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The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-09-16
WALL STREET. REVIEW
EXTENSIVE SHORT SELLING
 THE FEATURE.
Much of the Liquidation Based on Jnfavorable Reports From the C1ops-War News From Bal
 kans Has Effect.

NEW YORK, Sept I5.-Extensive short sell ing not unmixed with some liquidation was the feature of the days stock market. particularly due to the early session. Much of the .seflins was based on unfavorable crop reports. While
 the market movement was governed largely by this factor. others almost as depressing exerted no incensderabe influence. London ad-
 vices reported that the Macedonian situation
 had assumed a graver aspect and this together
 with the probable crisis in the British capi-
 net bringing increased weakness 10 eonsois'
 all made for lower prices. A further narden-
 ing of discounts in London and Paris was re-
 ported though Paris exchange on London was
 easier. The local market opened With rather
 more than the recent amount or actiVity siVhs
 promise of a busy day Fractional declines
 were the rule. but rally soon followed under
 the lead of Atchison. Other features or
 strength this time St. Paul and Reading
 A number of inactive issues. including General
 Electric, National Biscuit and virginia. Caro,
 lima Chemical were traded in moderately all
 at declines. The steel stocks held barely steany
 and the street inclined to take pessi-
 mlstic view of the call issued by the syndicate
 to carry out the bond conversion The heavi-
 ness of Amalgamated Copper renected oIop
 in Rio Tintos abroad The market cohtihueu
 comparatively narrow and irregular but in the
 late trading prices moved up and there was
 considerable short covering A deciine or ot
 per cent. in the steel per cent. bonds was Tn striking contrast to the material improvement made in the final trading by the grain-carrylns roads, also by Union Pacific and Southern Pa cifc. Private advices indicating that carry re ports as to crop damages had been somewhat exaggerated were largely responsible for the | comparative strength of the market at the close The Erie statement for the quarter ended | June 30 issued showing an increase III net earnings of more than SI 500, 900 and a | surplus of S25o ooo An increase of S222.- GOO in net for the year was shown by the Chi cago, Indianapolis and Louisville road There was only a slight further drain on local cash | holdings S 50. 900 being shipped to New or 1 leans An item of greater significance was the Government report showing an excess or m norts over exports for August of S7.55o. 900. The feature of the bond market was the | heavy liquidation in United States Steel second l mortagage 5's which declined to 75. The gen 1 eral market showed some heaviness in sympa- thy Total sales (par value), Sl. 56o, ooo | United States 2's registered advanced F per | cent and the new As h per cent The
 .2's coupon declined 1 per cent. on the last call. | Naw York Stock List.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-09-16

quotations. Liverpol was decidedly good on near but indifferent on Winter months Botn the bulls and the bears are entirely at sea as in the new crop and 1t Is not safe to wager that any estimate as to the probable outcome will be anywhere near correct. Thus with every one, excepting the farmer. who Is sei- ing against his own crop, operations at tnis time are purely chance and the latter may with early frost miss it badly. However, there is a very deep feeling that December cotton above 9% is a sale and as we have frequently stated sentiment enters largely into the max
 ng of prices and on occasions to the eNclu- sion of all other factors and while we are firm believers in higher prices ultimately, cotton is experiencing traders market ana TOT ths nresent we advise purchases on breaks and sales at strong periods. The weather and re- ceipts remain the prime factors.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-09-16
MARINE NEWS.

NEWPORT NEWS-Arrived, steamer Trav- eller. Galveston.
 KEY WEST-Arrived, Mascotte. Port Tampa, and sailed for Havana; Sabine Galveston; Evelyn Alburt, New York
 SAVANNAH-Cleared steamer Crusader (Br) Brown, Bremen and Hamburg
 FERNANDINA-Arrived, bark Virginia, Stewart, Canary Islands.
 NEW ORLEANS-Cleared, steamer Comus Kemble. New York
 PORT EADS-Arrived. steamer Jamaican (BrD Highton, Liverpool. Sailed, steamers American (Nor.), Evjenth. Ceiba: Nicaragua (Nor.) Larssen, Bluefields.
 MOBlLE-Arived, steamers Mobila (Cub.) Sperling. Havana: Fort Gaines (Nor.), Julum Bocas del Toro. Cleared steamers Banan (Nor.) Monsen, Buefields; Mobila (Cub), Sperlng Havana; schooner Glenafton (Br). Eden, Ha. vana.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-09-16
New York Cotton Futures.
Daily Cotton Market.

NEW ORLEANS-Steady; sales. 6. 500; ordi- nary, 77s; good ordinary, 3l6 low midding 10 3-I6 mddling. 10 3-I6; good middling, II Il6 middling fair, II 9-l6, nominal; re- ceipts. 985 stock, l2,467
 GALVESTON-Firm mdding, llis: sales, l.672; receipts TO- 294; stock. 8, 3o5.
 MOBILE-Firm; middling, o%; sales. 200; receipts 755; stock. 3.3l6.
 SANANNAH-steady; middlng Io7s sales. 63o; receipts 2 996; stock, I5.i29.
 HARLESTON-Firm; middling, o%; sales 400. receipts 472; stock, l,2o8.
 WILMTNGTON-Steady; middling, 10 60; re- ceipts. 4. oo stock 8 e37.
 NORFOIK-Stcady. middling IS; sales 27l; receipts, 1864; stock, I,7l7.
 LTIMORE-Nominal; middling, IFS; re- cepts. POO; stock. 7o5
 BOSTON-Steady; middling, I2; net receipts G. gross. 35l.
 PHlLADELPHIA-stead middling, l2; stock. 9lo
 ST Lorls--Quiet; middling, II stock sa4,
 NEW HORK-Steady; middIing. II 75: gross receipts 475; sales, 3 492; stock IIo.473; exports to the continent 3.4e3
 Total today-Net receipts, 26, I72: exports to the continent. 3,5o3 stock t73 e36
 Cpnsoldsted-Net receipts. 5O7I6: exports to Great Britain, 723; to the continent, I3- eo3
 Total since Sept Net receipts. se 52o; ex- ports to Great Britain, 5,237 to the conti- nent I6 S52.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-09-16
New York Dry Goods.

NEW YORK, Sept l5.-The dry goods mar ket shows little variation with buyers operat ing in the most conservative manner for spo7 goods. while future business is of very smal proportions. The question of a scarcity il goods while future business is of very slnal proportion. The scarcity in many lines is be coming more important one every day bu buyers do not seem to be troubled about thi condition,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-09-16
Local Cotton Market.

Receipts of cotton were very light yesterday and but little doing. The tone of the market was dail and the quotation for middlng was 10 9-I6c.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-09-16
"Received too late for averages.

Day temperatures somewhat lower i'm Ala bama and Georgia; rains in all districts ev- cept Nicksburg being heavy in Eastern Ala bama and heavy to excessive throughout Cieor gia and in Southeastern South Carolina HEAVY RAINS-Atlanta. Ga. | go: East man, Ga. 40: Gainesville, Ga, 26; Macon Ga, 23o; Monticello, Ga. 2.44 Waycross Ga. l.So.
 EXCESSIVE RAINS-Alapaha Ga. 3 %. Americus Ga. APO; Albany, Ga. 2 so New nan. Ga, 2.64 Quitman, Ga, 5 32: Thomas vile. Ga, 3.76; West Poine Ga. 52 Yem- assAA. s. C.. 2,5o,
 FRANK P. CHAFFEE
 Section Director.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-09-16
Naval Stores.

sAvANNAlI. sept. 5.-Turpentine-Firm at 56h; reeeH's 9ee; sales. 597. exports, nau. A. 'f5p'e; R. C. siUso; D, sIeo; F, sl.95; r, g G. sa.Io; H. S2.55; I, s3 I5; K. S3 45 N S3 50, \. S3.55 window glass,
 CHARLEsroN. Sept. .-Turpentine-Nomi- nal.
 Rosin-SteaIy, A B. c. sI75; D, SI. 80; F, SI go; F 5 s5; G. s2o5; H. S2 40; l. $2 go; K s 20; N, S3.3o; windoY glass. S3.4o' water white, 50.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-09-16

WILMINGTON, Sept 5.-Turpentine-Noth. ing doing: receipts. 40 casks.
 Rosin-Firm at sI.7o@I.75 bid; receipts i65.
 Tar-Firm at Sl.75; receipts. 64.
 Crude turpentine-Firm at S243 70; receipts v casks
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-09-16
Weather Conditions.

The southern storm center has remained nearly stationary over Eastern Alabama
 though decreasing in energy; 1t has caused showers and continued unsettled weather over most of the South. with continued heavy rains In Eastern Alabama and heavy to excessive rains throughout Georgia and in Southern South Carolina; light to moderately heavy rains have also occurred in Middle West and Upper Lake Region due to the slow overflow or % cool ar from an area of high barometer over British Columbia; temperatures continue rather low in the Middle West and Northwest. beine as low as 32 degrees at Rapid City, S. D.: tair weather prevails in the Northeast and in the far West. -'
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-09-16
,ye Five Per Cent. Twenty-Year Gold Bonds

Another policy held by Mir. Warehouse was g Per Cent Twenty-Year Gold Bond Policy for ea0ooo. on which he had paid six annual pay ruer,ts of el4s70 each. This form of policy also devised and introduced by The Mutual life rusurance Company of New York, and in settle nent of this policy the Company will issue ten cne4housand dollar Per Cent. Twenty-Year Cold Bonds, the income from which will be SjO0 a year for twenty years. The face of the policy, ai0.ooo, will be paid at the end of twenty years.
 (I9tIadelpAfG Record, NoV g, I9o2)
 If you desire to know on what terms you can contract for the purchase of Per Cent. Gold Bonds, deliverable to yourself gn twenty years or to your family imme- aiately, in case of your death, address TIE MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE
 COMPANY OF NEW YORK,
 RICHARD A. MccuRDV, President,
 NEW YORK. N Y.
 aau.as s. wricox. Manager, MontgomSrzs
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-09-16
EAw York Coffee and Sugar.

NEW YORK Sept. I5.-Coffee-spot Rio, quiet.
 Sugar-Raw flrm refined. quiet
 Coffee futures opened quiet and unchanged, but turned easier as the session progressed in spite of firm primary markets and small rel ceipts under selling for Eastern account and realizing by longs. who were disposed to look for a reaction in the absence of adverse crop news after the recent advance. The liquidation was encouraged by the indifferent response of the European markets to the local advances of yesterday Closed steady, net 5q IS points Solas S0O haRS
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-09-16
: Indicates rise. Indicates fall

The Coosa and Alabama will remain station ary' or rise slightly, during the next two days.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-09-16

Cash quotations were as >ollows: Flour-Firm
 Wheat-No 2 red, ao7sda2A. No. 2 corn. 5l; No. yellow, 52l2. No. 2 oats, 36; No. 3 white, 37Ed39' Mess pork. per bbl.. SIP. 55q 2 60. Lard. per 100 lbs. S9. 2714@e 30: Short rib sides loose). SS 5odS oIIs Dry salted shoulders (boxed), 69sd6%. St>ort clear sides (boxed), 8lsqSA.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-09-16
N1w Orleans Snnar

NEW ORLEANS, Sept. -Sugar-Firm; open kettle centifpgaL 3%a3l2; centrifugal whites. 7-l6' yellow. i3-l6a41s; seconds 2q31.
 Molasses-Dull; centrifugal. 5qIs.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-09-16
st. Louis Prc-fslons

ST LOUIS. Sept. 4-FIour-Steady. Whiskey-Steauy at S 27Ia
 Bacon-Steady, boxed extra shorts, Se.I5; clear ribs, S9.5o; short clear, ss.e7H.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-09-16

Cotton Region Bulletin.
 MONTGOMERY, Ala, Sept I5 For the 24 hours ending at a. m, 7Stt meridian time '' IVY
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-09-16
uiverpool Cotton Fr.urcs.

LIVERPOOL. Sept. I5-Cotton futures
 ened steady and closed barely steady
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-09-16
Kansas City Live Stock.

KANSAS CITY. Sept. I5.--Cattle-- Receipts, 4 900 natives; calves, ,ooo natives 800
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-09-16
r.u orleans Cotton Futures.

NEW ORLEANS, Sept. l5.-Cotton futures
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1903-07-24
A Profitable crou.

General Passenger Agent George
Morton Of the Katy" st. Louis, re-
ceived the following letter from one
of the company's land and immigra-
ton agents at Rock Island, Texas:
Il send you by express box. Of
cigars manufactured from tobacco
grown at Halletsville, Texas, on Post
Oak sandy. land. by one w. B. Haw-
kins. Mr.. Hawkins raised 500 pounds
per acre. 1t takes Is pounds to make
1000 cigars selling at $50 per thou
sand. The cost of manufacture and
sale is about $1,000 per thousand, leav.
ing net profit per one thousand cigars
Cor IL pounds Of tobacco) Of $500.
There is in this (Altair) county thou
sands Of acres of the same kind Of
land which can be purchased at $500
to $500 per acre."
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1903-07-24

opened little frame at the back and
showed the following inscription In
tfaded-out handwriting Of two genera
tons ago:
Stephen A., Douglas, born at Bran.
don, VT. April %, 1918; died at Ire
mont house, Chicago, June 6, 1861.
His prophetic words: 1T will be
the duty of every American citizen to
sustain the government and Abraham
Lincoln"
There is no doubt whatever as to
the genuiness Of the picture" said Mr..
Scper. Authentic pictures of Douglas
are very rare, and this is admittedly
the finest likeness of him that any
body now living has ever seen. It
was taken by the old Gaguerreotype
process at Galena, Ill, May 80, 1855"
Chicago Chronicle.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1903-07-24
EARTHQUAKES PUT ON REcoRpl
Nick Observatory Scientists Secure
Valuable Records

lick observatory Scientists Secure
Valuable Records
The earthquake Of June IL was per.
haps the most severe one felt on
Mount Hamilton in the past thirteen
years; though no damage was done
the safety limit must have been near.
ly reached.
The accompany illustrations are
copies Of the records traced on the
smoked.glass plates Of two seismo-
graphs on that occasion. The smaller
one was made by an instrument con.
structed on very simple plan. A
massive weight is suspended from the
top of the seismograph by means of a
slender wire. Attached to the weight
Is q multiplying lever carrying pin
point, which rests upon smoked.
glass plate. The frame of the instru.
ment, the fulcrum of the multiplying
lever, and the smoked-glass plate are
rigidly connected and are secured to
the top of massive brick pier run.
ming down through the floor of the
observatory to the solid rock OF the
mountain. Motions of the earth are
communicated to all parts Of the in
strument except the massive weight,
which tends to remain fixed. The rel.
alive motion Of the framework of the
instrument and Of the weight is a
direct measure Of the 'earth's displace.
ment. To make the record more legi.
BILE the lever carrying the point which
traces the curve is designed to null
tiply the earth's displacement by 41-2.
1t will be seen from the illustration
that the movement of the earth was
very complex and in all directions.
For some reason the east and west
components seem to have inflicted
the most effective shocks. as one of
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1903-07-24
NAR1 PICTURE OF povuLAo.
chieagoan Finds pasuerreotyps Of
stat soF,an In Curio store.

chieagoan Finds Dasuerrsotyps Of
Sta. ssman In curio store.
A rare daguerreotype Of Stephen A.
Douglas was recently discovered in a
north side curio store. 1t Is pro.
'nounced by those who knew him in
life as being the finest likeness extant
of the great statesman.
The picture has been reproduced by
w. Scott Thurber by whose permits
sion it Is copied herein.
1t was Daniel e. Soper, late of Mich
igan, and now q Chicago resident, who
found the original In the north side
curiosity shop. Mr.. Soper is some
what OF a collector OF curios, bric-a-
brac and articles Of rare virtu, and
when he noticed prettily framed
medallion picture Of Douglas among
the articles in the secondhand store
he at once realized its worth and pur-
chased it on the spot
Mr.. Soper exhibited the original me.
dallion yesterday afternoon in his
ONCE in the Security building. He
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1903-07-24
FACTORY PRICES ON
PIANOS AND ORGANS.

w. w. Kimball Co. are the largest
builders Of high class pianos in the
world. They employ the largest cash
capital of any like concern in the
world. They buy ali material for
cash in large quantities, and sell at
one small factory profit through their
branch stores and distributing agents
II a good reliable piano or organ
is wanted and if the saving of a con.
siderable sum of money is an object
you can not afford to place your order
with anyone else. All pianos marked
in plain figures, one price to all We
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1903-07-24
Avenged After Thirty Years.

An extraordinary case of long-de.
layed vendetta has been brought to
light by the murder of an Armenian
named Hadsi Ibraim at Askabad, on
the Trans-C Caucasian railway.
Thirty years ago brain killed an
other Armenian named Dshalalow at
Van, in Asia Minor, when he was a
youth Of IS. Dshalalows two brothers
swore an oath to avenge his murder,
and devoted the rest OF their lives to
the search for him. One of them
died, but the other continued the hunt,
journeying all through Asiatic, and
European Turkey, Persia, the Cauca-
sus, and parts Of Arabia and Central
Asia. Finally, after thirty years, he
found Ibraim at Askabad and killed
him promptly, hacking his body to
pieces. /.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1903-07-24

The thousands ofpeoplc
~ho are every day being
made well by Doan's
kidney Pills and the free
trial herewith offered
snakes further delay,
"yxidney neglect"
They correct urine with
brick dust sediment, hig b
coiored, pain in passing,
drlbbling, frequency bed
wetting. Doan's Kidney Pills
remove calculi and gravel.
Relieve heart palpitation,
sleeplessness, h ea da G b Q ,
seriousness, dizziness.
NEwBEaN, Ky. --B. G. Jones
writes: II was unable 70
get anything to stop the too
much flow Of water. For
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1903-07-24

the street Within the body of the
image small coin is placed. The
person who takes possession of this
coin receives all the ill-luck of the
household. The image is supposed to
have the power of transferring it. The
average small boy, however. is not
troubled with superstitious fears and
considers the finding of such coins a
clear profit and extreme good luck.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1903-07-24
Eeodor Machow.

s =
standpoint Feodor Machow. who is
now about twenty-five years OF age.
"He is z feet 9 inches In hight and
can therefore beclassed with the larg.
est giants that have ever lived"
AS a matter of fact all the giants
who have been exhibited in Europe
up to the present time were from ~
to So inches shorter than Machow.
Their hight was between 6 feet 10
inches and feet inches, according
% documents placed with the Anthro.
biological society by the late Prof.
Virchow. The showmen, however,
always exaggerated the hight In ad
vertisements.
Feodor Machow comes from an old
Russian family, whose ancestors are
said to have emigrated to Russia
rom the south, probably from Syria.
His parents, as well as his two broth.
ers and one sister are all Of normal
size. His grandfather was large. but
in no sense giant. 1t is said, how.
ever, that in earlier generations OF
he family large specimens occurred.
The boots worn by Machow, and
which scarcely reach to. his knees,
reach an ordinary person almost up
o the waist, and twelve-year-old
10Y could easily find room inside OF
ore Of them. The ring which adorns
he index finger of Machow's right
rand is so large that half dollar
can easily be passed through it.
A steel spring mattress of extra
size and strength had to be made for
lin and placed on strong iron
frame. This promising youth eats at
each meal at least three pounds OF
neat and proportionate quantity of
potatoes, vegetables and bread. with
q relishing appetite.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1903-07-24
Continental Relic.

J. Y. Demeritt, Of Dover. N. H., re.
Gently came In possession Of quite
curiosity in the shape Of . piece Of
continental money Of the denomina.
tion Of two-thirds Of q dollar. and the
date Of 1776. The scrip Is on heavy
paper and is in fair state Of pre-.
servation. 4, II 5 3
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1903-07-24
Kites 70 Aid scientlst..

Kites to Aid Scientists.
The movement Of the higher strata
Of air during monsoons is to be deter
mined by means Of kites ct Simla, in
the Himalayas, 1000 feet above sea
level.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1903-07-24
VASE 1000 YEARS OLD.
Is . Beautiful, Specimen OF Ancient

Is Beautiful Specimen OF Ancient
Mexican Art.
Among the strange and valuable OBJ.
jects which have been recently in
stalled in the Mexican hall OF the
American Museum Of Natural History
is wonderful terra Gotta jug or jar,
designed and decorated in imitation
OF turkey. This is considered the
most magnificent specimen of ancient
American ceramics SO far discovered
Besides the artistic turkey-head han
die, the most extraordinary feature OF
the jar is its ornamentation of solid
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1903-07-24
GET-WELL-sTAY WELL.

forty years l had headache
day and night = could not
sleep well - was very weak,
and about giving up oil horc.
/ got Doan's Pills and they
cured me. That wns FIVE
months ago, and / can say,
to-day, my water Is regular
and Ihave not had headache
for five months. For bed
wetting, scalding urine, and
headache, Doan's Kidney
Pills have no equal. I have
recommended them to nifty
different persons with good
results. 1lrs.rrMl OF poishs
Pills in Sniithld,li 9un.ter,
sent to you for sample and
afterwards purchased the
pills from, Jolley Eros. Grand
liver. I'D. G. JONES.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1903-07-24
First Steam Turbine.

FIrSt StSdm luToIne.
Now that all the engineering world
is resounding with praises of the
turbine, IL is apropos to remark that
the idea is not as novel as generally
supposed by the admiring lay public.
In fact, it dates back considerably
more than $50 years, when Branca,
the philosopher, and one Of the most
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1903-07-24

/. IS s''~N'SN's my WYE
gold leaf, with which 1t was profusely
decorated in former times, many lay
ers of which still remain on the jar.
II is considered to be a priceless ex-
ample, illustrating the culture and
workmanship Of that mysterious civil
ization which flourished thousand
years ago in Mexico. The jar is
thought to have been a funeral or
votive offering, which was one Of the
essential mortuary rites of the people
Of that tin1e: IT'S age cannot be &C.
curately stated, but it probably reaches
back for q thousand years or more. 1t
was found by Carl Lumholtz during
one of his exploring expeditions. 1t
came to light while digging in pri
vate garden in the city of Topic, which
had evidently been in remote times the
site Of some temple or wealthy burial
place, Two skeletons were unearthed.
Around the neck of one were found
twenty balls Of solid gold, also large
breastplate ornament of gold.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1903-07-24
"We're From Missouri-show I

"We're From Missouri-ShoW Us?'
That's just what we want to do
show You. Our pamphlet on the apple
industry of Missouri is clear and con-
vincing, and tends to convey to you
how great a region is the section
along the line of the Katy in its apple
bearing proclivities. Write for one
as well as other pamphlets, both at
tractive and instructive. Address
KATY" COZ Wainwright Bldg. St.
Louis, Mo.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1903-07-24
elIl and hla Career.

= + = . H #
Brother Bill was a Teller SO skeercA ~
mistakes lsL5
That he didn't do nothin' at all.
breaks
But he didn't do nuthin at ALL
He'd stand by the hour with his hand on
his heart
An talk about taxes, religion or art
An we all said that Bill was uncommonly
smart, ,ss III
But he didn't do nothin' at all.
Us boys went ahead an we worked with
will,
s But he didn't do nothin' at all.
An some Of 'em turned up their noses at
Bill
Cause ne didn't do nothin' at all.
nv nv hl III y tme pride o. me lamy toda az
way,
An he's takin' life easy an drawin' his
A& pay,
An. he doesn't do nothin' at all.
Washington Star. }
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1903-07-24

A man whose tongue gets him into
trouble usually depends upon his feet
to get him out.