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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-05-18
Interior Movement.

Houston: Firm; middling, 10Ac: net re-
ceipts, 1877; gross receipts, 4S77 shipments,
5145; sales, $50; stock, 63,019.
Augusta: Steady; middling, 10%c; net re-
ceipts, 1880; gross receipts, 1870; sales, 1892
stock, 31,377.
Memphis: Firm; middling, 101hc; net re-
ceipts, 46S; gross receipts, 1870; shipments,
3203; sales, 1850; stock, 72,7S9.
st. Louis: Firm; middling, 101kc net
receipts, 30; gross receipts. All; shipments,
524 sales, 1854 stock, 35,967.
Cincinnati: Net receipts, 81; gross re-
cepts. 81; shipments, 129; stock, 1855.
Louisville: Firm; middling, 10%c.
Little Rock: Quiet; middling, 10 3-16c;
net receipts, 1870; gross receipts, $50: ship
ments, 564; stock, 2S133.
Total today: Net receipts. 5s17: gross
receipts. 6975; shipments, 1855; sales, 1906;
. stock, 249,90
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Elgin Butter Marke

Elgin, ILL.,, May 17.-Butter firm, "a
sales for the week, GAL 800 pounds.
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Cotton Seed Oil.

New York, May 17.-Cotton seed oil
firm. prime crude, 1901 S3c; December
yellow, 5.S1@5 SSc; July, 5.95Q5 csc.
New Orleans, May 17.-Cotton seed oil,
prime refined in barrels per pound, $500.
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Weights of Cotton Bales.
New Orleans, May 17.--Sesretary Hes
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Total sales for the day 10000 shares.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1909-07-16

In this tepid season the militant editor
not infrequently tires of being strenuous
and finds recreation in penning bromide
paragraphs that come easy, sound well,
yet make no noticeable impression. There
is wide range of subjects suitable for
such utterances. In Vermont, for in
stance, when the tired editor runs out of
real live matter he can wonder how the
Montpelier hotel proprietors manage to
make a living when the legislature is not
in session, or he can speculate as to what
political plum Brattleboro is sharpening
its grapple for, or he can throw non
chalant crimp into the beauties of Essex
junction as railroad waiting place, or
wax sarcastic about Burlington bragga-
docio Or again, if fortune casts some I'M
fortunate inebriate into the clutches of
the municipal court and the respondent
refuses to give his residence the editor can
offer the suggestion that the man prob
ably halls from lily-white st. Johnsbury.
Rutland's appointment as one of the
official stations of the New England Aero
club affords eternal opportunity for max
ing use of the ancient joke about hot air,
while Barrels cosmopolitan population can
be rung in as a subject for humid copy at
any time.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1909-07-16
MR.. TAFT'S STUNT.

A man need not be a close student OF
tariff schedules or familiar with such
technicalites as countervaling, retaliatory
or ad vaorem duties to be aware that
congress is not doing the square thing by
the great American public in its treatment
of the tariff question. When we elected
a president last fall the tariff question did
not give us much concern for the reason
that both prominent political parties
promised faithfully in their platforms to
revise it downward. But the pledges
made year ago seem to have slipped the
minds of the congressional tariff thinkers.
The bill Mr.. Payne put through the house
of representatives looked somewhat cheer
less from the consumers point of view,
but it was a magnanimous document com
pared with that evolved by the United
States senate under the rule of Mr.. Al
drich of Rhode Island. Now the question
has gone to a conference committee and
the result of its labors will be presented
to the president for his approval or veto.
Mr. Taft hasn't been doing any talking on
the tariff question since congress took
hold of it, but the people of the country
remember what he said about it last fall
and are therefore inclined to believe that
he is determined to have the tariff revised
according to promises. The president isn't
any big stick methods to bring
about his purpose; he isn't sending out |
special messages; he isn't using
the shorter and up1jer word. he isn't get
ting 'het up But he is holding real
talks with the congressional
,onferees and smilingly pointing out to
each one just what must be done to per
oetuate the policy of square deal. Some
low or other the public has confidence in
Mr. Taft's methods, and takes it for
granted that he will carry his point. If
he doesn't can we ever re-establish faith
IN party pledges?
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1909-07-16

suit of wine. No wine for the man
of destiny. His collar is not l21a
size. He is thoroughbred Vermont
er with the louse-skinning propensity
developed to the sixty-fourth magni-
tude but having travelled he has added
few polished tricks to his stock and
when it requires man to remove the
cuticle from friends as well as foes the
man of destiny is the real red paint
He once said he didn't like to be an
Indian. His ancestor didn't care what
others thought and so educated the
Candy Kid to trim everyone that he
could reach. Since the old chieftain's
name was stricken from the rolls the
man of destiny has felt of every piece
of money handed him, has turned over
every card and examined it before play
ing it and has exercised that caution
that winners should exercise. He is
attending to business. He is also
watching the movements of the near
greats He has only one dangerous
rival In political way. The rival is
resting easy in the seat once occupied
by the old chieftain. The man of des-
tiny has got it doped out who will
succeed his fathers successor and also
who will succeed the cheesey complex
toned member of congress from the
first district.
The man of destiny proved to be the
best governor that Vermont has had
in long time. While he was politi-
cal scout he made his heelers deliver
goods and the states business was at
tended to as carefully as was the great
business belonging to the man of des-
tiny. While there is a bunch of geez-
ers who don't believe that Fletcher d.
Proctor should have the job of United
States senator when Carroll S. Page
gives up there are about four thousand
times as many who know how the
wheel will revolve and who will be
sacrificed. Among those who know
are the members of the old Hang To-
yether club.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1909-07-16
CHILDREN RALLY FOR BIRDS.
Army of Young Americans Forming to
Protect Feathered Songsters.

To enlist every American boy and girl
in one great child army to guard the
bird resources of their country is the OBJ
ject of campaign that has been begun
| in New York city. Under the direction
| of the National Association of Audubon
societies it is planned to try to reach
every one of the twenty million school
children scattered over the continent and
| form them into an active and united
| fighting force for the feathered crop
guards whose butchery is now threatening
the agricultural wealth of coming genera
tions. Already it is reported that the
children of many states are enrolling in
| the ranks of this national array of boys
and girls on whom the Audubon officials
base their brightest hopes of future pro-
lection for the birds.
To muster the children of the south
into the vanguard of this boy and girl
army I. Gilbert Pearson, secretary of the
Audubon association, has gone to Knox
vile where he will lecture to several thou
sand teachers at their summer school on
the relation of birds to agriculture and
the best methods of teaching this i'm
portant subject in schools. With an en-
dowment of 100000, which it is hoped
may be obtained from the Peabody fund
next fall, this branch of education will be
pushed and extended throughout the
southern states till every child in this
section has become an active advocate of
the proper protection of its valuable bird
resources.
From Ohio it is reported that the boys
of Cincinnati are already heading an ex-
tensive child movement in that state by
building 1900 houses for the birds which
sadly need their shelter in the parks. In
stead of robbing birds nests of their
eggs, these boys as well as many others
throughout the country are now inter-
ested in the equally interesting occupa-
ton of making and placing these bird
shelters in the trees where they will be
patronized by the native focks. Such
work has been done in Germany for
long time with splendid results.
On the Pacific coast and in New Eng
land the children are now ready to or
ganize for the work of guarding their
birds in which their elders are actively
In New York state hundreds
of thousands of school children are
known to be eager to enlist The boys
and girls of Illinois are also reported to
be preparing to make up good large
section of the young army Thousands of
showing the children the uses
and habits of over sixty American bird |
species have been distributed in schools |
over the entire country by the National |
Association of Audubon societies during |
the past year in preparation for this |
by American boys and girls. Ii
sufficient funds become available for this
campaign it is planned to
spread the knowledge of every bird in
he land in this way to every school
house on the continent.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1909-07-16

Prof. Simon Newcomb, the famous as
tronomer, mathematician and world tray
eler, died at his home in Washington Sun
day at the age of "A years. During hi.
distinguished career Prof. Newcomb hao
been the recipient of many honors from
Leading scientific societies and from roy.
atty. lie was a member of the Institute
of France, the Royal Astronomical so.
clety OF Great Britain and the American
Association for the advancement of sci.
ence. During his service with the United
States government he conducted a num-
Der of parties TO foreign lands to observe
ecllpses. He published the tables of the
motions of the stars, the planets and the
moon, now used by astronomers in their
computations and which are the basis of
the navigation of the vessels of the world.
The Middlebury Marble company an
nounces its intention of spending $500, 600
to develop its marble properties at Pitts
ford, MiddlebuTy and New Haven. 1t
will build a 20-gang mill at Middlebury
next fall and will open its Offices October
], either at Pittsford or Rutland. The
capital OF the company is Sl,000,00 con-
trolling interest OF which is owned by ID.
J. Long OF Boston, Capt. Charles c. Col
Inns OF London, Eng, Col. l.. w. Colen-
brander of South Africa The company
has acquired four properties, a part of
which laid under water % years Several
contracts for furnished apparatus have
been awarded.
Chester, the ll-year-old son of Mr. and
Mrs. John III. Chambers of New York
city, was drowned Monday afternoon in
Lake Champlain near Vergennes. He
was fishing off the wharf alone and in
some way lost his balance. A similar
drowning of young fisherman at New
port last week leads number to the be-
lief that Chester was unseated by vigor-
Gus fish whose Selling of the bait and
effort to escape toppled the lad from his
perch. The body was recovered before
life was extinct but every effort at re-
suscitation was without avail.
John ID. Rockefeller has increased his
donations TO the General Education board
by a gift of $40, 1000 and also released
the board from the obligation to hold in
the funds by him. The gift,
accepted by Fred Gates, the chairman of
the board, brings Mr.. Rockefeller's dona-
tons to the general fund up to $1,000
DO.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1909-07-16

When some bug-eyed geezer happens
along and tells you that the only
proof-spirit specimens of men of des-
tiny come from Kansas Just touch his
elbow and suggest to him that Yer
mont has got at least one real smoke
sample. When one opens a discussion
about dubs of destiny Vermont has
got the rest of the country by the
trousers.
On the seventh day of November,
1860, there was born child of destiny
in Cavendish He was nothing but an
ordinary kid when he was handed to
the head of the house in blanket ana
showed no particular points OF the
winner about him. However, his I'M
mediate ancestor was one OF those wise
old chieftains that knew how to frame
up destiny roles while the rest OF the
committee We're knocking. He mapped
out plan then and there that was TO
make his offspring the original Can
DIV Kid of Vermont and the score
book shows that the lad has main
tanned the batting average OF the rest
of the family.
The man of destiny when a boy
never got an armful of embossed Ger
tificates of high averages when ne
went to school and while he got by at
college he had a persistent little tutor
who had pronounced ideas as to how
men of destiny are made. The tutor
had an eye also for the main chance
and as reward of merit got his in
a job as minister to Venezuela.
Years ago the progenitor of this
man of destiny made up his mind that
his job ought to be entailed and
quietly told everyone of his friends
that he thought so. Such a barefaced
game today would quite likely get a
double cross, but in those days the old
gentleman had a sort of strange hold
and that the future might be provided
for he started in early to build up
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1909-07-16
FOOLISH EXAMINATIONS.

Thirty-three pupils from the district
schools of Brattleboro, Dummerston anC
Guilford recently took the examinations
vides for young people who are anxious
to secure free tuition in secondary
schools. An average of Is per cent with
a minimum of not less than 80 per cent
in any subject is required in these exam
nations before pupil can secure a GER
tifcate admitting him to high school,
Out of the SO who took the examination
not one passed. There We're several
whose general average was over Is per
cent but in each case a low mark in
some particular study spoiled the record.
One might think at first that the result
was serious reflection on the scholarship
of those who took the examinations as
well as on the schools in which they have
received their elementary education. But
perusal of the questions will show clear
ly why none of the young people secured
the certificates they were after. A few
of the questions are given in communi-
cation on this subject which we print
elsewhere. Hardly any of them are such
as elementary pupils would be expected
to answer correctly. Some of them sound
as if they had been prepared by pedant
pure and simple. If the state board Of
education wishes to encourage the young
people of Vermont to attend higher in
stitutions of learning it should not put
out tests that are prohibitive.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1909-07-16

There ought to be a large and repre-
sentative attendance at the annual meeting
of the incorporated school district Tues
day evening. A matter of unusual inn
portance will be brought up by the article
regarding the purchase of the Wilder
property adjoining the high school build
ing. and there should be representative
expression of opinion before action is
taken. In their annual report the pru-
Dental committee indicate their approval
of the purchase, and they bring up an
important phase of the situation by re-
ferring to the increasing difficulty of &C
curing land suitable for school purpose
within the district limits. Voters who
are inclined to believe that the district
would do better to choose a site that
would accommodate some section OF the
district more remote from the present
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1909-07-16
The Vermont National Guard.
burlington Free Press.)

The escort duty and other service per
formed by the Vermont National Guard
in connection with the program of the
Champlain tercerenary at different points
served to interfere somewhat with the
drill and other work usually exacted from
the militia while in camp, but our Yer
mont soldiers will find ample compensa-
ton in the wider knowledge gained in the
performance of this unusual duty as escort
for the head of the nation.
If this is not enough we will say in
addition that President Taft compliment
ed the Vermont National Guard through
Governor Prouty on their soldierly bear
ing and the splendid manner in which
they performed the various evolutions, as
well as on their efficient service.
Company NJ of this city who had the
honor OF guarding the grandstand in
Burlington occupied by the presidential
party and the structure in the vicinity,
particularly that through which all visi-
tors passed, were taken for regulars by
good authorities, so soldierly was their
bearing and so satisfactory was their
whole service both as escort and guard.
Under the circumstances Vermont can
hardly fail to take still further pride in its
militia and to congratulate Col. Estey on
the splendid results of his work
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1909-07-16
AS Bad AS If He Hid.
Barre Tines.)

The failure of United States Senator
w. p. Dillingham; of Vermont to have his
vote registered on the tariff bill was due,
as we had surmised, to the fact that he
was paired" with another senator and
owing to the absence of the latter he
could not cast his vote. Senator Tillman
of South Carolina was the other member
of the pair When the roll of the sena-
tors was called, Senator Dillingham; made
this announcement: Il have a general pair
with the senior senator from South Caro-,
lima who is absent. If he were here, l
should vote yes; which satisfactorily
explains why the Vermont senator's name
did not appear in the official list of those
voting, as published by the newspapers.
There were thirteen senators not voting
on the tariff measure, the most of whom
were paired" with felowsenators. The
name of the other Vermont senator, Page,
was with the majority of As, against the
of "a, on the amended bill.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1909-07-16
Verdant Mountain Patriots
No.
No. z
A Man of Destiny

road. The second shy at the govern.
or's job. proved successful and from
the expiration OF that engagement to
date the man of destiny has devoted
himself to appearing at county fairs,
quitting parties, creamery meetings.
and at the laying of coinerstones. He
has kept in close touch with the sur
viving members of the Hang Together
club and during the spring and sum
mer of 1908 following the passing of
that shrewd old chieftain, the father
of the man of destiny, the NJ of ID
got busy with the card index only to
discover, that the sequel to the story
OF 1900 had been written and that adj
vance proofs were already in the hands
OF new organization called the Good
Walters. The old Hang Together 40.
gregation had failed to carry out the
plan of entailing United States sena-
torships and the man of destiny an
nounced that he was too busy to see
callers.
Since, the day that John Calvin
drew the match on his trousers to
blue pencil the career of Servetus no
political machinery ran smoother than
that engineered by the old chieftain
but when the nerveless hand relaxed
ITS grip on the throttle and the en-
CINE slowed down the crew lit out
and made a dash for the passing band
wagon. The Hang Togethers didn't
wait to renounce their allegiance to
the old organization but handed in
their applications by wire for mem
bership in the Good Walters club.
The man of destiny decided to wait
until the stampede was over and to
meantime devote himself to business.
He is a captain of industry although
he might get front row seat at the
i1ngside as a professional pugilist from
glance at his face. He is rugged
specimen of humanity and the promi-
nent veins in his face are not the re-
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1909-07-16
Vermont Roads Improving.
Bennington Banner.)

Several Bennington automobile parties
that visited Burlington last week were
composed in part of men who have gone
over the same route each summer for the
past four years. A most noticeable feat
ure is the constant improvement OF the
roads. The improvement is more marked
in some towns than in others but there
is not section where there has not been
an advance. OF the west side counties,
Rutland is easily in the lead, due per
haps in part to having good gravel more
frequently available while Addison is be-
hind and at disadvantage because of its
hard clay soil and the scarcity of gravel.
The important thing is that the roads
are improving steadily in spite of the in
creased strain that is being put upon
them by the automobile traffic. The good
roads movement is well under way in
Vermont and it is one of the things that
is making the new Vermont better than
the old. We of the press sometimes think
that our preachings do not amount to
much but perhaps they do after all for it
was the Vermont newspapers that urged
highway improvement year in and year
out until 1he public sentiment was finally
awakened