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The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-24

Let the Brand of Whisky on Your Sideboard Reflect Your Culture, Good Taste and Judgment in Other Matters
 The whisky served in your home, to your family and friends, should be of absolute purity and highest quality.
 JAMES E. PEPPER whisky for a century and third, has been the fa- vorite stimulant in homes of refinement and culture. JAMES E. PEPPER whisky has been chemically analysed and clinically tested by more than 10000 of America's leading physicians, and acknowledged as the best in every respect The judgment of these physicians is beyond dispute Their opinion can be safely followed
 Try but one botte-one drink, and you will know why JAMES E. PEPPER has, for 131 years enjoyed the enviabe reputation of being the worlds best whisky.
 Your dealer supply you. Take substitution Look for the famous red shield trademark facsimile sigma lure JAMES E. PEPPER.
 . Aged for full years and bottled under Government supervision See that the United Government stamp is the cork At all dealers. Served clubs cae hotels and high-cass bars
 Distilled at Lexington Ky, continuously THE JAMES E. PEPPER DISTILLING COMPANY ll Distributor
 l.. S. Meharg, Birmingham, Ala.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-24
I,upper Very III

London, Hecember s3.-The doctors in charge of Sir Charles Tupper, who is ly- ing seriously ill with bronchitis at his country home at Bexly Heath Kent still express anxiety as to his condition. He improved somewhat yesterday, but to- days report, however, says his condition is unchanged.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-24

mandates to yield to the inevitable. The reforms and establishments that are now going on are coming from the inside. There is more "self busting" among H. legal trade and manufacturing combina- tions than is generally understood. It is going on everywhere. "Combines' real ize that they are mighty unpopular and that they had better get in out of the wet while there is time for voluntary action. What the administration may fail to do in attempts to rigidly enforce the law is being done quietly and almost eagerly by the arrangements of the or ganizations. So long as the results aimed at are attained the grand cam paign of uplift may therefore be con sidered success.
 The market has ruled fairly active in spite of it being the week before the holidays. Prices have held up fairly well excepting Denver. Rio Grande and the Wabashes. There has even been some enthusiasm in certain quarters. The reaction that the wise ones talk about so much may be overdue, but it has not materialized.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-24
Flour and Foodstuffs
h"HI (Corrected by Tennessee Mill Col

oeil-raislng -four, S5.75. Nellie King tloui, per barrel, $5. Boltea meal, per 96' pound sacks, $1.65 No. corn, per bush- ell, kiln dried, S5c. Pure wheat shorts, S3i Pure wheat bran. $50. c. s. hulls, per ton, sl0. Prime c. s. meal. per ton, S29. C.s S. feed meal, per ton, $25. Mo- 1 timothy hay, per ton. BPS. Mixed alfalfa and Johnston grass, s2o. Corn chops, per l0O-lb. sacks, $1.65 White oats, 66c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-24
Fruits and Produce
lCorrected by Douglas Bros.)

tCorrecteu Dy DuugIas brUs.J
 Apples fancy northern, per bbl., $4G5. 50; bulk, $2.75@3. Oranges: California. per box, s5. Lemons: Fancy, per box, s5. Lines: Imported. $l. Pineapples: g "a @3 per crate. Grapes: Tolay, per crate, g. Concord, pony basket 14c; s-lb. basket, soc. Irish potatoes: Per bushel, $1.15 Sweet Potatoes: Dooley yams, per bush el, 750S0c. Rutabagas: Canadian. lb. 11Rc. Onions: Red Globe, per h., 2sic; Spanish, TOT crate, Sl.65 Celery Color. ado, per crate, s6; per dozen punches. BOG @$1.25: Oranges. Florida, $25o; Cranber- ries, per box, $2.75Q3; per bbl., $11.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-24
New York Produce

New York, December 23.-Butter barely steady; receipts, 1889; creamery specials, 40c; creamery held specials, 36c. Cheese firm; receipts All; state whole milk under grades, 131a6115c.
 Eggs-Unsettled receipts, 5925 fresh gathered extras .3S@39c; held fresh, poor to fair. 2lM27c; fresh gathered dirties Mo- 1, 23c; fresh gathered checks, prime, 20c i; refrigerator special mars, fancy storage charges paid, 25q26c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-24

have rather strengthened their position, the cash increase having amounted to over $2,500,000, while loans were re- duced and reserve on deposits is nearly 3,000,000 heavier than at the close of last week.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-24
THE MARKETS
EXCHANGES CLOSED

The New York cotton and stock exchanges together with the Chicago Board of Trade and the New Orleans cotton ex- change were closed yesterday as the day generally observed as Christmas eve, which was a hol- iday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-24
HUBBARD BROS. & GO.

Cotton Mcrchnnts, Hanover Square, N. ". Members New York Cotton Ex- change. New Orleans Cotton Exchange. NNew York Produce Exchange. Asso- ' kiate Members Liverpool Cotton Asso- Kiation. Orders solicited for the pur- vchase and sale of Cotton and Cotton Seed oil for future delivery Special ate tention and liberal terms given for con- sigyments of spot cotton for delivery. Correspondence invited.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-24
LOCAL QUOTATIONS
Local Cotton
Pig Iron
Meats
lcorrected hy Armonr & Co.

(COffeCteu Uy ltTIlluuF 0 CU.1 Lard, 11Ac; compound, Slsc: D. S. short ribs, $500; D. s. fat backs, S.65c; clear bellies, 9.90c. Ham butts, Pc; Boston butts, 111kc. Pork Joins, 1Sc; spare ribs, 1o1hc; breakfast bacon, 1s1k@21c. Star Reg. ham, 14s4c. Star skinned ham, 15Ac.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-24
Dry Goods

New York, December 23.-The cotton goods markets closed with slightly firmer tone. A fair demand for linens is reported with supplies light. Yarns are easy. Holders of burlaps are firmer on all spot goods.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-24
Poultry artd Eggs

Corrected by GarTett N Hlne.J
 Hens-30Q50c; live. per pound, 10c; large fryers, 1oc lb.; medium flyers. 15c per ID; small, 15c per lb. Ducks-3O9 O94Uo each. Guineas, 25c. Boosters, 25c each Geese 50QG0c. Live turkeys, 1e917c lb Dressed turkeys, 1S@20c ID. Eggs, fresh 3OQ32c. Country butter, 20q25c lb.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-24
Coffee and Sugar

Corrected by Franklin, Stiles & FranlSlin-
 Coffee: Arbuckles, S249O per 100 lbs; Luzanne. 27c lb. Sugar: Standard gran ulated, 6lsc ID.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-24
Weeks Imports

New Orleans, December 23.-Week's ex- ports: Wheat, none; corn, 16l, 693 bushels to Europe. Weeks arrivals of coffee: Brazilian sacks, 60,926
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-24
Sea Island Cotton

Charleston, S. C., December 23.-Re- ceipts. sea island cotton, 299 bales; sales, 534; exports, 517 for the week.. Since Sep- tember 1, receipts, SSOS, and exports, 1O14; stock, 41l7. Quotations omitted.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-24
London Exchange

Berlin, December 23.--Exchange on Lon don 20m 431a pigs. for money, 3h per cent Private rate of discount, "A per cent.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-24
Resin Receipts

New Orleans. December 23-Recepts: |: Rosin, 67; turpentine, none. Exports for Costa Rica, rosin 50.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-24

month of May closed with a general breal in the stock market.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-24

In September began the Presidents long speaking tour which did not end until No vember. This was also the month in which Attorney General Wickersham's in- terview appeared with threats of new suits against trusts and a general war by the administration against "big interests" These interviews were afterwards modi- fled but they left bad taste in the mouth of the street. It was in Septem- Der that Canada repudiated the reciprocity treaty, further humliating the admins tration in Washington. A strike of me- chanies in shops of several western rail- roads was inaugurated.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-24

To show how the public really feels toward the stock market it may be men tioned that according to a. compilation in one of tl,e financial papers of Wall street the number of stockholders in
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-02-24
VALUE OF STRAW AS STOCK FOOD

ton with other feeds / have been able
to derive considerable feeding value out
of straw, but do not claim that it will
do wonders toward keeping stock In high
condition.
There are times on all farms where
large number of animals are kept when
it win prove profitable to feed out every
thing to the best advantage. with as
little waste as possible, even though
we do not make the greatest gains pos
sible The most successful farmer is In
most cases the one who utilities the
odds and ends of his feed to the best
advantage.
Another mistake that is made in feed
ing straw is to expect the animals TO
consume an that is placed in front of
them. Don't expect them to do this for
an animal will go without feed before
it will eat straw that is tough and woody
The waste will do for bedding and to
work into manure. 1 consider that 1 am
doing well if can get the stock to con-
sums half of the straw when fed in
connection with hay and ensilage.
For horses that are not being worked
straw win take the place of hay and If
fed a liberal ration of grain and, an
occasional handful of oil meal there will
be no loss of condition, Dat straw is
the best for feeding horses as wheat
straw is coarse and woody andl very
hard to digest.-W. M. Kelley
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-02-24

Have you ever stopped. to think. how
many celebrated birthdays there are IN
this month. celebrated people. mean2
February was Charles Dickens. then
the 18th was Idncoln's. the 14th St. VAL
entine's. the I'd George Washington 5,
and the 9th Longfellow's-
These have al passed with appropriate
festivities except Longfellow's. I wanted
10 tell you Of the Young Woman's Chris
tian association children's party, but I
believe I will tell you who are cudgel-
ing your brains as 10 how to raise your
next missionary assessment OF a social
that you may tack on TO Longfelow
evening.
Let those who care to do so come dress
cd a. characters in his poems, Hiawatha
and Ninuehaha. 10 say nothing OF other
Indians in that story. the Spanish stu
dent. In fact, the book Is fun OF them
Have the Hanging OF the Crane" the
Rainy Day ''Children's Hour" Voices
Of the Night" IN living pictures. and
some one to read enough from each 10
make il effective. For music there is
The Bridge "Arrow and the Song,
Lost Chord" You might have a muse
UNI Of American curios in room and
charge cents TO see them Cut pictures
from Advertisements or magazines for the
real object and write a line or two. or
leave the visitors 10 guess.
For instance:
A horse with a rider in colonial garb
bears mis- label: This horse and rider
rode b nighr''-Paui Revere
A bunch OF cherries with the title.
Our national fruit.
A toy Ratchet with the tag Guess
again. Carrie Nation
A huge cigar labeled: Always with
= national hero."-Cseneral Grant
A horse mounted by a Rough Rider was
easy 20 guess.-Roosevelt
A large sugar kiss tagged once a talk
ed OF hero. ~-Hobson-
A United States flag can bear the card:
Two Patriotic Women"-Betsy Ross and
Barbara Fritchie.
Mark Twain can ba represented by two
pencil marks just alike.
Priscilla Alden represented by a doll
spinning wheel
william ]. Bryan can be Identified by q
silver dollar marked Ia
A bright red envelope showed who Ma
thanieI Hawthorne was.
Eli Whitney was Guessed by a roll OF
cotton and bottle marked gin.
A toy steamboat recalled Robert Full
ton
A photograph picture recalled Edison.
4 kite ana key can De benjamin
Franklin, and a telegram viii find Morse
These can be added TO by putting in
any local hits you want, and a fortune
teIler's booth may be a corner screened
so that one can just drop in a line with
a pin on IL. Charge ) cents for each
one. Have lot OF comic valentines with
the verse cut OF. have one for the girls
and one for the boys. let some one be
hidden 10 pin on comic picture and
then the fisher hauls in his line with his
fate CD ready for him
Lots OF fun and no hard feelings should
be the watchword, and the evening vii
ever remain q pleasant memory.
IL takes some effort to make things go
but II one tries to give others a happy
time and does not cater TO pride or the
ambition to outshine neighbours eff
forts, there win be a lasting benefit
Now. in the words OF the immortal VIII
liam II bequeath a happy peace to you.
Faithfully yours.
LIZZIE o. THOMAS.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-02-24

The early markets call for the light
weights.
Don't overfeed the hens. but feed them
all they will scramble for and eat up
clean. If you overfeed it is worse than
wasted, as the hens viii get out of con-
dition.
Make them work for their feed all day,
then give a full feed at night
The hens need fresh air in their houses,
but it doesn't need to freeze their combs
to prove its freshness.
Be very careful that the eggs You are
intending to set DO not get chilled. They
should be kept where the temperatlme Is
never below 80 degrees. Turn them fire.
quently so that the yoIk will not settle
to one side. We can not be too .particular
in caring for the eggs IL we want them
to hatch well.
Poultry houses should be built on a
south slope if possible. Where this can
not be done, have sope kind of wind
break to the north andswest. Other build
ings will do for this purpose or a thick
grove of trees.
Remember the hens must have a varie-
ty of food to supply the different ele-'
ments in an egg and to keep up the
waste of their own bodies. They can not
thrive and lay eggs on one kind Of food
day after day.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-02-24

S1MEAIdX THAT BUYS BREAD
Dear Household; / wonder IL may come In
Mrs. Pansy Mr. Bach. Tommy and all We
racket raisers," come back and stir things
Up.
great deal has been said in these columns
about the evils Of whisky. but a lot more could
he said There must be something radically
wrong with the prohibition law when a man
can go out and buy whisky from almost any
negro they do In many sections Carloads
Of the vile stuff dumped off in Georgia
every day. yet officers stand by and let
the work ~ on
have little respect for girls who will 60
with men under the Influence Of whisky yet
I've known some to marry intoxicated men.
What can = woman expect under such circum-
sfancess Marriage IS a risky business any
you take e. Though some drunkards do
Wasn't II Syivanns Stubs who said 'the
girls were after the man with the dollars. -
matter what kind 81 n character he has
That Is true n some OF them fI've noticed.
though the dollars often come up missing after
the ceremony. and Merry has to 20 20 work..
they have such horror 81 being called an old
maid.
Just few words about unknown correspond
ents and I'll get my bonnet and 60 During
Wany years 81 newspaper work. I've received all
sorts OF letters from all sorts Of people, and
fee1. but who have warm Mace in nv hearA
4 friendly cor-esnoadeuce with well educated
pers0n is q great help to those who. like nv
self. were denied educational advantages. Mind.
T said y Friendly correspondence Only silly
folks write Glove letters TO those they've never
% her in your firss letter. one fellow did
to me. thereby spelling what otherwise might
have been pleasant correspondence. for. Of
course. ] could not answer such letter. ]
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-02-24
rAKE rRrrNps ropAY

Dear Household: In new year letter was
this remark; II only wish knew what the
future holds IN store FOR me- II was from
girl friend who gives up 20 silent medtations
and reflects too much upon the past
often we are wishing and wishing for Just
one glimpse into the unknown future II VIC
study the subject more closely learn that
Il does lie within our power "a determine "a
some extent what the future holds for rs II
We are TOO careless with our consciences. al
ways returning .evil for evil; II We cultivate
selfishness and forget to show Que regard for
the feelings OF others; II we continue TO De
vain and forget that we have faults, iorget
'.to be glad of life because IL gives Us chance
20 lore and 20 work and 20 play and TO look up
NJ the stars" we NAV expect the future TO
hold for Us nothing but woe. shame anS dis'
Bot II we cultivate every GOdgiven talent,
have pure thoughts. cheerful disposition, are
pleasant and thoughtful 20 our friends, generous
hearted symaathetic and profuse with our
smiles aud kind remarks. always pHacticing the
Golden Rule. then we may expect much good 70
he IN store for Then We can look forward
70 the future with bright hopes. make the best
II today and have no fears 81 the future ex'
pect something good 10 happen. improve every
moment, put leisure time into some good
deed.
Time files by we en- not recall the past
hut we can mend the present and the future by
In orr work shat we FORGET 90 he clad and for
Cpt 20 love. let not labor make ms 50 dui
and hsrd-heartcd that we forget how to give
EXPRESSION q Our love. In we forget now u
will mar onr future. Did you ever hear Of
nerson not having time n devote TO his friends
Well I have. This particular person pan'
q get friends in the future; he IS too busy
now to even think ~ friends When he &C
cumulates more Of tbs worlds goods and gets
things fixed comfortably. then he plans to have
All kinds ~ friends. VIII 10 have them
Probably. but has he not deRied himself ~
the great pleasure Of having them nowf W.
need friends al the time woke them TO-DAY
tive today and prepare yourself for the future
no not SIT idly snd wonder boz many terror'
Il holds, but look forward hoping
EULA LEE.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-02-24

On many farms the straw is considered
of little practical value outside of af-
fording bedding and litter for the stock
but during the past few years opinion
seems 10 be more favorable toward
straw as a feed for horses. sheep and
cattle. To a large extent this has been
brought about by the use of the silo
in preserving the corn crop and also
by the shortage of hay during the same
period
With the silo to provide the animals
with plenty of succulent food we have
been enabled to feed our cattle all of
the oat straw to a very profitable ad-
vantage when otherwise they would re-
fuse TO eat it up clean The animals
are apparently more fond of straw when
fed with ensilage than either grain or
hay.
Sheep are also fond Of good bright
straw and will eat quite large quantities
in connection with ensilage and hay. The
great trouble with a great many feeders
is that they will feed out every kind
of forage and fodder crops before they
feed the animals straw and then COM
plain if they fall away In condition when
put on straw alone.
Properly handled. and fed in connec-
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-02-24
AMERICAN BOY OUTGENERALS
THE. ENTIRE BRITISH ARMY IN
MIMIC WARFARE AT BERMUDA

NEW YORK, Feb. 21.--How a l0year-
old New York boy caused the defeat
and capture of a whole British army
during the annual war game in Ber-
muda last week, is told in letters which
have just been received here. The boy,
William Stokes, Jr.. is in Hamilton. Ber-
muda, with relatives. and when the three
regiments that constitute the Hamilton
garrison were ordered by the British
war office to conduct their annual war
game. he was very much interested.
Fhe garrison was divided into blue
army and a red army. Young Stokes,
who is a wireless telegraph amateur,
amused himself by deciphering the he
liograph and wig-wag messages sent by
the scouts of the rival armies. Then
one day. having acquired a fairly ac-
curate knowledge of their code words,
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-02-24
NEE SMILING AND woRKNe

Dear Household These early spring days
make one think Of those early Bays Of life
when winter did not seem 80 long drawn out
as * has for the last decade
l am enjoying the plOwman's gee-hav; the
ringing % the Woodsmans az and the various
harrconies that make country life such a de-
light to all at peace with the world and
content with home.
January mas been great month for the man
net afflicted with Iaziness- There has been
time and the right SORT Of weather to get
many things Just right 10 have farm In
good order and the utensils ready vhen
needed
Many OF our plans have died By the wayside.
and left q nothing but wfthered flowers
As I read one ~ Mrs FeltOn's letters / CT
once applied IL to myself-the only person who
/. succeeds must make up his or her mind TO
people in this weird who have the path Of
life snoothed out for them from the cradle 70
the grave There are difficulties Of ell sorts
worries OF mind. anxieties Of soul. annoyances.
mental II not physical, which are perplexing
and nggravating. ard the most Of Us have our
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-02-24

afterwards learned that he was really very
nice man. and owned a beautiful home. Such
men are getting pretty scarce, you know.
We all know Of Rebecca Whitfield, but the
following description win be to many as
IL was to me. ''She is dwarf, sc years old.
and only three feet eight inches tall and
weighs about IS pounds. She has never known
well day in her life. She suffers from
rheumatism and heart trouble all the time, and
often from hunger and cold. She lives with
her aged mother, who is too sickly and feeble
70 work. and a helpless sister SO years old
They live in a room 16 feet square, which a
kind man had built onto his house They have
no one TO care for them. They live in lonely
country place seven miles from Ftnleyson Ga. I"
Now the girl who wrote that letter lives
in far away Illinois Cannot we who live right
here do something for those poor women? Let $
send them the sort of sympathy that buys bread.
With love to Miss Thomas and all.
MARIBEL
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-02-24

he determined to end the mimic war.
He took his pony and rode to the top
of Hamilton Hill. near which the blue
army was entrenchedl Secreting Himself
he photographed to the red army on the
opposite hill at st. George:
Vow is your chance. Proceed to Dew
IFS Hole and up the footpath.''
This he signed with the red scouts
code password The commander of the
reds was confident that the signal came
from one Of his spies and followed 1t
! implicitly. An hour later his troops
found themselves surrounded and tech
nically captured in ignominious fashion.
The assault showed so amazing a lack
of tactical skill that the chief of staff
made an Investigation and found out
the American boys part in the denoue-
ment
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-02-24
HOW no crrpr MEAT

Dear Household: May l come In. this beauti-
full afternoon and tell Mrs. A. NJ. Rogers how
we save our meat? Kill the hogs in dry, cool
weather, salt the meat well, pack it away IN
something till IL has taken salt thoroughly. In
about three weeks the meat will be ready. TO
hang up to dry Cor cure) When it gets well
dried off get a nice clean box and pack 1t
away and be sure you put plenty of pulverized
borax on il TO keep away the skipper.
Chat is fine I think every time. / enjoyed
the one on the care of the sick so much, for !
know such little about the way to nurse the
sick as we have never had much sickness in
our family.
A Mother in Israel, Lucille, Lillian Fair, Wv
ian Folds Florida Cracker, and host Of 9th
ers come back. I am anxious for badge,
though / have never seen one yet Sincerely,
MARTHA SIBBEANN.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-02-24

dies nave done Tor
me. For two years
I suffered. The doc
tors said I had tu-
mors, and the only
remedy was the sur
geon's knife. My
mother bought me
Lydia e. Pinkham's
We ge t a Bile Com
pound, and today I
am a healthy wo-
man. For months
I suffered from in