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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-29
Bank Statement

New York, December 2S.-The statement Of the actual condition of clearing house banks, issued today, including trust com panies, for the five days shows that they hold $6, ,396, 600 reserve in excess of legal re- quirements. This Is a decrease of $l,- TAI, 800 from last weeks statement. The statement in detail is: Actual condition, loans S1 S52 379, ,0O0, increase s13,5s9,000; spe- cie SSO2, AZ, ,000 increase S1,1S9000; legal ten- ders SS2, ,6sO00o, increase s2,9S2000; net de- posits $l,676. .736000, increase $2772S 900; eir- culation s46,6S5. coo, decrease S332, 900; banks cash reserve in vaults, SS25, 900; trust companies cash reserve in vaults, 59,S06,- GOO; total cash reserve, $3S5, 5,132, 900; excess lawful reserve &C., 396, 600; decrease $1,744,50O 1; trust companies reserve with clearing house members carrying 25 per cent cash reserve, $46,970,000; summary of state banks and trust companies in Greater New York not included in the clearing house statement: Loans S564, ,6S9, 600, de- crease s, ,503 200: specie s60Ss2. 400, increase $l29.500; legal tenders SS,099100, decrease 34,2oo; total deposits s609, ,S07, 400, decrease $i i14i 200.
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A HEAVY INCREASE
 IN DISBURSEMENTS
Will Amount to Nearly 6 Quarter of a Million Dol
 lars, Say Estimates

New York, December 2S.-After a week
 of colorless trading and stagnant mar kets, stocks moved in definite way to- day, and quotations were depressed in all quarters. Trading became more ac- tive following a featureless opening with the impetus coming from the bear side. There was no demand for stocks and tho bears were able to make headway on comparatively moderate offerings. Most of the prominent issues were depressed a point or more with partial recovery '1before the close. The weakness of United States Steel was a depressing g influence and selling of Canadian Pa cifc from abroad affected the railroad Mist. Apparently there was no well grounded reason for the weakness which has prevailed for several days. The de- clines seemed to be little more than a response to operations of the profes- sional element.
 The expected gain in cash by the banks was reported in the statement of the banks.
 This disclosed an increase in the ac- tual tabulation of nearly $5.000,0o0 an amount in excess of estimates.
 A decrease in excess was revealed in cash reserves of sL74O,OOO. Some indica- ton of the conservative feeling in trade was contained in the weekly reviews. The holiday trade was described as of record volume. A slowing down of new business in certain lines was noted. In general, however, the trade situation re- mains satisfactory. Bonds were strong. Total sales par value Ss96,0Oo Bonds of the United States, coupon advanced lsc. the 2s registered 9sc, and 3s coupon lac on call on the week.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-29
Dugouts to MotOrbOats
Popular Mechanics

From Popular MecnanlcS.
 The primitive Siwash dugout canoe is still used in great numbers by the Indians of the northwest. especially on and around Puget Sound, but any Indian. good or otherwise. who can buy or borrow small gasoline engine bids farewell to the pad dle of his forefathers and ''put-puts'' ev- anywhere.
 All over the sound, according to wri- ter in the Pacific Motor Boat, the slash of the paddle is being replaced by the pop of the gosaline exhaust pipe. The little four or five horsepower engine Is the mod ern substitute for the squaws in these ancient boats. When the white man goes out in a power canoe he takes along a sail and oars or paddles for fear that the engine might stop. The true Indian, on the other hand. scorns these things. He opens the gasoline valve, sets the spark gives the wheel yank and away he goes. When he gets there he stops the engine. The muffer is a non-essential as he loves the noise. and he will take an old engine a white man cannot run and make 1t go successfully.
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pavton, o. Prices rallied slightly in the middle morning, but weakened again, at the close steady, but at net decline of 15 to 20 points. Sales, S0,250 bags. December 13.0sc; January, 1S.10c; Feb ruary, B loo; March, 13. .40c; April, 13.5Sc; May, 13. CSC; June, 13 .72c; July, 1S.7sc; Au- gust, 13.S5c; September, October and No vember, 13.93c
 Spot, nominal; Rio Is, 137sc; Santos As 15a4c; Mild coffee quiet; Cordova nomi- nal.
 Havre, 1d1A franc lower; Hamburg 1@1k pfennig lower Rio, 75 reis lower al Ssx025: Santos As. 100 reis lower at 7sxSOOi Is, 150 reis lower at 7sx100. Brazilian port receipts 44,000, against 17,0O0 last year Jundiahy receipts 21 GOO, against 1000 last year Today's Santos cable reported the market 100 reis lower at 7sX70O for IS.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-29
SPECIAL RATES
LOW WINTER TOURIST EXCURSION
 FARES

To many points in Florida, Alabama, Central America, Cuba. Georgia. Louisiana, Mexico, Mississippi, New Mexico, Porto Rico. Tennessee and Texas. Tickets on sale daily Oct i5. 1912 to April 30, 1913, inclusive, except to points In Mexico New Mexico, Texas and Louisiana do not become effective until Nov 1, Igl2. Final limit return ing May 3l, 1913, except to points in Mexico. New Mexico, Texas and Luis iana I1turn limit June l, 1912.
 Chicago, Ill.,, and Return. ..... x23.15 Account International Live Stock Ex- osition. Tickets on sale November 2Sth to December 3d. inclusive. Final limit for return. December II. 1912.
 For further information or sleeping car reservations phone Main BIT or con- fer with P. Sid Jones, D. r. A. l.. & N. K. R.. Birmingham Ala.
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Liverpool Cotton Market

Liverpool December 2S.-Spot cotton quiet, prices easy; American middling fair, 7.65d; good mddling. 7.31d; l1id- ding. 711d; low middling, 6.s3d; good ordinary, 6.47d; ordinary 5.99d Sales of the day, 5000 bales, of which 300 were for speculation and export and included 2S00 American. Receipts. 51,- 900 bales, including 50,5O0 American. Futures opened easy and closed quiet December. 6,SSd; December-January, 6.S4d; January February, 6.79d; rebru- Iary March, 6.774Ad; March April 6.761sd; April May. 6.75d; May-June, G.73Ad; June-July, 6.71 E d; July-August 6,60d; August September, 6.571sd Sep tember- october. 63S1sd October No vember, 6.30d.
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Cash quotations were as follows: Flour-Easy; bakers unchanged. Rye-No. 2, 62D631zc.
 Barley-Feed or mixing, 4Sd51c; fair 10 choice malting, 51d75c.
 Timothy Seed-S2. 75d3.90.
 Clover Seed-$1S. .75d19.
 Mess Pork-sl6. 75d17
 Lard-In tierces, So. .721k.
 Short Ribs-Loose. $9d9.50.
 Butter-Country steady; creamery 3Om 35c.
 Eggs-Steady; receipts, 2419 cases at mark, cases included 21a24c; ordinary firsts, refrigerator, 1S1ac; firsts 25c. Cheese-Steady: Daisies, 16s16D1Tc: Twins, 16i4@161sc; Young Americas, i6Yd lie; Long Horns, 16ai@17c.
 Potatoes-Steady; receipts, 25 cars; Michigan, 50c; Minnesota, soc; Wiscon- sin. soc.
 Poultry-Steady turkeys. dressed. 2lc; chickens. live. 12c; springs, live, 12c. Veal-Steady, 9Q14c.
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Interior Cotton Movement

Houston: Quiet; middling 12Bc; net receipts, 11.01S; gross receipts, 1l,0ls; shipments, 10,420 stock, 16S,125.
 Augusta: Steady; middling, 1Sc: net receipts, 12S6; gross receipts, 1875; shipments, S7O; sales, 79Q; stock, 124, 9S7.
 Memphis; Steady; middling, 131sc net receipts, 2i9S; gross receipts, 2S9oi shipments, 460S; sales, 900 stock, 109- BOT.
 St. Louis: Quiet; middling, 13Ac; net receipts, 94S; gross receipts, 9s92; ship ments. 9O55; stock, 20,996.
 Cincinnati: Net receipts, 3S27; gross receipts. 3327; shipments, 4635; sales 400; stock, ,052.
 Little Rock: Steady; middling, 12%e net receipts. 539; gross receipts, L39; sipments, 1294; stock, d7,113.
 Total today: Net receipts, 10,61Oi gross receipts 30.34i shipments, 30, SS2 sales, 2096; stock. 547,5s0
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-29
Hubbard Bros. X Co.'S Letter

New York, December Especially After the weakness during the first hour caused by the liquidation of q January long interest the market slow ly improved, closing steady at 3 to 1 points higher. Reports were current to the effect the southern markets did not follow the weakness here and there was also an impression that some of our stocks would go to spinners' brok- CTS if 1t were rendered to fill commit ments made for low grades although there was rather more demand today in a small market which Is waiting for new factors to foreshadOw the course of prices.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-29
New York Money

New York, December 2S.-Money on call tno loans) easy. Time loans easv. Sixty days. 6 per cent; 90 days, 5A per cent; s;x months, 5A per cent. Prime mercantile paper, per cent; sterling exchange firm, with actual bus mess in bankers bills at $4.s1 for 60 day bills, and at $4,@s for demand; con- mercial bills, $4.S0H. Bar silver. 62Hc; Mexican dollars, 49c. Government bonds firm; railroad bonds esy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-29
St. Louis Produce

st. Louis, December 8.-Flour. dull. Hay. firm; timothy, s12a17: prairie, siOa 13. Whisky. s1.4O. Iron cotton ties, 94c. Bagging, 97sc Hemp twine, Sc. Pork un- changed: jobbing. sl6.75. Lard unchanged prime steam. t10 95Gi11 O5. Dry salt meats unchanged; boxed extra short, 112sc; clear ribs. 1issc; short clears. 11ssc. Bacon un- changed; boxed extra shorts, 12ssc; clear ribs, 12gsc; short clears, 12tsc. Receipts: Flour, 80O0 wheat. 107,000; corn, 1s1 900; oats, 114,0o0. Shipments: Flour, 10000; Wheat, 132,0Co; corn 5000; oats, 106,0cO.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-29
New York Cotton Market

New York, December 2S.-The cotton futures opened barely steady at an ad- vance of points on December. Il
 was generally to l points lower under renewed scattering liquidation and ac-
 tive Wall street selling. offerings were heavy and aggressive right after the call and prices soon broke to Q not loss of from to 10 points. Lower ca bles contributed to the selling move ment but there was no change in the character of southern spot adviecs. The active profit taking by recent sellers checked the decline later on with prices subsequently showing gains of 8 to 1 points from the lowest in the late forenoon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-29
Bonds
Treasury Statement

Washington, December s.-At the be- ginning of business today the condition of the United States treasury was: Work ing balance, $Ss 437 ,999: in banks and Phil ippine treasury, $32, ,14O; total of gen eral fund, s141. 197, 164; receipts Friday, I,- s40.7 disbursements, s2.74O,1 ,13o. The deficit for the. fiscal year is s2S16,964, against a deficit of $23, 45S,570 last year. These fig ures for receipts, disbursements and deficit exclude Panama canal and public debt transactions.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-29
Cotton Seed Oil

New York, December 2S.--Cotton seed oil was easy under moderate local and western selling and on the decline in lard, closing unchanged to 3 points net lower. Prime crude, 5.15c nominal prime summer spot, G.15aG.35c January, 6.14c; February, 6.17c: March, 6.20c; April, 622c; May. 6.29c; June. 6.32c; July. 6.35c; Au- gust, 6.37c; prime winter yellow, 6. .4007c; prime summer white, 6.35G6. FOG.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-29
New Orleans Cotton Futures

New Orleans, December 2s.-Cotton, spot steady unchanged. Middling
 12ls. Sales, 220. To arrive. 475. Low ordinary. 9zc nominal. ordinary. 10 5-16c nominal; good ordinary Il 15-16c; 1; strict good ordlnaig, 1 2 3-16c; low mid ding, 12 7-16c; strict low middlng, 12 1-16c; strict middling, l3 1-16c; good middling, 13sc; strict good middling. 13 7-l6c; middling fair. ls%c nominal,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-29
New Orleans Rice Market

New Orleans, December 2S.-The rough rice. market was quiet and the market was bare; clean Honduras and Japan was steady. Quote: Rough Hon. duras, 2.50@4.15c; Japan, 2.75 e 4.25c; clean, 4@5Hc; Japan, 90 4c Sales: Clean Honduras, HI at 2M p Sc; Japan, 1881 at 5-16c. Receipts; Rough, 6174; millers, 5750; clean, 3605.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-29
RULERS INDIANS ALIKE
Soldiers, Not Politicians, By All
 Odds, Because They Give
Lhe New York Herald.

From the New York Herald
 Army officers and not political agents are desired by tho Indians to direct their destinies, says Ernest Thompson Seton, the noted writer on Indian lore, who has just returned from one of his long stays on the reservations of the red men, He is always welcome in the tepee of the Indians, for MT. Seton has lived on the plains for years with them and he has written much which de- scrlbes their manner of life.
 Send us army men, Is what they say to me- remarked MT. Seton when he was seen yesterday at tho Waldorf Astoria
 Washington sends us only politi- clans. The politicians come for gain The army men tell truth. There are many good men in the east, but Wash- ington does not send them to the ln- dians
 This is the substance of what the Indians told me on two of the large reservations, the names of which l do not care at this lime publicly to men ton. There are simply dlabolical things going on, even in this age of our treat ment of the Indians. It Is amazing that a civilized people will permit such out rages. It is always the open season for Indians.
 "A white man can kill an Indian al- most with impunity and so complicated is the means of redress open to the Indians that they can hardly be able to bring punishment upon the heads of those who kill their friends and kins- men. on one of the reservations two fine young Indians who were engaged in night herding their own cattle were shot down by white men, who escaped. There was good reason to believe that the assa assins could have been captured, but none would undertake the pursuit because Indians were concerned
 Several old Indians showed me a ditch dug for irrigation. The digging of that ditch, they told me, represent ed s200,00O of money from their ap- propriation. some of the Indians, be- lieying that the ditch was for their
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-29
Creamery Products

Country butter, 25Q30c; fresh creamery butter. 40c; process butter. 315kc: daisy cheese, 19c: imported Swiss cheese, 32c; German brick cheese, 20c; limburger cheese, 19c; imported roquefort. BIC; Neuf- chatel cheese, per dozen, 45c; Pimento cheese, per dozen, $l 40.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-29
Naval Stores

Savannah, December 2s.--Turpentine firm. S734@3sc; sales, 125; receipts, 3so; ship ments, 29; stock, 35704.
 Resin firm; sales, 1255 receipts, 14s1: shipments, 77s; stock, 153,247. Quote: A, B. s5.50; c, D. s5.5o; E, $5.60 r, s5.65; C., s5.7o; H. s5.721s; I, s5.771a; K, $6.S5; N, SIPS; VIC, 3735; wv, $745.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-29
St. Louis Grain

St Louis. December 2S-Cash wheat No. red s1 .06a1 Os; No. 2 hard. s9a93e Cash corn, No. 2. 45c: No white, 4S1 49c Cash oats, No. ?, SS1za33ac; No 2 white, Si434isc. Wheat futures, May 925sQt92s4c; July, STAG. Corn futures May 419Hasc; July. 4Stsc. Oats futures, May 33c July, 331hc
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-29
Kansas City Grain

Kansas City December 2s--Cash wheat, No. ? hard, s3a90c; No. 3. S2@S5c; No : red, s1 1.011sa1 .05. Cash corn. No. mixed. 46ls447c; No. 3. 43c; No. white. 46a461sc. Cash oats, No 3 white, s4a35c; No 2 mixed, 33lkc. Wheat futures, May, S59sc July. S3s4c. Corn futures, May, 467so July, 461ac. Oats futures, May 3fkd349sc.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-29
F;sb and Sea Eoods

Red snapper. 1Oc in bbl. lots: 11c in small lots; groupers 6c; Spanish mack erel 121ac specxled sea trout, 11hc; carp. roughs, 6c; mullet. 614c; sun perch or bream. 10c; pompano, 20c; mixed fish, 71hc in barrel lots 7c in small lots: crock CTS, 6I1t: fresh water perch, SIC.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-29
Montgomery Market

Montgomery. December 2s.-(Special)- Spot cotton wasa quoted in Montgomery today as follows: Strict low middling, 124c; middling, 1212c; strict middling, 12Bsc
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LOCAL QUOTATIONS
Pig Iron
Local Cotton
Meat

Lard, 11%c; compound, 0sc: D. $. short ribs 11.7oc: bvllies. 12 roc; liam butts, 15c; Boston butts. 14Mc: pork loins, 13c; spare ribs, 1sc; breakfast bacon, 22@27c; smoked bacon, 1ec; reg ular ham, 171ac; skinned ham, 171zc
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-29
Wool Market

St. Louis, December 2S.--Wool, firm. Medium grades combing and clothing, 231ira26c; light fine, 19a21e; heavy fine. l3M1Sc; tub washed. 27G30c.
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Dry Goods

New York, December 2S.--Cotton goods and cotton yarns markets closed quiet and firm Burlaps were steady Linens were very firm. Underwear and hosiery were in good call for next fall
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1 eas. 25c; roosters 25c; geese, 6oa7Oc: live turkeys, 166p1sc; fresh eggs, case candled, 33c; extra graded candled eggs, 35c: cold storage eggs, 23d25c. Rabbits, $. .2s per dozen.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-29
Grain Receipts and sbinments

Kansas City, December S-Receipts: :: Wheat. S1,0O0; corn, 77.ooo; oats, Il ,ooo Shipments: Wheat, 64,ooO; corn, sS,oOO oats 5000.
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HUBBARD BROS. & co.

Cotton Merchants, Hanover Square. N. change. New Orleans Cotton ExchanTc. New York. Produce Exchange. Asso- ciate Members Liverpool Cotton Ass0- ciation. Orders solicited for the pur- Shsse and sale of Cotton and Cotton eeeQ 0u for future delivery Special este2tion and liberal terms given foP Soo1txnments of spot cotton for ~. uvery. Correspondencs invited.
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New Orleans Exports

New Orleans, December 2s.-The weeks exports: Wheat 18O000 bushels to Flu rope: corn, 42.2G4 bushels to Europe. No coffee imports.
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Coffee Market

New York, December 2S.--Coffee futures opened barely steady at a decline Of 15 to Is points under renewal of more or less general liquidation, or bear pres sure, inspired by sharp break in Eu- rope, lower primary markets, easier cost and freight offers, reports of small failure in Santos and reports Of fail ures in the coffee trade in Boston and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-29
Cnffee and Supar

Coffee-Arbuckles, sZ5.05 per hun dred pounds; Luzanne. 27c ger pound; i; Sugar, standard granuIated. 51zc per pound.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-29
A PuzzIing Puzzle

From the Christian Herald. Can you take 40 from 45 and leave 45? This is one way to do it:
 3 8 5 , 1 equals 45
 12 3 4 , 6 ' 9 equals 45
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middling fair to fair. 14h c nominal; fair, 145sc nominal; receipts and stock were revised.
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Fruits and Produce

Apples, fancy winesap. S47545 per bbl.; York and Imperial apples, $3.75 bbI. {; Florida oranges, s2.25 per box; Cali fornia lemons. S5.75 per box; grape fruit $S25 per box; tangerines, s4.5V per box. Concord grapes, lie per pound; California (Emperor) grapes, S250 per box; Malaga grapes. in kegs, S550@7. Cranberries, s2.75 box; per barrel, $10. Italian ohestnuts, 10c per pound. Lines. s1 per hundred. Irish DO tatoes, S0@S5c bu onions. red globe. %c per lb. Danish cabbage, 1Ec per lb California celery, soc per dozen. s5 per crate. Rutabagas. 1sc per pound
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Poultry and Eggs

large fryers 1o013c: medium frvers 15c: small flyers, 16c; ducks, 30qi0c; guin-
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Flour and Foodstuffs

Self raising flour, s6; Tennessee -four. $5.5o; Indian flour, $5.7o Oklahoma flour, s5.25; Michigan flour. $6.65: bolted meal. per 96 lbs, s1.4O: No. corn. per bushel, 74c: pure wheat shorts, s30; pure wheat bran. $2S; c. s. hulls. pc rton. slJ. prime c. S. meal. per ton. $50; c. s. feed meal. per ton, s26: No timothy hay, per ton. $22: mixed alfalfa and Johnson grass. per ton. s20; corn chops. per 100 Ib sack. sl.5O; alfalfa hay. per ton, s25; Johnson grass. per ton, $5; mixed feed. per ton; s32; oats. 4sc bushe,.
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ss 4l975 2 equals 4S
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LOCAL SECURITIES

Total sales for the day, 114,100 shares
New-York tribune., 1912-03-10
How a Chemist
Ended Corns

Some years ago a chemist o'S'
covered way to loosen corns.
He embodied the discovery IN
New-York tribune., 1912-03-10

y,
"Oh. Mr.. Cole" She rctorted, If you had
waited fortv-fvc years for a man you
wouldn't mind an extra half-hour.
THERE were Mary Mapes Dodge and
L Marion Iarland and Mary Kyle Dallas
and Lucia Runklc-all quick at rcpartec'
There is a story of Phrb be Cary who' wieil wie,i
asked by p T. Barnurh what was hcr faVonte
brand Of champagne replied 1--WE drink
Hcdscck; but we keep Nlumm..
Kate Field was one of the wltticst women
that ever lived. Agnes Repplicr is sure to
say something genuinely witty during an
hours conversation.
Kate Sanborn keeps everybody around
her in a gale Of laughter. In her book on
the Wit Of Women she refers to Grace
Greenwood as one Of the wits Ot her time.
There was day when she had to ride IN one
Of the old Fifth-avc. stages, and 1t pitcllcd
and lurchcd worse than usual. man who
was 4 little the worse for wear got IN, and
,o steady himself would clutch wildly at the
lans Of the women nearby. That evening
one Of her friends described the performance.
ale was a perfect savage, She continued
angrily. "YcS, Of the Pawncc tribe added
Grace Greenwood
Rose Terry Cooke owed much Of her Sue
cess as writer TO the witty things she put
into the mouths Of her characters, as When
she referred to someone rs a dccayed gentle
woman. "vct not Extensively 50.
The woman who wanted to hear Mozart S
Twelfth Mass because that was the reg
iment her husband belonged to, or the Young
bride who wanted a rubber plant 50 as to be
able TO raise their own rubbcrS, did not intend
to say ANYTHING funny; but, rs for that, the
genuinely witty woman never does. Real Wit
IS spontaneous: as for instance, the woman
who said she would not otdcScribemarragca 50
mucha failure as atcmporary embarrassment.
Brandcr Matthews once told the follow
inc AZ the PLAYERS Club: ~ literary woman
said one night to her husband, apropos Of the
Shakcspcarc-B Bacon controversy, When |
get 10 Heaven am going to ask Shakespeare
whether or not ne wrote those plays. - Per-
haps he won't be there. chucklcd the nus
band Then YOU ask him. was her quick
rciOrt.
Are women witty? Ask the publishers Of
Marietta Hollcy's work, Of Anna Warner
Of Kate Douglas Wiggin Of ~Thc Ladies
Home Journal, which has published a col
lection OF witty anecdotes about women.
One Of them runs thus:
III We please. Mum. said the wood;
chopper in an appealing voice rs he leaned
against the back door Of small New Eng
land cottage. I've lost my lcg. WELL |
amt got il, snapped the woman ilcrccly,
and shut the door with a bang.
II MAY Irwin were not gifted with the
Kccncs, wit herself, could she have made so
many thousands Of men forget dull care?
If Nav Robson and Marie Cahill and Flo
Irwin and dozens more had not this gift
more strongly developed than any other,
would shcy bc what they are;
COO, Ill We who would coniinc that gift Of
~ the gods. wit, to any particular sex or
cl...,r condition If nroulr' We are lll alike