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Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-10-01
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Before starting on his big trave
President Taft announced the appoint
ment of the three members of the Tar
If Commission created under the law
as advisers in the administration of
the maximum and minimum provi-
sions. They are Prof. Henry G. EN-
cry of Yale, chairman; James B. Reyn-
olds (now Assistant Secretary of the
Treasury, and Alvin II. Sander of
Chicago. MI. Sanders is editor of the
Breeders Gazette, and was one of the
original movers for a tariff commits
sion. He is known as an ardent down
ward revisionist.
Rear Admiral w. G.. Melville, re-
tired U. S. NJ, together with ]. H. Nc
Alpine and George Westinghouse, has
invented a device for ships, consisting
of a reduction gear for marine tur-
bines. This will revolutionize the con-
struction of steamers, as from $1,000
GO0 TO Sc, Gee Gee may be saved in the
building of a ship of he Mauretania
or Lusitania class.
Collector Loeb j~ustiies the Increased
vigilance of the customs officials in
holding up and searching prominent
persons on the docks on their arrival
from Europe. 1.-TWO hundred seizures
have been made in the last three
weeks at the gates Of the docks" said
the collector; that would appear to
Justify the seizures"
Secretary of State Knox has Gre
ated a new division, to be known as
the Division of Latin-American AT
fairs, the object of which is to further
protect American trade in South Amer
lea. Thomas c. Dawson of Iowa, min
lister to Chile, has been selected to
head the new division.
Ransford S. Miller, Jr., now secre-
tary and Interpreter Of the American
embassy in Toxic, has been called
home to take charge of he Bureau OF
Far Western Affairs in the State De
partment, and Consul General VIII
liams, at Tien Tsin, China, Is recalled
to become assistant chief Of the same
bureau.
49,
Director of Census Durand estimates
that II, 900 more enumerators Will be
required to count the population next
year than were employed in the census
of 1900. This increase is due In part
to the fact tina under the present law
the enum orators are to work only eight
hours a day.
John w. Riddle, the retiring Amerl.
can ambassador to Russia, has egu
his Journey back to his country. He
will spend some time in Berlin and
Paris and expects to reach home some
time in November. Mr.. Riddle Is sue
ceeded by w. w. Rockhill.
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Virginia's contributions to the ma
tons Hall of Fame have been placed
in the statuary hall at the United
States capitol building. The donation
consist sof statues of George Washing
ton and of Robt. E. Lee Lee is pic
tured in the uniform Of the South.
When ex-President Roosevelt made
his tour Of the west in 1903 he travel
ed a distance of 1900 miles at an
expense of $4,000. President Taft ex-
poets to travel Il, 900 miles at an OK
pense of no more than SIS, 900.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-10-01
Abruzzi's Mountain Record.

The duke of Abruzzi, about whose
love affair with Miss Elkins so much
still! appears in the European news
budgets, has just returned to his home
in Italy from an expedition in the
HimaIaya Mountains, during which he
is said to have made a new worlds rec
ord for altitude by climbing Mount
Go~dwin-Austin, second highest noun
tain in the world, to a height of nearly
2 5 1000 feet. The top of this peak is
IS, 500 feet high.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-10-01
ATCH1sON GLOBE SIGHTS.

Many worthy people have poor
taste.
Don't be fanatical. 1t is a form OF
insanity.
BY, affinity is meant the hrSI hian
who asks.
Watch the individual who uses L
said too freely.
Il earn all l get" Is an expression
you frequently hear married women
use.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-10-01

Every man has his asking price, and
his selling price.
Don't give picnics; be a guest, and
make fun Of the management.
After a man has been a rabbit a
great many years it is difficult to turn
lion.'
If a man behaves himself, people
say he is cunning, and hides his mean
ness.
People do many things that they do
not like to do, hat they do not need
to do.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-10-01
CLASSIC

Nothing doing."-Addison's Let
ters."
Cut in and win."-Thackeray's
Vanity Fair
Observation-Disclosures Tale of
Two Cities"
Gone to the wall."-Bunyan's "Pil-
grim's Progress
Forget it - cast it away."-Haw.
thorne's Marble Fawn.'
Make good.'-Deuteronomy, which
is a book in the Bible.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-10-01

FL A.: 4: :: ;;: :: ::: : n: !; I; !: : S: :: 4; ' $:: :: ::::::. : 3: ). :: {: 8: : : u.s.: !: :; !:
RS@1aITNf of train men killed in the year compared to tn total numper
RSEoW@gE of train men killed in the year Onpare to the total mum
1H""~~ her Of train men employed But it is entirely proDaDe ina
A., ,,n,bor at nreent reaches nearer 1000 900 than 100000 say the Re-
iu. of pavovs The recent industrial depression added large accSdohs
p,,o-ts from, railway agents throughout the country show that never IN
+nl history of the railroads was so large a number of tramps met with
A large PROPORTION are youths ranging from 16 to q years Of age. 81
yinnine with a warming for adventure, about onehaIl QuN Ie hon"au'
life md return home, OF settle down, whiet TIT remaining hat become In
notor,+a tramns and gradually tend from vagrancy into a career O crlne
AM semicrime. A very large percentage Of tranps, oWeVe are aoult'
and comprise every species from men h will OF work o M lave De-
come ironically untitled for work, to those VINO are innocent VICTIMS OF
ovnrieh adversely that knocks and keeps them down.
Roth tha charitables societies and the railroad corporations ave long
desired SON practicable method of dealing effectively with all aspects OF
the tramp problem. If it could be done the charitable societies wouhd %
relieved of a burdonsome drain upon their time n esources rail-
roads would benefit by the stoppage Of the great losses IN annoyance TO
which they have been subjected, while from a humanitarian standpoint no
tramp would be given an opportunity to regain his standing in society.
Hitherto all experiments have failed.
The charitable societies and the railroads believe that they have at last
come D a plan which is quHe certain to prove eficacious. This plan is
a transplanting. with certain notifications suitable to American conditions.
If the tramp colony idea already in force n Holland, Belgium n SwiHer-
land. Since the instituting Of these colonies vagrancy has been unknown
in those countries and although they have certain features whichc cannot
well be adopted in this country, the general plan of these European ex
periments will be followed.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-10-01
GROUNDHOGS ARE GHOULS.
Homes of Dead Found Scattered In
Indiana Cemeteries.

Indiana Cemeteries.
The people whose dead are buried IN
MANY country graveyards south OF
Terre Haute, in Vigo and sullivan
Counties, Indiana, are horrified by the
discovery that ground hogs have been
ghouls. The animals have burrowed
into many graves and bones OF the
dead were found strewn on the sur
face. These bones have been required
and the people are trying to stop the
molestation. In some cases water mas
been poured into the holes. In others
wood fires were started at the mouth
of the openings with sulphur thrown
In and a lid securely placed to coinie
the fumes to the interior as much AZ
poSaibIo
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-10-01

Trade of the United States with its
non-contiguous territory in the fiscal
year 1909 exceeded that OF n previ-
GUS year and was more than three
times as much as a decade ago.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-10-01

ries. Ninety per cent of the opera
tives are women, who are paid or a
piece system and earn from 4S to IS
cents a day.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-10-01

Telephone communication between
London and Madrid, via Paris, will. 1t
is thought, be established by the end
of this year.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-10-01

An Italian engineer has completed a
small hydroplane capable of skimming
the surface of the water at a rate Of
125 miles an hour.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-10-01

largest volcanic crater in the world.
1t measures fourteen miles across
n way, and more b ten miles the
other.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-10-01

ROM huulbleness to greatness, from inslgnifcance to one OF
the most prominent places among the food products of the
world, from vulgarity Is the dietetic extravaganza of the
masses to the position of a table delicacy for the classes.
That is the history of the peanut in the past fifty years.
The possibilities of the peanut as a wealth producer seem
not to have been realized until RECENTLY. And even now. not
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-10-01
MORE THAN HALF A MILLION IRAMPS
NOW ROAMING ABOUT THE U. 5.

r IS c~onservatively estimated that the
least 500. 900 tramps in the United Stat
culated bv taking as a basis the numbe
the railroads every year and multlp!yln
of train men killed in the year compare
of train men killed in the year compa
Der of train men employed. But 1t is
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-04
(The quotations are corrected daily fo, The Advertiser.)

(The quotations are corrected daily for The Advertisero croo.r,..
 MEAL-standard W. c. 9s ID. sacks soc bushel; cream Peerless s2hc busheI Oiie: prime ls@ise; fancy l4s Ise; peao ao berry l2 hc; old government Java 7@s2c; aa,ss ias fssey sass Pss Soa.tsS Mocha and Java blends 25 0ase. CHEEsE--Full cream daisies 1s01sc; suGAR-dranulatsd. standard S%o: fancy FLoURSFancy nominal; straights So. % c 26; patents SC. 25 Q 35; fancy patents $7Oo. Pesri sHe gloss lump ikc; niGkel soods soOds 'OR ORicE-Extra fancy head 7Q7nc; taneJ head sM exc; broken Sh 9she; Japan sSIT-LAyerpOOl sl.1O; Virginia Ssc: Louisiana soc. ~
 yINEG7,AHRsaapexE Al aapxxH ssilSn S01. so9sOc. SnSx 47e is Ben Hui Soda Biscuit Sc car carton 0''ssc ssc OssARpINEs-Amerlcan Non 37.7s@n Mustard s:1b; Imported A-Oii Key 0'Ns 'MNosLAssEsSGeor Cane bbl., s7o ra, i srifusai corn sSFSp in cases EaiioSu.e % e'Sa Ss 's MAPLE sYRUP-"Log Cabin" brand. gallons S7 per case. I2 gallons S7 80: as < gallons 's'S0 FefovisisS:. FeSP sasS;
 BACON MEATs-Clear ribs SIS. 7o@u.. extra ribs .13.7o9s14. lard I3Mc; kettle rendered 1lN aS1knDs snowdrift s9se: snow-wnite s%c: Flake. "pRY SALT MEATS-Dry sal, .1s.i?1sQ Q25; dry salt cut ribs SI2. IS. F'"A RREAKFAST BACON-16% Q2iXc
 Grain and Eeedst tuffA,
 CORN CHOPS-Per bu. soc.
 CORN-White from store s2@ssc; mixad HAY-Timothy. choice per ton S21: No , per ton S1s; Alfalfa per ton S23: johnsor srass per ton Sl2@S13,
 OATS-White from store, dray lots 67c RRAN-Per ton S2S. shorts SS0. GRITs--Per bbl. $4 50; per sack Sz.aS.
 Cotton Seed and Products.
 COTTON SEED-$1S per ton.
 MEAL-Choioe S3s; first; prime 7h peI cent per ton t32i prime cake per ton Sai LINTERS--Per ID. @Sc.
 OII,--Car iotsi prime crude basis per 10. ( 1-sc; basis refining.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-04
THE STOCK MARKET

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 to advance today In the stock market with rather desultory demand. The transactions in United States Steel Soehs cs ss s.eSrg wsSs changing throughout the day. The opening sales were of l3.60o shares. the orders being executed at 7a 7-S and 7s. thus estab- sis, The market in which United States Steel rose for the, first time above SC as It did late in. the day, can. not be called entirely uninterestiIg. yet States Steel together with all stocks shows how that stock overshadowed everything else. Trade news on steer ment in United States Steel was accom- panied by signs of a highly specula- tive origin. Pains were taken to em- tiohs were current in London that the price of the stock was to go to yO. Chi- cago sent a report that an increase m the dividend to per cent was m con con ing and to 5 per cent soon thereaftef. Longer range predictions figured next years business at an aggregate or a
 The fact that most of. these tips" were incapable, by the nature, of verl- hcatlon or of refutation did not seem to rob them of their influence in the speculation. The sympathetic enect on the general list was considerable. but not universal. The upward movement was uneven and did not affect some of of shorts by the bear party on the eve of the three days holiday was given large credit for the price movement. The failure of stock exchange firm of minor importance passed almost with out notice, coming, seemingly. without great surprise. Special strength In the Rock Island stocks was accompanied by rumors of an early resumption of diyi- dends on Rock Island preferred and on St. Louis and San Francisco second preferred. The Copper stocks hung back and re-selling of refined copper by impression of market conditions for that metal. Preliminary estimates of the weeks currency movement com the balance of the movement still in favor of New York, but for a less amount than last week. New York ex- eSanss at sSs sSay eans Ss shipments to that point. On sub-treas- ury operations the banks have lost to the government since the previous disbursements here having been iignt during that period. There was a de- posit at the sub-treasury today of s1,- Pacific coast, designed for shipment. to Japan. This Is for account of London and is due to the convenience ot the government transfer across this conti- nent by the facilities afforded by the sub-treasuries. A decline in cash hold- ings of near $3.000,000 seems likely to be shown by the bank statement. The quiet tone of the money market seemed to leave nc room for uneasiness on the part of the speculative borrower. There were some signs of disapproha- tion on the part of the banks with the volume of loans to some stock market borrowers nevertheless, and some re- cent selling of stocks was said to be In response to intimations from the banks.
 Bonds were steady. Total sales, par value, $3.220,000.
 United States 4s, registered have de- clined IA and the coupon 1-2 per cent on call since last week.
 CLOSING STOCK LIST.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-04
NEW ORLEANS COTTON.
NEW ORLEANS COTTON.

New Orleans, Sept 3.-spot cotton steady unchanged midding IF 7-l6c: sales on the spot 234 bales, to arrive b50, Tor oeferreu delivery 1oo
 Futures opened steady at an advance of E86 points on favorable cables and an as. cumulation of buying orders over night based on yesterdays builish condition re- port Soon after the opening the market stood 1gs points up Fms lnytsa aas SeerasH yeSH heavy with the result that prices were Tore ed down until they were unchanged to 7 points higher than yesserdaysk sk, e0sir s,rsnS,hn ened on very bullish accounts from the spinning centers Manchester Liverpool orabie cable messages and Dallas. Texas, wired that that market was flooded with bids from European spinners. savannah sales of 1887 bales of spots and the an nouncernent that a local operator of promi- nence had today sold out of the very small stock at New Orleans $500 bales or spots to New England and TOO more to Europe sent prices up for net advance of 12Ql4 points.
 The closing was steady at a net advance of gm1O points. The market closed to- night not to reopen until Tuesday morning
 Futurecs this week again make a moder- ate net advance. October gains points tions advance 14616 points. octobers rel atively small gain was due to considerable hedge selling against actual cotton; .s,. week was the government report on condt- tion which was s3.7 per cent. the lowest on record for September. This fell flat as n bullish factor owing to the determined efforts of bears to hold prices down. Much of the net advance of the week was due to for sor T55ts 5S sfaS rom Ss spinners. Sa ''
 J& the spot market very moderate bus -l$9sss was done Offerings continued sean- tv owing to the small stock in port. Total sales on the spot for three weeks were 92G bales, against 765 last week. Sales to ar rive were 700 bales against ioa last week.
 Cotton futures closed steady:
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-04
COTTON VERY QUIET
GOVERNMENT REPORT HAS VERY
 LITTLE EFFECT.
Gables Were Up Yesterday, and Fu- lures Made Slight Advance Expected That Big Increase
 VIII Come In Few Days.


 Good middling.. .. .. .... ..12 s-16c- Strict middling.. ...'.ia a-sc' MiddiinE.... .... '''''''''AA o-o'' come in more rapidly now, and there were between thirty and forty bales in the local spot market yesterday, not counting good many bales that came in by rail. The prices ranged from S-s to 7-1s, and some was bought as high as 12 1-2. About seventy-five bales were brought into the city, some of which was stored and not sold. The buyers and sellers were at such a variance in prices that sales were not made as rapidly as usual. Buyers were offer ing 125-Ie to 12 3-s while the sellers were asking 12 7-16. The cotton offered on the streets was bought in by the warehousemen at prices ranging around 7-ls. The movement was little freer. and more cotton came in today than on any day this season.
 One of the local warehousemen has just returned from trip on which he nearly every cotton section. He states the prevailing sentiment fs that the Government report Is none too low. A prominent banker from San Antonio output for that State would be about 2.00o, ,oO0 bales. Oklahoma would pro- duce only 550,000 bales where she should produce 900,000 bales. The crop m AFkanSdS ndS Dtcn Tuintu, anu thc only State that seems to have a good crop Is Georgia. but even this has suf- fered some within the pats ten days. He further said that his firm was up against the worst proposition faced since they have been in business. The high temperature and hot winds have caused e great deterioration in the crop. The late seasons have given the crop a poor chance to withstand the intense weather of the past month. The acreage has been reduced very much.
 The Goyernment repost nsn, nnt failed ,,bi0 to the next few days prices are expected to go higher.
 The initial prices for October futures were 5 points up. The market finally closed with an advance of points over yesterdays close, closing at 12.51. December futures were 3 points high CT than the close on yesterday and fin- ally closed with rise of 12 points at 12.e0.
 The Liverpool market was due 31-2 months. A cable at noon reported the market quiet but steady. Sales were 12. 900 bales.
 The weather map was again unfa. vorable. Clear and hot in the western belt and lower central States. Gener. with very little precipitation.
 WEEKLY LOCAL COTTON STATEMENT. Stock on hand Sept. 1. 1909 .... ......s7O Rec5d. since Sept. 1.... .... ....470
 Total .... ... ... .... .....s4o Shipped since Sept. it,. .... .ssO Stock on hand Thursday night Sept. Price middling .... .... .... .. ....12kc c
 Low middling .... ....11c
 Good ordinary .... 9hc
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-04

Following is a crop letter issued yes terday:
 Dear Sirs-During the latten half of the month climatic conditions all over our State have been such as to cause distinct deterioration in crop prospects; a greater one, perhaps than is generally looked for at this time of the season. Particularly when com pared with last year, where we had timely rains during the second half of August, and which helped the crop wonderfully, the falling off in the out look has been very disappointing.
 While we have been spared the ex- cessive temperatures of the western enough, all along, to cut down expec- tations of a yield for which we ap- peared to have very fair chances a fortnight ago. With no rain, except calities, and hot winds. complaints of shedding and of the plant wilting have been on the increase. and though the low lands have as yet stood the weatn- CT fairly well, general precipitation IS badly needed everywhere.
 "To express 1t in a homely way this has not been a cotton year With the exception of some favored sections the plant has had to contend With repeat ed backsets and as 1t continued be- hind normal development, the failure of moisture during this part of Its principal fruiting period has been much or draWpack.
 "Cnder the prevailing weather con ditions the movement has become very free already over the southern part of the State, and will be hastened In the middle and northern sections. so that 1t Is likely to be In full swing by the middle of September
 Average receipts are bringing well over 12 cents net to the farmer, and lnasmuch as 1t is now for the thrd time that the 12 cents level has been passed (snce sales of new crop have been contracted for), 1t is safe to as- sume that the stoutest possible resist ance will be made to any reduction be- low such level, even If there should be a slackening up in the keen com petition for all the cotton that Is being marketed onw.
 There have been some we'll distrib. uted rains yesterday, which did some good as far as they went; should we have some further occasional ones we would, consider them beneficial, espe. cially with a late frost"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-04
NAVAL STORES.

NAVAL STORES.
 Savannah, Sept. 3.-Turpentine firm 561sc asked; sales 124; receipts 6s0; shipments 2ss. shipments 593; stock 155,245. $3 30: D ss 40; E ss S5: F s4 o5; G $4: 10: H $4. 25: I s4. 50; K $5 .4O M s5.5O; $5.75; VIC SC %; wv s6.25.
 Charleston. Sept. s.-Turpentine quiet '' Rosin s e; quiet: ABc ss.so; D ss.4o; E ks S5; F $4. %; G s4. 05; H $4. 25: $4. so; K s5 50; M $5.75; we fe e,OO@2b; wv es.25@5o.
 New Orleans Sept. 3.-Recepts 193 bar reis rosin; 25 barrels turpentne.
 Exports for New York 150 barrels rosin n; TX barrels turpentine; for Dublin 200 barrels rosin; for Rotterdam, 1SS barrels turpen- tine
 wilmington. Sept. 8.-spirits turpentine. receipts II casks.
 Rosin steady s2. 95; receipts 121.
 Tar firm S2. %; receipts 97.
 Crude turpentine firm $2 %, s3.5o and s3 IFS: receipts 105.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-04
ST. LOUIS LIVE sTocx
LONDON STOCKS.

London, Sept. 3.-American securities opened slightly higher today. Trading was limited during the first hour and at noon the market was quiet and from t to < higher than yesterdays New York closing.
 The movement subsequently was irregu- lar. New York bid up it's speciaIties but later the market eased and the close was quiet
 Consols for money .... .... .,.. s4 1-l6
 do for account ..,. .... ...... e4h lHinolS Cenral .s.s..I0S1 13 Lou. & Nash .... .... .... .... ...166K Southern Ry... .... .... .... .. .. 31h Bar silver steady asxd per ounce.
 Money h Q% per cent.
 Discount in the open market for short bills IS per cent; three months bills 7-16 per cent.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-04

Grain Statistics. The clearances of wheat and flour wsre equal to 365.000 bu.
 Exports for the week. as shown by Brad streets were equal to S,1Ss,0o0 bu Primary receipts were 1,0O7,000 bu., com pared with S74.O00 bu, the corresponding day year ago.
 Estimated receipts for tomorrow; Wheat 57 cas-; 3sO cars; oats 245 carsj hogs 5000 head.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-04
SELMA COTTON MARKET.

Selma, Sept. s.-tSpeciai )--The price of spot cotton in the local market today was quoted follows:
 ,Iooa middlins ... ... .... .l2h c Strict middling .... .... .... ....12& & c MluuiinB s..s.'.. AI A ' strict low middling .. ..........12c