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The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-04-09
BRADsTREET,s REVIEW.

New York, April S.-Bradstreet's tomor- row will say:
 most part been favorable. Weather con- ditions have been spring-like. except in some portions of the northwest. This has increa sed retail distribution in the cities, while in the country districts favorable weather has helped farmers n their planting preparations and i'm proved the condition of winter wheat. The breaking up of country roads. how ever. tends to retard the sale and dis tribution of merchan ndise, lumber and other products
 Wholesale and 1obblng distribution have been helped in tone rather than In value by the improvement in weather, which helped the retail trade.
 In two of the leading industries. iron and steel and lumber, the resumption of outdoor spring activity iS helping distri- button. The soft coal industry has also improved now that fear of a general strike is removed, but thousands of Iowa miners are idle Collections as yet do not reflect much If any improvement All measures of trade activity prove the first quarter to have run behind a year ago. Failures exceed those in 1903 by per cent in number. though per cent le7s than in 1902. Liabilities exceed a yeqr ago by 70 points. and owing to bank sus- pensions. are the heaviest since 1897.
 Tho labor situation is better than 1t was a week ago, but still retains a mot tied appe rance. The iron trade main taiRs an appearance of cheerful activity. Pic iron prices show no particular change. and steel bllets prices have been reaffirmed despite efforts to advance the same Finished products note moderate activity at leading markets. Among the other metals the strength of copper is noticea ble.
 What may prove to be a significant movement in prices was inaugurated In March when eight out of thirteen classes of products including those in bread stuffs. meats. textiles. hides and leather and building material declined. The gen. eral level of prices fell off about one per cent for the month. but is still in excess of a year ago at this time, and not far from the highest for four years past.
 Cotton goods demand. as for some time past. Is backward and this is reflected in curtailment of print cloth mills at Fall River and of spinning and weaving machinery at other centres. The de- mand for woolen goods Is not very active Eastern shoe factories report the volume of spring orders rather smaller than ex- Dected.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-04-09
SOUTHERN PROGRESS
SPLENDID SHOWING AS TO BANK CLEARINGS.
An Increase of 16 Per Cent, While the Country, as a Whole, shows a Decrease of 4
 Per Cent.

Baltimore, April s.--(Special. .)-In ana iyzing the figures of bank clearings in leading cities of the country for the week ending March 26. The Manufacturers Re- cord says:
 With the exception of the very trifiing gain or less than per cent. each In New England and Western cities, the South alone shows an increase. and that crease of per cent. for the entire coun- try But 1t is when we begin to com pare the clearings of individual cities that the strength of the business sdua- ton in the South and the magnitude of Southern banking business are strikingly illustrated. Due in part to the prosperity Of the cotton interests. but likewise large iy to the general advancement of the business interests of that section. New Orleans shows total clearings for the week of $23. .3O3,O00. or a gain of S.9 per cent. over the same week of last year. Richmond, which does not share the ben eft of the cotton business except indi- rectiysa not being in the cotton belt. shows a gain of 34 per cent; Memphis. 35.6 per cent: Nashville which, like Richmond is out of the cotton region, 16.e per cent, while Knoxville, in the same class as Richmond and Nashville. shows a gain Jacksonville 133 per cent. New Orleans outranks Kansas City. the great trad ing centre of the southwest. for the week by $5.50OO00. With a population of S10OO in the census year 1900 New Or leans in it's bank clearings of $23. .30O, 900 wat only $2,O00,0O0 short of the combined bcnk clearings of Buffalo, Cleveland and Detroit, the great centres of trade and industry of tfc Lakes. which had an aggregate population of largely over r. GWOOO. Cincinnati, with 325.0O0 population In lyoo and Its vast manufacturing indus tries. shows bank clearances for the week of $2.000.000 less than New Or ie1ns.
 '"ren great industrial centres of New England. exclusive of Boston. with a total population of more than 9o0.000, or considerably more than three times the
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-04-09
TX E LOE.B
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Personal nlention

Mir. F. J. Meyer Exalted Ruler of Montgomery Lodge of Elks, accompanied by about forty members of that order. went to Opelika yesterday where they instituted lodge of Elks last night. Some of the Elks who went tc Opelika were: N. J. Greil J. M. Kennedy, Ray Wilkinson.--J T. West. Arthur Hirscher and Tilford Leak.
 Hon. W. A. Collier of Chiffon County. is in the city in the interest of his can didacy for nomination for Judge of the Fifteenth Judicial Circuit. He will re- main in Montgomery until Sunday.
 Colonel A. s. Lyons passed through Montgomery yesterday en route to hs horne in Mobile from Chicago and other points in the West.
 Mir. J. A. Daugherty of Birmingham. President of Alabama Division. Traveller s Protective Association, is in Montgomery. Mir. c. l.. Chiffon, Jr, will preach at tfe court house Sunday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock.
 Hon. w. M. Baldwin of Birmingham is in the city.
 Mir. Thomas Cobb of Birmingham is in Montgomery.
 Mir. w. F. Cheains of Abbeville is in town.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-04-09
BRYAN WANTS SUBSCRIPTIONS.
Democrats Called on to Support Kan, sos City Platform and by
 "The Commoner."

Lincoln Neb. Special.
 Beginning with an earnest appeal to Democrats to see that delegates 10 the Democratic conventions are Kansas City Platform men. Bryans latest private letter to the faithful degenerates into an entreatv for subscriptions to "The Com moner'' as the only way of saving the day. The letter consists of about one thousand words. half of which are de- voted to discussing why corporation Democrats should not be permitted to control conventions while the other half tell that the campaign rate for "The Commoner'' has been reduced to 61 cents in blocks of i've" and that results Twill assure me that have your support in this work" ."
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-04-09
TABLEAUx AT THE FAIR.
Beautiful Pictures on Stage of the
 Auditorium,

The Donnybrook Fair has been the social attraction In Montgomery during this week. The stage attractions have been especial features of the evening entertainments and have been of high order.
 The tableaux of last night were espe- clally good. Under the direction and the artistic skill of Mrs. J. I. Mckinney and her assistants last nights perform ance was as nearly perfect as possible, for amateur performers
 The program of tableaux was as fol- lows:
 Morning Miss Mary Ashley.
 Noon. Miss Willoden Dickinson.
 Night" Miss Mary Kirkpatrick. Roses" Mrs. Walter Fisk.
 "Music." Miss Isabel White and little John Richardson and Elizabeth Burton.
 '"THe Game of Hearts," Mrs. Victor Hanson Miss Willie B. Haralson. Miss Carolyn Haralson. Miss Helen Creelman, Miss Carrie Hannon and Miss Annie May Howe.
 "Cupids." Miss Isabel White and little John Richardson and Elizabeth Burton.
 "The Gypsy" Miss Mary Kirkpatrick.
 "Evening in June' Miss Marjorie Lock wood, Miss Mildred Andrews. Miss Ella Hargrove Sayre, Miss Minna Dent, Miss Eleanor Weems and Professor Lancaster The Soothsayer," Miss Eleanor Weems and Messrs Lancaster. June Pierce, Ben Noble and Louie Moore.
 "Blind Mans Bluff" Miss Anna FL more. Miss Virginia Nokwood, Miss Caro- lyn Haralson, Miss Mary Seibel Ball and Professor Lancaster.
 One of the most attractive places in the Fair Is the Dutch Booth where the young women in charge wear typical Dutch costumes and serve sandwiches and milk smearkase, curd and cream.
 The young women in charge of this at tractive booth are Misses Virginia Nor wood and Josie Norwood, Kate Davidson, Helen Scott, Louise Marks, Sadie Wy man. Minerva Thrall and Lucy Cobbs.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-04-09

Wheat Qncluding hour) exports for the week ending April T. aggregated 1854. .f37 bushels, against 1.267, ,430 last week and 2S33, ,28S this week last year. From July 1, 1908 to date they aggregate III. .S3s. .0oi bushels against 17e.So4.776 last season.
 Corn exports for the week. aggregate 1.02S.907 bushels. against 1, ,43s. .2i2 last week and 2,654. 732 . year ago. From July 1. 1903 to date they aggregate 47,552 ,246 bushels against 49,927.27s last season.
 Business failures in the United States for the week ending with April number POI. against PIP last week and 153 in the like week in 1903.
 Canadian failures for the week number 24 against II last week and IS In this week a year ago.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-04-09
ST. LOUIS AND RETURN
 VIA M & O. R. R.

Tickets on sale April 18th and daily thereafter.
 $27.2O. Good returning until Dec. 18th, 1904
 $22.70. Good returning sixty days from date of sale.
 $19.10. Good returning fifteen days from date of sale.
 On May 18th a Special Coach Excur- sion will be run from Montgomery al the low round trip rate of $13.95 tickets linn ited for return ten days from date of sale. For further information, call on CT write P. s. Hay, S. E. P. A., Montgom- cry, Ala. su-wed-sat.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-04-09
WORTH IS WANTED
PEOPLE OF FIFTH DISTRICT LIN
 ING UP FOR SMITH.
Day of the Professional Politician is Past, and Man of Moral Courage is Desired for
 Congress.
(communicated.)


 The people of the Fifth Congressional District want a man of solid worth to represent them in Congress, The day of the professional politician, who is all things to all men just for office. is in the past. We want man of honor, intellect and strong convictions and the moral Courage to stand by them. Intellectually, Senator Smith of Clay has not superior In the race and his ad- vantages have especially fitted him for Congressional duties. He Is, learned in the law and distinguished as an orator and an able debater. Is well posted In governmental affairs and knows the needs and the demands of the Fifth District. Is persistent, energetic and untiring in his efforts and in Congress would honor his District and bring results tc his peo- pie. He is pressing his campaign and has "a strong following. Clay, his home County, Coosa, Randolph and Chambers are lining up for Smith and the news Is encouraging from Tallapoosa, Macon. Ei- more. Lowndes and Autauga He will likely visit all the counties. but the short ness of the time will not permit him to see all the people. But the young states man from Clay has bright prospect for the nomination and We commend him to the voters of the Fifth as a man worthy of congressional honors.-Extract from Coosa Democrat
 Be not deceived by false reports that Smith Is out of the race. He is pressing to the front. Vote for him Monday
 Campaign Committee.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-04-09
Lineyille. Al;

Lineville. Ala. April 8. 1904. Senator Walter A. Smith carried Clay and Coosa counties two years ago for the State Senate over three opponents-and he is stronger now than then. The re- port that he will not carry these coun- ties overwhelmingly is utterly untrue.
 voter.-1t.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-04-09
THE NEW HOTEL.
A West Alabamian Suggests Name.
Editor The Advertiser:

Editor The Advertiser;
 Allow me to suggest a name for the new hotel which is Yancey. A name more at- tractive in sound cannot be found, I am sure. Yancey, or Yancey Exchange Ho- tel. that sounds pleasant, doesn't it? Be- sides, unless there are reasons unknown to the writer, the name should be hon. ored more by Alabamians that it Is The writer has been in the State less than twenty years and he has been surprised that so little is said of the great man who at one time was so prominent in the State. The writer thinks the people would do honor to themselves if they were to give more honor to the name suggested for the hotel. Watus.
 March 6, 1904. [
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-04-09

D. E. Thompson. United States Minis ter to Brazil. at one time was a brake man on the Burlington road in Nebraska He was promoted from time to time and being of thrifty habit ere long gave up railroading to look after shrewd invest ments he had made. His fortune expand ed rapidly under wise management and is now rated well up in the millions.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-04-09
Bank Ciearings for week endlnz

"There are nine Southern cities with 0 combined population in 1900 of a little less than 1000 600 and fourteen Northern ana Western cities with more than dou- ble that population, and yet the nine Southern cities had bank clearings ag- gregating $57.s68.OO0, while the fourteen Nc rthern and Western cities reported clearings of only S44902, ,OOO."
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-04-09
BLACK PATTI

At McDonald's Tuesday, April 12,
 Matinee and Night.
 The Black Patti Troubadours. the great est colored show on earth, will be at Mc- Donald's next Tuesday matinee and night. Reserved seats Monday morning. adv.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-04-09
Purses and Card
 Cases!

have all the desirable leath- CTS: Seal, morocco, Monkey, Lizzard, Pig, Snake, etc.
 My combination purse and card case of any Morocco Leather, with neat silver cor ners, at $3, is the best book ever seen at the price.
 Purses from $2.0o to $15.0O.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-04-09

The lunches served at the Donny- brook have attracted attention all over the down town district. Huncn there ttday.
The progressive farmer and the cotton plant., 1904-10-25

prevailing for this years larger yield, showing
that a large crop is less profitable for us than a
small one; we also call attention to the proba-
bility of a further decrease in price, should the
same acreage be planted next year in the face
of a probable surplus in supply such as we have
not had to face this season.
%. With these facts before us, we feel that
the wisest action this Association can take is to
urge CD that farmers market this years crop as
slowly as practicable; CD that our growers do all
in their power to discourage the planting of a
heavy crop next spring; 60 we heartily commend
the Waco warehousing scheme recently endorsed
by the st. Louis Cotton Growers Convention,
and () that we urge that our cotton growers,
as far as practicable, hold for a minimum price
of tie ncents per pound"
The progressive farmer and the cotton plant., 1904-10-25
Before All, a Man.

"And every man of our world and time, that
is, being acquainted with the essence of the
Christian teaching, needs only a minute to inter
rupt his activity, to forget the capacity in which
he is regarded by men, be it of emperor, soldier,
minister, or journalist, and seriously ask himself
who he is and what is his destination-in order to
begin to doubt the unity, lawfulness, and reason
ableness of his actions. Before I am emperor,
soldier, minister, or Journalist must say to him
self every man of our time and of the Christian
world, before any of these I am a man. g.,
an organic being set by the Higher Will into a
universe endless in time and space in order, after
appear frop It. And, therefore, all those per-
sonal, socil and even universal human aims
may place Gefore myself, which are placed before
me by men. are all insignificant, owing to the
ness of the life of the universe, and should be
subordinated to that higher aim for the attain
ment of which I am sent into the world "-Leo
Tolstoi.
The progressive farmer and the cotton plant., 1904-10-25

Already nearly 1,500 new subscribers have been
received under our proposition to send The Pro-
gressive Farmer and Cotton Plant from now
till January l, 1905, for only Is cents. But we
must have 1900 more trial readers-and we are
going to get them.
On all orders received on or after Friday,
October 2Sth, a rate of ten cents instead of Is
cents till January /, will be made.
Ten cents instead of Is centsl
And We will still give the subscriber credit
for one month on his own subscription for every
new trial subscription sent in.
Thus a club of six new names with 60 cents in
cash will get you credit for six months-50 cents
worth-on your own subscription and put the
paper into the hands of six of your friends from
now till January LIST.
Mr.. Subscriber, you can easily get up such a
club before the end of the week, if you will try.
And we count on your trying.
Strike while the iron is hot.
There's no money at all for us in this offer.
The paper costs us over ten cents, and we are
giving you credit for s 1-3 cents on your sub
%scription out of every ten cents sent us.
Our only object is to get The Progressive Far
mer and Cotton Plant into 5000 new homes every
week during November and December, believing
as VIC do that a large majority of the 5000 will
never again be willing to keep house without it.
Start TO-DAY on the club of six-six new sub
scribers at 10 cents each till January Island
six months credit on your own subscription for
your trouble.
(The reader will observe that the 1O-cent rate
does not go into effect until Friday, October
2Sth. All subscriptions received prior to that
time will begin with this weeks paper and be
charged the full 15-cent rate.)
Let us have that club of six.
The progressive farmer and the cotton plant., 1904-10-25
The True Defence Against Disagreeableness.

However disagreeable other ~peaRzQS sa,-
however unjust they may be,-however true it
may be that the wrepg is all on their side and
not at all on ours,-whatever we may suffer at
their hands,-we can only remedy the difficulty
by looking first solely to ourselves and our own
conduct; and, not only until we are entirely free
from resentment Or resistance of any kind, and,
not until we are quiet in our own minds with re-
gard to those who may be expressing or annoying
us, should we make any effort to set them right.
This philosophy is sound and absolutely prac-
tfcal,-it never fails; any apparent failure will
be due to our own delinquency in applying it;
and, if the reader will think of this truth care
fully until he feels able to accept it, he will see
what true freedom there is in it,-although it
may be a long time before he is fully able to
carry it out.-Annie Payson Call, in Leslies
Monthly Magazine for October.
The progressive farmer and the cotton plant., 1904-10-25
Three Agencies In Agricultural Progress.

There are three agencies for agricultural I'M
provement that I fear our farmers do not appre-
ciate as much as they should.
Cd Our A. & M. College with it's excellent
agricultural courses. Our boys who are to be
farmers ought to attend this institution and
equip themselves to farm in the most profitable
and successful manner. And the older farmers
ought to read regularly the bulletins sent out by
the Experiment Station connected with the Col
lege.
(2) Agricultural papers. For instance, The
Progressive Farmer-a good paper that ought to
be in every farmers home. I have no interest
in it except as a subscriber, but the dollar l in
vest in a years subscription pays me 6 per cent
interest every week that comes.
60 Our State Fair. We ought to have a much
larger number of agricultural exhibits. Farmers
who make good crops should vie with one anoth-
er in the effort to make the best display. And
then more farmers should attend and study the
exhibits that are made.-President Ashley Horne
of North Carolina Agricultural Society at Cot
ton Growers Convention, Raleigh, October 10,
1904.
The progressive farmer and the cotton plant., 1904-10-25
orroN GROWERS, MEETING LAST WEEK.

The North Carolina Cotton Growers .Conven-
ton, held in the Senate Chamber, Raleigh, last
Wednesday night, was not so largely attended
as some previous meeting of this character
had been; but it was an earnest and in
~telligent body of planters representing all the
leading cotton counties. Excellent addresses
were made by Mr.. T. B. Parker, the promoter of
the meeting; Mr.. E. L. Daughtridge, who pre-
sided; Mr.. John P. Allison, secretary of the
Southern Cotton Growers Protective Associa-
ton; Col. J. Bryan Grimes, Secretary of State;
President Ashley Horne, of the Agricultural
Society; and Mr.. J. III. Currie, of Cumberland
County. Mr.. Daughtridge emphasized the i'm
portance of reducing the acreage next year and
raising more home supplies; he called. attention
to the fact that his own county spends $15O,OOO
yearly for mules and horses bought from a dis
tance, O 5000 for meat, and over 100000 for
fertilizers. Mr.. Allison outlined the plans and
purposes of the Southern Cotton Growers Pro-
tective Association, but his article on page 10
makes this matter too clear to make it necessary
for us to review his speech. Colonel Grimes
had compiled a very interesting table of stats
tics setting forth the growth of the cotton indus
try. He believed the outlook good for a c~ontinu-
alton of ten cent prices, even with a crop OF
$1,000, 900 bales a few years hence.
At the conclusion of the addresses. the follow
ing resolution, presented by the Editor of the
Progressive Farmer and Cotton Plant, was unan-
imously adopted as expressing the views Of the
convention:
Resolved, That the North Carolina Cotton
Growers Convention respectfully asks attention
to a comparison of the high prices obtained for
last years short cotton crop, and the lower prices
The progressive farmer and the cotton plant., 1904-10-25
NORTH cARoL1NA's PROGRESS AND PROS
PERITY.
PERITY.

The Editor cannot forbear reprinting even
now the following extract from a personal letter
written by Mr.. T. B. Parker from St. Louis two
weeks ago. It deserves to be put in large type:
"Since coming here, I have talked with a great
many people from other sections in regard to the
South and it's possibilities, and have been sur
prised to find so many people thinking the South
is the coming section of our country, and North
Carolina about the most promising State of the
South. One prominent Georgian told me he
thought North Carolina was making more rapid
progress at this time than any State in the
Union, and that her people sre making more
money than those of any other State. The many
nice things I have heard about North Carolina
make me proud I am a Tar Heel"
Singularly enough, we had before us just as
this letter from Mr.. Parker was received, a let
ter from Mr.. Pleas H.. Massey, of Durham Coun-
ty, this State, setting forth in most concrete and
vivid fashion the progress that is making in one
typical section of our Commonwealth. 1t is emf
nently fitting that this letter of Mr.. Massey's
should be printed in connection with Mr.. Park
er's, and we gladly give it a place herewith
"There are many things to encourage the
farmer in this section at this time. The condi-
ton of the farmers of Durham County is better
at present than ever before. As evidence of this
I adduce the following: A large guano dealer
said to the writer that he had sold more guano
for cash this year than ever before. A promi-
nent merchant said that during the spring the
market was glutted with country hams. The
banks stated that the farmers had more money
on deposit than ever before. One, largely inter
ested in real estate, said that a large percent of
the residences built in Durham for rent are built
by farmers.
Cali this is encouraging, and points to the fact
that the farmer is in easy circumstances There
are several reasons for this-one is, the advance
in the price of farm products. Another is the
improved methods of farming. There has been
more improved farm machinery bought this year
than any two years previous. Moving machines
and disk plows are taking the lead. Farmers are
also turning to good account many things which
formerly went to waste. And back of all this
there has been greater activity on the farm
There is little hanging around the streets by
farmers. They go to the city, but they make it
pay them to go. They sell what they carry and
return home to make more"