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The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-06-19
Heart To Heart Talks
By EDWIN A. NYE

fiction of a drunken husband, who finally left her the heritage of bitter memories and two small children. To support herself and little family she took charge of building. That was twenty years ago. She is still jani- tress of the place. l Out of her earnings she gave to her children what she was denied-a com mon school education And, besides, she threw up a dike against a possible flood of dsaster-a neat savings bank account
 | The flood came. l Inheriting disease from the father,
 the children died. one after the other. shortly after they had reached their majority. l The illness, the expense of the fun erals and the two headstones side by side in the cemetery took the woman's entire savings.
 | She went back to work the next day after each of the funerals, her face a shade graver, but with a sa1 smile on her features for those who knew her. l And now she has thrown up one more barrier against misfortune in another little bank account. And always she is welcome everywhere because Of the sunshine in her face. Never in twenty years has she whined or whimpered or obtruded her troubles.
 Asked one day the secret of her brave fight, she replied:
 "It never changes a thing to com plain, and people do not like it.' A commonplace tale? It is not. It is a story of unusual bravery and of a woman who, though uneducated, is in the possession of an unusual philosophy. Read it again:
 Tt never changes a thing to com plain, and people do not like it."
 About the most useless habit one may acquire is that of complaining of ones difficulties. The condition is mere
 y made worse by self-centered whin- ing and moping.
 > And certainly people do not like it. They have troubles of their own.
 He who is forever finding fault with his situation In life becomes an intol- 'erable bore. If he can help himself he should do so; if he cannot help him self he should grin and bear it-and keep still
 The world Is quick to respond to the plea of real distress, but it has no pa tienee with quitter and chronic grumbler.
 Let the winner scrub floors like this lltle Woman-and smile.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-06-19
A Picture

As a rue we should prefer to hang up only beautiful pictures for the public gaze.
 But even the hideous picture-if it Is true-may have its uses Here is one: A wealthy citizen of New York was suing another wealthy citizen for allen ating the affections of the formers wife. The wife was put on the witness stand.
 This is part of her testimony Describing some of the lively times with gentlemen" friends. she told of one luncheon at a cafe: T took the silver two knives and forks and two spoons. hid them under my cloak Continuing she said. "One of the men tired to take the brass lamp. but 1t was fastened" whereat the woman smiled
 and said, 'I always took things for
 souvenirs wherever we ate." She also
 remarked significantly:
 I've all had more than the usual amount of champagne"
 Doubtless.
 Questioned concerning her life with her husband the woman testified:
 My husband made me drink. He always got drunk at dinner We used
 to make him comfortable on two chairs.
 He was cruel to me and called me a she devil"
 "He associated with low woman.
 used to joke him about her and his taste" Asked concerning her divorce proceed irgs, she admitted she had gone to Da- kota, where she and gentleman" ac, uuaintance lived at hotel as brother and sister. This is not a page from Balzac. It is the printed testimony in court
 of record in New York. You don't like It? Well, it is rather "impressionistfc." as ore might say. But it is true. And it if typical. Tn an adjoining column of the same newspaper is another revelation of
 Thigh life" almost as nruscaus. This Hogarthian but realistic picture of vice in velvet is fit COT lpanion piece to the crude wickedness of the slums. To fitly characterize the picture in words is impossible All that may be done is to hang 1t up for contemporary study. | How shall we label 1t? | Suppose we put under 1t the familiar words:
 III fares the land. to hastening ills a prey,
 Where wealth accumulates and men (and l women) decay. A Brave Woman This Is a story of woman's steady courage.
 She is] 3anitress. d For s4Fera1 years shs suffered tho in-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-06-19
Edward Paxson Weston

What would you think of a man who should deliberately start out at the ase
 of 72 wears to walk across this continent
 in 90 days?
 | Crazy? l No, certainly not, Tor ne aceoinpisheo
 the task in IS days. | And this same courageous veteran had already walked across North America in the other direction in about 100 days. | The first trip was made through storms | and bad weather and much d1Hiculty.
 The old gentleman was not satished with l the record. so he turned around at Los Angeles and started back to New York
 city. ,,.
 How many men in the prime of life
 would be able to go 45 miles a day TOT
 even a week?
 But Edward Payson Weston, who per formed the great feat, being interviewed, says: | "uad I been 45 instead of 72 I would
 bave walked the $500 miles from Los An
 geles to New York in 60 days instead Of
 7S days"
 There is little doubt of it. The intrepid pedestrian has been break ling all walking records for 70 years ana says the one lesson he wants 10 impress upon his generation and upon the Amer ican people is that walking is the most
 beneficial of all exercises. In his hike from sea to sea Weston stopped at several places to lecture. And the essence of every lecture was upon the importance of correct living.
 That Is the important thing No man can hope to live to the age
 of 72 much less do great walking stunts. who dissipates his vitality by incorrect
 habits of life.
 Late hours. the use of stimulants de- Initiating indulgences-these take men of before they reach the Scriptural limit of | three score and ten. More than that | Correct living includes much besides abstinence from liquors. Many a man Is violently incorporate in his eating or he may be incorporate in his indulgence of anger or of envy or of worry. Shakes peare said care killed a cat. He meant worry, anxiety.
 Weston stands for moderation. This grand old fellow governs not mere- | ly his physical appetites. He keeps mind free from corroding fears and carp. ing hatreds. He envies no mans estate. His heart is free from guile. | Let us learn the lesson. | Let us put away not only the grossef | appetites of the body, but also the de. grading habits, the useless indulgences, the evil thoughts and feelings that short | en our lives.
 | Then can we stand like this fine old gentleman-clean and decent sons of God
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-04-29
The World of Finance and Trade.
Washington; New York; London.
LOCAL FINANCIAL NEWS.

While no change was made in the fig
ures for gas stock at today's meeting OF
the Stock Exchange, the little trading
that was done was on a higher level than
has been the case for some time.
A sale of twenty five shares was made
at II during the call. and at the close
another similar lot sold for half a point
more. The asking price was ~.
The transactions for the day did not
take up much space on the record, and
the dullness Of the general market. with
out its constant downward tendency. was
reflected In the local market.
1t Is the opinion of some observers that
the recent change in the rules of the
New York stock market. intended to
check mere juggling with the prices. hai
some influence In lessening the volume
OF trading done at that center.
In all such matters legitimate business
is checked somewhat in the attempt made
to lessen the opportunities for illeglti-
mate business, but 1t Is argued that by
insisting upon proper restrictions in the
long run the advantages outweigh the
disa 1vantages.
There is no question that the recent
rule of the local exchange, that seif-tO-
self trades are not to be recorded, will
interfere with the brokers doing business
who have orders both ways. At the
same time the rule will tend. 1t Is hoped.
to decrease the abuse of such transac
tons.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-04-29
WHERE TO SIGHT COMET.
Prof. Hall Describes Location Of
Visitor in Morning Heavens.

Many Washingtonians arise before the
peep O. dawn" these mornings to get a
view OF Halley's comet. Many express
disappointment at not being able to locate
the celestial visitor.
One OF these, in q communication to
The Star, tells Of his experience at $3.50
o'clock yesterday morning while on the
comet quest.
1.-The sky was slightly overcast" he
saws II could see the Great Dfpper and
the North Star rather dimly on my left.
with Venus in front not very bright.
The moon was on my right. high up. 1
searched the east and northeast for more
than an hour with large field glass.
but saw no comet.
please give in The Star the position
of the comet In relation to Venus"
The communication Is signed by Albert
p. Eastman, East Falls Church. Va.
When the attention OF Prof. Hall OF the
Naval Observatory was called to the mat
ter today, he said the comet this morn
ing was liz degrees north OF Venus, q
trifie east, 10 minutes of time. The comet
rose this morning at 1905 o'clock, stand
ard time, II degrees north Of due east.
The sun rose at 5:14 am. standard time,
10 degrees north OF due east.
Prof. Hall also said Venus 10 much
south of the sun. The comet could not
be seen with the eye this morning be-
cause of the haze. The observers at the
naval observatory have not had q good
view of the comet since April 20, the
morning on which ii could be seen with
the naked eye.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-04-29
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.
NEW YORK.

NEW YORK, April 29.-Flour-Dull and
barely steady: receipts, 2O.S75 barrels.
Wheat was lower at the opening on the
cables and estimates of large world s
shipments. but the decline was checked
by shorts covering on continued dry
weather in the southwest. May. Lib;
July. LOS 11-18a109; September, 1.O6A a
1.O6A. Receipts. 104. 400 bushels.
Corn-Receipts, 4,62S bushels.
Beef-Firm.
Pork-Steady: short clears, 25.0Oa275O.
Lard-Barely steady: middle west. II Goa
1910.
Raw sugar-Steady: Muscovado 80 test,
$50: centrifugal 90 test. 4.3O; molasses su-
gar. 50 test. S.55. Refined steady, crushed,
$50; granulated, 5.15: powdered. 5.25.
Petroleum-Steady: refined barrels, 7.75.
Coffee-Spot quiet; No. I Rio. So; No. 4
Santos. 91z
Enthusiastically: New Orleans open
kettle. 32a42.
Butter steady, unchanged: receipts.
6,1O4 boxes; cheese steady, unchanged;
receipts, 1,843 boxes.
Eggs steady; receipts, 23.497 cases.
State, Pennsylvania and nearby hennery,
brown. 23a23h: fresh gathered regular
packed, extra first. 22a22A.
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LIVERPOOL.
BALTIMORE.
Snecial DisDatch to

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, Md. April 2s.-Wheat
Quiet; spot contract, 1.06h; spot No.
1.O7 asked; July, 1.04 asked. Receipts,
1929 bushels.
Corn-Easier; spot contract. 60% a
COZ; April. 60asa6Oh; May, 6Oza6Oss: July.
1850 bushels; exports. 1OG.S57 bushels.
Oats-Dull: No. white, 4sha4SM:
No. 8, white, 47a4S; No. 2 mixed, Ala
AN. Receipts, 1855 bushels.
Rye-Quiet: No. western domestic,
S3aS6.
Hay-Quiet, unchanged.
Grain freights dull; unchanged.
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CALL MONEY.
LONDON MARKET.

LONDON, April 29.-American securi-
ties opened steady, with values ranging
rom unchanged TO u nIgner. Covering
orders helped the market during the
1rst hour. Canadian PaciIic leading the
advance. AT noon the tone was steady
and prices were from a to lis above
yesterdays New York closing.
Covering and New York buying caused
a further slight Improvement in the
afternoon. but supporting orders were
lacking. and after a fractional shading
the market closed fairly steady. Cop
per shares were easy
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-04-29

OFFICE OF THE LANSTON MONOTYPE MA
chine Company 1921 Callowhin street. Phila-
delphia. April Is. 19l0.-The annual meeting
OF the stockholders OF the Lanston Monotype
Machine Company will be held at the Hotel
Fieischmann, Alexandra, Va. at IL O'Clock
noon. on Thursday. the 9Th day OF May. 1910.
for the purpose Of electing board OF directors
the action of the board OF directors Of the
company in authorizing the sale Of 81. 100000
to the stockholders Of the company In the
proportion Of their holdings at the time, In
the manner and for the price set forth In .
the further purpose Of transacting such other
business an may properly come before 1t.
Transfer books will be closed April Is at
IL o'c.ock noon. and will be reopened on May
10 at 10 o'clock an. By order Of the board
of directors. W. ARTHUR SELLMAN. Score
tary ap1Stn.ay5inc
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-04-29
CHICAGO.

Except one big purchase Of $50, 900 bushels
OF September wheat at 1914, there was a
noticeable lack of demand at times to-
day. Some Of the larger local traders
took occasion to hammer the market in
consequence and were aided by bearish
foreign advices Apprehension as to pos
sible further crop damage in Kansas be-
cause of dry hot weather helped produce
a recovery. The market opened v lower
to " higher. with September at 99A to
99ss. as against 99Aa9e7s last night The
price Of that option touched 90ss and
reacted to 99A.
Considerable selling of corn resulted
from talk regarding the large stock. al
though receipts were light. September
opened at 82A to 62ss, as against 6211a62T
last night. and hung around 62A.
Scattered commission buying held oats
relatively steady. September opened AaN
lower at 3S to 881s. The price rallied to
3SA.
Because the hog run was light there
was a good class Of buying on dips in
the price of provisions. AS q result Sep
TENDER pork went to 21.45. September
lard to 1900. and September ribs to II. 80
a gain OF to 15c after an easy opening.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-04-29

PARIS. April 29.-Closing: Three per
cent rentes, 80 francs III centimes for
the account: exchange on London, %
francs % centimes for checks.
BERLIN, April 29.-Exchange on Lon
don.. 20 marks 80 pfennigs for checks
Money. per cent. Private discount
rate, 3ls per cent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-04-29
Washington Stock Exchange.

Sales.-Regular call, IL O'Clock noon-Washing
ton Rwy. and Elec. Is, 81 900 at S47s.
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone IS, 81 ,OO'
at 104N.
Washington Gas, % at Il.
National City Bank, 10 at 10.
After csll-National City Bank, 10 at no.
Washington Cas- % at 71h.
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oc15-d. eSu-30

July, q 31kd: October. Is SID. Corn
Spot new American mixed northern. 5s
3hd old American mixed, Be sgd; fu-
lures quiet; July. 81 i'd.
Flour-Winter patents easy, sos Cd.
Hops In London (Paoinc coast) steady,
G4a&6 b.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-04-29
The Society Whirl.

Dear. can you help me to receive next
Thursdayf''
Sorry. love: but I'm on picket duty
with the shirt waist strikers"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-04-29

Bar silver steady. "a 13-1ed per ounce
Money. 3lsa4 per cent.
The rate OF discount In the open market for
short bills is 3Fe per cent.
The rate Of discount In the open market for
three-month bills Is 3s.a3 1919 per cent
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-04-29
COTTON MARKETS.
NEW YORK.

NEW YORK, April 29.-Cotton futures
opened firm. May, AGO. July, 14.53;
August, 1890: October, 12.70; december
1858; January 12.4S-1250.
vance of Hale points on May and July
and of 3a6 points on later positions in
response to higher cables. The near
months were Influenced by covering as
there was nothing to indicate that the
notices estimated at about 175,CO0 bales.
were causing any liquidation. and after
selling at AGO on the call. May con-
tracts advanced to 1880 or 30 points
above the closing figures Of last night
without, however. any great activity or
particular excitement.
Later estimates placed the notices at
100000 bales. and after the quick early
bulge to 1880 for May the market re-
acted somewhat under scattering ltQut-
dation, probably brought about by the
circulation of notices through the
street. There was. however. no real
weakness, and during the middle or the
day the market ruled quiet but steady
the old crop and Of some or points
on the new. The near month situation
appeared to be monopoliZing atten-
ton with the action OF the market
suggesting that the bull leaders were
prepared to receive all the cotton ten
dered. while rumors were circulated
that they might call for additional sup
plies during July.
Spot quiet; midd1ing uplands. 1900;
middling gulf. 1925.
Estimated receipts at the ports to-
day, 10000 bales. against 14.115 last
week and 10000 last year. For the
week $4,000 bales. against $3.50 last
week and 1925 last year. Today's
receipts at New Orleans. 1864 bales.
against 1901 last year. and at Hous-
ton. s44 bales, against 1885 last year.
LIVERPOOL.
LIVERPOOL. April 29.-Closing: Cot
ton-Spot In limited demand: prices 2
points higher; American middling fair.
s.3s; good middling. sos; middling. 1874:
low middling, 7.S4; good ordinary, 7.5S:
ordinary. 1888 The sales of the day
were 1900 bales, of which 500 were for
speculation and export, and included 81
500 American. Receipts. 1900 bales; no
American. Futures opened steady and
closed quiet and steady. April. III:
April-May. 769; May-June. Loan: June
July. 7.6lh; July-August. 7.55h: August
Septem. IT, a2sha: September October.
6.92; October-November. 6.74; November
December. 666 b: December-January.
6.64: January-February, 663: February
March, 6.81h: March-April. 6.60M.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-04-29
SPECTATORS to Be Pushed.

Eugene N. Scales, who, with James A.
Patten, William P. Brown and Frank B.
Hayne, is leading the bull movement.
was seated in his brokers' Office this
morning watching the ticker as calmly as
though it was an ordinary days work
instead of the biggest transaction on
record.
I'VE will take every bale of cotton Of
fered for delivery he said, land every
bale of it will go to the spinners. The
SPECTATORS will get none. We will show
the spinners that we are their friends.
But we will have no mercy on the
bears. The men who sell something they
have not got are the ones who do the
harm. If they haven't got the cotton
to fill their contracts they'll have to pay
a good, stiff price to settle with us.
THE spfnners will get the cotton at a
reasonable price. Something more than
10000 bales will be shipped south as
soon as we get the cotton, and Europe
will have a large amount"
Mr. Patten again said today that there
was no corner in May cotton
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-04-29
LIVERPOOL.

Spot dull: No red western winter,
no stock; futures steady; May, 70 SD;
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A Practical Success.
From the St. Louis Star.

us his airahip q success?'
"WelI. IT'S practical, at any rate. He
uses the motor to run . wood.sawtng
machine"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-04-29
Treasury Statement.

The condition of the Treasury at the beginning
II business today was as follows:
TRUST FUNDS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-04-22
COAL LANDS WITHDRAWN.
Secretary Ballinger Removes Is,
50O.O 900 Acres From Entry.

Secretary Ballinger has withdrawn from
entry approximately 13.50O,O0O acres Of
land in the west This immense tract is
located in southeastern Montana. and is
believed to contain valuable deposits Of
coal 1t has been withdrawn pending an
examination and classification as to the
coal values.
The withdrawal is made on the recon-
mendation Of the director of the geologi-
cal survey. This is the largest single
withdrawal Of coal lands, covering terri
tory not previously withdrawn. which
has been made since Secretary Hitchcock
made the original coal withdrawal in
1905. The area withdrawn is twice that
Of the known coal fields of Alaska. The
lands involved are in Valley. Dawson.
Rosebud and Custer counties, and in
clude the greater part of Montana east
of the 10Th meridian and from the
Wyoming line to the international boun-
dairy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-04-22
REUNION AT GETTYSBURG
IDEA MEETS WITH FAVOR OF
VETERANS OF BOTH ARMIES.
Forty-Eighth Anniversary of Battle
Proposed as Date of
Gathering.

The proposed reunion Of the blue and
the gray on the Gettysburg battlefield at
an early date. which is fathered by Lieut..
Col. j. A Watrous United States Army,
retired, is meeting with favor among the
Union and Confederate veterans Of the
District. It is suggested that the re-
union Of the former soldiers of Meade
and Lee meet on the sanguinary field
July /. 2 and 3. 1911. the forthy- eighth
anniversary of the battle and the f1ftieth
anniversary of the beginning of the civil
war.
The aim should not be for the blue
and gray reunion, a reunion of the Grand
Army of the Republic and the United
Confederate Veterans, or q general re-
union of soldiers says Col. Watrous.
"It should consist of Union and Confed-
days battle of Gettysburg-July 1. , and
3, 1863. l cannot imagine q soldier re-
union that would equal such a one in his
torical value. Interest and pleasure. Can
your
It was stated today that the matter will
be taken up for consideration by the
posts of the G. A. r. here and the or
CARNATIONS of Confederate veterans.
Daniel X. O'Rourke. who was a MEM
Der of Pickett's famous Confederate d.
vision when it made its immortal charge
at Gettysburg. says he is in favor of hav-
ing the men of the several commands as
semble again at the important points they
held in the battle.
LAS for myself" he added. II would
like to have some of the old boys of my
division go with me over the ground
where we charged in the face of hell
of shot and shell. and of which the poet
says. Only death stopped the men In
gray when Pickett charged at Gettys-
burg"
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20 through dry goods stores and listen to

20 through dry goods stores and listen to
two concerts a day given by excellent
musicians. and in the same establish
ments view special exhibitions of costly
wares. incidentally in the same places. In
the food departments, he may by the ex-
ercise of a little ingenuity sample enough
eatables to permit him to do away with
the customary three meals of the day.
II he has a leaning toward art and OBJ
jects Of vertu he may enter any one OF
dozen places where paintings, porce-
lains, old silver and kindred articles are
sold and inspect them at his leisure II
he has q leaning toward rare books, fine
bindings and the autographs of famous
people re may visit several large auction
rooms given over to the sale of those
things and examine them at his own
sweet will.
If he Is interested In bowling or bill.
lizards he may go into number OF large
halls and In a roomy chair witness games
at either sport INDUCED In by experts
And finally. il he is OF rowing DISPOSE
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-04-22
KILLING TINE.
Free Fare of Various Kinds for the
Lounrer About New York.
Erom fhe New York sun.

Frooa the New York Sun
To the Younger in the metropolis IN OF
an, Of a Job the opportunities anordeo
,or free entertainment of the beaten path
are many and various.
He need not depend upon the AQUARIUM
the Botanical Garden, the Zoo. the mu-
seunos of art and natural history. the
uub,,c libraries or the shop windows on
the we'll known thoroughfares alone for
amraement and instruction. And what
ever his tastes or his inclinatfons may be,
IL, will fund something to satisfy them.
The OIL, conditions are that he be de-
Gently dressed and well behaved. He may