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The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-11
NICHOLAS WALL
 STREET LETTER Taft Stock Booms Speculative
 Spirit HIS ELECTION HOPED FOR It Is Believed on the Street That the Farming Interest Is Lining Up
 for the Republican
 Candidate.
HIS ELECTION HOPED FOR
BY w. G. NICHOLAS.

New York, October 1O-The bullsh feel ing in the stock market continues to rest mainly on the deep conviction that MT. Taft will be elected president and that that event will signalize the beginning of another great industrial and business boom. The important people of Wall street are clearly inspired by renewed and fortified confidence in the political and business outlook. They have heard some thing within the past few days which has greatly strengthened their faith. There have been developments of the highest importance in the campaign and, accord ing to information in the possession of the leading interests of the financial dis trict, all doubt of the result is practi- cally dismissed.
 They hear that the farming element in most of the debatable states is lining up once more foi the republican national ticket, and that the business interests everywhere are taking the position that the election of Taft will be for the gen. eral good. They are beyond question im-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-11
When The Blood
 Goes Wrong
Man Suffers In Many Places Like a City Whose Sewers Spread
 Disease,

When the blood of man becomes im- pure and filled with poison and decay, it throws off the impurities and leaves them to force and fester themselves through the skin, just like city in whose sewers foul gases arise and escape up through cellars into houses, bringing con tagion and death.
 What a city needs is a generous flow of pure water to carry along and away the sewage which breeds death and dis ease What the system needs for the blood that Is impure Is a purifier that will stimulate the flow of the precious fluid, that will check the impurities and remove them by the flow of the blood from the system naturally without irritation infection and pain.
 Calcium Sulphde is the strongest blood purifier known to science and medicine What pure, running water does to the impurities in a city's sewer Calcium Sul- phide does for the blood of man.
 Stuarts Calcium Waters give the hu- man body all the strength and vigor of Calcium Sulphide, In better form than any other mode of presenting it to the system. A recent article has stated that most Calcium Sulphide preparations con- tain but 30 per cent of the strength of this wonderful cleanser, the other 70 per cent being lost by evaporation, chemical change or decay.
 Stuart's Calcium Waters contain other blood purifiers like Quassia, Golden Seal and Eucalyptus, each having a distinct function to perform; also an alternative and laxative to throw off through the hu- man sewerage system (the bowels) the waste and poisonous matter extricated by the blood purifiers.
 These little waters are a tremendous power and act with amazing rapidity in their work of cleansing the blood. and clearing the skin. Every druggist carries them in stock; price, 50c per box, or send us your name and address and we will send you trial package by mail free. Address F. A. Stuart Co.,, 175 Stuart Bldg, Marshall Mich.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-11

Under the two cent postage rate to Eng land which has recently gone in effect a man living in San Francisco can send a letter to London as cheap as you can send one to your friend in the next block. There Is much labor about transporting let ter from San Francisco to London. The postman takes 1t out of the box into which it is dropped and carries it to the post office In San Francisco. There it is handled by the sorting clerks and put in a sack destined for New York. The sack is loaded on a wagon and driven to the railroad station and put on an eastbound train.
 It is 3250 miles from San Francisco to New York and the average time of a mail train is 105 hours or four days and nine hours. If it is a New York Central train that brings the letter into New York city the mail pouch containing 1t is carried by wagon to Station H, at the corner of Madison avenue and Forty third street From there it is sent by wagon to the foreign branch at West and Morton streets, where it is put in a sack destined for some steamer.
 The sacks made up in the foreign branch of the post office are marked for London, Liverpool Glasgow or Dublin, so that the mall destined for those places may be carried direct without being ham dled by an Intermediary post office on reaching the other side.
 If the steamer carrying the mail pouch containing the letter addressed to Lon don goes to Liverpool or Southampton, the sack is transported by train from either of those places to London. Tlie postal authorities make the distance be- tween New York and London 3,740 miles, and allow between seven and eight days f<x, lat fo rot frnp tn a other.
 On this side the letter is handled by carriers and clerks whose salaries range from $600 to $1200 a year, according to the length of time they have been in the postal service The drivers of the mall wagons get on an average of SIP week. They are not government employees, but work for the private concerns which get the contracts to haul the mail between the postoffices, railroad stations and steamship piers.
 Nobody has yet attempted to figure
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men. They have recognized that they must share with their employers the hardships resulting from the panic. The lesson has been disciplinary to'the rich and poor alike.
 The enforced necessity for economizing and retrenchment has taught all classes the danger of running wild and becoming extravagant as a feature of good times Should the expectations of a resumption of prosperity in the near future be real ized, there is not likely to be a speedy return of a riot of profligacy. To that extent the panic and It's chain of i'll for tune may be called educatIonal-usefully so. The year has been one of prepara- tion for healthful recovery fin every de- partment of business. The tremendous and continuing gold imitation has made the period of recovery shorter than would otherwise have been the case and has hastened the day of resumption of every form of human activity. The great rise in the stock market which has been pro- ceeding for more than three months rep resents the foresight and courage of the men of affairs. They have bet their whole fortunes and their credit on their judgment, and so far they have won out. Events have proved the correctness of their estimate and the accuracy of their reading of the trend.
 The most enthusiastic bulls are found among the latest recruts-not the out side public, but men of large wealth and influence who have held back until they were satisfied of the permanency of im- provement and until they could get what they thought the correct line on political forces. These men are as a rule, very conservative in their ideas. They are willing their more adventurous brethren should get the profits resulting from first speculative investments. They are slow to move, slow to make up their minds, and when they once enter upon cam paign they stay longer than anybody else. They may be described as construc- tive financiers. They are found grouped behind properties taken up at low ebb and extricated from the morass of diff- culties. Their speciality is in financing and up-building rundown railroads and industrials. They are patient Set and long enduring. These men have lately lined up on the bull side of the market. The advance in such stocks as Erie, Southern Railway, Rock Island and C1o- yer Leaf may be said to more nearly rep resent the stand taken by this class of men than the previous and more spectac- ular rises in Union Pacific, Reading and some of the other popular favorites
 Incident to the late renewal of activity in the Steel stocks is heard gossip of large campaign fund raised by the Steel Corporation group of f1nanciers. This fund is said to have amounted to the snug sum of about $9O00O0. The iron and steel specialists say it was headed by Judge Gary with a subscription of $50,- 900. Confirmation of this donation was sought from insiders at republican head quarters, where 1t received tacit confirma- tion. Certain it is that the treasury of the republican campaign fund has re- cently received substantial re-e1force- ment. Talk which goes out from that quarter to the contrary may be disbe- lieved.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-11
S, J. Nina Dies.

Union Springs, October 10.-(Special)- s. J. Ming, one of the oldest and best known men of Bullock county died We'd nesday night, after being confined to his home for several months with cancer. He died at the home of his son-in-law, George Chance and his remains were car ried to Bethel for interment by the side of his wife who preceded him to the grave many years.
 It will be remembered that MT. Ming is the one who last year advertised for a 'helpmeet" and received hundreds of letters from all parts of the United States from women anxious to assume the posi- ton of helpmeet. MT. Ming said there was so many that he could not make q choice so decided just to enjoy looking over the letters occasionally.
 MT. Ming was 80 years of age. He was a member of the Baptist church and had been a resident of this section for 50 years.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-11
Marrlaae Is Announced.

Florence, October 10.-(Special. )-Mr. and Mrs. Francis Marion Parry have an- nounced the engagement and approach ing marriage of their daughter, Ella Glenn, to MT John overton Dabney of Nashville. The marriage will take place Wednesday evening, November 4, at the home of the brides parents on Pine street. The bride-to-be is a social favor ite in Florence and in other cities where she has visited and her wedding will bring together interested friends from many points,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-11
Temperance League Organized.

Florence, October 10.-(Special.) Mrs. J. B. Chatfield of Montgomery, state presi- dent of the W. c. T. U., lectured at the First Methodist church yesterday and or ganized a temperance league with B members Mrs. Humphries was elected president, Miss Mamie Gordon recording secretary, Mrs Claude King correspond ing secretary, and Mrs. Q. B. Staten, treasurer. Another meeting will be held next Wednesday for the purpose of elect ing officers to represent each of the pro- testant churches
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-11
Parks Recital.

Union Springs, October 10-(Special) )- Last evening in the opera house Mrs. Frank L. Parks and her little six-year-old daughter. Frances Craven Parks, gave "An Evening With Uncle Remus' This is the childhood home of Mrs. Parks and despite the indictment weather a large crowd was out to do honor to one of their talenteded daughters. Little Frances captivated the audience and gracefully responded to oft repeated encores. The programme was repeated this afternoon at matinee. While here Mrs. Parks and her talented little girl are guests of Dr. and Mrs. c. H. Franklin and their many friends are delighted to know that they will be heres for several days.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-11
Youno Girl Shot Dead.

Wadsworth, O., October 10-This com- munity was thrown into a state of great excitement by the discovery of the body of Miss Ora Lee, aged 20 years, along the road near here, with bullet hole through her temple. Guy Rasor, aged 25 years, has been placed under arrest, charged with them. There was no evidence of struggle, and the body had been laid out and the dress carefully arranged. Rasor refuses to talk.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-11
SOiIed Garments Renewed \

By our method of cleaning look like those that just came from the sh op- keepers case, because we are special ists in this particular business, have a modern equipped plant and employ skilled workmen in each department Dry cleaning done here will please the most critical. Tedious repairs and alterations done by practical tailors. Ladies' work a speciality.
 Hats cleaned, blocked and retrimmed by expert matters. Be sure you find the right place.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-11
Weekly Cotton Statistics.

Liverpool. October 10-Following are the weekly cotton statistics: Total sales, all kinds, 26. GOO bales total sales American, 1s,OOO bales; English spinners takings, 40,- 900 bales; total exports, 2o0O bales; imports, all kinds, 46, ,0oO bales imports. American. 2g. .O0O bales; stock, all kinds, 274000 bales; stock. American, 169,0O0 bales; quantity afioat, all kinds, 2S9,000 bales; quantity afoat, American, 26500O bales; total sales on speculation, 1900 bales; total sales to exporters, HOO bales
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pressed by that most potent of political arguments, to wit: that revival of pros perity will date from November in the event of MT. Taft's election, and that there may be indefinite postponement of such desirable beginning if Bryan should triumph. This sort of talk is heard everywhere. It is that which leads the financial leaders and the great captains of industry to pin their faith on a repub- lican victory.
 They say among themselves, and their correspondence is full of 1t, that the country must look for another indefinite period of political turmoil and of agita- ton for disturbing legislation if the dem- ocrats should get control of the national administration; hence the necessity for getting safe and for putting the coun- try in a position where 1t cannot be shaken any further by political experi- mentation. This sort of talk and preach ing may be partisan and may be consid- cred unfair, but the gospel is neverthe- less being proclaimed in every quarter, and it is indubitably having its effect.
 It is the strongest political argument ever preached. It is more effective thousandfold than all the Oratory of all the spellbinders in creation. It touches intimately the pocketbooks of the great mass of business men and the welfare of every community Against IL MI. Diydh and his campaign managers are finding it hard to contend. Wall street hears that the democratic headquarters, both at Chi cago and at New York, are becoming discouraged and that the high hopes they indulged in up to a very recent date are giving way to despondency. The rank and file of politicians are charging their managers with ineffciency and timidity. They are accused of making almost no use of powerful ammunition placed at their disposal, and are leaving the whole burden of the campaign upon the candi- dates themselves.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-11
Zartini's Juggling Act at the Pastime this week.

Misfit Clothes mean the very best that money and brains can produce. We get the uncalled- for garments of the best mer- chant tailors. Yours for about half price. MISFIT, 1911 First Avenue.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-11

No such spectacle was ever presented before of the rich spectators liquidat- ing and the small investors buying at panic prices. The sharp reversal of the publics time-honored, money-losing methods of buying at the top and sell ing at the bottom is clearly shown by comparing the shareholders lists of some of the leading railroads after the 1907 aaric nd aftar fha 1QnQ manic.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-11

The Little Church Around the Corner, perhaps the most famous church in New York, has just celebrated its sixtieth an- niversary. Officially the Little Church" is known as the Church of the Trans figuration. The incident which gave the church it's name of the Little Church Around the Corner,' and of which many garbled versions have been published from time to time, has spread the name of the church abroad and added much to it's opportunity for usefulness.
 The true version of the often-told story is that some time in the Us George Hol- land, the actor, died, and Joe Jefferson went to a church, then standing at Madi- son avenue and Twenty eighth street, to arrange for Hollands S burial. The pastor of the church refused to read the service, telling Jefferson that he had better go to the Little Church Around the Corner" The burial service was read by the rec tor of the Church of the Transhguration, and from that time on to the grateful members of the theatrical profession, and eventually to the world at large, 1t be- came the Little Church Around the Corner"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-11

Who makes the best clothes? The merchant tailor. Who gets the merchant tailor's uncalled- for and undelivered garments? Marc Linx, 1911 First Avenue.
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the exact cost of carrying letter from San Francisco or from New York to Lon don It would be practically impossible to fix the cost with precision, as the proportionate amount of labor devoted to the one letter by the large number of men who handle 1t, together with its share of the mail wagon, railroad and steamship transportation cost, would have to be figured.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-11

Eleven roads ... .1S0,00O 114,4O '65,6o0 sAn increase of 57 per cent.
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rich. And the thrifty people of the coun- try, while throwing up their hats for the strenuous campaigner in the White House, have put their money into stocks as never before In history"
 And with the warfare conducted by President Roosevelt has come violent change in the attitude of corporation managers toward publlicty.
 In the old days 1t was "The public be damned;' but there has been a revolu- tlon. Instead of working behind locked doors, the corporation managers now rack their brains to devise new ways of telling about their earnings and profits Instead of slamming their doors against newspaper reporters, they now hire men at fancy prices to seek out the reporters and load them up with news Five years ago journalist who wanted to write an article telling about the marvels of the Pennsylvania railroad wass told that the company didn't desire publicity; the other day the same railroad placed a special train at the service of a journal ist who had the same commission. Sev- eral years ago the founder of the Stan dard oil company refused in court to admit that there was such a company; today he is writing the story of his life and his corporation, and he pays an cX- pert a big salary to keep the public in- formed about the company. Corporations that a short while ago were afraid to make public the most ordinary details of their business now devote large sums of money to pay for the publication of news about their operations The Bell tele- phone, for example, is now as well ad- vertsed as breakfast food or a soap.
 The Times article closes with figures showing how the panics have resulted in large increase in the number of in- divlduals interested in corporations It says:
 After the October bank panic, as soon as the premium on currency disappear ed. hundreds of new shareholders day were added to some of the big companies.
 Such an influx of cool-headed bargain hunters was never before seen in Wall street. And the bargain hunters were people of moderate means, not the rich speculators, for they had suffered heavy losses and had no funds to invest.
 Some of the leading corporations show these gains in shareholders as a result of this bargain hunting.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-11
Gluck's Dye and
 Hat Works

ds,s sd Avenue. Both Phones 2372. No agents or solicitors employed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-17
COTTON STATES LEAGUE
Thirteen Inninq Tie.

Columbus, Miss, June 16.-(Special)- Up to the ninth inning Pylant and his team mates were practically playing rings around the visitors, but the Discoverers seemed to take an ascension, five hits in the ninth netted the visitors enough 10 tie up the game and from that time they held the locals at their own pleasure In the tenth the locals filled the sacks, bur the tail-enders proved equal to the stu- ation. R.HE Columbus . . 013 GOO GOO 000 O-4 12 7 Monroe .. .. .. 900 100 003 GOO 0-4 13
 Batteries, Pylant and Downing, Frickic and Kitchens.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-17

Nashville, Tenn, June 16.-(Special)- Hub Perdue added another game to his list of victories this afternoon, making 1t his fourth consecutive win since the Volunteers arrived home.
 The Barons solved his benders rather timely in the first stages of the contest but after they had made three runs in four innings he settled down and the visitors could do nothing with his fast "spitters.'
 The score: Nashville }. Birmingham 9
 Nashville did some deadly work with she willow in the pinches. In this work Mccormick, McElveen and Hunter played IF star roles. The latter smashed one . rightfeld bank the ball being lost in tn grass just back of the score board, and he was able to complete the circuit on what would be ordinarily two-stacker
 "Captain" Mccormick drove one 10 center in the fourth that advanced two men to the plate. these tallies giving the Volunteers the lead, the standing pre- vious to this drive was to for Btr- mingham. Mccormick also scored tine fnal run.
 Turner was in the rifle pit for the Barons. While pitching ball that was ay Le means bad. it was impossible to pug gle the Nashvillians in the pinches. It was in this respect that Perdue was at his best A number of times the oppo- rents had chances to get big lead, but the hurling wonder was equal to the occasion and the Barons could not pluck the hit that was so much desired. Three Barons died on the pillows in the first inning, two in the third and two in the fourth.
 Hubs control was not as good as herc- tofore. He walked five men. though two of the free passes were issued to keep Birmingham batters from hitting when r1en were on the bases Perdue famed three men. Both pitchers were accorded gilt-edged support. Butler played star game at second, having six putouts ana Six assists without an error.
 Hunter opened the battle with his home run. Wiseman follows and reached first on Demontrevilles error. McElveen hit for two bases and the doctor" scored. Birmingham got one run in the second when Henline singled. was advanced to second by Downey's sacrifice and reached third on passed ball Manning's single scored him. Henline started batting ral ly again in the fourth when he hit for three bags. completing on Downeys fly out to center Turner then doubled and Demontreville singled, the former SCOT ing.
 This gave the visitors a lead of one run. Nashville, though, got two men over in the same inning. Perdue reached first on fielder's choice and Wiseman singled. Mccormick stepped up and doubled to center advancing both men to the plate.
 The last run was made in the seventh, when Mccormick singled, went to second on MeElveen's s infield hit and completed on Buffers single. A neat double play in the ninth ended the game.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-17
Games Today.

Birmingham in Nashville. Atlanta in Montgomery. Memphis in Little Rock. Mobile in New Orleans.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-17
Gulfport Trims Meridian.


 Meridian Miss, June 16.-(Special l- Gulfport found Meridian easy picking the score being seven to one. In the first in- ming the visitors piled up three runs as the result of dumb work on the part of the locals. At no stage of the contest was the final result in doubt. Burkett had the Ribboners at his mercy while Peaster proved easy to the heavy hitting crabs
 R.H. D. Gulfport :. .. ... 300 COP 200-7 8 2 Meridian .. .. .. .... GOO 000 010--1 4 Batteries, Burkett and Krebs; Peaste(, Fuller and Freeman.
 At Vicksburg--Jackson 8, Vicksburg 5
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-17
Bum Game by Browns.

St. Louis, June 16.-Boston had little trouble in taking the fourth game of the series from St. Louis. Ludicrous fielding in the third inning gave Boston thn,e runs on two hits and errors by Waddell and T. Jones. Score R.H E. St. Louis .. .... ....... .000 GOO 100-1 5 1 Boston .. ... ........... .003 001 500-9 5 ,
 Batteries: Criss. Waddell and Blue; Ci- cotte and Criger. Time, 1:A. Empires, Sheridan and Connolly.
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TOTS, Hess. Stolen bases. Stark. Baer- wald. Bases on balls Schwenck 2 Fly Ter 9. Struck out, Schwenck ?, Eyler i. Double plays, Speaker to Connors. Stark to East to Connors. Time, 1:45. Umpire, Brown.