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The sun., 1908-06-14
CURIOUS HOTEL CUSTOMS.
where Every 'Cuss Word Costs . Penny-A
Drink for Church Attendants.

From 1u-buS. s.
curious custom prevails at an Edinbwgh
hotel. Whenever o customer Is heard o.
swear ne 10 required TO place a penny IN
box on the bar counter. 1t Ia not matter
for surprise that the landlord hears much
less bad language than some OF his fellow
publioans In the capital Of Scotland.
The following Is a quaint idea for provid-
ing funds for picnics and social eesnings.
It lis carried on with much success 10 m Ash
ton-on- -Mersey inn. knocking club h
connected with the INN, and when q customer
calls for refreshment he Is expected to KNOCK
on the table or counter before drinking. II
he fails to do this he is fined ono penny. Any
one who wron Rfully accuses another Of break
ing this unique rule Is also fined. The money
thus obtained provides funds for many
enjoyable outings and pleasant evenings
during the course Of the year,
At another hotel. known as the Old Hum
dred. customers are allowed only one drink.
II one Is not sufficient to duench their thirst
they are Obliged to 30 out Of the hotel and
take q walk before they are allowed to have
another.
TIL recently the proprietor OF an old time
hotel In Warwickshire used to invite al his
customers to accompany him and his wife
to the service at the parish church on Sum-
day mornings. which was situated on tho op-
posite side OF the road. the house being cloeed
wnlle tney WeFo away. cu NcSuIuiuB cAch
customer was invited to partake Of refresh
ments offered by the hospitable landlord free
of charge.
Visitors to a certain hotel in Aberdeenshire
who wear brown boots must remember TO
keep them in their room overnight. Other
wise the boots will be blaoked. regardless
OF the original color of the same. In one
OF the rooms of Dumfries public house is
an old armchair which Is said to have been
ad kx,th ha All w -
sit in this chair are expected to treat every
one who is in the room at the time, and often
the immortal memory OF the famous Scostish
national poet Is drunk. ."'i, 'd f,ss /,
A small hotel in Wales until quite recently
was used by the Catholics as a place OF wcr.
ship on Sundays, and police court proceedings
were held on the premises during the week.
The sun., 1908-06-14

cSuse the Southerners do not seem 10 have
tho nomadio instinct OF the Northerner
and partly because thcy are mighty busy
just now developing thetr own resources,
But In the main the various stroams Of
settlers move as due east and west 90
they followed fixed trails.
or the thousands who write asking how
they are to get land Under the reclamation
act good many share the general idoa
that they can take up claim. put up
make believe shack Of q house. camp out
In IL for few weeks In the year, and after
few years find Themselves tho owners OF
some presumably fertile acres,
Alas for their hopesi Nothing could be
further from the truth. ACTUAL and oon-
tinuous residence is required says the
Government. "You must establish your
home on the land and live there for the full
term required" As this torn happens TO
be five ears 1t is easy TO see that 1t In no
summer vacation jannt no fat little sand
wioh between the plain bread ofyour every
day work.
Six months after making your entry you
must be -hving on the ground And unless
the water Is already on the ground too you
win find your sage brush domain rather
trying place Of residence. to say nothing OF
its being perfectly hopeless as q source OF
income.
Az before said, the cost Of the water right
Is larger than the cost Of the land II you get
the latter under the homestead act. just
what the wator is going to cost you don't
know until the irrigation works are 30
nearly completed that It's total oan De
| arrived at. This total cost In then divided
up among the number Of acres which will
be irrigated, and each acre Ia assessed its
share.
Suppose there are 25O00 acres to be irri-
gated II the cost Of the works Is q million
dollars, each acre will be assessed 80 as its
share. That itself seems o pretty high
price to pay for plain desert land which has
| to be grubbed clear Of its miserable sage
brush before It can even be ploughed.
In addition there 10 an annual charge for
/ the maintenance OF the irrigation works.
This charge may be s1.60 an acre.
The $40. however. is not required at one
payment. It may be paid In not moro than
ten nor less than Ave annual instalments.
without interest. DISCOURSE that makes the
first payment $3.50 an acre. II farm unit
Is eighty acres the settler must pay $40 each
year for Ave years-.unless he chooses to
make ten payments-for the water right.
He must put up house and inside Of five
years must have got under cultivation at
least ope-half Of the irrig&ble area. That
| Is going to cost moro money.
But his time Of reward is not long In com-
ing. Mr.. Blanchard himself says! Il have
never dared to tell Fasteners what really
know to be true about the crop yields In
some Of these Western Valleys
And New York man who has just come
back from the State Of Washington In a
state Of enthusiasm which is almost funny
said to THE SUN reporter: Fifty years from
now the East will be only an also ran.
They've got us beat already
The sun., 1908-06-14
The Knocking Propensity.

II you have a little hammer In your nst.
And you start gentle motion with your wrist
There will come lot OF knocks
That will give somebody shocks
Which will last until you're ready to desist
Now, this knocking Is very funny why
To md out what other people have to say;
Stir him up with rapid taps
And the qtiIetcst of chaps
VIII convince you that the mischief Is to pay.
As knocker you viii very quickly learn
How the sentiments OF all creation turn;
Give man blow or two
And he'll pound you black and blue
It's the chance for which all human beings yearn
To enjoy the knocking habit one must bo
Hammer proof and fond Of trouble-for you see.
When Dame Nature built mankind
She made each OF different mind
But she gave them all the same propensi-teo.
l.. S. WArERHousH.
The sun., 1908-06-14
iPOEMs wORrH READING.
Twiiighs In shs Pariz.

An, how remote tho great town's sumuit seeuns.
Its stress incessaht and ,ts melting sctfcmos.
Hero In the swoet cotnpanionship OF dreamsi
Tho briiliant arc lights biaxe and fare afsr.
Where trafno pulses with Ito rush and Jar.
But here Ia calm, and eve'a cool vespoF starr
subtle earth 's,sarp secp up through the sod. .
The, friendly leaves like comrades beck and nod.
wtslio lover birds invoke tho lyric god.
Tomorrow ilfe's imperative demands
WIN gyve my spirit 40 with Iron banda.
But now they aro DO more than sundored sands.
For have sloughed the shaokles and am free.
And peace, with her onfolding oostasy.
"A visitant celestial. biden with mel
CLINTON SCOTLAND.
The sun., 1908-06-14
OF Post Morton Praises.

OF Post-Mortom Praises.
I've noticed when . fellow dies. NO matter what
saintly chap or ono whose r,e was darkiy s,seped
In sin
His friends forget tho bitter words they spoke but
Yesterday.
And now they 'nnd multitude of pretty thinss TO
say .-.. '
fancy ~, when 90 to rest some ono win bring 70
Some kindly word or goodiy act long buried out Of
But II us all the same to you Just sive TO mo In
stead
The bouquets while I'm living and the knocking
whom I'm dead.
Don't save your sdssss to imprint upon my marble
brow. -
wniie countless msiodicuons are hurled upon ne
Say Just ono kindly word 70 me whils mourn here
And don't save all your sulosy TO carve upon .
stonei
What do ] caro- II when I'm dead tho Bioom'asda,s
Gives me write-up with cut in mourning bor-
ders set: -
I, will no, fatter me Bit NO matter what ia aaid.
SO kindly throw your bouquets now and knock me
whom I'm dead.
Il may be nne, whom one 10 dead to have tho folks
To have tho nowers como In loads from relatives.
you know;
II may be Moo TO have these things for shoso you
leave behind,
But Just 90 far a. I'm concerned. really do not
mind.
I'm quite alive and well to-day. and while hnger
here.
Lend mo helping hand at timee-give mo word
OF cheer.
Just change the game little bit; Just kindly swap
the decks,
For win be no Judge Of flowers when I've cashed
In my checks.
The sun., 1908-06-14
Comfort and Strength.

Tho sea 10 the soul imprisoned
OF q lady who tries 10 nee:
We hear her sobbing. moaning.
For one to set her free
She bears the VOC OF the ages,
For she knows Of the wrecks that lie
On the deep, dark bed of the ocean.
Afarsfrom the sun and sky.
Tho hills were ancient warriors,
Sturdy of soul and limb;
They hold. as they held while living,
Their strength and courage grim:
They look with scorn on our waillng.
They are shamed>by our cries and tcarG
We are only passing shadow
On their thousand thousand years.
So we go to the seq for comfort
She weeps when our tears o'ernov'
But for courage we 60 to the hilltops.
Where tho winds Of healing blow.
NINErrE N. LowArBB-
The sun., 1908-06-14
"a CAIcuTTA .lWEMU.
The Cook wrote II After speIiIng lsefsrrss
OF His Own. 10y

the Cook Wrote II After spelling Rseferrs
OF His Own. Ns
English as she 10 spoke is o mild propcek-
ton compared to most examples Of Engliah
a. she In wrote by the struggling foreigner.
A Calcutta cook achieved the following,
masterpiece In the form Of bill Of fare:
Soup. . II. s
Salary sopp. u. Xxx ~
Heel Els FRY.
-. Madlsh M f'sv
Russell Pups and Wornsii Mole.
Joint. ., ,s Wh;
Roast Bastard. 4, ~
Toast. ttE3s'
Anchovy and Poshtes. 80
Puddin
Bllimunj and Ispunj roll 50
II ono thinks more of the sound than OF
the appearance Of these extraordinary iterng
1t is not really difficult to interpret moss
Of them, The salary soup becomes cclsry
soup, the "heel fis fry" becomes plain fried
eels, 'madish' is made dish, the astounding
item Of 'russel pups subsidies into brusscls
sprouts, 'wormsil mole is probably some
thing about vermicelli, though II isn't quite
clear what; "poshteg" Is Of course poached
egg. and "billimunj' and -ispunj rolf arc
simply blancmange and sponge roll. But
what is meant by roast bastard remains y
problem
The same cook who prepared the above
menu wanted to put devilled turkey on the
bill Of fare on another occasion. But being
quite convinced that It was by no means
polite to use the expression devilled he
got around the difiiculty-!and quite inno-
Gently perpetrated worse ohence-by
putting the item down as id turkey
The sun., 1908-06-14
The Armenian Alphabet,
From the diris' ovn Papel

An Armenian girl goes to school at or
years old. but before that she has probably
learned her letters" which is almost an
education In itself. as the Armenian alphabet
contains thirty nine. She learns these letters
from small slab of wood on which they are
printed This slab La fastened to o handle.
making It something like hair brush In
shape.
The Armeniaus boast that their formidable
alphabet Ia 80 perfect as to give every sound
known to any othersnation.
The sun., 1908-06-14
A Day OF.

Early at morn heard their call,
The birds and brooks and branches, all
Singing beyond my garden wall.
Far and away on.
Inviting me, whate'ckbefnn
To take the day on.
LEANED out on the window sill
And saw the sun sweep DER the hill,
And watched the valleys goblet NIL
With golden glory.
And heard the distant thrushes trili
The summer story.
Above me spread q cloudlcss blue;
Below, the grass agleam with dew.
And on the vines where roses grew
saw fresh faces
With smiles upon them. peering through
The leafy spaces.
Then forth Jared intent to ind
A spot Just suited to my mind:
] left all worldly cares behind
And split the tether.
With one small book-thc proper kind
To match the weather.
Just think, q whole long day Of fun
Under the trees with Tennyson,
Reading tho lyric lines that run
To music sweetly:
That Is to count the day as won.
And won completely
Not till the dusk began to grow
Did I the poets page forego;
Then In the twilights purple glow.
Between the hushes,
Once more the brooks soft tremolo--
The leavcs-the thrushes-
A day OIL Yes, and what dayi
Nothing at all TO do but play.
And when the night COMES kneei and say
A long thanksgiving.
For june and poets. That's my way.
And life's worth living!
JULIAN DURAND,
The sun., 1908-06-14
A Tin From the nenoh.
From he London Standard

FTODl We LOHuUH FStuHddTu, =
40 writing test the Redhlll County Court
Judge asked o man yescrday to write down
the name of the horse he thought would win
tho Derby. When the man protested that he
took no interest In nsthe race the Judge said:
what? II might be the King's horse or an
outaider--did some one Say sishorinetta9s
!. Several persons hnrriedly left The court and
backed eiYnosinette. 8 s. Y.
The sun., 1908-06-14
A THOUGHT Enshrined.

I woye bower Of pleasant words
To cage my thought. as we cage blrds;
II seemed 90 fair. II was 70 true,
That hour by hour my wonder growi
I narvelled at its splendid dover
OF beauty, and Its magic power.
! siept---ahd looked another day;
The glamour all had passed away;
!. No cleaning jewel did ind 4,
Only q common, thing enshriucd.
Nunr4n ". IowAxsn.
The sun., 1908-06-14
Stole aIissourian's Orchard.

From, ths, 80. Joserh Obserror.
John Haberle lives five miles south Of 81.
Joseph. Last week Haberle planted forty
fruit trees, Thursday night of last week
one 0f theea trees and. it 10 presumed. plHated
them again. They LETT the ground ard fence.
The sun., 1908-06-14


In H. l.. It's inquiry recently made concerning
"Uncle Sans Farm" his memory was at fault In
including the lines about the Atlantic cable. That
did not come along until twenty years later, and
II formed one verse In song once popular with
the SoapmAn or the Razor Strop man. takers both
but good ones. Here 10 the song as recall 1t:
Come all and listen unto me. The Soapmsn's going
70 sing.
never like to mix at all with other folks affairs
But my opinion 10 Just now. they're putting on
come airs.
ChDrus.
2es, that's so--h's 90 now everywhercs.
II you do as tho folks Of fashion do.
You've got to put on airs. a
The politician nrst Of all on lection day win stand
And every man that passes by he'll shake him by the
But when he gsts q good fat Job. for that Is all
Ho feels Simselt some punkns then--ohi don't
no put on airs.
The great Atlantic cable not long ago was laid.
Both Uncle Sam and Johnny Bun then thought
.sonsSos o. other can. tcll-ths folks that
Bsrls' 2 EIsisf Ne sAns 4 pa'.nE y 8 .sps
s 4 es0ss ~, NJ - - - N
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-12

money outlook there was nothing in the days developments to prompt hopes of enhancing values.
 The committee on sufficiency of the railroad association made another report country, which showed for April 29 in addition to the report figures of April 1 of 37,714 of freight cars held idle in this country, bringing it to the formidable total of 413,337, representing an enormous valuation of investment which no earnings are accruing Railroad officials reported that no improvement was per ceptible in the traffic showing.
 Weather conditions in some localities last week affected to some extent the feeling of confidence over the wheat crop prospect The stock market showed new stocks being pushed upwards, which have not been prominent in the rise before There was heavy realizing at the same time in the recent leaders of the advance. The constent rregularity of tone was the consequence. The special strength of Chesapeake and Ohio and Norfolk and Western was in connection with reports that the New Haven was taking over the holdings of the former, sold by the Penn sylvania with a view to safeguarding it's soft coal securities supply in the same way that the Ontario and Western hold ings were directed to the anthracite sup ply.
 Bonds were active and strong. Total sales, par value, $6,S64O0 United States bonds were unchanged on call
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-12
Live Stock Market.

Chicago, May -Cattle-Receipts about 2 900; market strong to 10 cents higher. Reeves, $5.S0a7 50; Texans, $4.70d5. .60; westerns, $4.65@6; stockers and feeders, $3. 3.70@5.70 70; cows and heifers, $2 5O@6 70 calves, $4.75@6 25.
 Hogs-Receipts about 46.000; market steady to cents lower. Light, $5. .9O@5. 65 mixed, $5.5Oq5.671a heavy $5. 25@5. .65; good to choice heavy, $5. 45@5. 65 pigs, 4.5Od 5.25; bulk of sales, $5. 5505. 65.
 Sheep-Receipts about 10000; market strong Native, $4@610; western $4a6 10 lambs, $5 .5OG7. .65; westerns, $5 5O07. TO.
 St. Louis, May .-Cattle-Receipts 5000, including 3125 Texans; steady. Beef steers, S4. 4.75@5.25; stockers and feeders, $36l5. .25; cows and heifers, $3. .75@6. 75; Texas steers, $4@7; cows and heifers, $1 .7514. 40
 Hogs-Receipts 1000; cents lower. Pigs and lights, $9.75Q5. 55; packers, $4 25QI5. .55 butchers and best heavy, $5. .50GI5. 60.
 Sheep-Reeeipts 5000; steady Natives, $S. 75a6 25; lambs, $4 5OGIS
 Kansas City, May -Cattle-Receipts 10000, including 2500 southerns; market steady to strong. Yearlings, $7QS; choice export and dressed beef steers, $6 5O6I7; fair to good, 8. 2516 40; southern steers, s4@6.45; southern cows, s. 25@5. .25; native cows, $2.75Q5.75; native heifers, $4. 5Od 6.50 bulls, $S. 5O@5 6O calves, s. .5O@6. Hogs-Receipts HOO; market opened weak and closed cents higher. Top. s5. 6t; bulk of sales, S. .45015 50; heavy, s5. .55a 5.65 packers and butchers, s5. 45@5 50, light, s5 40Q5.55; pigs, SAGA. 40. .,
 Sheep-Receipts 15,000; mar.5et steady to weak Lambs, SHOOT .45; ewes and yearl- ings, $5@5.6O Texas yearlings, $5. 25@6; Texas sheep, $4.50d5 50; stocllers and feed CTS, 3.75q5.25.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-12
FURTHER ADVANCE l IN STOCK MARKET kHigh Figures Are Again Shown
 In General List MARKET IS VERY NERVOUS Some Recession Occurs From the High est Points, But the Influences of
 the General Financial situa-
 ton Favor Steadiness.
MARKET IS VERY NERVOUS

New York, May 11.-Speculative senti-' ment today YVES still under the dominion of the heightened outlook for corpora ton financing which has been the ruling Influence all through the present rally in stocks The piling up of bank reserves and the declining rates for money prom ise abundant resources for further fota- tion of new capital issues and executive officers of the railroad companies feel corresponding relief from the exigencies which enveloped them curing the paraly- sis of railroad credit. How far this ln- huence has already made itself felt IS indicated by the estimate of the Journal of Commerce of the local capital issues in April, the figures rising to $2Ss, 726,So4 as against $207,447 GOO in April of last year
 This includes the Pennsylvania bond sale which provided so powerful stimulating factor on the demand for new issues. The April total is larger than for any previous .1aonth this year and leaves the four months issues since January 1 at only s5l,- SSS, JAG less than in the corresponding four months of active financing last year.
 The stimulating effect of the Pennsyl- vania bond issue is expected to be seen in further additions to the list during May, sufficient to bring the figure fully abreast of last years figure and the opin- ion is advanced in view of this showing, that the total new capital authorized dur ing 1908 will not fall far short of the $2, ,102, ,552, ,009 authorized in 1907. The Union Pacific issue is most immediately pending and discussion of it's expected terms and amount continued very active today. That a considerable portion of the loan will
 be placed abroad is taken for granted, but France and Germany were assumed as more likely destinations for the for eign allotments than London, as in the Pennsylvania loan. Perusal Of the Sat- urday bank statement was impressive in it's disclosure of the measure of the re- sources available for new borrowing.
 The $1, ,270, 300 of deposits held by the l clearing house banks or Saturday, form an absolute record and the $6SSSS,4 ,475 sur 1 plus above the legal requirement. of the l cash reserve has never been exceeded ex- cept in the after-panic period of 1884, when forces of the same nature were at work to cause the accumulation as are l.n operation now Confidence in the )money outlook, founded on this showing was little altered by the prospect of a presumption of gold exports and the large Withdrawals of the sub-treasury on ac- count of the return of government de- posits by the banks Discount rates in London and Paris declined and the Bank Tor England marked down the price of vgold, in spite of further purchases for NPars account in London. Outside of the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-12

tCorrected daily by Douglass BrosJ Lemons-Per box, extra fancy, $3.75. Cabbage-Florida, per crate, s2; Louis- iana $2; Mobile. $2.
 Onion-Per pound. Sc; Texas per crate, S2.00.
 Northern Potatoes-Per bushel, $r.10. I-ens-45c; broilers, 25G40c. Eggs-Alabama, per doz., 15@16c. Brtter-Fresh, 121sG15c; renovated. .s0cs creamery, s4c.
 Cheese-Full cream, per pound. 161zc. Suts-EEglish walnuts. 15c per pounds filberts Rhc per pound; oceans. 13c per pound; almonds. 1Sc per pound; mixed nuts; 14c per pound: Italian chestnuts. cc. Raislns-Two crown layers. x.00: three ,rown layers. S2.40
 Dates-Per case. 30 pound case. a. Ftgs-Layers. crown. H.10; crown. Al .2S per box; case. S6 pound boxes. 2.5e. Peanuts-Fancy, per pouno. 6l2c; choice. 51aQ615c.
 Sweet Potatoes-Florda, s1.15. Apples Fancy. s5Q5.50: choice. s4.50Qa Limes-Imported. per 100, $l.
 Oranges Florida, Hart's Tardif. S. %. Bananas-Per bunch, sl. .25Ql.7A Malaga Grapes-Per keg, ,$5..v4.6.00. Spanish Onions-Per crate. N.5o. Celery-Florida, per crate. $3. Cranberries-Per box, S3.
 Gragefruit-Box,. S3.50.
 Turkeys-Dressed. i6c to 1Sc. Onion Sets-Ye ellow, per bushel, g. 50. Onion Sets-White, per bushel, &. 7 4 Onion sets red. s.
 Seed potatoes, Tennessee Triumph. per Cauleflower-Per crate, $500. F String Beans-IIamper S1 90
 Tomatoes-Per crate, S225Q2.75. Squash--Per crate, g. 50.
 Egg Plants-Per crate. S2.50.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-12

Liverpool, May 11.-Cotton spots good business done; prices to points higher American middling fair, 64Sd; good middling. 6.07d; middling, 5.77d; low middling, 5.4Sd; good ordinary, 4.99d; ordinary. 4.5Sd. Sales for the day. 10000 bales. of which 1000 were for speculation an dexport and in- cluded 19, 200 American. Receipts. 1000 bales, including 400 American.
 Futures opened and closed steady; American middling, good ordinary clause: May, '5.2Sd; May-June, 5.27 1sd; June-July. 5.25 5d; July-August, 5.24hd August-September 5.13d; September October, 4.99d; October November 4.91 lad; November December, 4.S7 F December January, 4.S6d; January Feb ruary, 4.S4kd; February March, 4.s5d; March April, 485Bd