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The Topeka state journal., 1906-03-02

Some time ago a nun,Ler OF white
trends g Quanah Parker, a noted chief
of the Comanches, living in Oklahoma
gave the old fellow a comfortable
home said Judge J. H. Shepherd. of
the Indian Territory, at the Shoreham
In addition, the donors furnished the
residence very snugly, but when the
presentation was made, fearing some ar
ticle might have been omitted, he was
asked if there was any piece of furniture
lacking which he might desire. To this
Quanah gave an affirmative grunt and
signified that it would please him
nightly to have a good writing desk.
Why, Quanah, what do you want
with a desk? said one. You never
learned how to write
That's So responded the old chief
but been TO Washington, snd see how
they do up there in the big government
buildings. I want to do the same way
put my feet up on the desk, smoke a
cigar, and when a white man comes to
see me, puff it in his face and tell him
to so away because this is my busy
day Washington Post.
The Topeka state journal., 1906-03-02
SOME DISTINGIISHED sONS

and Tuan Hong. Son of the Moon. go
away from here they will confer a
favor by taking Mock Duck, Son of a
Gun. with them.-New Yorb Tele-
gram.
The Topeka state journal., 1906-03-02
MAKING THEM LTJXURTEs.

What could that Chicago jury have
been thinking of when It put the price
of a kiss at s4.000?-Salina Journal.
The Topeka state journal., 1906-03-02
IOKE On GROVER

The joke is, on Grover Cleveland.
The woman suffragists state that no
one but "a lot Of young sprigs'' op-
poses equal rights.-Salina Journal.
The Topeka state journal., 1906-03-02

A Philadelphia boy. II years Of age
has been arrested IS times for stealing
Trying to fit himself for the city coun-
ell, evfdently.-Salina Journal.
The Topeka state journal., 1906-03-02
FROM OTHER PENS

TWO STEPS TOWARD LIGHT.
The city fathers of Chicago are go
ing about things in the right way.
Reducing the price of gas and raising
the price of saloon licenses are move
ments In the right irection.-Mem-
phis News-Scimitar.
The Topeka state journal., 1906-03-02

some Of cur immigrants make so much
more desirable citizens than others.
The Topeka state journal., 1906-03-02

Shells my hat on straight?
He-I presume it is on the way you
want it. 1t is not *'on HORIZONTAL Som
eryille Journal
The Topeka state journal., 1906-03-02

Il make it rule to pay OF my little
bills first -
That's queer rule. Why do you pay
off the little bills first2
They take less money Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
The Topeka state journal., 1906-03-02

The little girl had not played a note on
the piano for nearly ten minutes. why
don't you practice, as. L told you to2"
snapped her mother.
Il arn,'' replied the angel child win
sonely. Il am practicing the rests
Musical American.
The Topeka state journal., 1906-03-02

Judge-What is your age?
Fair Witness-TWenty-niu your hon
or
Judge-Thats exactly what you said
tvgzR years ago
Fair Witness-WeIl, I'm not going to say
one thing today and another thing tomor-
row.-Eliegende Blatter.
The Topeka state journal., 1906-03-02

I'LL LEASED WIRE REPORT
on THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
The Topeka state journal., 1906-03-02

Good evenin', sor.'' said Cassidy.
the doctor toWld me fur to git q perish
plaster fur me stummick."
Yes, sir" replied the druggist, Nhat
sort do you Wish2e
.'Sorro the hair OF care, 50 long as It's
aisily digested. hiladelphia Press.
The Topeka state journal., 1906-03-02

Cltiman-What are you buying now2
Subbubs-A barometer.
Citiman-Why you bought one only G
few DAYS ago.
Subbubs-I know, but we're having Sc
much winter cut our way that ones moi
enough.-Philadelphi Ledger.
The Topeka state journal., 1906-03-02

Maud suppose Charlie will kiss you
under the mistletoe.
Ethei-Alas, no; he met papa last night
and got the dismissal toe.-Boston Trans
cript.
The Topeka state journal., 1906-03-02

Horatius was holding the bridge
said. I'm spite Of the dlirned civil service
reformers. I've got a 40-horse power pull
with the aldermen of this ward. by gum
Thrusting out his jaw, after the man
ner of a ba-ad man. he stood pat and
defed the enemy Chicago Tribune.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-04-30

his claws, blaming the snake as the cause of his delay In punishment he Is fixed In the sky with the cup near. but is forever prevented by the snakt from drinking from 1t. From this ra- their unpleasant legend the constalla- tion has at different times received other names, the Fig Bird, and the Lott erer, for example. and in early folk lore it was stated that this bird alone never carried water to her young. The star at A was formerly the brightest star of the group and the one at B was next to it In brightness. These stars are now much fainter than either of the stars at c or D. The star c is beau tiful double, the companion being Of the eighth magnitude and of purple color The Star in Crater. also has several faint companions near.
 Above Corvus is the long faint con- stellation of the Virgin containing but the one brilliant star Spica, at s, which represents an ear of wheat which the Virgin Is holding in her hand. As the year goes by the sun will move along the path M N P, crossing the celestial equator on the 21st of September, and passing entirely through the constella-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-04-30
COTTON LETTER.
By Private Wire to c. c. Abercrombie &
 Cn,,aranx. 22 Cammerca Street.


 New orleans. April 2S.-WeatherE coudi- tions continued favorable for farm work the past week. fair weather and <alternatfng showers prevailing generally throughout the want of more moisture in ther Mississippi Valley and in the South Atlanttcsstft and higher temperatures. weathert having been rather too cold in the early sof the week. especially east of they Nassisssippi
 According to preliminarYl eportg ,by states Commerce. the increase in acreage doesano ot promise to be large as, at first expected on account of the general, complaint of the scarcity of tabor in the South. "t-'
 On next Monday a prominent authority on crop conditions will issue report op the progress of the new crop during the month of April. of the land was reported in condition for planting against forty-two per cent. last year. and it was said that the cunt templated increase in the acreage had remained about the same as the previous month. about five per cent.
 IL is to be expected. therefore. since the weather during the past four weeks has been of favorable character that favor ble report will be made concerning planting nearing completion, but the increase in acre supply requirements of the world for next season, az an increase of at least 10 per cent over last years acreage will be neces- snry to provide large crop of about F. serves will have been reduced to minimum at tho md # next August
 Shorts. however, are pointing 10 splnherS takinFs thus far this season, S,732.0Oo being less than In 1908, when they were@S,757'OoO to a cores pending date. in which season takings wett 10 072S.O0o bales and consump- tion 10.s76.G0O
 Compared with one year ago present talk
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-04-30

The sun in it's yearly journey among the stars has now reached point so far north of the celestial equator that 1t rises far in the northeast and sets In the northwest. Consequently we now enjoy the long and pleasant twilight Of summer, and not until a comparatively late hour of the night does the sky become black enough for the fainter constellation to be seen. To most obser- vers the most interesting part of the sky during this month Is the region which lies low down in the west imme- diately after sunset. The bright stars of winter still finger, while among them the three bright planets, Jupiter, Mars and Venus will be seen. the first two growing perceptibly fainter as the month goes on, but the last increas- ing very greatly In brightness and moving very swiftly toward the east among the stars.
 Toward the east and south the hea- vens are covered with faint stars. form ing beautiful and delicate groups which are consultations in the west There is no better month for tracing out the two lcng constellations of the Dragon and the Water Snake. while Bootes, or the
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Driver, is so nearly overhead that 1t Is in excellent position for examination The brilliant blue star Vega, which few months ago sunk from view in the northwest, is again appearing in the northeast. This beautiful star, the are light of the heavens, Is summer star; il remains !n the early evening sky only durlnE the warm nights of sum nDer. By next August it will be almost exactly overhead. but as the winter months approach il will again sink to the ground !n the west.
 With the help os Fig. 1 the observer can trace out the great constellation Hydra, or the Water Snake, which stretches all the way across the sky from the Scorpion to the Lesser Dog, an ill-omened constellation which has come down to Us from d remote antiquity. Just above Hydra are two little known groups known as Corvus. or the Crow, and Crater, or the Cup. According to the legend, the Crow being sent by Alp polio for a cup of water loitered at fig tree until the fruit became ripe and then returned with water snake In
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-04-30

Cotton seed hulls-Loose. per ton S6i bal ed $7; sacks $S; cotton seed meal Sz6. oo.
 Fruit and Produce-Potatoes, Wlsconssttn st stock S1 05 bushel; California oranges SStGe. SSt9e. whit epeas s2. 25 bushel apple ana nte wnire wine vinegar 15c gallon: fancy full eTea,n e. cheese dairies 16c h.: fancy H. r. peahV1t Vt 6c lb choice peanuts Dc lb.; lemons ta: California prunes. 5O-60 Shc; 6O-IS Hc. 70-SO 6hc lb,: peacns. medium size ta & 5e. strawberries S2259$2.50 crate; tomatoes sS6S3 50 crate; lnap beans SSqSS.zo ctStg new irish potatoes S2.2s bu'; celery @]'io asa. - ,suo. dry salted 14c: green salted sc o.
 Wool-Clear 22c to 2@e
 ReeswaX-2hc. .o- .uo.. ago. hroil- CTS 20925c. ,, ohrr,a s,. ninks $i a0! sardines, American F oil S2.16' mus fa,rS S2'S5; imported $7qsl4; oysters F. " taf1 na S5c: BOX, soc: light weight Sbc doz' tomatoes. 2-lb. s1: a-lb $l. o- U 0Woiasses--Georgia cane, barrel soc per oaIion. cases, gallons s2. 75 per case; maple ssri,n Tog Cabin, gallons $lA; gallons s2 s6: quarts S4 25 per doz: ,, F' arTNGranulated 5kc: F. Y. C. 4hc'
 Country butter-12Ac,
 sssS-Rye s1 per bu; wheat $ .o6; barley al. crimson clover 12c; alfalfa l4qzOc per ib: onion sets. white skin S2; pearl SS' blue grass 15 @1Se .--.4
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-04-30

low. while exactly overhead the Great Dipper now shines out the brightest constellation of the sky.
 The Planets.
 During the month of April a most brilliant star may have been noticed low down in the west, just after sun set. This is the planet Venus, which Is so bright that 1t is easily visible long before the sky grows black enough for the other stars to be seen. At the beginning of May the planet is seen for only about an hour after sunset. As the month goes on 1t mounts very rap- idly up in the sky, until by May 31 1t will have reached the constellation Gemini, Fig. 1, and will not then set until after o'clock. During the en- tire summer and autumn this planet will remain with us. continually in creasing in brightness until next Oc- tober.
 A part of Fig. is drawn on a larger scale in Fig. g. If the observer will look toward the west soon after sun set he will at once recognize the two planets, Jupiter and Venus, by their
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-04-30

ton of the Virgin According to Greek tradition the sphinx was constructed with the Virgins head on the Lion body because the sun passed through these two cancellations during the in undation of the Nile. The region of the sky between the stars marked F. G. Il, and L is remarkable because 1t is packed with nebulas. more than 500 be- ing crowded together in this one little space.
 Above Virgo IS the great constella- ton Bootes. or the Driver. which bears a rough resemblance to man with up- raised arms who is continually driving the Bear before him, around and around the Pole. This group Is so large that after IL begins to set In the west eight hours are occupied in It's sinking from view, and even then the upraised hand does not disappear It Is In allusion to to this that Homer sang of Bootes, that he,
 When tired of the day
 Al even fingers more than half the
 night"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-04-30

great brightness As the sky grows darker, he will distinguish the bril- liant Aldebaran, the brightest star of the Hyades, and soon afterward. IS the sunset glow dies away. the Pleiadas and the fainter stars of the Hyades will be clearly visible. Midway between these two groups will be seen the little red planet Mars.
 The motions of the three planets dur ing the month will present a most in- teresting spectacle. As shown by Fig 9. they are all moving eastward but at very different speeds. Thus Venus will overtake Mars on the morning of May 6, Jupiter on the evening of May II, and Neptune on June ?, while Mars will overtake Jupiter on May 1S The ob- server should not fail to examine Venus and Mars with a telescope on May 9th. They will then be so close together that to the eye they will seem to touch each other; in the telescope they will ap-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-04-30

ings nevertheless. are running on a basis of 12150.000 bales and 1t is safe to say that weekly takings during the balance di the year will be larger than those of coming week in the year cited were rather large, 229.000 and will afford the opportuni- ty for shorts to lay great stress upon same rity markets as a result of the great losses to be sustained by th4 Frisco Insurance Companies of the world. brought about by the San Francisco disaster. and the unsat- isfactory, political and labor out-look in is threatened next Tuesday. May days are looked upon as elements of danger
 H R REER
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-04-30
MARKET FOR COTTON
OPENING RATHEl, HErTER THAN
 DUE ON CABLES.
w.~k-eud Figures are Buiiish, but weather In the south Continues Favorable and Prices sag,
 with Later Recovery.

New York April 2S.--The cotton mar. ket onened steady at an advance or point to a decline of ? points. wnlch was rather better than due on the cn- fsh Int inc weather in the South con tiSn tiSnnue%d % favorable and prices sagged off | few points right after the openus nader a renewal of local bear prcs'
 Tbe selling was not aggressive. how ever. and later the market rallied or i points on covering by some Of yes terdays sellers with trading during the
 Taceints at the ports today, 12,433 bales against 17.360 last week and 2s:- 57g last year For the week testi- 1nated), 7S.000 bales as compared wlta S4.4g7 last week and 173,sS3 last year
 Today's receipts at New Orleans, 2,49l bales, against 7.5S2 last year and at Houston 1000 bales against S,4l2 last year.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-04-30
LIyERPOOL COTTON FUTURES.
DAILY COTTON MARKET.
Fort Movement.

Fort Movement
 Galveston-Firm. 11&c; net receipts B. 76o; gross receipts 3.7e0; sales 251; stock 120.623; shipments coastwise a13.
 New Orleans-Quiet and steady, II 5-16c; net receipts 2,491; gros receipts 2.4a1; sales 2.s50; gross receipts 167, 19I: shipments to continent 7.265: coastwise 996.
 Mobife-Firm II 1-16c; net receipts 9ss; gross receipts 9S6: sales 100: stock 24.020: shipments to Great Britain 4.56e,
 Savannah--Easy, 11hc: net receipts 3.SsI gross receipts 3.sS7: sales 2,3o3; stock 54.141; shipments 10 continent 9o9: coastwise 2,117. Charleston--Quiet, He: net receipts 43; gross receipts B: stock 14.32s
 Wimington--Steady. 1fhc: net receipts Il; gross receipts II: stock 13.100.
 Norfolk--Steady, 11%c; net receipts 1,0s1; gross receipts 1,091: sales 61: stock 33.s3s: shipments coastwise 1.022.
 Raltimore-Nominal. 11hc; stock 4.279. New York-souiet. Il. TO; gross receipts S2; Boston-ouiet 1.7o: net receipts 1o4: gross receipts 522
 Philadelphia-Quiet. II 95: gross receipts 100: stock S,ss6: shipments to Great Britain 155.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-04-30
For Sale p',"s' snss5 p.';':''. SssS
 DIXIE COAL COMPANY.

pear as shown in Fig. 8, Venus being five minutes south of Mars. This Will afford an excellent opportunity for com pairing their brightness and colors. Similarly Venus and Jupiter may be seen together with small telescope on May II, Venus then being one de- gree and eleven minutes north Of Ju- niter They will then appear as shown in Fig. A.
 The other planets are now morning stars. and cannot be seen in the early evaning Eric Dooittle.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-04-30
Interior Movement,
HCtYStNnO

Houston-ouiet. 11Ac; net receipts 2.ooo: i: gross receipts 2.000: shipments 4.392: stock 35,7s0.
 Augusta-Quiet. Ii 5-1ec: net receipts 302: gross receipts 302: shipments 414; sales 359; stock 55, ,221.
 Memphis-steady. 11kc: net receipts 192 gross receipts 1.4s5; shipments s.2s5: sales 250; stock 41.57s.
 St Louis-Quiet, 11kc; net receipts 1ss; gross receipts 1892: shipments 1.750: sales 551: stock 34.37s.
 CinciHnati-Net receipts 579; gross receipts 579; shipments 461: sales 600: stock 1S.9s1.
 Louisville-Firm, III hc.
 Total today-Net receipts 3.26l gross re ceipts 6.058; shipments 9.312; sales l76o: stock ls6.223
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-04-30

tureIess and a steady tone prevailed the entire day July opened unchanged at 30 1-803i, sold up to 31 Is and clos ed at 307-S@3i Local receipts were l1g cars. Provisions were quiet and steady. Heavy shipments of meats and lard had steadying effect. There was some changing from the May option to the nor. distant deliveries. At the close July pork was unchanged at SIS TT 1-2; lard vas up a shade at $S.65. Ribs were unchanged at s8 50.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-04-30
NEW oRYrANs COTTON.

New Orleans. April 2s.-Spot cotton oui- ct and steady. Sales 2.65s bales. including 1.600 to arrive and 500 fob. Quotations un- changed; middling Il 5-16c
 The futures market was uneventfui, prices at the opening being three to five points lower The trading was very light and the from highest to lowest did not exceed half a dozen points The closing was within a point of the top. the list be ing net unchanged to 3 points down.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-04-30
Total Movement,

Total today, at all ports, net 12,4s3: ship ments to Great Britain 4.724 to continent S1T4: stock 5941s2.
 Consolidated at all ports. net 12.433: shnp- ments to Great Britain 4.724: to Continent SI74.
 Total since Sept. 1, at all ports. net !, f1S- 725: shipments to Great Britain 2,573 662; to France 62S.944; to continent 2.1S0, 260: to Japan 1o5.721: to Mexico 2.764.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-04-30

loss for the week of IS point on the old. and 6 points on the new crop rositions
 The spot situation during most oI the week vas ch7raci, rizrd by good oemanu. highest premiums of the season have been paid for actual cotton. a fact whicn cieafiy Indicates that exporters are haVink kreat difficulty in meetip: their commitments to the other side. In this connecuon. tno New Orleans Cotton Record contains the foi- lowing interesting item: The highest bios of the season for fob cotton were maoe yesterday. Several houses bid 3S points on May for Liverpool good middiing Tn 'ne country without moving any cotton.
 ly nervous character during the week ano the market was sustained to great extent by the decided strength Of spots. .Solce day, both here and in New York, passed OIL the bulls did not seem to be able to foiicw up their advantage. and were ueprNea oI the fruits of their victory just when they were about to pluck them.
 Weather conditions as whole nave pesn favorable for the progress of the new crop during the week There have been com plaints of lack of moisture In some sections. particularly in the Atlantics. but snowers have occurred in that part Of the oeit m tne last few days. and indications are TOT Inol~ ize in many portions of tn ebelt during tn~ coming week, however. we may expect re ports something worse than the 1olloWins' received from one of our valued correspono- ents today: Baton Rouge. La, No ram nsrg sl,s for Is days. Good indications of rain faii to materialize. as they always do m drought. First plantings were burned beyond resurrection by the big rain on the i2tn. Fearing another big rain later plahtnss were put down shallow. and now need rain to help germination. We are not getting tn erain and not likely to get u;
 LOVEMAN X COMPANY.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-04-30
NEW ORLEANS COTTON LETTER.
By a Private Wire to Loyeman & Compan,

By Private Wire to Loveman & Company,
 S6 Commerce Street, Mentgoms ry AAla.
 New Orleans. April 26.-Today cotton market was very dull and uninteresting affair The setback received by the mar ket yesterday seemed to have shut off what little outside speculation there was and the trading today was mostly of a professional character. At the close. the market was steady. but showed a net loss for the half day of to points on futures. while spots were officially reported quiet and steady at unchanged prices, with salesamounting ta 2,e50 bales all told.
 Compared with a week ago. spots are un- changed. while futures are recording a not
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-04-30
CHICAGo GRAIN AND PRODUCE.

Chicago. April 2S.-Covering Dy shorts caused strong finish today Tn the local wheat market, final quotations on the July option being up 5-S. Corn showed a gain of 1-S. Oats and pro visions were practically unchanged: The l4srength of the wheat market late in the day was due to numerous reports from St. Louis telling of damage to fall sown wheat. The news referred chiefly to damage in Missouri and Southern Illinois The market devei- oped a fair degree of activity during the last hour and closed strong with prices at almost the highest point of the day. The principal demand came from shorts. Early in the day slight ly easier tone was manifested owing to selling by local longs. but fair demand by commission houses for the distant deliveries tended to steady the market. July opened Is lower to a shade higher at 7S 7-SG7 7S to l9 Is, ad- vanced to 79 3-4@797-S and closed at 7g 5S@79 3-4. May ranged between IS 5-S and T9 3-4 and closed at 73 5-S.
 Unsettled weather had a steadying effect on the corn market The vol ume of trading, however, was small. Country acceptances were small and indications pointed to continued small receipts here. Firmness of cash corn was a bullish influence. The market closed steady. July opened shade lower to shade higher at 46647 1-S@ 471-i. May closed at 46 346 46 7-S.
 Trading in oats was quiet and fea-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-04-30
MONTGOMERY CURRENT QUOTATIONS.

Corrected Daily.) These prices are at wholesale and not to consumers:
 starch-Corn 6a 10c; standard goods pearl 3hc; gloss lump 31ac; nickel pack ages S2.
 R!ce-Extra fancy s1Ac; head 495c: brok- en 3hc: Japan Sc.
 Salt-Liverpool S1; Virginia soc. Vinegar-Per gallon 14G22c Coffee-Green common s 12 Q10c; prime 10h @1Ohc: choice 1lQl1Ac: fancy l2Q I4c.
 Candies-stick Sc: fancy 6Q1Oc. Crackers-XXX soda 6hc: XXX ginger snaps 7c.
 Flour-Basis of barrels High patent s5: fancy patent s 25; half patent s4.15 Meal-67isc: pearl roc.
 Lard-Leaf Sc: compound 7%c; basis tierces.
 Hams-Dove 14hc: others IS E Q14c. Grain and Hay-Bran $1 25; shorts $1 30; corn chops 67hc: white corn 72c; oats mix ed 47c: white 4sc; white clipped 49c; timo- thy s5c; Johnson grass 65c: rust proof oats 55c. e
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-04-30

USE CHENEY'S EXPECTORAN1 promptly for coughs and colds, anc prevent pneumonia. 25c a bottle al all drug stores.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-04-30

NEW YORK COTTON FUTURES.

New York. April 2s.--Cotton futures open ed steady and closed quiet and steady on the New York Cotton Exchange today. Quo tations ranged as follows:
 Month Open. High. Low Close
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-04-30

NEW ORLEANS SUGAR MARKET.
 New Orleans. April 2s,-sugar quiet. but steady: open kettle centrifugal 3h Qshc: S%c; seconds 2@3bc.
 MoIasses nominal; open kettle TO soc: centrifugal 7920c. SYrup. nominal 2b M BOG.