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The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-01-27
SLOW COTTON MARKETING.
A Sure Remedy for Present DepFes-
 sion.

Alfred B. shepperson in N. Y. Evening
 Post
 The farmers and merchants of the South who now hold cotton are con- fronted with the fact that the yield of the present crop has been more than the worlds requirements of American cotton for this season. The price Is now somewhat less than one-half of the quotations of year ago.
 ''When there Is an overs1lpply of any commodity and a serious decline in price from that cause the first suggeS- tion of common sense Is to curtail the production and thereby reduce the sup ply to the proportion of the demand and thus restore the price to an equIt- able basis. This simply has always succeeded with cotton.
 Our cotton mills. If worked to their full capacity. would produce vastly more goods than could be used in the United States, and an expansion of foreign trade is greatly needed to take the surplus production.
 During the past season the worlds spinners consumed only 1O.100.0o0 bales of American cotton. owing to the high 900 bales were consumed in the season of lS99-1900. when the number of spin dles was 7,S50.O00 less.
 "A cablegram of the 20th instant estimates the worlds consumption of American cotton this season at 11,?27.- 900 bales. and says that European mills may take 100000 to 100000 more to add to their stock.
 It may be safely assumed that the worlds mills win consume fully 1.sSn.- 600 bales of American cotton. Should they. they buy an average .SSf of only four quirements 1t would make their enttFe purchase for the season about 12,22O,- 900 bales.
 'Tf our commercial crop should be mo haIaS than this. the addition to the stocks In American and European markets should not unfavorably affect prices.
 I think cotton Is too low, and that the great decline has been largely due to speculative influences. Surely the spinners did not expect so great de- cline or they would not have bought so' freely earlier in the season. when prices were several cents per pound dearer. An advance of a cent and a half per pound would undoubtedly promote the interests of majority of the spinners. as 1t would cause steadier market and larger demand for cotton goods At the advance there would be better de- mand foE>. cotton for sDinnine and for investment than there is today.
 The course Of the market for the next few Uonths rests entirely with the present holders of cotton in the South If they actually require the money from prices would occur Tn the season of tsas-99 fully 4na. 00n bales were held back in the interior until the following season. and the Financial condition of the South is infinitely better now than at that time
 'TJet the souther- owners of cotton hold it with the "Stonewall" tenacitv with which Ia~ksan's. brigade held the line of battle at Bun Run and in this hRht over the nrice they will gain the victory thev deserve
 |. A substantial reduction of acrage. however. is essential to "a perma nent funnrnIe ant fv, tion can be safely left to the good Judgment and self-interest of each Southern farmer"
 A Far Western OOGnfOn. Portland OreRanian (Rep.)
 The case of Mr.Niedringhaus calls for
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-01-27
YOU CAN INTEREST HIM.
Any Man Over Fifty.

You can interest any man over fifty years of age in anything that viii make him feel better, because while he may not as yet have any positive or ganic disease he no longer feels the buoyancy and vigor of twenty-five nor the freedom from aches and pains he enjoyed in earlier years, and he very naturally examines with interest any proposition looking to the improve ment and preservation of his health.
 He will notice among other things that the stomach of fifty years Is a very different one from the stomach he possessed at twenty-five. That great est care must be exercised as to what is eaten and how much of 1t, and even with the best of care, there will be in creasing digestive weakness with ad- Vanc1nS years.
 A proposition to perfect or improve the digestion and assimilation of food is one which interests not only every man of fifty but every man, woman and child of any age, because the blood, strong nerves. Is to have a stom- ach which will promptly and thoroughly digest wholesome food because blood. nerves. brain tissue and every other product of digestion, and no medicine or "health"food can possibly create pure blood or restore shaky nerves. when a weak stomach is replenishlng the daily wear and tear of the body from a mass of fermenting lf-digeSted food.
 No, the stomach itself wants help and in no roundabout way. either; 1t wants direct, unmistakable assistance, such as is given by one or two Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets after each meal.
 These tablets cure stomach trouble because their use gives the stomach a chance to rest and recuperate; one of Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets contains digestive elements sufficient to digest 5000 grains Of ordinary food such as bread, meat, eggs, etc.
 The plan of dieting is simply another name for starvation, and the use of prepared foods and new fangled break fast foods simply makes matters worse. as any dyspeptic who has tried them knows.
 As pr. Bennett says the only reason can imagine why Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets are not universally used by everybody who Is troubled in any way with poor digestion is because many people seem to think that because d medicine is advertised or Is sold in drug stores or Is protected by trade mark must be a humbug. whereas as matter of truth any druggist who Is observant knows that Stuarts Dyspep. sia Tablets have cured more people Of indigestion heart burn. heart trouble, nervous hprostration and rundown con- dItion generally than all the patent medicines sand doctors prescriptions for stomach trouble combined.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-01-27
THE WOOD ALCOHOL QUESTION.

The number Of fatal accidents or -poisonings resulting from drinking wood alcohol again calls attention to the evils resulting from the prohibi- tive tax on all kinds of that article. If it were only used as beverage the but that Is far from being the case. In the words of contemporary, the name of which has escaped us, alco- hol in some form 'is more or less nec- thousand different articles. and if it could be bought at reasonable prices it's use would be widely extended. 1t has been found to be a better motor fuel than, most of the combustibles now used. and If it's cost were not pro- hibitive it perhaps could be employed to the exclusion of most of them"
 The present tariff rate on the tm- ported article Is $i10 on the proof gallon of 50 per cent. alcohol, but the pure article has a strength of s4 per cent, which actually makes the tariff over two dollars per gallon. Manu- lecturers or others who want 1t for industrial or domestic purposes can not afford to pay this price for grain or fruit alcohol. and as high tarin raises the price on the article manu- factured at home, 1t follows that much dangerous wood alcohol is manufac- tured and used. and 1t Is also natural that ignorant people use 1t as a bev- craze with fatal results.
 Efforts have been made to remove or reduce the tax on alcohol used for industrial purposes, but there is little hope of success, because therc are two powerful influences operating against such an obviously just reduction. One is that manufacturers of the article are so highly benefited by the tariff, just as so many other highly protect ed industries benefit the few who are engaged in them. If the tariff were removed the imported article could be sold at probably one-half the price now charged for 1t and of course that would materially reduce the profits of the makers in this country.
 Another powreful influence against removing the tarifr is the prohibition sentiment. which wants to prohibit the importation of 1t entirely. This senti- ment Is founded on the belief that the High tarif lessens intemperance, but that is not a sound argument. and is H.. Az A.. industries caused by the high price of the fruit and grain product, and by the dangers attending the use of wood alcohol These two sentiments com bined are too powerful for any Con- gress we are likely to have in the near future. Meanwhile the poison will be manufactured as matter of necessity and people will continue to be poisoned by drinking It.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-01-27
DAY, JANUARY 27, 1905.
oN.T LIkE THE IprA.

tadelphia Record is not given % asas w-chasing, but we think 1t hSs gsssr one when 1t declares that
 -Ae woolless sheep would inaugurate the golden age of American industries" It argues that the Department of Ag- ricuiture should turn its attention to the importation and domestication of. a breed of woolless sheep. to be raised and fattened only for mutton. Seems to us that this would be sacrificing one important interest to encourage an- other. If the present almost prohibit- i've tarif is to remain on wool it looks as if the best thing to do would be to encourage the development of sheep with nothing but wool. if such a thing were possible
 The argument of The Record is to the effect that the high price of meats. and the probability that prices will re- main high on account of increased de- mand. makes it an object to raise mutt ton instead of wool, and that a breed of sheep can be found, or that there is such breed, which will produce much more mutton without growing any wool. That may be possible, but would it be desirable? If we could get a breed of ducks and geese without feathers we might get more meat but we want feather beds and pillows. Mutton is a good thing to have about the house. but warm woolen clothing Is also good and it is none too cheap. now, and if the sheep quit producing wool we should be worse off. as we look at it, even though 1t made mutton chops more plentiful.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-01-27
Lost Several Things.
chattanogoa Times

Chattanooga Times.
 Tom Taggart says the Democratic party ought to shun the east, Thomas seems to have lost several things dur ing the last campaign, among them his head. If there is one thing the Demo- cratic party should do it is to cultivate the east and 1t might at the same time do a little missionary work in the west At present the party hasn't any place outside of the South where 1t can with any comfort lay its head, and the South is becoming a bit weary of bear ing the whole burden If Mir. Taggart and a few other "quitters" we might mention. would go of and join the Hon. David Bennett Hill maybe leaders might be developed who could do things in the east Almost any old leader can carry the South all right; what is wanted Is Q manor men--who can get votes elsewhere and enough of them to count.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-01-27
Mortgage Sqie.

Notice is hereby given, that under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in certain mortgage executed to The Home Building and Loan Association by O. T. smith and her husband, H. c. Smith, dated the 18th day of October. 1893, and recorded tr the office of the Judge of Probate of Montgomery County, Alabama, in mort gaze hook i2s. page s4. the said The Home Building and Loan Association will on Mon- day, the 6th day of February. 1905. at tha Court Square Fountain in the City of Mont gomery. Alabama, during the legal Hours of sale. sell at public auction for cash the following described real estats situated in the City of Montgomery, to-wIt:
 Lot number Four in Block of West End. according to the plat of West End as re- corded in the office of the Judge of Pro- bate of said County of Montgomery. and be- ing the same property conveyed to said O. T. Smith by deed of s. D. Seeiye dated 9th day of September, 1893.
 THE HOME BUILDING & LOAN Asso-
 CLAYTON, Mortgage. c N. and N. B. MARKS. AttoTneyG
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-01-27
Mayer Carr Ia Improving.

The most encouraging reports come from Mayor Thomas H. Carr. who was sent to St. Margarets Hospital several days ago because of his continued ill., ness.
 T went out to see the Mayor today" said his Private Secretary, R. M Sands. yesterday afternoon. "I found him sitting up and feeling cheerful If his condition continues to improve, we hope he will be able to come down in few days"
 The Mayor is now able to see visitors and many persons call at the hospital every day to inquire as to his condi- tion.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-01-27

Notwithstanding the fact that the Sugar Cane Growers Association passed by unanimous vote resolutions against proposed reduction of tariT on Philip pine Islands sugar. The Advertiser must express its opposition to this express sion of opinion. We cannot believe that Injury to the business will follow lowering of the tariff, at least not to an appreeiable extent /
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-01-27

Commenting on the oft-repeated as- suranee that there is still hope for the Democracy" The Raleigh Morning Post yearningly remarks that hope doesn't satisfy the appetite. Then our hungry contemporary should also have faith, for the Apostle Paul assures us that Faith Is the substance of things hoped for"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-01-27

A physician reported by Prof. Muel- Ter. of Goetingen, has been able to work out in a few seconds the squares of any numbers of five figures. and to learn and repeat in twelve and one- half minutes row of 204 figures. The greatest earlier feat in memory for numbers was the learning of 204 fig ures in 57 minuteR
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-01-27
Can't See It.

Dothan Stftfngs.
 The Advertiser remarks that there Is liable to be war over in Huntsville, among the newspaper men, because The Tribune editor speaks of The Mer- cury editor as "an intellectual para doxical enigma We fail to see how it could come about But the time those words were looked up, the angry passion would have time to fall.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-01-27
Wbat $tate Papers
 lire Saying
Thinking of Congress.

untersville Democrat
 It is thought by many that the Presi- dent had Congress in mind when he made his recent remark about half Of our government being unnecessary.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-01-27
4 Trial Trip.

MoblIe ReBister.
 President Roosevelt is said to be looking for Secretary of the Treasury and If Thomas w. Lawson knows as much about the internal workings of high finance as he claims and can sug- gest a way to bring on the day of reckoning" the President might give him a trial trip in the office.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-01-27
Save the Cook,
EufauIa Times

Eufaula Times.
 According to Professor Wiley of the Bureau of Chemistry there are few articles of food that are imprisoned. We don't mind that if only the cook doesn't leave.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-01-27
CetterS tO tDs Gdrtcr
Hon. Jamea DeIlrtt.

Newbern, Ala. Jan. 26, 1905. Editor The Advertiser: Your partial list of the distinguished Alabama graduates of the South Caro- lima College left ofr James Dellet Of Monroe County. who graduated with first honor Tn 1910.
 F. S Morrisette.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-01-27

Jerome claims that he has closed all the gambling houses in New York. Dick Garfield boasts that he has cleaned up a matter of two millions through some recent stock speculations. Same old story. No legal net has been de- vlsed which will hold the big fish.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-01-27

A simple-minded Washington youth who married against the wishes of his parents, wrote back to them after the ceremony was performed. and among other things told them. T am mar ried now and all my troubles are at an
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-01-27

end" We have no desire to cast q shadow over such beantifui optimism. but all the same we are curious to know what he will say about 1t a few years hence--say about ten.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-01-27
Shoulh shnnf Lann.
Snou Biruinpham 4

Birmingham Age-Herald.
 The Cossacks and Uhlans who shot down women and children in St. Peters, burg should be given an opportunity to shoot down Japs in the Far East. But that would be horse of another color.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-01-27
strawberrIex in the Market.

- IT you will go through the mar ket." said an epicure. you will find fine strawberries on sale. Strawber- rfes in this weather appear to be in- congruous, but they are already in the market and are selling at 35 cents a quart, which Is not unreasonable for this early in the season.
 ''The strawberries in the Montgom- cry market were shipped from Plant City, Fla, anGS.hey are as fine and pal- atable as those one can buy In the reg ular season.
 q doubt if the men who shippeds those strawberries to Montgomery have any more to ship. as I have observed by the weather reports that South Flor Ida Is having some cold weather of its own"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-01-27
Marked Abilltx.
Union Springs Herald.

UHIOM 5pTIhgs HerdId. If the testimony given by himself
 may be taken as any indication Senator Shoot is a man of very marked ability in the line of making fine spun dis crlminations.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-01-27
nECEMnER. Iaoa.

Daily Average, December, 1904. .x.lll 64nany Average, December, 1eO4.... 1s,601
 
 '. s. Noble. Circulation Manager of The Montgomery Advertiser, being duly sworn. says: The foregoing statement of The Ad- yeftiser's dailv circulation for the month of December. 1904. is true and correct, and complied after all returns from news boys, news agents and leftover copies have been deducted. E sS NOBLE.
 Circulation NanaRer,
 The Advertiser CoApany swcrn to and subscribed before me this 9th day of January. 1905
 F. W. JACKSON.
 N. F., Ex-O. J. P
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-01-27

Thirty new Governors are to be in augurated this spring. and only eleven of them are Democrats. That isn't a fair divide.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-01-27

If the theormomeeter slips down a few more pegs, our Northern friends will have the laugh on us.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-01-27
sidevpAIk PeneiIinas
Slow "a payIsg Pori Taxes.

At the oflco of Tax Collector George W. Halls late yesterday evening 1t was said that only 1O7e citizens of Mons- gomery County had paid their poll taxes: thereby qualifying themselves to vote in elections to be held during this year. B
 If the voters of Montgomery expect 70 feel q substantial interest In the forthcoming campaign for Mayor" sad county official, they will do well to pay their poll taxes. An impression seems to have gone out that one does not have to pay his poll tax to vote in the city elections. which is not a fact.
 NThore are fully 2,50O men in Mont- somery County subject to poll taxes, and I understand that barely oue-third of them have paid. The Tax Collector IS not allowed, under the law, to ae- cept poll taxes after February 1st, and If one is under 45 years old and not military man. he cannot vote unless he has paid this tax.
 Those persons of Montgomery who feel an Interest in the various candi. dates for Mayor and Aldermen would do well to urge the voters during the next few days to settle with the Tax Collector
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-01-27

Capt. D. D. Hayes of Company G (Brewton). Alabama National Guard. was in Montgomery yesterday.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-01-27

MT. A. c. Sexton. Chief Clerk to the Secretary of State. returned to Mont gomery yesterday from a business trip to Richmond, Va.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-01-27

Young Srs ker who was recently kill ed in --> mobile accident in Flor Ida VI .ug his machine at the rate ASt miles an hour. Ought we tsksc Eiy sympathy over a man
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-01-27

Col. Harvey E. Jones' State Tax Con- missioner returned yesterday from a visit to his home in Mobile. where he was confined by q rheumatic spell.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-01-27

Messrs. II. C. Rankin and O. M. Col ley of Brewton, returned home yester- day.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-01-27
Caught.

Catholic Standard and Times
 Do you keep long cotton gloves here?" asked the old lady.
 Sometimes we keep 'em longer than wed like, lady" replied the fresh clerk.
 'But you won't keep your job that way interrupted the proprietor, who had overheard the remark
 The President gets a good many let ters from the men who served under him fin the Rough Riders. This one came recently from New Mexico: Dear colonel-I am in heap of trouble, and I write to see if you can help me out. Last week when I was shooting at my wife another lady stepped in range and I hit her. It was an accident wasn't shooting at her at all. hope you will write to the judge and tell him to let me s~
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-01-27
Cov.rinw of Nevyspapers.

'It Is often amusing to notice. the precautions some people take against the frigid weather" said a citizen yesterday. My foom.mate afforded. humorous situation this morning early.
 About 3 o'clock heard a suspicious noise in the room and strained my ear to detect what 1t was. By question, I found out and chuckled.
 My roommate had mot estimated the thickness of the cover on his bed. At least, he had not reckoned with the principle of swift air circulation known as draught.
 His bed was on A line between @ raised window and an open transom. He had become thoroughly chilled and resolved to combat tthe cold.
 50 rising, he walked over to his trunk. in which lay a Sunday news paper. Section by section was taken out the trunk and spread between the comforts. Then he crawled into bed. claiming the air would be excluded by the impervious paper.
 He slept all right after that, but he was iu the habit of tossing in his sleep and when he turned over 1t sounded like a Bargain rush in a department store. The next morning I told the affair to a friend of mine and cracked him over the head when he suggested that the best sheets of newspapers tu use are those that contain theatre roasts."
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-01-27

A Far western OOInfOn. Portland OreRanian (Rep.) The case of Mr.Niedringhaus calls for
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-01-27
A COLUMN, OF FIGURES WHICH Is 4
 AYN.ENNln NEhnLlrT.

For the benefi, and suidance of mer- chants and others who advertise. the to,- lowing statement for the month of De- % nF car Circulation Manager.
 TO the many readers and friends wno &Ts interested in our growtp. t is satis- xaStton to show such sturdy and permA nent increase. 1t is not only the quant'g. put the class and quality of it. of whicn ~e are 50 proud. . The Advsrtiser fs acknowledged the lead ln8 newspaper in the State and is tnoroush " up-to-date in every particular.
 Watch Us Grow.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-01-27

Rev. Sam F. Jones of Cartersville. Ga. the most famous of living evan gelists, passed through Montgomery last night en route to Gulfport, Miss. where he goes on personal business.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1905-09-23

A Chicago man and his wife have
found their way into the divorce court
because both wanted to occupy one
chair. Before they were married one
chair would have been-but isn't 1t
strange that few words by preach
er should make such difference?
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1905-09-23

No politician can afford to tell the
truth---that IL to say, exactly what he
thinks. And no politician can safely
tell lie, unless he has n good men,
DRY. But then man without good
memory doesn't amount to much rs a
politician.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1905-09-23

Statistics show that 4OO,0OO,0O0 "Ha-
vana" cigars We're manufactured In
the United States last year. Some
thing good--and cheap-must be pro-
vided for campaign smoking and elcc.
ton bets.