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The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-09-22

plans were offered. but it was finally agreel that the proposition offered by Messrs. Heard, Cunningham and Conn De accepted and the plant installed TOT the handling of this seasons crop.
 The company has not been formally organized any further than the elee- tion of a board of directors which elected the other officers. Following is the officers and directors:
 Amos Horton, President: E. Cohn, Vice President and Manager; J. " Park. Secretary and Treasurer
 Directors--E.. cohn, c. I. Heard. A. vile, c. ". Cunningham, John T. Cochrane.
 The gins of Gardner and Somerville and J. D. and J. R. Sanders have been purchased, and will be utilized in con nection with other machinery which will be purchased immediately. The treasurer was instructed to collect twenty five per cent of the stock suo- scribed. which has already been col lected and the remaining stock will be paid in when the charter is granted and the stock issued.
 Professor Dickerson has resigned his position as principal of the Altcevilie Academy. and the school has been turned over to his first assistant, MISS Chiles, who is assisted by Miss Maegie Fort
 Considerable cotton is being ginned now and the crop will be sinned within the next sixty days if the present rate keeps up.
 One gin turned out thirty bales to- day and the other. near-that amount
 The staple is being sold at pretty good rate also.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-09-22
Neso Orleans Report

New orleans. La. Sept 21.--The
 "Tne knowiedge that some mlifs snf Sssn ossss as sSs ts cnrp agpoisis theft
 Of rsaiizIng A profit On current opet- ations proved q telling bearish argu- pool reporting the closing down of many mills in the Lancashire district and pointing ont the iripossibility of rhe na srses es tsPs sheT Sevsopment in England was immediately apparsnt Tn buyers withdrew from the market un. be ineyitabie in the event labor com piicattcns abroad were not speedily
 Mesnwhile the situation in the south has turned paradoxieal in the extreme. Few men bought cotton yesterday who were in posltion to de- thTouEHSoSs y s s6sh fR fRs.nosSSs Ssnts, |, bad weather oyer the belt, shrinking ket evidenced q distinct dispositiop basis thaa they have been aoceptins
 Thus t would appear that the man sd,0. wn0 nssSs ssS ,sr cotton is not wiling to npence at work on the supply market while the man whp has cotton to sell. eitner through lack of information or lack of faith in the integrity of pur- pose behind the reports of bad trade and labor complications. persistentIy refuses to accept present prices as . fair valuation for cotton. conditions of trade tns.;.,.sPpl supply and probable demand The complex ramiAcations of such . situation Sewilders the talent. makes may still claim. restricts business. ana delays the restoration of normal con dittons. Thus handicapped. the hedge market cannot progress in the useful direction, and the hope lately inspired by an improving hedge basis seems doomed at least for the near future
 Ordinarily the value of cotton is determtned by the relationship demand circumstahces the tendency of aij price making forces appears to be away from rather than toward d nor. maj solutien of the price riddle.
 ed in by dogmas which do not apply and the futility Of programs predict. lands workmen Viii 6s fed into h@oid. @ possbe tor tSe e,pioysr 1na Sositi1ns sa ions, in
 times of depression, or that the mil owner will delay resumption much longer that circumstanees over which he has no control deEns nd.
 On the day New Orleans lost 1s points on December (s.S3. range se7E .eO) while midding spots were feducet an eighth of cent to lis for mia. diihg' The tone was called steady"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-09-22
THE STOCK MARKET


 ssiins sioersp srsp' and Ws acute ns.snsss Ssssss carried up to the very close of last ua @ssk swssn ss. o.asss of sssSs sSSr's 5. thas T began st the S% SUCK sncsanse nss se'toys today. Ercm the standpoint of speculative views and isss letters fssS fsomS eommssio Rsssamsis1s houses to clients. The active specula- tive posItion va. cn the selling side Ess en the. same side. Urgent calls for additional margins went out to GUS toners at the close of last week and lowed by selling out of accounts. The sSronsk ae tss limits @ df ' sdaitissal osHos siop
 s ssdso on ana an. fhe fs:e s:h proved difieuit and 1t was tome time fectiye. It was but temporarily so and the closing tone was denora1ized with speculative liquidation. On an ernor- posed to be the favorite medium Of speculative oper ations by the stand ard oil group of capitalists was nota.: %ss ay as rSe esp suppossd .rsis.lonshlp. This special stsndsra f ofI actfvltss so ssy Infinenes S e pe- itical ana Legislative action. Reports were current in tho financial district etaasrS a of Rr asn from sossrn n @ ment sources: The, effsct, of he ex- yite renewed hostility to corporstions In general and to the Standard OH Company In particular and to shape in that direction. One of the strong rise in the stock market has been the country on these lines was losing force and its venom. The episode of the publication of the Archbold For aker correspondence and has caused some revision of this view in the finan- cial district. A similar process of finds place as an influence on the re- ket. Talk regarding to copper trade as 1t was heard in the efghborhood of the stock exchange today was not hopeful. Another marking down N the price of copper at the metal ex- change and of copper warrante In the Lonaon marfet gavs poins s,s to the sSassd ssik something ike impatience over reports in immediate prospect and took pains to assert the moderate rate of improve ment. The feeling of uneasiness gath cred force and the downward plunge at the end of the day. was the conse- auencs. From one tS Aye points % meas ssas hs wsns sss s Of the oss Says ssss par value, s3,56s.660. United States bonds were unchanged on call.
 CLOSING STOCK LIST.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-09-22
BERRY-CALLowAY.
Brilliant socaaI wedding To Be Cele-
 brated at Eufaula.

hrated at Eufaula.
 Eufauia, Sept, 3l--(Special) )--The approaching wedding of Miss Carrie Berry of this city, to James Galloway of Macon, Ga. will mark an interesting and briiIiant social function here on the evening of the 32nd of October in which much interest Is centered.
 The ceremony will be solemnized at the New Baptist Church which will be extensively ornaniented and beautifisd for the occasion The prospective bride Is strikinGly pretty young woman of distinctive style and charm and her bright sunny nature and most cordial sweetness are recognized by large circle of very warm friends. The intended groom is young man of admirable business and social qualf- ffeations and is highly esteemed.
 Rev. Taiifaro, of Opelika, who was ewy,6eted to reach the city and fill the pulpit of the new Baptist Church yes t4rday failed to arrive. greatly to the disappointment of the citizens. Mir. Taltfafo is at present assisting In a series of religious meetings now go- incr on at his home and was detair cd on that account He has advised that he will come at an early date and de- IiveY A sermon during the week and hfs visit is being anticipated with much interest and pleasure. The Baptist de- nomination has not yet taken any action in the matter of calling a pas" tor
 c. B. Welibern. q prominent citizen of the county who resides at Howe, twelve miles north of the city, is quite sick and his daughter. Mrs. c. M. Gam mage of this city has been attending his bed side for the past week.
 Miss Nellie Ballowe tendered a charming reception at her parents home this evening honoring Miss May delle Clevela nd Of La Grange. Ga. and Miss Montine RoddeHberry. A large gathering of the city's social set were in attendance and the hours were royalty enjoyed.
 Rev Bertram F. Brown was absent yesterday at Union Springs. where he held services and delivered a sermon to the parishioners of that city. Rev. D. J. Blackwell filled his regular pulpit at the Presbyterian Church and Rev. Chester E. Johnson of The Times de- iivered the sermon at the Methodist Church last night.
 Mrs Smith mother of Mrs. D. L. Rus sell of this city Is quite critically i'll at the home of her daughter on Eufaula Street and the worst Is feared at any time.
 Miss Eliza Bullock who has spend ine some time with relatives of her former home has returned to Montgoni- cry to resume her duties as principal of the public school in that city.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-09-22
FooD FADDIsTs' ROBUSTNESS.
Help to Create an Unhealthy Mental
 State in Human Race.

Help te Create an Unhealthy Mental
 State in Human Race. Chicago Inter Ocean.
 The only American. type approachIns p spsnt od bsr nkS yes of MSes stomachs, is the modern food faddist
 He contemplates the needs of his stomach with g eonstancy which ought The average man has long, been in: timidated, but not convinced, by the not rid himself of the idea that our healthy forefathers were not all wrong on the subject of foods.
 of the average man. Sir James Crich- Ga sutA6rlsy. 9%n president ss Of the gsSitsly takes stand on his side. :
 Sir James denounces food faddists, one and all, and lauds the virtues of %5Gn SnGRs RRsdcne ndorses what he says. In the following words.
 Tt is quite likely that public health would be simmer ensely sy. better zsd if the ThG,s sh whoissome advice. which he. quotes fTen Byron and ,4 the siGIe; ,t. Take N6sbi1s the is common or uncleen.' It will take the science of dietetics a long time to outlive the odium inte, which 1t ha. n of the foolish. :"
 The ascription of the first quota tion to Byron who didn't write 1t. is, of course, wrong; but there are thous- ands who are prepared to welcome the rest of the magazine editors statement as embodytng a wholesome and con' solinE truth.
 Dietetics has its place, but it's exags geration Is foolishness. Nothing givea a man ailments like thinking about them. And the food faddiets, with their. talk of the necessity of this or that food to keep this or that organ In order, help to create an unhealthy mental state.
 They do more than that, according to Sir James. He says he found semi starvation among large classes of every of the ph ysical and mental derange- ments of the poor. Now. most of the insist on deprivation and thus tend toward emi-starvation. If persisted in, why shouldn't degeneration fonowG
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-09-22
sr1MA COTTON MARxsr.
Nryv YORK COTTON,

NEW YORK COTTON.
 New York. Sept. 2l.-Reports of shut down by the Lancashire mills caused quite . sharp break in the cotton market today 1e6ls points. Sales were estimated a'
 The market opened steady at decline cf s0Ie points in response to the cables and during the morning sold off to net loss Of is0is points under naa,dat,on;; n; bear pressure Private cables said that 72 per cent. of the Lancashire mills had not opened this morning, owing to labor trou- 0its and the duration of the shut down was uncertain. But after thc early break selling on this development became more might possibly be settlement at any time. and after midday the market rallied slight ly from the lowest on coverins ana Iittie scattered buying on the reaction theory.
 The close was about four to six points up from the bottom. At the lowest the mar ket was about 34@s7 points under the high level of last week. There was nothing In the wsather news to offset tho bearish in- flusncs of the Lancashire situation, ef. feet of which upon domestic spinners and Interior spot holders is now being awaited.
 Southern spot markets officially reported q today were generally t to Nc lower. and eome thought that part of the selling by houses with southern connections represeht- ed hedging of spot supplies or prospective
 Receipts at the ports today ll.ssl bales, aeainst ss,669 last week and 31,Ibs last year. For the week festimated) 2T0,0o0 bales. againgt 21s.ss3 last week ana zsissfs
 Todays receipts at New Orleans t.o6g bales, against s,ts0 last year, and at Hous- ion is 25s helss, aeainst 7.sTs last year.
 Futfres opened and closed stssdy:
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-09-22
HEIR TO GREAT FORTUNE.
"Baby,, Brown widest Known Eight
 Year-0ld sn This County.


 Year-OlA sn This County.
 Newport Dispatch to N. Y. World
 Young John Nicholas Brown. the spective heir to several millions more as his fathers share from his grand mother Mrs John Carter Brown. is the widest known S-year-old in the country today. Baby Brown was hur- ried off to Europe last winter to es- cape suspected kidnapperb. where he traveled through England and the south of France. In Paris. Mrs. Brown visited her sister, the Countess d'Os- Brown played with his little cousin gett Marie Valentine, Viscountess
 The little fellow has come to be known in Piccadtlly, in London. and in the Champs Eiysees, of Paris: A great change has come over Baby Brown within the past year. for he regards himself Si. no ,,g longer Ba6y"' This, summer he is decked out inssiik knickerbockers. patent leather Sties. sack coat. Buster Brown collar. red necktie, light colored English walking topcoat, and with this Bet-up he car ries a walking stick, and Is attended always by a nurse and e private de-
 His daily life Is somewhat methoai- cal. for Mrs. Brown wants her son to means toward that end he has to dis pose of quart of cream daily. In the course of the day he has four meals, but not heavy ones. He has tunch- con with his French nurse. and for q boy with 50 many nniliionS it ts q
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-09-22

sardinss--Am.ricsn mustard ss.7s: \ .ei Sa.Ts.
 Toe; green hides s@se: green saited Co.
 wSool-cis.f ,sesec: bury ssi.e,
 Mssi-stsndsrd ssKo; wsssrsround sso: % Fruit and ana Produes.-rancy lemon. sso. ser box Ss.7s; rfish potatoes per bushs si E.is: onion. yellow slobss si.i6; fancy
 romstoss .,s sd: snap Beans stand ,i:
 cSssss-Fui cream. daisies isKe. sing les 1se: ID. cuts, square 17c.
 Grits-Per bbL ttao: per sack s14B.
 Grain and Hay-Bfan si.5b; shorts si. . s5: oats eSc; white Sec: white eiipped size; timothy .Arx sls;Sc: Johnson sfsss
 Prime Cotton Seen Meal tae.eo; sacked cotton seed hulls SIS ton.
 Moiasses-GeorkiA cane, bbl. 4tc gallon: csses gallons t3.be per case: maple syrun Ior Cabin Brand. eaiions sit; x xaiions ST.5e: quarts es per dox Chicksns-f!ens ssotec: fryers ssososv
 ssssr-.crsaalstsa sxe; ?. '. c. sse
 Bsssgins-Nsw ,uts 50 or 50 "a. piece. { ID. 8Ae: K ID. sc: new saeAr sack IA ib. 1He; ID. sAc. second hand spkas sack 797Ac.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-09-22
STOCK MARKET TAXES
 A DOWNWARD PLUNGE

,,ys ner so,a Iork. Sept. sl-Declines of thre. to i've i've points In the prices of most Of thA snt rys, re stocks were the net results of An Sr ThIoss aay in the steck exchange today
 plunge of prices downward at th. A.... shs sss ssns as the natural consequence of inc sharp break on Saturday, which brouSh, Is scattered outside liquidation Bankie% ,,n m Ssfests and powerful capitalists sunnossd .o ee interested in the speculative nosiito0 eo orought prices up again to Saturdays clos ing level during the quiet midday period A,ppsfently s,Osf , advantase was taken of this re- greater precipitation than at the start Tn the final hour. long strings of transarI tions in several thousand ahare blocks wers recorded In the Hafrifna and Hili stocks,
 Rumors were Current of renewed attack to be made by the government on StandarS oil and reports of an unfavo able turn in the steel and copper trades also were rife
 NEW YORK COTTON OIL.
 New York, Sept zi.-Cottoa seed oil easy; yellow 4O@ k
 TuPpsnttne quiet 3ec.
 Sugar raw steady; fair refining g. a 50; centrifugal 96-test as.s5@tI. %; mo- laases sugar ss.2o@25; refined steady.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-09-22

simple one, such as soup, fish, 4ro fruit. He takes dinner with his moth er. Each forenoon the lad goes horse back riding with two mounted attaaJ- ants. one on each side. h the after. [. mother, after first calling upon his grandmother, who is very feeble. and expects heI grandson every day. with out fall.
 For amusement before going to bed Baby Brown may go to the playroom and start up his imported moving pic daily routine. If 1t varies, 1t is only in non essentials. If he attends Elm manuel Church with his mother on nurse and watchman Just the same Mrs. Browns instructions are, Viewer take your eyes off Johnny, you can never tell what might happen"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-09-22
eHIcAqo eRAIE AND rRopucE.

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 eSaisS1So eSieseS' sspas aA AEyIaiaes ANRIa rsonScE se- cunulating stocks was too much for sasses Tor ~bcS sSsrs iSssy seemed a no T
 December ciosins i-ic under satur- S.: S. .ns Gsrn prs.bs abs rsssaya s:saya af wss The fact that December wheat at the outset rose l-ec over the previous close was. . whimsical proceeding which for to small country offerinEs and the bullishpess of pit traders at \ moment when there hsppened to be little pres ou ions uRss tc gas s.y msisns o of ts short afticle and this state of afrairs continued throughout the day. North @ kns sssp Pfopertisns aesansa snd % the visible { tramendcus increase in stocks This Ss ssosn osnoEsa SSshes gain wssrss ios isst year at this Stirle the visible supply decreased 1.5tl.ooo bushels, Other sssrish tsfiusnsss were sTsll ,,t exgof. f. msnts one milton bushels sreatsr than expected favorable weather in in satnrdays advance on this city and cholera in Russia was not likely to os'gs on the iI s sms.Fg hy hsy css ss ion. the closing ranged from 34 on May to 1 1-4 on september. The totai ssr ssr. .sssss gd ss Ss'sssS ssst v and
 inc market for corn held It's own for a few moments after the opening but followed this by resumption Of recent decline: Closing prices were at the bottom with Decsnnber l s-tg ..sc were Wsfsf credited i1 with seiilns the defSrrsd futures on fairly liberal scale. Dry country and fall feed 2gensrelly is re- nous rate daily. Cash corn in the sample market ruled from 1-2 to 1c down. Local receipts, 100 cars, iss oass were dun and prices lover in sympathy with other cereals, although there was some. iriflpential buying on the soft spots Consfdefabls. barley re- gently purchased by oats shippers ar give weight to Eastern shippers, Clos Ing prices. were at the bottom, Decsm. ber on 5-sc. Provisions opened l.2o higher on a light run of hogs and . sharp advance In the cash market at Liverpool. The advance called out lib- erai realizing sales, however. and clos ing prices on JannasTCys x Cs pTodussss ss awSSes wSsss Saturday.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-09-22

New Orleans. Sept. s1.-spot cotton was steady and Ac lower: Middlins si-1se. Apprehenslon over the labor situation in Lancashire and bad weather which kept nuy.rs out of the market. caused the de- Aiine in prices. Sales were l.225 bales on fAa spot and 1.o5o to arrive.
 Cotton futures opened steady at . de- elfne with prices thirteen to ftfteen points .sr9s~ saturdays close. The Lancashire inbor situation was the dominatinE factor of the day, forcing prices below the open inc 1evel for losses amounting to about s1 nnr bale Considerable selling for short fnterests was Induced by the Lancashire {roubies Weather predictions were not Tna close was barely steady sixteen 10 Twelakv points under Saturday.
 .-uurz oax r ANa COTTON FuTURES.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-09-22
OFFEcERs ARE ELECTED.
Fer OH NEsH And FertiaaseR Works at
 AlfcevflIe.

AIieeville. Sept, -(Speeial)---As a result of the meeting last week, an- other meeting of the parties interest ed in the establishment of the oil mill and fartilIz&r works here. was called by those interested and the proposi- tfona offarad were considered sevsral
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-09-22
CURRENT oUOrATTOs
(Corrected DailV)

rh.ae prices are at wholesale and not to
 consumers:
 stsrch-Cofn 69ioc; standard sooda ysssri 1xc; gloss lump 4hc; nickel goods IHrs--l.eaf 1oMc; compound sAe: basis pice-ExtrA fancy head 7hc; fancy head az @Tc, broken AM @sc; Japan sM @B&c;
 keit-LiveFpool tl.1b; Virginia e0ei VsneTar-Per gallon 1s03oe.
 c-effse-areen common sh @1oc: prime stS @ioo: choice lI@i2; fancy l3@14ho. .-Sndies-xxX Soda sAe; XXX ginger snaps 7c.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-09-22
wMMARKs.

Rains occurred in all except the Augusta, and Charleston districts, but the amounts were light except at a few scattered points. Temperature changes were slight.
 FRANK F. CHATTER
 Section Director. Weather Bureau,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-09-22
rnA,eat.a inannrscinhia rainfall.

s--For yesterday. 4-For 24 hours end. ink { ana. 76th meridian time.
 NoTE--The averake nAaxiHaurn and ntini. faan t4tiapsratures ana the average ratn- faii are made up At each center from the actual number of reports received. The Astats of weather is that prevailing st tinas of observation.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-09-22

st Louis, Sept 21.-(Bpecial. )-The Bt Louis grain markets today ranged As fol- Iowa .-5 ..--
 Wheat: Sept sl.oixA: Dee s1.elMB; @si' 'otA; range si o3N@si.oi to $i .esS Corn: sept. TsMA; range 7shA to r. Dec s2B; range S2 to e3A Q x. May e2k oa,s: fte. 1skA;. fsnse tsHA to ts: May so% Q IA; range 5o& @&A to 's1%.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-09-22
wrvv ORIEANa f,OTTON.

NEW ORLEANS COTTON OIL New Orleans, sept. 2i.-Cotton seed oil: rirnA 2ae.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-09-22

The census department announces that there are 70.0oo. .00e hogs in our broad iand The number of cad seats has never bees givsn out
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-09-22
THE METAL MARKETs.

New York Sept. zl.--Ihe London tia Sd for spot but futures were . shade high CT at iSl pounds los The local market was quiet at S2s. 37h @s2A.
 coSp1S was lower in the English market with spot quoted at 6a pounds los and fu- lures at 60 pounds 6s. The ieeal market was weak and lower also with lake quoted at tl3 35 s6; elsetroiytic st SIS. 1874 @2b: castings at1sl: s7h @t1S.
 Lead was unchaneed at SIS 3s sd Ia the English market " The local market was dull at 34. l715@S0.
 spelter advanced to IS pounds Is ga Tn the English market. The local merket was dull and shade lower at "'fS"@ TIA. ., A..
 Iron was unchanged in the English mar ket with standard foundry quoted at bs Sd ana Cleveland warrants at b1s Thd Le- cally no change was reported.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-09-22

Nerfoik q west. con. ls .... .... .. % oreSon short Line ffds. ts .... .. ss. Fem cv. Shs, tsts .... s''. fenn. con. as .... ......ivs , Republic of cusa. .ts .... ....'.... ..ies ct r. T. n. ooA s .......... ssh sx' L. . eF. fg & ...-.. .,.. .... 6eaboard Ar dns ts .... .... ...... sIh Bcuthtrn Pacific as ........ .. s1A
 ao ieL A .... ....f ...... Tssss z fseifie ,st. =. ... '. ....... .iiSE Tol. (. L. " Is .,. .. n Union Pacific ls ....r,... .... ....1e2 t
 do cv. ls .... sets U. S Steel znd ss ........ ....s....f f01 Wabash Iets ,,, .l09 western Md .tk u. .s.... .~.. Is Wisconsin Central ts |. ........!.... SEA N. T. N. H. ev.. ss ........izs
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-09-22
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK.
sT. IOUTs LTVE SHOCK

St. Louis, Sept 3I.-cattle, receipts 7.5oo Including 5000 Texans; market strong; beet steers ..''y$.ss yH2 steekers and feedeTU 2.so @ esq
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-09-22
aw VnTrVe CEAT1f.

MHy .. . " "
 Spot steady; D1o No. exc; santos Nc sHc: mild dulls cordova sA @l2Ne.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-09-22
NAVAL sfOREe.

Charleston, sept 2i.--TuFptptinA steady. Rosin steady: AHc $40; D s3. lo@l6; E ss.5oaSsh; ss.so@S2A: H s33b; ! s3.65 K 44S; M tt.sb: $S.to; we $6. 30; wv s6.1B.
 savannah, Sept. 21.-Turpentins firm 35hc; sales 1.25s; receipts sSo; shipments 3,654.
 Resin firm; saieA a.ses; receipts 2Sos; shipments s.s57: stock i3s.ss2, Quote: E s2.50@s6; D $2. bS: E S2 .ee@s2hi s2.IS; M a. s6; N t5 so: we SC %; wv ss.2s.
 New Orleans Sept. 3l--Reeeipts 1f6 bar reis rosin; 2s barrels turpentlne.
 Exports for Havana 50 barrels rostn.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-09-22

NEW ORLEANS SPOT COTTON. New Orleans, Sept ai.-spot cotton was .eady: sales 2.275: receipts 4.obT: stock