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The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-06
NIiastatement. of ActuaI r.e...

Never before in the history of the cot- ton trade has such a multitudinous amount of Bear" dope and intentional misrepresentation of actual facts been given to the South through paid adver-
 tisements In the columns of the press and by the distribution of circular letters 1 through the mails. Operators who are moving heaven and earth to depress future contracts and the prices of spot cotton are cudgeling their brains in the modern art of juggling figures and making new high records in distorting statistics in the supreme effort to make small yield of American cot ton take on the appearance of q plen- tiful supply. Hundreds of thousands of dollars have been expended in the past two months in cablegrams, tele- grams, paid articles in newspapers, postage and market letters in an herculean undertaking to deceive the public, discourage the farmers and lo- cal spot holders into rushing the rem nant of this crop on the market, un- settle public opinion in the South tenn porarily so as to break the market and induce liquidation. The spinners have threatened to withdraw from the market, which is an absurdity in the face of their enormous commitments of the entire output of their mills for the next six of eight months. Promi- nent Bear" leaders take peculiar in- terest in daily publishing comparative estimates of this crop with years that have gone before. These tangled and muchly juggled statistics emanate from the offices of gentlemen who breathe the atmosphere of a climate one thous- and miles from Southern cotton fields and whose eyes have not witnessed the actual condition of single cotton field in the South this year. The statistics and daily reports which they put out in the stupendous effort for private
 gain are simply the nightmares of overcharged brains reflecting individ- ual views in the forlorn hope of chang
 ing at least temporarily the laws of supply and demand. The interest of the spot holder Is not considered. The great desideratum is paper contracts and hot air. Thousands of people read this "Bearish Dope" scattered over the South daily and know 1t to be false, yet they tremble fin doubt and surren- der their honest convictions and south ern manhood before the edicts which emanate from the fine Italian hands of their enemies. This crop can no more be compared with past yields in the
 matter of picking. ginning and selling
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-06
BIJoU MATINEE TODAY, 2 ?. m. Barlow and Wilson MinstreIs.
FIfty Thouannd strona.

The St. Nicholas League competi- tions are just six years old this Jan uary. From the first the skill and tal- ent shown in the short stories, poems. drawings and photography work, sub mitted by the League members, sur prises everyone. About two thousand girls and boys, today, arc wearing gold and silver badges. awarded in recognition of the excellence of their endeavors, while progressive good work has been recognised by some two hun dred awards in cash. How really good the work and the training are, Is prov ed by the fact that many graduates of the League today are among the pro gressive magazine writers and illustra- tors of. the country The St. Nicholas League membership now is close to ftf- ty thousand. with representatives in every nation of the world.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-06
WILL MEET MONDAY
COMMISSION TO TAKE UP CoTT0N
 RATES.
The AGitation OF General Rate on stmM pie to MiII Points in Alabama
 VIII he DfScunaed. Fss7

Mondays docket of the Alabama Railroad Commission. the first of tho new year. should prove interesting aa < we'll as important. Hearings are set v on that date for the general rate on ' cotton to mill points inside of AIahama-s- This was a postponsmens fIlsm tbe, lest v v carriers ia Alabama.
 ,n The 5 :, spssfiIon of whSsshsr E tPs e. gism { Company shall bs put under State re6- ulatiop in the class of q common car-s coming ssssion. That has been post -: C poned until the February meeting In order ,,t that special sonnssi s.I Tor shs cor missoa s oriaE The brisf sRsI wifi Ss S n sSfssd a be looked iato by tke msmbsrs % that action may be taken month hence
 Much of the problem wal. shrashea President Robert Jemison and counssi ~ John r Tillman. appeared before the body Tn answer 10 ! summons issued <
 The The importance Of the eotton-rasa case Is hard to overestimate. It Is bee N snsu soms reduction drs m in rasss % from intsfieT points to the mills. It would be aiss other concession to the milling indits- from State. county and municipal tax es for a period of ten years from tho 7 uaLe or erection.
 There should be also q termlnRtion x to the vexed question of the Central of Georgia Railway and the l.ouiEvilie and Nashville Railroad making nhysl- cal connection at Andalusia. Presi- dent B. B. Conner. of the Commissions IS inclined to compel the roads to con meet and facilitate freight traffic in order to eliminate transfer charges atsN that point. The chief traffin involved at present Is that of fertilizers shipped mainly from Troy through AudainslA to points on the Alabama and FIoriask vile N
 The other members of tho ccmfnin- this matter, awaiting the results or q legal investigaLIon of the jurisdiction of the Commission in the premises. Strong legal arguments will De prnsenT x ted to show the Commission has not Eha power to do what is contemplated by the fertilizer manufacturers are seek
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-06
FREE OF PRISONERS
MARION COUNTY HAD NO FEED
 BILL.
Sheriff Hall Had BiE Zero In Space As- signed For Stating This Amount in Report to Audi
 tor.

If in reporting no feed bill for pris- oners during December Sheriff W. W. Hall of Marion county, does not hold the record, he can only have been equalled at least. That there was not a single prisoner in the Marion county tail for the entire thirty days of De- cember does not have a parallel every year. In fact, it Is doubtful if recent history In Alabama can show another county so crime-free as was Marion last month.
 The fact becomes further remarkable when one recalls that Christmas, with its customary fre-water and all-round enthusiasm, came during this last month of the year. Marion county came within only a few cents or not spending anythig for the feed Of State prisoners in the month of November. The total cost bill for this item pre- scented to the State Auditor for the last fiscal year in Marion was only S356.2O. But four or five other counties even enjoyed a better record than this last fiscal year.
 When Judge J. T. Cook, chief clerk of the State Auditor. received the re- port from Sheriff Hall yesterday con tainfng an unified blank for prisoners feed the occurrence was so novel that he took off his glasses and wiped them for fear of some irregularity of tho lenses. All the clerks in the office came up and saw the prodigy. They looked more surprised than if the bill had been several hundred dollars h. stead of zero.
 Casting back to Marion county. no one who knows anything of the record of Sheriff Hall will for an instant take this for a sign of lack of vigilance. It simply is the credit of-a peaceful coun- ty running along perfectly harmless for solid month.
 The "wondeF of the nought prisoner in Marion county had a few econo- nnists at the Capital yesterday study Ing what it would mean if every coun- ty was free of criminals for a whole year There is but one reliable way to compute the results of such wild postulation and that is 10 turn back and see what it cost the State last fis- cal year The total for the eixty- seven counties was tsI,lse.7o. .A
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-06
STATE FAIR COMMITTEE
 TO REPORT MONDAY NIGHT
Project is Assuming Definite Shape and Mont gomery Business Men Will Meet to
 Give It an Impetus.

would be of such material and lasting benefit to Montgomery as these annual fairs. and sincerely hope our people will give it the support that the im- portance of the movement deserves.
 While MT. Vandiver would not antici- pate the report of the committee he said that the committee would be able to show that ample funds could be had to support the project. It Is proposed to buy a large tract of land and to give exhibitions of such a superior character thac they will attract the in terest of the whole State.
 The meeting Monday night promises to be largely attended and of great in- tereSt
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-06
1,mo Nevr Cornotntlonu.

The Savage Brothers Mercantile Company, of Evergreen. with a capital stock of $10.00O. yesterday filed a no-s tice of incorporation with the Secre- tary of State. The incorporators are: s s. P. Dunn, Charles B. Savage and ". s. Oliver.
 Another incorporation notice filed < yesterday was that of tho Brooks Ky ser Insurance and Commission Com pany> of Evergreen. The capital stock is S5,0oo. The incorporators are: Min nie E. Brooks. J. Fl. Kyser and W. c. Crumpton. They propose to own and sell real estate and other property, and to engage in a general commission bro- kerage and insurance business, and act as agents of insurance companies
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-06
JIM SMITH HURT.
Popular Saloon Man Fell in open
 lar on Perry Street.

Popular Saloon Man Fell iB open CeI-
 lar on Perry Street.
 James w. Smith, we'll known cafe man. was painfully injured late yes- terday afternoon on North Perry street
 Mir. Smith was walking toward his place of business on Dexter Avenue As he passed Toole's bakery on Perry street, his attention became engaged. The grating door of the bakery cellar was open and Mir. Smith fell through the opening.
 His right arm was sprainsS and his face was badly cut. He was taken to nearby drug store where he receiv- ed surgical attention.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-06
MR. KNIGMT BuRHEn.

Citizen Oe West End ss Laia Co.
 Rest.
 The funeral of Mir. Robert T.. Knight took place yesterday morning at 10 o'clock form his late residence, Nc. 2sog May Street, West End. Elder | NJ Barnes officiating.
 A delegation from Camp Lomax. United Confederate Veterans. of which the deceased was a member. attended the servics. The interment was at Oalwood ceme-' tery. The pail bearers werc as IoI- lows: ". s. Clarke. J. P. Brown. c. M. Brown. Arthur Booth. W. B. Wood, T. IT. Rollo.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-06

over the curve from Madison Avenue southward into Perry Street, and Hall Street from High Street to Lake Street, and over the several cross-overs, curves, switches and turn-outs herein specifically mentioned to be' taken up
 Previous to the report of the commit tee, that nothing was doing, w, M
 Hudson, who was elected Alderman at-large to succeed Alderman J. H. Hartley, deceased. was sworn in as an Alderman by President Gaston Gunter
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-06
MONTGOMERY THEATRE. Matinee Today 2;30.
 And Tonight,
shepard's Moving Pictures.

bMNWuKNH 1HWNEkEA NCHuHN1s
 Shepard's Moving Pictures, which comes to the Montgomery Theatre matinee today 2:30 and tonight, will be welcomed with delight by all lovers of novel entertainment. An entirely new and unique program will be of- fered made up of pictures of travel through historical portions of the world, intense dramatic playlets, ex- tremely funny comedy productions. and startling fantastical creations, taken altogether making one of the most in- teresting and amusing moving picture nuograms ever presented. adv.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-06

than could the enormous production of 1904. Let every man In the South stand pat on the actual conditions which confront him. Spurn these jug gled statistics as you would an adder invading the holy precincts of your home and remain fixed and unalterable in your determination to secure higher prices for the balance of this crop, which will unquestionably prove to be one of the smallest grown in a num- Der of years.
 Yours truly,
 Harvie Jordan, President Southern Cotton Association.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-06
General Convention, Scuthern Cotton Association, New Orleans,
 ,I1m. TTfh f0 04fh

Account of the above occasion, tho Louisville and Nashville Railroad will sell round trip tickets to New Orleans at rate of one tirst-class fare plus 25 cents. Final limit (prior to midnight of which passenger must reach original starting poinD January 18th. 1906. For information. write or call on ID. Line- han, T. P. A, No. 22 Commerce St, Montgomery, Ala. . adv--5t
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-06
RECORDERS COURT.

Henry L. McCray, q negro laborer in the car barn of the Montgomery Street Railway, was fined s5 yesterday after noon by Recorder E. F. Baber on charge of the larceny of an overcoat and a pair of gloves from C. A. Allen. a motorman. Mir. Allen left his coat and gloves in his car and the next morning mis sed them. Several days later he found McCray in possession of the articles
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-06
MISS PORTER INJURED.
Young Woman Accidentally Shot in tt
 Hand.

EfUMUs Miss Clyde 0. Porter was the victim of a painful accident at her home on Noble Avenue yesterday morning when she accidentally discharged a pistol receiving a wound in the left hand.
 Miss Poster, who is employed as a stenographer down town was looking in a trunk for some papers when she touched tho trigger of a loaded revolv- err which was discharged. the ball en- tering her hand.
 While Miss Porter will not be able to use the injured member for some time it Is not believed she will suffer any permanent Injury.
 Miss Pester is well known in Mont gomery She has 4 wide circle of friends to regret the result of the accident.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-06
IN OLDEN TIMES.
People Were Content to Take Things
 Enalar Than Msn.r

En8Ier Than N0Vs If our forefathers could behold the modern locomotives. automobiles and electric ears, they would hold up their hands in astonishment.
 The stage coach was fast enough then-people were more content to take things easy.
 They used to be satisfied with any sort of Q hair lotion that came along if 1t did not prevent Badness they thought it was because badness could not be prevented.
 It's different now. People know Newbro's Herpicide kills the germ. thus curing Dandruff and preventing Baldnes.
 Sold by leading druggists Send 1oc fin stamps for sample to The Her pieids Co. Detroit, Mich. For sale by E. c. Fowler. special agent wed-thur-sst-tu.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-06

Will Spear, young negro, was bound over to await the action of the Montgomery County grand jury on charge of grand larceny yesterday af- ternoon by Recorder E. F. Babsr tr. Spear. it is alleged. slipped into the house Of D. A. Frazer. 1s Madison Avenue, and took from the hall an overcoat vanled at $l0.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-06

Always Wide of the Truth. Blobbs-You can't always depend on what LOngboy says. can you?
 SIobbs-Longboy? Why, that fellow can't even tell the truth when he hears if
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-06

BIJOU MATINEE TODAY, 2 p. m. Barlow and Wilson MinstreIs.
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1906-05-29
The Question of the Hour.

A romantic and gallant farm hand
had saved the hero az the expense OF
his own life-he had stood in the line
of the villains fre-and was slowly
too slowly for the hour, dying from
the awful effects of the blank cart
ridge, at a suburban theater.
His sweetheart was by his side
tending the crimson stain on his
shirt front and he looked up into her
face and said with long-spun-out eff
fort: Give us buss lass! Just one
buss-for the last!" At which cruel
galleryite, who was anxiously consult
ing his watch, cried down: What
about my last bus? "-London Tele'
graph.
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1906-05-29
LITTLE CHANGE IN BETHLEHEM
Points Of Sacred Interest Have Been
Well Preserved.

The hills of Bethlehem are full of
caves natural and artificial - and
many Of them have historic signifi-
canoe There is the Milk Grotto, in
which Joseph and Mary are said to
have concealed themselves before
their fight into Egypt to escape the
evil designs of Herod. The snowy
wilderness of the soft chalk out OF
which it is hewn IS ascribed to the
spilling of a few drops of the Virgins
milk when she nursed the infant
Jesus. Another grotto is pointed out
as that in which st. Jerome, for more
than thirty years, led the life of a
hermit, when bitter factional dissen'
sions had forced him to leave Rome.
On western hiD a rock-strewn
plateau, around which stately tere-
binths stand guard, marks place
where the ancient Hebrews brought
| their sacrifices unto the Lord. 1t is
solemn place, well fitted to excite
devout thoughts-a place where a
man might well keep communion with
his Maker In it's broader features
Bethlehem is almost unchanged since
the days of E.vid-From "In Bethle-
hem," by Frank Cramer, in Four
Track News
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1906-05-29
WOULD NOT PLEASE "FLossIE,"
That Store Had No Bones Doggie
Could Appreciate.

The phone in the office Of a down
town establishment devoted to dry
goods and various articles of feminine
apparel rang Sharply and the head
bookkeeper responded. The voice he
heard was feminine voice. 1t was
somewhat indignant and it began con-
versation without preliminaries.
Those bones you sent up are alto
gether too large" said the voice. Il
told you | wanted small bones. This
is my little dogs birthday, and
wanted to give her some nice little
bones as a special treat. And here
you have sent up some great enor-
nous things only fit for st. Bernard.
My poor Flossie, with her dainty lit
tie teeth never could manage them in
the world, and she and l are both
awfully disappointed"
Il beg your pardon, madam" said
the bookkeeper in establishment, but
am afraid you have rung up the
wrong place. This is not market
and the only bones we ever send out
are the kind that come in corsets. -
Providence Journal.
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1906-05-29
MADE A POOR ADVERTISEMENT.
Thin Mans Quitting In" Disconcert-
ina to HoteIkeeper.

Under the proprietorship Of L. S.
Drew the old American house at Bur-
lington, was one Of the most popular
hotels in Vermont and it was the
scene of many a humorous episode.
One night after supper Mr.. Drew
was welcoming a new arrival in the
Office, when an extremely corpulent
guest came out of the dining room.
Pointing to the fat man Mr.. Drew
said: you see how well we feed our
guests. Just look at that mani"
1t CHANGED that a permanent resi-
dent of the hotel overheard the re-
mark. This man was extremely thin
just the opposite Of the guest re-
ferred to by Mr.. Drew.
The thin boarder at once spoke up,
saying: Eyes, that fat man has been
here three days. | have been here
thirty years. Look at me!"-Boston
Herald.
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1906-05-29
HANCOCK AND GRANT.
Relations Between the Two Soldiers
Was Always of the Closest
Friendship.

Adam Badeau gives the following
interesting account in the Chicago
Tribune of the relations of these two
great soldiers
Hancock and Grant were at West
Point together. They were good
friends there, and Hancock used to
call his future chief by the familiar
nickname of Sam Grant" Long af
terward during the Wilderness cam
paign-it was the day after the great
attack at Spottsylvania, when Han
cock reported Il have finished up
johnson and am now going into
Early" Grant nominated Hancock fol-
brigadier general in the regular army
Hancock remembered the old relation
ship of cadet times, and said to the
brother-in-law of the general-in-chief,
who told him the news: Il love Sam
Grant"
The regard was mutual. At one
moment in the battle of the Wilder
ness things looked very dark; Warren
was driven back to the center, and a
rush of stragglers came hurrying in
towards Grants headquarters with
news that Hancock was routed. Grant
was seated on the ground whiting a
stick; he simply turned his stick
around and whitfield the other end,
and when it was again reported that
Hancock had been driven he said,
grimly: Il don't believe it" In a
few moments word came directly con
trary to the early rumor. Instead OF
retreating Hancock had pushed the
enemy. Then Grant looked up and
said with as much enthusiasm as !
ever knew him to betray; "Hancock's
glorious soldier"
He never changed this opinion. Han
cock was always given the advance
or exposed position. He bore the brunt
of the battle of the Wilderness; he
made three terrible assaults at Spots
ylvania; he led the march to the
North Anna; he was in the thickest OF
the fighting at Cold Harbor; his
troops we're the first of the army OF
the Potomac to come up before Peters
burg; and in the subsequent move
ments on both sides of the James, al
Deep Bottom, and at the explosion at
Burnside's mine, always, until the
opening of an old wound compelled
him to leave the field, Hancock was
given the command which required the
most superb daring, the clearest head
the most sustained military ability
More than once heard Gen. Grant
say that if Meade were removed he
should give the command of the Army
Of the Potomac to Hancock.
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1906-05-29
Photographing the Enemy.

The newest thing in war is to pho
tograph the enemy's troops or de
lenses by a camera raised hundreds
of feet in the air by balloon or kite
thus obtaining accurate information
at a distance of ten or II miles Views
of the country to be fought over and
pictures of Notifications are invalu'
able. The expert determines by pho
tographs the velocity of projectiles
fired from a gun, and the course and
speed of torpedoes, and he records
their effects in the same manner.
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1906-05-29
One Member Wavering.

Not long since, when the religious
statistics were being taken in Worces
ter, Mass, it CHANGED that the emu
merator's ring at Judge lockwood
Hoar's door was answered by his cid
est daughter, a girl of nine, When
asked for the religious affliation OF
the family the census man received
this unique reply: Papa is a Uni
tartan, mamma is an Episcopalian
I'm an Episcopalian, but Ruth is wa
vering." Ruth was five years of age.
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1906-05-29
Where Labor Is in Demand.

Labor is so scarce in New Zealand
that the government of that colony has
asked it's high commission in London
to find in England and send out l,OOC
laborers for the construction of a new
railway in the north island. Three
years work is guaranteed, and induce
ments will be offered them to remain
permanently.
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1906-05-29
Ever Hear OF "scotty" and His Record
Breaking Ridef

The story, briefly told. is this: Wal
.er Scott, the Death Valley gold miner,
made the trip from Los Angeles to
Chicago last summer on a special
train over the Santa Fe" In less than
Is hours. That whirlwind train cost
him more than $4,000. 1t was the
fastest long distance run over noun
tains and plains ever made on any
American railway. 1t demonstrated
beyond dispute that the Santa Fe
track, equipment and employees are of
the dependable kind. Probably you
wouldn't care to ride so fast. You pre-
fer the luxury of our three trains from
Utah and Colorado to Everywhere
East and Southwest.
Ask me for ticket rates and ltera-
ture.
c. F. WARREN.
G. A.. A. T. & s. F. Ry.
al Dooly Block, Salt Lake City, Utah.
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1906-05-29
Lorg Time Without War

For three-quarters of century Bel.
GUM has had no war.
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1906-05-29
Appalling Prospect.

A prolix preacher took for his text
one Sunday the whole chapter in Rev
elation about the seven churches In
Asia. After he had dwelt laboriously
for half an hour on three of them, a
small boy in the congregation drew
long sigh and whispered to his moth
er in a stage prompter's voice. Gee!
Four more!"-Lippincott's Magazine
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1906-05-29
Proof of True Love.

A school girl was overheard trying
to convince school fellow that she
liked him better than she did some
other urchin of whom he seemed jeal-
Gus. "Of course, like you better than
l do BILL she said, "for don't | miss
my words in my spelling lesson on
purpose, so as to be down at the foot
of the class, where you are?"