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The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-07-25

ness again. I will kill you tomorrow in stead of today. Rise, give me your arm that we may return to the palace"
 The banquet which the Queen arranged for that night was supreme orgy beside which the wild splendors of Belshazzars s feast paled, and in which she sought to excel the most riotous splendor of Sar- danapalus to stimulate, exhaust the hu- man capacity for sensuous enjoyment. The banquet room was a hall of Babylonian dimensions so vast that the eye could hardly penetrate it's re- cesses, hall too vast to permit of | any roof but the sky. Supported upon ponderous pillars the side of the hall rose in three tiers, or terraces, each tier receding from that below 1t to the great cornice over the edge of which the stars peered upon the scene of revelry below. Huge stairways of DOT phyry, so highly polished that they re- fected the human form as a mirror, connected these terraces of stone and marble. Between the pillars of the first tier were colossal spinxes, gazing with mysterious, stony eyes. Between
 
 bull-headed idols on thrones of stone, with their hands upon their knees. leering down upon the wild throng of reveling guests, and, highest of all, were immense elephants of bronze with uplifted trunks. The Apocalyptic depths of the vast and gloomy archi- lecture were illuminated by great Of it-ir cr1o fr, spots of phosphorescent brightness. In tripods of brass palpitated immense blue fire; huge candelabra shook forth glancing lights in the midst of ardent vapors, and prismatic beams crossed and shattered each other in midair The eyes of the sphinxes glowed with fire. and the bull-headed idols spouted flames from their mouths and nostrils, while the bronze elephants from their uplifted trunks sent forth streams of burning light.
 From the walls arms of bronze reached out holding torches apd the carved lotus flowers glowed with feath- CTS of brightness. Everything blazed, sparkled. glowed or gleamed, every angle of the hall was outlined in fire. The radiance streamed in torrents and seemed to run In a cascade down the steps of porphyry. The jeweled cups upon the tables. the chisled vases, the marbles and 1aspers all caught the glow with sparkle. gleam or flash. Three tables extending down the hugh hall were crowded with guests to whom were served wines of Crete, of Mas sicus and of Felernus handed around in drinking cups wreathed with roses and kept full by beautiful Asiatic slaves, boys with flowing hair which served the guests in lieu of napkins to wipe their hands. fNs
 There were dishes of peacecks' brains and of boars stuffed with living birds; phenicopters' tongues and flyers of the scarus fish. cells fattened upon human flesh and cooked in brins--in short all the wonders of the cookery
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-07-25
English Reform In Dancing.
london Daily News.

From the London Daily News
 When the King and Queen visited Berlin last month the programme at the ball given in their majesties' honor included a number of dances popular in the days when elegance was considered to be de- sirable feature of department. This fact has prompted an English society Of dance teachers to urge that the Kings should follow the splendid example set by the Kaiser and arrange to include revival of some of the graceful court dances of former periods in the programme of ct least one state ball during the season.
 Many people object to dancing, and they have more than a little reason when one considers the catch as catch can methods of grabbing a partner which prevail in the majority of ball rooms today. Courtesy perhaps stately and frigid. but none the less delishtful-was an absolute essential to the proper execution of the graceful court dances of olden times. There Is no doubt that partial reform such as that suggested by the dance teachers would undoubtedly be welcomed if made fash. ionable by royal favor.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-07-25

1t has peered through the shifting mists of history and tradition, an alluring and an Elusive picture. Grave historians have fought over it, poets have raved over it, lovers have pictured it as the face of the one they loved. Suffice 1t that 1t was a face whereon no man looked and lived his life unvexed thereafter. On that day when the long, steady strokes of fifty stalwart rowers caused the cangia of the splendid queen to shoot with arrow-like rapidity down the current of the slow moving Nile, Charmion, the favorite at tendant of Cleopatra, stood beside her couch waving over it fan of ibis feath- CTS and vainly trying to revive the sated and dejected spirits of her royal mistress,
 "Ah, Charmion," sighed Cleopatra, as she glanced languidly at the alabaster vase filled with lotus flowers which stood near her, "I am weary unto death. This Egypt crushes, annihilates me. I would give a pearl for one drop of rain From the unframed eye of that sky of bronze no tear has ever yet fallen upon this deso- late land. It is only the covering of a tomb, a sky dead and dried up like the InuIIIIlGS IL dTCHc6 OVeT. II t6EIlu6S ult. This architecture and this art fill me with dread. For what master do those coloss wait to come and take them by the hand and bid their, long watch of 20 centuries cease? Why are the stony eyes of those sphinxes always so steadily fixed upon eternity and infinity? What weird secret is behind those closed lips? Evarvwhera rnaanacipg and funaral avvo bols; the allegorical globes. the coiling serpents, the scales in which the souls of the dead are weighed-the unknown, death, nothingness. Truly fair land for young woman and young queen!
 And I, the laughter-loving and tho merry one, what have I to do with this sad realm? Oh, Charmion, it would be some relief, methinks, could I but know that I was really loved. But even that is earth that they are never sure whether it is themselves or their rank that men adore Their diadems dazzle the hearts and eyes of men. Would that I were & peasant girl, with one strong lover from the fields. Oh. that something would hap pen to me, some strange and unexpected adventure, for now the most exquisite luxuries, thej widest splendors-nothing gives me pleasure. Life is insupportable; let me sleep, Charmion, and forget my dreary fate"
 While Cleopatra slept that adventure, strange and unexpected. was approaching her, and that love she sighed for was following close behind her. For as fast as the stout rowers, invisible behind the bulwarks, made the cangia shoot down the river as rapidly pursued the royal galley a small frait boat, in which stood a handsome youth of 20, with form as perfect as ever chisel wrought from sculptors dreams to be a god of Olym- pus His hair was so black that there were bluish gleams in it, and his skin was as tawny orange color. Soft and deli cate 1t seemed as satin, but beneath it played muscles strong as steel. Ho seemed to belong to some loftier race.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-07-25

were built in the midst of a beautiful garden of towering and scent-dffusing
 trees whose luxuriant freshness afford ed a grateful contrast to the arid ap-
 pearance of the neighboring vegetation.
 There, too, were terraces which allowed flowers to climb almost to the sky upon
 stairs of rose-colored granite, and here
 and there vases of Pentelic marble bore
 rare and wondrous lily-like flowers. In the center of a bathing hall. open to the sky, was the marble tank into which the steps could be seen descend ing into the clear water. Her tire woman having disrobed her. the Queen | descended into the bath and began diving | and swimming about in the refreshing , depths, catching up from the bottom in her sport whole handfuls of the gold dust with which the floor of the tank was strewn.
 But suddenly she uttered cry as shrill as that of Diana surprised by Actaeon. She had seen gleaming through the neigh boring foliage an eye burning and phos- phoric as the eye of crocodile or lion. Cleopatra pointed with her hand and the eunuchs rushed forward to drag from his concealment behind tuft of reeds Melamoun of the land of Kemi. By div ing into the conduit which admitted the
 waters of the Nile into the baths of Cleopatra he had, at the risk of his life by drowning, reached the secret garden and now stood trembling in every muscle, he could not comprehend, before the
 &b l1 robe, now angrily confronted him. Are you some assassin bribed by Rome?" she demanded, "or for what purpose have you entered these sacred precincts?"
 The youth. falling upon his knees and stretching forth his hands toward Cleo patra as to goddess, replied in tone the sincerity of which could not be ques- tioned: May my soul be found light in the balance of Amenti If I ever enter
 tained aught against you. Queen"
 The daughter of the Ptolemys looked upon the face and form of the youth kneeling before her, and the resentment and anger gradually died out of her gaze. q love you" murmured the boy in a low but distinct voice. "Ah," cried the queen, bending over and seizing him by the shoulder with sudden movement, ESQ 1t was you who shot the arrow. By Oms, the dog of hell, thou art foolhardy wretch. Now recognize you; have long noticed you wandering like shade about the places where I dwell. So you must have a queen to love? And will love you in return, assuredly why not?" 'Rail not" replied Meiamoun, "I am mad, know. Bid them kill me-" "Noy." said Cleopatra, q have the humor to be elem ent today. I give you your life"
 What shall I do with it?" answered the youth. T love you"
 Well, then thou shalt die. But your fam cies have passed the threshold of the pos- sibe. By Isis, dost think myself Caesar or Marc Antony? Well, well, I will trans form your dreams into realities; will in- undate you with glories. splendors and lightnings; I will take you from your nothingness and make you the equal of god. Then will plunge you into nothing
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-07-25
Two Muffs In One.
From Judges Library.

From Judge g IiDrary.
 She sat between her two lovers in the trap. George was driving and Edward was pressed closely against the rail. The night was dark, but the horse was old and knew his way. This gave George an opportunity to hold the reins in one hand. also slip the other into the lady's unoc- cupied muff. Presentiy-well two hands were tenderly pressing each other. The end of the drive came at last, and a sweet, small voice whispered, When you two gentlemen have quite done with my huff, perhaps you will be kind enough to let me have It.
 Then did two sworn enemies alight from the trap, with thoughts that could scarcely be expressed coherently in pre- sentable language.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-07-25
c.onurie.nt 1aa hv L ". Mn1ler

Copyright, 1909, by J. ". Muller.
 As a word painter Theophile Gautier was unexeelled. His rich, warm, Gallic fancy found in his native tongue a vehi- cie of expression with which the colder and less subtle English could hardly have supplied him. Gautiers stories were riots of fancy, gorgeous, splendid. But it is doubtful If a line he ever wrote has made the world better or urged mans search to vaster issues." Still his commanding resources of words and fancies compel him to be placed within the list of those writers who have produced "classics and no compendium of the worlds lit- erature would be complete if it did not include an example of his methods and style. The exigencies of space, as well as other reasons, prevent this from being a literal translation of "Une Mutt de Gle opatra" Those who wish to know to what perfection word painting can be car ried should read the story in the original or in the gorgeous translation of Lef- cadio Hearn.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-07-25

Next Sundays one-page classic will be Pelham, or the Adventures of a Gentle man." by Sir Edward Bulwer-Lytton.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-07-11
BUSINESS BETTER ON
THE PRODUCE MARKET
Saturday Is a Busy Day for
Dealers on Market Row;
Fresh Fruit Plentiful.

Business was very good on the local
produce market Saturday, after week
Of almost nothing doing. Dealers re.
ported a good demand for eatables in
ncarly all departments. OF course, the
best demand was for fresh fruit and
vegetables, but meat and fish also sold
reasonably well The demand for poul-
try was rather light, owing to the high
price of the edible.
New potatoes were plentiful Saturday,
and met with an exceedingly good de
mand, The vegetable retailed at 4
pounds for 25 cents. Some dealers of
fered it as low as ) cents pound.
New cabbage, the California variety.
also sold very we'll
In the fruit line the demand was very
good for raspberries, cantaloupes and
baEanas. Oranges are not so good as
they were, and the supply is not so
large. There was n good supply of
watermelons on the market Saturday,
but there was no change in the price
of the delicacy.
a new shipment Of vegetables was
received from California Saturday
morning, and the dealers had them on
the stands in time to greet the after
noon shopper.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-07-11
BULLS GET INNING
N WHEAT MARKET
Rain Through Harvesting Belt
Contributes to Fair Advance
in Prices.

CHICAGO. July 10.-Thc weather bu
reau reported heavy rains during the last
twenty-four hours In Nebraska. Kansas
and Missouri and western Iowa. and pre-
dicied additional rains tonight and to-
morrow. With these unfavorablc harvest
conditions bulls took advantage to force
prices higher and shorts covered freely.
thus augmentng bullish sentiment. July
manifested the greatest strength. and at
one time was up 2sc compared with the
previous close. The first car OF new No.
red wheat reached Chicago today, 1t
came from southeastern Illinois and sold
at 1924, Late in the day there was con-
siderable selling OF July and buying of
September by leading holders OF the for
mer option To relieve the congestion in
the current month. AS "A result prices
reacted considerably. July sold between
s11S@l19i, The close was strong, with
July at S11SG.
Active buying of September resulted in
the price advancing 1gc from Yesterdays
close. This was the feature OF the corn
market. The cash grain was again in
demand. with prices up 1c and sales to-
day aggregated nearly 205, 900 bushels.
The market closed strong. with prices
s@3c TO AM1c above yesterday.
oats prices were unchanged to i03c
higher
Provisions closed cents higher TO II
cents lower than yesterday.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-07-11
LACK Of DEMAND
/ MARKETS FEATURE
Spectators Who Hoped to See
Late Revival Permanent
Are Disappointed.
SOME INTEREST ATTACHES
TO ATTITUDE OF TAFT
Bonds Irregular, With United
States Securities Showing
Slight Weakness.

NEW YORK, July lS.-Today s stock
market was analogous to those earlier
in the week. The dullncss was the re
Election of the disappointment of the
hopes Of a good demand for stocks
The demand today continued torpid,
and while the selling pressure was not
urgent, the dribbllng of offerings was
suffIcient TO carry prices downward,
Interest is attached TO the reported OBJ.
lection by President Taft to the double
taxation involved in the amendment to
the corporation tax provision, including
holding companies. - The Financial
Chronicle estimated the rate of increase
In June gross earnings Of railroads over
June Of last year at l5.45 per cent on
returns from one-thlrd of the total
mileage of the country. The same au-
thority points ont, however, that in
June last year the decrease in gross
earnings for similar mileage, in com
parison with the previous year, reached
a percentage of 20.S9.
The discrepancies between the bank
statement of averages and of actual
conditions, which have come TO be ex-
pected, throw increasing light on the
actual condition as the more reliable
statement. 1t was there that the
known movements of money for the
week found their reflection in the cash
gain, while the repayment ol loans to
the banks naturally following the
passing Of the June settlements, were
also reported in the actual condition in
contrast with the loan contraction Of
the averages,
Bonds were irregular Total sales,
1922 900.
United States 2s and IS have declined
onc-quarter and the as registered one
half per cent on call during the week.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-07-11
Our Latest improvements.

OF late we have Installed, in addition
to our already splendid equipment. $76.-
900 worth of machinery, consisting of
$4,000 Goss Magazine Press. built
expressly for the Woman s World; ad-
ditional Miehle presses; additional pho
to-engraving equipment, and four new
Automatic Addressing and Wrapping
Machines. These machines will enable
us to reduce the cost of wrapping and
addressing the Woman s World and our
other publications about 30 per cent
II Will mean a saving of approximately
$4,000 month i'll the mailing depart
ment OF our business alone. This say.
ing, of course, means additional profit
for our shareholders
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-07-11
New York Flour and Grain.

NEW YORK, July 10.-Flour-Receipts.
II 500 barrels; exports, 900 barrels; quiet
but firm; first patents. s6-20@6.S5; frst
straights. s625@660, first extras. 1850
575, winter low grades, s4.75@5.60; Kan
sas straights. s475@6,00.
Wheat-Receipts, 5000 bushels; exports,
l6S. 100 bushels; spot firm, No. 2 red old
81 45 nominal elevator and fob. afoat
No. red new, SI.22a and August TO b..
ahoat; No. I northern Duluth old. sl,379
nominal fob. af1oat; No, . hard winter
old, s1.359 nominal fob. a6oat Owing
TO continued heavy rains and floods In
winter wheat states the wheat market
was strong and active, closing 3c to 1c
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-07-11
How You May Share
i'm the Extraordinary
Profits of a Wonder
ful Business.
What This Offer of 900
Preferred Shares
Means for Investors.

Among the many big enterprises Of
Chicago, the wonder among the big
cities Of the world, is tho Woman s
World-the world s greatest magazine
success. This phenomenal success was
achieved because it was the FIRST
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1t has a circulation of over 1000 900
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WHICH ANY ONE CAN HAVE FOR
THE ASKING.
This is the largest circulation of any
magazine in the world THIS MAGA-
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RATE FOR ADVERTISING. The reg
ular advertising rate is So per line. $ll2
per inch and 81 200 per page per inser-
tion, and every issue is crowded with
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the reason that business men, who de
pend on advertising for their success,
are finding 1T a better and stronger
puller than any other magazine in the
world,
Our last March issue carried as much
as 100000 advertising and had TO leave
out over $4,000 desirable advertising
which came too late and could not be
accommodated for lack of facilities,
The Woman S World carries clean, de-
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YEAR is DECLINED BECAUSE OF
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TIONABLE CHARACTER, although
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such advertising,
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and brought TO It's present gigantic pro
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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-07-11
Prominent Business Men Among
Our Stockholders

We have good number of promi-
nent Chicago business men among our
shareholders, men who by connection or
acquaintance with the publishing bust
ness know what enormous profits there
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cellent position TO fully Judge and value
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NESS FROM THE START THAT OUT
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THIS GIGANTIC BUSINESS HAS
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Had / owned ample capital when !
started, instead of growing as my means
allowed, this business today. ] am con
tident, would be earning $l,000,000 and
more per year, but | had to develop il
from the revenues of the business as [
went along. it has, however come TO
the point now where more rapid strides
can be made with additional capital.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-07-11
LIVESTOCK MARKETS,
Kansas City,

KANSAS CITY. July lo,-Cattle-Re
ceipts, 1000. Market steady Native
steers. sd.5OdT.0O: native cows and hcIf-
ers. s.. .25@5.25; stockers and feeders. $3.50
6550, bulls s3.50@i.50. calves, S3.75M
Hogs-Rcceipts, 1000. Market weak to
a shade lower Bunk OF sales. S7.75M
L95 heavy eoS SlSG@ oE YT: paskeGs sGs7 and dn
'sheepEReceIpts. 5000 Market steady.
Muttons. SA0O651O, lambs, Sc soar 90
range wethers, S4.oo@5.25. range ewes,
S3,25m4.50.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-07-11

The percentage OF actual reserve Of the
clearing house banks today WAS p ~.
Tho statement OF banks and trust COM
panlcs OF Greater New York not report
institutions have aggregate deposits OF
81 ,S36. lO@. 800; total cash on hand. $l52.-
45l 300. and loans amounting TO $llI9,
7I1. 300.
The rlnancIer will say:
The statement of the associated banks
of tho CITY OF New York for the week
ending JULY 10 disclosed approNima tely
what had previously been figured. namely
n gain Of s5.376, 400 in cash, a decrease
of SS,1s5,S0o In loans. decrease oil
81 sos 600 In deposits and a gain in re
serve OF s6.S2S 400. The decrease In
loans was due 10 the adjustment OF July
dividend operations, and the gain In cash
eamc both from the interior movement
and from transactions with the sub treas
ury. Qemlttances from the Interior con-
tinue rather heavy, but there Is a gradual
falling off. due TO the norman require
ments OF this seusGn, and the currency
will be turned in the other direction sooi
because Of crop requirements. Reserve
requirements were lcssen"d by reason OF
q decrease in deposits. thus accounting
for the expansion OF nearly 100000 In
reserve. The surplus above the % per
cent minimum is now S3i ,O25. 800. The
summary of state banks and trust com
panles in Greater New York not report
ing to the New York clearing house
showed Il moderate increase OF S2,T20, zoe
In loans u gain of about one and one
quarter millions In casn and AN Increase
OF So 32I 900 In deposits. II is quite like
" that the first call for government de-
posits amounting 10 50. 0O0.O 600, which
amount IS payable on and after July 10
Will be reflected in the next statement
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-07-11
Omaha.
CnTT1.J ON All

SOUTH OMAHA, July lO.-Cattle-Re-
ceipts. 100 Market unchanged Native
steers. $3.50 90; cows and heifers, 1925
T5.15: western steers. s350M60O Texas
steers So OOMb %: COWS and hcifers. $500
"A so. Gamers. s1.75 a.. %; stockers and
feeders. s3,Oo@5.25: calves, SS.00@6.50.
bulls, stays. etc. S3,0o@5,Oo:
Uors-Receipts 1900 Market slow to
5c lover, Heavy. s765@7s5; mixed. $40
@7.7C. light. s7.4o@77o; pigs, se.oo@7oo;
bulk of sales, s76O@7.7o.
Shcep-Receipts. IL 600. Market steady.
Ycarlings, Ss60@5.15; lambs, S6409S40.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-07-11
New York Money.

NEW YORK. July 10-Ciose; Prime
mercantile paper. SlM4 per cent
Sterling exchange weak, With actual
business in bankers bills at si.S6 900
4.s640 for sixty-day bills, and al Sl,ST.6o
Q4.S7T0 for demand.
Commercial bills. $lS5@4.S5J.
Mexican dollars, iIc.
Government bonds. steady; railroad
bonds, irregular
Money on call, nominal, Time loans.
quiet and steady; sixty days, per cont:
ninety days. q per cent: six months, Sag
81 per cent.