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The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-12
average Of S11.7 pounds per bale. against
NEW YORK COTTON.

New York, May 1.-The strength of July contracts was the feature In todays cotton market, which was very active and nerV- ous with the close steady at n net s1 saVsnce ace of I4@34 points. Sales for the day were estimated at 40o.o00 bales.
 The market opened barely steady at decline of d10 points, and during the ear ly trading sold sm12 points net lower Wisn July touching nine cents and October S.I4 under disappointing cables, favorable weatn. CT reports, scattering bear pressure and liquidation.
 But there was a good demand for July on the decline presumably for the account of shorts, and after the first few minutes the market rallied sharply. New crop months followed the advance slowly, but selling of these positions was checked py the strength of July and the whole list worked up to a net advance Of about sQzd points. Following this there was reac- tion under realizing but in the late trading the market developed renewed strength on reports of a tornado in Oklahoma with July selling at g. 45, or 3T points net higher, and October at 9. 03 or IT points net higher. The close was only two or three points off from the top. At the high point July was lA cents above the recent low record. There were rumors during the day that July was practically cornered in all three of the big markets and reports from the South claim ed that cotton could not be purchased in the interior for delivery on contract except at loss.
 Southern spot markets officially reported were unchanged to A cent higher.
 Receipts at the ports today e,s64 bales, against 5, SIS last week and S.31o last year For the week (estimated) s5.ooo bales. against 59.1b3 last week and 5s.sA last year.
 Today's receipts at New Orleans 2,sss bales against 1,594 last year, and at Hous- ton s4S bales. against sss last year.
 Futures opened steady and closed steady (wA IRh aUT
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NEW ORLEANs COTTON

New Orleans, May 11.-Spot cotton was firm at an advance of 3-6c on all grades. MiddIing 10 11-16c; sales were 1.50O bales on the spot and 475 to arrive.
 Futures opened irregular three to ten points below the close of Saturday. as a result of a somewhat disappointing future market at Liverpool. Trading continued on- ly fairly active throughout the morning and 1t was not until shortly before the noon hour that the contract market suddenly de- VeIoped tendency to show great improve ment.
 The July option, which for a week or more has been the subject of manipulation by bulls, suddenly shot up to 10. Os and then advanced by quick stages to 10 IS and be- also advanced, although the improvement noted was not so marked as in- the July option. At the close, which was steady. July was 4S points above the close on Sat urday with the other active months 1s points up.
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srcRErARY HEsrER,s STATEMENT.

New Orleans, May 11.-SecretRry Hester of the New Orleans Cotton Exchange today issued a statement of the average weight of sssO.sss bales of cotton handled at ports and across the Mississippi, Ohio and Potouac Rivers overland to American man ufacturers outside of the cotton belt from September to April inclusive. showing au
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NAVAL sTOREs.
Charlestnr

Charleston. May H.-Turpentine Quiet 41%c; sales none.
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 wilmington. May 11.-Turpentine steady ALAG; receipts 2e casks.
 Resin steady &2. so; receipts 2ss. Tar firm $1 50; receipts .s2. 't-,. Crude turpentine firm g. 25; t3.oo and t4. %; receipts AS. -4-
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LTyERPOOL COTTON.

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'-Rising. x-Failins.

s-Rising. x-Falling.
 RIVER FORECAST.
 The Coosa and the Alabama will remain nearly stationary or fall very siowiy.
 WEATHER CONDITIONS. Generally fair and pleasant weather mas prevailed to the east of the Mississippi XIV CT, under the influence of an area Of reia- lively high barometer central off the Caro- lima coast, An area of low barometer nov ing eastward over the lower Missouri valley has caused showers in the middle west and southward to Texas. Fair weather now prevails along the east slope of the rock les, but rain Is falling at nearly all of the far western stations.
 Nearly seasonable temperatures prevail ex- cept in the plateau region where it is quite cool ness in this section with possibly increasing showers late tonight or on Tuesday.
 COTTON REGION BULLETIN. Montgomery. Alabama. for the s4 hours sndinr at q rn 18th meridian time.
 Monday, May Ii. 1908.
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COTTONDOES CANCAN
TO cREscENDo MUSIC PRICES FRANCE
 EVER HIGHER.

r.ocal spots, en Idle Market. Quoted Nomi- naIly Sixteenth Higher While Julys Net Notable Gains. Promising
 More.
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T-Indicates inappreciable rainfall s-For yesterday. t-For 24 hours ending . am. 18th meridian time.
 NoTE-The average maximum and mini. mum temperatures and the average rainfall are made up at each center from the ac- tual number of reports received. The state of weather" Is that prevailing as time oS obserVatton.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-12
NEW YORK COFFEE MARKEr.

New York, May 1.-The market for cof-
 fee futures opened steady at unchanged prices to an advance of ten points in re- sponse to higher French cables and light Brazilian receipts The market eased off l under local and European selling and the close was steady net five points lower to five points higher Sales were reported of 5I OoO bags including:
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-12

Local Market Quoted Today; Strict mtdditng s'..v t-Aoc Mt0GNn8 ssssss.AvTAc
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REMARKS.

Temperatures have risen somewhat in all districts. Fair weather has prevailed, though Night rains have occurred in the ex- treme western districts. -.
 section Director. w. E.
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NEW ORLEANS COTTON FUTURES.


New Orleans. May II.-Spot cotton firm; l; "a lea 115 hnles. receinta q. 2ah.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-12

Liverpool May II-Closing; Cotton. spot good business done; prices to points
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Sales IHish. Low lflSi' SiS.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-12

FIoodI Gage lch'ng.J Rain Stage Reads 2t 24 srATroNs 7an.I hrs. hrs.
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Daily Cotton Market.
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Los Angeles herald., 1908-01-12
FRANK DANIELS AS OMAR kHAY AM JR.

family OF four and a pet poodle n
affluence for at least month. Never
theless the heroine compromised herself
with a millionaire roue to support the
family, when by economizing on inade-to-
order corsets she could have kept the
family In luxury, to say nothing of saw
'ng her reputation At that, stayed as
was the Modern Magdalen,' any de-
partment store would have considered her
a find for the corset department at thirty
per! and girls have been known to exist
on less, even In New York, and with q
family depending on them
"In the all-star cast revival of The
Two Orphans Grace George INDUCED in
about as apparently Inappropriate foot
wear on her first entrance as has eve
been Witnessed on the stage outside the
realms of musical comedy. She was play
ing Louise, poor Louise. who had just
arrived from the country. Her costume,
otherwise, was simple, accurate and
pretty, but / could not fathom where
Louise discovered the country cobbler
shop Nhat high-heeled Louise Qiunze
patent-leather slippers in stock nor
how, lin the depressed condition of
her pocketbool, she had managed 10 pay
for a pair that must have cost Miss
George as much as ten or twelve dollars.
Perhaps Miss George had never seen a
pair of sabots, nor heard of them; or 1t
may be that she tried them and they
hurt her tender feet and were conse-
quently discarded. Art for arts sake is
an obsolete adage."
Los Angeles herald., 1908-01-12

care gone for what after all can only ap-
peal to the most discriminating women
il the audience.
The expense of such dressing is tre-
mendous, but Miss Stone believes that
stage dress should be of just such ma
terial as the character would wear IN
real life and where she is impersonatng,
as she oftei does. a woman of luxurious
tastes, her gowns are marvels of the
dressmaker art. They are always lined
with the best quality taffeta, the crepes.
lace frocks and soft silks are always over
an additional slip of plated chiffon.
Some conception of th1 pecuniary out
lay for such "nagnihcence of detail may
be formed by a statement OF her bills
from the dressmakers and importers for
the production of 1.-The Marriage of Will
liam Ashe' For this four gowns were
required. One was an imported chocolate
chiffon with velvet in a darker tone N
combinati ton. The bodice. trimmed with
gold buttons. point lace and self embroi-
derry. is oeaut fully made up over heavy
taffeta yelled with a thin chiffon in the
same tone. an the skirt with its three
deep oands Of the velvet Is also over the
same foundation Oh silk and chiffon.
conservative price for this frock in Paris
was $3.50
Another gown worn in the same play
was of smoke gray crepe with embrot-
dered satin flower and wheat. Flowers
of spangled net trimmed the bodice OF
this gown. which is one of magnificent
lines and is the product of local shop
A Handsome Evening Gown
An evening gown of blue chiffon had
satin stripes woven l.. the material and
an elaborate passementerie of gold an
purple, blue panne velvet outlined the
hem of the skirt and Point de Venise
lace appeared in the trimming at the
shoulders and 5leeves.
Pale corn color satin over chiffon, in
serts OF filet me- handsomely embroidered
and much coreing of white panne satin
went to make another most effective
gown worn in this same performance.
The material in these three gowns was
all imported and cost something over
$3.50. The bill from the modiste was $3.50
The imported g~wn also was $3.50, which
makes a tote of $3.50 simply for the
dresses, and there were besides two large
Los Angeles herald., 1908-01-12
STAGE WIT AND HUMoR

Some years ago when Miss Chrystal Herne
was playing a summer engagement In WASH
ngton she made the acquaintance OF the young
laughter of a western senator. The acquain-
ance ripened Into intimacy. Miss Hearn and
Lucille-sueh the young ladys name
'orresponded regularly after the formers de-
parture from the capital and the western girl
kept her friend informed of all the sQssip and
pews of their friends. f
Not very long ago Miss Herfe received a
NOTE from Lucille In which she announced her
approaching marriage. Miss Herne replied at
once heartily congratulating her and Wishing
her every happiness Two months later Lucille
wrots to say that she had discovered that she
could not be content to pass her remaining
lays with the gentleman whom she had named
and had learned to love another. Their mar
iage had been set for an early date
Miss Hearn replied that she had every con-
hdenee in the Judgment of her friend, moral
lied a bit concerning how much better It was
10 discover these things before rather than
warm wishes for the future happiness of her
friend. Then three days ago Miss Herne
eeived another letter from tho interesting Lu-
ellie. This time there came the news that
the second engagement had been broken. Yet
there was sort OF nil desperandum in her
nature, for she announced at the same time
her engagement to a third man.
At first Miss Herne was rather stunned, then
the humor Of the situation came to her. She
took her pen in hand and wrote carefully a
few lines which shs dispatched to Washington:
MY Dear Lucille; desire 70 congratulate
you on your approaching marriage with -
Here Miss Herne placed an asterisk. and IN
a footnote added:
"sIIere insert name of the happy man."
Florence Roberts, who was In Los Angeles
has a pendant for digging up tine
true and exact meaning of words in the die
tcnary. 1t has become fad with her, and
one out of which she derives at times a good
deal OF amusement. Most Of the latter is at
he expense Of other people. Among her most
intimate friends is young lady who recently
became a BRIDE and who had the habit of re-
ferring to her young husband a model
man" Whenever the two met, and Ia all her
letters to Miss Roberts. the young bride was
continually remarking, MY husband is such
model man," or lin all the world there is
not another man who is such model husband
as mine" The continual reiteration of the
young lady as to her husbands virtues became
tresome to Miss Roberts, and she decided to
tall back ON the weapon her fad availed her
OF and inform the young lady how Webster
defined model. "
In a recent letter to this young lady she
wrote For your own good, my dear. do not
use the word model any more in reference to
your husband l had occasion to look the
word up in the dictionary the other day, and
this is what read:
" Niodel-A small imitation of the real
thing"
Los Angeles herald., 1908-01-12
THEATRICAL NEWS


Charles Frohman has accepted an invitation
ward university for two performances by Miss
riay, '"rhe TESTERS" before the undergraduates
and the faculty of the university. The dates
selected for Miss Adams and her company are
June l and q The perfoi mances Will be given
In Sanders theater, Harvard's private play
house, and the scene of every university COM
mencenent exercise. On the first night Miss
Adams will appear as Chicot in John Raphael's
translation of Miguel Zamaoois play, THE
testers" AS yet Mr.. Frohman has not de-
ciced upon the name OF the second play to be
used by Miss Adams. but it viii be part en-
tirely new to her.
Miss Adams will be the first American
&C tress who has ever appeared In Harvard's q
private III ater. For the special performance
OF ..The TESTERS the stage will be enlarged
and the playhouse will be decorated 10 simu-
late a European theater Of the period related
IN the story OF The TESTERS" Both per-
fotmances will assume very exclusive aspect
as far as the audiences are concerned. h sre
VIII be no public sale OF seats and the dist =
button of tickets will be conducted privately
by the university department Of English
The members OF the faculty and9tha under
Graduates will have their frst choice OF seats
auc those remaining will be given over 70 sew
ora, society women Of Boston, who will dis
tribute them TO friends Of Hsrvard
In his latest volume Of assays and critical
comments, published under the title OF In
ouiries and Opinions Prof Rrander Matthews
OF Columbia university discusses series Of
live stage topics In which no links the name Of
Los Angeles herald., 1908-01-12

hats. with hose, gloves and shoes to
harmonic with each frock and suit. That
for one week, and then these gowns
are taken to the stars beautiful home IN
West Adams street. where countless
wardrobes, box couches and skirt trunks
await their arrival.
Miss Stone never wears a dress in more
than one play, but the Ferris players
have a summer season in Minneapolis
and these beautiful gowns In their wrap
pings of softest tissue paper thickly
padded with sachet bags will journey to
the northern city, where they viii have
their next appearance.
Dainty NegIigees
Chiffon gowns, embroidered froclSs and
fllny negligees all keep in better condi-
tion lying loosely in box couches rather
than hanging from hooks, and there is
one long box in Miss Stones rose-hung
boudoir from which the maid lifted sew
eral of the daintest of negligees. There
were the two which are worn in "Grau-
stark" One is Of white, heavy, clinging
crepe shirred heavily and with deep
bands of ecru Battenberg lace. The
lower part of the skirt is almost entirely
formed of embroidered net over a finer
net, which Is In its turn quite covered
with tiny satin ruffies.
white China silk negligee had panels
of German val and embroidered satin
ribbon inserted at frequent intervals in
the skirt. The entire crea tlon is worn
over a rose pink slip of satin.
Kimonos always find welcome in every
woman's wardrobe, but one OF the hand
soonest which have ever been brough
to America is packed away in this same
rose-colored cretonne box. 1t made its
initial bow to Los Angeles audience
when II appeared few weeks ago in 1.-THE
Prodigal Daughter The material is a
heavy, white satin brocaded with roses
and with storks heavily embossed and
embroidered in white, while the entire
garment is fairly covered with great
chrysanthemums and iris blooms en-
broidered in their natural gorgeous
colors.
There is another big dress box in this
same boudoir where odor of lavender
and cedar almost overpowers the dainty
perfumes with which Miss Stone loves so
Los Angeles herald., 1908-01-12
FRATERNAL
BROTHERHOOD

Laurel lodge No. 1876.
a s2Bs&y16 with genuine modesty, has
not said much about the
- proficiency of It's officers
~ - and escort team In install
,>islSA lation service. but demon
strated to the delight OF all
present what adopts all the
parficipants were in the public install
iation OF Westgate lodge No. 5l6 Janu-
arv 7. The occasion was merry one
and established strong bond OF
friendship between the two lodges.
Doughnuts and hot coffee regaled the
inner man, and dancing furnished en-
tertainment for the young people TIL
late hour.
Kern lodge No. 5s began the new
year decidedly new. The lodge lost
no time in the installation of Its OF
flcers, but on the contrary made It the
occasion of the New Year celebration.
-
Enterprise lodge No. 19 of NorwallS
in open meeting and with excellent at
tendance witnessed it's officers in
stalled on the evening Of January 8.
Tamales, hot coffee and all the little
extras that serve to make the meal ap-
petizing were spread before the guests,
who did ample justice to the occasion.
s.
Hermosa escort team accompanied
Supreme Secretary H V. Davis to Full
lerton January 8. at which time the
officers of that lodge were installed.
Banqueting and dancing concluded the
program, and all had merry time.
-
As entertainers the members of Mag
nolia lidge No. 81 need yield second
place to none. January marked an
epoch in the history of that prosperous
lodge The spread on that occasion
outbanqueted any former banquet, and
some of. them had gained fame. One
visit to Compton lodge always makes
one want to go again.
-S.-
The officers and escort team of Los
Angeles lodge No. l performed the
installation ceremonies for Boyle
Heights lodge No. 249 on the evening
of January g. Korbel's hall was well
filled with members and friends, who 1t
the close of the work spent two hours
in banquetlng, dancing and social con-
verse. The visitors enjoyed themselves
and are open to future invitations.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-01-12
HANFoRD HAS LONG RECORD
OF DEVOTION TO CLASSICS

Probably no actor now upon the Amer
lean stage can point back to so long
continued and consistent a following of
the classics as Charles B. Hanford. who
comes to the Mason for the first half
of this week in Shakespe arean repertoire.
Out of twenty-six years on the stage
Mr.. Hanford has devoted twenty five. a
quarter of a century, to the presentation
of classic roles, most of them Shakes
pearean. During fourteen years he ap-
peared as a star al the head of his own
company. During other years he ap-
peared in support Of such eminent players
as Edwin Booth, Lawrence Barrett,
Thomas w. Keene, Robson and Crane,
Madame Modjeska, Mrs. John Drew,
Julia Marlowe, Louis James and Kath-
crime Kidder.
Mr. Hanford's single assumption of a
modern role came during the season of
l9O0-1901, when he starred in Private
John Allen" Next year he returned to
Shakespeare, presenting ''The Tanning
of. the Shrew." without the introduction,
but with '"rhe Old Guard as curtain
raiser.
This is the first season in many years
that Mrs. Hanford-Marie Drofnah, as
she is known on the stage-has not
played with her husband Ill health hav-
Ing compelled her to abandon her work.
temporarily. Her successor, however, Is
said to be young woman Of talent.
The repertoire for the brief engagement
includes a spectacular production OF
Shakespeare's Antony and Cleopatra"
"The Merchant Of Venice and Tanning
of the ehrew," together with "The Old
Guard"
sedIey Brown. stage director Of the
Ferris stock company. had rather tell
an actor how TO act than eat. This eahit.
moreover occasionally extends beyond
the footlights The other day he under
took to tell young newspaper man how
to write STORY" and the advice was
so good that II the cub heeds II he
should become a star reporter In short
order.
begin your stories we'll" he said en-
nhaticaIly. There's nothing like a gond
beginning. Indeed, It's half the battle"
Then with smile Brown added: Always
bear in mind the case of the young man
who, desiring to marry. secured a favor
able hearing from his sweetheart's irasr
chile father by opening the interview
with the words: 7 know way. sir
whereby you can save money