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Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-01-16
Unusual,

"A candlemaker combines er-
tremes."
How SOP"
His business is both cereous and
light"
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-01-16
Its Class,

THAT was a raw deal"
what was?'
THE plot they cooked up"
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-01-16

A ragtime philosopher says thaA
lemons are only fit to hand to people
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-01-16

Advice is like bitter pill-easy 70
give but uneasy to take.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-01-16

1t takes all the fun out Of doing .
thing If you get paid for doing 1t.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-01-16

Cypress water tanks defy decay for
more than a quarter NJ a century.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-09
Little Church Far Famed

New York, November S.-(Special.) )-Ro-
nance has cast its glamor over the pret-
ty church on Twenty-ninth street, east
of Fifth avenue. which stands embowereti
in trees and looks like a bit of the coun-
try transferred to the heart of the city.
Officially it is called THE Church OF the
Traiistiguration.' In popular parlance it
is known and loved as THE Little Church
Around the Corner The popular name
was given to the church by Joseph JEFF
ferson the actor. In 1870 the veteran
actor George Holland, died, and Mr..
Jefferson asked certain rector to preach
the funeral service in his church. He se-
clined because the dead man was an ac-
tor. Mr.. Jefferson asked If there was no
other church from which his friend might
be buried. The rector replied that there
was little church around the corner
where it might be done. From that time
forth the church bore that famous appela-
tion. Other famous actors afterward
buried from the church We're Lester Wall
lack. Dion 2oucicault and Edwin Booth.
The first services in the church were held
in 1850.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-09
BUENOS AYRES RISE
|SFELT IN CHICAGO
Advance of | 1-Sc to | 3-4c
There Gives Firm Finish
to Wheat

Chicago, November S.--An advance OF
1B@1s4c in the close at Buenos Ayres to-
day gave a firm finish to wheat here, final
figures being unchanged to a shade net
higher. New Crop movement caused SELL
ing that carried corn down sc to ssq1ac.
Big stocks lowered oats a shade to Sc
Provisions under lightness of demand
closed irregular, 2laG5c lower to 21sc up.
Tho advance at Buenos Ayres and its
effect In rallying prices came after an
early period of depression here. due to a
decline at Liverpool The English mar
ket had shown some strength at first on
bad weather and crop news from India,
but had weakened on profit taking sales.
The downward trend of values here which
has remained unchecked until the uplift
came in the Argentine market was fol-
lowed by a rally that lasted until the
end of the season. Earlier reports of the
unfavorable situation in India were am
plified and some of the big traders who
had been early sellers were good buyers.
Expected larger receipts of new corn
and predictions of colder weather, which
was looked upon as favorable to grading
the new crop, eased prices. BELIEF that
the government report next Monday
would show an increased crop also tended
to weaken the market.
Commission house buying of oats failed
to offset the effect of the large stocks
on hand and values weakened
Some trade in pork furnished the feat
ures of the provision market. Pork was
the only item on the list to show an adj
vance. Other commodities were neglected
to a large extent.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-09
Statement of Weights

New Orleans, November 8.-Secretary
Hester of the New Orleans cotton eX-
change has issued a statement of
weight of 3,55S,509 bales of cotton han
died at outports and across the Mis-
sissippi, Ohio and Potomac rivers over
land to American manufacturers out
side of the cotton belt during the month
of September Showing an average per
bale of 52I7S, against 5000 for the
same period last year. Detailed aver
ages are:
Texas ports, 54S.7s, against 5449o
last year.
Louisiana, 59Lse, against 52s.4s last
year,
Alabama, 5s5.o2, against 54O57 last
year.
Georgia. 512.6o, against 51S.lo last
year.
South Carolina, i97. against 497 las;
year.
North Carolina, 500, against 400 last
year.
Virginia, 400, against 495 last year.
Tennessee, 531.01. against 527S2 last
year.
These averages are based on official
returns of the secretaries and superin-
tendents of exchanges, experts at ports.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-09
COTTON GOODS
MARKET STEADY
Firmness Shown During the
Week-Moderate Busi-
ness Volume

New York. November s.-Cotton goods
markets have held very steady and In
spots have showed added flrmness during
the past week. Some leading lines of
ginghams were advanced 5sc yard and
sales are being made at the new prices
for future delivery. The volume of new
business has been very moderate, while
tho charges on old orders have been large.
Jobhers would buy more staple goods for
spot shipment II they we're able to Sc
cure them, and they arc still asking for
better deliveries on goods that are over
due. Most of the current activity Is in
the retail end and in goods to be deliv-
cred for the spring trade Duck con-
tmues firm on basis Of 25c per pound
for odd grades OF hose and betting staples.
Export trade is quiet az foreign mar
kets arc still receiving many goods at old
low values and are not accustomed to the
new levels. Heavy co1ored cottons and
working shirt materials are firm. and
some lines have been further advanced
The demand for blankets and mapped cot
tons continues in excess Of the Immediate
supply.
Prices on cotton goods are as follows:
Print cloths, 8-inch. 64x6Ps. &c nominal:
64X60s, 334c: 3Sia-inch, 64x64s, 5skc; brown
sheetings, southern standards, Sdskc:
denims, 9-ounce, 14iac; ticking, S-ounce,
1ic; standard prints, SIC: standard stapis
ginghams, 61zc: dressed ginghams, 9&c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-09
CLOSING SESSION
ACTIVE AND EXCITED
Prices Display Marked
Weakness-Census Bureau
Figures Responsible

New Orleans, November s.-The closing
session of the week in the cotton mar
ket was active and excited. Prices dis
played marked weakness the most active
months breaking almost 80 a bale under
the level of yesterdays close. The prin-
cipal element of weakness was the census
bureau report on ginning of s.Ss5,91s oales
up to November l. This was 100,0 bales
larger than generally expected and about
100000 bales larger than bulilsh expec-
tations.
Another cause for the selling was the
Mexican situation Fear of unfavorable
development over Sunday caused selling
among holders of long contract who saw
nothing more than a temporary influence
In the census figures. The selling of the
morning appeared to be about equally
divided between the tive accounts
The market opened quiet and steady at
a decline of IA to 16 points on the census
report which was issued five minutes be-
fore the close. Cables were not as high
as due. The census report oyershadowed
all other influences First prices were
tho lowest in the early trading, as longs
VINO had been waiting for a break were
heavy buyers. Their purchases caused a
reaction upward OF about 10 points, but
later in the morning selling became heav-
Ter.
Longs ilquidated in volume and bears
saw their advantage and pressed 1t. Tho
most active months were sent to Q lsvel
So to Sc points down. For a white the
market displayed decided weakness, but
toward the close of the session shorts
took profits, and their demand gave the
market better tone. The close was
steady at a net loss for the day OF 30 to
81 points.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-09

81. 5oas 05; mixed. s7.6OdS. 10; heavy, 1850
$40; rough, s7.35Gp7 80; pigs, $5@7. .eo.
Cattle: Receipts, COO; slow: beeves $3.50
M970; Texas steers, $6.500I7. .65; stockers,
81. 9oG7 .65; cows and heifers, So. 251S Is;
calves, $76I11. %.
81. 1906 70; yearlngs, IS 25@6. .25; lambs, ma
tive. S.. .S5d7.65.
Kansas City, November S.-Hogs: Re-
ceipts. 500; steady; bulk of sales, $500
7.75; heavy, S3.6o6p7 20; packers and butch
ers, S7.50q7.7o; light, 81. 40D7.75 pigs, seq
7.25.
r Cattle: Receipts, 700: no southerns;
steady; prime fed steers. ss.7599. 40;
dressed beef steers, S7dS.75 southern
steers, $4,000. 20; COWS, $i.15l7; heifers,
$5i9.
Sheep: Receipte none; steady: lambs.
s7a7 65; yearlings. S5.25G6; wethers. $4.50D
8 .25; ewes, $404.75.
st. Louis, November S.--Cattle Receipts
900, including 200 Texans; steady: choice
to fine steers. &.75d9.2 .25; good to choice
steers, $S.50Qs.75; dressed and butcher
steers. s7.50dS: stoclSers. $5a7 so; cows and
heifehs. 81 25dS 10; Gamers, s4Ql4. 40; cows
homa steers, s5.7547; cows and heifers s.
as.
Hogs: Receipts, 5000; 10c higher; pigs
and lights, Sc. 50GIS; mixed and butchers,
81 .SoaS. o5 good heavy, s7.95@S.o5.
Sheep: Receipts. 100; steady; muttonss
SO. 75@4.50; yearlngs, S96; lambs, $3.50
7.50
ceipts, 155: closed slow; choice steady;
Hogs: Receipts, 1854; steady to higher;
range, S4.50@S.
Sheep: Receipts, 1S1; steady; lambs, &c
down; sheep, sac down.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-09
German Science on Wane

Berlin. November s.-(Speoial- -
the creative science OF Germany, p
ularly the science of chemistry. is n
standstilL but is actually e. the
being surpassed b ythe invesigatn
other countries, particularly France
America. is the statement made by =
Baron Hans Won Liebig, pYofessoi
chemistry at the University of Gl
and one of tine leading authodties IN
many. Professor Won BiebiE prc0is
effect that unless there is an upward
soon the place in the forefront OF {
istry, which Germany created for
and held for such a long time, will
to nations which have III. te progrt
thinkers.
Prof. Won Isiebig says there are
stages of scientific stapdine--the ere
time. the resting on results of creatis
searches and the wane. Germany, h
olares, is we'll in the third stage.
He says the impetus of tho ere
spirit has been used up and science
tending In scope upon the results of
many's scientific pioneers In this
but not In depth.
Methodical progress based on the
tive results of German scientists are
being made abroad and not at HON
chemistry Englands bids fair to
take the lead.
Professor Won Liebfg thinks the
of Germany Is due to objective educ
following the beaten paths of adj
ton for past results at the expense {
dependent thinking and research.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-09
,WEAKNESSSHOWNIN
}TW0-HOUR SESSION
-
Steadiness at Opening De-
spite Irregular Range of
Securities Abroad

New York, November s.--The weakness
OF todayfs two-hour session in the stock
market was a fitting sequel to the heavy
and dull conditions of the preceding days
OF the week. augmented as it seemed to
be by renewed apprehension concerning
the Mexican situation and uncertainty re-
garding the outcome of pending currency
legislation.
The local market manifested some stead
mess at the opening despite irregular
range of our securities abroad but weak
ness in New Haven and American Tele-
phone and Telegraph, both of which fell
to low record prices, soon had its effect
elsewhere. The movement comprehended
? a number of obscure specialties In the In
dustrial division, and later spread to the
metal and railway shares many of which
yielded to lowest prices for many months,
while others established lowest quotations
in their history.
AS was naturally to be expected, the de-
Cline derived no small part of it's i'm
petus from short selling, the bears evil
IDENTIFY ayailing themselves of the opper-
tunity to extend their commitments. There
was little real support, and final prices
were near the lowest level of the day.
News bearing more or less directly on
the securities market was meager and
conflicting The mercantile agencies con-
tinued to report trade reeessions and ru-
mors of additional gold imports were in
circulation. fs
Last weeks nominal deficit in the act
nal reserves of the banks was reversed
to AIN increase of over $4,000 with loan
contraction of over s3s,Oo0,ooo, and cash
gain approxi1nating s4,00o.0oo.
The bond market was inclined to sag.
Total sales. par value ss5O0oo. United
States bonds unchanged on call during
the week.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-09
SENSATIONAL BREAK
IN COTTON MARKET
January Contracts Sell Off
to 12.93-ClOse Weak and
at Decline

New York. November S.-Larger Of
ficial ginning figures than expected were
followed by a sensational break In the
contracts selling off to 1898 or 40 points
under the closing figures of last night
and si.eo per bale below the high records
of the season established toward the end
of last month. The close was weak at
the lowest point reached on the decline
and from 35 to 40 points under the final
figures of Friday. There was an active
selling movement at the start and first
prices were 10 to Is points lower. with
active months selling II to 20 points under
the closing figures of last night, during
the first few minutes weakness in Liv-
erpool as we'll as the ginning figures
seemed responsible for the pressure
against the market, but the early offer
ings We're pretty we'll taken and at the
furry of liquidation prices rallied 10 or
II points from the lowest on trade buying
and covering for over tfIe week end.
There was no great volume of demand
on the advance, however, and late In the
morning there was a sudden renewal of
general selling pressure under which
prices crumbled rapidly away with the
decline only checked by the closing of
the market. when offering still seemed to
be aggressive. Much of the late selling
seemed TO come from southern and Wall
street sources and created an impression
around the ring that the ginning figures
had increased conference in the larger
estimates of the crop. The amount OF
cotton ginned to November /, S,S35,9la
bales, was smaller than either of the two
preceding years, but the figures We're
larger than indicated by recent private
reports and taken in connection with re-
cent large estimates of the yield seemed
to unsettle the views of many recent
buyers.
New York Cotton Futures
-. -. - L.L
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-09
Hubbard Bros. & Co.'S Letter

New York, November ESPECIAL )-The'
census bureau report on the amount of
cotton ginned to November l was issued
at the opening this morning and some
what larger than the trade had been led
to expect. From the preliminary estl
mates, the result was n general selling
movement which finally proved larger
than the demand from the spot houses,
who were OH the early decline against
heavy buyers. the result being that the
market broke very sharply just before
the close.
1t is needless to say that as sentiment,
generally speaking, has been bearish, the
feeling is now more pessimistlc than ever
and further unsettlement Is expected next
week.
On the other hand. the ginning figures
in themselves do not indicate a crop
larger than that of last year. and the
amount of cotton ginned In the last period
as compared with that of last year is
again over 100000 bales less
We believe, therefore. that there will be
less pressure against the market than is
anticipated tonight In local circles. espe-
cially as we believe that there is still a
considerable demand to be filled by spin
ners against their requirements.
The spot market remained quiet at 80
points decline.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-09
Coffee Market

New York, November S.-Steady Euro
pean cables and higher cost and freight
offers caused an early advance in the
coffee market today.
After opening unchanged to 3 points
higher and showing a net gain of to 6
points, prices broke under renewed liquid
alton.
Closed weak at a net decline of z to
II points. Sales, 1900 sacks; December
97Oc; January, 9.S3c; March. 10.1Oc; May,
1oSSc; July, 1o.52c; September, 1o.70c; Oc-
tober. 1011c.
Spot unsettled. Rio No. I, 10Kc Santos
No. 4, 13Ac; Cordova, 131s@161ac nominal
Mild quiet. Havre, KQ%c higher. HAM
burg, ATss11s pfg higher. Rio 75 reis lower
at 5sx9l Santos spot 80 reis lower: As
GsxS0o; 5sxGo0; futures. 25G75 reis higher.
Brazili5 receipts, 1900.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-09
Sea Songs Not Sung by Sailors

1t is a rather curious contradiction that
the supposed sailors songs as the world
accepts them, find no favor with the
salts themselves. Such one was
Nancy Lee" which everybody ashore
sang a generation ago and struggling
vocalsts manage to revive now when the
demands of agtime are not too irnperious.
The composer of Nancy Lee has lately
died in England, and though he published
under the name of Stephen Adams, his
real name was Michael Maybrick. says
the Literary Digest. This song is not
his only title to fame, however, for 1.-The
Blue Alsatian Mountains" 1.-The Midshp-
mite" "The Star of Bethlehem" and THE
Holy City" were his also, and the last
of this list may still be heard on popular
programmes Some of the notices print
ed about this composer in English papers
scout the idea that so well written a
song as Nancy Lee can ever lose its
popularity. "Tt is a breezy song of the
sea-" saws the London Evening Standard,
(which Englishmen loved and adored be-
cause it gave an ideal picture. all Tng-
1ishmen being at heart idealists.' The
peculiar quality of this song leads the
Standard to give some interesting facts
about sailors songs:
Probably Mr.. Michael Maybrick HIM
Selr never IOf moment imagined that
he was writing q real sailors song of the
sea. In fact such a thing hardly exists
The songs chiefly sung and beloved by
sailors refer to the land. Mother Kissed
Me in My Dreams and Father Dear
Father, Come Home With Me. Now are
their favorites. The somewhat mawkish-
iy sentimental seems to agree with the
constitution of the 'troglodytes' OF the
foe sle Nor are they to blame. The in
clination is at least as old as Dante, who,
being translated wrote Now was the
hour that wakens fond desire in men at
sea and melts their thoughtful heart
etc Next to these sentimental ballads
sailors have loved what might be called
the utilitarian chantey with long-drawn-
out and mostly meaningless phrases suit
able for tightening the weary Jobs GEN.
tered in the capstan or windass. The
French sailors 'Jai du bon tabac dams
ma tabatiere' Is an example. or that best
of all the cllantesy, which Sir John Ten
MEL was once so fond of singing. Fare
we'll and Adieu to You. Spanish Ladies'
A good second to this came Sally Brown
She's Bright Mulatter,' which also, it
will be observer. has nothing whatever
in 1t of de'ioht in the sea. It is the lands
men who hvmn the glores of the sea-
Shakespeare could write of the cradle
OF the rude imper'ous surge without once
going ON shipboard: neither Ruslsin. who
chanted of the subtle. fitful, inplacable
shifting OF the black waves. all the At
lantc rushing ON behind them to their
she'p' nor Shelley, who sang of how the
Atlantics level powers cleave themselves
into chasrns' tnew much more of the sea
than the channel"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-09
Weekly Cotton Review

New Orleans, November S.-The net
results of the weeks trading in the
cotton market were a loss OF AZ to 55
points. The high prices were made on
Wednesday and the low prices on Sat
urday. The highesttrading months were
to 10 points under last weeks close;
at tho lowest they were 80 to So points
under. The range was As to 4S points.
The decline of the week was materi-
ally increased by the census report on
the week end showing that $685., ,913
bales of cotton had been ginned up to
November Z, against SS69,222 a year
ago at the same time and 9,970,905 two
years ago. These figures We're about
100000 bales larger than generally ex-
pected, and 900 bales larger than
expected by the bulls.
Heavy selling for both accounts fol-
lowed their publication.
Coupled with the fear OF how the
European trade would take the gin
ming returns was the fear of unfayor-
able developments over Sunday in the
Mexican situation. On these two fea-
lures a great deal of long cotton was
liquidated at the last moment The
trade has been watching Mexico with
growing nervousness and of late bears
have been increasingly pessimistic
about the chances of Intervention by
the United States and what effect such
step would have on the markets of
the world
In the early part of the week the
disposition on both sides was to curtail
operations in view of the pending GIN
ners' report.
The advantage was given to the bear
side by several large crop estimates
the largest computing the yield at TO-
go 900 bales. This caused much short
selling. but did not impress the bun
side to any great extent.
In the spot department prices lost
5-16 of cent, middling closing at
13 7-16c, against 1910 last week and,
12hc this week last year Sales on the
spot amounted to 5099 bales, against
1861 last week and $685. this week last
year Sales to arrive amounted to S291
bales. against 1850 last week and H.
900 this week last year
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-09
Taking No Risks
Trotn Iinnincot

lOIl LlDpliiCOlt -.
1--WE all know" says William II. Crane.
the popular actor, 'how suspicious human
nature is Some time when a person is
particularly SO, it is very amusing.
"I have an intimate friend who is a
prominent dentist in a western city. and
one day when / was in his office wom-
an came in to have several teeth ex-
traeted.
I suppose I ought to take something
to deaden the pain,' she said hesitating-
ly. ebut I'm afraid of gas
MY friend Immediately reassured her,
and at the last said
"'You will only be unconscious for two
or three minutes at the longest
''The woman took her pocketbook out
and began to count her money. ~
Never mind that now said the dent
ist You do not have to pay until I've
finished
' Il wasn't going to pay you,' explained
the woman L was going to count my
money '
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-09
Port Cotton Movement

Galveston Easy. middling. 13 9-15c;
net receipts. 22,91S; gross receipts. a.
9lS; sales, 4S4; stock. 226,224 Great
Britain, 10,440; continent, 26,o56; coast
wise. 4O99.
New Orleans; Quiet; middling,
13 7-16c: net receipts. 1910; gross re-
ceipts, 16,2OS; sales, 700; stock, 156,9S6;
continent, 1S,225: coastwise. SIS.
Mobile: Easy; middling, 1Slsc; net
receipts. 21s1; gross receipts. 2234; sales
1875; stock, 51.117; coastwise, 1oS.
Savannah: Steady; middling, 1Sssc;
net receipts, 17,1S1: gross receipts, H.
191; sales. 423; stock, 220,13S: coastwise,
533.
Charleston: Quiet; middling, 1Shc;
net receipts, 4415; gross receipts, 4415;
stock, S6.175; Great Britain. s505; coast
wise. 40.
Wilmington: Steady: middling. 1850
net receipts, 5006; gross receipts, 5000
stock, 33. .2Ss: continent. 6356.
Norfolk: Quiet; middling, 1Sssc; net
receipts, 5177; gross receipts, Sly;
sales. 1888; stock, SS.S74: eoastwise 1854.
Baltimore: Nominal; middling, 137sc;
gross receipts, 1888: stock. 5131; coast
wise. 4249.
New York: Quiet; middling, 1S.7oc;
gross receipts. 496; sales, So; stock, 49,
074: coastwise. 754.
Boston: Quiet; middlinS, 1900; not
receipts, $40; gross receipts, 6122; stock,
1862.
Philadelphia: Quiet; middling, 1896;
gross receipts, 410: stock, 5S33.
Texas City: Net receipts, 1850; gross
receipts, 1850; stock, 1891.
Brunswick: Stock. 1921.
Aransas Pass: Stock. 2s16.
Jacksonville: Stock, 1910.
Total today, at all ports: Net, I5,3OS;
Great Britain, 1896 continent, 50,637;
stock, .905.S70.
Consolidated, at all ports: Net, 75,30S;
Great Britain, 1895; continent $685..
Total since September J. at all ports:
Net. 3.99S.107: Great Britain, 1.041,790;
France, 4S7,755; continent, 1,229,35@;
Japan 1871; Mexico, 10,604.