The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-08-29

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coming in from the farms but most of the
long, dark green melons now on sale
come from Indianapolis and other mid
| die west markets.
Sport with Loggerhead Turtle
Il had a very lively experience with
very large turtle at East Lake on Sat-
urday," said Percy Clark.
II was using a moderate sized bass
hook baited with a live mnnow. 1t
was about $50 a. m, and after leaving
my hook for a few moments l returned
to find my cork under water. 1 could
see 1t, and as the water was only about
three feet deep at the upper platform, I
pulled away, thinking small trout had
taken refuge under the moss after strik-
ing, as they sometimes do. Well, l
pulled pretty hard and 1 began to think
there was small wagon load of moss
coming up. Presently a large, vicious
| looking, black, hawk billed head came to
view, and then two large black fippers,
as large as my hands, were tanning the
air and feeling for my line / pulled the
monster up high enough in the water to
clear him of moss. He was too large
to lift out of the water directly onto
the platform. 1 played him around with
his mouth wide open and the hook firmly
stuck in what might be called his palate.
He swept down the line with his fiippers
and it passed safely between the great
claws. / worked him around to a land
ing in this way, with a taut line. When
he touched the rocks at the bank and
was clear of the water, he snapped my
line and clumsily slipped, half waddling,
into the water carrying hook and sinker.
tried to check him with the butt of my
fishing pole, but away he went He
would certainly weigh 10 pounds.
"A few weeks ago l aided a friend to
handle a turtle at the same place that
weighed at least ten pounds. All the time
was working with the old loggerhead
was figuring soup sufficient to sup
ply all the patrons of the largest cafe"
| The Business Situation
Henry Clews, in his Saturday review,
says in part:
aside from politics. the situation is
somewhat conflicting. The process of re-
adjustment in industrial and commercial
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though not by any means completed, the
general situation can be accepted as
safer and sounder in consequence of the
rectification already accomplished 1t Is
hardly to be expected that the derange-
ments following so many years of unin-
| terrupted prosperity can be satisfactorily
adjusted in the short space of seven
months. Nevertheless, the country is
making excellent progress, not only in
recovering it's equilibrium, but in actual
recuperation. Fortunately our crop out
look is better than a month ago. Corn
has been making steady progress dur
ing the past week, and the outlook for
a 5000, 900 900 bushel crop is fairly reason
able, if damage by frost be escaped. Cot
ton is also doing we'll and should, If free
| from frost turn out larger than at one
time anticipated. 1t will be remembered
that wheat has already disappointed the
pessimistic predictions of July. There is,
| therefore, now little or no danger of
crop failures, and the country is almost
certain of securing fairly satisfactory
harvest Although prices are frequently
lower than year ago, they will yield
good profits to the farmers. This prob
ably explains the continued optimistic
reports which come from the west, that
section having steadily refused to seri-
ously sympathize with the pessimism
which has spread all through the east.
The further west one goes the more op-
timistic is the temper.
ION the stock exchange a somewhat
unsettled undertone prevails. Speculative
conditions seem somewhat conflicting.
The railroad problem is still confusing
and complicated by diminished net earn
ngs, but a large traffic is fully antici-
pated this fall. In some circles there is
still a disposition to await the supreme
court decisions on oil and tobacco, ETC.;
yet it should be borne in mind that re-
cent changes in the supreme court as
sure the permanence of a conservative
and judicial spirit IN that august body
The question as to whether the railroads
may or may not advance rates has for
tunately been postponed until after the
elections, when the commissioners will
be able to handle the problem free from
the suspicion of playing politics. Very
soon numerous operators will have re-
turned from their vacations refreshed
and 1nVlgorated Dy rest ana cndnse OF
scene. Naturally they will appear in a
strengthened and more optimistic state
Of mind, the effect of which will I'M
doubtedly be felt in the stock market.
There has already been sharp recovery
from the low point Of July, which, as
usual, induced a certain amount of prof
it-taking but prices Of the better class
investment stocks are already upon a
comparatively low basis. Indications point
; to an irregular market for the next few
} weeks, with politics, crops and money as
the chief Influences"
The Park Concerts
THE band concerts in Capitol park
have proved even more popular than ]
predicted they would" said citizen