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The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-16
Visible Grain Supply

New York, February 15.-Special cable and telegraphic communications received by Bradstreet's show the following changes in available supplies, as com pared with previous account:
 Available supply: Wheat United States (esst of Rocky mountains), decreased ESQ., eco bushels; Canada, decreased 173.OO0 Total United States and Canada, de- c eased, 553,00O bushels; afioat for and in Europe, increased. 100000: total Ameri- can and European supplies. increased, i,147,000. Corn, United States and Can ada. increased, 2.441. 900; oats, United States and Canada, decreased, S55s, 900.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-16
Frults anA Produce

(Corrected by Douglas BrosS Apples-Fancy red. s to 3d Oranges. California. h75; F1orada, AA @260.
 Pineapples, $3.6o. Lemons-Fancy, A. Limes-Imported. per 10o. 7BcoQ. Irish Potatoes-New stock. per bushea 150S0c.
 Cabbage-Danish cabbage, 1kc On,nns-Red Globe. 21kc ID. Navy Beans-Choice Michigan, per bu- S8.25.
 Lima Beans-Per h., 7c. Peas Virginia black-sye, per bu.. D.A Spanish onions, per crate. Q.A Celery-Fancy. per crate. N.M Cocanuts, $5. .50@6 per 100. Sweet Potatoes-Per barrel, $22602,Sa Grapes-Malaga, keg, q. Canada turnips. per h.. 1kc. Grape fruit. Florida, per box. $s.n Tangerines-Per box N.0o. Strawberries, F1orida-30 to 35c at. Apples-Western, s2.60@2.75 box.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-16
Dry Goods

New York, February l5-The cot ton goods markets were quiet for the day. Jobbers are doing fair steady trade with retail buyers. SIX mills are getting more orders than they can handle on foulards and messalines for quick delivery. Underwear and hosiery are quiet
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-16
Poultry Nnd Rwws

(Correctsd by 0srrett . Hine1 Hens-Medium. %0060c: live. Der lh. 16c.
 Large flyers, 35Q40c, 16c per lb. medium fryers, 25@3Oc. 2oc per h.; small. 2002sc, 200 per lb.
 Ducks, 4o045c; guinsas. 3oc; roostera 9O@35c: geese. 45G6oc; live turkeys, pcr lb. 2Oc Dressed turkeys, 23024c. Eggs-Fresh, 2Oc.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-16
Flour md reedstun,

(Corrected by Tennessee Mill Col Nellie King flour. per barrel. Gs5. Bolted meal, per 96-pound sack, N.2, No. 9 corn, per bushel. roc. Pure wheat shorts.l S31.
 Pure wheat bran. S27. 10O-lb. C. s. hulls, per ton, $1250 Prime c. 8. meal, per ton, $2o. c. S. feed meal, per ton, $26.5O. No. 1 timothy hay. per ton. n Mixed alfalfa and Johnson grass. efe Corn chops, per 1o0-lb. sack. N.SQ Flour in wood. 1bo higher. White oats, 47c.
 Choice pea-green alfalfa. $1.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-16
LOCAL QUOTATIONS

Cotton Seed Products Corrected daily by Buckeye Cotton on
 Company oil, prime, 40Q47kc per gallon; meal prime. 71k per cent ammonia. Sz7 per no1 ton; hulls, sacked, $1I: hulls. loose, e. Corrected by Southern Beef ana Pro,
 vision Company Lard, 11Mc; compound, 9Mo. D. s. short ribs, 111kc. D. s. fat backs, 11c. Smoked clear bellies. 17ixc; fancy, ls3Se, Hams, smoked, 161hc; Callfornian 1kc. Bacon fancy, 25c; medium. 23c. Pork loins, 14c: spare ribs. 123kc. Ham butts, 1311c; Boston butts, 121ic.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-16
Cotton Seed Oil

New York, February 15-Cotton seed oil was generally lower under selling against cheaper crude, scattered liquida- ton. short selling and in sympathy with weakness in cotton. Total sales, 16.2OO. Futures closed 5@S points net lower. Feb ruary. .S5Ql6S9c; March, 6.S6Q6 .S9c; April, e.S6Q6. SEC; May. 6s9G6. .91c; June. 6.94@ 6.ssc. Prime crude, 6.70c; prime summer
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-16
Empire Audit Company
 PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS AND AUDITORS rup,.p rnHnINc PHONE MAIN 1924 BRMINGHAn.
New Orleans Cotton Market

receipts, 13.624; shipments, 12,S61; sales, 3536 stock. 407,221.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-16
Naval Stores

Savannah, Ga., February 15.-Turpentine firm, STAG; sales, s6. Receipts. 62; ship ments, 34: stock 2s45. Rosin firm; sales, sss: receipts, 777 shipments. "A; stock. e3,054. Quote: A, B. c. T.10; D. $7 .121s; E, s7l5: F. s7.17h: G. $72o@7 .25; H. s.l9; I. H.55; K. s7.9O; M, S.95; N, sS; WG' $S .05; wv. $S.1O.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-16
MAKE BONDS. GEO. 0. OLIVER, Phones 33k
FOR SALE AT COST

Stock of lumber, Avenue | and 31st street. Phone 1890. .
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-06-13
NOSE MADE FORTUNE.
A chinaman Gets Rich Selling Con-
trahand Opiunn

A chinaman Gets Rich Selling Con-
traband Opium.
One more get-rich-quick sch"me has
gone to smash and one more frenzied
financier has come to grief.
This time 1t Is a Chinese, and upon
his rise and fall hinges a peculiar
story involving opium, door posts, GUS
toms, officials and a remarkable nose.
The nose belonged to the Chinese and
to it he owed his embarkation upon a
financial undertaking which netted
him $500 per cent profit, but which
finally led him into the tolls Of the
customs secret service, who is now
holding him on a charge Of illegal
possession of opium.
Last month in San Narcisco, Zam-
bales, a Chinese merchant, making his
way home one nighI thought he de-
tected the aromatic odor Of opium.
He stopped in his tracks before the
house from which the smell came and
then retraced his steps.
Three times he passed in front Of the
suspected house and finally his won-
derful nasal organ fixed on a house
plying his tongue to the post only
confirmed his suspicious, and he en-
tered the house to ask the Filipino
owner where he had obtained such
paint.
The Filipino was voluble in his
structures on this particular paint
which. he said he had found on the
beach near his home. He had at
tempted to mix it with water, but
unable to get the proper proportions
had abandoned it.
The remainder Of the five gallon can
he had found was reposing in a shed
back of the house and he was only
too willing to sell it. An offer of twelve
pesos for the paint" was accepted
with alacrity and the Chinese became
the owner of the tabooed drug.
1t was an easy matter for him to
dispose of 1t in grain lots at fabulous
prices, and from his original invest
ment of twelve pesos he cleared 1878
pesos. But suspicious were aroused
and an investigation led to his arrest.
Customs authorities believe. that the
five-gallon can found by the San Mar
cisco Filipino was originally part of
a shipment Of the contraband drug
which was brought in on a Hongkong
steamer. When customs officials
boarded the vessel the importer threw
his shipment overheard and one can
fioated to the San Narcisco beach.
Now every house post in San Mar
cisco and the surrounding towns Is
under the suspicion of the opium
sleuths who are still looking for the
remainder Of the lost drug.-Manila
Times.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-06-13
The Funny Side of Examinations.

The following selection of mistakes
in examinations may convince almost
any one that there are some peaks Of
ignorance which he has yet to climb:
Mute, inglorious Milton" These
epitaphs are used by a writer who was
envious of Millions being poet orient.
Magma Carta said that the king had
no right to bring soldiers into lady's
house and tell her to mind them.
Henry VIII. married Katharine and
she said it was Wolsey's fault.
Shakespeare made a mistake in
mentioning Galen, who did not live till
hundred years after his time.
Panama is a town of Colombo, where
they are trying to make an isthmus.
The three highest mountains in
Scotland are Ben Nevis, Ben Lomond
and Ben Jonson.
Wolsey saved his life by dying on
the way from York to London.
Monsoons are fertile gorges between
the Himalayas.
Those melodious bursts that fill the
spacious days of great Elizabeth" re-
fers to the songs THAT Queen Elizabeth
used to write in her spare time.
Tennyson wrote a poem called
Graves Energy.
The Rump Parliament consisted en-
tirely of Cromwelrs stalactites.
The plural of spouse is spice.
Queen Elizabeth rode a white horse
from Kenilworth through Coventry
with nothing on, and Raleigh offered
her his cloak.
When England was placed under an
interdict the pope stopped all births,
marriages and deaths for year.
Humphrey of Gloucester and Cardi-
nal Beaufort died shortly after each
other.
Many vessels have been wrecked
and sunk in attempting to force pas
sage through the Rockies.
THE Deserted Traveller" is the most
famous of Goldsmith's works.
The Pyramids are a range of noun
tains between France and Spain.
BY the act Of Union of 1885 Welsh
men were put on an equity with Eng
lishmen. They lost their language and
their manners.
The gods of the Indians are chiefly
Mahommed and Buddha, and in their
spare time they do lots of carving.
Every one needs holiday from one
T,tr ffNy
respondent.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-06-13
Old Tally Sticks.

1t has been rather a surprise to
Americans to find that the Bank of
England Is actually using adding ma
chimes now. Things move a little
slowly, but even the typewriter has
almost completely routed the goose
quill, though the quill is still found in
the British museum. England, how
ever, has had long way to come, as
was revealed only recently when a
bundle Of old tally sticks" were found
in the bank in Lombard street. They
recall that from the time of the Nor
man conquest until as late as the
American Revolution they were in use
I'm the English exchequer and were not
entirely abolished until less than 100
years ago.
The tally stick was a short, we'll
seasoned wand Of willow, hazel or elm,
on one side of which when q loan
was made a number Of notches were
cut. On two other sides were Roman
characters indicating the sum of mon
ey, the name of the payer and the
date of the transaction. When these
had been duly cut into the wood the
deputy chamberlain would split the
stick through the middle with a knife
and mallet, so that part Of the notches
remained on one-half and part on the
other.
One piece was given to the lender
and was called the stock. The other,
called the counterstock. was retained
in the exchequer and filed away. When
the debt was finally paid the stock and
the counterstock were bound together
and filed away as a receipt and a rec
ord. Charles Dickens found them a
theme for a satirical reference when
he declared in a humorous speech at
the Drury Lane theatre that the Brit
ish exchequer was keeping its accounts
in much the same way as Robinson
Crusoe kept his calendar.
The great pile of accumulated stocks
was finally burned in 1884 in the stoves
of the house of lords. So great was
the heat from these ancient, dried
out records of the nations past finan-
cial transactions that 1t Is said to have
been the cause of the fire which de-
stroyed the houses of parliament.
Though they were so cumbersome
the tally sticks had at least one dis
tinct advantage in that with them for
gerry was almost impossible. When
the sticks were split it would have
taken a more skillful artist than even
the modern counterfeiter to duplicate
one-half so that it would match the
other without detection. However, it
is not expected that pen and paper
forgers will ever become so numer-
Gus as to force the English govern
ment back to the use of the whitfield
sticks" Bank Notes.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-06-13

the writhing body Of the diamond
back the blacksnake wrapped himself,
while his powerful teeth were holding
a firm grip just behind the head of
his victim. l heard the crushing Of the
bones in the rattlesnake's body. 1t
was a strange and wonderful sight,
that"
The Kingsnake.
Almost as common as the black
snake and equally as useful is the
beautiful kingsnake. He is of a nu-
merous family, and in this state Is
generally rather large, and tapering,
and OF white and black and stripes.
He richly deserves the name of king
SNAKE" for even more than the black
snake, Is he willing to try conclusions
with all varieties of snakes, and he Is
generally the victor.
The kingsnake is most frequently
found near settlements, but Is not
loath to make his home in the remot-
er woods. He, too, attacks other
snakes for the purpose of eating them,
which he does after breaking every
bone in the victims body.
The writer saw an encounter be-
tween a very large kingsnake and a
nom poisonous watersnake, in the
road near Manning, y. =. The smaller
snake was evidently crossing the road
from one pool to the other when the
waiting kingsnake discovered him.
The fight was short and cruel. After
the smaller snake in its coils
the kingsnake began to eat 1t, begin
ming from its tail. That was too much
for the writer. He got down from his
buggy and after fighting the king
snake off with a buggy-whip, he dis
patched the small snake. No sooner
had the writer left the side Of the dead
snake than the kingsnake returned to
the feast. The kingsnake was inclin-
ed to be rather belligerent, for it took
several vigorous cuts from the whip
to make him release the other snake.
But because of the good traits Of
both the blacksnake and the king
snake, and the fact that their bite is
not In itself harmful, 1t Is a great pity
that people should ever destroy one Of
them. They are positive benefactors
to mankind, and are. therefore, enti-
tied at least to our liberation, If not to
our liking-John Kershaw Jr., in
News and Courier.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-06-13

from putrefying, and in carrying out
the work caught cold from which he
died. Macaulay adds: IN the last
letter that he ever wrote, with fingers
which, as he said, could not steadily
hold a pen. he did not omit to men
tion that the experiment of the snow
had succeeded excellently WELL" If,
however, we turn to nature, there are
instances in Siberia of mammoths pre-
served in Ice so that their flesh is still
eatable from a period probably coeval
with the first appearance of man on
this globe. If the Roman brought to
their banquets the dainties of all the
world, had they not some knowledge
of cold storage?-London Spectator.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-06-13
KILL ALL THE FLIES.
The Nation Is Enlisted In a Fight
Auainst the Pest.

The Nation Is Enlisted In a Fight
Against the Pest.
One of the most earnest undertake
ings of the American Civic associa-
ton at present is the nation wide war
which it is waging on the fly. 1t has
undertaken to educate the country on
the subject of the house fly and his ef-
ficiency as a carrier of disease germs,
and further to teach the people the
means of killing off this 'perilous
pest"
The efforts of the national associa-
ton will be useless unless a cam
paign of publicity be inaugurated and
in this the newspapers have a chance.
Therefore, during the coming months,
from time to time articles will ap-
pear on the subject of the fly and its
habits, how to kill 1t and how to pre-
vent it's breeding. Authorities upon
the subject do not consider the cam
paign a difficult one. Just as the yell
low Jack was wiped out In Panama
and Cuba by preventing disease-bear-
ing mosquitoes from breeding so ty-
phoid and many other diseases may
be wiped out in this country by de-
stroying the flies. 1t is merely a mat
ter of awakening the public to a real
ization of the danger and then from
this source, to arousing a general in
terest and activity toward the removal
of this constant menace of life and
health.
In Panama every individual worked
against the mosquito. No ditch was
left undrained no empty tin can was
left to fill with rain water and become
a breeding place, and nobody lost sight
for a moment of the fact that a great
fight was on. Just such an interest
communities and individuals should
take in the wiping out of the fly. The
doctors, and the boards of health are
already in line with the movement and
all should fall in.
At the head of the great national
army of fly fighters is DR.. Leland o.
Howard, the greatest American au-
thority on the fly, chief of the United
States government bureau of entomol-
ogy. Hhe characteriZes the common
house fly as, the most dangerous ami
NAL living" and those who accept his
opinion as authoritative can scarcely
afford to withhold their assistance and
cooperation in the great country wide
campaign. The slogan is kill all the
flies"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-06-13
NOTICE.

Yorkville, s. c., June 6, 1911.
To the Stockholders of Yorkville
Creamery Association:
NJ OTICE is hereby given that, pur-
IN suant to a resolution duly passed
by the Directors on the 3rd day Of
June, 1911, AUTHORIZING the Secretary
to call meeting Of the stockholders OF
Yorkville Creamery Association to con-
slider and vote upon the proposition Of
increasing the capital stock of the
from Six Thousand Five
Hundred Dollars to Seven Thousand
Eight Hundred Dollars, a meeting Of
the stockholders of said Association Is
called to be held at the Court House
in Yorkville, s. c., on THURSDAY
THE 9TH DAY OF JULY A. D., 1911,
at O'Clock in the afternoon to consid-
er and vote upon the question Of in
creasing the capital stock Of the Asso-
citation from Six Thousand Five Hun
dred Dollars to SEVEN THOUSAND
EIGHT HUNDRED DOLLARS.
BY Order Of the Board Of Directors.
BUN BRIDGES,
Secretary & Treasurer.
45 At
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-06-13

He Had Done Enough. Mayor
Longstreth of Merchantville, N. ]. re-
Gently ran for the office of mayor In
the little Jersey village, and one night
before election he made speech In
the town hall.
Fellow citizens" said the candi-
date. "I have fought against the In
dians; 1 have often had no bed but
the battlefield and no canopy but the
sky. have walked over the frozen
ground until every step was marked
with blood"
HIS story was going fine until a little,
dried-up looking voter rose from his
seat in the rear of the hall and called
out: well, I'll be darned, If you
haven't done enough for your coun-
try. You go home and rest. I'll vote
for the other fellow."-Philadelphia
Times.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-06-13
humorous department.
Got the Meat Hs Demanded,

Stepping into a small restaurant
a grumpy old man demanded of the
waiter a certain piece of meat he had
in the show window.
But" said the waiter, we"
mo buts," replied the old man
You bring me what l ask for, or
won't get anything here at ALL"
Rather than lose a customer the
waiter did as he was told, and, get
ting the piece of meat, took it back
to be cooked.
After a long wait the meat was
brought to the customer, who, instead
OF thanking the waiter, said: LOOK
here, you man, what is the matter
with this meat?"
Nothing is the matter with 1t, sir
except that the paint on 1t has formed
a few blisters from the heat"
why, what do you mean by that"
asked the old man.
Simply this" replied the waiter
Those pieces of meat you saw in the
window were not made to eat. They
were made for advertising purposes
but you insisted, sir, upon having one
of 'em."
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-06-13

Making the Cashier Coush.-"But
don't know you. madam" the bank
cashier said to the woman who had
presented a check.
The woman, however, instead or
saying haughtily, Il do not wish your
acquaintance, sir" merely replied
with an engaging smile:
"Oh, yes, you do, I think. I'm the
'red-headed virago' next door to you,
whose scoundrelly little boys are al
ways reaching through the fence and
picking your flowers. When you
started to town this morning your
wife said: Now, Henry, If you want a
dinner fit to eat this evening you'll
have to leave me a little money. l
can't keep this house on plain water
and six pence a day"
Here's your money, madam said
the cashier, pushing it toward her and
coughing loudly.-Tit-Bits.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-06-13

Married Mems Troubles.-It was
married mems night at the revival
meeting.
Let all you husbands who have
troubles on your minds stand up"
shouted the preacher at the height of
his spasm.
Instantly every man in the church
arose except one.
"Ah!" exclaimed the preacher,
peering out at this lone individual,
who occupied a chair near the door.
You are one in a million"
1T amt that" piped back this one
helplessly as the rest Of the congre-
CATION gazed suspiciously at him. Il
can't get up-Tm lyzed."-Ladies'
Home Journal.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-06-13
THE ONLY WAY
Many YorkvilIe Citizens Have Dis
covered II.

Just what to do when the kidneys
are affected. is a question that con-
Germs both young and old. Weak kid
neys neglected in childhood lead to
lifelong suffering. People of advanc-
ed years, with less vitality, suffer
doubly. In youth or age, lauguor,
backache, urinary irregularity, dizzi-
ness and nervousness make life bur-
den.
There Is one remedy that acts di-
rectly on the kidneys. Doan's Kidney
Pills owe their worldwide fame to the
fact that they have cured thousands
Of cases of sick kidneys and cured
them permanently. Follow the exam
pie of this Yorkville citizen.
J. o. Robinson, Cleveland Ave,
Yorkville, s. c., says: my kidneys
were badly disordered and caused my
back to ache intensely. When I saw
Doan's Kidney Pills advertised, 1 got
supply at the York Drug Store and
they soon brought complete relief.
have had no trouble since then and
am therefore pleased to give Doan's
Kidney Pills my endorsement"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-06-13

Why He Masked.-"George, dear, just
one more question and l promise not
to bother you any more during the
game" she pleaded.
We'll. what is it now?" said George
impatiently.
Tell me why the catcher wears
that funny wire thing on his face?"
"Oh. sometimes the catcher gets
mad at the umpire's decisions"
What has that to do with it?''
Some day he might get too mad
and bite the umpire, and as they don't
want that to happen they muzZle
him. m."-Detroit Free Press.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-06-13

Unappreeiated.-The attorneys for
the prosecution and defense had been
allowed Is minutes each to argue the
case. The attorney for the defense
had commenced his argument with an
allusion to the old swimming hole of
his boyhood days. He told in fiowery
oratory of the balmy air, the singing
birds, the joy of youth, the delights of
the cool water
And in the midst Of it he was in
terrupted by the drawling voice of the
judge.
Come out, Chauncey," he said, "ano
put on your clothes. Your Is minutes
are up."-Success.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-06-13
Excursion Rates Via Southern Rwy.
PhiIadelnhia pa. Account Northern

Excursion Rates Via Southern Rwy.
Philadelphia, Pa: Account Northern
Baptist Convention and Baptist
World Alliance Congress. Tickets
on sale June 9Th, 10th, 18th, 10th and
18th, final limit June 29th, 1911. Ex-
tension of final limit may be had by
depositing tickets and payment OF
fee $1.00, until July 31st.
Charlottesville, Va: Account Univer-
sity of Virginia Summer School.
Tickets on sale June 18th, 18th, goth,
23rd, cath, 26th, and July 3rd and
10th, limited fifteen days, unless ex-
tended at Charlottesville, until Sep
tember Goth, 1911.
Knoxville, Tenn: Account Summer
School of the South. Tickets on sale
June 18th, 18th, Goth, oath, 25th,
July 1st, Sth, 9th and 18th. 1911, linn
tied fifteen days, unless extended at
Knoxville until September 3Oth 1911.
For information as to rates, etc., ap-
ply to Ticket Agents or address j. L..
Meek, Asst. Genr Passenger Agent,
Atlanta, Ga, or w. E. MCGEE, Division
Passenger Agent, Charleston, s. c.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-06-13

ts4- Walter Damrosch, the musical
conductor, was describing a very ig-
norant foreign critic.
I'm short" Mr.. Damrosch ended
he was as ignorant of music as ole
Jed Shucks and his wife were of city
ways.
Jed was describing, at a dorcas
his recent visit to New York.
An we went to big department
shop he said, an we got inter one o
them ere things wot whizzes ye clean
up to the top-wot in tarnation Is
their name, MAJ
Shoplifters, Jedediar,' Mrs. Shucks
replied Washington Star.