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2l2 same time in 1898. and for the six days
of l'ecember II has been 3Sl .SoS, against
3S5.272 last year. "a .632 year before last.
and 454. 092 same time in 1898.
The movement since September | shows re-
ceipts at all United States ports Of 3,72Toe3.
against S.6iS. oO7 last year. 3.22o.24S year
before last. ami 4,6lo loI same time In 1898;
overland across the Mississippi, Ohio and Po-
4l6. "a. against 532. 345 last year, goo. $50
year before last. and 477. 9o4 same time in
1893 interior stocks In excess of those held
at the close Of the commercial year 47e 80.
against COS. 5l4 last year. 500, ,439 year be-
fore last. and soc, 96S same time i'm 1898.
southern mill takinrs $50 600, against 452.-
SOB last year. 464,7l6 year before last and
4O65l6 same time in 1898.
These make the total movement for the 81
days from september ! to date 5. l72, 425,
against S.2iC. .334 last year. 4.86I 292 year
before last, and 6.o55.439 same time in s98
Foreign exports for the week have been 20 L.
799 against 268. 3C6 last year. making the
total thus FAR for the season 2.766.i62.
against 2,587.7o6 last year, an increase Of
l7S456.
Northern mill takings and Canada during the
past seven dayG show a decrease of 1890
as compared with the corresponding period
last year, AMI their total takings since Sep
tamher ! have decreased Cd. 593
The total taSings Of American mills north
ana scutA and Canada thus far for the sea-
son have been l.3OS. 63B. against l.276, 273
last year. These include 75O. .442 by northern
spinEers against 8 5,O35.
Stocks at the seaboard and the 90 leading
southern interior centers have increased dur
ing tie week 81. 474 bales, against an increase
curing the corresponding period last season
II 36.0l6. and S. COS smaller than
at this date in 1900
Including stocks left over at ports and into
rlor town. from the last crop. and the num-
her OF bales brought into sight thus far for
against 5.3S2 S6S for the same period last
year
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SENSATION AMONG LAWYERS
Clients Inform Them That They
Must Get New Counsel.

Raleigh, n. c., December 6.-CSpecial) -
A sensation is imminent in the federal
court. Frank 5. Sprull says that six Of
his clients have come TO him in fear and
trembling. and told him they must employ
republican lawyers if they wanted To get
off. One said superior judge had so ad-
vised him; another said a United States
commissioner and revenue official had
given him that advice. EX-Judgc Will
liam r. Allen, OF GOldsbCro is having
practically the same experience Spruill
saws he will lay the matter before Judge
Purnell who he knows. will do exact
Justice lie says Judge Purnell spoke Of
th!s matter the other day, saying some
persons said politics had Influenced him
and that If he could get any evidence Of
such a plan or scheme persons interested
would certainly go to jail for contempt.
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ARMY OFFICERS DISMISSED.
They Were Convicted of Bribery in
the Philippines.

Washington. December The records
in cOurtmartial cases involving officers
who have been convicted of bribery in
.he Philippines in connection with the
opening of hemp ports have been pub
lfshed In the case of Captain Michael
*. Spcllman. Forty-third volunteer in
fantfv the sentence of expulsion from
the service and two years Imprisonment
is confirmed with the exception that the
imprisonment is limited To one year. The
case of CAPTAIN Dudley w. Weich as
sistaut surgeon F'orty-third infantry. SEN
fenced to dismissal and First Lieutenant
D. r. Jones. of the same command,
charged with disobedience in connection
with hemp frauds and sentenced to dis
missaI and two years imprisonment, also
have been approved
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FULTON ONCE MORE TESTED.
Boat Ran Under the Water and Tor
pedoes Were Fired.

New York, December IA test Of the
submarine boat Fulton was made today
i'm Long Island sound for Captain Geel-
iuaaru OF the NOrwc sian navy.
The Fulton was given q surface trial
of one mile and was then submerged Tor
n LONGER run, at the end of which
two torpedoes were fired at imaginary
targets. The trial was pronounced entire
lv successful. and Captain Geelmugen
EXPRESSED great satisfaction over the Full
toms showing.
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Iiverpool Weekly Statistics.

Liverpool December 6.-Followng are the
weekly c.ttnn statistics:
Total sales ii an Kinds. So 0CO bales: total
sales Aul.rcan. 4s. COO. English spiuncrs' tax
ir-s 50 2C0C. total export 7.oCO: import OF an
kinds Is2 OOO import American i25 600.
81 Il ~ IN knss. sac. 600: stock Of Ameri-
ttu. 473 900. quantity aaost. all kinds. 37O-
OoO. qusntitv adoat. American 932. COO To-
=. !. rs "a rroculatiou. . 90 total sales "a
rxi.crters. 900.
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HE SAW HALO OF HEvELIUs.
For Fourth Time Great Sun Circle
Has Been Observed.

Cleveland. Ohio. December a re-
markable meteorological observation that
viii undoubtedly become historical in as
trunCmy was made here yesterday 10y
Ers. Frederick odeublrh s. J.. professor
Of physics iu St Ieuatius college. The
observation was that nj the great sun
circle nr hafb OF Heveiius which has
0nW been observed three times before
ana probably never So perfect.
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Good Road Train in Atlanta.

The Good Roads Special" arrived I'm
Atlanta from Montgomery at an early
hour this Monday morning and has
been placed on siding at the corner of
Decatur street and the Boulevard, where
work viii begin this morning early.
Superintendent of County Public Works
II. j. Donaldson Will be on hand when
the crew begins work and every effort
Will be made 10 have the road i'm read
,ness for the convention which meets
Wednesday a large quantity Of rock
had already been hauled To the siding.
The cruShers which are on the train WIZ
begin work on III the first thing this
morning and viii have plenty of under
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Latham. Alexander & Co.'S Estimate.

Ae1artc uaier
q ult q, the - a compare With as year
iuany d inquiry TIN prhab
e. ear Ie ma &
r lauEs cotton rnmisso
9 q n r
n f1e formation
1F - te in rez1o to- or st h receive le o
on This
81
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Mccullough Bros Fruit and Produce
Letter

Atlanta Ca. December THE near an
rrra.h ~ tho holidays is having a stimulatve
,fect an market conditions in the fruit and
produce lime The country merchants especially
are making Inquiries for Christmas supplies.
auU nu doubt the anticipations OF the 1ohhers
far heavy trade from now on viii be fully
realized.
S., weakness is being shown from the holders
~ apples al points Of shipment. and, II any
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srot Cotton onotaticns.

uT.e- clas.rE alaistleas To- EIat cotton;
triaa..- ..r- m.-. ..ias ~ -,
Eau E1rs-lssra-. rrt.-.llH- s
N.r u-r.a-a-NtrY s-aa.ig. ml1dlirs rs
Savannah -.fa.ags wtlllslr-- Z sH-
Galveston ---.-1sig. uli...ii-rr re
NarfHlk- -s-.sas.-- u.itiliu- 1876.
NalI2a- FIRM. mi2 altU- gaar-
AsfEasta.-Fir-zt aai1-ilux ts-s5s-
f'fla-----rs steady: wa1i.lu- ti-t64f.se-
FFar-t a1- s--a.a.ig. fii.tiiuE f-.e.
St I..-as-ss-.a ly- E1.l-.lus T,sc.
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Er,1it nnd ConfecAionA

Atlanta. December Apples. choice
S45n: fancy r500I$5.5o. Oranges S2.25H$2.5t
Banauas. straits Sl.1j; culls SlH$l25. Nuts.
Malnuts. M. ]. 12c. No, ,, l0c
Almonds -. pecaus II; mixed nuts. l2i2;
peanuts Virginia 5f5is. Georgia p. Pine
apples $500 crate. Catawba grapes lSc
basket. Dates. 5isc; figs lo@llc. C!tron
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Sea Island Cotton.

Savannah. December e-Sca island cotton
stock 7.273
Charleston. December 6.-Sea island cotton
rectipfs 72s bags. sales 1865; stock 2,755;
exports 95.
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AT Your Own Home,

! cure any form of any chronic disease,
no matter what treatment has failed.
Write me fully about your case. ].
Newton Hathaway. NJ. D.. A. Inman bldg.
Atlanta, Ga.
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Carrie Nation Out of Business.

Topeka. Kas. December Carrie Ma
lion. the Kansas joint smasher. today an
nounced the suspension Of her paper.
The Smashers' Mail The paper was
started about a year ago. She says it
IiI not nv
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Tolstoi Has Recovered

London, December Count Tostoi
has quite recovered from his recent i'll
ness" telegraphs the Odessa correspond
cnt OF The Standard. "ife takes daily
walks and has resumed his work.
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9.7ss. 900 10. .3ss 600


r raats Feaiy rppt that the weather usloai the IAN has bee. %
, and prompt
si a ratr ss-Ir tiau in ursv no
= ea d q say add
2 e rr1.a O. VI lg w q
t 8 usual
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THE COTTON MARKET
Review Of the New Orleans Market.


Hu o-ieaue Ts..uste~ 7-srat cC,ton was
s-sIr tn rH.l demand at faH l.aari uriees-
sr.es tr5-y 1880 D. i.-. .ucl-l.-r $500 20 ar
r5.- Tr.res a.ls-ua-1 --e al ali -rslfs-
Elere was satr amount ~ tra.ll1s in fs-
flrc-. THE Gf-t GAIA showed Esisrral. ~ au4
t-.- ether position 8 points higher THE mar
30 -r.a1lss1g -rr.r4rl1 sTsal ro tit close. ursl
tre t-art s1uua.s uet iuHrgt.urlut- an the .iAE
&C ~ .r-s uu u.sT--.. O.. 20 au February ana
- ra.ars uu the g.ler positions
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no T.
furnih -
as er rod III O
? las with
e IA
NJ
u th ti cot S Is
10 10 al a ten yesrs
w nu q i being markce lni q
4
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WARM SUPPORT is PLEDGED.
ALABAMA SEEMS EAGER FOR
BETTER ROADS.
President Moore, of the National As
ISOLATION, Makes a Stirring
Speech for the Cause.

Montgomery. Ala, December 4.-iSpe-
lcial.) l.)-The state good roads convention
met i'm the hall of the house at the capl-
toll today at noon, with something over
one hundred delegates present Commits
sioner of Agriculture Poole called il TO
order and pledged the farmers To the
cause of better roads.
Governor jerks followed in a speech OF
welcome that pledged the whole state.
and Mayor Joseph of Montgomery. tolc
how this city had built her streets IN
spite of opposition from tax payers who
now approve the work.
President Moore. of the national asso-
citation. was received with much ap-
plause. lie touched on politics enough
to say that congress should keep its
! hands off the south and let the southern
people handle the negro problem.
He explained that the main purpose Of
| this trip is to promote organizations
among the people that will reach up
: from the townships to the state and
federal governments. lie advocates the
use of cOnviCts on the roads.
NJ. A. Hays. agent of the land and
industrial department of the Southern
and Mobile and Ohio railroads. followed
with n speech showing the purposes of
the road in the undertaking. He was
warmly applaudcd. Colonel Thomas l..
Bulger followed with a response TO the
welcome on behalf of the delegates. af-
ter which a committee on permanent or
ganization was ordered and the dele
gates went out to see the concluding
work on the city street.
The Southern's train has now been
taken to Showdown. 10 miles out. where
a road win be built over the prairies.
/ Tomorrow the university and Auburn
| cadets Will be here and the whole con-
on special train 20 see the experts at
work. President Moore said in his speech
today that ne had taken q run over to
Georgia and arrangements are being
| made there 90 have the college boys at
tend the convention.
The committee on permanent organiZa-
! tion appointed tonight is as follows: J.
a. Rouptree. of jefferson; w. NJ. Selden,
of Marengo; c. w Hare. of Macon; O..
| Z. Lane, of Madison; r. y. Orcar. of
| Walker NJ. l.. Stone. Of Montgomery:
J. III. Barcfield. of Monroe; Louis Never
of M5tengo; T. u. Sanford. Of Lee, and
A. j. Wood of Lowndes.
Montgomery Convention Adjourns.
Montgomery, Ala. December G-(Spe-
cial)-The goods roads convention I'D
journed today. after completing It's or
ganization of permanent association
/ ana passing the usual resolutions of
| thanks. The whole number eff delegates
enrolled was 225 and of these over loo re-
! manned FOR the last day.
Addresses were made by Colonel J. n.
! F3lkn"r and Hon. J. Thomas Helm, and
short speeches from others.
Tho feature of the day was n speech by
Ed Smith, road commissioner of Jack
son county. whore S25.w0 in bonds have
been voted for good roads and Wuere the
roads are costing only some $l.at9 per
mile. The fact was brought out by Mt
I
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Comparative Cotton Statement.

New York. December 6-The following Is
the comparative cotton statement for the week
ending today:
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9,674,000 BALES IS THE
GOVERNMENT ESTIMATE

statsu OF f
ostonr product, the Unns States il
% stEnatel "a,
ID nt nusu the rsase EIanud
q ton is ina a
o or TO be pck
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Total Net Receipts at U. S. Ports.

New York. December 6. Following the
total net receipts of cotton at all ports since
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viii be furnished to US by the
- Of the especially there VIII
contest has
during five past between 800"
5 e. 90 bales Every the cotton viii be
in records The
constitution market the port receipts at New Or
. September Friday Immediately preceding the
without having
Should there be only cor
rc. estimate of bales the date upon which we
TO making
estimate received
,e money fractions whose denonnat0s vi" De h o
successful estimate VIII
instance Should a send his
connect answer during December a would receive one
Il OF The day which
-, the contestants VIII be n"
-. ,birk I hast contests OF this KIND before
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A NEW FIRM.
Two We'll and Favorably Known
 Young Men Join Forces.

A co-partnership was formed yester- day between MT. J. M. Morris and MT. W. T. Stuckey. both young Montgomer- ians, under the firm name of Morris & Stucky
 The new firm will conduct a general Fish. Oyster. Vegetable, Produce and Fruit business, on or about September 18th, at No. T Monroe. street. It is their intention, to supply the public with. the very best of everything in their line that the market will afford. In addition to this fact. they propose to inaugurate a prompt delivery sys- tenn, and with the courteous treatment and close attentiin govern them in all their dealings toward customers, pro nounced success can easily be fore seen.
 MT. Morris and Mr Stuckey are well and favorably known young men, both of them having been connected with the local retail trade for many years. A full and complete announcement of their opening will be made later.
 -adV
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Building permits were issued during the week ending yesterday by the City Engineer as follows:
 r. J. Sweeney, to remodel two story frame house at 2O7 North Union Street. $5Os.
 A. A. Wiley, to repair roof of one story frame house at 62S South Union Street, $150.
 Lehman, Durr & ITo., to repair roof of one-story brick building, corner Per ry and Jefferson Streets, $6O.
 Mrs. l.. T. Mickle, to make repairs on one-story frame house at 423 Adams Street, S5e.
 Mrs E. D. Crossland. to make re- pairs in rear of two-story frame house, 215 North McDonough Street, $50.
 Mrs. Mary Schussler, to erect one room addition to two-story brick house, 20i Pollard Street, $2e.
 Chandler & Douglass, Agents, to make repairs on two-story frame house, 524 Clayton Street, $25.
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at 4 o'clock. Rev. F. B. Watkins will speak to men. The meeting vii! be evangelistic in character. and will no doubt be very helpful to all who at- tend
 MT. Watkins is supplying the pulpit of the First Baptist Church during ths absence of the pastor on his vacation. and his sermons in that historic old church have won for him the admira- tion and love of the entire conSrega- tion He is a clear thinker and bril- liant speaker. and added to this thS intense earnestness Of the man makes hit sermons very impressive and help tG
 The meeting will begin on time, clos- ing at 4:i5. A solo will be rendered by NJ, A. B. Crow.
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Newspaper Files.

The following are the lists of news paper files and occasional numbers added during August:
 Weekly Montgomery Confederation. June-iDecember, 1Se0, 20 numbers; and Jan. Il, 1861; 1 number, presented by Judge Thomas Bradford, member of the Board of Convict inspectors, Centre, Ala. Montgomery Daily Mail, Feb. 12, and July 23, 1861: numbers; and
 The Christian Banner. Fredericks- burg, Va. June IA. 1862; number; all presented by Charles Abbott of Birm- ingham.
 Birmingham Chronicle; weekly and daily, 1885 and 1886; bois. Deposited by George M. Cruikshank, editor of The Ledger" Birmingham.
 The Independent Observer, Eutaw. May IT, 1881. 1 number; presented by Dr. J. c. Wright of Oxford.
 The Greene County Sentinel. Greens boro, 1s04-1s4o; and The Alabama Beacon, Greensboro, 1S4O-leSs: successor to The Sentinel, making continuous file, with occa- sional missing issues, for fifty five years, 1Ss4- 1889. Colonel John c. liar vey became its owner and editor in 1S4S and continued as such until 1889 and it was from his widow. Mrs Eva D. Harvey of Mobile, that the files were | acquired.
 Spirit of the South, Eufaula, Aug. 27 and Sept. 10. 1881; numbers: and the Eufaula Weekly News, March 26, 1874; number: all presented by Frank E Feltus, of Birmingham. | A miscellaneous lot of old Montgom. cry newspapers (not yet arranged, donated by Virgil c. Griffin of Mont. l gomery.
 The Crystal Fount, Tuscaloosa, Ala. Vol. 3, 1S51-52. presented by its editoi and publisher, John F. Warren o
 The Linden JefferSonian. July 4. 1S6 (Vol. 8. No. S3): and
 The Marengo Record. Linden, Sept 5, 1866 (vol. 1. No. 5O) presented by W. Grant of Dayton.
 The following eighteen massive foli' volumes of valuable files have beer secured. viz:
 The Greenville Republican, Green vile. s. C.. July 26. 1926 (Vol. 1, No Sl Aug. Il. 1927. one book. This wa! the first newspaper published in Green | vile District, s. C.
 The Mountaineer, Greenville, s. C. Jan 10. 1929 CVol. 1, No. D Oct. IS, 1850 four books.
 The Southern Patriot, Greenville. C., Feb. 2S. 1851 (Vol. 1, No. 1)-Feh 10, 1853: two books.
 The Tri-Weekly Southern Patriot Greenvile. S. C.. April P. 1851 (Vol. No. D-Feb IS. 1852
 New York Weekly Herald. 1S4o-1S4; one book.
 The Courier. Charleston. S. C.. 1S4o 1s4S; four books.
 The Union. Washington. D. C.. 1S46 1s4S: one book.
 The Mercury Charleston. S. C.. 1S4O 1S43: one book. Qncludes also Tn Liverpool Times, 1S46.)
 Selected papers. 1S40-1S52; thre books. Qncludes a large number o South Carolina papers for almost ever county. among them The South Carroll nian, 1S40-1847)
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A SONG RECITAL.
Misses Lum and Cohn at Montgom-
 cry Theatre.


 Wednesday evening Miss Carrie Lum will give a song recital at the Mont gomery Theatre. She will be assisted by Mrs. Weiner. baritone singer from Birmingham, and Miss Carolyn Cohn the talented young Montgomery violinist.
 Miss Lum has a strong and sweeet soprano voice which was trained at the New England Conservatory of Music, Boston. She is a daughter of Mir. George E. Lum. formerly of Montgom- cry, but who now resides in Birming- ham.
 Miss Cohn was educated as a vio- linist in New York and handles the bow with great skill.
 The announcement that these tall ented young women will give public recital will be received with great in terest and their numerous friends will no doubt give them cordial reception. Tickets will be sold at 50 cents. No reserevd seats. Tickets can be pur- chased at the music store of E. E.. Forbes, Knabe's, Bastiani and Cassi- mus or the Randy Kitchen. Adv.
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BarbouDthat he could have the negro as soon as he would guarantee him protec- ton from mob violence. The shertff is glven 10 understand that if he takes the prisoner back he will be held absolutely responsible for his safe keeping and pro lection and he seems to hesitate about it.
 Brown is the negro who Is charged with Bateeville. and the Governor is deter mined that he shall. be tried by law if he can have it so. Brown will be kept in the Jail here until his safety Is assured and the Governor satisfied that the law will be allowed to take ita conrse
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TIE PASSING THRONG.

~. p M Scale of New Orleans mas 10 .sFai In Montgomery and mas oPeneo PNs .o isrnkaraRe business with prlNaIIo ,,nder Fhe Eastern and Western ma s So The the ATm name of R. NJ. Scale x %. ne s ars,, Sss lie office in the rear or Loep ,s H Ne,,man. at IS Commerce Street IormeLly srcllpied by Cheney & co. For seEel ttsl St years Mir. Scale was the connoereastt hs great buii SSacnia4Or of New Orleans. Recently MT MT geale has been travelling Tor one ot ,,,a ere ro 7sT~est firms in the New orleans ma ma Eet but finding that his heaItnI "ndSn la-1r ES haen had there, had improved very na .,s.t he decided to establish himself In Montxomery. He is natVe AiapailiI,a,' inIiTt1 maIving been born ana reSIeu e Sttn H IIp1 Z -+es, and is an alumnus or the State a, Sni, ate-.i at.i.s, at Trnscaloosa. MT. Scale mas been s,s the cotton business since isss anu , VII. xn Soubt be an acquisition to Montgomery business circles.
 Nxr q A Allen has returned from Iai- aadega Springs. He reports that MIs, o,raa Eeis lens health has been greauS NIrH im Allen since she went to Talladesa. ME 1N''e will be away several weeks yet
 mr I D. Butts of Montgomery County was in the city yester1sy, s,o en accent soI uosi- aYnSyille where he goes to dCceP1 PO0A tion in the drug business
 Mir. Leopold Pepperman of GreenYille. vile Mi@s. is visiting hls uncle. MT. J. rep herman, on S. Lawrence St'
 MT John J. Flowers and son. john J.. Ir have gone to Nashville and Cincin- natl for a few days.
 Messrs. ]. r. Fleetwood and J. D. Bry- ,,y, of Talladega are spending day or so in Montgomery.
 MT. Thomas Howard of Birmingham is ,,itr his Montgomery friends.
 MT! C. C. Grant of Birmingham spent westerday in Montgomery.
 x6E. H. H. Matthews and MT. R, s.
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THE FLEECY STAPLE.

Several Country Wagons Loaded with
 Cotton Came in Yesterday.
 Today marks the beginning of the buei- ness year and it was manifested in a substantial way yesterday that the fall season is about to open, when the vel come sight was observed on Court Square and the various streets of the city of wa gons loaded with the f1eecy staple and from now on the cotton season will open up in earnest. Cotton coming to town is the watchword of the commencement of good times" and the sight filled the cotton in @ souare bales iiS sold "1 Vesterday for s cents and several farmers who had round-lap bales disposed of theirs at S1s cents. On account of the weather condi- half of the cotton crop of Alabama had to be replanted. but notwithstanding the yield promises to be 75 per cent. of good crop.