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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-02-07

ance he might have been a brother of
George William Curtis. He is John
E. Parsons, a New Yorker born and
bred, legal adviser for big corpora
tons and estates, and as a lawyer be-
lieved to have the finest practice in
the country.
Mr. Parsons is reputed to have re-
ceived one of the largest fees ever
taken by lawyer when he drew up
the charter of the sugar trust. Ac-
cording to common report, he realized
100000 for this service. AS general
counsel for the trust he also defended
it during the attack upon the combi-
nation a few years ago. That defense
is said to have added another 100000
to his fortune.
Contrasted with these types of cor
poration lawyers is the general prac-
titioner. Former Ambassador Joseph
H. Choate is a typical example. John
G. Johnson of Philadelphia is another.
Speaking facetiously of Mr.. Choate
at a public dinner, Chauncey M. De-
pew is said to have remarked that
"only unselfish millionaires could en-
ploy Mr.. Choate as their lawyer be-
cause they would have to give up
about all they had to pay his fees"
Yet lawyers said last week, indeed,
that Mr.. Choate's fees were not large
compared with the $1,000,000 Mr..
Cromwell received in the Panama ca
nal deal, the $4,000 paid Mr. Guth-
rie in the Plant will contest, or the re-
puted 100000 fee to Mr.. Parsons for
forming the sugar trust.
choate in Many Great Cases.
Mr. Choate was admitted to the New
York bar in 1856. AS protege and
partner of William M. Evarts he won
immediate success, and gained an
enormous practice and very large in
come. BY 1870 he was considered a
leader of the New York bar. For
nearly 80 years there was hardly a
great case in which he was not one
of the counsel-the prosecution of the
Tweed ring, the famous investigation
of Gen. Fitz John Porter's conduct,
which ended in a reversal of the judg-
ment of the original court martial;
the celebrated libel suit against Gen.
Di Cesnola, the Tilden will case, the
litigation over Commodore Wander
bits millions, and the suit of David
Stewart against Coils P. Huntington,
to mention only a few of them Mr..
Choate is said to have received fees
of 100000 on a number of occasions.
When he was named as ambassador to
England by President Mckinley in
1898 he had earned fortune in his AZ
years of practice amounting to some
thing over $1,000,00O. At that time
his income, chiefly from his law prac-
tice, was estimated at 100000 a year.
1t, is said of Mr.. Choate that he would
probably be richer if he had devoted
himself to corporation rather than a
general practice, but that he would
only do so at the sacrifice of that
excitement and interest which he finds
as an advocate.
John G. Johnson of Philadelphia is
generally recognized as one of the
greatest lawyers in the country. He
once declined seat on the bench of
the supreme court of the United
States because, he said, with his
income of 100000 a year he would
be reduced to poverty if he agreed to
become a justice at $4,000 a year.
Mr.. Johnson has since been paid
100000 for single case, like the
Northern Securities litigation, involv-
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-02-07
Surely King of Burglars.

The, most enterprising burglar a
yet recorded is the Long Island chap
who not only escaped from brand
new county Jail the other night but
took with him all the locks and door.
knobs in the place. If they catch him
they ought to promote him to the best
penitentiary in the land as tribute
to his genius.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-02-07

=, ONLY ONE "BROMO OUININE"
That is LAXATIVE BROMO OUININE. Look for
The signature of e. w. GROVE. Used the World
over to Cure Cold in One Day. Csc.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-02-07
A Question of Temperature.

A Question of Temperature.
Husband-What is the difference be-
tween the love of a lover and the love
of husband?
Wife-About $50 degrees Fahren-
heit.-Harper's Weekly.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-02-07
Wives Names.

Wives Names.
Hyker-I call my wife "Frailty."
Pyker-Why do you call her that?
Hyker-Well, you know Shakespeare
says: "Frailty, thy name is woman"
Pyker-I call my wife Eliza Jane.
Hyker-Because why
Pyker-Because that's her name
Chicago Daily News.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-02-07

Experience begotten of matrimony
Is a great teacher.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-02-07

Mrs. Windows Soothing Syrup.
For children teethng softens the gums reduces IN
nammation aays pain, cures wind collie. 2oc bottle.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-02-07

Browns Bronchial Troches
have a worldwide reputation for cur
ing coughs, sore threats and relieving
bronchitis and asthma.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-02-07

Some finished orators don't seem to
know when to quit.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-02-07
Dentist.

Dentist.
A person who finds work for his
own teeth by taking out those Of other
people.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-02-07

Desperate.
A bachelor maid in Cologne
Grew tired of living alogne.
eff man meath the bed
Should hide" she once said,
'Pd steal him and call him my ogne."
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-02-07
For 12c

Total ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 90
Above is sufficient seed to grow 35 bu.
of rarest vegetables and thousands of bril-
liant flowers and all is mailed to you
POSTPAID FOR 12c,
or if you send Ice, we will add package
of Berliner Earliest Caulifower. John A.
Salzer Seed Co., La Crosse, Wis. K. & w.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-02-07

More proof that Lydia e. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound saves
woman from surgical operations.
Mrs. S. A Williams, of Gardiner,
Maine, writes:
81 was great sufferer from female
troubles, and Lydia e. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound restored me to health
in three months, after my physician
declared that an operation was abso-
lutely necessary"
Mrs. Alvina Sporting, of 1854 Cley-
bourne Ave-, Chicago, Ill, writes:
81 suffered from female troubles, a
tumor and much Inflammation. Two
of the best doctors in Chicago decided
that an operation was necessary to save
my life. Lydia e. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound entirely cured me without
an operation"
FACTS FOR SICK WOMEN.
For thirty years Lydia e. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound, made
from roots and herbs, has been the
standard remedy for female ills,
and has positively cured thousands of
women who have been troubled with
displacements, inflammation, ulcera-
ton, fibroid tunaors, Irregularities,
periodic pains, backache, that bear
ing down feeling, flatulency, indiges-
ton, dizziness, OF nervous prostration.
Why don't you try it?
Mrs. Pinkham invites all sick
women to write her for advice.
She has guided thousands to
health. Address, Lynn, Mass.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-02-07

EW YORK.-Fifty millions
of dollars-enough to buy
Newport and all of it's
villas at their assessed
valuations-is a conserv-
atiyo estimate of the
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-02-07
Guthrie's Big Victory.

Equally remarkable in its way was
the fee William ID. Guthrie received in
the Plant will contest. He was of
counsel for Mrs. Margaret ]. Plant,
the w.Sow of Henry Bradley Plant,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-09
THE STOCK MARKET

New York. July s-The movement to ad- vance prices of stocks made material pro- sress today. although the result was not imposing obstacles in the volume of selling encountered at some stages of the advance. nis seiins vas psrt,euiary @ ,as,va nGssole .a AZ iums even while the general list was lying practically dormant. The consequences was a halting and irregular movement due to the numerous checks when these obstacles became insufmountable. The selling to real tze. however. was not pushed far on the decline and the running out of selling or ders brought the reactions continually to . pause.
 Conspicuous strength in individual stocks had sustaining influence on the general list. The most prominent instance was the unusually volatile rise of 3A points in Unit bulk of the market supply of fhis stock and the heavy volume ofe the usual trading in the steel stocks gives such a movement ed in h the present @ Instance being - a aan rumor that the S50.000.000 of sinking fund bonds held by tshe corporations and available for exchange into preferred stock were to be used for that purpose.
 Such an operation was in progress in 1903 in connection with an offer to preferred par for cash Only 1000. 900 of the bonds were sold for cash, that amount being talk en by syndicate whose commission mate rially reduced the net price they paid. The depression in the preferred stock at that time also made the exchange highly profita- ele the bonds ruling at higher prices than the preferred stock The fact that the condition Is reversed now with the prefer red stock several points higher than the bonds seems to discredit the rumor of the proposed exchange. The public assertion of chairman Gary that the business of the corporation had undergone marked better ment in the past few weeks was held more directly responsible for the movement in the stel stocks which extended to shares in oth- CT steel industrial enterprises.
 Some of the hesitation manifest in the movement of railroad stocks due to the desire to await the appearance of the gov ernment report on the grain crop which did not appear until 2 o'clock. The fave orable interpretation placed on the outlook for corn was visible in the special strength of railroads which carry much of that crop ns well as in the weakness of the price of that grain.
 Large government disbursements reflect ed in the debit balance of $3.7s0.00O of the sub-treasury at the clearing house New York banks are disposed to surrender not only the quota of government deposits cov- cred by the call of the secretary of the treasury but their total holdings. rather than pay the one ger cent. interest called for by the new legislative provisions.
 Accumulative influence was exerted by reports from various sources of trade re- vival and the fact that the work of the Democratic convention at Denver is nearing completion was an element in the awaken ed activty of the market. During the final hour considerable animation was exhlbit- ed and substantial gains are shown on the day.
 Bonds were firm Total sales. par value $3,0sS.000. United States bonds were un- changed on call.
 CHASING sTOCK TIHr.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-09
ELKs TO DALLAS.
Alabama Party VIII Leave Birningham
 Saturday.

Birmingham. July s.-(SpeciaI. )-- Two special cars and probably more will leave Birmingham Saturday night over the Queen and Crescent route to carry the Elks of this district to the meeting of the Grand Lodge at Dallas, July 12 to IT,
 A big delegation of EIks will attend from Birmingham and neiRhboring towns and a great time is anticipated by the antlered brothers at their na : tional convention. The local crowd will be entertained by the Shreveport lodge on Sunday from 8 o'clock in tn e afternoon until o'clock in the evening. They will reach Dallas Monday morn ing.
 Elaborate preparations have been made by the Texas Elks and the con- vention will doubtless eclipse all oth- CTS. Los Angeles seems to be the fa- Vorite for the next convention. It will be remembered that at the recent meet ing of the State association of Ell<s A representative of the Los Angeles lodge was here in the interest of that city. Birmingham will not make a fight for the convention.
 Among those who have made reser- vations in the special cars to go from this city are: MT. and Mrs. James Collins, N. c. Walpole, L. N. Archer, c. w. Frickhoeffer, David Evans, Frank Arrico. MT. and Mrs. Charles Berg, Mir. and Mrs. R. Wegelin, Mir and Mrs. Farrar of Blocton, I. V. Crantzman of Blocton, Clarence Tardy, E Loy, c. H. Morgan. J. Wood, Mir and Mrs, Fred Conrad, Ben Thompson and family of Bessemer, Alexander Little and family of Bessemer, George Wagenseler and Frank Walters of Tus- caloosa. Many more are expected to make reservations before Sunday.
 Elkg from all parts of the country will be passing through Birmingham in the next few days. Station Master Meglemery of the Louisville and Nash . wills, has received telegrams informing him that special sleepers will bring the Nashville delegation through the city on Thursday The Jersey City Elks will pass through in several pri- vate cars on Saturday. The L. and N. has granted stop over privileges in New Orleans of ten days going and coming.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-09
,soxr0OMERx CURRENT QUOTATIONS.
SCOrrectsd DAlIy.0

rhess prices are at wholesale and not to assTeh--corn e@1oc: standard Eooda Pearl AAc; gloss lump Ahc; nickel goods Lsrd--Leaf lOc; compound Sc; basis 9tarees.
 RIce--Extra fancy head 7Mc; fancy head GA ole; broken 4h @sc; Japan BA @6Ae sait--LiverpoOl t1.15; Virginia eco; Lou. asiana soc.
 Vtnegar-Per gallon 1s 2so.
 coffee-Green common sM @1oc; prime ek q Toe; choice 1f012o: fancy I3@iAhc candies-xxx Soda sKe; XXX ginger anaps To.
 sardInes-AmerIean mustard ss.7s: \ -oiI AS.T6.
 Hides-Dry Hints s@Ioe: dry saIted a Sc; green hides s@4e: green salted Se.
 wooi~cieaS iso: bury s0l1o; washed 50 42bc.
 Pearl q. %.
 Fruit ana Produce-Fancy lemons ssos per box St: Irish potatoes per busheI Si :: onions. yellow globes sI.5o; fan. cy HIP. peanuts eAc h.; choice Florida pineapples S2.75 9ts DO; new potatoes 3A. 50 bbl4
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-09

nomenon. and then 1t is the effects of light and color which are noticed rather than. the cloud forms.
 Some twenty years ago, when tho application of photography to cloud study was In its infancy, the writer had a large collection on view at a meet ing of the British Association. On pass ing one day through the gallery where they were hung group of three or cists m of the & worid was fon5a stapnd,11 pmdy,Si- before some pictures of wavelike forms, busily discussing the mode In which T had no idea" said one of them, turn ing to the writer, that clouds had such definite forms until I saw these photo- graphs of yours Here was a man curate observation, and yet he had nev- CT seen what any one may see for the mere trouble of looking. What won- der, then. that such things, should es-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-09
CHICAGO GRATN ANn PRnnIICE.

El.
 Chicago. July s.--Wheat prices on the io- cal exchange advanced sharply today owing to the buiiish showing of the government livery showed net gain of Ec. Corn was a shade higher. Oats were lower and provisions were 2h 0sc lower to 2hc high
 The government report which was issued fifteen minutes before the close of the ses- sion estimated the condition of the winter wheat crop to be sos. compared with ss a month ago, and that of spring wheat 80. against ss last month. The amount of to be ss.7s7.0oo bushels. which is 20.oo0,o 900 bushels less than was In reserve the corre-
 The report port was ST more ore bullish than had been generally anticipated and prices on the local exchange advanced rapidly after they were nearly two cents above the low point of the day. The market opened weak owing to general selling brought out by lower cables and by excellent weather in followed toward midday by mild rally n North pasoss TSs arss S the eloss4 oseS strong.
 September opened x@xc lower at s7% Q &c. sold off to s7kc and then advanced to sshc. The close was at ss% %0&c.
 The corn market was active and nervous There was liberal profit taking early in the day owing to lower cables and more favor able crop rpeorts. Later the market ral- lied on active demand by leading bulls low point of the day. After A the pubIicaticn I n of the government report, the market cas- ed off The market closed irregular. July being firm. September steady and the new crop months weak.
 September opened K@Ac lower at 72@ %c. advanced to 7Shc and closed at 72kc
 Oats were affected by tshe fluctuations of wheat and corn although sentimsnts was inclined to be bearish.
 September opened M@ Nc lower at 40% closed at 40Zc.
 Provisions were inclined to be weak be- cause of liberal realizing sales brought out to some extent by ten cent decline in live hogs. The market closed steady with September pork 2Ac higher at $15. .72h. Lard was a shade lower at S9. 45 @47h. Ribs were "A 05c lower at ss.750 TN.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-09
rrxv DRTrANs COTTON.

New Orleans. July s.-spot cotton was eaay with prices unchanged. Middling He Sales were 4se bales on the spot and 100 to arrive.
 Futures opened quiet, one to two points above the close of yesterday. Liverpool be- 3nR little better than expected. Prices were higher on the general complaint of too much rain. along with reports of more than the usual damage by boil weevtls.
 Following the opening the scarcity of of ferings also aided in bringing about a high CT market There was little change in the market during the late session. and the close was barely steady, with the active Of yesterday.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-09
c.r: Is@s.e.. .;;,s: snap Bean. stand. .:

Tomatoes s:.2s; Snap Beans stand. s,. Cucumbers $i. 50. '~' chssse--Fun cream. daisiss isc: sinsi.. 1b Ac: ID. cuts square 1To.
 0rits-Per Dbl q. 75: per sack s2.ss.
 Grain and Hay-Brnn St 65: shorts ar sk . oats ssc; white sec; white clipped sS isc. timothy hay $500; Johnson grass 7Sc; Al. Ialfa $l 2B; corn ssc. ar
 Prime Cotton Seed Maal s2s.os sacked cotton seed huils SIS ton.
 Molasses-Georgia cane. bbl 4oc gallon; ; eases. gallons a 50 per case; maple syrup Log Cabin Brand. gallons tIl; k gallons e7.60; quarts s4.2B per doz broi1ers Is @26c.
 snsar-0ranuiatsd sKo; F. '. c. sKo.
 Country Butter-lSo per lb: Jeraav A,,s ter zBe.
 Basging-New .tute 80 or 30 yd. pieces p sAc; lE ID. skc: new sugar saclI lk ID: 7xc; ID. shc; second hand suFas sack 7M @eHo.
 Ttes--NeW Arrow aI IA
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-09
CLOUD SHAPES.
It Is a Fact that We seldom Obser
 Them

It Is Fact that We Seldom Observe
 Them. trom Harper's Magazine.
 To many the extraordinary variety of cloud forms and the way in which they enough excuse for a lack of knowI- edge of their names, since 1t is not easy to fasten a special name upon one particular stage in a long continued series. But cloud forms do group them selves into well-defined families. and certain forms bear a relation to wealth. observation is required to note them How Is 1t, then, that these families and these portents of the weather to come have not long ago found places in the popular dictionary
 The fact Is that slngularly few peo- pie really observe the clouds Even those who are keenly on the alert for all else that goes on around them very often taken little heed of the clouds un- less they happen to form the chief fea- lures of a sunset sky. or some such phe-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-09
SELMA COTTON MARKEr.
NEW YORK COTTON.

New York July s.-The cotton market opened steady with prices two points lower on July and two to four points higher on the rest of the list in the face or more favorable cables than expected. Later tha cable news started covering and de- mand from abroad was factor more or leks throughout the session The locai bears took profits. Spot houses bought DC. tober and sold the later months Liverpool longs sold out July but bought October.
 The volume of business. while not larger fhaa yesterday, showed an increase m public interest and the market in the at- 4ernaDn had an upward tendency In the 4ace Of weak spot adviees from the South and continued good crop accounts. with tho close steady at a decline of four points on July and an advance of SCH points on the later months. Wall Street parties cov- cred nhort contracts and some were report ed Co be buying for further reaction on the theory of an oversold market with a crop summary by a Southern newspaper which. 1t is said. as a whole. is in the most satisfactory shape of the season. referring 10 drought and other drawbacks in locali- ties that led to some uneasiness in cotton circles hars.
 Receipts at the ports today 4.o4s bales. against .. .5s8 last week and 2.69s last year. For the week (estimated) 55.000 bales, against sb.6s3 last week and lb.s02 last yaar.
 Today's receipts at New Orleans LOLA bales. against SIS last year. and at Hous- ton LsE0 bales. against 172 last year.
 Futures opened and closed steady:
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-09

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The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-09
THE METAL MARKETS

New York. July s.-Most of the soreiRn metal markets were firmer today 127 pounds Is Cd in London and bounds on futures to 12S pounds los. The New York market was also firm and higher spot closing at $2s6$2S. .l2h.
 London copper advanced 5s. closing at 57 pounds los on spot and 5s pounds 9s sd for futures. Locally steady. but unchanged
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-09
CONDITION OF GRAIN cRops

WaShlngton' JaIy S.-Spring wheat, aver. age condition Ss4 per cent. of nominal. S.2 year ago. SIG ten year average: winter wheat at time of harvest so 6 per cent 1SS year ago. SOP for ten years. s6. for ten years average, with corn acre age estimated at 100.996. 900. an increase of l. per cent. from last year
 This was tho agricultural department's July l. report announced today.
 Oats condition averaged s5 ' Der cent sl last year. ten year average s7.B
 Amount of wheat remaining on farms July l. was 8 per cent. of last yeaTa crop, equivalent to 33.797.o00 bushels
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-09
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The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-09
ape the notice of the great maJOr-
RIna Tenm aaiIn.

San Juan, Porto Rico. July s.-The team of the Porto Rican regiment, composed of three officers and eight en- listed men. sailed today on the Steamer Caracas for New York. They will taks part in the annual rifle match known as the Atlantic Competition, which will be taken on July 20. There are onlJ two Americans on the team.