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The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-23

New Orlean Dec. 22.-Secretary Hetters statement of the worlds visible supply of cotton made up from special cable and tele-. this week with last week. last year and the year before. It slows an increase for the week just closed of s31O9. against an in crease of 117.S16 last year and an increase of 1S0, 004 year before last.
 The total visible is 6.os1 1000. against ssSs' before last st oS this ths 4,oo5.ss1 last week. s.s4s.127 last year and 3,S31,S63 year before last. and of all other kinds; including Egypt, Brazil. 1niia ete; last year and s1o.Oor year before last.
 The total worlds visible supply of cotton as above shows an increase compared with last week of S3.109. an increase compared with last year of 524.S73. and an increase compared with year before last of 1.14s.147.
 Of the worlds visible supply of cotton above there is now afloat and held in Great Britain and continental Europe 2,474000, against 2.32s.0O last year and 2.066. 900 year before last: in Egypt IF, 900. against 1s0,0O0 last year and 2O3.000 year before last: in India 5e0. 900, againcJ 28l.0 last year and 164.000 year before last: and in the United States 1880. 900 against 1.766, 900 last year and 1,457. 900 year before last WEEKLY INTERIOR COTTON TOWNS.
 New York December 22 I90b
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-23

Wilmington, Dec 22.-Turuentine 63Kc; receipts 36. Resin, firm q. 40; receipts :. 205. Tar. firm s1. 80: receipts 131.
 Crude turpentine s2 s0 a.. and $4'50; receipts 79.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-23
CINCINNATI PROVISIONS.

CINCINNATI PROVISIONS. Cincinnati Dec. 22.-FIour. steady. Provisions easy. Whiskey quiet s1. 50. Eggs steady. 20121c. Butter firm, IS Ice.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-23
WEEKLY COTTON STATEMENT.

New Orleans, Dec. 22.-Secretary Hester's ment issued before the close of business to- day shows a decrease in the movement into this date last year in round figures 31,0o0. a decrease under the same days year before last of ss,ooo and 2 decrease under the same
 For the 22 days of December the totals show a. decrease under last year of 2os.- 900. a decrease under the same period year before last of 2ls.0oc and an increase over
 For the iis days of the season that have elapsed the aggregate is behind the 113 days year rss befeTs 1ss sS7 on ad ahssd ns
 The amount brought into sight during the last year, 41o.546 year before last and s4s,- S96 the same time in 1902; and for the g against 1,41o.ss2 last year, 1.420.07e year bedore before last and 1.fso.37o the same time in
 The movement since September 1st shows against 5.5s2,sS4 last year year. 4.ss1 oo7 year before last and 4.4Sh023 the same time in and Potomac Rivers to Northern mills and Canada S57o26, against 474.706 last year! time in 1909; interior stocks in excess of those held at the close of the commercial
 year beoe as and ths time in 1902; Southern mills takings S60.-
 is5s. Ss5ar' last and 'Sa''sS the same time in These make the total movement for the 113 days of the season from September 1st to date s.s51. 1884. against 7.542. 1Se last year. 6.444,57S year before last and 6,240,062 the same time in 1902.
 Foreign exports for the week have been 241,6Ss, against 237, 590 last year. making the total thus far fer the season 3.262,744. against 4,o15.1O4 last year. decrease of
 Northern mills takings and Canada dur ing the past seven days show an increase of 11,590. as compared with the corresponding period last year. and their total takings since SeDtember have increased 22297. The | total takings of American mills, North. South and Canada, thus far for the season have been 1,9SS, ,3S4, against 1.940,344 last | year These include 1.l1s,56s, by Northern spinners, against 1,094,272
 Stocks at the seaboard and the 29 lead | ing interior Southern centers have decreased during the week c:,737 bales. against an
 increase during the corresponding period last | than at this date in 1904. tE
 Including stocks left over at ports and interior towns from the last crop and the number of bales brought into sight thus far | from the new crop the supply to date is l 7,096,s15 against 7.7O4, is3 for the same pc riod last year.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-23
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The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-23
CoMPARATIYE COTToN sTATEMENT.

NEW YORK GENERAL MARKET.
 New York. Dec 22.--Cotton seed oil ir- regular; prime yellow 29h 9 Soc.
 Coffee, spot Rio firm; mild steady; Cordo- va s% 6t2%c.
 Sugar raw. strong; fair refining 2Ae; cen frifugal ee-teat sMc; raolAsses sugar 2Ac;
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-23

Indicates trace of precipitation. .- FRANK ?. CHAFFEE.
 Section Director. Weather Bureau
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-23
MONTGOMERY COTTON
LOCAL QUOTATIONS FOR THE STAPLE ARE UNCHANGED.
Exchanges Have Closed for the Hoiidays' and Buslness Will be Suspended
 Until Middle of Next. -, Week.

The cotton markers of the country have suspended business for the holidays and there will be nothing doing until the middle of next week
 New Orleans and Liverpool exchanges quit business at the close yesterday until Wednesday morning. New York closed un- til Tuesday morning.
 The last day of trading was duller than was expected. There was considerable even ing up of prices and at the close values had suffered somewhat.
 m Montgomery prices were unchanged and they promise to remain in that shape for eeyeral days. We are too much cngrossed m the Xmas spirit to pay attention to cot ton.
Evening journal., 1905-06-19
Romance in TroIIey Avenue.

They sat on a screened porch.
The soft evening air. laden with the
fragrance Of June roses. lightly famed
her tresses.
In the fickering light from the electric
lamp at the corner she seemed too fair
for earth.
Algcrnon Agate longed for the right 70
brush thai stray. wilful lock into place.
AS he gaaed upon her beauty a resist
less impulse seized him to tell her the
secret that burned in his heart.
Bending forward from his chair, he
clasped the edge Of the hammock where
she rcclined. and in a low voice that
trembled with emotion he spoke.
Norma. there is one hour IN the day
that is dearer to me than all the rest. It
is this, this hour Of heavenly happiness
when I leave the sordid life / lead and
come TO sit at yours side Norma, beau
tful girl, will you not say the little word
that viii le. me sit near you alwaysg"
She turned slowly until her face was
close TO his.
lie felt her warm breath on his cheek.
.sYouu have TO speak louder" she
screamed, " trolley went by just then
and I didn't hear a word you said. We
have to talk TO beat the cars out here,
you know."-Newark IN. j. News.
Evening journal., 1905-06-19
hem. or else ask Congress to declare
The Common Herd.

From the Portland Oregonian.
Some days ago the Oregonian said that
in every contest between privilege and
plutocracy on one side. and tho proleta-
riat on the other, it was with the proleta-
riat. A clump Of the sons and daughters
of privilege, who have been educated at
schools of the four hundred here and
there. at a cost Of $1,000 or $4,000 year
each. but never had heard of the prole-
tariat wondered what that might mean.
They went 10 the dictionaries. But the
dictionaries, in English, give only approx
innate information. Yet that information
startled them.
They found that the proletarian was "A
low creature who had many children liv-
ing In poverty supporting themselves by
their labor-ill-olad and hungry, and
struggling for existence. IL was awful
indeed. Why. these creatures weren't in
society az all. They spoke only the LAM
guage Of the street or OF the workshop.
What a vulgar herd
But they who know the proietarians
know they are a mighty good lot of peo-
pie They know that the entire hope Of
the world, from generation TO generation,
is in the vulgar herd"
The prolotarians are the comon peo-
specifically they who rear children.
In the Roman Commonwealth, according
to law OF servius Tullius. persons who
had little property or none, yet served the
State in lieu of taxpaying, were called by
this name Hence it became a designa-
ton of the common people. The radical
signlhcation of the world is progeny
especially Of human beings The prole-
tary, then, Is a man who would find some
favor in the eyes of President Roose-
welt, as wcli as in those Of the Oregonian.
our upstart aristocrats and autocrats
and plutocrats, given over to solhshness
and self-indulgence, don't want TO be
bothered with children. But the proleta-
riat has some excuse for existence, never
theless.
Evening journal., 1905-06-19
CAUGHT AT RANDOM

The latest method Of hairdressing ts
TO cut each hair separately, a process
that takes much time, but does great
good to the hair.
The International Telegraph Con-
struction Company has submitted a
scheme to the Postmaster Genera, Of
Australia for the erection OF wireless
telegraph stations linking New Zealand
and Australia direct.
The Mundesley England Parish
Council, which struck out a new line in
by starting a poultry
fanm. has realized profits on the first
years working which are equal to a
reduction I'm the parish taxes Of cent
and a fifth on the dollar.
IL Us becoming fashionable I'm Paris
to leave cards at the cemetery. An oak
box placed on a tombstone is intended
for the cards Of those who visit the
resting place Of a departed friend. In
this way the near relatives find out
those friends who still cherish the
memory OF the dead.
Evening journal., 1905-06-19
rHE plckEY SENTENCE.

II HE following extracts from an ed
4 itorlal IN the sunday star seem
to contain a good deal Of truth, kindly
but firmly spoken. Editorial reference
TO this painful topic should have been
unnecessary, but unreasonable agita-
tion has rendered Il very appropriate.
The star says
There Is a very widespread feeling in
this community that in the matter Of
the Dickey lottery case the punishment
fails to flt the onense, and this feeling
has taken the form of a vigorous ef-
fort TO secure q pardon for Mr.. pickey.
While we have the kindest feeling for
Mr. Dickey, as we would have for any
other man In the same unfortunate sit-
uation. yet we doubt the wisdom Of
The purpose 10 ask for his pardon. be-
cause it seems To us that this purpose
must be regarded as I'm the nature of a
criticism of the court that passed sem
tence upon him, and I'm that view it
tends 20 impair that respect for the
law which it Is Of the utmost import
ance shnll bo maintained az an times
and ia an circumstances. There rs no
question that the law was violated
)lha. fact was fully admitted by the
plea OF guilty" The maximum pen-
atty for the onense thus confessed is
81 900 or two years Imprisonment, on
both, within the discretion OF the
court. The state law as IL has TODD in
the Delaware code for over forty years
makes the penalty both "nue and inn
prisonment" with no discretion on the
part Of the court
Considering an the circumstances Of
this. case, as developed by n careful in
Qulry into the situation. there does not
appear to be any reasonable ground for
the violent expressions heard on every
hand against what Is termed "the eN-
cessive nature of the sentence" This
statement is not meant as "a defense of
the court The court needs no defense.
There were no harsh
methods employed toward MIR. DlcSey
there was no occasion for any; in
deed there Is no doubt that everyone
concerned I'm Mr.. Dickey's prosecution
and punishment feels the keenest re-
gret that sense Of public duty and
loyalty TO official oaths demanded the
course that has proved so disastrous
TO him. But Mr. Diokey was to blame
for this, not the court In it's discre-
ton the court believed that imprison-
ment was essential to proper en-
forcement Of the law. For it may be
observed that n mere fine would have
been absolutely without effect in a
case OF this kind. The lottery COM
pany would have paid the penalty, and
the nefarious business would have pro-
ceeded perhaps with more caution
than heretofore. but with little diminu-
tion OF its evil effects.
Evening journal., 1905-06-19
NEWARK HIGH SCHOOL
CLASS GRADUATES
Henry Ridgely, Of Dover, and
Supt. Spaid Delivered
Addresses
speeIal 70 rhe EvenIne .onrnnl.

Newark, June 19.-The Newark Op-
era House was filled Friday night with
parents and friends of the graduating
class Of the High School. The stage
was prettily decorated with flowers,
while the class colors of crimson and
gold and the Stars and Stripes gave a
pleasing effect to the stage settings.
on the stage were the graduates, Prin-
cipal Baker members Of the Board of
Education superintendent Spaid and
Henry Ridgely and several ministers.
The exercises were opened with
prayer by the Rev. Hamilton b. Phelps,
rector of ST. Thomas p e. church.
There We're sixteen graduates fourteen
girls and two boys. The essaps and
names Of the graduates are:
mo Discharge in This War" Esther
Pearl Ferguson; Something About
Music" Jennie Estele Smith; "Abra-
ham Lincoln" Edgar McMullen;
stored Up Sunshine" Margaret b. b.
Barton; school Life the Basis of Flu
cure Effort Gertrude Fader: Songs
That VIII Never Die" Mary Ellen Nc
Caskey; Life in Old New York" Elva
Whann Singles; class history and pro-
phecy, Agnes Philena Medil; "The
Childrens Crusade" Mary Catharine
Steel; "The Pyramids" Anna Gertrude
Street: THE Loo moi Life" Laura
Louisa Fader; Heritage Of Great Wo-
men," Catherine Anna Chambers;
Home influence on Character Forma-
ton Alberta Heiser; "Unrewarded
Heroes" 4. Reese Griffin; life and
What 1t Is to Me-" Clara Elizabeth
Powell.
Henry Ridgely Of Dover, delivered
the address to the graduates. His re-
marks were filled with encouragement.
He urged the graduates to continue to
gain more knowledge. so that their
lives will be more useful and helpful.
Superintendent A. r. Spaid present
ed the diplomas. Mr.. Spaid, as usual.
made a happy and thoughtful address.
The benediction was pronounced by
the Rev. =. g. Atkins, of Newark.
Evening journal., 1905-06-19
EDITORIAL OPINION
castors Araument

From the New York Evening Post.
President Castro, in his message to Con-
gress, comments upon the Intervention Of
the United States IN the asphalt dispute
In tho following dignihed terms:
with the United States, through
causes foreign to our will and without
the least responsibility on our part. we
have had a slight difference but the dis
cussion Of the questions seems TO have
made the facts clear TO the American
Government judging from the measures
tho said Government lately passed In
favor Of our good and cordial friendship.
These questions refer to the Bermudez
and Orinoco companies. The latter have
already been adiudgcd under the proto-
coils but nevertheless Mr. Bowen desired
a new arbitration The Government cou.d
not acccdc TO this. as tho sovereignty and
indenondcnco of the Republic we're in-
volved."
The political aspects Of the case could
not be put in language more conclusive
and conciliatory President Castro simply
stands upon the right of the Venezuelan
Courts TO pass upon all cases involving
the status of foreign concessionalros on
Venezuelan soil In this contention the
law CT nations absolutely bears him out
Extratoutorial Courts have frequently
been imposed upon weak nations IN cases
concerning tho persons OF foreign resi-
dents. but that jurisdiction has never been
stretched to cover routine civil cases.
when the courts of a weak nation are
corrupt. as without evidence of any kind,
thoaa of Norrglfpln aro altered fn hn "a
nation representing abused creditors must
either put Up with the injustice. or, If the
occasion warrants. take forclble measures
for recovery Now, nobody for a moment
believes that the Bermudez concession is
either clear enough in law or equity or
important enough intrinsically TO justify
the hazard of new pacific blockade
Business spectators IN a disordorly coun-
try Ike Venezuela take their chances and
we see no course for Mr.. Roosevelt but
TO give TO the Venezuelan Courts the Gre
donce which President Castro claims for
Evening journal., 1905-06-19
NEWS OF WILMINGTON CONFERENCE
From the penlnsula Methodist.

Tenwick's camp will begin Aug. H.
For particulars concerning this camp
ny the sea. address C. A. Grise. preach
Ter in charge, 1917 W. North Ave, Baltl-
more Md.
An excursion TO Washington by way
.of Chesapeake Beach viii be given by
the Sunday school Of Easton, Wednes-
day, July 18th. Five hours will be
spent in Washington.
Gllcna Church has been making
some desirable repairs to its parsonage
property. consisting of new roof on
house. additions to the barn and paint-
ing, costing about Sl40
The improvements to Rock Hail
Church win soon begin. The new car
pet has arrived from the manufact-
urers but viii not h6 laid until the
seats are newly painted and the walls
frcscocd.
Through the generosity of kind
friend. DR. Hoffcckcr was able to pre-
sent "a neat Bible to each one OF the
converts made at the revival recently
held ln Union Church, Fairmount.
Thorough work was done. It Was n
genuine Methodist revival The class
meeting are fun Of fire and power.
Last Sunday at the close of the morn
ing service. in our church. at Denton,
there We're ushered 10 the altar, in she
aims OF their parents. eight small chill
dren, for baptism. The service was
very impressive and said TO be the first
service of the kind ln that church.
Strange to say that not one Of the
Evening journal., 1905-06-19
PETTICOAT TO HER RESCUE
Strategy Employed by a Young Wo-
man Who Lost Her T. oney.

Says a Pittsburg, Pa. special: a
pretty young woman with blonde.
wavy hair. en- route from New York 10
Columbus. o., was stranded for a few
minutes In Pittsburg this morning,
having lost her money on the train, she
said.
She was well dressed having among
her other wearing apparel a beautiful
red silk underskirt, the lower rume of
which showed as she sat for few
minutes in the Union Station, think
ing. She did not sit long but acted at
once. She struck a bargain with an
other woman in the station. She
would sell the red silk petticoat for
enough money to pay her way to Co
lumbus.
The pair retired to the ladies' watt
ing room. and soon emerged together,
but the silk petticoat had managed
owners. The Pittsburg woman car
ried the beautiful garment over her
arm, while she who had worn it but a
moment before walked up to the ticket
window, and laying down bill, asked
for a ticket to Columbus.
The former owner Of the petticoat re-
fused to give her name, and the pur-
lchaser said her name was nobody's
business
Evening journal., 1905-06-19

Bms-Is Smith suffering from a
compound fracture?
Wills-Wel 1 should say so; 300
pound rock fell on him.
Man had better be good to himself
and not take any chances on the kind
ness of his friends.
Some people would rather blow open
tho safe than take time 10 study the
combination.
Oregon modostly came to the front
the other day with hailstones the size
of cherries Now Algeria goes one bet
ter with hailstones the size of hens
eggs, which devastated a territory 100
miles long by six wide.
Luminous shrimps have been discov-
cred by the Prince OF Monaco m the
course OF his decp-sea fishing I'm the
Mediterranean. They Live at depth
Of from i.lOO to 1000 fathoms. They
arc studded with small phosphorescent
spots. These light their way in the
gloom of the deep waters.
Evening journal., 1905-06-19

eight little 'lnnocents" so much as
whimpered throughout the entire bap-
tismal service We trust this to be an
omen OF their willingness in after years
TO serve their Master to whom they
have been thus early dedicated.
The Wilmington Preachers Associa-
ton and their families win spend Mon
day June 27th in the park at Delaware
city. The committee is providing "a
program for the occasion. After dinner
which is furnished by each family in
the party, a ride on the river may be
had
The Epworth League at Midway.
Del. has elected officers as follows:--
President, Mrs. Mary e. short; 1st vice
pres, Mr.. Edgar NAPLES; 2nd vice
pres, Mrs Eunice Wilson; 3rd vice
pres, Mrs Emma j. Wilson; ith vice
pres, Mrs. Efhe Warrington; secretary,
Mrs. Bessie Fleetwood Treas, Mr..
Irwin Collins.
Prof Virgil Prettyman. professor in
Teachers College. Columbia Univer-
slty, New York City, son Of Rev and
Mrs. c.. W. Prettyman OF New Castle.
had the degree OF pedagogy conferred
on him at the Dickinson College, Car
Isle. Pa. on Wednesday OF last week.
Rev. c. w. Prettyman, who Is one Of
the board of directors OF the college.
has been reelected. He with his son.
Prot. c. William Prettyman, a profess
sor I'm languages at Dickinson College.
were guests OF President G. f. Reed
at the college on Wednesday night.
Evening journal., 1905-06-19
GOOb YEAR FOR FARMERS
Yields of All Crops Expected to be
Unusually Large.
Special to The Evening Journal

Special to The Evening Journal
Dover. June 19.-The farmers of lower
Delaware are having great year all
around. Harvesting wheat will begin to-
day and one of the largest yields in re-
cent years is anticipated because of the
favorable weather and fine condition Of
the ripened grain. Probably the biggest
yields IN the noighhorhood Of Dover are
those of Dr. Thomas c. Roe and at the
State College for Colored Students
Vegetables are also proving unusually
profitable. The pea crop. a failure last
year is panning out 10 be a big money
maker one packing firm at Seaford put
up 5000 cans Of peas in one day. reach
ing the million mark in four days The
heaviest days packing previous to that
was 23t00O
Former Assemhlyman George Glen
daniel Of Lincoln city. sowod five and
one-half bushels of peas and this week
finished harvesting the yield-550O pounds
OF shelled peas, realizing over 100 per
cent.
Evening journal., 1905-06-19
Mrs. olston's Burial.

Special 10 The Evening Journal
Middletown, June l9.-Nrs. Irene Cow
ington Alston, wife OF John Cowgirl Al
ston, died on Thursday night at her home
near here after a lingering Illness from
consumption. She was ia her sSth year.
Mrs. Alston was a daughter Of the late
C. w. Covngton, OF sun Pond. Md. and
lived az the latter place until her mar
riage In 1892. The funeral services were
private and were conducted by the Rev.
C. r. Wyatt, OF Wilmington. ana formerly
OF this town, at $50 o'clock this morning.
lnisrmcnt was made In the NJ. r. Gene
terry in stnl Pond.
Evening journal., 1905-06-19
READABLE RHYMES
Partioeps crimlnis.

- ~fNN - 'tNf'fffNf
Were you not partly to blame? Con-
fest
How could I know what you really
meant2
Your lips said no; but you eyes said
yes.
You sat beside me a wind-blown tress
Touched ME with ravishing blandish-
meuts;
Were you not partly to blame? Con-
fessl
Why did ! kiss you? A tenderness
In your glance, 1 fanCied, gave con-
sent;
Your lips said no; but you eyes said
yes.
How could I help IT, you sorceress?
Your eyes-why are they so eloquent?
Were you not partly 20 blame? Com
fossl
or course. you didn't quite acquiesce.
But-wen. I stick to my argument:
Your lips said no; but your eyes said
yes.
Who heeds, dear heart, what the lips
profess.
When tho eyes say something diff
ferent?
Were you not partly to blame? Con-
fess.
Your lips said no; hut your eyes said
Charles Love Benjamin. in July
smart Set
Evening journal., 1905-06-19
TIE EARs 10 TIE SPRINGS.

W HEN the Peoples Railway COM
" pany increased the fare to
BrandyWine Springs last winter ii re-
suited in considerable feeling. There
was very bitter fight for the COM
pany to get into the city in the first
place and it was only when the people
took up the fight in the interest Of full
er transportation facilities that the
franchise was granted. Then, too.
everybody understood that the fare to
the Springs was to be FIVE cents; and
when the rate was doubled the people
said that faith had not been kept with
them.
II is true that the ride to the Springs
IS a long ride Tor five cents. But cleo
trio railway companies in these days
endeavor TO multiply trafic without in
creasing fares. 1t is true. also. that the
~reatest amount OF travel is confined