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HIT TAKING IS rTEATUREOF MARKET Saturday’s Advance Fairly Held—Wheat l-8c Higher for Sept, to l-2c Lower Chicago, August 24— Profit taking was the feature tlie wheat market today, but Saturday's advance was fairly held. Final prices ranged tfcc higher for Sep k tember to %c lower. Corn closed %c to lc* Hid own; oats higher for September to lower,, and proVis*otis 7Vfec to 60c de r pressed. Wheat opened c§sy. bulged, reacted t° the lowest of the day, and then steadied around Saturday's close. The September Dee ember difference narrowed to 4c. Rec ord clearances from North America, high er cables and reports of large flour sales were bullish factors, but realizing sales •restrained any material advance and the close was rather easy. The decline in corn was based on rains and favorable crop prospects. Cash houses bought September while thero was only a scattered local demand for the deferred futures. Price fluctuations in oats were the re sult of demand from exporters and the W Inclination of some .ongs to take profits. Shipping sales were reported the largest of the season—1,200,000 bushels, mainly to the seaboard. Lard alone displayed life in the provi sions pit and prices receded on selling by longs and packers. Cash demand for meats was slow. Future quotations were as follows: """Wheat— Open High. Low. Close. Sept . lift >4 To! TV9 9!) % Dee . 1.03% 1.05 1.03 1.03% May . 1.10 Vi 1.13 1.10 1.10% Corn— Kept . 79% S9% 79% 79% ! 'niee ..... 70% 70% 69% 69% Oats— Sept . 45% 47 45% 45% Deo . 47% % 47% 47 ‘!s 1 Pork— Sept. 2200 Jan . 21.50 21.32 21.32 l.ard— Kept .10.17 JO. 1C 10.05 10.05 Out .10.35 10.35 10.20 10.20 Jail .10.72 10.72 10.50 10.50 Ribs— Sept. 12-6B Jan . 11.32 11.20 11 20 Kansas City Grain Kansas City, August 24.—Cash wheat, No. 2 hard, 96c'?iH; No. 2 red. 96@97e. * Corn, No. 2 mixed, 79c; No. 2 wldte, 80c. Oats, No. 2 while, 43%C| No. 2 mixed, 40% @41c. St. Louis Grain . St. X.ouis. August 24.—Casti wlieat. No. fl red, *1.03@1.0*%; No. 2 hard, 99CuJ1.03. , Corn, No. 2. 82lftS2%c; No. 2 white, 83%ti 84%e. Oats, No. 2, 43@43%c; No. 2 white, 46c. New Orleans Rice Market New Orleans, August 24.—Rougli Hon duras rice is steady and strong; clean Honduras and Japan is strong and ac tive, Japan being very strong. Quote: Rough Honduras, 406c; clean Honduras, 4%@6%c; Japan. 4V4051/4c. Rice, polished, per ton, $27028; bran, per ton, $18020. Re ceipts: Rough, 19,743; millers, 5001; clean, 4536. Sales, 11,195 sacks rough Honduras i at 405c; 6310 pockets clean Honduras at *Vfctf6Uc. Port Movement j New Orleans: Receipts, 146; stock, 50, \ 153. Galveston: Receipts. 477; stock, 35,774. j Mobile, Receipts, 40; stock, 2301. Savannah: Receipts, 346; stork, 6961. Charleston: Receipts, 1; stock, 0250. Wilmington: Stock, 7753. Norfolk: 13,970. Baltimore: Stock, 2337. Boston: Middling, 11c; receipts, 38; stock, 6214. Philadelphia: Receipts. 100; stock, 2513. New York: Stock. 93,942. Minor ports: Stock. 1823. Total today: Receipts, 1148; stock, 222, *77. Total for week: Receipts, 2615; exports, *145. Total for season: Receipts, 10,442,911; ex ports, S,880,543. Interior Movement I Houston: Receipts, 2498; shipments, 1422; Stock, 29,498. Memphis: Receipts, 59; shipments, 43; Stock, 15.G84. Augusta: Middling, 9%c; receipts, 59; Shipments, 43: stock, 15,084. St. Louis: Receipts, 100; shipments, 100; j •took, 14,260. Cincinnati: Receipts. 3o; stock, 12,626. , Little Rock: Receipts, 52; stock, u4S8. Total today: Receipts, 2718; shipments, 1625; stock, 86.0S5. Liverpool Cotton Market Liverpool, August 24.—Cotton spot in in creased demand, owing to a good demand J from neutral countries outs.de tlie war. 'Sales Saturday and today, 2900 boles, in cluding 2400 American on the basis of *.20d for middling. Imports, 26J0 hales, all American. ! Dry Goods Market New York. August 24.—The primary cot ton piece goods market was fairly active today. Print doth prices continued ir regular. Duck whs in good demand for domestic consumption. Denims were in good demand. Staple* worsteds were ad vanced another 2%c by the American Woolen company. London Stocks London, August 24.—Money 3 to 3',^ per Cent. Discount rates. 5 to 5*4 per cent. II Elgin Butter Market Elgin, 111.. August 24.—Butter steady, *0c bid. Asked 30%c. No sales. I Coffee Market New York, August 24.—The coffee mar ket showed a steadier tone. Reports of frost in one district of Shu Paulo may have contributed to the more bullish view of values, but the main factor was sup posed to bo the continued difficulty #of negotiating fresh purchases in Brazil, which is Buid to be accepting New York Credits only on r very limited scale, and jj-CportB that some of the better grades 'mra becoming scarce in the local stock. ' ^Liquidating transactions reported in old contracts were at an advance of about b points from Saturday's prices, and while spot prices were unchanged at 7%c for Rio 7’s, and 12%c for Santos 4's holders were reported firmer In their views with the interior a more active buyer. Cost and freight offers were reported of Sas tos 4’s at lQUc. Live Stock Chicago, August 24.—Hogs: Receipts, 82,000; market steady. Bulk, $8.9009.20; i lijht, $S.90#9.35; mixed. $8.6309.40; heavy. $8.5009.30; rough. $8.5008.70; pigs, $708.60. Cattle: Receipts. 19,000; market lower. Beeves, $6.60010.50; steers, $6.2509.30; ■tockers. $5.3508; rows and heifers, $3,700 i.10; calves. $7.50010.50. Sheep: Receipts, 38,000; market lower. Sheep, $506.90; yearlings, $5.8006.85; lambs, $6.4008.15. -Kansas City, August 24.—Hogs: Re ubbard Bros. & Co. -« Merchant*, HanoverBqaara^If, Member* New York Cotton ■*. chance. New Orlean* Cotton Exchang*, Now York Produce Exchange. Amo* tiate Member* Liverpool Cotton Aaao* elation Order* aolidted tor the pur* er essj LOCAL SECURITIES i ._Rate. Bid. Asked. AU. F. * 1.« jg 94— 4mer. C. Rys.. pfd .. « 64 67 Amer. C. Rys . 30 60 Amer. Tr. & Sav. Bk. 8 170 ISO Avondale Mills, com... ( 100 115 Avondale Mills, pfd... 8 100 103 Bessemer C. & 1. .. 50 B'ham & S. .10 350 275 B’ham Baseball Asso.. 140 170 B'ham Realty Co. .... 4 160 175 Cham, of Com., pfd .... 7 70 80 Com. Bask A T. Co. .. 80 90 '■'orey Land . 66 76 East Lake Land . 60 76 Elmwood Cem. Co. 4 60 80 Empire Imp., pfd .... 8 105 108 Empire Imp., com. 6 70 86 Ensley Land . 110 125 First Natl Bank.12 260 260 Great Sou. Life . 8 11 Interstate Casualty .. 1 8 Jett. Co. S. Bank. 8 150 185 Jefferson Fertiliser ... 8 105 180 M. A M. Bank ........ 6 125 186 North B'ham Land ... 15 22 Protective Life . 10 16 Realty Tr. Co., com... 6 100 110 Really Tr. Co. pfd ..8 100 110 Sou. States Fire . 1 3 Traders Nat. Bank ... 9 160 165 _ Rate. Bid. Asked. Ala. State reiTl»*•... i »7 100 Ala. State Renew. 1966 3*4 80 90 Ala. State Renew. 1966 4 99 101 Ala. State Fair . 6 60 76 Amer. C. Rye. . 6 89 92 Ala. Cons. . 6 75 80 Bessemer C. & L . 6 1C2 105 B. R.. L. & P. 6 98 101 B. R„ L, & P. . 4 H 89 91 B'ham Ice Factory ... 9 100 106 B'ham R. & E.5 100 103 B'ham Waterworks,... 8 103 107 City of Birmingham .. # 100 104 City of Birmingham .. 9 105 108 Continental flln . 5 100 105 Jefferson County . t 101 104 Jefferaon County . 6 105 110 Jefferson County .4H 89 101 Jefferson Reatly . 3 100 105 Milner Land Co. . 9 96 100 Nashville Railway ... 5 100 105 Pratt Consolidated ... 5 80 86 gloss I. & S. . 6 100 102 gloss I. & S.414 92 95 T. a L gen. mtg. _ 5 99 101 T. C. I. Tenn. Dlv. 5 101 103 T. C. 1. Ship Bldg. ... 6 100 104 T. C. I. B'ham Dlv.... 8 100 101 T. C. L Cahaba Dlv. ..6 10! 104 Woodward Cons.6 100 105 coipts. 5C00; market higher. Bulk, $9.05# 9.2,'*; heavy, $9.15#9.30; packers and butch ers, $9.10(99.30; lights, $9(99.30; pigs. $8.25tr 8.75. Cattle: Receipts, 19,000; market steady. Prime fed steers. $9.65(910.45; dressed beef steers, $8.05#9.50; southern steers, $5.25#8; cow's, $4.25(9 7.25; heifers, $0.25#9.60; Stock ers, $6.50#8.25» Sheep: Receipts, 8000; market lower. Lambs, $7.50#7.95; yearlings, $5.30#6.65; wethers, $5.35(96.90; ewes, $4.75#6.50. St. Louis, August 24.—Hogs: Receipts. 8700; market higher. Pigs and lights. $7# 9.40;. mixed and butchers, $9.06'99.45; good heavy, $9.20#9.40. Cattle: Receipts, 7300; market steady. Native beef steers, $7.50# 10.40; cows and heifers. $5#9.60; Stockers, $5@7.60; Texas and Indian steers. $6(98.25; cows and heif ers. $4(96.50; native calves, $6#10.50. Sheep: Receipts, 3800; market steady. Native mutton, $4#6.25; lambs, $7(98.15. Cotton Seed Oil New York. August 24.—Cotton seed oil was advanced further again today on cov ering of shorts and on improvement in the demand for actual oil. Trading was quiet, however, with offerings scare. Final prices were 5 to 15 points net higher. The cotton seed oil market closed linn. Spot, 6.80#6.90c; August, 6.80@6.90c; Sep tember, 6.69(96:70c; October, $6.65<9'6.68c: November, 6.53(96.60e; December. 6.64#' 6.57c; January, 6.57(96.69c; February, 6.69# 6.64c; March, 6.63@6.668r. Total sales, 7000. Naval Stores Savannah. Ga., August 24.—Turpentine. 45%c: no sales. Receipts. 208. Shipments. 22. Stocks, 28,697. Rosin, nominal; no, sales. Receipts. 552. Shipments. 986. Stocks, 118,792. fuote: A, B, $3.50; C, D. $3.52%: E, F. G. H. I, $3.55; K, $4.15; N, $6.00; W, G. $6.25; W, W, $6.35. Average Age of the Presidents [From the Seattle Times. [ Sentiment common to the human race leads to an inquiry like this: "At what age should men be rendered in eligible to the presidency of the United States" % Since age seems to have hut very little to do with the ups and downs of human life—and sets no limit to success in the business world—it ! might be answered that there is no limit to the age of a candidate for the p residency. Patrick Henry declared that ho knew of no lamp by which to guide his fu ture footsteps than the lamp of expe rience. So we might refer to the ages of Presidents when they entered that high ofice with propriety. Washington, was only 67 years old, but he served as President eight years, making him 65 when he retired. John Adams was 61, serving but one term and therefore retiring at the same as Washington. Both Thomas Jefferson and James Madison entered the White House at 57 and retired at 66, as each served eight years. James Monroe was 58 but he served eight years, retiring at 66. The second Adams was 57, but served only one term. General Jackson was 61 and therefore 69 when he retired, having served eight years. Van Buren was 54 when elected and 56 when he retired. The cider Harrison was 68—but he lived but a month in the White House. James K. Polk was 49, but he served but four years. General Taylor, who had won his spurs in the Mexican war, was 64, but be served but one year and four months. Fillmore, -who completed the Taylor term, was but 60 years of age—and Franklin Pierce was but 48, retiring at 52. James Buchanan waB 52—but he died at 69. Abraham IJncoln was 52—but he died at the hand of an assassin after 49 months of service. Andrew Johnson, who served out th*s last term of T-Jncoln, was but 56 when inaugurated. General Grant was but 46 when elected in 1868 and but 54 when he re tired at the end of eight years, being the youngest President but one the na tion ever chose. General Hayes was 54 and served but one term. General Garfield was 49, but served six and a half months, having been as sassinated by Guiteau on the second day of July, after his inauguration on March 4. dying on September 19, fol lowing. General Arthur was 50 years old and simply filled the unexpired, term of Garfield. Grover Cleveland was 47 years old when first elected, but 59 years old at the end of his second term, one term having intervened. Wiliam McKinley was 44 years of age and served one full term and six months of a second when he was assassinated at Buffalo. Roosevelt was 4 2 years of age when he entered the presidency to fill the sec ond term of three and a half years of McKinley , but 45 years old when elect ed as President to succeed himself. Judge Taft was 61 years of age and 55 when he retired. Woodrow Wilson was 56 years of age and if he lives to fill out his term of office he will be 60 when that term shall have closed. Thus it will be observed that the av erage age of the 28 Presidents is right, around 58 years when they took office but even this precedent could easily be changed. Joseph Cannon, former speaker of the House, is 78 years of age, yet he was as vigorous one year ago last March when he retired from Congress as he ever was and is now a candidate for re-elec tion. which would make him past 80 years of age at the end of his term if he shall be successful. Shooting Enemios Difficult Now York Correspondence Plttlmrg DIs Pati'h. If New York volunteers should bo to Mexico as a result of the present disturb ance It Is expected that they will shoot better than the average volunteer haa ever shot before. The developmnt, of tar Bet shooting as a sport and as a con stant exerotse for the militia Is expected to work this Improvement. There may be an improvement, but army officers say that thqre Is very little relation be tween accuracy In target shooting- and accuracy in the actual business of shoot ing at an enemy over broken ground. The target trained soldier Is apt to And him self at sea when he Is up against, an enemy. The best marksmen in the Span ish war were found In a regiment of volunteers from Tennessee who went to the Philippines. Many of these fellows had enjoyed the ineatlmable advantage of shooting at revenue officers In the moonshine whisky region. They were quite accustomed to getting a bead on a moving man In the buahea. But It la hardly practicable to rslsa an army of Good Demand With Sup plies Plentiful The produce market on Morris avenue opened with a brisk demand. Supplies were plentiful, large shipments arriving in the course of tnh day. Home raised tomatoes are becoming plentiful, many truckers hauling this vegetable into town by the wagon load. Cantaloupes continue in good demand, and the melon crop is abundant. There was an advance of one cent on eggs yesterday, but otherwise quotations remain unchanged. Poultry sales are large, and hens and eggs are on the market in large quantities. Meat prices are firm, and a steady trade is main tained. LOCAL QUOTATIONS The Iron Market IF .111.00 2F . 10.60 8F . 10.00 Gray Forge . 9.50 IS .11.00 2S . 10.50 Poultry and Eggs Hens—14c. Fryers—1)4-146 lbs.; average, 22V»c.~20c. Ducks—15c lb. Guineas—30c. Roosters—30c. Geese—40<& 43c each. Eggs—Fresh country receipts, 19ft 20c; candled, 22c; extra graded candled, 24c; candled carton eggs, 27c. Meats Lar<l—llVfec; compound, 9V4c. Extra Ribs—$15.07V*. Bellies—20-25, $16.32^. Boston Butts—17c. Pork Loins—20c. Breakfast Bacon—20028c. Spare Ribs—12^0. Regular Hams-20%c. Skinned Hams—21V&c. Fruits and Produce Cantanloupes—$202.25. W atermelons—15030c. Lemons—$7.00. Limes—7oc@$1.25. Home Grown Cabbage—2tyc lb. Northern Apples—Fancy box, $202.50. New Crop Apples—Per hamper, $1.25, Home-Grown Lettuce—Per hamper, $L California Peaches—$1.10 per box. Peanuts—G@7e. Imported Peanuts—9V4c pound. Egg Plants— $202.50. Pineapples—$202.50. Snap Beans—$1.60. New Sweet Potatoes—$2.25 per hamper. New' Irish Potatoes—In sacks, $1.10. Squash—Hamper, $1. Cucumbers—Per crate, $101.25. New Corn—Dozen, 15c. Peaches—Georgia, $1.7502.50. Huckleberries—$2.6003. Concord Grapes—$1.50 per crate; 40o basket. White Grapes—4-lb. baskets, 30c. Figs—$2.5003 per crate. Okra, six-basket crate, $2.50. Tomatoes—Six-basket crates, $2.5003. Alabama Tomatoes—Four-basket crates $L Fteh " Perch—8c pound. Sail Water Trout—12V&0 pound Blue Catfish—7@8c pound. Red Snapper—JMrSVfcC. Gray Snapper—5c. \ Mullet—5 vi@6c pound. Spanish Mackerel—15c pound. Fresh Pompano—25c pound. Creamery Product* Country Butter—20©25e; fresh creamary butter, 88V4c; process butter, 28c. Choe«e—1664: imported Swiss cheese, 40c; German brick cheese, 18c; llmburgar, 18c: Imported Roquefort, 40c; Neufchatel cheese, per dozen, 46c; Pimento cheese, 21.35. Flour and Breadstuff's Seif rising flour, $$.50; Tennessee flour, $5.30; Michigan flour. $6.40; pure wheat shorts. $34: pure wheat bran, $32; C. 8. meal. 764 per cent, $30; Cremo meal, per ton. $26: No. 1 timothy hay, per ton, $25; mixed alfalfa and Johnson glass, per ton. $20: C. S. hulls, 80 lbs., $12 ton; mixed feed. $35; oats. 60c bu.; corn. $1.10; corn meal, $2.05 per % lbs. New crop alfalfa, $24. Hides and Tallow Green salted hides, 14®16c; partly cured, 13014c; green, 13@1364c; damaged and culls, ony half pries; dry flint. 27®28c; dry salted, 25@26; dry culs, 1264c; goat skins, 25®40c; kids, one-half price; lamb skins, 25035; sheep skins. :5®75c; shear ings, 15@2.V; green salted horse hides. No. 2s. $2; glues and ponies. $1®1.60; No. 1 tallow, 6S6c; No. 2 tallow, 4c; beeswax, 2S@80c; wild ginsing. $6®S: cultivated gin sing, $3®5; golden seal. $3.50@4; clear grease wool. 16@19c; slightly burry. lo®18; clear Uibwashed wool, 20®33: burry, 16020. A Grievance of Suffragism From the London Globe. One of the grievances of suflf-agists is the inferior position occupied by women an parents. A couple of days ago a woman, whose husband had. so far as she knew, gone down In the Empresn of Ire land, applied to the Wtllesden magistrate for a vaccination exemption for her in fant son. She was informed from the bench that the exemption order could not be granted until the father's death was legally proved, as "the law did not rec ognize her ae tile parent of the child." If the law does not enable a woman to rank as the parent of her children It must be a "hass" of the most asinine type. WHITE URGES THE TO COTTON BALES _ j Junior Senator Says Gov ernment Can Do Little Without Growers’ Aid WHAT CONGRESS IS PREPARING TO DO Says Selling Cotton Below 12 Cents Is Like Realizing (Jo!d for Less Than 100 Cents On Dollar fly C. E. STEW ART Washington, August 24.—(Special.)—Sen ator Frank 8. White, who has in con junction with n any of his colleagues of the south, been making a study of the problem which fhtes the cotton planters brought about the European war today expressed bis opinion on the measure now pending in Congress designed to relieve the embarrassing situation the farmers find themselves in. Senator White be lieves that the farmers themselves ought to make the greatest effort possible to .keep their cotton iff the market until such time ns a market is established, lie believes that the European market, es pecially in Great Britain, will revive alt r n few months and the demand for cotton will be such a.s to insure a good market. "To sell cohon for less than 12 cents per pound, ” declaims Senator W:hite, "la nearly as unwise at> to sell gold below 1(H) cents on the dollHi." "As Is generally known,” be added, "soon alter the countries of Europe be came involved in war. congressmen from the cotton slatts heid u meeting with a view of considering and advancing me«! ur s, to meet the cotton situation pro duced by tho war. Senator Smith, of Georgia was mad* chairman of thiB meet ing. Upon authority from the meeting he appointed a committee, consisting of one member of ( ongress from eaeh cot ton state (either a senator or represen tative). Senator Hansdell of Louisiana was appointed chairman of this commit tee. Representative Underwood of Ala bama was selected as Alabamtf^s repre sentative. /, ...in a a. Mr_l Committee At Work “I know this committee is earnestly and actively at work endeavoring to pro vide a scheme of relief for cotton grow ers. They have already prepared, and had introduced two relief bills, one to au thorize the secretary af agriculture to license cotton warehouses and for other purposes. “This bill provides that buildings, com presses, warehouses or other structures, in which any cotton Is, or may be, stored, or held for, or in the course of, inter riate or foreign commerce, may after inspection and approval by the secretary of agriculture, be licensed as United States cotton warehouses. These warehouses to be operated under rules promulgated by the secretary of agriculture, ttie cotton in them to be classified, the warehouses to be bonded, under supervision of said sec retary. The bill contains many other de tails too numerous to mention. “The purpose of this bill is to give stability and currency to receipts issued by these warehouses. This bill is now being considered by the Senate. It la meeting with r »me opposition. It has been amended so as to include warehouses con taining tobacco. Efforts are being made to bioaden it so it will include grain, and one Senator has gone so far us to ask that it bo extended to warehouses con taining salmon. These amendments, 1 think, will be defeated, and the bill will be passed, perhaps next week. / “The other bill introduced by the com mittee is to amend the national banking law s so as to enable state banks to form national currency associations, thereby broadening the basis of circulating me dium, by issuing under the direction of the comptroller of the currency, addi tional circulating notes to an amount not exceeding 76 per centum of the cash value of the securities or commercial paper held by them. This bill also con tains many details too numerous to men tion in this interview. •The committee that I have mentioned Is earnestly at work with a view of fur nishing other relief measures. I hafe no doubt it will suggest legislation to fur nish real and speedy relief to our plant ers. “Other members of Congress are await ing the action of this committee, as it has been primarily intrusted with the duty of taking care of the situation. Depend On Farmers “I wish to suggest that upon the ac tion of the farmers themselves depends the ultimate success of any plan adopted. The only thing that will prevent a loss to them is to keep the cotton off the mar ket while it is depressed. In other words, foj them to hold it. If it 1h held for a certain price it will not sell below' that price and that is a very short time. Jf not sold they will still own it, and own something that is as valuable as gold, and nearly as current. To sell cotton be iow' 12 cents per pound is nearly as un wise as to soil gold below 100 cents on tne dollar. “All the government can possibly do, If It does not purchase the cotton at a fixed price, say 12 cents (and mat It la not likely to do) is to aid those who are in debt and have not the means of liv ing to hold their cotton, until the crisis is passed. This, I am sure, the govern ment Will do. Farmers who are not m) circumstanced, do not need the aid of the government, and W'ould not use it if furnished. They would not unneces sarily burden themselves with interest bearing obligations. “Southern cotton will command Euro pean gold, and force it from its hiding. Great Britain has the power to keep open our deep sea traffic. She will have to do this in order to exist as an em pire. She cannot live a month without imported meat and grain. To obtain these she must keep deep sea truffle open. When traffic Is kept open to these prod ucts, it will be open to cotton. England Requires Cotton “Morever, England must have cotton to provide employment for her starving population—a population that works In the mills and does not light her bat tles. Old men, women and children'. Bread riots in England would be more destruc tive to her than the armies of Germany and Austria. England, in keeping the seas open for herself, will keep them open for France and other countries, save Ger many and Austria. They are open now. More than 100 ships are In American ports awaiting American cargoes for for eign transportation. It therefore follows that if farmers can keep the amount of cotton off the market, that would be con sumed by the mills of Germany and Aus tria, the mills of America and other coun tries would take care of the balance. The increased demand for coarse cloth goods, caused by the war, will stimulate con sumption by American mills to such an extent, that their increased consumption of cotton will more than offset the want of consumption produced by the inactivity of the mills of Germany and Austria. “What our farmers most need is tc hare confidence in thblr product. Ittmtm Her that they are practically the only producers of cotton in the world, and that as soon as the crisis produced by the war in Kurope is over, there will he an active demand for all their product. They should exercise patience, not be come excited or panicky; remember that conditions usually appear worse than they really are, and further, that people need clothing next to bread. If they will do this, they will suffer but little, if any. loss. "My advice is for them to bring Into play their predominant traits, courage and hopefulness. BROWN SEES SHOWS TO BE AT THE FAIR Says Diving Aet Is Particularly Fine and All of Shows Are Clean, Wholesome and Entertaining Robert A. Brown, president of the Ala bama State Fair association, and one of the best known insurance men of the state, returned yesterday from Detroit and Cleveland, where he attended at the former place a meeting of the Nntional Association of Fire Insurance agents. H** wont from the meeting to Cleveland, where he was an interested spectator of the shows, which have been engaged for the State fair In Birmingham during Oc tober. Mr. Brown Is well pleased with the contracts that have been made bv the fair association. He said yesterday that there never lias been in the south such an aggregation of clean, interesting and delightful shows as will he provided this year for the midway of the fair, lie said that one net, that of diving men and women, was easily worth the admission to the fair. *'I was shown In Cleveland the shows which will he brought here," said Mr. Brown. "They are every one clean and Interesting. 1 witnessed the performance of the diving aet and It is extremely thrilling. One man dives over 150 feet Into a pool of water seven feet deep, and It Is undoubtedly the most spectacular act of Its kind ever brought south. Tlu ro are a number of other show.*' that w*e have se cured which are interesting, Instructive and up to date. The management of the shows assured me that their very best performance would be sent here. From the outlook I «an assure the people of lids state that no fair of the past has ever been featured with such shows as will he provided for the forthcoming one. The hand w'e have secured is undeniably ! one of the greatest attractions ever se cured for our fair." Mr. Brown said the meeting of Insur ance agents was more or less of a routine character, hut was of great interest to the agents who attended. He did not have anything to say about the local Increase In insurance rates. Proved His Platitude From London Answers. Most old men have some pet platitude. Brown was no exception. "Patience and perseverance will accomplish all things," whs his favorite saying. One day, when he made this remark in a train, a pom pous individual in the further corner turned to him crossly, and said: "Nonsense, sir! I can tell you a great many things which neither patience nor ; persevere nee can accomplish." "Perhaps you can." said Brown; "but I have never yet come across one." At this the pompous Individual grew irritable. "Well, then." he snapped, "I’ll tell you one. Will patience and perseverance ever enable me to carry water In a sieve?" "Do you want to carry water In a sieve?" asked Brown. “That’s not the point, sir," roared the | other. "What I asked was—will patience and perseverance enable me to do so?" "Certainly, my dear sir,” replied Brown. | "Certainly, If you can wait patiently for the water to freeze." | BOY SCOUTS CALLED ON TO AID IN WAR EXTREMITIES New York. August 2 4.—The nation al headquarters of the Boy Scouts of America today made public instruc tions by Rleut. clen. Sir Robert S. 8. Raden-Poweil. which he has issued to the thousands of troops of Roy Scouts iu the British empire. The instructions, in the form of a statement under the heading, -the great war," are in part as follows: "The sudden rush to arms by the great nations of Kurope against each other over a comparatively small in cident In Servia shows why It is so es sential to be prepared at all times for n'r.at is possible, even though it ma> not be probable. "Also it shows how little are the peoples of these countries as yet in efficient mutual sympathy as to ren der wars impossible between them. This will be so until better under standing is generally established. Ret us do what we can through the scout brotherhood to promote this in the fu ture. For the immediate present we Ij.no duties to our country to per form." General Radon-Powell says that in this time of national, emergency comes i ho opportunity for th© scouts to show that they can ho of material service to their country. They will be util Izod. says the statement, to take th» 11;.liter work of men in order that these might bo released to th© more arduous duties of war. Their duties are non inllitar\. and coni* rather wiihln the scope of police work, curried out un der th»* general direction of county authorities. Included are the guarding and patrolling of bridges and telegraph lines from damage by spies, collecting information as to supplies, carrying out organized relief measures, helping fam ines of men employed In defense duties or aiding the sick or wounded. Swiss Railways From the "London post. Notwithstanding that there is already a sum of nearly fSc.ono.ooo Invested in Swiss private and narrow gauge railways which do not pay any dividend, the gov ernment is constanly granting conces sions for the building of new lines—not because these are wanted for purposes of general utility, but because a mania for mountain railways seems to be pass ing over Switzerland. The latest concession to be granted 1* for a line from Kandersteg to the little mountain lake. .r»lH5 feet altitude, known as Oeaohlnensee. This pygmy line, which will be loss than two miles long, will cost, it is estimated $810,000 to build, or an average of more than $170,000 per mile. Of the other concessions for new moun tain railways granted, although no at tempt hRS ns yet been made to work them, no capital being forthcoming, one Is for a lino from Grindelwald to the Fatilborn; another from Grindewald over the Great Scheldegg to Mairlngcn; another from stalden. in the Zermatt valley, to Saaa Fee; and. quite Recently, one from Frutl gen to Adelboden, I ^ ( _I The South’s Finest Apartment House Ridgely Luxuries Are Very Reasonable Do not Imagine that the Ridgely is expensive because It. Is the most, complete, the best equipped, the best managed and the safest apart ment house in the south. The slightly higher prices In the Ridgely arc more than offset by the abundance of advantages to he had. Ridgely Rentals Include Many Services That would be additional expense for you if you lived In a detached home, such as heat, wnter, lights, coni, ice water, servants, telephones. In addition, free elevator service, free storage room and personal at tention from the house superintendent and house staff are at your service. Some Ridgely Prices One bedroom, adjoining shower baths, may he had for $17.50 a month. Two bedrooms, two closets and bath for $;!7 50 a month. Housekeeping apartments. Ineluding kitchen, butler's pantry, dining room, living room, bedroom, bath; or with two bedrooms and two baths; or three bedrooms and three baths; or four bedrooms and three baths, at prices ranging from $75 to $1i’>5 per month for suite. Ask our tenants about the Ridgely; they will tell you what Ridgely service Is. Leases made now for October 1. Do not delay making selections. “LIVE IN THE BEST" Jemison Real Estate & Ins. Co. Phone 5289 Main—Ground Floor First National Bank Building ‘ ■ ... .--- j II of the family. Satisfy their enthusiasm by order* 1 ing a case sent home today. Jones Valley Distributing Co, Distributors || 1812 Pint At&, Birmingham, Ala. 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