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The San Francisco call., 1909-12-19

several blocks away. After few min
utes Susan and Startling returned. They
entered the front room with extreme
caution, as much so as though they
were stepping over a live wire.
Finding one of the tallow candles
that had been extinguished by the ex-
pIosion, they lit 1t and proceeded to
make an inspection Seeing that no
great damage was done, Startling was
Immediately sent to bring back the
frightened deacon and his wife.
1t was in vain that Startling pleaded
with them to return. Brother Horace
had not only been badly scared, but
he felt greatly humiliated. Startling
had to return without his guests. This
was a painful disappointment to Su-
SAN They ate their fine supper with
out company, scarcely speaking word.
At an early hour next morning Star
ling entered the store Of William
Hines to demand an explanation of his
treatment. Approaching that gentle
man, who was standing at the stove
AMI surrounded by number of men
and boys. he said:
Mars Bill Hines. thought We was a
high tone man, what do no pusson
wrong, white nor black. How Is 1t ye
treat poor old niger dat way?'
Seeing Mr.. Hines was in doubt as to
what he meant, he proceeded to tell
him his and Susanss sad experience the
through Mr. Hines and his companions
were convulsed with laughter. greatly
to the annoyance of the old man. When
he was through, Mr.. Hines assured
him that he meant no harm, and 1t
was far from his purpose, even, to
play practical joke on him. He told
him he supposed he wanted to buy .
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-19
The George Washington, the New Ocean Liner

ind certain number OF worshipers. She may be
compelled go on diet to thin out those too rotund
cheeks, and perhaps she will be forced to pencil a
few lines in that aabaster brow, but it will be all
makeup and won't hurt her bit, and you may be
that there will always be persons who will pre-,
fer her large dazzling pink and white beauty all
the intelligence in the world"
And here" said Santa. stopping beside charming
dolls trunk filled with beautiful clothes, lis what will
help the fashionable doll beauty hold her own, even
if she hasn't idea in her head"
The dolls trousseau which was packed in the trunk
indeed wonderful Every sort of gown, coat and
hat which fashionable doll debutante could desire
included in the outfit from motor togs to dancing
frocks.
Sixty dollars for the trousseau' said Santa, '.but
have others pretty though not elaborate, for
much less and separate garments of every description
from French corsets to overshoes."
The old gentleman led the way through sew
era1 rows of doll mansions ranging in price from
81 so $780, unfinished, the aerodrome the
of the premises. Here was stored magnificent
array of flying machines of all kinds including every
variety of mechanical airship and rubber band
plane
Every boy will want one in his stocking" de-
clared Santa. "Aeronautics is much the subject
of the hour among the boys it is among grownups,
and l shouldn't wonder, the whole, if the boys
knew about it than the average grown person.
In order to accommodate everybody we've got
chimes, not only of many models, but in great
number of sizes. Certain boys whose stockings
very large will receive aeroplanes that cost $780, but
the inexpensive ones, though smaller just as
carefully made and quite much fun"
At this point the interview Interrupted by
deep. ferocious growing in the distance which
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naughty boys and girls may look forward to
pretty good harvest this Christmas, for never
~ before In the history of toyland has Mr. Santa
Claus been so busy in the manufacture OF toys
of all has the old gentleman during the last
few weeks.
To Sunday Call representative who interviewed
r Santa Claus at one of The large toy stores recently
the Christmas saint declared that the nerves OF toy
manufactures being terribly wrought upon by the
determination OF the toys the fields of art and
science
ct was all very well7 said Santa Claus, when
had only make putty faced, golden haired doll
beauties, lead soldiers and impossible wooden ami
mails but look what is expected of us We
obliged to know as much about flying machines as
the Wrights and Santos-p -pumont and our dolls are
expected to be only beautiful, but intelligent and
individual"
DO you mean to say that it isn't enough for dolls
TO be beautiful and we'll dressed?" quered the re-
porter
Not at ALL declared Santa; they have to have
expression, If you please, and look natural It's
all this idea, of course, and don't know
hustling, tell you. when 1t providing ndi-
vidual expressions for million dolls, or less.
Mrs Santa approves OF /, however. She says she
never could bear think of her sex having no more
mind than is expressed in the face of the average
doll. and so, Of course. the new idea has to go"
he ola gentleman leo the way down the Christmas
storeroom and pointed reporter most inter
esting array OF dolls with charming expressive faces
and dressed in the various costumes of European
peasants
There they are" said Santa, "the dolls which
are going to revolutionze the entire doll world be-
fore long. Over in Munich where they help me out
a great deal in getting up ideas for toys, some
clever artists modelled some dolls which copied
from the boys and girls OF famous sculptors. Then
they dressed them in character and the idea grew
until whole host of artists busy modelling
and dressing dolls. There's a Donatelo girl, you
see, and boy to match and there many dolls
modelled also directly from life by artists who have
sought make the puppets thoroughly natural as
well as sweet and charming"
Near the foreign character dolls in their quaint
old time costumes stood after of fascinat-
ing American beauties richly clothed in up to date
costumes OF satin, lace and fur. These handsome
creatures seemed to cast reproachfu gances on Santa
and his companion
q hope they aren't going out altogether" said the
reporter. They look fat beaming and prosperous
it 10 it would be pity not to have any of
them around"
Does the CLASSY eyed charmer ever go out?" de-
lmanded Santa no; the soulless beauty will always
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-19

planes, and we'll have go and pacify them they'll
frghten the dolls to DEATH
The reporter and Sarta Claus found. the polar
bears making tremendous commoton in their
miniature inclosure Their heads indeed turned,
for they beautifully ointed and able to roll
their heads about and twist their limbs in the
realistic fashion. Their voices also wonderfully
terrifying They have entirely suppanted Teddy
Bear and are successful rivals Of Billy Possum and
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-05-10
PRICE CARNIVAL FOR TWO DAYS

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The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-02-14
cxxunovx THIEVES SENTENCED IN " PENsACONsA.
~n.aa sEem Who Recently Decided to peroI.,e BurKIars--They VIII Serve Eight Years
 Km Prenoms

pensacoia, Fla, Feb. 1s.-eSpeeial: -riTht years and forty days each In inc State peniteptlary. was the sent ence Imposed upon VIII Jones. ". J. Shea and R. l.. Ray. the three church hnr~tars. in the Criminal Court today and Monday the men will be taken from here to commence serving tneir
 All of the men decided to plead guilty to the four counts of burglary agalnst s,nnoseN m each count. The men had nothing to say but that they were out of employment and decided upon burg Iary as a means of gaining IYeil- hood.
 The men arrived here Monday morn ing from Mobile. Tuesday and Wed- nesdav nights they robbed churches and stores, were arrested Thursday morning, committed 10 the Criminal Court Friday and sentenced today.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-02-14
NEW YORK PRODUCE.

New York. Feb. t3.-Flour: receipts 2s.- 2s5: exports 10.97l. In moderate demand with prices nominaliy higher: Minnesota patents S5 409$ 75; winter straights s4 90 9 S5. 10: Minnesota bakers S4 0950: win- ter extras S2. .T5@S4.3 35; winter patents $5. 10 d1 S5 50: do low grades $3 .65 9S4. 20; Kan sas straights s4 sOQ$5 Is.
 Wheat, receipts 60,0o0. Spot firm; No. 2 red s1 IsM nominal elevator: and 31.1sN nominal fob afloat; No. 1 Northern Duluth s1-2SH fob afloat: No. hard winter S1 2O& fob afloat.
 Bulls put May wheat up to stiII higher levels this morning. although the July con- tract, because of favorable crop news was not buoyant Final reactions on all months left May hc higher and July Ac lower than Thursday. May closed at s1.ls; July at corn: receipts 4O.s5O: spot steady: No. ? T2he elevator; and 70hc fob afloat: No. 2 white nominal and No. 2 yellow 7Okc fob afioat. Options closed net unchanged. May
 Oats, receipts 5o.ss5; spot firm; mixed 26 032 lbs 55 E 56c: natural white 26 e 32 lbs. 5596sh; clipped white S294o lbs
 Feed firm; spring bran s27 50; middnng
 Hides IS, steady: Bosota lsM @aOH; Central American 20&. AV
 Leather steady: acid 2SM Q 920c.
 Wool steady: domestic fleece 31 @94c.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-02-14
CHICAGO eRAIN AND pnonuCr.

Chicago, Feb. 13.--Wheat for May delivery sold here today at e1.14 per the record breaking figure established Thursday. Renewed purchases by lead Ing bulls and buying by local shorts caused the upturn. At the close the net gain for the day was 7-s cent. Corn and oats closed firm and provisions easy.
 The highest price paid fer the May delivery In nearly four years failed to bring out any great amount of buying pit today, the conessted condition of the market holding many traders in check. At times the amount of trading in tue July delivery was also very lim- ised although an increased disposition was manifested to change from the May to the more distant delivery. The market opened easy owing to the com parafive weakness of the European wheat markets. extremely liberal ship merts for the week from Australia and Argentina and to reports of rain in of moisture.
 May opened 1-s to s-s cent lower at first half hour, % RoWever ns tSe Sao demand Sn 1ns for May had carried the price up to 119 1-& Late in the session fresh de- mand for May. forced the price up to 114. The more distant deliveries. how ever. were inclined to drag. Final sold between 100 s-4 and loi IA and closed at 1oi Is. shade below the previous close.
 Unsettled weather in the corn belt had bullish effect on the corn mar. ket but prices made only slight ad- vances. A tthe close prices were 1-s6 l-4 to 1-4 cent higher compared with Thursdays close
 Oats were relatively more active than corn but trade was not of large volume. At tho close prices were a shade to 1-S@1-4 higher compared with the previous close Moderate weakness was displayed fin provisions because of. selling based on 9 16 to 25 cent decline in the price of live hogs. Trade was quiet all day. At the close prices were 1-2 to 1 "A cents lower than final quotations Of Thursday
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-02-14
FTNANCIER's sTATEa1ENr

New York. Feb. 1s.-Ths Financier will say:
 The statement of the Associated Banks oe February 13, showed some rather unex- pected exchanges on totals. Loans de- creased SS352 800. Deposits, taking the re- ports of actual conditions as a basis, de- creased $11,S00, 900, while the less in cash was s2,e7s.3o0. The shrinkage in deposits a little more than neutralized the cash loss and the surplus reserve rose y2s5 s25 standing on Saturday at S10.205,2R5. The statement was complicated somewhat by the operations of the trust companies in the building up of their cash reserve. The State Banks and Trust Companies increas- ed their loans S2S. .0Ao.100. decreased their cash holdings g4,I97e0O, while the net de- posits rose s25. 1885. 500. The trust compa- nfes now hold their full fifteen per cent of cash reserve in vaults and the temporarilE disturbing features which have characteriS- ed the statements of the clearing house banks and the trust companies for the past week will not figure so prominently in the future.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-02-14
MTjsT PAY PENALTYlTO RUSH CLUB WORK
COUNTRY CLUB BUILDING COMMIT
 THEE IS NAMED.
voIuntmry subscriptions Arc Rapidly Heinz Received and the Im-
 pxOVemeRts Arc to Be RmahAd.

That the enlargement of the Country Club house Is to be pushed through to completion. within as short tima as possible, is to be seen in the an- nouncemsnt of President B. B. Joseph of committee to solicit subscriptions to augment the s1,5oO handed in volun- tarily, at the meeting of the club on last Thursday night.
 The committee as announced is: W. E. Thomas. chairman; Michael Cody. J. R. Sayre, D. L. whetstone, Dr. W. B. Westcott M. ". Stewart, A. P. Tyson. IT,. and Jack Thortngton. Judge Thomas will call a meeting of the committee early in the coming week. that he work of canvassing the members may be divided.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-02-14

Houston-Easy... s..s ss.t ss,s s.. Augusta-Tluiet .... ..ss ..'. s.ss ss.,S. Memphis--Iuiet .... .... ...s co. .s..s St Louis--2uiet ...ss..- s... s..ss...s .. C1ncfunau .essss sses ss. |.
 Louisville--Etrm ...s.. .s.. sss.s. ss...s
 Little Rcck--Steady. ..s .... ..s. .... ..
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-02-14

<, essk sa \ fs.nly sissss r'sss s,s 0flf.t1s City extra India mess tz<8t2tsto. Cat mats pfsadyi pickied bellies s0sAc; pickied hnU3 aM 010c.
 Lard stsa6y; Wsstsrn ss.7e0so; refined steady; continsnt slo.os; compound TA4. Pork steady: family SIS sec sis so; short clears stsQ }2is mess tI7 50 Q sts.
 Cott2n sesa oil essyi prime crude ss:se Retrolsuna steady; refined New York ts.so: PhiietsIphia and Baltimore ss.ss; hss,s as.ss: sir.lnsa common to sooa t3, ao Q a. .1s -ss
 Tprpentihs Quiet fsc.
 Rice quiet; fair to extra sa 0sk; Japan nominal
 Moiassss steady; New Orleans open ket- tie good to choice zs@ 42c.
 Holiday in sugar -And coffss markefs.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-02-14
PREPARE PROGRAM
 FOR STATE ASSOCIATION

A meeting of the English Committee of the State Association of High Schools. met yesterday morning at the Exchange Hotel to prepare a program for discussion at the sessions of the State Association, which will meet in Birmingham at an early date. Th9 program as agreed upon by the com mittee, cover the various problems in the teaching of English in the high schools which have confronted the teacher during the past year.
 The membership of the committee is: Miss Frances Higgins of Selma. chair man; Miss Sarah Luther of Troy Mss Margaret Booth of Montgomery, Pro- feAsor F. G.. strickland of the Unt- Versity of Alabama, Professor J R. Rutland of Auburn, and Professor J. J. poster of the University of Alabama.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-02-14
lsnvinw in Pannncaln.

whidden and Kennedy, of Birning- ham, who secured the contract for con structing twenty miles of paving in the city, today made bond in the sum of s16,0e0 to insure the proper perform ance of the contract as required by the city, and announce that they will com mence work at once.
 While the property owners are to pay for the sidewalks. the contract was awarded by the city under provision in the charter which gives 1t the right 10 place walks wherever desired and tax the cost against the property. uh- der the contract the property owners must nay one-fourth cash and the ball. ance in three years at per cent i4- terests
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-02-14
3 I-2 SALE HERE
Local sxakEr AT si-s
During Dun Times There fs Much se- errcy BegarSinE ss1css a Each ff WDehouse Dcsires to Keep
 Buyer's Name Quies.

Strict middling.. .. q. ......9 l-lec. Middling ;;;.. ..ss .. ..''s -sc Low middling. .,-... -. ...s 1-4e.
 Although cotton is ofaclally quoted in the local market at i-t cents. q sester ss o than msalsm miaaPins 1eS Sro1sht @ sia cents yesterday. The factoiswho made the sale wiH not give out precise num- Der of bales. though t is known that Sands @ 1osr of ths S shipper for Some @ time and one which had to be fiied without de-.
 in addition local merchant gave four bales. which were sold late Fri can not be established, but 1t is ru. mored to be on a 2 s-s cents basis shipper Is SO anxious to handle all the demand in the market and each ware house to do all the selling, there 10 considerably more secrecy regarding sales thus far spring from no incipi- ent demand; they are merely the clear ing up of old orders. The shippers would undoubtedly De willing to buy price if the factors could be persuaded to sell at that figure. as practically all wires from New Orleans and New York adyise purchases at the low price: But
 
 timfsm on the part of the producers and most of the factors, which causes them tc wait for an improvement.
 Weather reports from other parts of the new crop. But as one factor pointed out yesterday. it is too early to get any accurate idea of the climatic Influences l on the new crop of cotton
 The following letter from one of the largest planters from the San Antonio district. contains considerable informa. tion regarding the situation west of
 "Conditions are stfIl very bad end the drought IS worse than ever. When 1t does rain, 1t will very likely to so to the extreme. heve been planting cotton for the last twenty-fve years, and only once have seen two large crops in succession. This was in 1897 and 1888. Our lands have beeu plant barS S0ton ts as 1Hr sS niay years .hh succession without fertilizer. I be- iieve that the cotton acreage will be reduced on account of very high grain last year and readily got 10 to IS cents for 1t. Seventy-tive cents corn beats il cents cotton and there Is 30 little worry producing t and getting it pre-
 The New York Cotton Exchange re. ceived news that the worlds spinning takings for American cotton was 32s,- 900 bales for the week as again a43.00o bales last year. The cables from Eu- rope improved. The sptnners in the Lancashire called cotton yesterday on the basis of pence and cables state that they are expected to take consid- erable more at that figure. The Fall River sales for the week were 100000 as against 125,000 bales last year. Liv- erpooI forwarded eo Manchester 90 ONe bales vs. 12S,9oo last week and 6S,O0O last year.
 It is reported that the cold weather has greatly damaged the cotton crop in Mexico "
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-02-14
Crueity te children.

Convicted of cruelty to her children by locking them in barn when the temperature was below freezing ana keeping them there all night. Bella Francis. Q negress. was todas lined e2s and costs In the criminal court, and up- ,h failure to pay the fine fs to be com fined in the county jail for . period of ninety days
 The woman. it was shown. had in q it of bad temper, taken her three scantily attired children from hei house on the coldest night that has been felt in Pensacola in many years, and placed them in shed while she re turned to her home and slept in warm he'd.
 The cries of the children were heard several hours afterwards by passing policeman. and they were almost frosen when he opened the door.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-02-14
wrATHER CONDTTTONs.

Unsettled weather prevails over the great CT portion of the country. with the baroEne- ter relatively low over the lower Lake re- zion. a storm over Utah, and the barometer rather high on the south Atlantic coast and over the middle northwest Cloudiness is general to the east of the Rockies, and rain is now falling in Northern Alabama, Geor- Eia, the Carolinas and quite generally in the northern districts and in Colorado. Utah and oregon. Snow Is falling in the middle northwest.
 Temperatures have risen in the southeast ern and eastern districts. and have fallen zero readings in the middle northwest Conditions favor generally fair weather in Alabama tonight and Sunday. with some what colder Sunday.
 U. G. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE,
 WEATHER BUREAU. Temperature and precipitation reports from
 selected Southern stations. For the 2l
 hours ending at am.
 February 1s. 1909.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-02-14
sT. LOUIS LIVE STOCK.
LONDON SHOOK MARKET.

London Feb 18.-~The stock exchange ex- perienced a week of broadening business and rising prices, the increasingly heavy undertone of buying being chiefly of an in- vestment nature. The market closed prac- tically at the best but with more aulet ed ssMc, nearly two percent higher than at the beginning of the month, due to Gov ernment purchases on account of the sink ing fund ana investment buying by Paris and Berlin houses. The tone of the gilt edged securities was further strengthened by the Franco-German understanding re- garding Morocco, the visit of King Edward to Berlin and the success ot the Indian loan. ~
 Cheaper money and the strengthened bank position induced more confident local opera tions, but the new loans and foreign bonds were noticeably strong, owing to the Tree investment in Paris ftindBs
 The American was the quietest section of the market, the uncertainty of WaH street and the pending Steriff prcposHis Eheckfng fresh commitments. The professiepals sup- week. turning the attention to the Harri- man stocks later, which. with covering op- erations the holiday In ths United states and the rnmor current today that the Erie Railways plan has been completed. made the final tone firm at from one to four points dearar than last Saturday. Grand Trunk shares provided mild sensation on Friday on the announcement of the reduced dividend. The preferred shares of the ve- rious issues of which slumped from to ! points but the market closed slightly above the worst.
 South African mine operators attracted speculative attention on the part of the large interest while copper shares showed a good rise on the week.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-02-14
Wnman kllIa gelf.

Flora Barker, an inmate Of house of Questionable reputation on West Zaragossa Street. committed. suicide by talxing large doses of morphine. car boIic acid and 1audanun.
 The woman Is said to have been in a troubled state Of mind for several 6avs, and had been indulging in inc toxfcants to.a a considerable extent last night. Tn q jealous rage she went tc heT room and swallowed first a dose of morphine, then Q dose of laudanum, ana finally a quantity of carbolhc acid. afterwards lying quietly down to sleep.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-02-14
MANCMEsTER CLOTH MARKET.

Manchester. Eng, Feb. 13.-The cloth market showed a disappointing week the turnover being below the average, and prices were frequently reduced in order to effect sales. China took better quan- titles of special shirting and light cloths but the Indian as well as the home trad demands were small The MedIterra nesn and South American markets provided or ders for immediate requirements only Yarns were irregular Americans as well as Egyptians were offered more freely but without success. The receipts of stocks are increasing.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-02-14
lopen.IHisisI Low. Close
NEW YORK CorrON

New York Feb. is.-The cotton market opened steady at an advance of three to six points. In response to better cables than exc pectea and sold about to points net hisher during the early session, on scatter ed covering and modrate support from buil- ish sources. Business was quiet, however on fiuctuations during the middle of the morning were marrow. and irregular, witt prices q shade off from the best. Week end figures were rather bearish and Fall River safes were smaller, but while there were light showers in Eastern and Central belt sectiong. the weather in the Southwest conttnued dry. The market closed very higher.
 Receipts at the ports today is,7ss bales, aEainst 32.7ss last week and 1s,s25 last year. For the week te0. 900 against 2Oi, Se1 last week and l40.SsB last year. Today,s re- nelpts at New Orleans 17s3 bales, against against s7se last year..
 Spot closed quiet: Middling uplands .. .ss; Middling Gulf f0.10; no sales.
 Futures opened steady aud closed very steady.