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The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-25
Weekly Banlx statement

New York. December 24-The statement of clearing house banks for the week shows that the banks hold $10,067, ,930 more than the requirements of the 25 per cent reserve rule. . M A
 This Is an increase of $3,16S $50 in the with fast week.
 The Financier will say:
 A gain of $2,918,100 in cash holdings shown by the statement of actual condi- tions of the clearing house banks for the week ending December "A enabled these institutions to overcome the increased re- serve necessitatd by the expansion of s9,
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From Near the Hub!
From Everybody's 8.


 From some examination papers in . NJ assachusetts-we repeat. Massachusetts town:
 "Capillarity is when milk rises up around the edge of the bottle and shows good measure"
 "The settlers gave Thanksgiving dine ner to the Indians for their Kindness and to the Lord for fair weather. They kept up their festivities for three days. eating all the time A party of sixty Indian warriors came. rolling their warhoops down the hill"
 Henry VIII, by his own efforts, in- creased the population of England forty thousand"
 "Esau wrote fables and sold them for potash
 "The Lupercal was the wolf who sucked Romeo and Juliet at Rome"
 .Lincoln has a high forehead which is a sign of some brains."
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He Didn't Hnye It
From the Chicago cord-Herald.

From the Chicago Record-Herald
 Miss Merrill, a teacher in a grade school had trouble with Johnnie last week Johnnie had trouble doing his work, end the authorities finally discov- cred that his sight was defective. Miss Merrill told Johnnie and sent him home with note to his mother He gazed at the note in horror. then at the teacher. and burst into tears. The note read.
 Johnnie has astigmatism; do not let him return to school until he has been attended to-"
 Mrs. Merrill understood his grief bet ter when she received a note from his mother. She read: T don't know what he done, but licked him for it. I can't find it on him, and he says he ain't got 1t, now you better lick him and see if you can find 1t v
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-25
Treasury Statement

Washington, December 24-At the be- ginning of business today the condition of the United States treasury was:
 Working balance in treasury offices S33. .013,7S0 in banks and Philippine treas ury, s33,056,315. Total balance in general fmid was $S4, ,69S Ordinary receipts yesterday were sl,s61,345, with disburse- monts of $1,s16.34S
 The deficit to date this fiscal year ia 79S as against $27, 7,611 ,66S at this time last year.
 These figures exclude Panama canal and public debt transactions.
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i47 2o0 in deposits and add the sum of s556275 to the surplus, bringing that item up to $9,S95, 725.
 The gain in cash reported in actual con- ditions was not as large as had been an ticipated, although the statement of aver ages issued Saturday showed an increase of S. .0O0000 in this item which was just about the amount looked for as a result of the operations of the week. The in crease in loans, according to the state ment of actual conditions was S6246,SOO, and in the average statement only s2,on'- eco. The statements for the next follow ing week or two will be complicated by reason of January dividend and interest disbursements etc, and may show rather wide variances.
 The outlook taking into consideration the fact that money from the interior is already flowing this way, foreshadows period of easy money rates. The sum mary of outside institutions not reporting to the New York clearing house revealed only unlmportant changes for the week.
 Live Stock Market
 Chicago, December 24.-Cattle-Re- ceipts estimated at 300; market steady. Reeves Si5007.25, Texas steers $4.15@ 525. western steers $40 5.s0. stockers ana feeders $3.40@5.75, cows and heif- CTS $2.40@6.15, calves s7.15 @9.35.
 Hogs-Receipts estimated at 12,OO0. Market slow. Light $7.50@79o, mixed s755@7.90, heavy s750@790, rough $75o@765. good to choice heavy s7.65 Gn790. pigs $710@7S5, bulk of sales s7.70@7S5.
 Sheep-Receipts estimated at 1500. Market steady Native s2.40@ 415, west ern $2.75Q4.10, yearlings s450 O 5.60, native lambs $4.25Q6.25, western $4.75 @C.25.
 St. Louis. December 24.-Cattle-Re- ceipts 400 including 200 Texans. Native shipping and export stoors $6.50@7.25, dressed beef and butchers steers s6.25 Q stockers s3.75@ 5.25, cows and heif- CTS $3.75 O 6.50, canners $2.75@6.50, cales $5.25@9, Texas and Indian steers S4.50 @6.50, cows and heifers $S@4.50.
 TIogs-Receipts 2500 Market steady to sc lower. Pigs and lights s7.504 7.90, packers s7.S0@7.95. butchers and heavy $750@7.90.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-25
Whom the Fun Begins

From the Pittsburg Post. Hs First Chaperon-I dearly love to bring young people together and make efgage- nlents. Second Chaperon-Same here.
 First Chaperon--It's so exciting when 1t comes to putting in and breaking them later.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-25
For Sale-A bargain. entire

For Sale-A bargain, entire furnishing for first st-class, well located boarding house, close in; will transfer lease to April 1. Owner must leave town on account failing health. Apply 520 Nopth 18th street.
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BIeafn Corrected by Southern Beef ana Pro
 vision Company Lard, 11Bc; compound, 95sc. Rib bellies, 12c. D. s. short ribs, 11c. D. s. fat backs, He. Smoked clea- bellies, 1S16c: fancy 1sike Hams, smoked, 15hc; California, 115kc. Bacon. fancy. 25c; medium, 23c. Pork Joins, 14c; spare ribs, 121sc. 5 Ham butts, 131hc; Boston butts. 14c.
 Flour und FeedstuRs
 Corrected by Tennessee Mill Col Nellie King flour. per barrel. $5.2. Bolted meal, per 96-lb. sack, S1.30 No. 2 corn, per bushel, 6s.. Pure wheat shorts, $3i. Pure wheat bran, s21. 1o0-lb. c. S. hulls, per ton, $13 Prime c. s. meal, per ton. S29. c. s. feed meal. per ton. s26 No. l timothy hay per ton, S22. Mixed alfalfa and Johnson grass sla Corn chops, per 100-lb. sack, $1.3O. Flour in wood. 15c higher. White oats. 47c. Choice pea-green alfalfa s25.
 Fruits ana Produce
 (Corrected by Douglas BrosJ Apples-Fancy red, $5 to $6 Oranges, California. $475; Florada, .. .r Q2.50.
 Pineapples, s3.50. Lemons-Fancy, S4.50. Limes-Imported. per 100. 75c9&1 irish Potatoes-New stock, per busha, 756lSOc.
 Cabbase-Danish cabbage, 1hc. Onions-Red Globe. 21ac lb. Navy Beans-Choice Michigan, per bu- $3.25.
 Lima Beans-Per lb. 6xc. Peas Virginia black-eye, per bu., a. sA Spanish onions, per crate. u.N Celery-Fancy, per crate, A.75. Cocanuts, 5.50Q6 per 100. Sweet Potatoes-Per barrel, s22582. .50 Pears-Bartlett. per crate. s3. SO: cook. Ing, per bbl, s2.5o; sugar, per bbl., q. 50; per keg, $2.S5. Grapes-Malaga. keg, Ss. Canada turnips. per h.. 1hc Grape fruit. Florida, per box. $50 Tangerines-Per box. s4.n9.
 Poultry and Rggs
 fCorrected by Garrett C, IIfna, 4ens-Medium. 40050c: live. per In 14Gd5c.
 Large flyers, 35140e. 15c per lb: mef,,ur, fryers, 25Q30c. 171sc per lb; small. 15SDooo Ter ID.
 Ducks, 4o@45c; guineas. BOG; rooster, BOG; geese. 45Geoc; live turkeys. ps, h.. 19q2lc
 Eggs-Fresh candled. c6c.
 Live Stock Steers. good to choice fat. $500 to 1an lbs. 4AQ5c. Steers. medium to good. $50 to 200 ibs. 3AG41Ac. 31zQD4Ac.
 Steers. medium to good. $50 to $50 In, 234Q3Ac.
 Oxen, good to choice. 304c. Oxen medium to good, 21h@3c. Cows and heifers. good to choice soa to 1000 lbs, 3s4041ac. Cows and heifers. medium to rood 3@31ac.
 Cows and heifers. good to choica soa to 800 lbs, 3A94Ao. Cows and heifers. medium to good, 30, to 500 lbs, 2%031hc. Yearlings, good to choice, 2N0Nkc. Yearlings. medium to good, 2M02&c. Bulls. good to choice. sO0 to 12OO lbs, 21sq3Ac.
 Bulls, medium to good, 800 to 12oo lbs. 2A@2Nc.
 Bulls. medium to good. 800 to 12oo lbs. 2A@21c.
 Gamers, 11402hc. Hogs, choice (corn fed), 1S0 to 250 lbs, 7c.
 Hogs, choice (corn fed). 14O to 1so lbs, 6Ac.
 Pigs, 80 to 120 lb. wts., GIG. Pigs, GO to 80 lb. wts., 6hc. Pigs, 80 to 120 lb. vts., 7i4c. Pigs, 60 to 80 ID. wts., To. Fat cattle. demand good. Oxen, demand slow. =
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-25
LOCAL QUOTATIONS

Cotton Seed Products Corrected daily by Buckeye Cotton On
 Company oil, prime. 40q471kc per gallon: meal prime, 71a per cent ammonia. S27 per net ton; hulls, sacked, s11 hulls, loose, s9.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-25
The Huclkster

From the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
 Matthew DeL Rogers, the handwriting expert of Cleveland, recently convicted by his testimony alone 8 will forger.
 My own knowledge," said MT. Rog- CTS to a reporter, "shone out by contrast with the ignorance of the other side. The opposing lawyer. in his benighted cross examination of me, really made me think of the Cleveland huskster
 This huckster was giving evidence in a damage suit against an automobilist.
 The auto. he slated, confidently. was going over 100 miles an hour
 But that's nearly two miles a min ute,' said the judge.
 No, yer honor the huclsster contra dicted
 T Look here, my. man. said the judge, you know how many minutes there are in an hour, don't you?
 ''The hhckster hestated, then said frankly:
 Well. yer honor, I ain't had much ed- ucation-let's have your reckonin of 1t. ''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-25
Interior NIoxemcnf

Cincinnati: Net receipts. 1908; gross re-
 ceipts, 1908; shipments. 2534; sales, 400;
 stock, 16,637. Little Rock: Firm; middling, 15asc.
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Metal Market

New York. December 24.-The metal markets were dull and nominally un- changed, being practically a holiday in the absence of exchanges.
 Tin dull, S3S@38.25,
 Lake copper, S13@ @13.25; electrolytic, s12.75@1S; casting. $12.50@12.75.
 Lead, $4.45Q4.55.
 Spelter. $5.55@5.65.
 Iron unchanged --..o.rz .~ss...-.:
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EIgin Butter Market
DaiIy Cotton Moyement

Elgin, Ill.,. December 24.-Butte1 firm, BOG; output 603.700 pounds
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Dry Goods

New York, December 24-The cotton goods markets are steady and quiet. Linens rule firm with higher tendency. Burlaps are about points lower than a week ago. Yarns rule steady.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-25
Kansas City Grain

Kansas City, December A-wheat fu- lures: May, s47sc sellers July, S9Kc: Corn futures: May, 461f@4s4sc bid; July, 47Hc. Cash wheat: Unchanged; No. 2 hard, s107 87c; No. red, s5@961ko. Cash corn: ND%c lower; No. mixed 431ac: No. white. 421sc. Cash oats: 1kc lower; No white. 9l@32c; No. mixed, 3011G311kc.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-25

Cash quotations were as follows:
 Flour: Firm; winter patents, s4 2o6D4. 75
 straights, s3.75Q4.50; spring straights, s4. 4o@4. 70: bakers, 8 45q5 Rye: No. ?, S01sc.
 Barley: Feed or mixing, 6o17c; fair to choice mating. 7sQ83c. Flax Seed: No. southwestern, B 29:
 No. l northwestern. g.
 Timothy Seed: $10. Clover: sl5
 Mess Pork: Per barrel, s1s. 75020. Lard: Per 100 pounds. Sic. .s5 Short Ribs. Sides: Loose, s10. 25IlO. .75. Short Clear Sides: Boxed. $1O STIx0l11. Butter: Steady; creameries, 23Q2sc dairies. 21@25c. Eggs: Steady; receipts, 1021; at mark. cases included, 191kQ221sc; firsts, 29c; prime firsts, S1c. Cheese: Steady; dairies, 15@15Ac; twins. 14@14hc: young Americas. 15NQ151tc; long horns. 15@15Ac. Potatoes: Steady; choice to fancy, 4aa i5c; fair to good, 3S@42c. Poultry: Steady; live turkeys 17c. dressed turkeys 21c; live chickens 1ohc. dressed chickens 11G111kc; live springs, lie.
 Veal: Steady: 50 to 60-pound weights. S@10c; 60 to s5-pound weights, 110111sc SJ to 11o-pound weights, 12c
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St. Louis Grain

St. Louis, December 24.-wheat futures Lower; May. s7sc; July, s2x@e21Ac. Corn futures: Higher; May. 47AG47sc; July. 4sasc. Oats futures: Higher; December. 32lsc; May. 3%sc. Cash wheat steady track No. red, s6@s7c; No. hard, ss6 s0c Cash corn: Higher; track No 2, 4sc No. white 46c. Cash oats: Steady; trac,, No. ?, 32c: No. 2 white, 32c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-25

Southern Railway for Florida points. Through Sleepers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-25

There are about dozen so-caled part ners in the house of J. P. Morgan. Actually there are no partners in the gen oral sense of the term. Like the late Mar shall Field, MT. Morgan has long made a practice of taking on partners on a profit sharing basis. leaving himself free to sever connections with them at a days warning. The strength of the Morgan house is the strength of J. P. Morgan personally-no more. no less.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-07-15
Life Saving.

Washingtonians who possibly cannot af-
ford to send their own families away
during the heated term can at the same
time without straining their finances con-
tribute to the summer outings of the
poor women and children of this city. a
very small sum of money from each resi-
dent of the capital with a margin of in
come over expenditure would enable the
Associated Charities TO send into the
country for fortnight every mother anu
child who otherwise would be compelled
TO remain In the suffocating city through
out the summer. These women and chill
dren need the change more seriously
than the well-to-do. They are living In
circumstances which menace life. Ba-
bies are dying In the alleys and poorer
streets by the score. Last Monday alone
of thirty-hve deaths reported from the
whole District thirteen were of children
under two years Of age. and a majority
of these were reported from the habita
tions Of the poor. The short outings
which the Associated Charities committee
provides unquestionably saved many lives
that otherwise would be sacrificed to bad
air. poor food and heat. Every dollar
that is given to this cause is direct
personal investment in human life
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The Crippen and Charlton Cases.

Doubtless If DIR. Crippen Who is
wanted in London for the murder of
hls wife. is captured in this country he
Will he promptly returned to England
Tor trlal upon the presentation of a
requisition- The United States has no
ground or desire to deny to England
the full right of extradition in the
case of Americans who have committed
crimes in that country and have fed
hither from British justice. The Eng
lish government extradites withou,
demur or delay in similar cases in
here for crimes committed in this iuris-
dicton The government at London
indeed. has demonstrated its sood faith
in this connection by its action il the
cases of Green and Gaynor. American
fusitives from justice who for many
months found shelter in Canada. and
whose return to this country for trial
and ultimate punishment was forced
upon the Canadian government by the
London ministry.
Comparisons between the presumptiye
return to England of Crippen if cap
tured and the Charlton case are ineyt-
table. In each case an American is ac.
cused OF wife murder in a foreign land
In each case the American has fed Ia
his native country. The United States
is now considering a demand by Italy
for the extradition of Charlton, with a
strong likelihood of denial on the
ground that Italy refuses to return
Italian subjects who have fed from
american justice TO their land of birth
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No such condition exists between the
United States and England. hence the
failure of the parallel which otherwise
would be established between these
two crimes.
The refusal of the United States to
extradite Charlton could not be con-
sidered as a condonement of his Of
tense or a desire to shield him from
its consequences. Doubtless If full
reciprocity prevailed between Italy and
the United States regarding fugitive
criminals Charlton would be returned
promptly upon the presentation of a
demand, just as ii is to be assumed
that Cripper. if captured here. will be
shipped back to England as soon as the
formalities can be completed This
government could not possibly deny ex-
tradition in the case OF Crippen. and
assuredly would not do SO in the case
of Charlton were it not in the hope of
inducing Italy eventually to yield from
its obstinate position regarding italian
criminals who have fed from American
justice.
The Italian position regarding its
former subjects who have returned
under accusation OF crime committed
in other countries is based upon a pro-
vision of Italian law which. guarantees
to every subject OF the king trial in
his own land for crime. wherever COM
mitted. The present international prac-
tice, almost without exception. is to
accord to the countries in which crime
is committed the right of trial and
punishment, regardless of the national
ity of the offender. Italy is singular
in its isolation in this regard. 1t
would be in consonance with modern
methods to amend the national law in
this respect and accord to all govern
ments the full right of extradition.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-07-15
Two Crazy Yarns.

From the New York Tribune.
The silly season seems surely to be
here, with a vengeance. On no other
theory can we reasonably explain the
crazy efforts which are being made to
rig the stock market, to rouse interna-
tionAl ructionS or to make milk turn
sour. Item, the appalling negro revolu-
ton which few days ago was about to
convulse Cuba from core to circumfer-
ence and necessitate instant intervention
by America. Probably some curb marke,
speculator was short on Sill worth OF
Fiy-by-Night Consolidated, and thought
six colorcd men In buckram would help
him out. Item, also, this more circum-
stantial and potentially mischieveus pat
ter about German designs in Nicaragua.
with an offensive and defensive alliance
between William of Hohenzollern and
Madriz Of Managua for the conquest OF
the United States, and the poor old Mon
roe doctrine gone a-glimmering. Fear
some enough. surely, to be worth at least
two points minus in sweltering market
until the understanding authorities Of the
Wilhelmstrasse disposed of 1t with the
classic explanations: THE boy lied"
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Madriz and the United States.

simultaneously with The statement that
two new special ENJOYS have left Man
aqua for Washington to ask the United
States to recognize Madr1z as president
of Nicaragua comes a report from Con-
sui Olivares to the effect that William
Pittman, the American captured by the
MadriZ forces near Bluefelds while in
the service Of Estrada, has been grossly
maltreated in custody by the Madriz
government. When Pittman was taken
assurances we're given to this country
that he would be treated with considera-
ton and accorded a fair trial. Fears
were expressed here lest Pittman might
suffer the fate of Groce and Cannon, the
American adventures who were sum-
Hlarily executed by orders Of Zelaya
after their capture. Some time ago Pitt
man was removed from the bluff at
Bluefelds. where he was within range
Of communication with the American rep
resentatives. and taken into the interior.
Consul Olivares has found that he has
been nearly starved and it Is indeed q
wonder that he is alive today. The tale
Of his maltreatment is calculated to
intensity the feeling that Madriz is pur-
suing a course similar to that OF Ze-
laya and render unlikely of success the
mission of the two new special ENJOYS
who are now on their way to the capital.
Reports of anti-American feeling In
the western part Of Nicaragua continue
to be received. There Is every indication
that this sentiment is being fostered by
the government at Managua. MadriZ
appears to be playing a desperate game,
In which he may easily make a false
move certain to precipitate active Amer
lean Intervention in Nicaragua. BY
stimulating an anti-American feeling he
Is invoking forces which he may not
continue to control. BY diligeh- misrep-
reservations the people in the western
part Of Nicaragua have been led to be-
lieve that the United States contemplates
a seizure of territory and a complete
subversion of Nicaraguan independence.
In their benighted state 1t would be only
logical that these people should attempt
reprisals upon Americans and commit
outrages compelling this government to
take an active hand to end the turmoil
which besets Nicaragua.
Nothing has occurred since the dis
missal from this capital Of the Zelayan
representative to cause the United States
to look with favor upon the claims Of the
Madriz government for recognition. A
state Of instruction exists. with a large
part of the republic under the control
Of Estrada. There are, indeed two gov
ernments de facto in Nicaragua, one Of
which is apparently doing everything pos
sible to weaken American prestige 1t
is in the light of the general situation
that the German recognition of the
Madriz presidency impresses the United
States unfavorabiy as an act Of dis
courtesy for which there IL no excuse.
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the men to work Or to allow others to
take their PLACES, Or are operated oy
substitutes, the public is the heaviest
loser. The operation of the lines by COM
parativsly incompetent men leads to de-
lays and even to accidents with tragic
results. Compared with the burden borne
by the public In such a situation. the
losses Of operatives and stockholders are
Insignificant. and in view of this great
price which the country must pay for
every failure OF workers and their EN-
ployers TO agree on working terms the
United States should speedily progress
to the point where it can prevent sus-
pensions. lockouts. strikes and other
stoppages of the wheels Of industry.
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The St. Paul Conservation Meeting

Conservation will be the theme for dis
cussion at a meeting of national signiii-
canoe 10 be held in ST Paul early in Sep
TENDER. Many distinguished men will be
present, and some are scheduled for adj
dresses. The subject possesses wide In
terest, and appeals to men of both parties
and of all sections. Everybody wants the
courtry's natural resources conserved.
Some doubt has been thrown on the
fairness of the program prepared for this
meeting Objection is made that it
smacks OF an anti-administration purpose
that the aim seems TO have been TO ignore
those who hold with the President as to
conservation means and measures. and.
if possible, put him at fault before the
country.
1t is unfortunate that there should have
been cause for this doubt The President
has taken his position. and is entitled to
q nearing before any important assembly
weighing the matter. He has addressed
Congress, and cbtained from that body
legislation bearing on conservation Con-
gress has granted him what he asked,
and II. Is now applying the law. Pre-
Sumably ne is ready at all times to render
An account of what he has done. and also
to outline what he thinks remains to be
b. done He is not man of either evasions
Or deceptions.
Both sides of the question should be
developed. We are just starting, under
the law, .on practical lines. A great deal
has been written and spoken about our
natural resources, some of it signifying
nothing but enthusiasm. The subject
lends itself little to the flourishes of
enthusiasts and rhetoricians. But fine
words neither butter parsnips nor con-
serve natural resources. We must get
down to business and practical details in
order to carry out beneficial policy.
The public is often advised to take the
tariff out of politics. IT is now being
advised to keep currency reform out Of
politics. II is no easy matter TO take or
keep anything out Of politics in this
country. But if an exception to the rule
is possible it should be found here. And
maybe it can be. if protest is made at
once with sufficient emphasis against any
effort to hold the President up to censure
on a charge that he is either ignorant of
what the occasion demands, or is will
ingly playing the game of land grabbers
and syndicate robbers. His personal
credit is at the top. and his power for
good, in this as in all other matters re-
spectins the public welfare. is very much
greater than that of all Of his assailants
put together.