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The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-14
ARE GOOD WORKERS.
What Some Faithful Negro Tenant,
 Are Doing,

Glennville. Ala. June Il. 1903 Editor Tine Advertiser:
 This is the kind of hustling we do as farm laborers in the service of Messrs. Perry and Boykin of Giennville. On the 7th inst. we plowed one-fourth acre of ground peas. six rows of popcorn, forty five yards long. and then we ate break fast, then we went quarter of a mile and plowed fifteen acres of corn, putting two furrows to the row. After doing this we stopped twenty minutes ahead of time and. went to the plum nest and got our supper. We would he pleased to have you publish this for the benefit of other farm hands who are not so thrifty Respectfully.
 Jessie Ivey,
 Prince Screws. Farm isborres in the service of Messrs Perry and BoYkin.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-14

It is not often that young woman has such substantial proof of popularity az was that given Miss Amanda Moore Fri day evening by her friends men and wo- men alike. Miss Moore leaves soon for the North 10 be absent five or six months and in view of this coming departure it was unanimously agreed in the circle of her intimate friends to give her a fare well party which would he long remem- bered, Accordingly contribution party
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-14
GENERAL STOCK LAW.
Recess Committee is Preparing I'm
 portant Bill,

The Senate Recess Committee. while still engaged in the preparation of gen eral municipal code for the State, has un- dertalSen the important work of preparing general stock law
 The stock law question In the House at the winter session of the Legislature proved to he one If the livest wires with which the legislators grappled. gem eral stock law prepared and introduced by Representative W. II. Thomas Of Chambers, carried discord. discussion and diasension in Its wake. One member of the House declared on the floor of the House that there were as many different ooinions on tho stock law question as
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-14
Under-Selling Greatly

Of such things that hot weather compefs you
 to have for your comfort at hofne or things that
 your going away makes so necessary for a real stance to those who need goods will be handed Scarcely an article in the entire store that isn't ;e. You'll be unmindful of your own interests
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-14

New uai a and opera and New anic chair through Memphis through from
 
 to Aontgom No Pullman
 
 h all po.n North and further N R. L.
 AgntCn Station
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-14


  T carr A q B 2 m ~0'-S D. PU A. Selma J. P TZ. TM, A. PreAden tGne Manage
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-14

GROVES CHRONIC CHILL CURE cures the chlls that other chtll :on!c ont cure. No Cure No Pay. J0 ceEtG
 adV-+'- h"-ea+-ta wkIy
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-14

Watermelons on ice at Stuckey's Phone 324.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-14
Prices Reduced
 on Skirts.

Black Lawn Waists. open back and frout were S2. at................... Fl White and Colored Lawn Waists. all sizes, that were 8, at.............. I6 White and Colored Lawn Waists of
 the finest quality. trimmed in lace tnd embroidery insertion. all over
 tucked and all over embroidered. all
 Of our finest novelties of the sra son. only few left tbut those greatly reduced): they were S5. 5o &6 and SS 50. all ED at............ AZ;
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-14
Wouldn't Some Benefit You Now?

enjoyable vacation. The greatest assi out lavishly at this store tomorrow, marked much less than its original pri' should you fail to come in time.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-14

5sc Belts. of Silk and Satin, Monday
 speclal ..........-................ .49 S2 and S2 50 Belts. of Satin. Mon day special .......................... 5o
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-14
The Western Railway of Alabama.

neys otherwise RE A-beyond
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-14
Mobile Society News.

George A. Williams of BFmngha in the city
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-04-12

per cent. cash axainst deposits decreased
 esS5 s75, which sum added to the gain In
 cash as above made $l610.4J as the in
 crease tn surplus reserve, carrying this
 Item to 900 q year ago 1t was A-
 6u, ,7b0. and at the corresponding date In
 1851 1t was $7,935, 200. Calculated on the
 basis of deposits less t37,277,s00 of public
 funds, the surplus reserve is $13. .606, 776.
 The excess Of loans over deposits in-
 creased S2. 726 100 last week and this ex-
 cess nov is $l7,s ,7U0. The detailed state
 ment of the banks shows that the Sew
 enth National. which has been merged
 from the iist last week The assets of the bank were taken over and added to those of the Mercantile and therefore the total of these items as shown by the reports of ell the banks were changed LOST 100, the difference between the increases in cash reported by the Mercantile last week and the cash reported by ths Seventh Ma tional the previous week The loans of the Mercantile last week showed an in- crease Of y5,Se3,0U in the previous week the Seventh had s6.716 100. The deposits of the Mercantile last week gained 5000. 300 those of the Seventh Tn the previous week were s6.1S,70O.
 One feature of interest shown by the ings of the banks last week, which were $l9S. 900 against s265, 900 in the pre- vious week. This decrease was due to the closing of the excnanges on Good Fri day. The clearing for that day were only n0S, ,ooo.00o against szs5, 10000 for the cor responding date in the previous week, showing the volume of the business of the banks with stock and other exchange transactions eliminated.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-04-12
The Financier's Statement.

New York, April 1.-The Financier this week says: The official statement of the New York associated banks last week showed the most notable feature, only the small gain of $627, 800 in cash, whereas a somewhat larger increase was looked for as the result of the traceable move ments of money during the week and also because the sub-treasury operations on Thursday and Friday caused the dis tribution of important amounts of cash to the banks One item disbursed by the sub-treasury on Thursday was $4T9,O00. representing a treasury warrant for the payment of advances made by the State of New Jersey to the Government in the civil war. Disbursements for the account of transportation of the mails and also for premiums on refunded bonds were lal se on Friday. The bank statement must therefore have been on rising av- erages for cash and consequently the banks were in better condition at the end of the week than was shown by the state ment Loans were reduced during the week by $1 205, 800. making $47 200 since the maximum Als recorded on February Ast. Specie increased ssOS. 800 while legal tenders fell off SlS0,900, making the net gain of cash S627, 500 as above noted. The deposits decreased $39S1, 800, total reduc- ton in this item since February 2l of S7s, ,8Ss, 800. The required reserve of 25
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-04-12

Chicago. April 1i.--The wheat pit was the centre of attraction on the Board of Trade today and as result of the manipulation which had been in progress and July 9 1-2c. but rallied later, May closing 3-f to 7-sc lower with July down 1-2e. May corn closed shade higher with oats unchanged. while provisions
 There was wild excitement in the wheat pit at the start and every broker appeared to have buying orders. The general i'm pression being that the Armour people were going to send the price still higher The leader of the bulls was a fair buyer at the opening and with a big demand from shorts the price of May advanced to n SIS after opening shade lower to 1-2 to b-Sc higher at 76 1-& to 7-s. while July advanced to 72 s-s after opening at exactly what the Armour interests were waiting for and with a big demand for both the May and July deliveries the big bull turned seller. hoping to be able |" profit. The change in tactics, however, was quickly noticed by the watchful crowd and the selling became general, so much that they broke sharply, May selling off to 4 s-S and July es 7-s. The break in prices was the signal for let up in the selling pressure in the part of the prominent long and with this in- terest out of the deal the market became quieter. A fair demand from commission houses and shorts soon brought about partial rally and the market was quite steady the remainder of the session. May closed 3-4 to 7-Sc lower at 75 1-2 July was of 1-2 to 70 3-S to 1-2. Clerances of wheat and flour were 76s,o00. Brad streets report of exports of wheat and flour for the week showed 2,6Ss. 900 bushels Primary receipts were 500,000 bushels (two days) against 236,000 a year ago. Min neapolis and Duluth reported receipts of 393 cars. which. with local receipts of 4s, none contract, made total receipts for the three points AZ cars, against 25o last week and 1S6 year ago.
 There was little interest manifested in corn and trading was dull and feature less. Commission houses sold July, but and brokers to prevent any serious de- cline. The break in wheat had little eff feet on corn and the close was steady with May shade higher at 42 3-4. Local receipts 1SS cars, none contract.
 Oats were easy at the start, due to liquidation by leading longs, but cover ing by shorts caused a firmer feeling The volume of trade was small. May closed unchanged at a2 1-2 to 5-sc after selling between B Is and 32 5S to 3-4. Local receipts 261 cars.
 There was a fair demand for lard and ribs throughout the day. which tended to maintain a steady undertone in pro- visions, although pork was weak on sell ing by commission houses. May pork closed l-2 lower at 7.62 1-2: May lard a shade higher at 9.S5 to ST 1-2 and ribs 12 1-2c higher at $9.s2 1-2 Eestima ted receipts for Monday: Wheat 90 cars; corn. 105; oats. 135: hogs, 27,000 head.
 The leading futures ranged as follows
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-04-12
WATER CURE FOR INSANE. Charges That Inmates of Asylum
 Are Tortured.

Louisville, Ky. April 11.--As a result
 of an investigation into charges of al-
 legged cruelty on the part of attendants
 of the Lakeland Insane Asylum. situated
 about eleven miles from this city. some
 disclosures of startling nature have
 been made.
 A number of patients have testified be- fore the investigating committee that they
 have been the victims of acts of cruel ty, and some of the witnesses stated that
 they feared to tell all they knew on ac- count of the fact that they would suffer at the hands of the attendants at the close of the examination.
 According to the testimony of several witnesses, one of the favorite forms of punishment for slight infractions of rules on the part of the patients was beat ing with a slung shot formed of sock in which q potato or some other hard vegetable had been placed.
 Some of the patients declared they had frequently been choken. One had been chair, an attendant following with a leather belt The witness who told this story did not know what had occurred in the back room. however
 Bruises on the breast and legs of one of the patients were shown as proof that he had been kicked by the attendants and it was developed that shower baths were also used as means Of punishment the patient being held while cold water was allowed to drip on them. Two attendants after being closely Ques. tioned, admitted that they had kicked and choked patients. but stated that they had been forced to do so in self defense
 as they had been attacked.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-04-12
A MIS-TRIAL RESULTS
JURY IN HOWARD CASE CANNOT
 AGREE.
Eleven Stood for Acquittal and On, Was in Favor of the Death Psualty-Dsfsndant Kill
 cd Ball Player.

Athens April Il. 1f.--fspecisk)-rhe trial of Robert Howard of New Decatur. for murder in the first degree. which has been in progress all week. resulted in a mis- trial. the jury standing eleven for acQuit- tai and one for hanging. The verdict was rendered late this afternoon.
 Last July Howard engaged in a difyl- culty with a ball player, Frank Baur, in New Decatur saloon. Howard claims Baur struck him three blows on the head with brass knucks when he CHoward) drew his revolver and fired two shots. Only one shot struck Baur and he lived four days. Howard was an L. and N. conductor and his brothers. James and Daus of Birmingham. are quite wealthy and have spared no expense to save their brother.
 Baur's people reside at Cullman and are also quite wealthy.
 This has been one of the most noted cases in the history of North Alabama The case was brought to Athens on q change of venue some time ago. and 1t was proven a mob attempted to lynch Howard while he was in jail here. The sympathy of the entire County of Lime stone Is with Howard and a dozen oy more society ladies, attended the trial daily.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-04-12

In Turkey the drinking of wine is nomi- nAIly illegal But the Koran says nothing about spirits. So . powerful liquor called ''rakee" has come to be largely consumed.
 To indulge in this to excess however: E the first and second offense. and the bas- tinado for the third and subsequent ones. similar castigation is also meted out to the inseeper who supplied the liquor--if they y. can sy bands r s a from .s,.,ns intoxfcatsd by public opinion only. but
 The word sbofscho' tdrunkard) is a synonym among them for everything that is vulgar and bruftsh. and is about the worst term of reproach that can possibly be addressed by one man to another. Portugal looks after her young men principally, leaving the adults to take care of themselves Among her SonSnpn..i conssrip,s 1t while actually serving with the coiors. will be punished as would be assertion In the field. or any other shameful military | offense.
 | transgressing this law are not only heay- | fly lined. but may be prohibited from ire | auently taverns even after they have at' :. tained their majority. . has 50 lar proved most effectual as . de terrent Is that started some years bach | by the young women of Lansing. Mich. | and since copied. % fer as its mafn fea'
 lures are concerned. by some hundrede ol other towns throughout the United states l It is quite unofficial, being compiled and | it's provisions enforced by the girls them, selves. Any young man.in the place whc 1 10 known to be in the habit Of rrequent' | ing public houses, 10 waited upon Py | small informal committee of three dam
 sels. and politely but firmly en1oined tc l refrain from 90 doing in future. sy
 Those who disobey are both black listed and boycotted. They are treated as iepers land outcasts. No girl who valties her rep | utation will be seen speaking to them Should she meet one of them in the street she turns obtentatiousIy back or crossei over to the other side.
 Even in church or chapel. should 'blackie''--as the unhappy 'listed' onei are called for short-presume to ensconcl himself near her. the offended damsei vii at once seek some other seat remote iron the contagion of his presence. <
 1t is said that in towns and villages where the fgirls have adopted this system and enforce it strictly and tmpartially there is hardly young man dram-drinke
 to be found; and that in many cases evei the temptation has after awhile ceased t
 exist, the saloon keepers being obliged t
 close ir-rx x?ditheniccfsyfbeuilw
 close their saloons, owing to lack of pat
 ronage.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-04-12
Allen-Miles Co.'s Hide and Leather
 Letter.
Especial to The Advertiser.I

Especial to The Advertigef.I
 Chicago, April u.-Country market stronger today account better demand for buffs and heavy cows; also at Chica go, tanners strike has been settled.
 Three cars heavy cows sold 3-s for frsts and l-2 for seconds More could be sold at same prices. Elght-ouarters and seven-quarters freely bid for buffs and refused; possibly an eighth higher might buy a car or two, but dealers not offering.
 Bulls sold 1-4 and l-4 Calfskins not moving yet.
 Tallow-Duh and weak. City renderers held six bids IA less. Thirty thousand packer shearlIngs sold forty packer light native cows. more native. Twelve or if teen thousand January sold at l-2 to the large upper leather company
 Native steers hides held fairly steady at ii 1-4 for February and il 3-4 to 12 for January. Two cars February light Texas steers sold Il 14 Two cars March Colorado sold about 10 3-s. One packer offers February heavy native cows at l-2. with light at same; branded COWS wanted at g for December. Packers ask ing g 14. Packer branded bulls offered at s Packer native bulls. dull as usual during gTubby season.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-04-12
Weather Conditions.

limited area of comparatively high pres sure extends from Lake Ontario to Virginia giving continued fair and pleasent weather in inc Fast and south with increased eloudiness over the latter region: the Western storm cen ter has moved from Wyoming 10 Middle Mis- souri Valley giving continued unsettled weather over the interior with very general rains in the Middle West. eastward to the IJpptr Lake Region. and through the Ohio Valley. the rainfall being heavy in Iowa and Northern Illinois; also occurred as far south as Arkansas and sprinkles in Mississippi Light rains have occurred in the far Northwest and high barometer moving in over the North west and which is now giving somewhat colder in Rocky Mountain districts. and cooler along the east slope of the Rockies temperatures continue moderately high in southern and cen tral districts.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-04-12
Shooting wild Geese at Night.

Kaneas City Journal.
 In salIna the other night q man was awak- ened by the honking of wild geese He took his gun and went out and found big gandef walking along the street. while the air was filled with others flying in every direction. This item may soundfshy to those not familiar with an annual occurrence in Kansas. Every Spring the wild geese going north are at tracted by the electric lights kept burning in most of the towns. When they get within the radius of the lights they become confused and fly aimlessiy about and often large numbers of them are killed by sportsmen. Perhaps ro. where else in tho world can wild geese be shot by night in the midst of large towns and yillagea
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-04-12
Hos.-Racelpts. 2.ooo; marke, steady.
Naval Stores,

SAVANNAH, April Ii.-Turpentine-Stea at 50; receipts. 56e; sales. l62; exports. i,- 35e.
 Rosin--Firm; receipts, t,467: sales, 6oI: ex- uorts, tI,7oI: A. B. C. D. E. S2: F. S2.O5; O, S2 10: H, S2. 40; I. S2.S5; K, S3: M. S3 20: N. s3.35 window glass. s345; water white S3 6o
 WILMINGTON. April iI.-rurpentine-Noth- ing doin; receipts, IL.
 Rosin-Nominal: receipts. VI.
 Crude turpentine-Quet at S2. S3.So and $375: receipts. 22.
 Tar-rirm at St.65; receipts. 2fs.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-04-12
River Forecast.

The Coosa will fall slowly, or remain nearly stationary, tonight and Sunday; the upper Ala bama win rise slightly. or remain stationary and the lower Alabama will fall slowly. or re main stationary during the next two days.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-04-12

For a progressive and conservative administration of the city govern ment, cast your ballot for Charles P Anderson for Mayor.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-04-12
New York Dry Goods.

New York, April 1.-The week in dry goods ends with little features to trad ing. Buyers are exerting pressure to se- cure lower prices but have not been sue cessful. The margin of profits has been and continues to be too small to admit of any concessions on the part of manufac- turers.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-04-12
LOCAL wHoLEsALE PRICE LIST.

LVCAL WHULESALE E hIVG G1G Is
 Provisions.
 CORRECTED MARCH 26. Baeon-i hc. Dry salted sides, to%o. Lard-Tieurces. leaf, ic: compound, exc Meai--6O@65c Ter bushei. Oats-White, 62c; mixed, 60c. Corn--white. Csc; mixed. 64c per bushel. Gait-Liverpooi. csc sack: virginia, @7es Gichisan, 28o-9ound barrels. el.eo. Buttss-Jsrssy. 26@3oc; Tennessee country. 25o.
 syrup-Fancy. 400: reboiied. soc: Georgia Fiour~Patent. s42so4.s5: straight. ss.sc 0S 90 per Dbl. e% cents
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-04-12
IS NOT COMING BACK.
Richard Croker will Not Return to
 New York.

New York. New York, April 11.-Richard Croker is not returning to New York in July or at any other time. cables The World { London representative. Replying to an in- quiry, he telegraphs from Letcombe as follows
 My last announcement was final. "Croker." Tn this announcement Mir. Croker said "Once' and for all, am not returning to New York"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-04-12
Chained Down

is the condition in which many men of good selling capacity find themselves. They have reached the limit in their present business. Any man in this position who feels that he can sell a good security to conservative investors and can give bank references is invited to write stating his age, his business and his reason for desiring to branch out into another line of work.
 All letters treated as strictly confidential
 GEORGE T. DEXTER,
 Superintendent of Domestic Assnciss The Mutual Life Insurance Company fNsW York
 37 Nssssa Street. hew Work, N. V. James 6. wilisox, Manager, MontEomerv
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-04-12

Are you in favor of good govern mentp Vote for Charles F. Ander' son.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-04-12
Wagon Driver Hurt.

Decatur, April Ii. Especial .)-Late this afternoon an l.. and N. switch engine ran into a wagon of the Decatur Ice and Coal Company demolishing the wagon and injuring the driver. Frank Deparster. seriously His recovery is doubtful.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-04-12
Temperature and Rainfall.

S. & Department of Agriculture,
 Weather Bureau
 MONTGOMERY. Ala. April l |. The following shows highest and lowest tenn ner atuTes and rainfall at Weather Bureau sta lions during the twenty-four hours ending a. m. today:
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-04-12

Cash quotations were as follows; Flour-Unsettled
 No. Spring wheat. 7ea7s: No 3, 72k; No. red. 73ssd76M
 No. 2 corn, 42%; No 2 yellow, 42A 35iz
 Mess pork. per bbl.. SI7.6oai7.65. Lard, per 100 lbs. Ss 85Ge. .97h. Short rib sides noose). S9. 65a0 75 Dry salted shoulders (boxed), SSs75QS 97. Short clear sides (boxed), Slo9Io.25. Whiskey. basis of high wines SI.3o.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-04-12

Nhfn an actor breaks down from overstud he has to rely on his understudy.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-04-12
Treasury Statement.
Chicago Grain and Provisions.

.nces. sass.o4s. eos; sold. sIas,iiS.ss
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-04-12
THE WEATHER

- Maximum temperature for day. 70 degrees. Minimum temperature for day, 62 degrees. Average temperature for day. 70 degrees. Normal temperature for day, 63 degrees, Accumulated excess since Jan. |, 55 degrees. Average relative humidity for day, 03 per cent.
 Rainfall since Jan.I. 2I4i inches.
 River Bulletin. S. S. Department of Agriculture.
 Weather Bureau.
 MONTGOMERY. Ala, April ~.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-04-12
xausaa Citv Live Stock.

KANSAS CITY. April ll.-Cattle-Receipts 100: market unchanged. Choice export and dressed besf
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-04-12
S STATIONS.

FRANK P. CHAFFEE, Section Direction. ~aa aather Bureau.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-04-12
St. Louis Provisions.

St. LOUIS FrovfefonB. ST. LOUIS, April ll.-Flour-ou and fancy and straight, S393 20: clear. S2 75a 29o.
 whiskey-Steady at SI. 30.
 Dry salted meats-Quiet: boxed shorts, S9. 75, clear ribs, Slo short clears. &Io.I2h Bacon-Quiet; boxed extra shorts S9.75: clear ribs, $lI; short clears, SIII2h
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-04-12
Total Net Receipts of Cotton.

NEW YORK, April ii.-The following are he total net receiputs of cotton at all ports