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The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-26
Proeres.'in. Handling Cotton

1 "There is some progress, however slow, in the cultivation, picking, ginning, pack ing and housing of cotton," said Percy Clark, who was for some years engaged in the cotton business.
 'I am very much interested in seeing many needed improvements in the mat ter of chasing and weighing this val uable product of the farm. I hazard nothing in saying that the field for un- fair dealing. for covert pilfering. is greater in the cotton business than in any other big field The cheating and the questionable practice of marking up (squeezing up grades)' has gone on more or less for the last thirty years.
 There was time when most of the cotton was purchased by spinners agents, or by exporters, who paid reputable local houses a good commission for their ser vices. Then came the placing of orders on limits that is, the buying at a price which would leave a margin of profit. And competition became so great that it came to pass some brokers were forced to buy on such close margin. They bought on one grade and marked up,' or in some eases robbed the bales heavily in sampllng. The time will come when the state will be compelled to step in and have an official class placed on each bale, and the matter of weighing, and 'scalage for natural moisture, or for water from exposure, duly defined and affixed to the bale.
 "Yes, the perfection of a practical pick CT that will glean say 75 per cent of the opened bales is near at hand. This would leave only 25 per cent for hand picking, and the economic result even with that showing, is self-evident and far reach ing, with the class of labor that the South must opnecessity depend upon for at least half century yet.
 "Then there is the matter, all important of the selection of the best seed. There has been perfected a machine for sepa- rating the larger seed from the mass, and this is a long stride toward a better yield, and also will be an economical adjunct in the saving of large quantities of seed now annually wasted in making sure of a stand
 "The new compress just perfected by MT. Luce, showing a practical working model here in Birmingham, has great pos abilities in many details of the shaping up of cotton for shipment after 1t leaves the gin. A compress can be brought to any point that assemblies 1000 bales dur ing season. More, it will economise on space and therefore in cars and ship space. and therefore in freight charges. Uniformity, neatness of package, 'tare' in the scalage for wrapping, are all points that will make it command attention from both sides of the industry.''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-26
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
The saengerfest a Great Success

Prof Fred L. Grambs, director of the singing section of the Birmingham Turn verein has written Interestingly from Milwaukee, under date of June 25, about the great Saengerfest held there dur ing the week just ended. He said that the weather was very hot Friday, the thermometer registering 102. Many Bir- mingham citizens attended the saenger- fest, and from all accounts they seem to have been well repaid in the pleas- ure afforded by the festive German Americans.
 'arhe opening concert given by Mlwau- kee talent was a grand performance, writes Prof. Grambs. The mixed chorus numbered about GOO voices. and the or chestra was 12O strong, with four double brass duartetes, the latter stationed on the stage 100 feet away from each other. The percussion battery included sixteen kettle drums. The great work of the evening was Berliozs Requiem Mass. This was selected as an Tn Memorlam' for J. 1T. Deiler, late president or the North American Saengerbund, who died
  ebout year ago. He was native or New Orleans and held the chair of Ger man at Tulane University.
 Hess, the German tenor is grand. He has his voice at all times under perfect control. The quality of his voice is very much like Evan Williams, but Hess is more highly cultivated Like all German artists he is a man of liberal education.. He sang all the tenor solos in The Sanctus' of the mass. The first male chorus en masse will be heard to- day.
 Milwaukee as a saengerfest city could not be improved upon. An auditorium was built for this occasion. The acoustics are perfect and the seating capacity Is immense. I have seen many auditoriums but none so large as this. The stage alone will accofnmodate 5000 people,"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-26

The old Maine looks as if 1t had suf- fered simultaneous explosions from the inside and the outside.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-26


 The mosquito and many other in- sects carry disease germs, but not one stands convicted of so much hu- man destruction as does the housefly It's legs and belly are harry. It naturally seeks filth, and the result Is it picks up innumerable germs which are distributed in unscreened houses with great prodigality. It in fects articles of food and this en- ables it to place typhoid germs right where they will go down the throat and so on to the place where this dire disease becomes seated in the sys- tenn. It is altogether best to kill the flies, to screen them out, until sani- tation reaches a point where they will not be bred among human creatures. Could horses be abolished there would be few flies indeed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-26
A----------ss'--- NO USE TO AN INDIAN

oIa Man-Now, kiddies, do you want ,,,o to have q game of romps with you? Eh? . ,.s L. sian and you're TO uEc. You're scalped already
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-26

The drouth still prevails in Wall street and will continue to be felt there until the lambs reappear.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-26

When a pitcher blows up no one asks whether 1t was inside or outside. Yet 1t could be either.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-26
..vI 70 sEE

from the CnIcaso Nesss." .
 Giles-There goes handsome woman who is leading an unhappy life.
 Miles-How do you know?
 cues-Nhvl. don't you see her drag ring thet pco- Cog along at the end of a
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-26

King George cannot again wear his coronation garments unless he goes to a masquerade ball
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-26

The girl graduate steps right into the gaps left by the June brides. and things go on merrily as before.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-26

If the liberals abolish the peers this country will be expected to send to the next coronation at least a round 100 John Hays Hammonds to take their nlopes
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-26

The Black Hand industry is suffering a well-deserved slump at present. May it be of long continuance.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-26

King George has hobnobbed with a mixed company. and he will now no doubt begin to sidestep the hoi polloi.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-26

The Underwood wool tariff bill is win ming friends right along in all sections of the country.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-26

The hulk of the Main seems to be angry because it was left in the mud 13 years, and it is answering no questions,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-26

solidation of the Peoples and the Amer ican Trust, and Monday morning he will be found on duty at the Commercial State. As soon as meeting of the di- reetors is held Mir Lathem will be given an official capacity which will enable him to take care of his friends in the future as he has in the mast"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-26

Madero is trying to find enough offices to go round among the insurrectos.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-26
Governor Harmon for the Presidency

COyernOr Harnon ior the IresiuShSS
 "Everybody recognizes Governor liar mon of Ohio and Governor Woodrow Wilson or New Jersey as the two con- spicuous candidates for the presidential nomination by the democratic convention next year." said Charles F. Haley of Illinois. "Wilson is unquestionaby very popular with the country at large, but I think Governor Harmon is entitled to the nomination, and I believe he will get it. He has been before the public so long and is so greatly esteemed from one end of the country to the other as an experienced and conservative
 statesman that I believe he would come
 nearer leading the party to victory than
 any other man that might be chosen. "One argument used against Harmon
 Is that he could not carry his own state against President Taft, who, it appears will be the republican standard bearer Granting that Taft would get the eiec- toral vote of Ohio, Harmon could carry New York and several other piVotai states-states that usually are republican
 in national elections. but were carrleu for Mr. Cleveland. I am not an ac'iVe nolitician. but I understand that liar mons friends are well organized, and I will lose bet if the ohio democrat IS not nominated
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-26

An innocent people is now suffering on the bleachers from wet grounds" and this malady is fast becoming chronic.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-26

A resignation is fully due from Uncle Ike Stephenson, senator, who is s2 years old.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-26

And Ty Cobb Is to assist in elevating the stage as well as Chrsty Mathewson.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-26

Coronation robes and ceremonies do not after all make a king. Kings are porn not made
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-26

The New York Public Library does not, alas, contain pr, Eliots five-foot shelf of books
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-26

An increase in taxicab rates simply adds to the number of pedestrians.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-26

The Wisconsin legislature asks Congress to ascertain how Uncle Ike got his sen- atorshp.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-26

The drouth in many sections falslfed all the pictures in the seed catalogs. .
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-26

Only one speaker out of B became Presi- dent. although many of them made an effort. James K. Polk got there, but Henry Clay did noe
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-26
How the Fly Breeds

The American Civic association Ihows that a female fly unkilled in June represents 2,0s0, ,32O flies in Au. rust. Here are the figures; \ Ky lays four times during the
 summer, each time so eggs,
 which makes .............,........ 3Ze Half of them are supposed to be
 females. so that each of the
 four broods produces 40; the
 first eighth, or the 40 females of
 the first brood. also lay four
 times in the course of the sum
 mer which makes ............... 12soO The first eight of these, or 16o0
 females. lay three times during
 the summer, making a total of 3S4000 The second eight twice, or........ 256 eOO The third and fourth eighth at
 least once each ................... 256o0O The second eighth. or the 40 fe-
 males of the second brood. lay
 three times, the product of
 which is .......................... $500 One sixth of these, or 1900 fe-
 males, lay three times. or
 number of eggs corresponding 10 ...............,.......... ......... ss4OOO The second sixth lays twice, pr eggs to the number of .......... 256,cOO The third sixth once, or .......--. 1zo,VU0 The third eighth or the 40 fe- males of the third brood, lay number of ......................... 6,4OO One fourth of these, 1890 females, [ lay twice more, or eggs number ing ................... .....-.......-. zootVJO The fourth eighth, or 40 females
 of the fourth brood, lay once
 and produce eggs numbering. S,20 Half of these, 1900, lay once more
 ana hatch fes to the number of 12s, ,OOC
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-26

President Taft, it is feared. may become a convert to free silver.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-26
The stock Market

Henry Clews in his Saturday review says in part:
 'The price level of securities has been steadily raised during the last few months and a period of rest is natural under the circumstances. On March 2 the average price of twenty usually &C., tive railroad securities was 11534, while today it is above 122, or an advance of nearly points. In many of the active speculative stocks the gain has necessa- rily been much larger to make this aver age and. therefore, there has been &C., tive encouragement to take profits. Fur thermore, it is worth recalling that we are now at the holiday season when large operators and many small ones are go- ing abroad or elsewhere for recreation and devoting themselves completely to holiday pursuits This in itself is respon- sible for quite a substantial amount of general liquidation.
 Basic conditions, however, have not materially changed and the reaction that has taken place in the market seems to suggest merely a temporary recession to enable the upward movement to se- cure a better foothold for a further ad- vance later on. The stimulating feature of abundant money remains unchecked, with no immediate prospect of a change in this direction. Should there. be a sufficient demand for banking accom- modation either in the stock market or in general trade or industry to appre- ciably strengthen interest rates, this de- mand will automatically start the move ment of gold from London to New York because of the large balances that Amer ican bankers are at present carrying in the London market. It would be sur prising if the month of July should pass this year without seeing an inward move ment of the precious metal on sub stantial scale; and gold imports it should be recalled, usually contribute factor of distinctly favorable impulse in stocx exchange speculative circles. In fact should speculative leaders feel it neces- sary to artificially stimulate the mar ket, they have at their command the usually effective agency of bringing in the precious metal"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-26

Be but duteOus and true preferment Shall tender itself to thee.
 --CymbeIine.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-26

Total nragsnyr of single fly in
 one summer ..................... 2,OSt
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1911-03-15
The Lamp and ] Smoked On.

sat thinking last night of friendship,
That quality so rare in man;
That word oft used, more often abused
By mankind through a whole life's
span.
/ dreamed of an ideal friendship,
OF life growing sweet and calm,
When a man served friends, not selfish
ends,
And the lamp and smoked on.
pictured my friend as I'd have him,
For whom / would lay down my life;
A steadfast friend on whom to depend
Thro' life's battle of storm and strife.
The friendship of which l was dreaming
To one so seldom eer comes,
IT'S greater rarity than Christian char
ity,
So the lamp and smoked on.
Lamp and Pipe, shall we stop our smok-
ing,
And give up the search in despair;
Or still look through the leaves of Lies
book,
Till we find such friend somewhere?
Shall we ever find one, wonder?
A friend so sturdy and strong?
Yes, we will; some day, ween; if not,
we can dream
So the lamp and l smoked on.
SeIecLlH
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1911-03-15

Said to be new: A mans wife
went away, and the man went on
a trip to celebrate. He drank too
much, and, while in a Pullman
sleeper, kept others awake by
singing late popular song:
My Wife's Gone to the Country;
Hooray, Hooray." A man across
the aisle stood the noise as lone as
he could, and then began singing
another popular song: Il Won
der Who's Kissing Her Now"
Then there was a fight, and the
porter was compelled to call the
train conductor and the brakes
man to pull the two men apart.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1911-03-15

A thousand years after you are
dead, there will be the same old
things to worry about: too much
rain or not enough: financial fur
RES. intemperance in eating and
drinking, unfaithful friends, etc.,
etc. If you are able to overcome
worries over the ordinary things
of life, it is a sign that you have
acquired little sense. If YOU
go to pieces" over nothing, it is
a sign you have learned nothing.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1911-03-15
Health Of Animals Best Because of Good Digestion

An interesting interview was re-
Gently obtained with DR.. Barker
whose theory and medicines have
created such sensation during
the past year.
DR.. Barker, in speaking of the
remarkable success of his medi-
cine, had this to say on the sub
ject: MY medicine regulates the
stomach. That is why it is sue
cessful. The human body today
has become degenerated, and is
the cause for most i'll health. In
the horse, the dog, and the wild
animals generally, you see no
nerve exhaustion, no chronic de-
bility. They are not shut up
day after day with practically no
exercise and they are not able to
stuff themselves with food when
their bodies have not had enough
work to justify it. The human
race has been doing this for years,
and look at the result-half the
people are complaining of poor
health, not real illness-just
half-sick, tired, droopy feeling.
They don't really know what is
the matter with them. / know
that all the trouble is caused by
weak, over worked stomachs. /
have proved this with nv medi-
cine to many thousands of people
in most of the leading cities of the
country. This is the real reason
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1911-03-15

for the demand for my prepare
ton"
Among those who have recently
been converted to DR.. Barker's
theory is & j. Kent, of Daniel
son, Conn.,, who says:
The Bloodine Corp.
Boston, Mass,
Gentleman:-It is with much
pleasure that | inform you how |
was induced to try your Bloodine
by Mr.. w. w. Woodward, the
leading druggist of this city, for
indigestion and impure blood, and
l can truly say that it helped me
wonderfully. | would recommend
it to all who are suffering from
these much dreaded diseases.
Yours very truly,
g. j. KENT,
Danielson, Conn.
Gents:-I can vouch for the
truth of the above statement of
Mr.. G. J. Kent, as lie had been
suffering for long time with bad
blood and indigestion, and after
using three bottles of Bloodine he
is a well man.
(Signed) W. w. WOODWARD.
Druggist"
Bloodine costs but 80 cents for
the usual $1.00 size bottles. Mail
orders filled by Bloodine Corpora
ton. Boston, Mass.
W. S. LLOYD, Special Agent.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1911-03-15
New Plumbing firm

VI. r. Hainline having bought
out w. 5. Smathers in the plumb
ing, timing and gas fittings, etc,
the new firm name will be Hahn
line 81 Leverett. They will be glad
to make estimates on plumbing,
roofing and gas fittings. etc, Sat
isfaction guaranteed in every wsy.
23-tt.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1911-03-15

Able bodied unmarried men be-
tween ages of Is and 80; citizens
of United States, of good character
and temperate habits, who can
speak, read and write the English
language. For informatian APP
ply to Recruiting Officer, Lexinc-
ton. Somerset, London, jackson
and Mt. Sterling, Ky. 32-tf.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1911-03-15
How Old PEOPLE
May ProlOng
Their Lives

AT advanced age the organs act
more slowly than in youth. Circu-
iation becomes poor, blood thin and
watery, appetite ftful, and diges-
non weak. This condition leaves
the system open to disease such as
Coughs, Colds, Grippe, Pneumo-
MIA, Rheumatism, etc.
VINOL is the greatest health
creator and body builder we know
OF for old people, as it supplies
the very elements needed to re-
build wasting tissue and replace
weakness with strength.
HERE Is THE PROOF
a case is recorded in Albany, n. ". of
woman who felt she was breakino
uoWh py age and was doomed 10 the
weak and feeble condition of old peopIe.
ene had no strength and the slightest ey-
ertlon tired her, but NINOL made bcr
wen ana strong, and she states that She
ieels ten years younger than she did be-
fore taking NINOL.
We ask every aged person in
this neighborhood to try a bottle
OF VlNOL with the understanding
that we will return their money if it
does not prove beneficial.
W. =, LLOYD. DruggiSt.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1911-03-15
What Congress Did, and What
it Didn't!

Out of the smoke of the closing
battle in Congress energies these
results of larger interests:
POSITIVE RESULTS.
Provision of S3,000,000 for the
fertilization of the Panama canal.
Provision for two new battle
ships.
Recodification of the judicial
code-regardea as the most impor-
tant for the amelioration of the
laws delays.
Creation of forest preserves in
the Southern Appalachian and
White Mountains.
Providing for the construction
of embassy and legation buildings
abroad.
Requiring the inspection of To-
connective boilers.
Creating Robt. E. Peary Rear
Admiral on the retired list of the
navy and formally rendering the
thanks of Congress to him.
Creating a commission of five
Senators and five Representatives
to investigate conditions in Alaska. |
NEGATIVE RESULTS.
Failure of the Canadian reel
prOcity agreement.
Failure of the permanent tariff |
board bill, which passed the Sen
ate, but was killed by a filibuster
in the House.
Failure of the resolution to adj
NIT to statehood Arizona and New
Mexico, killed by a filibuster in
the Senate.
Failure of the proposal to in
crease the rate of postage on the
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1911-03-15

alone.
Failure to the effort 10 unseat
William Lorlmer as Senator from
Illinois on the ground of alleged
bribery in his election.
Failure of bills fixing canal tolls
and settling form of government
for Panama Canal Zone.
Failure of congressional reap
portiorment bill based on the new
census.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1911-03-15
W. S. LLOYD, Special Agent.

In this busy world of men there
are constructive men and destruct-
i've men. Look around you and
you will make the discovery that
the noisy ones never construct.
never build. But they are eter-
nally finding fault with the men
who construct and picking flaws
in their work.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1911-03-15

advertising sections of the large
magazines, but a commission pro-
vided for to investigate the sub
iect.
Failure of the resolution pro-
viding for the direct election of
United States Senators.
Failure of the general age pen
sion bill.
Failure to act on Ballinger-
Pinchot investigation reports.
Failure to enact the ocean mail
passed by the Senate
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1911-03-15

Itching. torturing skin erup-
tons, disfgure, annoy, drive one
wild. Doan's Ointment brings
quick relief and lasting cures. so
cents at any drug store. I'm.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1911-03-15

Out of the smoke of the closing
battle in Congress energies these
results of larger interests:
The Holt County sentinel., 1911-08-11

WILDER Stevenson, the l3-year.old
son of W, 4. Stevenson, residing
north Of Oregon, me, with an acci-
dent, SUNDAY last, August Il, 1911, and
was severely injured. lie had been
attending the Chautauqua, and had
gone To get his horse to start up
town from the grounds, When he
went to unhitch the horse jcrked
back, breaking the hitchstrap. lie
then started to put up the side cur
tains, when the horse started; he
made a run and jumped into the
buggy, grabbing the lines. From some
reason he could not get the horse UNI
der control, and he ran on through
town, turning several corners, finally
striking the road straight north for
home. When near the home OF
James II Brown, one of the front
wheels went down and he was thrown
from the buggy, alighting upon his
head, causing depression in his
skull, and also bruising his shoulder
and back. Dr. W. 5. Wood was
called, who rendered the necessary
surgical attention and he Is now
resting easily, but not yet consid-
cred fully out of dai ger.