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The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-06-17
COTTON REGION WEATHER BULLETIN.
For the Week Ending Monday, june IL
1909.
Weather COnditfona

new orleans, June 1.-THE mean tenn
perature Tor the week was 10 to rs degrees
oyer tne northern portion of the Cotton RE
zion: snd was 80 to SO degrees near the
ce@st Inere was an excess In Temperature
q one 70 -FOUR degrees except at few scat
terea stations where normal conditions pre-
vel, the greatest excess was along the
a 1uh coast and over eastern North
Carohna The highest Temperature OF tha
Msek was recorded at most stations on the
sth and 9Th ana ranged generally from al
Rain fell during the week in all portions
~ the Cotton region. except at a few sta.
tons In central and southern Georgia
Nortnerr Florida, Southern Louisiana and
southern Texas. The rainfall was less than
two inches. except over northern Tenneesee
extreme eastern North Carolina ana at seat
tered stations in Mississippi Southern Ar
kansas, extreme northern and s0urneastern
Texas and southwestern Oklahoma be
structive local storms occurred In northwest
ern portion OF east Texas
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-06-17

Charleston. June is.-Turpentine quiet
Rosin quiet uote: ABc So. 10: d So 90:
s3.45: SO s5; @ - 90; H ~ .15; I
81. 500 X IS 05 NJ IS 10; N IS. 80; wa
So. 40; WV $40.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-06-17

New Orleans, June l6.-Receipts 81 bar
reis rosin; no turpentine.
Exports for Hull England $50 barrels
rosln; AFT barrels turpentine.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-06-17

Grain Statistics.
Total elearances OF wheat ana flour were
equal to $4,000.
Primary receipts were 200. 600 bu.. COM
pared with 100000 bu.. the corresponding
day year ago.
Estimated receipts for tomorrow: Wheat
2 cars: corn lie cars: oats IS cars: hogs
$4,000 head.
ST. LOUIS GRAIN.
ST. Louis. June 16.-Close Wheat; No
red cash S1.42@50; No. 2 hard 81 o.; July
N, 10N; Sept 81. osA on.
Corni No. 2 cash tx; No. white 75D
7s; July TN; Sept ssh on.
Oats; No. cash So: No. white SIS; July
Lead Il. an. speIter IS sO@85.
Poultry; chickens lie; springs II % ale;
turkeys 1e@14Hc; ducks Sc; geese &c.
Butter reamery % a 26c.
Eggs 1sAc case count.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-06-17

CORN CHOPS-Per bu- Ash 9s3Ac.
cORN-Whits from store S389So: mixed
HAY-Timothy, choice per ton sal; No. !
per ton ais; Alfalfa per ton S2s; johnson
grass per ton e130a14.
BRAN-Per ten 328 Shorts $50.
ORITs--PaF Dbl - SO; per sack 50. as.
Cotton Seed and Products.
COTTON sEED-S1s per ton
MEAL-choiee S24, firm; prime ~ per
een4 per ton S2a: prime cake per ton sal.
LINTERs-Per ID. 1@ae.
oiL-car lots: prime crude basis per ID
4 Use; basis refined.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-06-17

savannah. June ls-spirits turpentine
firm 1914 Q NC; sales 1888; receipts 1872;
Rosin firm: sales 1895: receipts 2.177;
shipments S76; stocks 132,6s2. Quote: B
50 10; d 80 05; f So 45; 81 90; q 81 o6:
IL s4 20; 81 40; X S4.s5; NJ b.05; N
AZ 10; VIC s. 10; WV IS 20.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-06-17

/ saieslHign-I Low-lCios-
est. est. lng
BID
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-06-17
NAVAL STORES.

Net receipts at Savannah compared with
those OF season preceding are to date over
ssh per cent smaller.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-06-17
NEW YORK COTTON.

FUTURES on the New Yerk Gotten ~
rhsnge today ranged as follower
lopen High Le~.!cless
| BID.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-06-17

The sales OF the day were 10000 bales
OF which 500 were for speculation and ex-
port and included $500 American. Receipts
1900 bales including 1900 American.
Futures opened firm and closed quiet and
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-06-17

New Orleans reported that the hold
ers had regained confidence and were
asking from Ia to 3-16 cents higher
yesterday.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-06-17
COTTON GOSSIP.

The II cent price for the staple is
again in vogue in the local market.
A lot of sixty bales brought that
figure yesterday.
A local shipper also bought 500
bales at Prattville yesterday.
This sale virtually clears out the
staple holdings there.
The weather was some better in this
section yesterday
All the planters are rejoicing.
Reports continue cheerful from the
trade.
However there is fear Of a late crop
Cables were better yesterday than
due.
Certain lines of bleeched goods ad-
vanced in price. yesterday and about
$4,000 pieces of narrow prints have
been sold the past week.
Shipments to China continue large.
The semI-monthly report of Miss
Giles gives the condition of cotton at
1914 compared to 50 two weeks ago.
New Orleans reported that the hold
ers had regained confidence and were
asking from Ia to 3-16 cents higher
yesterday.
Liverpool cabled: Manchester spin
ners considered very bare of cotton
and must buy more freely soon. Think
spinners will increase their takings."
Another cable read: Market very
steady; too many looking for a reac-
day were only 1000 as compared to
10000 year ago.
New York wires: These prices are
from scattering sources and the mar
ket is taking 1t well"
The total port receipts yesterday
s,5ss bales year ago. New Orleans
had 1,447 bales yesterday against 4,6S6
In 1908; Galveston had sos bales yes
and Savannah sss bales yesterday
against 1.225 year ago.
John G; Carter reported cotton
holm almost ten days ago.
j. A. Sellers reported blooms Sun
day at his plantation on the Selma
road.
The Arst cotton bloom usually ap-
pears in this section about June or
10.
Many of the other local planters ex-
pect blooms the latter part of this
week.
The following is the opinion of sew
eral large New York cotton houses:
Miller and Company: I'VE again re-
band wagon and buy cotton"
Renskorf, Lyon and Company: I'VE
would buy only on recessions."
Edw. Moyse & Co.-"The market
showed evidence today of some new
bear interest. as the selling was too
general to be accounted for by liquda-
| ton alone"
Crusel & Flinn--"We look for higher
prices on all options in the near future
and when July begins to soar new high
records will be the rule"
Dick Brothers & Co.-"Sentiment
hui ich
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-06-17

The arst cotton bloom usually ap-
pears in this section about June or
10.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-06-17
FOLLOWING is Miss Giles semi-montI

Dick Brothers & Co.-"sentiment
continues bullish
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-06-17

Liverpool cabled: Manchester spin
ners considered very bare of cotton
and must buy more freely soon. Think
spinners will increase their takings."
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-06-17

Crusel & Flinn---"we look for higher
prices on all options in the near future
and when July begins to soar new high
records will be the rule"
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-06-17

Many of the other local planters ex-
pect blooms the latter part of this
week.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-06-17

Eek. Div. TEX. Rts.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-06-17

New York wires: These prices ar,
bringing out a good deal Of cottoi
from scattering sources and the mar
ket is taking It we'll"
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-06-17

oIosIN0 STOCK I1ar.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-06-17
NEW ORLEANS COTTON.

Cotton futures on the New Orleans csttsn
Gxcnanss To-day ranged as xoiiowss
ipDss lizsSAi xs=.lcse.s
MA
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-06-17

The total port receipts yesterday
yssss S only ATS Ssis: as Sonpsrsd 70
had 1,447 bales yesterday against Ass
In 1908; Galveston had sos bales yes
terday compared with 1850 in 1908;
and Savannah SSS bales yesterday
against 1.225 a year ago.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-06-17
Shipments to China continue large

The semi-monthly report of Miss
Giles gives the condition of cotton at
7s.4 compared to SO two weeks ago.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-06-17

LiverpooIs estimated ports yester-
day were only 1000 as compared to
10000 q year ago.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-06-17

Another cable read: Market very
steady; too many looking for reac-
ton"
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-06-17

j. A. Sellers reported blooms Sun
day at his plantation on the Selma
road.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-06-17

John C. Carter reported cotton
blooms at his plantation near CHS
holm almost ten days ago.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-12-10
Easy Lesson in the King Business

The regularly titled king made the
laws, King Morgan does that. Tor he
aud ms tiVst associates control our
cOngtcss
The ordinarily created King held
from the people vast tracts OF land.
rights In all sorts OF minerals. incud
Ing even salt, and enjoyed speciaI
privileges which he handed down %
his heirs as birthright King Nor.
gan does the same. for he and his
financial courtiers have seized valu
able franchises i'm streets. precmpted
vast tracts OF mineral. fuel aud lunl-
her territory. and monopolized ire
mendous natural resources ior water
power
The brutal kings OF history had che
power 10 cut on human lives So
has king Morgan The AZ and block
were quite as mcrcifu as are tho
blacklist. the lockout and the iumnc-
ton. only undvr King Morsan's way,
Nc don't see the blood.
~ some foreign monarch east greedy
eyes on old King Henry land. ilrnry
king hN birth. could call on his com.
mon people to die Tor his land We.
of uut times. support 4 regular army
ca NN.NNh Ilth anu Nblllf' iWtNNN sAiiiAlsi
largely to combat our prot asts against
th, chccts at king Morsun's kineship.
Other peoples worn. Annckle down
and die IN subsoryicncy To "A title.
We will heht like blazes before well
call our Morgan hins But he has the
kings power
What SENSE is there in teaching our
children about Washington. Patrick
Henry. glorious Bunker hill. Lincoln
amt GetlN sburg when We leave them
fools is to what those glories meant;
King Morgan,
Hail 60 King Morgan
HAIL 10 the man who. in land az
the free. has got every mans happl'
ness. every mans rights, every mans
fate under the power OF his sceptor oi
gold
And shall We be content with II?
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-12-10

Morgan has just gnhhlcd up the
Equitable Life Assurance society ana
its banks. lie alrcady controlled most
6f tue importan, financial institutions
Of the east noe controlled by the Stau.
dard oil Co. lie already controlled
many of the big railroad combines
and other merged business interests.
Nothing like mis- financial power was
ever before known m he country. lie
is hailed a. king of finance.
\ king il "unc Invested with su-
premr authority over a nation. for
authority" read power aud you
have King Morgan, Tor authority does
not always mean power
From che time the American youth
first hogan tu read books ia school
ht has been Caught hatred of hiugs,
and has learned that since history
mist began, men have been hloedlns
and diving iu order Ia 'iu away Win
Kings liut TODAY I'm this republic
wherein ala men are born equal, We
nave kln& Morgan
Kings usually come 20 hc world hy
birth OF uSurpatiUn King Morgan
doesn't come by either Ol those WaHs-
His kiuSship is fac,. not tiJe. II he
should SAY. Il ann King ut tnr nation
and hayr supreme power over all YOU
people. W. would get mighty mad.
howl about our constitution, swear
tlat va We're nee men. and makcfal-
together tremendous stir against
tho title
1itle (authorityD and power do not
always run together \ man MAY De
n king and nave little power
man may bca king through power and
have NO tile. Really. the title docs
not make nor ever has made much
difference. either 20 he man or to The
people over whom be- was supreme.
The ordinary hated KING taxed the
people that be and his might have the
hest OF every thing King Morgan docs
that. for his big corporations eyade
their JUST proportion OF taxation
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-12-10
A Man Has a Right to
Lose His Own Leg---Or Both

, va. tor he Norfolk & western .oae)
he was taken 10 the hospital pro
Nided b. the defendant trailccach
where his arm was aAputatrd. and
where BE remained anu was ,aht Il
care oi for fte ol six weeks. until he
Was supposed To De recovered and
was discharged IN agent o., the
company agreed with him 20 pay him
So in cash 20 give him a pass over
is own ROAD and s. for fut,hct
transportation 10 his home for any
possible claim against the company ne
might have on account OF tin ac-
cident. and tharcupon the pl tiuuf
gave the defendant he following re
ceipt
The receipt set forth contained
these words I DO hereby release
and discharge the said company from
all liability for and on account u the
matter described above.
The court goes ON 10 say hat
when this receipt was SEE up Uf The
railroad, Hazelrigg gave some t1i-
deucc tending TO show that a. the
time OF giving il he was without
money or means or subsistence, and
had no suitable clothing. that he was
worn down by suffering and was al.
hicted 0y malady which rfnctc
his mind and that ne did not read
the paper and cid not know ~ha, he
was dong whom he made the sat.
Element
The court says that there was
substantive evidence TO support al
this. and then the court reversed The
decision of the lower court ana SIT
aside the verdict OF the jury. oa he
ground that The jury should have peen
told that possibly IazelrigS vas
guilty Of "contributory negligence.
Judge Lurton stanchly dcfendf he
right OF Hazeirigg 20 quit MS 'pa.'
That is always looked upon Dt his
Judge as a blessed privilege of ruIcn
no workman should be- deprived 10
the workman does not quit bu ia
sists on disregarding the dangerous
condition oil Inc cars. h. IS guilty or
contributors negligence. "assump-
ticn OF risk. ct cetera. - cetcra. an
be- must take the consequences o.
his folly
Touching on this subject Geo. ".
Alger says In his book, The M0rol
OversJrain
stated as concretely as possible
the. principal difference between the
working people and the courts lies
r. the marked tendency Of the courts
To guarantee 20 the workman Ji
academic and theoretic liberty Which
ne does not want by denyin- him
inlustnM RIGHTS 10 which he thinks re-
is eihicllly entitled lis erIe1ance
is that I'm multitude Of instances the
courts give what seems TO him
counterfeit liberty in the place 81 'rs
reality
Judge l.urton is one of these coun-
terfeit liberty" judges Or. as a rude
railway empioye put il once. he is
= Judge who splits hairs to beat
cripules
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-12-10
The Gospel Of the Innocents

People are fond or saying that the
day OF miracles is over. Bat the folks
vino say these things know not where
OF they peak.
Every da! miracles are happening
Every time TWO roots burroN IN the
earth. one bringing forth the wonder
end the glory OF The red perlumrd
rose. ana the otaer tl- timid beauty
OF the SHY. elusive violet q miracle
has happened So TO him who hatn
ewes To see. The world full OF mira.
Giles. the most wonderful OF all
miracles being simple human baby
its coming into he world its utter
helplossness. the growth OF It's body
ana. more miraculous tie growth ai
IT'S mind ana Tie Development Of lis
senses
Tne trouble IS that the miracle Of
me baby has become less interesting
10 those who have riches ana ease and
a hundred distractions and amu-c-
ments
II has rendered them blind TO tne
wonders OF that miracle which means
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-12-10

It's 4 fact-any man will tell Won 50
that women admire men with chin
whiskers. This may or may not be
the reason that millions of 'em-mean-
inG The women read ne Ladies liome
Journal that Mr.. Curtis publishes in
Philadelphia.
lie l. constantly in the public eye as
the director OF one OF the larees, aud
most successful publishing hou(es In
thc world
This great business IS The logical
0uteruwth OF something that Mr. Clu-
us always has had That H. al idea
fle followed out this idea in The uaE
ing ~ his publications and ne has ale
WAYS stuck 10 IT, In Philade iphia Wnete
they know him best they az Mr
Curtis is entitled to- all the millions
n mas made
Gut il you'd ask him today which
he'd rather have. "a new dollar or new
subscriber he'd answer righ quck-
ls Sam Blythe, one OF his writer's
would say give me the subscriber
every time"
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-12-10
sv gibson GARDNER.

BY GlESON 6Hft IN : n
WASHINGTON. - c. Dec lo.-Any
W-orkinzman has = rigaJ 20 get Nllstd
or mangled In Jhis right tine noutis
will see that MS constitutions. iioei-
ties ore nOI disturbed.
The supreme court OF New otA
state settled this matter ~ the ease
of Miss Knisel5. aged IS, whose af!a
was wreucned on in tue factory Ga .
man named Pratt y jury NeTd!e'
Tor damages was set aside. ani me
court held chat the girl had 1SAl
to work amid The Illegal and canse.
Gus machinery ana that no safety
appliance law could rob her OF la.s
right
Ou,. OF the strongest cNpuneais OK
This doctrine Ina our ia! il torle. -
l.ulton. selected by President aii Io'
tie United States supreme oencA. LIN
TON has applied The doctrine ID faii
readers. H. has held THAT these men
NAV lose as many arms or 1ess as
they choose. and no law passed ny
congress can deprive them OF That
right or make the railroads Liable
in damage for such losses.
This is one reason why rail"ay en-.
Moves oppose the appointment ana
confirmation Of Judge Lurton
Here is one OF l.urtou decisions.
r NJ Delk had his foot mashed Whh3
coupling cars a Memphi7 az ac-
cident Was due 10 the failure al the
railroad TO prov .de safety coupler
such as are required By FEDERAL
statute. Lur,on decided that De't
vas carless 10 work around such q
car and therefore ne could not re-
cover.
Congress had said ,section ) OF me
acD in such case as this an EN-
ploye shall not b. deemed 10 nave
assumed The risk. although conlihu-
ins i'm the employment OF the carrier.
Ip every circult In The United
states except the one presided over
by Judge l.urtun, the courts nave
observed and given force 10 th'se
words. Judge l.urton ruling directly
opposed thar OF the United Std'e7
snprome court Ia the Taylor case
Justice Moody went all over tlls
ground and said. among other .hinsS.
There is no escape from the
meaning of these words tquotlng the
above statute. Explanation cannot
clarity them. and oushr not 10 h" en-
moved TO confuse them o. loss
their ignificance.
Justice Moody went on 20 aiscu
rhe statement that the statute is
harsh IN its application To railroads.
attention o-LAe- La llI - D.
,ious truth that such accidents 90 ON
pioyes are rather harsh GA lie
victims
III would be better he says 10
look harshness Ia the face rather iht
break down the rules OF law.
Ia that expression Justice MoocF
accurately characterized decisions
like hat of Judge iurion in the Deik
case judge Inrton is among taose
Judges who break clown the laF
when it is marsh 10 railroad lie
is. i'm manner of speaking. so;t
of Judicial anarchist breaker down
OF law
on take the case Of John r. Hazc@
,rigp another instance pher" Iud 30
,T.urton broke down the law m 'he
irteres o. "a railroad iu order % b~
lair let uA raaI tine facts Of the case
from irc cGmtstoVn opinion
Ut aupears hat directly after The
inur, tllazelripe h2d his arm cuah-
al while coupling caiS at Williamson.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-12-10

bearing CA into the future the torch OF
life itself IL accounts for the race
suicide talk.
II is chiefly among the poor that
the baby Is appreciated for the Won
Gcrful Jhinr h. is That Is the mean'
ing ol q touching story recently writ
Ten about the ghetto district OF New
york.
There WAS couple plunged into the
direst depths al poverty Their nome
was a darh. murky room In the ncGrT
at = huge tenement building The
husband was worn ont with ceaselese
lahor. the wife was starved for sonic
thing beautiful The woman VAS dis
satisfied with The man She wanted 10
leave him. Shr wanted 10 leave life T.
self Che had lost faith In Providence.
he no longer had the yestige OF re-
iigims belief
And then one day a baby came. and
as the little mother las there w"aE
and wan cycling her little one. she
whispered. Il believe on God. In her
quaint English
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-12-10

Edgar objected very much TO being
vaccinatcd What's the good oi Ut
ne demanded
tic was told that after he was vac
cinaied once it would keep him heal
thy for years
We'll. then. he said in Il hopeful
.yoice. why not give me one good
bath tharli last me for years
Maggie watched her grandfather re-
move his tcerh to soak them III a glass
OF water over night
What want TO know. grandpa
she said. as. do YOU fed them crumbs
or ANGLE worms
The children had constructed "A
Tide on the icy pavement IN front or
the house. and were severely rebuked
Tor il by their mother Why. about
the first thing that will do. sne
chided. will no 10 break old Mr
Smithers' leg.
oh. mamma. cried Jack. IN"
youngest toddler can We sit by the
window and watch him
Our Tommy is periGct scream az
school The teacher was trying to ex.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-12-10
MOST ANYTHING

cent provide fer me better shall
Quit-so warns yer
misunderstanding better. Well, I
Ike mat Why. amt got yer three
-oud jous % work this larst month
S-ctct
n some bright genius only would
invent brand new story
For raI..ed men who stay ont Ia @.
tie pave his way 10 glory
Lippincott's.
Young John d. Rockefeller nas
taken 10 bicycling thus following IA
'u, wheel tracks IT his dad
President Taft is going 10 have tie
Official cseeutte Rag made larger On
Tho principle OF The larger the pre5i-
cent Tie larger the flag probably.
Harper's Weekly.
BY fixing your mind for 10 minutes
daily upon the figure 10" yoH may
get yourself into readiness for proper.
] dating things next January.
IN choosing gifts Of holiday li;era.
turc don't overlook the president
message.
Horrors suppose Santa Claus has
the hOokworm'
i western store sign advertises
Oft drinks and soda water Is ;his
a hint that wink Will produce re-
suits?