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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-30

epoch should have chosen a time for
bursting when we were not SO deeply in
terested in things of great moment, such
as the Importation of the style of skirt
which shows up a woman's figure when
she's got one, and shows it up just the
same when she hasn't got one, and the
Salome movement. We merely cast an
eye aloft and say to ourselves that It
seems a mighty foolish thing for lot
of grown men to waste their time trying
to get few hundred feet into the air in
one of those dirigible toys when a sky
scraper is more durable and an elevator
much handler.
You remember the first automobile
Larry-a small. scared-looking thing. re-
sembling d kitchen range OIL truck, that
smeIled like the mink cage in a warm
zoo and sounded like the finish OF I
musical act. 1t could run four miles an
hour if it took d team along, but if you
treated it rough its insides all fell down
on the bottom in a heap and made a
noise like shaking pennies out of kids
bank. But now automObilng is an in
dustry that provides occupation for thou
sands in workshop hospital and marble
yard and on every hand we see the large
dark red horsepower harvesting ma
chine fitting about laden with gallant
men wearing goggles and a set express
sion. and lovely ladies with their heads
wrapped up in netting like fathers oil
portrait in fly time. Yet it's only been
ten years since we had the first one, and
I'll bet you that since that time the wise
party who first called it toy has been
run over no less than seven distinct times
by both the domestic and the imported
makes.
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~ and that for which it stands,
- swirling like a great bird with
Il fiery eyes through the city night
{ with its cosmopolitan cargo of
thurman beings. Outside of the police sta
stion and the all-night hotels of city, the
next place where humanity in the raw
f,hrusts its multi-headed form through the
veneer of convention and sham is on the
motors which begin running at midnight
and hurl through the dark. stopping here
and there in their mad flight to add an
other homegoer to their passenger list.
Board an owl of either line in the city, at
the Georgetown barns or the 14th street
car sheds. and watch the passengers. their
manners and characteristics. and you will
find material not unsimilar in some re-
spects to that in a page from BalZac, de
Maupasant or Dickens. There is the cynic
1illetante, who has been unable to obtain
his favorite low-neck carriage, and who is
forced to rub shoulders with drifter
from the Valley of Never-Care; there you
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-30

Will find the youth of the callow variety
who believes he has found his real Bo-
hemia In the midnight hours. sitting in
some summer garden slipping his glass
or beer nightly, until, sallow and blood
less. he has paled to a weakling; there is
a girl Of tho masses. wage Garner, and
beside her sits a wiZened child to whom
long hours and grinding labor have
brought their reward in narrow chest
and a hacking cough. and then there is
the typical red neck" sport, with cigar
aslant.
All of the passions OF human comedy;
the quarrels. the chickering's OF the tipsy ;
the courtesy shown by the man of re-
hnement and the porcine selfishness of the
man who doesn't care what happens so
long as he may stretch out in the end of
the car and enjoy fitful sleep-are there
Nightworkers in Evidence.
But not all of the passengers who take
advantage of the all-night motors may be
looked upon as belonging to that world
where night never falls, for many of thos )
who night after night, may be seen
boarding the owl at the same corner are
men and women legitimately employed in
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we had it at other times too. Something
seemed to tell us that the hour would
come when we'd know how to travel at
will upon that treacherous substance
which exerted pressure of / don't know
how many pounds to the square inch I'M
til you tried to step on it some night
when you came home late gently Sim
mering, whereupon it slipped out from
under you and slammed you PROSTATE on
your abashed map. Every time an ad-
venturous gent took chance with a new
style of demonstrating caboOse we'd wait
until he was through scattering down
from aloft. and then we'd shake our
heads and say: Poor hair-brained dope
that he was. Yet. still. his death was
not in vain. for 1t was seen and enjoyed
by a large crowd, and besides some day
posterity. recognizing that he was one
OF a noble band of pioneers blazing the
starry path of progress. will come and
sink a shaft to his memory in the hole
that he made when he hit
X X
And then, all of a sudden, after all
these years, the air gets full of foreign
suspended matter like a chowder. All
over this fair land and other lands that
are fair. except when holding the Olym-
plan games on the home grounds. we see
airships fitting to and fro, some shaped
like a Morris chair in a nest of bladders
and some like pineapple cheese that's
succeeded in sprouting fins and gills. and
some like a sectional bookcase with neat
fiippers attached.
The great day has dawned, or anyway
it's verging on a dawn. But do We get
excited? We do not. An epoch has burst
upon us. but it's an off year for epochs, or
else epoching is not the thing it once was.
From what l gather an epoch is a ire
mendous thing before it comes and a ire
mendous thing after it's gone. but doesn't
amount to a dern while it's here. This
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nh. song sing to the fnournful rasp
~ OF wheels on rails in the midnight deep;
When thickening mists cling round and clasp,
And we, the Phlistines, sleep
whirr. whirl and swirl of dust
And gayly upon my way,
For l. the Owl Car, all may trust
To run till the crack O. day!
The Chariot of the Underworld,
Known to the midnight few
When daylight long has her banners iur:c5;
And mine is motley crew.
To me is known what the days ne'er guess;
No sham can live in my kingdoms glare
And under each smile read distress,
And the sordidness sembled there
And the rack and ruin of a thousand lives,
And the secrets hid from the day.
And laugh aloud, for the bare truth thrives
In the kingdom beneath my sway
No mask so sure that cannot see
The canker beneath the smile
No heart SO deep as to hide from me
It's story of care and guile.
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BEEN down to Brighton to see
that there new flynn machine"
said the house detective of the
ST. Reckless. Never agin fer
mine
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-30

When an unhappy dippy party named
Fulton, with brain like a sofa pillow.
churned up the Hudson river on an insane
thing that he'd thought up out of his poor
feather-infested head | understand the
banks were lined for miles with the intel
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stand.
well. anyway. l amt SO strong fer it.
said the house detective It's nothin'
but a toy
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-24
STOCK MARKET IS VERY ACTIVE Gains Are Made in Nearly All
 Classes of Stocks MARKET SPOTTY AT TIMES More Runnors of Railroad combina. tions Heard and Bond Dealings
 Are Heavy-caIl Money
 Very Steady.
MARKET SPOTTY AT TIMES

New York, December 23=The specu- lative community remained convinced today that important re-alignments are in progress or in contemplation in rail- road relations. The first effect of the an nouncement of the purchase of control of the Colorado and Southern by the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy had a mix ture of misgiving as possible prelude to a renewed outbreak of the antagonisms which figure in the misgiving apparently has passed away and the incident has come to be &C., cepted as an unmixed encouragement to speculative enthusiasm. It's influence was very manifest today as yesterday in the continued circulation of rumors and conjectures as to possible further merges and absorptions. The south western railroads were the favorite sup- jects of these rumors. but almost any one of the minor railroad systems which have struggled at dlsadVah- tage against the disfavor of the larger systems was considered available for subjection to these rumors.
 The market was spotty at times, oW- ing partly to the reactionary tendency
 
 figured most prominently in the rumors of yesterday. The usual favored me- diums for speculative activity also were belated in their response to the upward movement and were pressed for sale in some cases. It is noticeaole also that an active speculation IS Tn progress in bonds of class Whlen must be lifted from condition ol doubtful security into a higher grade xrff hn in control of a powerful corporation or first class credit. It is the enormous transactions in bonds of that class which have swelled the volume of the bond market for two days past to al- most record proportions. The specu- ! i've element in these dealings was
 4nly manifest in the violent reac-
 ,ns which occurred today in the ,fices of some of them which rose most Yesterday the price movement going as wide in some of these cases as In the shares. At the same time the ln- yestment demand for first class bonds was excellent and the ready absorp- tion of new bond issues as fast as they are offered constitutes one of the strong underlying conditions of the present financial conditions so long as this condition Is manifest and the call money market is kept free from vio- lent fluctuations.
 There is little influence felt from the more immediate changes in the money supply. Large incursions are still be- ing. made on the cash holdings of the banks. Today's sub-treasury operations disclosed a withdrawal of $3,5S4,OOO from the banks. undoubtedly due to a further payment of subscriptions to the Panama bonds. This brings the loss of the banks on account for the pres ent banking week up to $6,253,0OO.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-24
WHEAT MARKET
 CONTINUES FIRM Prices Held Up Well After First Hours Trading
NEWS GENERALLY BEA8ISH
Corn Is BulIishIy Affected By Improved Demand and It Advances With Wheat-Oats and Provi-
 visions Also Firm.

Chicago, December 2S-Covering by shorts In the December delivery caused firmness in the wheat market today. final quotations showing net gains of A@5Sc. Corn. oats and provisions also closed firm.
 Trade in the wheat pit was again quiet, but the market was firm all day with the exception of a brief period at the start, when slight declines were recorded owing to the selling brought out by lower prices at Liverpool The strength was due mainly to the desire of shorts to "even up' for the Christmas holdings. Demand was chiefly for the December de- livery, and offerings during the greater part of the day were rather meagre. News was scanty and principally of a bearish character. Weather in Argentina was fa- vorable for harvest operations and export demand was extremely dull. The market closed firm at almost the top notch, with May at $1.06ss@1 .O61z, and July at 9SAc. Clearances of wheat and flour were equal to 2s2,OOO bushels. Primary receipts were 10000 bushels Minneapolis, Duluth and Chicago reported receipts of 256 cars
 Corn recorded moderate advance chiefly on account of the strength of wheat The market, however, was also bullishly affected by an improved demand for the cash grain by eastern shippers and by falling off in offerings from the country. Cash corn was up 12c to 1c at the sample tables. Shorts were the prin- cipal buyers throughout the entire day. The market closed firm, with prices up Ac to ssc. with May and July at Gle. Local receipts, PTS cars, three of contract grade.
 Cash interests were active bidders for oats, and as a result the market was firm all day. A brisk demand for the cash grain at an advance of hc to 1c by shippers was one of the chief strengthen ing influences although the f1rmness or wheat and corn also had some effect The market closed firm, with prices showing net gains of ss@1sc to %c May closed at 5lHc and July at 46AQ46Ac. Local re- ceipts, 10S cars.
 Trade In provisions was active and the market was strong the greater part of the l day. Shorts were liberal buyers through out the day, and there was also active buying by traders, who usually operate | in the grain pits The close was strong at | gains of 121sc to BOG.
 Estimated receipts for tomorrow: Wheat 1 M cars, corn 299, oats 13S, hogs 3l,OOO | head.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-24
COTTON MARKET
 CLOSES STEADY
Prices Are Irregular With Lit-
 tie Advance
BEAR PRESSURE txERTED
Trading Is Moderately Active and After Some Advance Market Eases Off From the Top Under
 Realizing Sales.

New York December 23.-The cotton market was nervous and irregular, clos. ing steady at net advance of points to a decline of points. Sales were esti- mated at 150 00O bales The market opened steady at a net advance of points on December, but generally unchanged to points lower in response to the cables and while December remained relatively steady the near months being easier im- mediately after the call, under local bear pressure, with prices selling off to net loss of about 1 to points.
 There seemed to be more or less ner- vousness regarding the December stua- ton, however only six days remaining for trading in that month, and the de- velopment of moderate demand from shorts started quite a bulge In the gen. eral list during the middle of the day. December sold up to 9.06c or 10 points net higher, and later positions showed net gain of about 8 to points. The trading was moderately active on this advance, but seemed to be chiefly local and toward the close the market eased off from the best under realizing. Re- ports of steadier southern markets helped prices during the middle of the day.
 Receipts at the ports today, 67609. against 49,970 last week, and 34,942 last year. For the week 360O00 bales against 40S, 415 last week and 356611 last year.
 Todays receipts at New Orleans, 13,1 192 bales against 1204S last year and at Houston 75l2 bales against 14,414 last year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-24
Hubbard Bros. G Co.'s Letter.

New York, December 23.-(Special)- Trading today has been essentially of a holiday character, with the close at prac- tically unchanged quotations from yes terday No decided change is expected until after the turn of the year, when the question of future trade conditions will he discussed as forming the basis for changes in values. The outside buyers of cotton are very confident that there will be a revival in the demand for tex tile goods all over the world, which will absorb the large crop of America ant India on the basis of present prices re- gal dless of quieter trade in America dur ing December, which is probably due to the discussion on the tariff, which natur- ally causes a cautonary feeling in all lines of business. We hear few bearish opinions expressed, but many bullish ones despite the largemovement and the ac- cunulating stocks.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-24

There is falling off in demand for time loans and an unwillingness to pay the current asking rates, which argues an expectation that easier terms will be procurable after the turn ofs the year.
 There seems confidence that sup plies of banking funds would be forth coming from outside sources before money rates had risen materially above the present moderate levels. Ex- amples of the days movements were those in Brooklyn Transit, on the re- vival of the often repeated rumor of a dividend declaration impending and in Bethlehem Steel, on a story that Andrew Carnegie would resume active business by taking part in it's affairs The market showed no holiday dull ness the days business proving a large one, both in stocks and bonds.
 Bonds were irregular. Total sales, par value, $10,636,000. United States bonds were unchanged on call.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-24

case, as,''i Der case; No. l. s2.25; No. ?. ss: assorted. s2.5O; burners. dozen to case. per saoss saos Nc No l. aSe 4Se Nc soe Ss "ieks Lye@3oP1esr Fer case, Sasartte Red Seal a dozen to Giant, dozen to case s360; Daisy. s dozen to case. $S.65; Daisy. dozen to Macaroni-Eagle brand. per lb. To; spaghetti per ID. 1c; is packages. 50 paSakeEes o to sase' p9G 16o case esn olives-No. 4. 1 dozen to case. per dozen. soc; No; 3. ? dozen ta ease. S1:5o.
 FiOur. Meal and Feedstun. (Corrected daily by Tennessee MiIl Co.,, King, $5.50; second patent, s5.25. Meal-Satinette, soc bushel; s6-lb corn-Kiln dried, No 2 mixed, 85c. Oats-No. mixed. 62c; No 3, 64c; Pure wheat bran, ton $26
 Cotton seed feed meal, SPA; prime, s27. Corn chops, so pounds, $1.3O.
 Shorts-Ton S32.
 Hulls-SO lbs, c. g., $9; 100 lbs.. C. B.. F'iGS iHGSay-Choice Timothy s2o: No. 1. Timothy, SIS; Johnson grass, S1A: clover, mixeo, SIS; choice green alfalfa, Pancake F1our-Blue Ribbon. ss-2's, tS; whole wheat. 10-10's $3.50; Graham SS; cracked wheat 24-2s, s2.60: Scotch Peach hes-Pie. No. cans. per dozen. s1.loi oh oicee0 eyaporated. 50 lbs to box, sugar-Granuated. 5&c: Y.c., 5Hc. Molasses-Centifugal. 20@ s5c: sugar Canned Goods1-P4r daze~' okra and tomatoes, 3-lb tins, BOG; tomatoes, stan daTd, s-ib fins, slaallo; s-ib, soc; black Pepper-GraiD, ioc; ground 20c, IfHnssPBos ES Si,s piss tor 5o-69; ger lb. 7hc. Rlce-Full head 7c: Jap, sc; low Kaisins0fer package. 12HO: per 20 Peas-Per bushel.. Buckeyes. ss.25. n SoaH-octagon. S3.90; Lenox, Ss.s0; s5.75; Big Deal, s1.9o,. Pay Day. SI.ss: Grandpas Wonder. SS.s5. soda-Arm and Hammer brand, 6O-lb staroh-Bulk. 40 per Ib; cellulola $2.66 case.
 emseng-Per pound. s8.GoQ4 45o. King. $5.40; second patent. s5.I5.
 Fruits and Produce. Corrected daily by Douglas Bros) Cabbage-Virginia, per lb. Ac. Onions-Red Globe, per lb, 2c. a Turn1ps-Rutabagas per lb, lac. 1rlsh Potatoes-Fancy Michigan stock, bushel, $1.
 Sweet Potatoes-Yams. per bushel. Apples-Fancy New York stock, bar rel, $4.
 s3.75.
 Limes-Per hundred, s1. Pears-Cooking, per barrel. $3.
 Lemons-Fancy imported, per box. S66s, $4.50. Lemons-Choice. verdelli. S6os. box. $4.00.
 Bananas-Faney, bunch, s1 to s1.50. Celery-Colorado, per crate, $500. Garlic-Fancy imported, per lb, 10c. Cranberries-Cape Cod, per box, $3.25. Cheese-Fancy full cream, per ID, I6e. Peanuts-Choice Virginia. per ID. 61bc.
 Peanuts-Chioce Virginia. per lb. 5hc.
 Peas--Caiifornia. blackeye. per lb, 5tac
 Beans-Navy, per bushel. s3.
 Beans-Red kidney, per lb. 5c. Beans-Lima. per ID, 6hc.
 Eggs-Tennessee candled, per dozen, 32c.
 Turkeys-Live weight per lb. 13c to 14c; drsesed. per lb. 1-sc.
 Fryers-Each 15@ 25c.
 Grapefruit $3.25Q3.5O.
 Tangerines, double slap, $4.
 Celery, California, S5 crate.
 Grapes-Malaga, per keg, s6.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-24
Live Stock Market.

Chicago, December attle-Receipts estimated at 20,0OO; steady. Steers, $4.60Q 7.90; cows, $300Q5.25; heifers, $2.5O@46 60; bulls. $2.75@4.5O; calves, $3.50qS.75; stock CTS and feeders, $250@5.O0
 Hogs-Receipts estimated 33,OOO; market Dc higher; choice heavy shipping, $5.75@ 5.S5. butchers, $5.7OQ5.SO; light mixed, $6.00d5.30; choice light, $5.35Q5.55 packing, s5S5q575; pigs, $4.Oo@515; bulk of sales, $525Q565.
 Sheep-Receipts, estimated, 1S000; mar ket steady ot strong; sheep, $4.00Q0.00; lambs, $5.2O@7.6o; yearlings S4.25@6.25.
 St. Louis, December .-Cattle-Keceipts 1750, including 150 Texans; market strong to steady native shipping and export steers, 4.50d7S5 dressed beef and butcher steers, $4.OOQ650; steers under 1000 pounds, $3.75q6.25; stockers and feeders, $S.75Qp4.65; cows and heifers, $3.0OQ6.50; bulls, s2. 75@ 4.75; Texas and Indian steers, $3.00Q650; cows and heifers, s1.75@45O.
 Hogs-Receipts, 910O: market 10c lower; pigs and lights, $3.25Ql5. 40; packers, s5.00@ 5.56,> butchers and best heavy, $5.6OQ5. 70.
 Sheep-Receipts $50; market strong; na- time muttons, s300q4.25; lambs, $5.50@7. .50; cuils and bucks, $3.5O@4.50; stockers. s2.OcqS.50.
 Kansas City, December 23.-Cattle-Re- ceipts 4000, including 100 southerns; mar lSet for heavy steers slow; others strong; choice export and dressed beef steers, S6.00@J7.20; fair to good, $4. 25Q5 90; stock CTS and feeders, sS.OO@5.25; southern steers, $4.00GD5. .4O southern cows $2. 2.s0a3.sO; bulls, s2.75@4.40; calves, $3.00q7.25.
 Hcgs-Receipts, 11,0O0; market steady to 5c higher; top, s5.75 bulk of sales s5 15@ 565; heavy. s5.6OQ5.75; packers and butch CTS, $5.3O@5.7O. light, s5.OO@5.45; pigs, s: 5Ga5.O0.
 Sheep-Receipts 40OO; market 10c to 20c hgber; lambs, s5.OOQ7.50; ewes and year lngs, $425@5.10 stockers and feeders. g s276@475.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-24
New York Cotton Futures.
Daily Cotton Movement.

Galveston: Firm middling. 19-16c; net receipts, 2O,S7O; gross receipts, 20S7O sales. 1090; stock, 2S2502; continent, 915S.
 New Orleans: Quiet middling, 11-16c; net receipts, 13,192; gross receipts, 13,265; stock, 2OO16s.
 Mobile: Firm; middling, S7sc; net re- ceipts, 1751; gross receipts. 1751; sales, $50; stock, S1147; coastwise, S3
 Savannah: Firm; mlddling, S9sc; net receipts, 9194 gross receipts. 9194 stock, TO, 736; coastwise, 1907.
 Charleston: Firm; middling, 8 5-16c: net receipts, 760; gross receipts, 760; stock IT, SS6; coastwise, 225.
 Wilmington: Quiet: middling, 5-16c; net receipts, 2205; gross receipts, 2295; stock, 27 7,46S.
 Norfolk: Firm; middling, S7sc; net re- ceipts, 5613: gross receipts, 5613; sales, 404; stock, 3S,050; coastwise, 4225.
 Baltimore: Nominal; middling, S7sc; gross receipts, 745; stock, 29.756.
 New York: Quiet; middling, 930c; net receipts, 1926; gross receipts, 12,61S; sales, 400; stock, 16S963.
 Boston: Quiet; middllng, 9.30c; net re- ceipts, 6S; gross receipts 4o7S
 Philadelphia Quiet; middling, 9.55c; gross receipts 100; stock, 1924.
 Brunswick: Stock 20,494; continent, stock, 6161.
 Texas city: Net receipts, S249; gross receipts, S249; coastwise, 6099.
 Port Townsend Net receipts, 4502; gross receipts, 45O2; Japan, 45O2.
 Jacksonville: Net receipts, 279; gross re- ceipts, 279; coastwise, 279.
 Total today at all ports: Net, 67,6o9; continent, 15, ,319; Japan, 4502; Mexico, 215o; stock 1.151,095
 Consolidated at all ports: Net, 24S,53o; Great Britain, 125, ,32l; France, 20,742; conti- nent, 69,S10; Japan, 4502; Mexico, 215O.
 Total since September 1 at all ports: Net, 5,939,O51; Great Britain, 1,7Ol, 265; France. 6O1,579; continent, 1,S0S 622; Japan, 59 LAO; Mexico, 4103.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-24
Metal Market.

New York, December 23.-The London tin market was unchanged, closing quiet at e132 2s Sd for spot and e134 5s for futures. The local market was dull but a shade higher at $29. .05Q29 35.
 Copper was firm and higher in the Lon- don market with spot closing at 963 Is 3d and futures at a63 1Ss Sd. The local mar ket was dull with lake quoted at $14.259 14.3716; electrolytic, $14@14. .121z, and cast ing SIS .S7h@l4
 Lead was lower in London at f63. The local market was weak at s4. .121k@4.15.
 Spelter was unchanged at 915 POS in London and the local market was un- changed.
 Iron was unchanged at 49s for Cleve- land warrants in the London market. The local market was steady with No. 1 foundry northern quoted at s17@17 7.75; No. ?, $16.75@17. .25; No. 1 southern and No. l southern soft, $17.25@17.75.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-24

American middling fair 5.44d; good mid ding, 508d; middling, 490d lew middling, 4.7od; good ordinary, 419d; ordinary, S.9fd. The sales for the day were 5000 bales of which 300 were for speculation and export and included 7600 American. Re- eeipts 24,oOO bales, including 2O,10O Ameri- can.
 Futures opened steady and closed quiet. Dec, 4721sd; Dec. Jan, 4.701sd; Jan. Feb, 4.70d; F'eb.-March, 46915d; March-April. 4.69di April-May, 4,691ad; May-June, 470d; June-July, 4.7015d; JulyAug., 47Od; Aug Sept, 4.64d; Sept.-Oct., 4595ad: Oct.-Nov., 4561sd; Nov.Dec.. 4541zd; Dec.-Jan., 4.54d; Jan.-Feb. Q91O), 4.531ad.