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The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-07-17

Saturdays, exhibition games of polo
steeeple chase with gentleman riders
and golf and tennis. The grounds
have been beautified with shrubbery
and flowers and the stone fences are
grown with vines. Everything in short
has been done to make the place at
tractive.
Someone may ask What has all of
this to do with racing? Simply that
1t has had the effect of bringing the
best class of people in the city to the
race meetings, and thus of giving to
the events distinct social tone. The
club has In fact made the racing game
a fashionable one and the result is
shown in vast crowds. The regulars"
will go to a race course at any time
or at any place, but In a town of 200,-
900 people there are not ordinarily
enough regular patrons of racing to
make meeting Of first class horses
and first class purses profitable.
People who go to races for some 9TH
err purpose than the mere betting have
been Induced to come to Elm Ridge
track with the result that the racing
association sees profit in the first year
of its experience-somethi very un-
usual in this sport.
Tho course at first was a mile and
one-half from the nearest car line, but
the metropolitan Railway Company
have built double track to the gates.
and made loop so that no time Is lost
in switching. Cars reach the grounds
from the heart of the city In thirty
minutes On the opening day eighty
long cars were waiting for the crowd
at the end of the last race, and in
half an hour the last of the thousands
on the grounds were on their way
home. pn ordinary days the crowd Is
moved within ten minutes after the
race.
The first nineteen days of the racing
were unmarried by single disturbance
and there was only one accident-a
case In which a jockey was injured by
falling from his horse. Not an owner
or a boy was suspended during the
meeting. In the autumn another meet
ing, this one to be of twenty five days
duration. will be held. While this
meeting is on, the annual horse show
in Convention Hall and the Royal
American Cattle show at the stock
yards will be held. Thus in one week
the people of Kansas City and the sur
rounding States Will be called upon to
look at race horses, fat cattle and show
horses and vehicles. They will do so by
the thousands. for all three of ventures
hav proved financially successful.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-07-17

A writer In an English magazine
says that 1t Is sheer impossibility for
a workingman's wife to leave home. no
matter how sorely she may need the
rest and change. When the same per-
son is nurse. cook. iaundress. charwo-
man and needlewoman to an entire
household her absence means chaos.
BY thirtyhye. many OF these women
are well on toward old age. broken in
health and .unattractive. with the
graces of life destroyed and losing in1
fiuence over her husband and sons. Tho
rest of the family takes 1t all as matt
ter of course, and. while the majority
of men are not consciously unkind, the,
women feel their neglect and suffer
much from social loneliness.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-07-17

weeks ago the first meeting was held
on a course that cost more than $780,
900. Cn the opening day $4,000 peo-
pie saw the race and 10000 came out
on the nineteenth and last day. The
success of the meeting, which can be
explained only by the completeness OF
the arrangements, surpassed the ex-
pectations of the promoters. The
Clubs methods should be. 10 fact. of
general interest to every city that has
a racing plant or expects to add rae
ing to its list OF outdoor sports.
With the building of the racecourse,
grand stand and stables the company
also constructed a club house of
stone. costing $685. This was turned
over to the Elm Ridge club. a social
organization which has no direct con-
nection with the racing company. A
man may be a member of the Kansas
City Jockey club, and yet have none
of the privileges of the Elm Ridge
club The membership of the latter
association is made up of 900 men of
standing in the business and social
life of the city. They have access to
all parts of the course during racing
meeting. and the same privileges are
given to members Of their families.
and their guests.
Inc Elm hluBe mousse Is Oh AatiNe
stone. 1t is three stories high. The
first floor is occupied by the office. the
lobby, two private dining rooms. the
ordinary and the kitchens. All these
rooms are finished in white. In the
lobby are finished in white. In the
way near the center of the lobby leads
to the second floor. the parlor and the
crystal cafe" The last named is so
called because it's three sides are of
glass. On this floor are three suites
of sleeping rooms, each furnished In
a different style. In one the walls
are covered with paper made seventy
years ago, of a pattern never seen to-
day. The mahogany furniture in
GLIDING roomy -four posters was
bought from an old plantation in
Louisiana. Including the rooms on
this floor and on the floor above there
are twelve sleeping rooms in the clut
and 1t is a rare occurrence that one
Is unoccupied. Each room Is lighted
by electricity and connected with the
clerks desk by electric bells.
In the racing season the club Is alive
with members and guests. During the
present summer various entertainment:
are being given to bring the members
out Aside from the purely social
functions there are racing matinees OF
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-07-17

agnized by those best able to Judge
perhaps in our generation. In his
words as recorded by George Eliot,
Charles Kingsley and Edwin Arlington
Robson the old philosopher spoke
most eloquently and has thereby gained
a conspicuous and deserved position in
the best literature of the country.
Fact and Fiction.
Mr. Louis has a very striking pres
ence. His is a patriarchal figure which
readily dominates any chance gath
ering of men. He is tall and broad
shouldered, with a great flowing beard
now turned quite gray. Such figures
are not perhaps uncommon among He
brews, but few combine with such
figure the air of intellectual, dis
tinction so characteristic of him. The
figure will be vividly recalled by
many New Workers. George Eliot has
more than once described the pictur-
esque character of this figure. I
Some observant persons she says
may perhaps remember his dark
eyes, deep in their sockets, as he stood
in front of a picture that had touched
him either to new or habitual medita-
ton. He commonly wore a black cap,
with black fur around It, which no
painter would have asked him to take
of Spectators would be likely to
think of him as an old looking Jew,
who probably got money out OF pic
lures, and Mordecai, when he noticed
them. was perfectly aware OF the i'm
preston he made"
More than one artist in New York,
as in London, has been attracted by
him and has sought to sketch or paint
the portrait.
Few people have had the distinction
ne hat. L., &c
were, by such pens as George Eliot's
or Kingsley's. There are many pages
in the works of these artists which
will serve to place the old phisoso-
pher very clearly and distinctly before
us. George Eliot has described him
again as a noticeable figure-his am
pie white beard and felt hat framing
profile of that late contour which
may easily be italian as Hebrew
Or again:-"Mordecai hand no hand
some Sabbath garment, but instead
of the threadbare rusty black coat OF
| the morning he wore one of light drab
which looked as If IL had once been a
handsome loose paletot now shrunk
with washing; and this change OF
clothing gave still stronger accentu-
alton to his dark haired, eager face
| which might have belonged TO the
prophet Ezekiel-also probably not
modish in the eyes of contemporaries. "
George Eliot it will be remembered
makes Mordecai an enthusiastic stu
dent of Hebrew philosophy, who final
~ dies of consumption. The end is
| foreshadowed in the following mar
vellous bit of word painting
"A face with that age upon 1t which
| belongs to time heightened by suf-
| fering. the hair and beard still black
| throwing out the yellow pallor of the
skin. the difficult breathing giving more
| decided marking to the mobile nostril
the wasted yellow hands conspicuous
ON the folded arms; then give to the
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-07-17

yearning consumptive glance some
thing of the slowly dying mothers
look when her once loved son visits
her bedside. and the pickering pow
er of gladness leaps out as she says,
My boy!-for the sense of spiritual
perpetuation in another resembles that
maternal transference of self.
Seeing such a portrait you would
see Mordecai."
Charles Kingsley in borrowing the
character of the old PHILOSOPHER por-
trays him much more as he is. Kings
ley makes him rich, which he never
was. but in the portrayal of his char
acter he much more true to fact than
George Eliot. His Jew, it must be re-
membered. leaves the decision of his
course in life to his dog. whom he fol-
lows blindly. His often whimsical
view of life is believed to have been
borrowed with the little change from
the character of Louis himself The
Jew of "Hypatia," it will be remem-
bered. gives away his fortune, and is
finally led by his dog to be Chris
tan.
AS Captain Craig again the philos-
opher when an old man is reduced to
absolute want when he is discovered
by four students who support him.
Mr. Robinson thus describes him in his
poverty
He was himself. and he had lost his
speed
He started with. and he was left be-
hind.
His friends support him till his
death. and in return he gives them the
benefit of his long experience of life.
In the end he drafts a remarkable will
in verse by which he bequeaths to his
friends the business. His ironicaI de-
scription of himself in these lines, as
recorded by Mr.. Robinson, was great
ly admired by the philosopher him
self The will opens as follows
l. Captain Craig. abhorred icrono-
clast,
Sage errant, favored of the cosmic
Joke.
And self reputed humorist at large.
shipping,
Time questioning, sun fearing and
heart yielding,
Approve and unreservedly devise
To you and your assigns for ever
more
Gods universe and yours.
1t was Mr.. Robinson's custom to
dine once week with Mr.. Louis dur
ing his stay in New York. The pa
irons of many of the Bohemian resorts
about town will doubtless recall the
| striking figure of the -philoso-
pher.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-07-17

Women frequently do not do justice
to pretty gowns because they have not
learned how to put on their things
smartly or even neatly.
smart woman may have all her
gowns made at home. and vet she ts
never a dowdy. And why? Because
she knows how to put them on. Her
hair is we'll done, her neck smartly
swathed and her veils gloves. shoes
and boots are always fresh and perfect
of their kind. Dowdies are born. not
made. An undue humility has much to
answer for. The topical woman of no
Importance" soon goes to pieces on the
rock of dowdyism. A few gowns. but
many accessories. are an antidote to
this dread disease.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-07-17
Constipation. Its Cause and Cure

A person in order to be healthy must get
rid of the waste products COR poisons) or
the body. Nature has provided four ways
to get rid of them: The Bowels, the Kid
neys. the Bladder and the pores Of the.
Skin.
II the bowels become inactive. that por-
ton Of the food which should be thrown
off lies in the intestines and decomposes,
causing blood. nerve, liver and kidney
trouble, and closes the pores OF the skin.
thus creating disease in the entire sys-
tenn.
You can Immediately relieve and per-
manentlv cure yourself of stubborn con-
stipation or distressing stomach trouble
and perfectly regulate your kidneys and
liver by taking one dose day of
BRAKES PALMETTO WINE. Any
reader of this PAPER can secure absolutely
free bottle by writing to Drake Formula
Co. Drake Building, Chicago.
A FREE trial bottle alone has brought
health and vigor 20 many, so you owe II
to yourself to prove what 1t will do IN
your case.
Write the company this very day.
For sale by E. @. Fowler and other lead
ing druggists.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-07-17
DRAINING THE EVERGLADES.
Wonderfully Rich Section of Florida
to BE Made Productive.

j. E. Ingraham in Success.
There are great agricultural posi-
hilities in the Florida everglades.
Though they are yet merely an expan-
sive waste of swamp and lake and
jungle. venture to predict that they
will be the location of hundreds of
fertile farms within ten years and
will by degrees develon into one Of
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-07-17

Let US submit you drawing Tor
new signature cut for your firm. SeVerdi
that we have made for MontgomeIy
concerns appear today No charge ~.
the drawing, unless we have an oroel
for cuts. Call Phone S67, Advertiser
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CcrofuLa
Few are entirely free from 1t.

Few are entirely free from it.
1t may develop so slowly Is 70 cause
little if any disturbance during the whole
period Of childhood.
1t may then produce irregularity OF the
stomach and bowels. dyspepsia, catarTh.
and marked tendency 70 consumption
before manifesting itself In much cutaneouA
eruption or glandular swelling.
1t 10 best TO be sure that you are quite
free from 1t, and for its complete eradlcap
ton you can rely on
Hoods IGrSGpGrLLG
,gha best q I'll medicine fQE A ham0EA /
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-07-17
THE JOCKEY CLUB
OF KANSAS CITY

GROWTH RACETRACK INTEREST WESTERN
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
SUGGESTIVE
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-15
TOMORROW.
Ju1v 1e. 1oO4

OILS-Quotations are for barrels; FOR cases
add SC; Linseed, 54c per gallon for bofied and
SIC for raw; Castor OIL in cases No. zoe:
Bakers "A. cases 81 1901 II: Lueoi 4Sc
81 u dSOc per gallon; Cocoanut oil. in barrels.
5sc for CeyIon and 55c for Australian; extra
bleached winter Sperm Oil, 6Sc: natural winter
Sperm Oil CSC; extra bieached winter Whale
OIL SIC: natural Whale Oil. SIC: extra winter
strained Lard Oil. T5cs No. 1 Lard OIL, 65c:
CSC; light Herring Oil 42c: dark Herring OIL
40c: Salmon OIL Sac: boiled Fish OIL. 37c, raw
Fish Oil. 35c: boiled Paint OIL. 33c; raw Paint
OIL, Bic.
COAL OII-water White Coal OIL In bulk.
15c: Pearl on, in cases. 1875: Astral. 1915c:
Eocene 23c; DeodOrized Stove Gasoline IN
bulk, 16c IN cases. 22l 5c: Benzine in bulk
13c: in cases. 1915c; Sc degree Gasoline In
bulk. 25c; in cases, SIC.
TURPENTINE-s1c per gallon IN cases and
75c in drums and iron barrels.
RED AND WHITE LEAD-Red Lead. TK0
I%c per 10; White Lead 7A0TAc. according
quantity.
sUGAR-The Western Sugar Refining Com
pany quotes as follows. per 10 IN 1OO-lb bags:
Suoes. Crushed and Fine Crushed. 6O5cs
powdered. b9Oc. Candy Granulated 8 0Oc. Dry
Granulated fine 5.sOc. Dry Granulated. coarse
S-sOc' Fruit Granulated. 5.SOc; Beet Granu-
lated 1OO-lb bags only) -: Confectfoners'
A, 5-sOc; Magnolia A. 54Oc: Extra c. $500:
Golden c, 5-2Oc; D. 6-1Oc: barrels 1Oc more;
bags. 1Oc pore for all kinds. Tablets-Half
barrels. $500; boxes 6.55c: II. q q Crystal
Dominos. S.SOc per H. No orders taken for
less than seventy-hve barrels OF It's equivalent
TEAS reported active; the first crop Of
japan. which was 20 per cent short has been
second crop with a good demand for the better
grades which are very short.
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-15
Wheat and Other Grains.

WHEAT-It was holiday at Paris. Fu-
lures at Liverpool were higher.
Chicago advanced II &c but fell back again.
The Southwest were large buyers and Wall
street was also buying
The Chicago letter of Mitchell. Mulcahy &
throughout the West and Northwest and
rather encouraging advance in foreign mar
kets caused opening sharply higher here.
The advance met with heavy realizing sales
and good part OF the improvement in July
was lost and all of the improvement in the
selling a better weather map pros
pective better weather being kgenerally pre-
Current usual estimates less damage than
other authorities putting ii at 10000 600 to
%, COO. 000 There is no change In the cash
situation. 1t is all a question Of amount Of
movement from first hands in the Immediate
future. The July option in this market is
interest is still enough to make the local sit
uation uncertain. Northwestern advices con-
tinue on the whole favorable We are not
hearisb IN w wheat but with favorable weather
in prospect we are inclined to think we
would look at it a minute and see II we
This market continues firm. both here and
in the interior, with futures higher. and the
shippers in the market good deal OF Wg1is WheaS
to Los Angeles for milling and poultry feed
Country holders are not sellers at present. as
many Of the farmers have light crops and
are holding for more money.
CASH WHEAT.
California Club. 81 SoQ1 35; California
White Australian. 81 521aql pr Nortnern IN
FUTURES
Session 8 to IL 80 a. m.
December 81 S2& 81 S2A 81 a2% 81 a2%
p. m. Session.
n, Open High 5bal e. Icy oSu g Close. sss
BARLEY-Futures were higher again on
light receipts and the strength in. Wheat, with
active trading. The cash grain was also oonr In
continued brisk demand, with sales OF 5000
River Feed at 9SAc to arrive In ten days.
There were also sales at 81 02h. A good
deal Of Feed is moving from the San JOAQUIN
Valley to Los Angeles. The farmers are hrm
full figures Many not selling at all. The
shippers brewers and millers continue active
buyers.
CASH BARLEY.
Feed, es% caS1 O215; new Brewing, 81 03ZQ
l 05; old Brewing, 81 05d1 10; Chevalier, nom-
inal
FUTURES
Session to IL 80 a.
Open High. Low. Close
December -. 99A 99H 9sA 99A
2 D. m. Session.
December-99%c asked.
OATS-Continue firmly held. with light Of
ferings. The demand. however. is light and
New crop0Red. 81 15a1 80; Gray, nominal.
CORN-Dealers continue to quote very
dull market. at unchanged quotations
Western sacked, 81 45q1 Az for Yellow.
California large Yellow 81 45g1 so; small
round do, 81 5O01 so; White 81 45Q1 30 per
ctl Egyptian. 81 30G1 35 for White and
81 25q1 80 for Brown.
81 30d1 81 for old, with a quiet market.
BUCKWHEAT-Nominal at 81 75q2 per ctl.
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-15
Oregon Crop Bulletin.

The report ~ Edward A. Beals section di-
Tecror- United States Weather Bureau. for the
Oregon crop Bulletin Tor the week ended July
- is as follows
During the past week the rainfall in the
eastern sections ~ the state has been ample
siVe and attended by hieh winds and hail,
which have done considerable damage 70 the
crops lying within The tracks of these storms.
In the western section cf the state drought
CURED since June , except in some of the
coast counties and In the high level sections Of
Southern oregon. " here local rains have fallen
end greatly improved late crops.
Fau wheat is filing nicely and its harvest
viii become general this week. Fail barley
Is also maturing and promises 10 yield above
fhe average Early sown spring grain IS RI
reniuC and fair crop viii be harvested. Late
E0nn spring wheat in the Willamette Valley
g. very poor some NJ it has already been cut
for hay and some viii not pay 70 cut even for
this purpose Good rains within the next few
wheat but most of II rs too far advanced 10
b benefited and this part of the wheat crop,
which. fortunately comprises but small por-
portion Of the whole Is considered failure.
average are expected Corn Is doing Ialrly
well Pasfurage is drying up stock generally
keer in good condition. hut there Is falling
or in the f0w ~ milk among the dairy herds
Having is nearly finished and the crop al
though light was secured in excellent condi-
tion
Hops. potatoes and gardens are uneven;
where rain has fallen they are doing well :;
v-hcre drought prevails they are from poor
10 good. depending upon their cul rivation and
Peaches are beginning ~ get ripe and a fair
cror VIII be- picked The cherry season II
drawing ro close. and the yields were much
better than expected.
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-15
Potatoes, Onions and Vegetables.

Receipts of Potatoes from the river dis
tricts were still rather light. and with the de-
mand for local use active prices were we'll
maintained. with marked degree Of frmness
ana the market was we'll cleaned UP at the
close. Garnet Chiles were in free supply and
lower, as all shipping orders had been filed
on the preceding day Onions were in light
receipt and firm at rising prices
Changes in miscellaneous vegetables were
slight and supplies of most kinds we're still in
excess of the demand Receipts OF Green Corn
included much poor stock which dragged badly
at the minimum quotations and, as usual large
lines Of Summer Squash and Cucumbers had
TO be carried over Tomatoes in large boxes
from the river were steady under light receipts.
while small packages weak at lower
rates with heavy surplus still unsold at the
close.
POTATOES-New Burbanks from the river
81 50G2 per ctl; Salinas Burbanks 81 per ctl ;
Early Rose, 81 40G1 60: Garnet Chiles 81 ESQ
l 40; old Potatoes. S1G1 25 per ctl
ONIONS-New Red 81 20 per sack; Silver
skins, 81 50d1 so per ctl
VEGETABLES-Green Corn $1d1 80 per
sack and 81 5062 per crate; Asparagus 3kT5c
per lb Rhubarb. 35@5Oc per box; Garden
Peas, 31a@4c per ID; String and Wax Beans
203c per lb; Lima Beans Sc per ID: Tomatoes
in small boxes and crates, 40G65c large open
boxes 81 25Gl So Summer Squash 25d4Oc
per box: Cabbage, 81 per ctl: Carrots 81 per
sack: Cucumbers, 25G40c per box; Garlic, 3d4c
per ID; Egg Plant. 81 2591 so per box; Dried
Peppers. Sq10c for sun dried and 1215 613c per
lb for evaporated; Dried Okra. 1215 5G15c per lb;
Green Okra 10G1215c per Id: Green Peppers,
81 25G1 so per box.
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-15
Hides, TaHOgV, Wool and Hops.

At this time of the year figures and estimates
Of the Hop crop and market begin to appear.
One of these Just received Is to the effect
that the crop in the State Of Washington will
probably amount to something over 10000
bales with favorable weather. In Oregon the
yield has been cut down somewhat and the
100. 600 bales formerly expected is considered
no longer possible. 90 900 probably coming
nearer to the mark. In California about 90,
600 bales will be produced It IS estimated
that stocks in growers hands are not over $50
bales. Washington growers being cleaned out.
In dealers hands there are about $500 bales.
while last year at this time there were 21, 600
bales left the coast
HIDES AND SKINS-Culls and brands sell
about 1s61c under quotations. Heavy Salted
Cow Hides. sdShc for heavy and
s6shc for light; Stays, &C., salted
Kip &c; Salted Veal 1Oc; Salted
Calf 1O15G11c: dry Hides 16c dry Kip. 13c:
dry Calf. 1Sc; Sheepskins shearlings. 25940c
each; short Wool. 4Od65c each: medium. 756
81 75 for large and S2G2 so for medium. 81 25
al as for small and soc for Colts. Horse
Hides dry 81 rs for large and 81 so for
medium. $id1 25 for small and SOC for Colts.
Buck Skins-Dry Mexican, 30c; dry salted
Mexican 25c: dry Central American 3OG32 nc.
Goat Skins-Prime Angoras. T5c; extra large
do 81 25: large and smooth, SOC; medium. 35c;
small. 2Oc-
TALLOW-No. 1 rendered. 494Ac per ID;
No. . 316c; grease. 21zG3c.
cino. 17G19o: San Joaquin and Southern. y
months 10G12c; do months 9G11c per ID;
Middle Counties. 13d17c for free and 12d15c
for defective: Northern. 16d1Sc for free and
14a1ec for defective; Nevada. 1Sd16c. accord
HoPs~NominaI at 2O@2711c per Ib for Cali
fornla. 1903 Contracts for 1904 crop are quoted
at 17h020c