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The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-18
PROSPERITY IN SOUTH.
Good Crops And Much Building Are Re-
 ported.


 Baltimore, July (Special)-With the present crop prospects of the coun- try as a basis for optimism The Manu- lecturers Record says this week.
 Taking the whole country from the Atlantic to the Pacific, from the Lakes to the Gulf. the crops were put into the ground under more favorable con- ditions of weather and of cultivation than ever before. An abundant supply of labor, due to industrial depression, made it possible to thoroughly prepare the soil for planting and to thoroughly cultivate it since
 With the exception of limited areas, weather conditions have been remarkably favorable. and as a whole the outlook indicates the most abun- dant yield which our land has ever known. The fruit trees everywhere are breaking beneath their load. the wheat and corn and oat crops promise to be equal to the largest ever gathered or. If they fall short at all, only toA~the extent of few million bushels; while throughout the South the cotton and corn fields are in splendid condition, freer from grass than for many years, and the sugar plantations of Louisiana Indicate an exceptionally favorable out-turn as compared with last year.
 Everywhere the song of prosperity Is heard in the agricultural regions and once more, with his work well be- gun, the farmer has already much more than half passed the danger point and can now almost with safety count on continuation of the splendid pros perity of the last four or five years Under such conditions, and with re- viving industrial activity. evidences of which are seen in many directions. the time Is near at hand when every Idle locomotive and every idle car will be in demand, and when once again there will be scramble for transportation facilities greater than has been the scramble of the railroads for freight during the last six months. We have turned the corner. and ahead of us is the long straight road of business prosperity
 June records show continued activity in building operations in Southern cities. Building permits during the month in Baltimore, Md, represent s6ss, ,05O: in Norfolk. Va, SI7s. s.450; in Richmond, Va, s246.707; in Knoxville. Tenn, $62910; in Memphis, Tenn, S129.- S60. Savannah, Ga, issued permits for thirty buildings and Jacksonville, Fla. Issued permits for sixty-two buildings In the latter city during the first six months of the year permits were Issued for ss0 buildings
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-18
BIG PEACH CROPS.

DeIaware's Output WHIl Be Nearly Two @4 Million Baskets.
 New York, July 17.-Reports from Delaware and Maryland yesterday in- dlcated the peach crop in those States this season would be bigger than in many years.
 The railroads have estimated the output bf Delaware alone will be l. s7s.03O baskets this year. and the traf- fic managers of the railroads leading through the peach growing section of the State are making arrangements to move the big crop as soon as it Is ready to harvest.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-18
NrW YORK COTTON.

New York July 1.-The cotton market wme lsss active today with fluctuations mar raw and irregular and the close steady, net unchanged to two points lower. Sales for fhe day were estimated at 100000 bales.
 The market opened steady at an advance Of 8 Ns points in response to better Eng, aiah cabies than expected, and continued 9alk of probable crop damage in parts of ihe eastern and central belts through drought and high temperatures Very lt- ffe buying power developed, however, and after some early irreguiarity the market showed rather sagging tendency, parttc- ulnriE in the late trading when there was aoma selling of October by brokers credited with operating for one of the leading Wall Htrs4f Interests and the close was at prac- tfcaffy the lowest figure of the day.
 Much of the business was probably in the way of evening up for over the weekend with none of the large interests showing much aggreeeiveness while outside buying for long account restricted by report Of free offerings for a new crop shipment from the South and the forecast for lower Temperatures and scattering showers in Northern Alabama and Western sections of the belt. private crop report issued during the day made the average condition co, aaaiust sS.S by the asnne authority at The end of last month. hut while this tzp- prowenenf was smaller than many had ap- ffetpated, it had little or no effect on the market
 were unchanged to 1-1sc lower.
 Receipts at the ports today 5.4bS bales, agatnst 4.eAa last week and 1,20e last year For the week z5,ooo bales, against ss,2ss last week and 1o,3 3e1 last year.
 Todayss receipts at New orleans 1s023 bales, against SIS last year, and at Houston 1.5o5 bales. against sl last year.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-18
MRS. COLLINS DEAD
Ased Woman ef Macon countv D

Aged Woman ef Macon coumt~ p....
 Away.
 Notasuiga. July 17.--(speciaI. )-Mrs heoecca Collins. aged 73 years. dias at her home yesterday and waa burieS at Pieasant Hill Cemetery today. Rev george E. Brewer. pastor of the Ran. tist Church here oficiated. op- Mrs. Collins was the widow of ]. L. Collins. one of the aidest newsnaner men in Alabama at the time of bis death, Tn 1852 he was editor of The Auburn Herald. and Governor wiliisr !. Sanford when a boy learned to set type in his ofice
 Mrs. Collins leaves a large circle If relatives and friends. John Collins of Enterprise. Joe. Charles and Walker Collins and Mrs. Morgan Davis ana Miss Annie Collins are the children who survive her.
 She was consistent member of the Baptist Church. She dred as she had lived. at peace with all mankind.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-18
KANSAS CITY LIVE STOCK
NAVAL STORES.

Savannah. July 17-Turpentine firm ssA @sshc; sales l.412; receipts 11ss; ship ments 4se.
 Resin firm; sales 4571; receipts A1ss; shipments 5,37s: stock 124.7o4. Quote: ABC $2 80; D S2. 95; $3.l0; F 8 2o@25; c ga. 25@35: S3.70; $40; K $5.15: M t5so; N ss oo9Io; we SC S5; wv $s 40. steady s7c: receipts s7 casks
 Rosin nothing doing; receipts 37s bar reis.
 Crude turpentine firm S2 %: $2.70 and $3 70: receipts 60 barrels
 New Orleans. July l7.-Reeeipts 39s bar rels rosln; 125 barrels turpenttne.
 Exports for New York TOO barrels rosin
 Charleston, July 7.-Turpentine steady 37%c; sales none.
 RosIn steady; sales none. Quote: ARC S2S5@T0; D s2.s0@s5; E $3. % Q S3. 05; F $SI0ds3.2 20;. G $3 K @SS 25; H &3 60@65 1 S3 95: K S5 %: M $5 55; N S6 .05; WIG S6. 25 0 90: wv &6 30435.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-18
NEW ORLEANS COTTON.

New Orleans, July 17.-spot cotton was quiet and easy with prices unchanged.
 Sales were s25 bales on the spot and 136 to arrive.
 Futures opened steady three to four points above the close yesterday, Liverpool being about four points hotter than due new crop positions. AHy bullish hope of an extension Of the wave which was report cd as making it's appearance in Arkansas yesterday was subsequently, dissipated b~ the forecast of showers and cooler wealth CT for the western portion of the belt. ( The market sold off several points on the prediction of cooler weather and bene- ficiai rains. and. without the development of any important factors during the late session. closed steady. with the active months unchanged to one point above the close yesterday.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-18
nocroRs AT AunURN.

ChattabOochee Valley Association
 Hears Good Papers. Auburn. July S.-(Speclal. )--The second days session of the Chatta- hoochee Valley Medical and Surgical Association convened in largely in- creased numbers in attendance. 4 se- ries of excellent papers. and discussions was conducted yesterday afternoon as follows: -.-a
 "Diagnosis sof Non- Malignant Tumors of Female Breasts'' by ]. P. Watkins. II. D.. opelIka- Leaders h dlscuzsloni
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-18
schooI at Uertfor,I.

Hartford July 11-tSpeciaI)-ThIs morning the building committee of the city council let the contract for the erection of new school building. to take the place of the one given the State for the State High School. The contract was let to F. M. Metcalf. of this city, and the consideration waa S12,5O0. The building is to be of brick. two stories high, and to be com pleted by October 16. 1908. The size of the building will be sex 100 feet.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-18
CHICAoO CHAIN Ann pnonrcr

Chicago. July IT.--AddItionai rain X, tho norsnwest and liberal primary receipts had wheat market, the September delivery clos Ing at net decline of kc Corn was up ; ne. Oats pats were off Ac. Provisions were 5 5d
 Sentiment in the wheat market was bear- ish almost all day notwithstanding a one and an active demand for the cash grain at all grain centers in this country Commis- sion houses and local longs were free teli- favorable weather for the spring sown crop and Of the steady increase in receipts ar rally occurred toward the middle of the session on covering by shorts but the up- turn was of short duration. prices soon taking Crop news was conflicting and vas ignored to a' large extent The mar
 september opened h@nc lower at sl@ si%c soid between so% and sl%c and clos
 The corn market was again irregular. the near deliveries being firm and the dis tant futures rather. weak. Continued small s.as asd % es sssnd for .Ss he ness of the July and September options and the favorable weather for the growing crop new crop months Trade in general V as quiet The close was irregular.
 September opened unchanged to kc high CT at 75% @76Ac. sold off to 75%c and then advanced to 7s%c. The cioss s>~ at
 Cats were weak early in the day owing to the favorable weather for the new crop in the Northwest but rallied considerably later in the session on covering of ehorts based on small receipts. and light stocks in store here -
 September opened unchanged at 43Ac. sold between 42&c and 4sMc and closed ct
 Provisions were firm all day on buying by commission houses and exporters. A five to ten cent advance in live hogs was . bullish factor Realizing sales tended to check the upward tendency of prices At the close September pork was up 5@7he at S16. 26@27h. Lard was 5c higher at
 The leading futusss for sh. day ranged
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-18
Improvsments at OoIlege.

Columbus, Miss, July 1T-(SpectaD- tee of the Board of Trustees of the Industrial Institute and College held here today the contract for the cree ton of a library and gymnasium was awarded to D. S. Mechanism local contractor. The buildings are to cost ,oe0 each and will be completed bY isovemheg
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-18
nI.rrr Del YnI III.

Rome. July 1.-The health of Cardi- nal Merry del Val. the Papal Secretary of State, has become somewhat im- paired because of the hard work he has to do in Rome during :he present hot season and his doctors have or- dered him to go to Vicarello, near the lake of Bracciano. to take the cure.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-18
-hfsfna- x-Falling.
 RIVER FORECAST. The Coosa and Alabama will fall slowly.
WEATHER CONDITIONS

WEATHER CONDITIONS.
 sprinkles to light showers have occurred in some of the cotton districts. but the weather continues generally fair in the southern, central and eastern districts An area of low barometer moving eastward over Lake Superior has caused showers from Montana eastward through the Lake region, the rainfall having been moderately heavy in Minnesota and upper Michigan Fair weather prevails in the far-western districts. under the influence of an area of high barometer covering the northwest ern portion of the country. and which js causing cooler weather at Rocky Mountain stations and eastward to the upper Mis- souri Valley. Temperatures have continued high throughout the cotton belt and in the central districts. Conditions favor fair weather in Montgomery and vicinity to- night, with partly cloudy and slightly cooler during Saturday.
 COTTON REGION BULLETIN. s Msntaomery, Alabama. for the 1a hours amdtnM ak Q am. 18th meridian time
 Friday, July IT, 1908
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-18
sT LoITTs GRAIN MARKETS.

St Louis July 17.-tSpeclal )-St. Lou is grain markets today ranged as follows; Wheat July s9h bid Sept. s9h bid range ssk@ A to 90A. Dec. 92AQMA: Corn: Sept 75%A: range 75T to 7sk hid. Dec. 59 bid; range sS& e E 10 5SSs oats; July 50 bid, Sept. 42M bid Dec. 42h Nom.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-18
NEW YORK PRODUCE

l NEW YORK PRODUCE.
 New York, July 17.-Sotton seed oil steady; prime crude nominal: do. yellow 46c. Petroleum steady Suagr raw nominal; fair refining s3 500 SC; centrifugal 96-test s4. 30 3S; molasses sugar $S. 55@6i; refined steady.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-18

Liverpool July 17.-Closing: Cotton, spot. dull; prices seven points lower; American sniddling fair ..S.74 Good middling ....-.S e. 3e MtddlinE .sssssssss s.-...b.1O Low mfddHne ssssssss ssss.-b.FZ Good ordinary ..b. 14 The sales of the day were 3, GOO bales, os which 200 were for speculation and export and included 2,e00 American.
 Receipts 1000 bales. including 1.s0O
 Futures opened quiet and closed quiet. Arnnrinan mIddiinK (.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-18
CnFFEE MARKET.

New York. July 1.-The market for eof fee futures opened steady at unchange' prices and closed steady;
 September ...... ...- ..-...5 5 9 10 .O S
 snot coffee steady; Rio No, ' 5-16c santos No. sac; mild quiet Cordova 9s
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-18
REMARRa.

Dry weather has prevailed though sprinkles to light showers have occurred in some districts High temperatures con- tinue in all districts.
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The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-18

T-Indicates inappreciabls rainfall s--For yesterday. 3-FoF 24 hours ending c am, 18th meridian time.
 NoTE-The average maximum and uaini- mum temperatures and the average rainfall are made up st each center from the ao- tuat number of reports received The "state ss weather" ss that prevailing ct time oe ahaervattOa.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-18

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The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-18
NEw oRLEANs coTroN FuruREs.
Nryv ORTEANs spOT coTrON
LIVERPOOL COTTON.

NEW ORLEANS COTTON OIL. New orleans. July 17.--cotton seed oil prime 4ec.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-18
DRY GOoDs

New York July i7-The dry goods mar ket today was generally quiet. Mems wear lines were opened further and high grade staples of a standard character the or- derlnE was fair. Raw wool markets are quiet Cotton yarns are dull and cotton goods remain very quiet.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-18

.A i's Lew 'isHi' Sis.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-18

New York, Juiy 1.-The following statis- tics on the movement of cotton for the wek ending Friday. July IT. were compiled by the New York Cotton Exchange:
 Weekly Movement.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1908-06-25

FOR DISTRICT ATTORNEY,
CHRISTIAN A. SMALL,
of Bloomsbury.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1908-06-25

THURSDAY, JUNE %, 1908.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1908-06-25

1905 to 1907 inclusive, 1,I53 per-
sons were killed and %, $40 were
injured. OF the injured eighty
suffered total and $50 partial blind.
ness; $50 persons lost arms, legs or
hands, and 1870 lost one or more
fingers. But these figures, startling
as ttey are, convey only a faint
idea of the suffering, both physical
and mental, which went to swell
the total cost of these five holidays.
In this we must also include the
weeks and often months of anguish
of the injured, the suspense of en-
tire families while the fate of some
loved one hung in the balance, the
horror of future of sightless years,
the pinching poverty now the lot
of many because of the death or
manning of the bread winner.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1908-06-25
Lippincott's Still Forging Ahead.

Though not so we'll known as
novelist as her talented sister.in
law, Mrs. John Van Worst has done
some work in this line which has
elected high praise. What is prob
ably her greatest novel is published
complete in the July LibbSAtoHS
under the title Second Quality" "
The leading character is middle
aged American who has been so
busy amassing millions that he has
found no time TO cultivate friends.
When he finally decides to give up
active business life, he goes abroad,
where his loneliness pals upon him
TO his delight he soon makes the
acquaintance of number of people
whom he believes TO be members of
the innermost social circles. The
list includes princess and several
other titled personages, but some
how they do not ring true" to the
bluff, simple ehearted American, and
in the end he is forced to acknowl-
edge that after all they are Second
quality" But all is not glitter and
sham in his experiences, for there
is pretty love story woven through
the plot. Mrs. Van Worst is tamil
lar with Nice, Monte Carlo, and
the other places she describes, so
she is enabled to give the reader a
most interesting and convincing
picture of them. Dorothea Deak-
in, Will Lexington Comfort, Cliff
ford Howard, Caroline Lockhart,
Karl Won Kraft, and others contrib.
ute short stories. and there are
number of excellent special articles
as well. Another feature, and not
the least popular one, is "Walnuts
and Wine" There are few who
haven't heard of "Walnuts and
Wine" even among those who do
not read LiPbinc0tfS regularly, for
1t is probably the most widely quot
ed humorous section published in
America.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1908-06-25
THE DEMON SNUFF.
Southern Papers Have Taken Up the
Cudgel Against II.

The Jackson News has taken up the
cudgels against the use of snuff-nct
The old time method of taking a pinch
by the nostrils, but the dipping OF
Scotch snuff, which was formerly quite
common in certain section of Missis
sippi and other Southern States and
which is still practiced to an extent
which one would scarcely believe ex.
ccpt for the statistics on the sale OF
Scotch snuff in these States.
Strange enough, the fight against
the snuff habit in Mississippi was start.
cd by the BARRIERS union OF Jackson
and has been taken up by other labor
organizations. Why the BARRIERS
SHOULD be so particularly opposed TO
the snuff habit is not clear, except
Tat a man with his under lip loaded
|i'h about three drachms of the pow.
dor might explode in sneeze and put
the ba:ber's eyes out
Cther labor organizations have tax.
- 10 the subject and are backing the
f'a"s and the BARRIERS in their efforts
80 "rt d0Vn the demon snuff. Tho
Jac.aon News says that no movement
-'artel ir that State in recent years
"""''S to havo met with such hearty
r. 7Hcnse. In many places in the
S~,a clubs are being organized for
iNe purpose OF pushing on the work.
|"Thars of the Legislature are re-
'''ri7g letters from their constituents
n regard to the matter, and by the
r.re the Legislature meets in Jan
cor" public sentiment in the State
"'| have been 50 crystalizel that
ls'r' will he no trouble R.sccuring
...a needed legislation.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1908-06-25

An Interesting series of wax-pro-
dHcing insects from India, China ani
elsewhere has been placed in the
british Natural History Museum at
south Kensington. From the secre-
tons of one species of these little
crestures-found in profusion on tha
bark of fig and other trees--a mum
ber Of articles of commercial value
are produced. Among these are seal
IN wax, shellac, seedlac and butter.
lar, specimens of which are exhibited
nj the museum side by side with the
wax in its original form
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1908-06-25
THE COLUMBIAN, BLOOMSBURY. PA.

President Wilson has not been con-
suited OH the subject.
m4m
Almost an unanimous opinion
prevails among local bankers, bust
ness men and clergymen as wei. as
representative Washingtonians that
it would be advisable to abolish the
present form OF government i'll the
District of Columbia, and substi-
tute single commissioner or gov
ernor OH whom should centre all
responsibility and administrative
authority. Many contend that the
present triple-headed form of gov
ernment is unwieldy, and necessar-
lily imposes on the people conditions
which could not exist were the re-
sponsibility Of administering local
affairs invested in one executive.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1908-06-25
Woman's Home Companion for July.

The current issue of H0man' S
H0me Companion has a Fourth of
July cover by James Montgomery
Flagg which is attracting a deal OF
attention. This is a Fourth of July
pumber, with many bright stories
not at all too heavy for midsummer
reading. The Runaway, ,""Dear
Amaryllis," " The Garden of For
gotten Kings" Sowing Seeds in
Danny" give some idea of their
titles--and the stories themselves
are just as charming as the titles
indicate.
Edward everett Hale makes a
strong plea for Americans to travel
in America and visit at least few
of the wonderful places that exist
in our own country, which most of
us have never seen. Mrs. Sangster
writes on the American woman and
the simple life, asserting that they
are getting much too far apart.
People Who Shop" told by one
behind the counter, will make ev.
cry woman who reads it much more
considerate of the poor shop girl
from whom she buys her laces and
silks and ribbons.
The so-called Emmanuel Move
ment," which was started in EN-
manuel Church, Boston, has been
SO successful that it is being taken
up by churches in other cities.
The Rev. DR.. Robert Macdonald,
a Brooklyn pastor who has adopted
the Emmanuel method of treating
at his church nervous and other
kindred diseases, tells just what the
Emmanuel Movement is and what
it hopes to accomplish.
Mrs. Anna Steese Richardson ex-
plains what "welfare secretary"
does in big department store,
showing how much help the right
sort of woman can be to the hun
dreds of girl clerks who labor day
in and day out behind the counter.
The midsummer fashions are de-
scribed and illustrated by Grace
Margaret Gould, and Fannie Mer.
rift Farmer, Americas greatest
teacher OF cookery, tells how to get
satisfactory meals when far away
from market. There are other good
things, too, that will interest many
women of many tastes.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1908-06-25
HARRY GREASY,
of Blooms burg.
(Second Term
WHAT THE 4th COSTS ANNUALLY
Some Statistics About the Big Price a Sane
People Pay for Their Celebration.

The fitting celebration of Inde-
pendence Day, is a question on
which patriotic Americans are sep
arated in two widely divergent par
ties, one claiming that it ought to
be observed as noisily as possible,
the other believing that our nation
al birthday is too glorious an occas-
Jon to be marred by din and disor-
der. OF course we know that even
among those who favor boisterous
observance there are many who
cannot tolerate it themselves, and
escape to the country in order to
avoid the tortures of the lawful
Fourth just as we know that a
large proportion of the noisemakers
including the small boy, too, is
needless, if not ignorant, of all that
our holiday stands tor, and thinks
OF it only as time when clamor
may reign unrestrained. The fig
ures which indicate the price that
we pay for each OF our yearly cele-
brations are so apalling that one
would suppose knowledge of them
would be the most powerful deter.
rent to our annual massacre. This,
unfortunately, is not the case. For
the past five years the Journal OF
the American Medical Association
has endeavored to collect statistics
setting forth what the celebration
OF the Fourth costs in life and hu.
man usefulness; and although these
are admittedly incomplete-compil.
ed, as they are, almost entirely
nom newspaper reports instead oi
from records of hospitals, dispensa-
RES and physicians-they form the
gravest possible arraignment of the
recklessness which is willing to paw
snch a price for "jolly day y
They show that during the celebra,
tion of five national birthdays, from
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1908-06-25

FOR REGISTER AND RECORDER,
FRANK W. MILLER,
OF Bloomsbury.