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The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-11-28

| knights who could go to the Holy Land. whither he could not, he would charge them to let the blade flash like A mirror in the light of the Judean sun to guide men to the place where the Lord once lay.
 Misfortune gave occasion for the dis closure of a heroic soul who was as lofty at the forge of the smith as he possibly could have been in following the Red Cross banner into the stronzholds of ths saracens.
 This young knight represents a class Of men who make the best of their on- portunuities and win out. rather than lament that God has denied them th. means Of succeeding. They are like our Jason of the Hellenic fable. He so f.r conquered the wilderness of the ..nrs- breathing bulls" as to use them to turn the furrows for the sowing of the dragons teeth" So, indeed, has many a man made his diversity contribute to his success.
 Imprisoned in the Tower of London Sir Walter Raleigh gave himself to ths Writins or history of the world
 rhe darkness in which Milton was irn- prisoned was overridden and left far be- low, by the fiery steeds of his imaefna- tioni he now beheld things not dreamed of before. In normal conditions. the vis- ipie world nedged him in; but with the coming of blindness, a world of ,nf,r,ts possibilities swung into view, and eye had not seen. ear had not heard, nor the heart conceived of the splendors now realized by tho blind man.
 John Bunyan was another. He was cast into Bedford jail. but instead of spending his days in repining at his lot. no yoked the frs-breathing bulls" The prison became the birthplace of a book. which. with one exception. has had more readers in the Ensiish-spealxfng world than any other product of the human h. tellect.
 These men are types of many othsr~ They wiring success from the very erasp of failure. The greater the obsta cfes me more splendid their glory in winning in the fight This beheid. or dreamed 1t in . dream, There spread a cloud of dust alonr a
 piaini
 And underneath the cloud. or in 1t. rased A furious battle. and men yelled and
 swords
 Shocked upon swords and shields, A
 prince's banner Wavered, then staggered backward.
 hernmed by foes. A craven hung along tho battles edra And thought, Had I . sword of keener
 steel
 That blue blade that the kine,s son
 bears, but this Blunt thing He snapt and flung it frtan
 his hand, And lowering crept away and lsft the
 Held.
 Then eame the kings son. wounded, sore
 bestead,
 And weaponless, and saw the broken
 sword,
 Hf1t-buried in the dry and trodden sand. And ran and snatched ik and with battle
 shout
 Lifted afresh, he hewed his enemy
 down,
 And saved . great cause that heroic
 day:"
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fore he had been in office a year hs party deposed him from tie political leadership. set up Bland. who gave way to Bryan. and that turned the country over to the republicans in 1885, when sat the Fifty-fourth Congress. and they have had 1t ever since. o, the idiocy of it Had the south supported Cleveland as the republicans supported even Hayes, this blessed moment the republican party would be extinct.
 But to get on Reed was speaker of the Fifty-fourth and Fifty-ffth consresses but when Mark Hannaism got control he resigned in disgust and went to prac- ticiug law, for which he was eminently fitted Old Joe Cannon was the '1osi- cal' candidate for speaker. but somehow the "coherenoe'' was lacking. The Hon. orable Hopkins remembered that Uncle Joe had opposed that infamy of infamies, the oleomargarine tax, and came out as candidate Thus the plum went to Dave Henderson, the very poorest ex- cuse for 8 speaker we have ever had Actually was a witness to one scene In Congress in all our history when the House voted down a motion to adjourn. made by the chairman of ways and means That was Henderson's first term-ths Fifty-sixth Congress. Payne made the motion
 After Henderson came Uncle Joe Can non. who. except Andrew Stevenson, is the one man who has been four times suooessively elected speaker of the Amer fcan Congress. And he is much of Q speaker, too; yet the insurgents" keep him awake O nights, and walking the floor at inauspicious hours of the early morn
 l believe Champ Clark wffl be his suc- cessor. At least I hope so.
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TIIiman's Champagne. From Leslie's Weekly.

A mans sincerity counts for everything. Without it the statesman becomes a demagogue. How much respect can the people of South Carolina have for Sena- tor Tillman. the framer of its dispensary liquor law, in view of the recent public statement that he sought by subterfuge to get around its provisions in order to secure . couple of bottles of champagne with which to entertain some guests? The press dispatches report that Senator Till man appealed to the governors office to sec If he could not get the champagne, 'on doctors prescription" and was finally solaced whe nthe governors sec retary referred him to a friend. who loaned the South Carolina statesman two quarts of wine. Senator Tillman is very fond of using his cudgel on all who fan to agree with his notions. but thlngs are different when his own interests aro in- volvod
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The Globe-Demoorat. which I quoted
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-11-13

New York Nov 12-Bradstreet will say:
Continued mild weather is helpful 10
building and other outdoor construction
work and facilitates fall blowing and
winter wheat growth, but at the same
time is a source Of considerable complaint
as TO its effect on retail trade in heavy
dry goods. clothing. and heavy wearing
apparel
AT some cities iobblng trade, both on
house account and in the shape Of road
orders. is affected. In other wholesale
lines however. reports are still TO a high
degree favorable. Holiday demand Is
especially active and spring business is
being booked in good volume. except
where. as in cotton goods, high prices
and uncertainty as 10 future prices of
raw material check selling operations.
THE general tone Of affairs commercial
is buoyaut. the weather IS regarded as a
temporary check only. and large Yields
OF most crops and high prices for the
same are regarded as insuring a large.
if not record, volume OF business I'm
most lines.
I'm the matter Of high prices, cotton
easily leads. and the good effect of the
prices attained FOR the South's great
staple at the time Of heaviest movement
is visible in practically all the reports
from Southern markets. In industry gen
orally the report is still one OF we'll
filed order books and of full time run. -
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NEW YORK PRODUCE.

New York Nov l2-BUTTER- Receipts to-day.
s.95 packages. The marke, showed little change
in tone OF prices The demand Is Of the most con
sentative character. but with light offerings Of
Extras and frsts are stil in abundant supply aud
easy as quoted. Process IS dragging. ladies are
dun, and packing stock Z, weaker. Creamery spe-
c.als 81; creamery extras, %; creamery frsts. ga
9's, creamery held specials 81 creamery held OK
tras. 50. state dairy fTsts %, state dairy. good
20 choice. 25a9; process specials. EiaazS; process
extras. = imitation creamery. 8aS factory frsts.
=. packing stock. No. !. 2ia2is.
CHEESE-Receipts today were 1853 boxes. The
market Is about the SINE as has existed an week
30 Is difficult to secure certain marks under l6s4
Skins firm. State full cream specials l6Aal7%.
EGGS-RCceipts to-day we're 4S9 cases. The
market is dun al the recent slump Buyers are not
satisfied that bottom has been touched and will not
take lots larger than wanted for actual requirements
There is n weak tone on an grades Of Stuage eggs
The weather Is most unfavorahie for handling the
stock Near by selected, white fancy. sass: brown.
mixed fancy 5Sl40 fresh gathered extra rsts 3aS3:
fresh gathered hrsts &a3O; fresh gathered seconds
25a2.; dirty eggs No. ]. candled. G1sa23: do No .
2la2 checked eggs are fair 10 prime, 2ia22 re-
fugerator early packed fancy, 2f1a2: refrigerator
lrsts. 2ja2i.
NILK-The wholesale price is y.9l per D-guart
can
MILLFEED-Steady; market is inactive Spring
bran lOO-pound sacks 70 arrive. $50; standard mid
dliugs. 1850; city bRn. 800. in bulk: Western red
dog 9.70. 20 arrive; winter wheat bran ia 100
pound sacks. 10 arrive. PASS.
OATS-Stcady; trading IS slow No. white 45i1a
i6; No, 9 white. 45a45i5: No white ihkn45: nat
ural uud Clipped white on tracks. 4ia4S'4
FLOUR-StrUng: checking trade. Kansas straights
5l5a5.35 in sacks; soft staghts, 545a56O. in bar
reis; spring patents. 6S5a5.S5. in barrels; spring
clears. s.15ai9.
RYE FLOUR-Steady: demand moderate. Good
TO choice brands quoted at 4ooaA50.
BUCKWHEAF FLOUR-New. 70 arrive ia
quoted AZ 9a225 with slON trade
CORNMEAL-Steady; moderate inquiry. Kiln
dried for export, 33j; coarse meal in bags ;OalH
HAY-Reccip;s. SOS tons; steady: les animation
Prime timothy. LOO No. /, IS; No ?. 80; No 3
S2iaasJ
STRAw-Rccepts. 40 tons; steady; light inquiry
Long NC. 9oa92ia.
BEEF-stcady: moderate trade Family. 45A
800: packet l2o0al2D
P0RK-sFoug, on limited stocks MesS, Z57sa
800. family 26.00aSo0.
LAHD-Inactiye; stronger Prime Western. l3s.
city l5lTs: refined continent. 1850: South Amer5
can. l4c5; refined Brazilian kcgs 125; oeos,eorine
Is; lard stearine, dull New York, Is
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WEEKLY REVIEW Of TRADE
Dun and BradStreet Take Optimistic View of
the General Condition.

New York. Nov. 12.-Dunn and cos re-
view OF trade tomorrow Will say:
Further progress is made in the re-
adjustment Of the markets to higher
prices which are inevitable in period
Of big gold production. reviying industry,
and active speculation. The price OF
money seems TO have reached the pros
perity level and the week passed without
further advances in the official rates in
London and Berlin. The government
October report OF value Of the agricul-
tural exports was the best on record,
with two exceptions. and this was large
ly due 10 the higher prices OF products.
and especially Of cotton
While some slackening Of demand is
reported in a few departments Of iron
and steel. this Is not surprising in view
Of tho recent pace at which consumption
has expanded. In other lines, however,
greater activity is reflected and practical
.ly all mills find il increasingly difficult
TO make deliveries.
Restoration OF wages IN the steel dis
tricts was regarded by dry goods mer-
chants as one OF the good signs. for tho
future in their trade.
Commercial failures this week in the
United States are 233, against 2i9 last
week, 2l1 the preceding week. and 264
the corresponding week last year Fail
ures in Canada number 3, against 30
last week, % the preceding week. and Is
last year"
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GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.

Quotations furnished by ". b. Hibbs & Co.
members Of the Chicago Board Of Trade. Hibbs
Building. rs Fifteenth street northwest.
Chicago. Nov. l2-Wheat opened unchanged 20
fraction higher. The strength IN December wheat
i'm an markets was the feature Of the day. Argeu-
tina. with her locust damage was forgotten. and
The anxiety un tho part Of shorts IN December %
cover orcrhad0wcd all other news. TIC demand
vas supplied chiefly by commission houses on rest
ing orders Nobody D making rev commitments
~ moment on the short SIDE MINNEAPOLIS rre-
miuns stronger and 5a3tc over Decemhcr. The
weather has turned cold IN the Northwest which
% apt 70 increase deliveries from first haud7 a. II
stops farm work. Duluth stocks. estimated viii
show lloOOcl bushels decrease for the week ST.
Louis cash wheat up. with the December about II
higher. Kansas City priccs for cash unchanged and
slow Tor sale Local car lots. 3. with IS estimated
Tor tomorrow.
Corn borrowed SIS strength from wheat. ruling
rriccs during the goater part Of the session being
40 higher than yesterdays closing The December
was bought by shorts and WAS az times stronger
than the Nav. Forecast vas FOR rain in parts %
the belt. which made some traders nervous and
anxious 90 Cover. Old c1m was lr higher bid by
parties known To- De- friendly TO Drccmher and be-
cause IL is ssrce more than because II any urgent
demand. New corn i.li7c higher. Car lots I8
with l96 estimated Tor Tomorrow.
Oats almost failed 10 fuctuate enough 70 make A
range or cnarso in quotations. The lOrzl short
sellers ~ the past few DAYS have covered. Some
moderate selling % May b. commission houses.
with Deccmbsr supported by tho same elevator ia
forests which have bsen their main support for
some time Iast. Cash prices unchanged in the
sample market. though tone was easier. Local car
lots 80, with I3i estimated Tor tomorrow.
Continued bullish holding showing gave Tr0risl1ns
another sharp bulge early investors and shorts crm-
pcting Tor Che offerings. which early came mainly
from Uurt-takiuE Later packers sold uthcr freely
and this resulted In partial reaction. The closing
was firm and uudcrtore strong. The prospective
holding movement strongly flV0rs the bun position.
WHEAT
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PRODUCE MARKET.

Baltimore. NOV. 12-Quotations furnished BY Bal.
tim0re Fruit and Produce Association arc as FOL.
lows:
BJIIER-Creamery separator. Der H.. 52a55: in
taton Ea-9: prints alb 32a5I; do, I d.. Sss,.
blocks. 2lb.. per h.. 30a53. dairy prints Aary.
lane. Pennsylvania. and Virginia. 25a5: virgir,s
and West Virginia. store-Tuczed ~. .: Ohio.
storepacked .; do, nearby rolls. 10. Za2i: do.
IVES, Virginia rolls H.. 2a2i do. Ohio rolls. ID.
G3aei
EGGS-Marlsnd. Pennsylvauis and nearby hrsts.
per dcz.. 81. DO. Eastern Shore Maryland and Vir-
snia. 81: Western fsts. 81, de-. West Virginia 81:
do. North Carolina. 81.
LIVE POULTRN-Od hens, heavyweight Der
In. lT'sal3. do. lightweight per H.. ulsal2: cd
ROSTERS. per 10. o. Young chickens choice. per b.
lfsal5 rough and poor Is: ducks large h. Is:
small %. turkeys choice. H. l5laalt. old toms.
H.. IS; rough and Door H.. llal2, geese. Western
and southern. H.. II; do, Maryland and Virginia.
10. ual2; Do. Kent Island. H.. BALI; pigeons.
young. pair. Is; do, Old. per pair. %. do white
Pekins per H.. % spring ducks 3 lbs. and over.
pcr H., Is; guinea fowls, old. each, g do. young.
lali7 lbs. 4oai5
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CHICAGO LIVE STOCK.

Chicago. Nov. 2-HOGs-Live, 10 10 cent, high.
er Estimated receipts 1900 head: Official 49,.
day. 1881; shipments. 28s: left over from ve~er-
day 5El; estimated receipts tomorrow. 10000 Bulk
ers, L65asb; heavy 765aS9; rough heavy ga
80; workers.. 7s0aSOO: pigs 5sca765
CATTLE-S;eady; estimated receipts O1O head
Natives 3s0as.a5; cows and heiferS, 2IOa575: TsTss
steers, 3saLs5; stockers and feeders 3lOa5 q: West
ern 4.25a7.50.
SHEEP-StTong; estimated receipts 10000 head
Natives 275a5l5; Western, 3oOs5 %; ycarlipgs 500,
6,5o' lambs, AT5a7,55, Western ASA. 50
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LIVE STOCK MARKET.

New York. Nov. LEATHER Receipts. 2.759
head, including 1873 for exporters and slaughter
ers and u for the market. making with the stale
stock l6 cars on sale
CALM ES-ReceiptS 80 head including 22S for
butchers and l62 for the market. veals were firm
grassers nominal Western calves higher. Tne pens
were cleared Common 20 prime yeals sold az
7.O0aloOo per 100 pounds: West Virginia ted calves.
30; Western calves, 5.95a5.37k: dressed calves
steady saii9 for city dressed veas sal3 for co1n-
Try dressed. 6'Ra7la for dressed grassers
SHEEP AND LAMBS Receipts. $685. head in
Guiding cars Tor daughtercrs ard for the market.
Common good sheep sold az 3OOai.5O per 100
pounds; c1lls, go prime lambs 775a7S7is: culls!
5O0a650 dressed mutton firm. 7ag per pound
dressed lambs. l0al2c with hog dressed lambs sell
Ing UP l2'a.
HOGS-Receipts 4Sss head. all Tor slsughterers
except few head. Prices we're steady at SIS per
100 pounds for good state hogs. Country dressed
hogs steady at lo3sal2is per pound.
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LOCAL GRAIN MARKET.

GRAMMAR, new, per bus, L05al.l6: crrp
shelled. per bus 7Oa76; cob. old, per bus AS new
$50. oats. Western. white. 40. 2 per bus 4gas3.
mixed. Per bus ioa46; bran. per ton, 800; mid
ding per ton. ZOO
HAY AND SrRAW-Hay. Western. No. /. l75O.
Bo; No. l65OaI.W; mixed. bo0al65O. Straw,
rye bundle. l5.0Oal6OO: straw, rye. machine thrash
sO0a9.O0; straw. wheat per ton. 6OOa6J0; straw
oat. per ton. e.S0a700.
SEEDS Alsike. per bus, sOOas Is: clover. per
bus. GJOas.0o; timothy. per bus. L9Oa225; crimson
clover. per bus. l0.00allU.
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WASHINGTON CATTI.E MARkEr

CATTLE-Extrs. per cwt.. 45Oa5O6: do. butcher
350a4lO do. common. 2O0a301
HoGs-Psr eEt. gross. LOOa7.sO: do. ordinary
per cwt. 6.5oa700.
sHEEP-Prime. clipped. 4.O0al.50, common. clip
ped 2OOa500.
LANlBS-Choice, spring per H.. : medium. s.
CALVES, prime. per h., 81; do. medium, 7Isas
do. grass 4a5
C0WS-Prime. fresh. each. SOOaB 90: do. CON-
mon, each. 5ooa'o-oo; Co.. old and dr.. lOOOal60a
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WASHINGTON STOCK MARKET.

SalCs-RcEuiar call ~ p O'Clock noon:
Washington Gas A. 500 az l0l.
Capital Traction warrants SOD az 1874. SID az
15a 500 az lJi $40 AZ I3s 81 az 1874. sd 40 l5.
SIS a. l3is. $40 AZ lJs 1000 al l1it 500 40 ly.
900 at l3is. $40 at l3s. $3.50 at lJ4 $50 ~ 49,
81 az l3is.
Columbia Railroad g. $40 al lO7
Washington Gas. 100 at g. . AZ g. . a. Go, 3 at
6sh 3 at 6.
Morgcuthalcr. 10 a. 2l6 10 M rs
LanstOn. 90 no lsla 100 40 Iss
Greene Canauea. lel nc L.
After CALI
United States Trust 10 az 12l az II
Capital Traction warrants. 81 40 lg'A
Following are the bid and asked prices on yos-
terdays Washington Stock Exchange:
GAS HONuS
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Quotations furnished by W y. Hibbs < CO..
members Of the New York Stock Exchange Hibbs
Building. rs Fifteenth street northwest
New York Nov. l2-The market was quiet during
The later trading. with fluctuations irregular and
ruling anywhere from 20 10 points under the closing
figures Of the previous day. Exports for the day proved
large as q result Of big clearauces from New Or
leans reaching about 62.OOO bales ana the into
sight figures showed about the expected falling Of
as compared with last year Spinners takincs Of
American cotton for the week according 20 the
New York Cotton Exchange figures. were 5000
bales against $4,000 last year. Southern spot mar.
kets officially reported early were unchanged 10 \
cent lower
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LOCAL FINANCIAL GOSSIP

Southern Railway finances just now at
tract some attention in financial circles,
especially with reference to what the
officials OF the company may do in the
next few months with reference to the
maturing Indebtedness. Within a period
Of three months the company must take
care OF about Sl5OOOOOO OF debenture
notes, and the question which holders OF
the Southern stock are asking IS whether
these obligations will be funded by the
sale OF additional bonds or whether some
arrangement will be made for extending
the time Of payment. so as 10 meet the
amount out OF the earnings OF the sys-
TEN. which would probably put off the
return OF the payment Of dividends still
longer.
The Southern had at the beginning OF
the fiscal year outstanding $l6,O00,O00 Of
collateral trust 8 per cent bonds Issued in
1904, 10 run five years; Sl5,OoO,oOO Of de-
benture notes. paying per cent and
maturing February I, 1910, and $15,OO0.OOO
OF three-year convertible per cent notes
maturing I'm 1911.
The first and third OF these issues. OF
SCI. 10000 OF the total of $4,000 900. were
called and paid of. The collateral trust
IS matured and had 10 be satisfied for
which purpose the development and gen
eral mortgage As were sold
Later 1t was decided to retire the con-
vertible notes. which were paying such
a high rate OF interest, and this was &C
complished by an additional sale OF 4
per cent bonds The Sl500lG0O OF de-
benture notes remain 10 be taken care OF.
and the early maturity OF these obliga-
tons within two and one-half months
makes pertinent tho question OF their
disposition.
OF the development and general mort
gage bonds which the Southern sold TO
take up its notes last year there is au-
thOrized a total issue of 5000. 900 00O. OF
these S62092000 are outstanding. To care
for the remaining $4,000 600 OF notes the
company would have TO sell $iS,7JoO00 OF
the bonds even II 1t received for them
the current market price. or 81. The
amount would add $4,000 20 the com
pany's fixed charges. or exactly the
amount called for now by the annual in
terest on the short-timo notes.
Trading on the local stock exchange
Yesterday was somewhat restricted I'm
volume the feature helng warrants OF the
Capital Traction stock. The price yes
terday was Is IA 70 bis on sales OF
about $1,000 The prices Of other stock
were not much changed. either in the
bidding or the sales.
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NEW YORK STOCK MARKET.

Quotations furnished By W. r. Hbbs & Co,
members New York Stock Exchange. Hibbs Build
ing. Is Fifteenth street northwest
CALL MONEY-SALES BY HOURSi
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BALTIMORE STOCK MARKET.

Baltimore. Nov. l2-Follouing are the sales and
quotations the most active securities listed on
The Baltimore Stock Exchange:
SALES