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The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-10-20

made pet by the set headed by Will liam E. Morrison ana that had for its membership Carlisle, Mills, Hurd and Tucker, later reinforced by Fur ner. the Breckenridges. Wilson and men like those. He got knowledge of the tariff by absorption, and became a member of Ways and Means. They used to send for him to go North and instruct them on political economy and as long as he confined himself to the tariff he did very well indeed.
 The Democratic party. God bless it. is a composite of Philip Sidney. Roger de Caverly, Baron Bradwardine. Will kins Micawber and Tam O Shanter. great Caesar, and now it is the squad obese Falstaff refused to go through Coventry with. It is entirely human. It has the simplicity and the abiding confidence of the honest country gen. tleman that thinks not. knows not, and cannot understand guile. It is not written;
 shall not receive the Kingdom of God as little child. shall in no wise enter therein.
 That is the way the Democratic party receives everything. It has the same mouth for crow as for chicken. the same palate for gall as Tor nectar. That is what makes it immortal. and that is what makes 1t the rudder and the anchor of the mighty republic. Be ye of good cheer; 1t will escape the wilderness where it was informed in the struggle of is9o.
 Well, Benton McAfillin had a heap to do with it. In 1890 the American people were contrite for their defeat of Grover Cleveland in 1888, and they were outraged because of the enormi- ties of the first Tom Reed Congress. They gave voice to their petinence and their disgust in the completest victory for the Democracy in the entire hiss tory of our republic, before or since. If the South had been silent in the Fifty-Second Congress, the Democrats had Q majority of the Northern, meri1- bers and the South was solid. with a epossibIe minority not exceeding three.
 who did it. Cleveland, Carlisle. Mills. the Breckinridges, Turner. Wil- son, and that set. A race came on for
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-10-20
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r. .
 James D. Watson is a leader in Com Eress. fine public speaker, an excel lent organizer, the Republican whip" and the personal representative of the Republican Speaker on the floor of the House. where a good deal of dirty work has to be done. and all must ad- init that the Hon. Watson does it with fairly clean hands, especially when the job is as filthy as that ship subsidy steal. Jim Watson may be said to be from the "Old Burnt" district. next to the Ashland district, the most famous in the Ohio Valley. He beat the Great ObJector" for Congress in 1894, and was beaten bx him two years later. Holman was the first man who served thirty years in the House, and he was a great man. mainly because at the country crossroad he could make, the average citizen think that William S. Holman was, just q little better friend to the man who works with his hands and struggles for living than any body else Jim Watson beat him for Congress in 1894 because that was the year the Democratic Party retired from politics and sent the Pops to do their stunts in the political arena.
 Mir. Watson ia a candidate for Gov ernor Of Indiana- What he wants with it I cannot imagine. Only one Cover nor of that State was colossal figure while in office. and circumstance made the opportunity for him. As Governor watson would take the dry rot and never be heard of again. The thing of going from Congress to the Gov ernor's mansion Is come to operate in our country like the stewardship of fFe Chiltern Hundreds in England. an honorable road out of politics It is no longer the way to the Senate. Doubtless J. Frank Hanly knows that.
 There was time when to be kGoy- ernor of a sovereign State of this Union was much bigger office than ko be member of Congress- but that was wi1en the Federal power was . great deal modester than 1t is now. Henry Clay
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-10-20

ssweIi, sir" said Mr. Dooley. T sec be tn pa-apers that great disgrace has fallen on this nation. I see be tn pa-aperrs ivry day that a great dis grace has. fallen on tn nation, but this is the worst yet.'s
 Good hivens. what is ft?" asked MT l. Hennessy.
 sI hate to tell ye.s, said Mir. Dooley. esTis too disgracefuL Whisper. Tn prisidint iv tn United States has been beat at lawn tennis. Worse thin that, he was beat be a bishop. Worse even thin that, he was beat bo 2 hereticlx bishop.
 s'Thsre 1t is in tn. pa-apers in black and white. Tiddy Rosenfelt was fin his back yard waitin' fr some wan to come an perish befure his uncon- entire administhration. Sicrety Root was leanin' over a fence. sicrety Taft was settin' on tn ground fannin' him. silf with his bat. Tn rest of tn cab- net had pleaded sudden illness or gov ernment business an, ned. Tn. su- pre&m coort had said that as there was no Ahanct f'r game fv mixed doubles they wud pick up their overslxirts an 70 home an study tn weak spots tv tn conetftULion. Tn amD0Seauures n44 tillygrafted to tbeir governmints ask in tc, be transferred to Morocco or some place where they cud live in com parative quiet.
 Tt began to leok as if Tiddy Rosen- felt was not goin, to be able to got up good precipitation an might have to put in tn afthernoon doin' a little light exercise like tossin' tn millyon- aire with sSicrety Garfield. whin Sicre- ty Loeb poked his head through hole in th' fence ap' called out. Tn bishop fv London Is here with . tennis bat afa' says he prayerfully thinks he cud knock ye'er excel1ency's head off If ye give him q chanct. Bring him in says Teddy. with light laugh. I have a gr-reat respect fir tn clergy, an I'll only beat him enough to show him that he's in a counthry now where tn state is supeeryor to tn church. he says. He fxpicted to see stout man with a pink face an side whiskers. wearin' knee brooches an an apron, but instead iv that, tall, nimble ath : Iete Jumped over the fence, flung his cassock an beretta in a corner iv tn
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-10-20

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 T was troubled with cough and indigestion. Thanks to your advice and Peruna I am in good health now. was talking with an old friend last week. He told ms he took Fortuna last winter. and he Is In the best of health working every day. and speaks highly of your medicine I shall feel 1t my duty se recommend Peruna te all my friends" V
 A great many testimonials from peo- pie of high rank and people in the ordinary walks of life. are received every month. Catatrh in all it's phnses, catarrh Of the different organs of the body: acute catarrh. chronic catarrh, catarrh that has baffied other reme- dies---alI these are giving to Peruna unqualified and unsolicited endorse ment.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-10-20

party man when the tariff question has been broached. and the greatest single factor for evil in our industrial syg- tenn Is the protection of robber corpo- rations by the present, tariff laws.
 President Roosevelt is said to be. al heart, tariff revisionist. but he has been a Republican rather than q pa triot in his complacent acduiesceI,ce when the Republican machine has de- sired him to stand pat If special priv ileges cause race suicide what a sorry
 spectacle of insincerity we have pre- sented 10 us when the President lauds a worlingnan for carrying a baby tn his arms, when he makes a speech ii Keokuk. but refuse to advocate the reduction of the Dingley schedules when he writes message at Washing
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-10-20
GRANDPARENTS TELL ABOUT PE.RU-NA.
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Mrs. Caroline Trunk. 17o5 JeffsrsDu Ave. Peoria. Iii. writes:
 sI had very painful trouble for ak years. consisting of rheumstism in the back and fin the thigh. I used a great deal of medicine. but 1t did not help me. Then used pr. Hartman'a Pesuns. and two bottles of this enttx<- Iy freed me of the rheumatism. wish to keep both Peruna and Manalin a1- ways in the house. This fs the best medicine that I can recommend any one to take for rheumatism"
 Catarrh All Through My sysfens. Mfr. Robert Meters. Murdock. Cass Co.,. Neb.. Box l5. writes:
 .I commenced to take Peruna the first of last February. I took 1t az nearly as possible according to direc- tions I also got a Peruns almanac and for the first time learned that my trouble was systemic catarrh had catarrh from my head sli throuEfi my system. took Peruna until wns entirely cured.
 I am aighty-three and a half year. old. and feel as young as did ter years ago.
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catarrI. Fiftecn Year..

Mrs. s. A. Rogers. LeMoore. Cal, writes:
 T had chronic estarrh of fifteen years stsndisx. and death seemed to stare me in the face. tried several 'so-caiied' catarrh remedies. and with out avail took fifteen bottles of Peruna and five bottles of Manalin. and ] am completely cured All the catar- rhal symptoms are gone. my digestion is good. my appetite is good, and l rest we'll at night. am seventy years of age and I hope to live many more years to praise Psruna to all my friends who suffer from catarrh as did"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-10-20

Speaker. Had the House been c61i- vened in March, 1891, not ten votes would have been cass ags;rsf Roger O. Mills fin the Democratic caucus. Morrison had been put out of Congress byN4 Pfttsburg tariff poodle. Carlisle had been sent sto fill Beck's shoes in the Senate The inevitable, the iogi- cal, the one possible Speaker was Rog- CT Q. Mills, who stood for the idea
 Benton McMillin had about as much chance for Speaker as had to be Pope of Rome. Yet combinations began to form in 1891 with single obtect---t0 beat for the nomination the only Dem- ocrat who could be elected President of the United States. and it would have succeeded if similar combination had not been triumphant in 1SS0. Crisp was the favorita of the combination that was explained by Tammany Hall David B.. Hi1i, and Arthur P. German. Mc5fiIfin, all of whose eggs were In the Mills basket, was induced to run, un- der the persuasion that he would be heir to Crisp. There was not chair manship that was not put up to ran- som. including Ways and Means and Appropriations. Had Mills given q nod or a wink, he would have been Speak, CT. McMiliin was used until he was q sucked orange. Crisp was elected and the most precious cause the Democrat ic party has had in forty years ritter cd away.
 No wonder it was that the. first whaok the Democracy got at McMiiltn he was struck Between wind and wa ter His usefulness was gone. Bailey beat him out of sight for leader, and then he left Congress to be Governor. He was Governor, hoping to be Sena- tor. He may, be Senator yet for my knowledge of American politics teaches me that everything impossible can hap pen---in the State of Tennessee
 Tn late years do not recall a man who left Congress to be Governor who did not lose by the exchange. It is all because. under Republican policies. the nation is become everything and the State nothing. unless New York be an exception.
 I would rather see Ed Carmack in the National House of Representatives than Governor of Tennessee. Let him come to the Sixty-first Congress. He might be Speaker.
 lcopyright. iso7 by E. W. Newman.)
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-10-20

!. Rev. Albert Nagle. for nineteen years superintendent of missions of the Indiana Baptist field. has resigned. to take effect the last day of the year.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-10-20

The women's Baptist Home Mis- sion Soceity has 2,9S6 auxilkaries in this country. of which 2.zs0 are for adults. the headquarters being in Chi cago.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-07
CHICAGO GRAIN AND PRODUCE.

Chicago. Dec. 6.-Decreased stocks of wheat in the Northwest and the firmness Of the stock market had strengthening effect on the local wheat market the May delivery closing at a gain of b o hc. Corn was off hc, Oats were a shade higher. Pro visions were 10@12hc lower.
 The wheat market was inclined to be weak at the start owing to advices from Argentina to the effect that harvesting IS moving favorably and the crop is in good condition. The failure of another national bank had some depressing effect. A mod crate advance at Liverpool, however, held many would be sellers in check and conse- quently trading was of light volume. The market developed considerable firmness to- ward the middle of the day because of sharp advances at Minneapolis and Winnipeg due to depleted stock of wheat at those centers' The strength of the stock list and the an nouncement that all depositors of the bank that closed it's doors today will be paid In full imparted additional strength to wheat.
 The close was firm. May opened is @ lac lower at s1 ,0l1s to SLOT F, sold at q. Ol and thep. advanced to, s1.o2%. The close
 Clearances of wheat and flour were equal to G9oo,090 bushels, Exports for the week as shown by Bradstreet's were equal to 6.2OO.OOO bushels ;Primary receipts were 9S6,0 bushels. compared with S2T,OOO bushels the corresponding day one year ago.
 Minneapolis, Duluth and Chicago reported receipts of 593 cars, against 1.546 cars last t. .33 cars one year ago.
 Trade in corn was dull and the market iSt, was rather weak all day; decline in live hogs. liberal receipts and falling off in the demand for cash corn were the princi- pal bearish influences. The close was easy
 May opened unchanged to kc lower at 56Ac to 56%c, sold at 5B Nc and then de clined to J6 Isc. The close was at 56 Ssc.
 Local receipts were 1S1 cars with seven of contract g. lde.
 Oats were ,. eady owing tomoderate pur- chases by q leading bull Trade was of light volume because of the reluctance of pit traders to either buy or sell In view of the approaching holidays. Demand for cash
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-07
H. $ B. BEER COTTON LETTER.
By Private Wire to c. G. Abercrombic &
 Co.,, 4o1x Commerce St.

By Private Wire to c. G. Abercrombic &
 G., 401S Commerce St.
 New Orleans. Dec. 6.-The demand for spot cotton at Liverpool continues unabat- ed, another block of l5.o0o having been sold today at prices unchanged from those
 In America the same conditions were re- ported, the staple being in urgent demand. especially in the local market. but buyers find it hard matter to fill orders. offer ings being so light. except at higher prices from day to day.
 At the very opening of the spot market exporters were dumbfounded to learn that factors were asking full Ac advance, yet they had no alternative but to pay the market price. else take the risk or some one else stepping in and taking the cotton by meeting the demands of the factors We have been laying much stress of late on the conditions in the local and Texas spot mar kets, pointing out the smallness of stocks, due partly to an urgent demand, but mainly to the shortness of this years yield. west of the Mississippi river, estimated at from 1,500. 900 to 100000 bales, which accounts for such small crop estimates being arrived at the average of which figures about Il, 5000 against 13,511, 900 last season. IL was common gossip that middling in the To- cal market was selling at about l2c per pound, yet the future market faileo 10 re- fleet so important a feature, longs having been disposed to realize on all strong mar kets in advance of two government reports that will be issued next week. However contracts managed to score an advance Of about 27 points, January having soio 'at l15O. We liken present conditions to those existing in the winter Of 1903. the small crop year. crop 10.ol1.o0o bales. dur ing which season the market advanced to above 1Sc for futures and to about i6Ec for middling spots. contracts having sold at premium on spots of about l5O points This season the market is nearly deprived of speculative support. notably in Texas, consequently cotton is not receiving the necessary assistance to make of the stua- tion truly bull market.
 The improvement that has been brought about, although helped to some extent by the support from the Mississippi valley Is due mainly to the apprehension entertained of the crop being insufficient to meet the worlds requirements in event of trade con ditions in the United States becoming more favorable as the result of the passing of the financial furry, the general opinion being that there will be little or no reaction in trade abroad. especially in England. Had we an open market with Texas. Alabama, Georgia and Arkansas to help fight the South's battle for higher prices. farmers would have les fear of not being able to lift the price to fifteen cents.
 Yours very truly.
 C. G. ABERCROMBIE 6 co.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-07
NEW YORK COTTON FUTURES. New York, Dec. S.-Cotton futures on the lew York Cotton Exchange today closed
NEW oRLEANs COTTON.

New Orleans. Dec. 6.--SDot cotton was fir mat an advance of 3-16c on all grades Middling II 13-16c. Sales were 2.8O0 Bales on the spot and $500 to arrive.
 Futures opened steady three points above two points below the close of yesterday, which was about as due Pre-eminently the feature was the strength of spots which had a marked bullish effect on futures and brought about an early advance in that mar ket. The demand for spots remained strong throughout the day and futures continued to advance, especially the December op- tion. which was twentyfour points up at noon.
 Closing at the same high levels which prevailed around the noon hour with Decem- Der 25 points up and the other active months ranging from 14 to IS points above the close of yesterday. the market held its steady tone to the end
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-07
SECRETARY TESTERS WORLDS
 VISIBLE SUPPLY STATEMENT

New Orleans, Dec 6.--Secretary Hester statement of the worlds visible supply of cotton made up from special cable and telegraphic advices compares the figures oi this week with last week. last year ana the year before 1t shows an increase for the week just closed of 207, 3s5, against an in- crease of 307,532 last year and an increase of 194s7O year before last.
 The total visible is 4,023.f55, against S'- s15.77O last week, 4,603. .12S last year ana 4.S7l,5e7 year before last. Of this the to- tal of American cotton is 3.17f,27s against 3.o14.ss4 last week, 3,6s3.12s last year ano 3,s37,5s7 year before last. and of all other kinds, including Egypt. Brazil. India, etc, S5I.S7s, against s00.s76 last week. 9lo,ooo last year and ss4.o00 year before last.
 The total worlds visible supply or cotton as abdye shows an increase compared witn last week of 2o7.ss5, decrease compared with last year of 57s.973 and a decrease compared with year before last of S4S,4iz.
 Of the worlds visible supply of cotton as above there is now afioat and held m Great Britain and continental Europe E. 23s.O0O, against 2,1ss.o0O last year and S:' 26SOOO year before last; in Egypt lsb,ooo against 195.00o last year and ab7.oOO yea before last; in India 31o,0oo. against 3Io,Oot last year and 4Si.000 year before last; ane in the United States 1.2S5,00o, against l,' s3s, 900 last year and f,se5,ooo year pefor' last,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-07

titude of spot holders in the South, and 1t is understood that a prominent cents for cotton. his opinion being based on the increasing difficulty ex- perienced in securing spot supplies. There was considerable selling on the theory that the bulls will attempt to realize their profits either on or be- fore the publication of the government report next week.
 Recepits at the ports: 6e,176 bales, against 46,7S5 last week and 56.7S3 last year. For the week: 370,000 bales, against 333,320 last week and 6,S7O last year.
 Todays' receipts at New Orleans: 10,- 923, against 14,830 last year, and at Houston: 1o,661 bales, against 1S,443 last year.
 NEW YORK COTTON FUTURES.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-07
LIVERPOOL COTTON FUTURES.
SECRETARY TESTERS WEEKLY

New Orleans. Dec. 6.-Secretary Hester s weekly New Orleans Cotton Exchange state ment issued before the close of business today shows decrease in the movement into sight compared with the seven days ending this date last year in round figures 1Og O0O a decrease under the same days year before last of 52.000. and a decrea under the same time in 1904 of 44000.
 For the six days of December the totals A decrease under the same period year be- fore last of 29. 900 and a decrease under the same time in 1904 of 37, 900.
 For the 97 days of the season that have elapsed the aggregate is behind the 97 days
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-07
TAKING OF AMERICAN COTTON BY
 SINNERS THROUGHOUT THE WORLD

 New orleans Dec. 6-Secretary Hester gives the taking of American cotton by spinners throughout the world as follows in round numbers:
 This week SS6. 900 this year, against 35S,- 900 last year. 295.00O year before last
 Total since September 1st. this year B. l94, ,000 against 3,460000 last year. and B. 579,00 the year before.
 Of this Northern Spinners and Canada took 569, 900 bales this year, against 797,0oO last year, and 939.000 the year before; Southern spinners 7S0, 900, against 7s0. 600 last year, and TIT. 900 the year before; and for eign spinners l.S45.000. against 1,S72,000 last year, and 1,s63,0 the year before. WEEKLY INFERIOR COTTON TOWNS. Ne.t York 1QAl
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-07
NEW YORK COTTON.

New York. Dec. 6-The cotton mar ket made a new high record for the bull movement during today's trading with business active and the close steady at net advance of 120lS points. Sales for the day were estim- ated at 900 bales
 The opening was steady and un- changed to decline of five points, un- der local selling and liquidation, but this showing was much better than due on the disappointing Liverpool fu- lures and the market quickly rallied on aggressive bull support and cover ing. There were recessions of five or six points during the middle sue cession, but the general tone of the market was firm and in the early aft ernoon business was very active and prices strong on continued covering. buying by Wall Street and an In creasing demand from the South. At the highest level January sold at 11.27 and May at 11.47 or 19@25 points net higher and over 1 12 cents above the low level of the season. The close was a few points off from the top un- der realizing.
 The days gains were secured in the face of a reported bank failure in Pittsburg and unsettling rumors re- garding conditions in Western com merciaI circles. but had the assistance of very bullish reports as to the att