: receipts, 1479 shipments, 1760. Stock, S6,634. Quote: A B c, $415; D, $4.2O; E, $435; F. $455 G. s4.55; H, $4.60; l. $.65; K, $7O; M, $4.9O; N, $5.20; VIC, $70; wv, $5S5.
 Wilmington, October 9.-Sprits turpen- tine steady 49s4c; receipts, 50 casks Rosn. steady, s3.s5; receipts. S46; tar. firm, $2.3O; receipts, 1O9. Crude turpentine, firm, $2.7564OO receipts, fl.
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coffee futures opened steady at un- changed prices to an advance of points in sympathy with higher French cables and lighter Brazilian receipts. The mar ket closed steady, net unchanged to D points lower. Sales for the day were re- ported of 14,OOO bags, including October at 590c; November at 6.00c; December and January at 61Oc; February at 615c; May at 6.S5c, and September at 64546.5o. Spot coffee quiet; Rio No. ', 61sc; Santos No 4. Sc. Mild coffee quiet; Cordova, 9&111sc.
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RAILROAD SCHEDULES

Showing the arrival and departure of passenger trains at the rev Terminal Station, Birmingham:
 (Efective July 1, -90H)
 Southern PafiAuav
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Live Stock Market.

Chicago October 9.-Cattle-Receipts estimated at about 19,0C0; market steady to strong Steers, s5.25a7.30; cows. s3.30m 300; heifers, $3.00G5.75; bulls, s260d5.00; calves. $3.0odS. 50; stockers and feeders, $2. .40@5O0.
 Hogs-Receipts, estimated at about IT, GOO; market strong. 5Q2Oc higher. Choice heavy shipping. s6.25@6.SO; light butch CTS, $5.S5a700; light mixed $6.5066. S0; i; choice light, $6s5d7O0; packing. s575d6. 75; pigs, s5.eed6.4o: bulk of sales, s6.35d675. Sheep-Steady, estimated about 2S.000: market steady. Sheep. s3.500625; lambs, S5 75G7 35; yearlings, $5.5CG6.00.
 Coffee Market.
 Nopu Work Oetober n-Tha ma -tr raf fr~
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Coffee Market. Nav York. October 9.-The market for
The Florida agriculturist., 1907-08-28
One of Life's Tragedies.

1t has been said that in this country
it is only three generations from shirt
sleeves to shirt sleeves. Or to put it
plainly, one man makes a fortune by
hard work, his son squanders it and the
third generation has to go to. work
again. In the uncertainty of fortune,
it is much wiser for all to learn how
to work, so that in case of necessity
some means of earning living may be
left.
The following from Wallace's Farmer
contains warning:
Not long since tragedy came to our
notice, one of those homely tragedies
of which life is full. A middle aged
teacher, who was not success, studied
stenography and tried that, but made
a failure of that also. 1t seemed pitiful
that she had no home and no friends
upon whom she could rely for help.
She finally answered, as she claimed,
thousands" of advertisements for house.
keepers and lady's maids. At an in
telligence office where she had finally
drifted she was asked, ''Uan you cook %
mot much," she replied. Can you sew,
wash, or iron?" No." she answered.
But her name was taken and the man
ager told her kindly that he would do
what he could for her.
Tears came to her eyes and she stun
bled on the stairs, finally falling from
sheer weakness. She awoke in hos
pital, and seeing a kind face bending
over her, she exclaimed, Am I in heav-
en?" NO." answered the nurse, eve
are going to save your life" "Thank
YOU" was her reply, "but please let me
die" She had her wish for death soon
claimed the poor old soul, who had never
learned to do anything well, drifting
through life lonely and sad, and dying
unknown, because of her incompetence.
Every child should be taught to do at
least one kind of work we'll.
The Florida agriculturist., 1907-08-28
THE HOUSEHOLD.
for publication this good Recipe
general interest

Cucumber and beet pickles can be kept
on table every day without moulding
and without changing the vinegar on
them by adding one teaspoonful of salt
to one pint of the liquid.
When canning fruit, drop into boiling
water to which have been added three
tablespoonfuls of potash, to a gallon of
water. The peeIing will slip off with
very little rubbing. Lift out and put
into cold water, and your fruit is ready
to can.
Very nice rugs can be made from the
leg portion of stockings. When woven
they have much finer appearance than
the rag woven rugs. In cutting the
stocking for this kind of rug begin at
the top and cut around and around.
To freshen the air in an ill-smelling
room, drop a few drops of oil and laven-
der in glass of very hot water. The
aroma is particularly refreshing and
agreeable.
Drop dumplings will never fall if cook
ed first a few minutes without being
covered, then cover and boil until done.
A solution of oxalic acid is excellent
for removing from a window stains
which have been made by the rain fall
ing though a rusty screen.
[ believe there is nothing which will
clean bath tub more satisfactorily than
dry baking soda used on damp cloth.
It will not mar the enamel in any way,
and can also be used to clean toilet
stands.
When light dress becomes faded, it
can be made pure white by boiling in
water enough to cover, in which have
been added two tablespoonfuls of cream
of tartar.
The meat grinder is fine for hash and
old-fashioned cabbage slaw.-Oklahoma
Farmer.
The Florida agriculturist., 1907-08-28
Please Help.

We had intended to ask our readers
to send in tried recipes and methods
of doing house work. House work and
cookery are so different in the south
that recipes which are all right in the
northern states may not work we'll here.
We have just found in the Household
department of the Oklahoma. Farmer, a
standing invitation to all readers to
send in good recipes and items of gen
eral interest to Farmers Wives. We
shall keep this invitation standing at
the head of this column for the present,
and hope that it may induce some of
you to accept the invitation.
The Florida agriculturist., 1907-08-28
Helpful Hints.

A little charcoal mixed with clear wa
ter and thrown into sink will disinfect
and deOdorize it.
The best way to freshen home made
bread so that it is as good as new is to
dip a loaf in cold water, put it in a
pan and bake it until it is heated, and
when cold it is as good as when first
baked.
A broom supporter made of spools is
a simple and convenient device. Screw
two large empty spools high up on the
middle frame of door, just far enough
apart to allow the handle of the broom
to slip in. The broom part rests on the
spools.
Before storing knives oil them care
fully and wrap them in paper. This
is to keep them from rusting, but it
will be we'll to inspect them occasionally,
for they may need oiling again, and with
The Florida agriculturist., 1907-08-28
rust prevention is certainly better than

rust prevention is certainly better than
cure.
To scald milk place the required
amount in the inner vessel of double
boiler; partly fill the outer vessel with
hot water, cover and place on the fire.
By the time the water boils rapidly
the milk will be at the scalding point,
and should be used at once.
Scour tins with good mineral soap and
rinse thoroughly in hot water.
Old pieces of velveteen should, after
they have served their original purpose,
be saved for polishing cloths. They will
answer the purpose of chamois for plate
cleaning, etc., perfectly, and save buying
anything fresh. Wash the velveteen
cloths as often as needed in soapy water
and hang out to dry.-Farm Stock Jour-
nal.
The Florida agriculturist., 1907-08-28
Household Hints.

When sweeping spread a newspaper
in a convenient place and on it place
the dirt as you collect it with broom
or carpet sweeper, then fold it up and
burn.
To mend wooden clothing, use ravel-
ings of good, and if neatly done the
mend will be almost invisible.
The Florida agriculturist., 1907-08-28
Comforts That Fall to Farmers Wives.

The following comparison of the lives
of farmers wives and those of women
in towns and cities, whose husbands
must work, shows that all the advan-
tage is not on the side of the city
dWeller.
The Christian Advocate says:
With the telephone in nearly every
home, and rural free delivery bringing
the mail to the door every day, with
the same daily papers and monthly ma
gazines that the city woman has, the
farmers wife is not such a pitiable OBJ
iect as some uninformed or misinfOrmed
people seem to think.
No woman can bring up her children
and do Justice to them without self
sacrificing labor; it matters not whether
it is in the city or country. It would
seem as if the weight of evidence would
be in favor of the farmers wife with
the opportunities of outdoor life and
freedom of range.
The early and late hours of the farm
have been greatly decried, but many a
city man has to rise early in order to
be at an office by o'clock or sooner.
Then he will not be at home for even
ing dinner until or 7 o'clock; so it is
early and late in those homes also.
The difference in the work of the two
classes of women is this: The farmers
wife makes her labor profitable, at the
same time she is caring for her home
and rearing her children, while the city
woman is merely keeping house on her
husbands salary, not being herself a
producer. Generally in a few years the
farmer has a home and business of his
own, while the salaried man is still upon
salary, with no brighter prospects than
he had when he began.
There are great opportunities on the
farm for women to organize and utilize
sh-producing interests that otherwise
would 90 to waste. For these reasons,
and because she is ambitious and re-
sourceful, the farmers wife has her time
crowded full of work. One thrifty farm
er's wife aptly says: Il would rather
work hard and have something than
take it easy and go without" But the
same principles apply here as in any
other employment, one should not at
tempt too much, nor allow ambitious
plans to overwork and wear them out.
Moderation should always rule.
The temptation to spend money in the
city is greater than in the country, and
much of it goes for those things which
are but trifes or could have been dis
pensed with, while the farmers wife is
saving these small accounts and making
them count toward the maintenance of
the home.
The idea seems to be somewhat pre-
valent that the life of farmers wife
is "a stern reality of painfully practical
facts and that she wears out early and
goes to an untimely grave. Facts, how
ever, do not substantiate this belief.
More often she has healthy, comforta-
BILE old age.
The Florida agriculturist., 1907-08-28
Fine Fruit Farm
IN Lake County,.
For Sale Cheap.

Tract of nearly forty acres, partly
underlaid with kaolin. About twenty
acres planted to oranges and grape
fruit, fifteen years old Also figs,
peaches and other fruits. Land is
especially adapted to peaches. Near
railroad station, and in good neigh
borhood. House of three rooms,
small barn, fowl house and other i'm
provements. For immediate sale will
take $4,000 cash. Address
LAKE COUNTY,
Care Agricu1turist, Jacksonville, Fla.
The Florida agriculturist., 1907-08-28
CareleSSly Spoken.

Several ladies sat in their club a few
evenings ago discussing the virtues of
their husbands.
''Mr Bingleton," said one of them,
referring to her life partner, ''never
drinks, and never swears-indeed he has
no bad habits"
Does he ever smoke % some one ask
ed.
eyes; he likes a cigar just after he
has eaten a good meal. But I suppose.
on an average, he doesn't smoke more
than once month. ."-EXchange
The Florida agriculturist., 1907-08-28

In communication to the East Coast
Advocate a writer gives information of
method he has discovered of prevent
ing stoves of all kinds and stove pipes
put away in the spring from rusting
during the hot and humid months of
Florida when they are not in use. Any
rust spots should first be removed with
fine sand paper. Then the stoves or
pipe should have applied to them with
fine brush or cloth solution of bees
wax or parafn in benzine or gasoline,
piece about as large as a walnut to
pint of the fluid, shaved fine to insure
it's dissolving rapidly. A little powdered
stove blacking may be added after the
wax is all dissolved. This solution, when
the solvent has evaporated, leaves thin
coating of wax on the iron which pre-
serves it. This is valuable information,
as many stoves and heaters have sadly
disreputable look after they have been
stored away for the summer.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1907-05-08
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

We are all happier for lot of things
we don't see.
Aid is never satisfactory. The best
way is not to need it.
You probably expect more of friend
than you are willing to give.
The worry Of today is usually the re-
suit of carelessness of yesterday.
Bravery isn't much credit to bull
dog. He hasn't sense enough to be
afraid.
People would be less suspicious Of
others if they didn't know themselves
so WELL
No storekeeper becomes SO we'll ac-
uuainted with a customer that he likes
to have him go behind his counter.
Compliments are like wine-it only
takes a small dose to go to the heads
of some people, while others can stand
good deal-Atchison Globe.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1907-05-08
GEN. KUROKl AT SEATTLE.
FAMOUS JAPANESE SOLDIER
GIVEN WARM WELCOME.
Wis Fellow countrymen Wild with En-
Observation-Disclosures Reception
at the Rainier Club.

Seattle, Wash, May 3.-Gen. Kurok
and his staff, representatives OF Japan
to the Jamestown exposition, arrived
lin this city from the orient at hall
past three O'Clock Thursday afternoon
after several hours delay on Puget
Sound owing to fog. They received
"a royal and picturesque welcome by
both local Japanese and Americans,
who crowded every dock on the water
front and lined the streets as the Jap
tanese party passed through IN
string of automobiles
The general is the guest OF the city.
He is being feted and dined. Thurs
day afternoon the party was taken
for a trip around the city in auto
mobiles, visiting various points of in
terest In the evening brilliant re-
ception was given at the fashionable
Rainier club, at which the governor OF
the state. Albert E. Mead, and promi-
nent business men were present.
Local Japanese are wildly enthusi-
| astic over the coming Of their general
| All the Japanese stores in the city
we're closed Thursday and there were
many hundreds of Japanese to greet
| the general when he arrived on the
| Aki Maru. Daylight fireworks were
set off over Elliott bay and as the
party landed the native cheers, or
"banzais' were almost incessant. A
hundred Japanese girls sang the ma
tional anthem and the generals car.
rage was almost covered with flowers
! presented by school children.
| The government was represented
by Gen. Arthur Macarthur, Col. John
L. Chamberlain, Col. Frank Winn anc
Mai. w. w. Hart, who with two en-
listed men will act as the escort OF
the distinguished party from Seattle
to washington.
Gen. Kuroki's party is made up O.
IA. In addition to the general there
are Gen Y. Mioshi, Maj. Gen. Umeza
wa, Col. M Ohta, Maj. Yoshida, Lieut.
Col. Nagayama, Capt. Marquis L. Sal
20. Capt. Taunka, Paymaster Kobey
shi, Surgeon Lamara and four enlist
ed men.
Making the trip with Gen. Kurok
and party are Baron Ozawa, presiden
of the Japanese Red Cross society
and suite of three. They are on tn
way to London to attend the annua
meeting of the international Re
Cross society.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1907-05-08
THE FIRST SYNDICATE.
How the French Word Was American
ICED Amid Much Testing.

-
ICED Amid Much testing.
Throughout the European negotia
tons in reference to the Northern Pa
cific railroad an interesting French
word required again and again-name-
ly, '.syndicat' which Jay Cooke ana
his partners soon converted into an
English word, syndicate. The neWspa
per reporters rolled it under their
tongues. 1t was find for punsters
and yersifers. The New York Tribune
received these lines from one of its
Waggish contributors:
Pray what is syndicate
Intended to indicate?
Is questioned abroad and at home.
Say, is it a corner
Where Jay Cooke Horner
Can pull out very big plum?
In congress the word was under ex-
animation. Some of Sunset" Co1's
constituents had written him, that
member declared, to ask if it were i'll
any way related to the Kuklux. "a
scholar learned in philology," he con-
tinued amid laughter, ssays it comes
from the original Chinese and is pro-
nounced 'Ah Sindecat,' from well
known player Of cards called the
heather Chinee' A revenue refOrmer
writes me that it is an animal peculiar
to Pennsylvania, with head of iron,
eyes of nickel, legs of copper and
heart of stone. 1t consumes every
green thing outside it's own state
Cox went to Sir John Mandevilles
s'Travels In Far Cathay' and there
found an account of strange animal
Of the lizard kind. He was known in
anciente books as chameleon. When
the sun did shine, he took various col
ors. Sometimes it wore a golden hue
and sometimes had a green back. I
caught him by means of steele mir
ror, which SO bedazzled his eye that he
was easily caught. I bring him home
as strange beast. It is called by the
natives a scindicat."
| The syndicates task was to take in
the old per cent bonds issued during
the war, many of which had drifted to
Europe, where they were held by the
thrifty peasantry, who had purchased
them at paper money prices, and tc
sell the 5 per cent bonds in their stead
It was a complicated work, calling fol
complete control of the markets al
home and abroad. Though the opera
ton had to run the gauntlet of savage
attacks by opposition politicians anc
editors, it was instantly successful
Indeed, two syndicates were formed
one in London through the new house
Of Jay Cooke, McCulloch & Co. and thu
4 other by Jay Cookies firms in America
The banker was warmly congratulated
on the successful management Of tn
syndicate by President Grant and hi
friends Of every rank, and it was be
lieved that the achievement would i'm
mensely promote the success Of tn
Northern Pacific railroad, especial
when it was announced that til
Cookies had made an alliance with tn
Rothschilds for future funding opers
tions.-Dr. Oberholtzer in Century.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1907-05-08
Cheap Rates To The Pacific Coast.

Commencing March l and continu-
ing until April 80 the Minneapolis &
ST. Louis r.. r. will have on sale re-
duced rate one-way tickets to Arizona,
California, Oregon, Washington.
British Columbia, Utah, Montana.
Idaho and Old Mexico. Rates $1,000
below regular fare. On Wednesdays
through tourist cars to Los Angeles
and San Francisco are run via Kansas
City and the popular Santa Fe
System.
Call on Agents for particulars, or
address, A. B. Cults, G. P. & T. A.:
Minneapolis, MINI.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1907-05-08
silae Field Dead.

Columbus, O., May 5.-Silas N.
Field, died Friday of acute Bright's
disease. He had been either sergeant
alarms or assistant-at-arms of every
Republican state convention for the
last quarter of century. Without
contest he had been given the position
of sergeant-at-arms also Of every Ohio
delegation to the national Republican
convention for long time.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1907-05-08
ST. LOUIS PREssMEN STRIKE.
Men on Four Daily Papers Quit for
Higher Wages.

st. Louis May 3-Following a fail.
ure Of the Web Pressmen's union to
reach an agreement with the local
Newspaper Publishers association for
a new scale, a strike was ordered
Thursday, calling the pressmen from
all newspaper offices in the city ex-
cept one.
The strike affects the Globe-Demo-
crat, Republic, Post-Dispatch and
Star-Chronicle. No edition of the
Post-Dispatch was issued Thursday.
Pressmen who have been getting
1857 a day, demand six dollars and
journeymen assistants demand an in
crease from S2.75 a day to four dol
lars