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The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-15
New York Cotton Futures
Daily Cotton Movement

Galveston: Steady; middling, 12hc; net receipts, 4424; gross receipts, 4424 sales, 800: stock, 11,32l; exports coastwise, 2424. , New Orleans: Quiet: middling, nBc: net receipts. 253; gross receipts. 25S; sales, 19; stock, 29,476.
 Mobile: Nominal; middling, 12c; net receipts 1; gross receipts, l stock, S56.
 Savannah: Steady; middling. 11Bc; net receipts. SC; gross receipts, s6; sales, 337 stock, S705; exports coastwise, sig.
 Charleston: Nominal; stock, 3473.
 Wilmington: Nominal; stock, 183.
 Norfolk; Quiet; middling, 121ac; net re- ceipts, l; gross receipts, 1; sales, 13; stock, 1910; exports coastwlse, S0
 Baltimore: Nominal middling, 13c; stock, 456.
 New York: Quiet; middling, 1s.4oc; stock, s4,509
 Boston: Quiet: middling, 12.40c; gross receipts. 4s; stock. 5792.
 Philadelphia: Quiet; middling, '12.G5c; stock, 96l.
 Total today, at all ports: Net, 4765; ex- ports to Great Britain, Ss; to France, 600; to continent, 50; stock, 145,39s.
 Consolidated, at all ports Net, 10,06i; exports to Great Britain, 1911; to France, 600; to continent, 300.
 Total since September 1, at all ports Net, 852O, ,51O; exports to Great Britain. 3.264.259; to France. .204; to continent, 3.O6464S; to Japan, 14s,G2; to Mexico, 2075.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-15
Interior Movement

Houston: Quiet; middling, 12 1-16c; net receipts. 12,S37; gross receipts, 12,- S37; shipments, SS57; sales, 5057; stock, 23,736.
 Augusta: Quiet; middlng, 12%c;-- net receipts, s; gross receipts. &; shipments, g. sales, 9; stock, 1275.
 Memphis Nominal; middling, 13c; net receipts. 12S; gross receipts, 292; shipments, 109 stock, 22.904.
 St. Louis: Nominal; middling, 12& c; gross receipts, 1; shipments, 1; stock, 44S6.
 Cincinnati Nominal; stock, 16,3S2.
 Little Rock: Nominal shipments, g; stock, 3517.
 LouisvilIe: Firm: middling, 13c
 Total today: Net receipts. 12,96S; gross receipts. 13.13S; shipments, 909O; sales, 5066; stock, 72,350
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-15
Live Stock Market

Chicago. August 14.-Cattle: Receipts, 21 GOO; market steady to 10c higher. Beeves,, s507.7O; western steers, s4.l0Q6. 40; stockers, s450Q6.S0; cows and heifers s220 016.15; calves, s45O@6.30.
 Hogs: Receipts, 40,000; market steady to 5c lower; light. s7.20@7.so; mixed, 7@7.S5; heavy, s6.90qT.70; rough, s6.90Q710; good to choice heavy, T10Q770; pigs, $610@ 7.7O bulk of sales, T15Q7GO
 Sheep: Receipts 25.oc0; market steady; native, s2.50a14; western $3@4; lambs. na- tive, s4@l7.25; western $4.75@725.
 St. Louis, August 14.-Cattle: Receipts 3soO, including 1G00 Texans; 10 to 15c high CT; native shipping and export steers, ss. 5O17. .e0 dressed beef and butchers steers, 4.5Odt65O; stockers, $3@7.25; cows and heifers. $3d07; canners, $lQ275; bulls. $275Q5.5o; calves, S.25@7S; Texas and
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1911-10-03
Get a Road Drag Ready.

Keep the road good. The protracted
drouth has permitted the ordinary roads
to wear smooth and hard. Not for
many years has 80 large q mileage Of
wagon roads been so unusually fine. or
course the dragged roads were smooth
without wear, and where they have been
dragged for a series of years they are
noticeably less dusty than undragged
roads of the same soil. In fact, even the
roads that have been dragged only year
or two show q marked decrease In dust
Now that the roads are 80 generally
good 1t would be almost criminal to let
them 90 back to their oldtime, soft, rut-
ty, rough, mudhole state when so little
effort is required to keep them in fine
condition. Get q split log drag ready
and accept the first rain as an invitation
to smooth the road and push little dirt
to the middle.
The breaking of q long drouth is usual
ly agradual process. l mean that moder.
ate rains come 1t first, and the parched
earth drinks the moisture 80 greedily
there Is not much mud or washing of
the soil. A choice opportunity Is thus
provided for bringing = neglected road
into proper shape by doing little fre-
quently.
So get road drag ready. Use the drag
when the soil is "moist but not sticky"
Use after every good shower; be greedy
| to grasp every chance to drag the road
when the surface 10 softened. Do this
and the road will remain good all winter.
But the work must be continuous; II you
fail once then the rain water will lodge
| in the road after the next shower. And
water remaining on the road means soft
spots and mud holes. Build ligh,
drag; build 1t according to the direo.
tions, which may be had for the asking
from the Office of Public Roads at Wash
iugton. II 10 all very simple. Get q
drag ready now. Do not let the good
road backslide.-D. Ward King, Matt
land, No.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1911-10-03
POWER OF MUSIC.
The Awakening That Came to st'

The Awakening lhat Ss"S W
phenson on Hearing Ole Bull.
Ole Bornemann Bull, who was one OF
the famous wizards Of the violin In
the nineteenth century, had little diff
Guilty in swaying an audience By the
magic of his wonderful performance
on bis favorite instrument.
The great yiolinist was greatly ad-
mired by Stephenson, the inventor or
the locomotive, although the latter
had little appreciation Of music IN his
soul. A call Of some nature one day
took Stephenson to Ole Bulls home'
After the business on hand had been
transacted the inventor arose TO go,
whereupon the master pressed him 70
remain and hear the tones OF famous
violin which had lately come Into his
possession.
Ole Bull began to explain the mar
yelous construction Of the violin, the
perfect exactness required in each
minutest part. The inventor became
interested I'm the subject. Finally Ole
Bull explained how the sound waves
were produced and the relation OF the
different parts to their production.
Then, still explaining, he drew hlS
magic bow across the strings In a
burst of exquisite music.
Stephenson listened. spellbound Ole
Bull played on. When the music final
" died away Stephenson burst into
tears and sObbed. There has been
something In my life that was lack
ing and ut last I've found out what
AZ la
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1911-10-03
Feeding the NestlInss.

Feeding a nestful Of young birds is
no small task for the mother ana
father. All Of our song birds are help
less for week or more after they are
hatched and need a great deal OF care
and attention. During the hrst few
days the parent robins feed their ba-
bies small white grubs. Az they grow
larger the little robins are given long
angleworms and insects. Young birds
seem always to be hungry. and when
ever the mother or father comes to
the nest every little mouth Is held up
eagerly. Most Of the land birds thrust
the food far down into their babies
throats: many water birds flll their
own mouths with food and open them
wide. 80 that the young birds can put
their bills In and feed themselves.
The mother and father robins feed
their young about once In ave minutes
during most Of the day.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1911-10-03

Of support yet do not blame you In
the least for thinking otherwise.
Be as kind to me as you can, Jim. for
love you very much in my commonplace
way. I'll admit, too, that had rather
have your fire than my refrigerator-oh
II you could only make some money, not
great deal. but enough for little house
Of our own and enough In the bank to
buy groceries!
With my best love and an aching lump
in my throat. your mother. sister and
sweetheart. ANNE.
Jim dropped the letter, and his lips
trembled little. Parts of 1t touched
him deeply, and he was the more en-
ragged and hurt at the rest because of
that.
He could not CALI her mercenary.
He knew better. More than one very
comfortable income was at her dis.
posal.
Poor fellow! He could only grind
his teeth and curse Sweet Briar gulch
from the deepest pothole in the bed
rock to the top Of its loftiest pine. He
drew out her photograph and obtained
much sweet consolation by thinking
how happy they two would be in
Sweet Briar gulch together, even If
there wasn't a cent Of pay in the
gravel.
Sick Of this ingenious torture. he lit
his pipe and drew savagely upon It
With a mocking gurgle about dram
of "slumgullion" passed into his
mouth. 1t was the last touch. He
spat out the biting, nauseating stuff.
hurled the pipe upon the rocks and
danced on 1t.
And yet the colors frolicked in the
gulch. The pines toned the air with
healthy breath.
From afar came the th-r-r-up.
th-r-r-up. th-r-r-up! Of q galloping
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1911-10-03
Early Harvesting.

have this summer had a good deal
to say about the loss caused by too late
harvesting of the bay crop, and wish
to say little more along the same line
with reference to crops in general. 1t
may be taken as q general good rule that
it ia better to harvest any crop early.
This does not mean before maturity, OF
course, in the case of crops which ought
to be ripe before harvested, but all crops
should be made secure at the earliest
possible moment after they have reached
the point where they are in condition for
harvesting.
In the case of hay the grass should not
be matured before it is cut. 1t should
of course, be full grown, or nearly so,
but it should not be allowed to ripen,
for ii is the element Of green grass that
is most desired in hay. With many
other crops the reason for early harvest
ing will be an altogether different one
Getting the crop housed In good season
will often prevent waste caused by the
action of the weather.
| would not even suggest that any
rules might be laid down in regard to
the time of harvesting, but every farmer
of experience knows about when the
proper time comes for cutting, picking
or digging. My suggestion is that after
that time comes the work should not be
delayed a day If 1t is possible to do 1t.
When the potatoes are ready to dig, they
should not longer be left In the ground.
Ordinarily no harm should come to them
by remaining in the ground few days,
but il they are dug, dried and stored,
the weather or ground conditions cannot
affect him. II the beans are harvested
as soon as they are mature, they will
not dry up in the field and rattle Oh on
the ground to be lost that way.
II the crops are all harvested as soon
as they are ready, the farm work will be
kept we'll along and the securing OF the
crops will be done we'll in the season.
Nothing will be lost because there was
not time to get it in or because 1t rotted
in the field. This work will be finished
as it should and everything will be snug
before the really cold weather sets in,
and work which is peculiar to that par
ticular season may receive attention or
the farmer may take the vacation which
he wanted after the crops were in.
II the crops are all off in good season,
the farmer who wishes to use the best
modern methods can devote probably all
the time he will need to plowiug, and
we are beginning to understand that fall
blowing is quite important feature OF
the best methods Of cultivation.
There are many reasons for early har-
vesting of almost every crop, but this, as
every other suggestion, should be taken
with judgment and applied with COM
mon sense and careful thought.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1911-10-03
Corn and Fruit Show In November
1T SHOULD PROVE A GREAT HELP TO
THE STATE.

Some one has asked, what is the his.
tory of the Maine Corn and Fruit show
to be held at Portland, November Gil,
1912 This 10 the way 1t happened. ID
1910 q professor In the College OF Agri-
culture, University of Maine wrote to
the Portland Board of Trade and inquir-
ed IL that Board would consider the
arrangement of q potato show that year.
The Portland Board of Trade having had
already outlined its work for the year,
which eliminated in great Manufactur-
ers Exposition in the fall, and was not
in position to arrange an additional
show in way that would be deemed ap
propriate to the state. But early 10
1911, II decided to take up the project
and make the climax Of its years work a
great agricultural exposition, financed
by the citizens of Portland for the en-
couragemeut of agriculture in the state.
The Portland Farmers Club, the College
of Agriculture Of the University oi
Maine, the state grange, the Maine Seed
Improvement Association and the Maine
State Pathological Society ca. operated In
the undertaking, and the Maine Corn
and Fruit Show, was organized, with
officers chosen from above, and j. Henry
Rnes made president. The citizens OF
Portland, through the Board OF Trade
have raised several thousand dollars for
the premiums and expenses of the ex-
hbit. Although the show can be OF
little direct benefit to the city, the citi-
zens have made these contributions
with an enthusiasm which manifests
their deep interest in the agriculture OF
the state. They believe that what
stimulates and encourages Maine helps
everybody in Maine. The Corn and
Fruit Show has thus been able to pro-
vide remarkable course of lectures on
agriculture to be held In connection
with the exposition and to offer over
500 premiums most Of them cash, which
in variety and amounts surpass any
thing of like nature ever offered before
in New England. Great efforts have
been made to circulate these premium
lists through the state, and partial lists
have been published in the papers, but
additions have repeatedly been made,
and the official premium list is needed to
understand the full scope Of the show
and the generosity of the premiums. Ii
you have not seen one of these cherry
looking yellow sheets therefore, 1t will
pay you to drop postal requesting one,
to j. Henry Rines, President, 529 Con-
gress Street, Portland.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1911-10-03

"Got It? No: not much he didn't.
sonny. He drew just ten. and he was
lucky to get that. I've done a favor
or two for that feller, first and last.
and to have him shoot at me made me
sore-although he missed me by sew
eral locations. I'll say that for him
so I gave him the ten and told him I'd
kick the hump on bis back 80 high up
on bis shoulders he could wear 1t for
a hat II he ever showed into my day
light again. And you never In your
life saw a humpback make better time
than he did.
"Well, here's for your jackass.
Which ways the herdY'
"Right up over the hill"
Jim sat patiently on the sack until
Bud returned with the burro.
"Here's your thoroughbred" hol-
loed Bud. "Get ap there, Mary. Look
at the knowing ears Of him, will you?
You bet cher life you've got an AMI
mile there that'll 60 when he gets
ready and as fast as he pretty well
dern pleases. Nail himr'
Jim tied n gunny sack on his noble
mount, and the two rode on together
to the fork in the trail. Jim tried to
thank his friend. who knocked bis hat
over his eyes. and said: "Aw, write II
down when you've got more time.
Never see feller in my life ! cot
toned to more'n you. Jim. First
thought you was too smooth for my
kind of travelling. but later see 1t
was only the grain of the wood. /
believe In my friends. I do. Here we
go hopping around this little world
for small time. and then that's done.
S'pose you amt got any real friends
for the trIpl Rotten, l say. You go
ahead and rip Plattsburg up the back.
Wisht could be there with you.
Don't you mind consequences. SO
long, old man. Hike! You beggar"
the buckskin pony was of with a
snort and n splashing Of gravel as the
irons touched his sides. and Bud van.
ished down the road without look
behind him.
The next day Jim was In Platts-
burg. One does not know what an al
Turing quality. what hazy enchant-
ment, can linger around even a small
town until an absence In a real VIII
derness has given mans work new
favor.
The people coming and going. the
traffic of the stores, the dwellings
with small cultivated plots around
them, warmed Jim like fire. he had
been very lonely without knowing It.
In the afternoon be went down to the
depot to see the eastern train come In.
Here again absence played part
and restored the locomotive to Its
proper proportions Of miracle.
AS the engine glided in. shaking the
ground beneath It. 1t seemed impossi'
BILE to Jim that man really made 1t.
Whati Bend those mighty rods OF
steel to bis will? Twist and shape
those others? Cast those great driv'
ers1 And after to drive the monster
with handf
He drew back as the buzzing engine
passed him with something like awe.
Then the moving village came to q
stop. and the passengers sailed forth
to test their legs. wearied with long
sitting.
There was humanity Of all shades
from the naughty aristoerat Of the
Pullman to the peasant Of the emi
grant car.
Jim had a sense Of pleasure In be-
holding we'll dressed folk again, yet
It was merely an aesthetic pleasure
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1911-10-03

the utter undauntedness. impudence
and malice of that face. Eyer allus
goin' to do sumpin'. Pete," she re-
torted "Yer'll be a man yet"
A more amiabls man than Pete
might have been provoked by such
conduct. He strode forward with
white knuckled fists and a very un,
pleasant expression on his face. Sew
eral men started to interfere. but II
wasn't necessary.
The woman quietly looked at her
bully. chewing a straw with the ut.
most nonchalance. "Give US a kiss.
said she. The mans crest dropped
he said something In an undertone
and got on the car
Jim needed no further knowledge OF
this delightful couple to be thoroughly
on the boys side. It seemed to him
that the man was quite capable OF
keeping q small animal at hand for
the fun Of torturing It. and as for the
woman-well. II there was her like In
hell Jim determined to be good for the
rest of his days
"Ar aboardr' cried the conductor
And with a few mighty breaths the
iron giant whisked its load out In tht
open again.
"stay where you are. son, till set
whether that fellow Is playing 4
trick" said Jim. and not until he hat
looked under the platform. up ant
down the track and In the waiting
rooms did he give the command
Come DOWN.
fro BR CONTINUED
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1911-10-03

''PLHAsA, Mr.. JONES, DON'T HAVE MH AB'
RESTED"
wagon. don't believe Mr.. Jones
would miss It I'd put It In my express
wagon and take It up to the woods and
eat It all myself" he said to himself.
A movement Of the horses sent big
melon rolling into the street. No one
saw the little boy pick up the melon
and start down the street Soon his
conscience began to trouble him, and
when be reached the woods he was
undecided whether to cut the melon
or not. A little bird up In tree was
singing. Rastus thought It sounded as
II he said, Take It back. take 1t back!'
For few minutes Rastus sat with
his knife open ready to cut the melon
but he lost his nerve. IT may as well
take It back" be said to himself.
When he got back to the store he
was startled to find that the wagon
had gone Nov I'm up against 1t. y
he said as he entered the store.
The grocer was very much surprised
to see q little colored boy enter the
store with n melon under his arm.
"What's the matter, sonnyf" he asked
please Mr.. Jones, don't have me ar
rested I stole this watermelon. II
rolled of the wagon, and picked II
up. I brought 1t back to you. Some
how or other hadn't the nerve to cut
it. although sure does like water
melon"
"Well I'm glad you were honest
enough to bring 1t back. I never
missed It. BY the way, I'd like to
hire a boy about your size to run er.
rands today. You know. there Is q
picnic tomorrow, and l have O lot OF
extra orders to send out said Mr..
Jones'
an go tell my nanny. and then
III be right back" said Rastus. he
soon returned and worked faithfully
all day. He thought perhaps he could
earn enough money to buy q melon.
There was a big demand for water
melons. They were purchased one by
one until only one big melon remain
ed. Said Mr.. Jones: "Rastus, put that
melon in the icebox. 1t is ordered"
With a sinking heart Rastus obeyed.
he realized that his last chance for a
melon was gone.
When the store had closed for the
night Mr.. Jones said, well, ! guess
It is time to pay you off," and he
handed Rastus a bright new silver
half dollar.
Rastus was proud Of his days
wages. As he started home the gro
Ger called him back and said: "Ras'
tus, there Ia O melon in the icebox for
you. Put It In your express wagon
and take 1t home"
Il would have been hard to find
happier little boy than Rastus as he
ran of home to his nanny.
AS he was eating a slice Of melon
for his supper he said, NANNY, ]
don't hear any birds saying, Take 1t
back, take 1t backr like I did this
morning up In the woods"
"No. honey" replied nanny. TO
night my chile has clear conscience
while this morning he had a guilty
one"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1911-10-03
Old Possn.

II q goose weighs ten pounds ana
half Its own weight what is the
weight of the goose7
This Is simple. but many wise one
has been caught mapping and answers
at once fifteen pounds. though little
thought will bring twenty pounds, the
correct answer.
A train starts daily from San Fran
cisco to New York and one daily from
New York to San Francisco. the
tourney lasts seven days How many
trains will a traveller meet In jour
neying from San Francisco to New
York;
Il looks as II the traveller must mee'
seyeu trains. and that is the answer
that nine out Of ten will give II the
question is new to them.
The fact Is overlooked that every Gay
Of the Journey a fresh train is start
ed from the other end. while ther'
are seven on the way to begin with
The traveller will therefore meet four
teen trains instead Of seven.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1911-10-03

"Boy. you'll be sailing up the track
regardless of orders with your boiler
full of suds If you don't get out in the
scramble for awhile"
"Lord. I'd like to see railroad
train! Haven't heard a whistle for
two years. How far Is it to the near
est station. Bud?"
"Plattsburg-dfty mile-due SOUTH"
"ChristmaI Little far to walk"
"Say. you take this horse. Jim. Go
ahead. can walk just as well as
not. I'm getting too fat anyhow. Go
on. You take the horse and have a
ride to Plattsburg"
"Yes: take the shirt of your back
and never mind If q bit Of the skin
goes with 1t. I'll see you far away
first. Tell you what you could do for
me. Buddy. The herd Of burros Is
around now. If you'd round up one Of
them for meY
"Sure thing! You sit on the mail
sack till come back. There's heap
of registered stuff in 1t this trip. Oh.
say! What do you thinkf I was held
up t'other side Of the Bulldog. Bang.
zip. says a little pepper from the
bushes. I climbed for them bushes.
and out goes a beggar like rabbit.
was after linn ike a coyote, bet cher
life. Who do you suppose 1t was.
Jim?"
"Hang It. how should I known
'SThat little down east cuss with the
crook in his back. He begged hard.
Poor devil. he was up against the
sandpaper side. all right. he heard
from the postmaster that there was a
lot Of valuable mail going out. so he
thought he'd make q try for II. Then
what do you think he had the cold.
cold nerve to dor
"Pass 1t up-most anything. I reck-
on"
"Worse'n that. Struck me for fifty."
sAnd got It."
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1911-10-03

Do your buildings need paint and re-
pairingP
Are you proud Of your country school
house yard?
Are you In favor Of railroads cleaning
up rights OF wayS
Are there any flowers in your garden
or on your pfemisesP
Are you pointing with pride to the
grounds around the country church?
Are you In favor Of making the old
farm the most attractive and dearest
spot on earths-Ohio Department Of
Agriculture.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1911-10-03
TEMPTATION
OF RASTUS.

Rastus was on his way 10 dsitves
q wash to one Of bis mammy's Gus
toners. As he passed the grocery
store he saw q sight which made his
mouth water. There, in front Of the
store, was a wagon load Of watermel-
ons waiting to be unloaded. "They
sure look good" said Rastus to him.
self as he went on about his errand.
On bis way homo Rastus took an.
other look at the melons. II Wish
one Of them would roll out Of the