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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-15
LOCAL QUOTATIONS
Pig Iron
Local Cotton
Meat

Lard, f2ssc; compound, 9sse; D. S. short ribs, 11.95: bellies, 12S5; ham butts. 15c; Boston butts. 141sc. pork loins, 15c: spare ribs, 13c: breakfast bacon. 220 PIC; smoked bacon. 1sc; reg ular ham, 1Sc; skinned ham. 1Sc.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-15
Coffee and Sugar

| Conee-Arbuckles, s25.05 per hun
 dred pounds; Luzanne. 27c per pound; Sugar, standard granulated. 5tsc per 1 pound.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-15
Dry Goods

New York, December 14-Cotton soods markets were quiet today in the primary departments. Retailers were active in holiday sales.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-15
Montgomery Market

Montgomery, December H.-fSpecial)- The local cotton market was steady; strict low middling sold al l29se; middlng at 125sc, and strict middling at l2Ac.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-15
HUBBARD BROS. & co.

estte. Merchantr. Hnneyer Square, N. change. New Orleans Cotton Exchange, New York Produce Excl Excharnge, rdg.,on AAsso- cstson c,stss Orders solicited for the pur- chase and sale of Cotton and Cotton Seed of for future delivery Special cor.fwnmeuts of spot cotton foe e. livery. Corrsspondencs invited
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-15
Grain Receipts and Shipments

l Kansas City, December 14.-Receipts: Wheat, 67,000: corn. $500; oats 20Oo. ship ments: Wheat, 54,0O0; corn, 1S,0oO; oats, 5000
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-15
Coffee Market

New York, December 14-Coffee futures opened firm at an advance of to points on higher European cables, reports or healthier situation in Santos as re- suit of increased shipments to Europe and covering of shorts.
 A comparatively small coffee offering was had and the trade improved during the forenoon with the close firm at a net advance of to 13 points.
 Sales, 56.5O0. December, 13.23c; January. 330c: February. 1s. 40c; March, 365c; April, 13.75c: May. 13.s4e; June. f3.0c; July, 13.95c; August, 14.01c; September, October and November, H.07c. The cir eulation of an anonymous warning against heavy offerings of valorization coffee, mentioned Friday appeared to be interpreted by some as suggesting the existence of speculative short interest. Spot coffee, auiet Cordova. 1sAG1sc; Havre z to franc up. Hamburg. 14 to sx pfennig up. Rio and santos unchanged.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-15
Mother Was Mixed

From the Louisville Courier-Journal
 ''T had a letter from mother today, said the prominent actor.
 And what did she say?'
 "said she had forgotten whether I wa about to be divorced again or remarked but anyhow she sent me her blessing''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-15

Today's Santos cable reported the market
 barely steady and unchanged. Sac Paulo
 receipts 36,Oo0 against 36000 yesterday
 Brazilian port receipts 44,OO0, against 3S,0oO last year Jundiahy receipts 34,000, against 1S,O00 last year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-15

small fryers. 1641Se: medium fryers 1ec; small flyers, 16q1Sc; ducks, 30140c guin- eas. 25c; roosters, 25c; geese per pound, He; live turkeys. 16a1sc; fresh eggs, case candled. 3sc; extra graded candled eggs, s5c: cold storage eggs 25a2sc. Rabbits, s225 per dozen.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-15
Live Stock Market

Chicago, December 14.-Cattie receipts.
 T00 market dull, weak; beeves, $5,55111;
 Texas steers, $4 40dl5 65; western nominal. s5 9OaI550; stockers, $4.40q760; cows and
 heifers, $2S5d7.6 calves, S@1O75. Hogs Receipts. 5000; market steady to
 5c higher; light, T97.35; mixed. H.c5al 45
 heavy, $7a7.45; rough. S747.15; pigs, s5g1;
 bulk of sales, S.2007.40
 Sheep: Receipts, 1900; market strong; native, s425d5.25; western, A5Oqo.2o;
 yearlings, $5.756l715; lambs, native. $6.6on
 s6o; western. $s60aS.6O.
 St Louis. December H.-Cattle receipts, 5000, including 1000 Texans; market steady; choice to fine steers, Sl0G1075;
 good to choice, ss.50a9.6o; dressed and butchers steers, s5.55GS.60; stockers, s3.Io d675; Texas and Oklahoma steers, Soq ! 7.5O; cows and heifers. s3. 75M5 Hogs: Receipts, 3600; market steady; pigs and lights. s6.25a7.25; mixed and
 butchers. s7.4Oa7.5o; good heavy. s14o9 | 7.50. f
 Sheep: Receipts. 250O: market steady; muttons, s4.50a7.50; yearlings, s5.00n6.s5; | lambs. s5.sOtas.25; stockers, s3.60ql3.S5.
 Kansas City, December 14.-Cattle; Re-
 ceipts. t0o. including 200 southerns; mar ket unchanged.
 Hogs: Receipts, 2Oo0: market steady; bulk of sales, s7G7.30; heavy, N.254132i packers and butchers, S1Oq7,30; lights, | $6. .9OQb7. 20; pigs. s6.00a6.75.
 Sheep: Receipts. 800: market unchanged. | Louisville December A-Cattle: Re- ceipts, 800; fat cattle closed steady. feed- CTS and stockers, firm; range, s2gS.75. | Hogs: Receipts, 1890. market firm; range. s4.5Oa7. .s5 Lambs and sheep re- ceipts, 40; lambs, 51ac down; sheep Sc off.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-15
Metal Market

New York, December A.-Metals dull lake and electrolytic copper, T. 62lsal'.sic casting, r 25G17 .371zc.
 Iron unchanged.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-15
Fruits and Produce

Apples, fancy winesap, s475G5 per bbl.; York and Imperial apples, s3.75 bbI Florida oranges, s2.25 per box; Cali fornia lemons, s5.75 per box: grape fruit. $3.25 per box; tangerines. s4.5U per box. Concord grapes, 17c per pound; California tEmperor) grapes, s2.50 per box: Malaga grapes, In kegs, s550@7. Cranberries, s2.75 box; per barrel, s10. Italian ohestnuts, 10c per pound. Lines, s1 per hundred. Irish DO : tatoes, s0Q85 bu onions, red globe, 1Ac per lb. Danish cabbage. 1Ec per Ib California celery, S0c per dozen. S5 per crate. Rutabagas. 1Kc per pound
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-15
Flour and FOodstuffs

Self raising -four, s6; Tennessee four, s .5o; Indian flour, s5.70; Oklahoma flour, s525; Michigan flour. s6.65: bolted meal. per 96 lbs, S1.4o; No. corn. per bushel, 71c; pure wheat shorts. sa: pure wheat bran, s2S: C. s. hulls, pc rton. sl3; prime c. S. meal per ton. s30 c. s. feed meal. per ton, $26: No. timothy hay. per ton, s2e mixed alfalfa and Johnson grass, per ton, $20; corn chops. per lvO ID. sack. sl.50. alfalfa hay. per ton s2s; Johnson grass. per ton, s15: mixed feed. per ton; $32; oats. 4sc bushel.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-15

Poultry and Eggs Hens. 35ai0c; live. per pound. u412c;
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-15
andon Stock Market

London, December 1f.--American secur- ities provided the sensation of the week
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-02-08

1satR one arISruOUu. VI ueu the lagoon var ARIUw wIth the wonderruI copper hnpH Ot q I'apuAn sunset. some one puInIed out tO mes Iung dark Sfrea k moving swiftly at'rr'Ss the water 2lU or StU yards way. and Tn the streak just the slightest ~pet'k of black. It was an alligator st last:
 Now you see why you can't go swimming in the iaGoon.'' l was told '"rhey are worse than sharks. They don't show themSpives and give yoI chance. They just come down un derneath you and pull you down. and tnaT's ali you or any one else knows about 1t They don't eat yOu at once. only hnid you under the water until you are drowned or half pulled to piet'eS and then store you way some where under bank or in hole till you are high enough to be savory- just as you would do with a pOpasant you know He's a knowtng bt.ggar. the alligator The shark isn't in ii with him for brains and savvy.'-Wide World Magazine
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-02-08
The Spider.

Of all the soIitauy insects have ever seen The spider is the most saga ciuuS. and its actions to one who has attpntiveIy considered them seem al nIOsI to excel belief The spider is formed by nature for a state Of WAT not only upon other insects. but upon it's fellows. For this state nature Seems to have formed il with sInguIar perfection It's head and breast are covered with strong naturaI coat Oi mail. which is impenetrabIe to the at tackS of every other insect. and it's lower parts are eDveIoped in a soft piianf skin which eludeS the sting even of a wasp It's legs are terminated by strong claws not unlike those of a Iob ster. and their vast length. like spears serves to keep every aSSailant at q safe distance Not worse furnished for observation thar for attack or de fenSe. iI has several eyes. IarEe ana transparent. covered with a horny suh stance. which. however. dues not i'm pede it's viSlOn--ScOtSman.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-02-08
FRANK GOTCH THREATENS
 OKCE MORE TO RETIRE
Says He Will Start on Vacation Trip and Leave Mahmout to Defend
 Title.
S.-"Positively my
Chicago Feb.

Chicago, Feb. S.-"Positively my last appearance"
 With these words Frank A. Go+ch, champion wrestler of the world, step ped on the mat Monday night at the illinois Ath' etic club. He smiled when he said it, and there was susnic'on of a "pe-haps-' lurking behird hds smile which seemed to bode evil for any worthy contender who might ap- pear to dispute his horrors.
 Scheduled to throw Marvin Plest'na a Lithuanian giant, twice in half an hour, he toyed with his nan for fif- teen minutes and then slipped across a scissors on the head in com bination with a crotch hold, and the first fall was his in l5:33 The second was a1 plucIx'Iy defended by P estina. but went to Gotch with a reverse body hold in 6:O9 In th's fall Gotch quite tho1@ht- fuIly. selected a spot and carried Pies tina across the mat to it and dropped him for the fall
 The short bout revealed tFat the champion is still there with the lass. In perfect trim, with ruddy coloring and a snappy fire in his eyes, he ap- title against a Hackenschmidt or Zybszko without a IF oment's training. He is still king of the mat, with no opponent with the nerve or skill to "a ck1e him, unless it be Mahmout, the Turk, who has been training with him.
 Gotch leaves soon for Humboldt. Ia, and in a few days will depart for Gu Ia with his wife for a winte~'s outing fend his title against all contenders. And the Turk probably is good e1ongh to beat Hack. the Pole and all the other big fellows.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-02-08
M'FARLAND AND HIS
 MANAGER HAVE DISPUTE
Packy Refuses to Meet Young Erne
 Because of Black Eye.

Philadelphia, Feb. S-Packey McFar- land of Chicago did not box young Erne at the National Club, last even ing, as schedu ed, simply on account of his left eye being swollen from the Burns bout. Emil Tbiery, McFarlaud's manager, is said to have declared it part and that he is done with him. /
 When Mcfarland and Erne were matched, McFarland's manager asked that the Chicagoan be allowed to take on some prior exhibition When Me Farland signed to box Burns, Match maker McGuigan threatened 10 call off the Erne bout. McFar' and assured Michigan he would be on hand to full fill his part of the agreement.
 McGuigan said Thiery told him over the phone that he was through with Mcfarland for all time, that McFar- land was unreliable and that he in tended to give out a statement rega' d. ing him as soon as he settled up with the boxer
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-02-08
" COBB WAS CANNED
 FROM HIS FIRST POSITION

In 1904 Ty CoPb was begging for a chance with the team at his hove e town Augusta, Ga. Con Struthers was managing the team. S'ruthe~s gave Tv a chance and Ty was canned when he jumped into the air while runpine Ia ses, knocked down a ball which had been thrown to catch him, and was ca led out for interference. Fe drew his release about ten min utes later The next year Cobb got another chance with Augusta and he made good. Owing to an arran ge- ment Augusta had with Detroit, whereby the former team was re~mit- ted to use Pitcher Ci"otte, with the understanding that Detroit was to get q good man at the end of the sea son.
 Cobb became a Tiger in the fall of 1905. In 1906 he didn't show any too much class and in the spring of 1907 was offered TO Cleveland for FL
 rer Flick. because the Detroit peo- rIe said be was disorganizer. CIeve- land refused to make the trade. Flick is now a has been while Cohh is the real sensation of the American league
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-02-08
UMPIRE KLEM SIGNS UP
 WITH NATIONAL LEAGUE
Former Connecticut League Official Now Dean of Major Organization
 Staff

William J. Klem signed a three year contract yesterday as National League umpire. Since Hank O'Day of arbftrators Bill is dean of Ma tionaI League umpires. He is gen. orally regarded as the premier indi- cator holder in the senior major or ganization. Klem began his career in the National League in 1905, and though he has made some enemies. Horace ogel being the ringleader of his opponents, he has also won a great many friends by his honesty and sterling qualities. Klem first att tracted attention as an umpire in the Connecticut League in 1902. He stuck only half a season in the Nutmeg League and 1903 found him in the New York state League. He was graduated to the Amerir~n Asocia- ton in 1904, where his record was so good that Harry Pulliam signed him for the National League.
 Klem was one of the National les last fall. and said after the fifth game was over that Larry Doyle failed to touch the plate in scoring the winning run. Billy said that if Iapp or any of the other Athletic players had objected to Doyle's run. called the Giant captain out. With more than 30.OoO fans in the Polo Grounds. and the great majority of them half .crazed when the Giants pulled an almost sure defeat out of the fire, such decision might have ended in a calamity However Billy tg known ss a fearless and honest of fcial. and if he was convinced he was right nothing could change his deci- sion.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-02-08
Not What They Seemed.

A marquis who was ill residence for a few days at Tarisian hotel diScov cred that her peari neckIace. worth $l5.WU. had disappeared from her room Suspicion fell on a messenger boy. who admitted his guilt. but de clarPd that the neckIare had been taken from him by his mother. The mother corrobOratPd her sons state mtut. expressing aStunIShmPnt that SD much trouble should be made about "a trashy little trtnket." which. sht explained. looked so cheap and ta wdry that she had given it to her daughter in-Iaw. This young woman. in her teens. displayed an equal contempt foI the "bitS of things She told the pa. lice that she had given the npcklact to her little girl to wear. but she hac removed about half the heads. All tn
 missing pearls were found in a bOH among buttons and hooks and eyes
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-02-08
The Rarahona Family.

The celebrated name of Praise God RarPbOue WAS borne by a member of the Cromwell parliament called tOgeth- CT after the dissolution of the long parlia ment in lti;3. The rOyaIists call ed the assembly ''B4rpbOneS parlia- ment" At the time when General Monk was in London Rarebone headed the mob that presented petition to parliament against the recall of Charles II. Of the Rarehone family there were three brothers. each of whom had a sentence for a name Praise CiOd Bareboue. Christ&'ame- intO-the> world-tO-save Barehune and If-C'hrisI- had not died thou hadsf-been
 damned Barebcne. .---.ss -s-z-s----
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-02-08
Wrestling Show Proved Big Frost
Raicevitch Had Easy Time With Grappler Substituted For
 Olsen

The wrestling game in this city is a dead one after the fasco last night at the Park City rink when a fair sized crowd saw a poor show. Raice- witch, the Italian whirlwind, was due to go on with Neil Olsen but the lat ter didn't appear and a giant named Litoff-or something like that-who O called himself "The Russian Lion, '' was sent to grapple with Raicevitch.
 The Italian had an easy time with his opponent. He took two straight falls in such short time that the spec tators hardly had time to pick their favorites. Raicevitch showed such marked superiority to the Russian that there was nothing to it.
 Billy Cnaki and Fred Newport, both of this city, gave a good exhibition in the SeTni-final. Neuport got a fall in nine min but Cnaki came back a few minutes after and pinned Neu- ports shoulders to the mat. In the preliminary Nick Jerome of this city and Chick Zidenburg of New Haven were supposed to wrestle for two out of three falls but the Elm City boy got one fall in about I6 minutes They went at it a0ain but the am nouncer stopped hostilities before an- other fall was secured. The crowd didn't relish the stopping of this bout
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-02-08
Gibbons Knocks
 Young Cashman Our
St. Paul Wonder Too Fast For New Yorker in Ten
 Round Bout

Mike Gibbons. who made St. Paul famous, stopped Young Cashman in the fourth round of their scheduled ten-round boxing match at the Elm pire A. C., New York, last n -ghL While the full drone of the doleruI decimal was not toIled over the Fourth Ward truck driver, Gibbons will be credited with winning the fight by a knockout, as #Cashman was helpless when Referee Dan Tone assisted him from the floor and waved the St. Paul scrapper to his corner. Twice in the fatal fourth round Gibbons crossed his right with terrific force to Cash mans jaw, dropping him like log eacfs time. On his first down Cash man took a count of six, rose to his feet and gaIneIy tried to fight back. only to run full tilt into another crashing right that again dumped -fEina on the boards.
 This time Referee Dan Tore did not attempt to start the count. The Fourth Warder was help ess. and. though he might have got to his feet it would have been brutal to permit him to continue. He was slaughtered enough as it was. It was a hard fight from the start, but a poor match, for though the Fourth Ward boy fought fiercely and ganieIy, it was seen as early as the second round that he was outclassed and was going to his Waterloo.
 The beginning of the end came in the third round. when Gibbons brought his "one-two" punch into play with
 telling effect, tilting Cashman's head
 back with a lungfng left, raising the jaw so it offered al good target for
 the solid, crashing right which follow | ed. Mikes deadly right shot flush to 1 the point of the jaw and Cashman s1ivared like a ship on the rocks 1 He came perilously near falling, but, pulling himself together, fought back | <icrceIy. Gibbons stepped in and FoOk- ed the right to the jaw, sending Cash man rec ing backward to the ropes, l the grasping of which saved the | Fourth Ward boy from going to the I boards. Just then the bell came to his rescue
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-02-08
(By Wagner.)

The complicated system which the major leagues use in dealing with payers was never better illustrated than in the case of Tommy Downey, the local boy who was recently sold to Philadelphia by Cincinnati. Clubs in all sections of the country claim to have purchased Downey from the Phillfes and almost every day some new report is circulated. And Downey has no idea what uniform he will wear when the season comm ences. He went be consulted in the matter.
 The player has signed his contract with the Phillies for 1912 but he says efforts have been made to sell him to clubs in the Anne erican association, In- ternational and Pacific Coast leagues. So far the Quaker management has been unable to secure waivers on Downey.
 Manager Johnny Kling of the Bos- ton Nationals wants Downey and has
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-02-08
Waterbury Club Switched To Paper
 City By Magnates
Conn. League SeaScn Will Open April 26 and When Mechan.cs Play Ill New Haven

New Haven, Feb. 8-Formal an- nouncement of the transfer of the Waterbury baseball club to Holyoke was made by Manager Dan O'Neil at a special meeting of the directors of the Connecticut league held in the Hotel Garde yesterday afternoon. That Manager O Neil would take this step has been. a foregone conclusion for several weeks, since the league gave him permission 10 transfer his teaTn to any city he wished, following g agreement with those in control of the baseball grounds in the Brass City.
 In order to protect it's territorial rights in Waterbury the league vot- ed to call in the .Watchtown franchise and then granted new franchise to Manager O'Neil for Holyoke. By this action promoters in Waterbury will be checked from carrying out a scheme that is said to have been planned by which a strong independ- play exhibition games with league teams on Sundays. Big league clubs would be fine drawing cards for Sum- day. but they cannot play there now the Connecticut league directors and this is som ething that it's cinch the league will not do.
 Sidney Challenger, the official sched- uIe compiler, was instructed to draw up the schedule for 130 games. In the holiday games New Haven and Bridgeport will play. Holyoke will play Springfield and Hartford will play New Britain.
 The Connecticut league season will open on April 26, instead of May 1, the usual date. The league directors agreed unanimously to this proposi- ton.
 The meeting presided over by James H. O'Rourke, was attended by James H. CIarkin of Hartford. Gene McCann of Bridgeport. Jim Murphy Of New Britain, Teller of Springfield, Dan O'Neil now of the Holyoke club, and Cameron of the local club.
 All Sunday games will be booked for Monday as in the past, and the outlook is that Bridgeport, New Ha- ven and New Britain will play Sun day ball. While nothing definite is known about New Britain. it is gen. eraIIy believed that no objeo tions will be raised there this year to Sunday games The hs ssehal grounds are in the town of P1ainville and so far out that the games will not disturb any one. Mara ger Murphy is also na- tive of Plainville and he ought to be able to presuade his fellow-townsmen that there is no harm In Sunday ball: sunday ball games will be played here as in the past at Lighthouse Point. President O'Rourke presided at the meeting and there was full attendance of the directors.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-02-08
BOSTON AND WASHINGTON
 ARE AFTER TOMMY DOWNEY
Manager Kings Refusal To Waive Has
 Kept Local Boy In National League

refused to waive. When Downey was in Cincinnati last summer Kling came to him and asked the local boy how he would like to play in Boston Dow ney said he would be willing to make the change and Kling declared he thought the matter could be arranG- ed. Kling was not manager of the Boston club at that time but he had an understanding with the club own CTS that he was to succeed Penney. So unless pressure is brought to bear upon Kling his refusal to waive will keep Downny in the big show.
 Manager Clark Griffith of the Washington Americans is another big league leader who is after Downey. When Griffith bossed the Cincinnati crew he thought highly of Tommy and has made a good offer to Phila- delphia for him. But the ways of or ganized baseball are dark and it wouldn't be surprising if strings were pulled in such a way that Philadel- phfa will be able to sell Downey to some minor league club and realize a good profit on the transaction.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-02-08
Inn XaIus of Doors.

When a man cro,ss there isn't any thing in the world more agEraVatlng fhan house with ali the counecting doors down or one that has d"Ors that close n0iSelPSSly. A man likes to slam a door. He gets more good ont ot SIamming dtDIr. in his opinion. than any one could get out Ot religion. IL is his protest against eveFyt hing iIl the world that is wr0ng. and it meanS that he isn't much older than the child that beats its head on the tioor.-Atchi son Globe
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-02-08
Poison tn Young RattIssnakes.

Observations on live rattIPSnakes show that The poison glands become functIonaIly active as sOOn as the snakes begin to sniff for themselves. V hich must be very soon after birth
 Experiments on the young ones six days after birth prnved the presence ot venom in small quantities Experi- nIpntS made three months after birth showed tfs1t considerable venom is serreted. as a pigeon innOculated at this time dlpd in two hours with the usual symptoms ot chronic poisoning