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The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1911-07-29
The Quaker Scored.

An old Quaker went into a booksell-
er's shop. and an impertinent shopman,
wishing to have some sport at his ex-
pense, said to him:
You are from the country, are you
not?"
YES" replied the Quaker.
Then here is just the thing for
you," responded the man, holding out
the book.
What is t." asked the Quaker.
ut Is an Essay on Rearing
Donkeys.'"
Friend" said the Quaker, thee
had better present that to thy mother"
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1911-07-29

high all season and the entire district
is booming with hay and grain crops.
while the fruit prospects are very
bright. Every section in New Mexico
and Montezuma county where frost
was reported to have worked much
injury, will have from fifty to seventy
five per cent yield.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1911-07-29
Bio Beet Crop.

Greeley the beet crop in the
irrigated belt Will be above normal Is
the opinion OF many farmers whose
fields are showing remarkable growth
Of this crop. T. T. Wilson brought
two beets to Greeley, each foot long
and ten inches in circumference.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1911-07-29
Thinnest Man Weds.

The thinnest man in the world was
married recently by Municipal Judge
John R. Newcomer at the city hall.
Il had to look three times to see
him." said the judge.
The man is Arthur Atherton, twenty
four years old. Though five feet high.
he weighs only thirty-eight pounds.
He married Blanche Buckley, nineteen
years old, who weighs 1876 pounds
Chicago Daily News.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1911-07-29
boy Scout" Movement Spreads.

The boy scouts movement has
reached the Malay peninsula, anN
Singapore is to have a fine organixa-'
tion under the patronage Of the gov
ernor and chief justice. 1t is good
thing in many ways, aside from tho
military training. and bids fair to
become one Of the permanent and
most popular institutions of the PENN
sula. All through the British colonies
boy scout" organizations are being
formed.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1911-07-29
GEN e RAJ.

Asiatic cholera has reached Boston
and one death from the plague is re
ported.
President Taft spoke to an audience
at Manassa. Va, made up of veterans
who wore the blue and the gray.
Old Mr. Stork has made his ap-
pearance in the New York Bronx zoo
with the first zebra ever born in cap
tivity.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1911-07-29
Reide to Meet Chavez.

Aspen.-The Aspen whirlwind, Har-
ry Reide, who holds the bantam weight
championship of the Rocky Mountain
region. and Benny Chavez OF Trim
dad, have signed articles for fifteen
round bout, which will take place at
Walsenburg, the latter part OF next
month
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1911-07-29
Western Newspaper Union News Service
COMING EVENTS.

Aug. 7-s-state meeting Of Red Men
Trinidad.
Aug. 7-lI-National Convention Ameri-
can Poultry Asxociat ion-Denver.
Aug. h-2l.-Second Annual Show.
Colorado Electric Club. Denver
August zl2S-Powers County FAIR,
Lamar.
Aug. 2s.-R. of p. Grand Lodge En-
campment. Canon City.
Aug ug.-Thirty-second Triennial Concia'e
Knights Templar-Denyer.
rado Springs.
August 30-September 2-Fair and
Races. Glenwood Springs.
September 40 Arkansas Naley
Fair, Rocky Ford.
September 6-9-Yuma County Fair.
Wray.
September ll-ls-Delta County Fair.
Delta
September lI-16-Fremont County
Fair. Canon City.
Sept. lS-21-Annual meeting Masonic
Bodies OF Coiorado-Denver-
Sept. 2l-2Z-Annual meeting order OF
Eastern Star-Glenwood Springs.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1911-07-29
Heavy Rains: Big Crops.

Durango.-On account of continued
rains railroad travel is serious task
in this district The washed-out
bridges and roadbed on the Rio Grande
Southern were put in shape for re-
sumption of traffic and then came re-
ports OF bad washouts on the Farm
ington broad guage and train serv-
ice is tied up. Streams have been
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1911-07-29

The contract has been let for the
miles on the Laramie, Hahn's Peak
and Pacific from Cowdrey through
Walden to Hebron, which will bring
the road in Jackson county to within
eighteen miles of Steamboat Springs.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1911-07-29
FOREIGN.

An indirect result OF the massacre
OF Chinese at Toreon in the revolution
means tie exclusion from Mexico of
Celestials.
A big strike Is planned to cover the
entire national railway lines of Mexi-
co. and the present arrangement is
that 1t will be inaugurated onAue. s,
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1911-07-29
Snow Falls on Pixies Peak.

Colorado Springs.-Four inches OF
snow has fallen on Pixies peak Tour
lists making the trip TO the top of the
peak are experiencing the unusual sen
5etion OF tramping through snow IN
midsummer.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1911-07-29
Frisco Schools Open.

San When the public
schools began a new term, thirty-six
thousand boys and girls of San Fran
cisco crept like snails unwillingly
to school San Francisco is probably
the only city in the United States
where school children are hailed back
to their desks in the middle of July
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1911-07-29
ST. Louis Has Fire Marshal,

st. Louis.-The creation of an of.
flee in St. Louis to be known as city
fire marshal, is regarded as assured.
The salary is to be $4,000.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1911-07-29
WASHINGTON,

Plenty Of rain throughout the coun
try is prophesied by the Weather Blu.
reau.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1911-07-29
IndefnttA

Indefinite.
Ibid you have fun taking his candy
away from the baby?"
Fun? My dear boy. it was .
scream!"
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1911-07-29

Nrs Windows Soothing Syrup for Childrea
teethins .oftens the gums, reduces indammar
ton. sllays pain lures wind collie. sc . bossaA
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1911-07-29

Black looks are wasted on people
who are color blind.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-02
Weekly Interior Cotton Towns

Athens: Receipts, &; shipments, 6S; stock, s.
 Atlanta: Receipts. s2; stock. TO
 Brenham: Receipts, 1913; shipments, 1056 stock, 1496.
 Charlotte: Steady; middling, 12c re- |ceipts. 10; shipments, 10. Columbia: Steady; middling, 111ac; re- ceipts, 55o; shipments, 800; sales, geo; stock, 193.
 Columbus Ga: Receipts, 1244; ship ments. 7S7; stock, 4O99
 Columbus, Miss. Receipts, 1 stock. 46,
 Eufaula: Receipts. 519; shipments. 4S4; stock, 51.
 Greenville: Receipts, 1SO; shipments, 367; stock, 4496. Greenwood, s. C.: Stock. 475.
 Helena: Receipts, l: shipments, '; stock. 10S6
 Little Rock: Shipments, 750; stock, 2as3.
 Macon: Receipts, 1o53; shipments, s56; stock, 394.
 Meridian: Receipts, 11s; shipments, 2S; stock, S41.
 Montgomery: Dull; middling. 11hc; re- ceipts, 2114; shipments. 1422; stock, 1cOS.
 Nashville: Stock, 1794.
 Newberry: Receipts, 9S shipments. 9s. Raleigh: Receipts. 8; shipments, 30.
 Rome: Receipts, 102; shipments, %; stock, 22S.
 Selma: Receipts. 1479; shipments, so9; stock, 1867. Shreveport: Receipts, 496; shipments. SPA; stock, 1006. Vicksburg; Shipments, {; stock. 2597. Yazoo City: Receipts, 105; shipments 20; stock, 6164.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-02
New Orleans Cotton Market

New Orleans, September 1-Cotton fu- lures opened steady at an advance of to points. This was a very poor re- sponse to the action of the Liverpool market Prices were held down in the early trading by scattered offerings, the bulk of which appeared to come from the short side. The weather map was called favorable in the extreme, as clear and dry weather was reflected from the greater part of the cotton country. This stimulated selling. At the same time be- lief in bullish condition report was a sustaining influence. At the end of the first half hour of business prices were to points over yesterdays close.
 Around the middle of the morning bear pressure was put on the market and prices were put l to points under yes terdays close They were at this level when the condition report was received. The figures, 732, were much lower than expected, the average of S3 guesses among cotton exchange members was 7o.S, but they did not cause much of a rise. The first transaction in December after the report was at a rise of 10 points and shortly after another rise of 10 points was taken on. Soon after the report was out the more active months were Is to 20 points over the levels recorded when the report was being read. Immense selling was done on this advance, much of it having the appearance of being for short account and December lost 15 points of its rise. Late fin the morning shorts com menced to buy back what they had sold and the market immediately stiffened. At noon prices were IS to 19 points over yesterdays close.
 In the afternoon session the market was steadier. Leading bulls were good buyers and shorts bought covers to even up over the triple holidays. At the highest up to 9 o'clock prices were 19 to 22 points over yesterdays close. The market closed steady at a net decline of 8 to 12 points.
 Spot cotton firm, quotations revised Middling, 111ac. Sales on the spot, 345 bales; 10 arrive. 175. Low ordinary, 8 1-16c nominal; ordinary, S7sc nominal; good or dlnary, 10 5-16c; strict good ordinary, 10 11-16c nominal; low middling, He; strict low middling, 11Ac; middlng. 1114c strict middling. 11ssc; good middling, 11%c; strict good mddling. 12 1-16c: middlins fair. 12Sc; middling fair to fair, 12a.c; fair 13lsc nominal. Receipts, | stock, 26,955.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-02
NEGRO MUST HELP
 WITH EDUCATION
Negro Educator Tells the Race They Must Depend on Them
 selves

Corinth, Miss, September 1.-(Special) In speaking at Corinth Thursday night al a mass meeting of negroes, who had gathered to hear President Walter s. Buchanan of the State Agricultural and Mechanical college. Normal, Ala, dis cuss the subject Self Help in Negro Education" Buchanan declared that at the present rate of distribution north ern beneficence and the public funds are not half sufficient to meet the ne- groes' educational needs The whites. he says, are unusually active in educa- tional matters just now and they are not content with the lions share" of the public fund, but in nearly every community we find them in various ways drawing upon their own private resources in order to improve the edu- cational facilities for white children. and in many instances they voluntarily assist in supplementing the public fund for negroes
 Buchanan has just returned from a study of economic conditions between the races in the middle west, and he says that competition between the races for positions in the bread win nlng OcupdtlOn IS growing SndTpeT anu sharper each year, and if the negro is to hold his own he has got to cease de- pending so largely upon the public fund and northern philanthrophy for his educational support, but that in every community he must run his hands deep down into his pockets and improve the educational facilities in both the public and private schools for negroes. He
 insists that the negroes themselves should add cooking, sewing and carpen- try to every public school of any con- sequence, both In the rural and urban sections
 It is interesting to note that the Mccormick family of Chicago has been very kind to the institution of which Buchanan is president. Last year Miss Virginia Mccormick gave 5000 for the hospital to be built al Normal and this year she gave $5099--more, making the building cost s10.000; and her mother. Madame Nettie Fowler Mccormick. has just decided to make the girls, trades building, which she Is giving Normal. cost s19.000 instead of sl2,0o0. Contract for this last building was let this week.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-02
Montgomery Market

Montgomery, September 1.-tSpecial.) b. Spot cotton is quoted at nominal price In Montgomery, ranging from 11lsc 10 1l2sc. Eggs are selling a 22c retail and chick ems from 200 to 35c.
 Other quotations are as follows: Tomatoes. fancy stock, six basket crates s2 10. Choice stock, basket crates, 9Ocds1
 Lemons, extra fancy, No 360, $. 40 per box.
 California blackeyed peas, sc per pound. Peaches-California, s1. 1902 per crate.
 Cabbage-sS.25 25 per crate.
 Sweet Potatoes-$l 50 per bushel
 Iarish Potatoes-s2 05 per bushel
 Onions-$ .80d2 per crate. Texas Ber- mudas in crates, bushel crates, S1 50d1. 75 per hushel.
 Alabama Peaches-s1.75 .75 per crate
 Watermelons-Florida Watsons, sie.5oD 20 per 100.
 corn-Roasting ears. 2o@3oe per dozen.
 Lard-Pure, 104c; basis fancy cotton oil lard. sac; packers composed, shc.
 Butter-Creamery, firsts, 26d27c; coun- try, 11M12c: renovated. 20q211sc.
 Flour Fancy nominal; straights, s4 POO 425: patent. s4.95@5. 70.
 Meal-Roller, 96 pound bags, s1 .s5; water ground, s1.70.
 Cheese-Full cream, Daisy, 16c per pound.
 Coffee Maxwell House blend. pound cans, S5c; Maxwell House blend, l pound cans, soc; ordinary, 14i4615lkc; prime, 166D 1Sc; fancy. 20@22c; Peaberry, 22lae; Ar buckles. 2 1c per case, New York basis. Moca and Java blend 271ac.
 Rockland Me, August 2s.-Prof. Ed ward l.. Curtis. instructor in Greek at Yale divinity school and until recently acting dean of the school, died on the Boston boat on the way to this city from Castine last night. Death was due to heart disease. Prof. Curtis was 57'years old and a native of Ann Arbor, Mich.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-02

of 2@S points on a renewal of the near months movement, higher European ca bles and reports of steady primary mar kets Trading was moderately active and the rparket improved during the day on & continued demand from shorts and bull support, which also had the encourage ment of light Brazilian receipts. The close was steady at a net advance of 4342 at 15-16Q47sc. Sales, S9,700 bags. September, 12.25c; October, 11.94c; November, 11.75c; December, 11.65c: January, 11.53c; February, 11.50c; March and April 11.46c; May, 11.45c; June. July and August, 11.44c.
 Havre was s4 @11a franc net higher; Hamburg was 1@11a pig. higher; Rio 15O reis lower at ' O 550 Santos 100 reis higher; As 7@6.00; IS 7@100. Brazilian exchange on London, 132d higher at 16 9-32d. Receipts at the two Brazilian ports 72,O00 against 98,000 last year. Jundiahy receipts 62,000 against S3,4OO last year.
 Todays special cable from Santos re- ported As unchanged and Sac Paulo re- ceipts S6,000 against 62,000 yesterday New York warehouse deliveries yester- day were 9,9S4 against 10,498 last year. Spot coffee steady; Rio No ', 13≻ Santos No. 4, 141sc; middling quiet; Cordova, 40 Sc nominal.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-02
RALLY FOLLOWS
 EARLY DECLINE
Government Crop Report Much Lower Than the
 Market Expected

New York, September 1.-The govern ment crop report making the condition as of August 25 7s2 per cent proved lower than had been expected, and today's early decline was followed by a quick rally of from 3 to 35 points. About 10 points of this gain was lost, however, as re- suit of realizing for over the holidays with the market closing steady at net advance of to Il points.
 The opening was steady at an advance of 4 to points In response to higher cables than expected, but prices almost immediately turned easier and the mar ket became quite weak during the morn- ing, with selling rather general Just be- fore the report was issued. Prices broke to net loss of about 10 to 13 points in consequence. October touching 11.lec and December il .22c, but when the gov ernment's condition report was issued there was active covering, and prices quickly shot up to il .5Oc for October and Il. 56c for December. This represented a net gain of about 20 to 21 points, but the south was a seller on the advance, there was a good deal of scattered realizing for over the holidays. and while shorts appeared nervous, though appreherd- ing advances in the English market be- fore the market here reopened for busi- ness Tuesday morning, last prices were g to Il points off from the top
 Local statlsticians figure that on the basis of average results for the past 10 years and taking the government condi- tion figures at their face value today s report suggested a crop of about 1S,500, GOO bales. The trade in general seemed to discredit the low percentage given by the government.
 Liverpool and the continent were buy CTS here following the publication of the report but many houses with southern connections received selling orders and in addition to lack of full confidence in the reports of deterioration, the failure of the market to advance more sharply on the report probably reflected an un- favorable view of trade conditions with reference to the absorption of the in- creasing new crop receipts.
 Receipts today 26,537 againet 1S.510 last wek and il ,494 last year. At New Or leans today one bale against 1053 last week and S9 bales last year. At Hous- ton 15265 against 13,3s0 bales last week and 9735 last week.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-02
WHEAT IS FIRM ON
 MOROCCAN RUM0RS
Russian Harvest Reports Were Likewise Very
 UnfavOrable

Chicago, September 1.-Uneasiness con corning Morocco affected the wheat mar ket today with a backbone. Accordingly prices at the close wese 1sc to Aqssc high CT than last night. Latest trade in corn varied from 1d1Ac off to 1sc advance; oats showed 1s@asc decline and provisions were strung from 171sc less cost to rise of 15c.
 Fresh suggestions of warlike possibili- ties regarding northwest Africa were kept before the eyes of wheat speculators all day, and made the tone of the market firm. In addition, reports from the Rus sian harvest were again unfavorable, and there was decided falling off in the total of worlds shipments. On this side of the Atlantic, too, the bulls were fav- ored. The Canadian northwest sent word of untimey rain, and at least equally im- portant locally was the fact that deliv- cries here on September contracts ap- peared to cause no inconvenience. How ever, the weight of hedged grain made a large load for prices to carry, and pre- vented any radical advance. Taking the situation as a whole. December ranged from s4ssc to 94a4c, and closed at 941ac. a gain of AQ3sc.
 Liberal export sales helped corn for while, but later the market relapsed into dullness and caused prices to sag. Weather and crop reports were favorable. December fiuctuated between 63bc and 6Sssc, with the close easy at 63ls@6314c c. a net loss of shade. Cash grades were firm. No. 2 yellow was quoted at 655sd 654c.
 Oats suffered from heavy deliveries and from profit taking on the part of longs. Carriers withdrawing from the market brought about a widening of the Septem- Der discount. High and low points touched by December were 46hlc and 45s4c. The close, 457sc, showed loss of Bc com pared with last night.
 Because of foreign acceptances, the provision market had a tendency upward, but a leading speculator sold on the bulge and unsettled the trade. In the end pork was 17i1c off to Dc up lard dearer by 10@1211c to 121a@15c, and ribs more expensive, 5015c.
 Cash quotations were as follows.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-02
Hubbard Bros. & Co.'S Letter

New York, September 1.-Messrs. Hub bard Bros. & Co.'S daily cotton letter: Just before the publication of the bureau report many holders became uneasy for fear that the effect of the recent rains on the crop in the southwest might be taken into account by the government and their liquidation caused quick de- cline, which was speedily recovered when the condition of 73.2 became known An advance followed carrying the market some 20 points over last night Closing steady with about half of the gain lost. Europe has been buyer all day and the south free seller on the advance T''-e the cotton crop today should be in con dition only 6 higher than last season does not seem possible to the trade, and they apparently look to the future to dis prove it or they would have been large and enthusiastic buyers today.
 Tonight the impression prevails that the Continent would buy freely in Liver pool tomorrow and on Monday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-02
BUSINESS NOT So
 BRISK ON AVENUE Slight Improvement in POul- try-Fruits Are Now
 Fairly Plentiful

Conditions were not quite as brisk on Morris avenue yesterday as the mer- chants had expected to see at the opening of the month, still there was consider able activity in most of the markets. The fowl dealers expressed themselves as be- ing fairly well pleased with business saying that trade had slightly improved and that receipts were a little heavier than usual
 The demand for fruits was a little slug. gish Friday. While receipts were com. paratively light, the markets presented a large display of California and northern varieties. Staples are plentiful
 Several changes were affected in grain quotations yesterday. Corn, shorts and oats are going up, and prices general, show considera ble strength.
 The following list of quotations pre-. vail.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-02
GENERAL ADVANCE
 IN STOCK MARKET
Demand for Securities Suf- ficient to Advance the
 Level of Prices

New York, September 1.-The demaho for securities was sufficient today to ad- vance the level of prices quite generally and many of the active issues rose from l to points, Trading was on much smaller basis and the market had more of a pre-holiday appearance than on any other day since the turmoil which was brought about by the heavy liquidation which began early in August
 Advances were recorded in most cases at the opening, and were maintained through the session. Lehgh Valley which was forced down abruptly by heavy selling on recent days, developed strength today. Minneapolis and St. Louis added points. to it's recent ad- vance In connection with this move ment report which lacked official con- firmation was circulated to the effect that a project was afoot to link the Hawley system with a Canadian road, this form :ne a new through route from Canada to the Gulf of Mexico and the southeastern seaboard Chesapeake and Ohio was an- other strong point in the railroad list.
 The government cotton report showing September condition below the 10 year average caused a temporary setback on the stock market, but its influence was not pronounced.
 Trading in Standard oil was brought to a halt on the curb today by the closing yesterday of the transfer books of the corporation for dissolution proceedings in accordance with the decree of the SUI preme court. It was impossible to form an intelligent idea as to the worth of Standard oil of New Jersey stock, di- vested of its subsidiaries. For the stock. ''ex-subsidiaries. S5 was bid and offered at 450.
 Reported movements of currency during the week indicate a cash loss, by the banks of s1,O00,0O0 On account Of heavy transfers made today it is probable that the actual condition of the banks as re- ported in tomorrows statement will dis close a larger loss. The transfers include sas000000 to Chicago in connection with the financing of the merger of the elevated roads there and H,500000 to San Fran cisco.
 Bonds were firm; total sales par value, s1, 301,oo0.
 United States bonds unchanged on call.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-02
To Exclude Negro

Muskogee. .-Okla., September 1.-Farmers in Okfusko county, the most populous ne- gro county in the state, have organized white farmers congress and immigra- tion bureau for the purpose of discour- aging the negro who seeks to locate In that part of Oklahoma and to encourage the white farmer. Members of the or ganization are required to take an oath that they will not sell or lease a piece of land adjoining that of a white farmer to a negro. The organization was inspir- ed by the recent attacks of negroes oii white women. One of these attacks re- suited in the burning of Peter Carter, a negro. in the streets of Durant. He had assaulted white woman,