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The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-04-17

A report from Shreveport, La, says that party who just arrived there from Fort Worth, said that he counted sixty wagons and settlers in one train leaving Western Texas on account of the drought.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-04-17
MONTGOMERY MARKETS.
The Advertiser.)
Groteries.

t s.ah.,. ahnA,I-stanqssa c-.s,s " c ss ,b sacks soc SCOFFEE--Green, common to ordinary la 9iio: prime Ia@isc; fancy ll@lsc; pea berry IF hc; old government Java 2f@32c: Mocha and Java blends 25 Q s6c
 CHBEsE--Fuli cream daisies 1s0 3ocl sgc4Rccranulsssd. .Ec stsndard sHe; fancy FLouR--Faney. nominal: straixhts ss. st 9ss: SO; patents SC. a5 @ss 75; fancy patents sSTARcH-corn z@ioc: standard goods. Pearl aks; sioss lump 4%c; nickel goods -sH RicE-Estra fancy head 7M 0ss: fancy head sA @fhc; broken 6h@ehe; Japan sxIT-Iivsrpool sI.io; virsinia ssc; 1';iS;is VINEaAR--Per gallon aoesoc. ger snaps Tc; xxx Cream Sc; xxx Oyster ie: Ben Hur Soda Biscuit Sc carton 5Os Ass1a iaSoa.sa Key sSsS CTS e7. 50 Q s20
 MoLAssEs-asorsia Cane bbL, ssc gal; ease gallons per case ss.se; Prime cen. T MAPLE sYRUP-eLos Cabin" brand, gallons s7 per cass, 1s gallons SIS zl quarter salons ss.so per case.
 Proyisions.
 SUGAR CURED MBATs-Hams. medium average i4@lsc; bacon 1s 924c; shoulders BACON MEATs--ciesr ribs O.so@ LARD-Hog compound ehc; fancy hog lard f1Mc; kettle rendered ls@1sMc; Snow DRY SALT MEATs--Dry salt ribs $10. % W3l0. 25; dry salt cut ribs SO 75@ s10 .00.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-04-17

CINCINNATI PRODUCE. Cincinnati. April 16.-Fiour firm Wheat steady si .43d44. Corn firm 71 F q 72c. Oats steady $40 iac. Rye quiet s2 q s3c Provisions steady $1 35. Butter steady. EgRs firm IS a 2lc Poultry steady; sprlnGers 35G 40c; young chickens l5Q l7c; hens l4c; turkeys 16gI7c.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-04-17
COMPARATIVE COTTON sTATEMENr

COMPARATIVE COTTON STATEMENT. New York. April 1s.-For the week end ing April 16,1s09.
 This year. Last year. Net receipts at all U. 8.
 ports during week .. 1les2O Il 4eo Total receipts since Sept.
 lst .... .... .... ....s,sss,4s0 7.s14.s47 Exports for week ...... 90,474 95,229 Total exports since Sept.
 list .... .... .... 7.120s51 s,4s4,7ss Stock at all U. s. ports 69s.2s3 5i9.lSO Stock at all Int. towns. 559374 40a,33s Stock at Liverpool ....... s5s, 900 Stock Of Amin. afloat for
 Ct Britain -. ....... sa.oOo COTTON REGION BULLETIN. Montgomery, Ala, for the q hours ending at a-m., 18th Meridian Time,
 Friday, April 1e, 1909.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-04-17

Another New Orleans wire says: "Generad weekend realizing in antici- patton of further reaction in Liverpool tomorrow. Looks as If they were go. ing to hammer the market little over the week -end. Don't think they can do much damage, however. and the re- action is only a normal setback"
 Memphis wires: "Dr. James, one Of the largest cotton planters in South west Texas Is here today and reports that the recent cold weather killed d large part of the cotton up in his sec seed to replant It."
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-04-17

Parfa April ls.-Three per cent rentes q7 franea b7 eentimes for the account,
 ExchanEe on London 2s francs ts cen- times for cheeks.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-04-17
MYNRPnOI GRAIN.

Liverpool, April Is-ClosinR: Wheat. spot strong; No. 2 red Western winter 9s eEd. Futures quiet; May ss i%d; July 3%d; Sept. ss eMd.
 Corn: spot strong: New American mixed via Galveston ss 2d. Futures firm; May es: July 5s s&d.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-04-17
NAYAL sTORREH.

Charleston. April 1s.-Turpentine quiet
 Rosin quiet. Quote: ABc ss. 30: D ss,s5; E S345; F s3 b2; C. ss.5fh: H 3s.eb; I $4. 10; K s6.O7; M $5.4o; t5 50; we S5. .55; wv $5. 50.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-04-17
KANsAs CITY PRODUCE.

Kansas City. April 16-Butter creamery 2sc; firsts 2sc; seconds 24c; packing stock iSc.
 Eggs extras 21; current receipts Hat iec; seconds and dirties IT&e.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-04-17

A report from New Orleans says that the spot market there was quiet yes- terday, owing to the dip in futures, but full quotations were asked with a little short staple offering.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-04-17
COTTON GOSSIP.

New York. wires. Don't think reac- much higher prices eventually"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-04-17

SECRETARY HESTER'S WORLDS
 VISIBLE SUPPLY STATEMENT.
 New Orleans, April 16.-Secretary Hester's statement of the worlds wis ible supply of cotton made up from
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-04-17

Brownwood. Tex, wires: "Weather clear. need rain badly"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-04-17
NEW ORLEANS COTTON.

Cotton futures on the New orleans Cotton &xchange today ranged as follows: lopsn IHighi Low.lciose
 Sid
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-04-17

COTTON STATISTICS.
 New York. April 16,-The foIiovip~ sto ustles on the movement of cotton vo, tsa week ending Friday April le were oora p"eo py the New York Cotton Exchanpe.
 Weekly Movement port p.o.,o.. This year. Last year Overland to Mills and 'i''is Sahaoa .... .... 116535 1Ann, Southern Mil Takinss
 testimated) .... . 31 0on 40 noo Loss of stock at interior 4|'ooo towns ...... .... 421ae % DO, Brought into sight for
 'he week '''. ':.' 12A2ss 1O4.22s
 Total Crop Movement. Port Receipts .... .ssT5O45 7s.s Overland to Milis and '''' '''SS'S'O canada .... .l 0qb556 e9e ITO Southern Mill TakinEs 0&o''iS (estimated) .. ls3S O0O 1-o, ooo Stock at interior towns in ''A'OVV in excess of Sept l. 4S719e BOA 4as Brought into sight thus
 far for season ......12. .245 800 IO29s1l9 l6o bales added to the receipts for the season. S WEEKLY INTERIOR COTTON TOWNS
 New York. April IS. 1909.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-04-17

New Orleans. April 1e.-keeeipts lSS par rels rosin; noturpentine:
 Exports for New York 100 barrels rosin, 50 barrels turpentine.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-04-17

Savannah, April 15,%-Turpentine firm 30 E Q &c: sales 35s; receipts 4e9; shipments 373.
 Resin firm; sales 1.2T2; receipts ssT; ship ments 1.06O: stock 97.aoi. Quote; B s2 go; D $3.S5; E s ,46; F 8 .52h 4bb; c ts: STA N y5 50; VIC es.s@50; wv ss.4006e.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-04-17
CLOSING STOCK LIST.

STOCKS: sales lIIighl Low. lc,loss
 Bid.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-04-17
xrw oRI,rANs spoT COTTON.
rIyERpOOL COTTON,

The sales of the day were 10000 bales Of which 1000 were for speculation and export and Included $500 American. Receipts zoo0O bales including 5,900 American.
 Futures opened firm and closed barely
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-04-17
SELMA COTTON MApvrr
COTTON Rrcrrrra

,h New York. April is.-Ths foIiov,nu since Sent nt Ter receipts of cotton at all ports
Norwich bulletin., 1909-10-23
Toe Exceptional
 Equipn1er1f

of the California Fig Syrup Co. and the scientific attachments of its chemists have rendered possible the production of Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna, in all of it's excellence, by obtaining the pure medic inal principles of plants known to act most bene6cially and combining them most skillfully, in the right proportions, with its wholesome and refreshing Syrup of California Figs.
 As there is only one genuine Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna and as the gen. uine is manufactured by an original method known to the California Fig Syrup Co. only, it is always necessary to buy the genuine to get it's beneficial effects.
 A knowledge of the above facts enables one to decline limitations or to return them if, upon viewing the package, the full name of the California Fig Syrup Co. is not found printed on the front thereof.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-10-23
TIE BULLETINS DAILY STORY
DEBORAH'S HALLOWEEN

I another moment she had gone to her room. She took out the pins from her hair and, unconfined it fell far below her waist in lovely ripples of bronze. Then taking a blue ribbon from the drawer she twined it in the waving mass. But she did not stop at that She rumaged around until she found simple white muslin gown that she had used to wear long ago and donned It quickly, putting away the sober gray 1 gown she had been wont to wear or late. A pleased smile lighted her face as she saw herself in the glass. She certainly looked girlish enough now. What stunt should she try? In mo-
 ment she had decided. Taking a small hand mirror and a candle she stole softly from the room and down the stairs. The hall was quiet and there was no one about. Opening the door i she stepped out itno the night. With the mirror grasped tightly in her hand | she began to walk around the house, repeating some verse she used to say
 when she"was girl She had just started on the third round when she | suddenly saw a mans face reflected | in the mirror.
 "James!" she cried. And both the
 candle and the glass fell to the ground.
 James Harper for it was really he, | took both her trembling hands in his own warm clasp. When she had recovered sufficiently | she asked him if he would not come | into the house, adding that her Uncle
 Henry, with whom she lived, would be glad to see him again.
 He followed her into the library and took a chair she placed for him be- fore the cheery fire. His eyes rested
 upon her with admiration;
 I'll tell uncle you're here" she
 said.
 Never mind telling him just now.
 have lot to say to you, Deborah"
 A rich crimson flooded her cheek.
 He was speaking in the same tender
 way he had been wont to do in the old days.
 You are thinking it strange. no
 doubt, that I should leave the party to come here, but when your niece told me that you weren't coming, why I suddenly lost all my interest in it. I wanted to see you tonight, Deborah, of all nights, so I stole away, while the rest were performing some stunt
 or another. They will not miss me for awhile, anyway. And here l am, and-'
 And found me likewise performing stunt" laughed Deborah, happily.
 She had forgotten all about Margaret we were foolish to quarrel and l was to blame," James Harper went on. But there's time yet for us to be very
 happy-you and I. See. dear. I have
 brought the ring and you'll wear it
 again. won't you, Deborah?"
 The woman was silent. She had sud denly remembered, and the light had
 faded from her face.
 TT thought you-cared for Mar garet," she faltered at last. You were wrong the same as the ha cr11ilincr ar- cts engagement to Harry Lincoln was
 announced yesterday. Harry and I used to be friends abroad. You were all mistaken in the man. I've never cared for anyone but you, dear. You'll
 wear the ring, won't you? You must
 not forget whose face you saw in the
 mirror. Give me your hand. little girl,
 and thus uphold the old tradition" With a happy smile Deborah put out one small hand. The next moment
 the ring was in its accustomed place Boston Post.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-10-23
THE BEER BUSINESS.

This is a beer drinking country and if the per capita consumption is not as great here as in Germany, the total consumption is far in excess of that country.
 It takes 91.666 barrels of beer day to meet the demand and the business has not yet reached it's limits. A writer in McClure's Magazine, speak ing from the statistical record, says:
 '1n 1860 the sale of beer in the United States was three and twenty two hundredths gallons head; in 1908 it was twenty one galIons-two- thirds of a barrel The alcohol sold in this form was a little less than a pint a head in 1860; in 1908 it was a little more than three quarts.
 Since 1850 the volume of this re- markable new industry has increased fifty times: it is eighteen times larger than 1t was in 1S60 This growth of the American beer trade had consti- tuted one of the wonders of the liquor business-comment on M trade cir cles all over the world. The capital invested in it is over ten times that invested in distilleries, the value of it's product two and a half times as great.
 "Four-hfths of the thirty-five million barrels of beer made in the United States is consumed in cities and at least three quarters of 1t by the popu- lation of cities themselves. The brew ing trade statistics show that every man, woman and child in cities of over twenty-five thousand can safely be credited with drinking a barrel and two-t thirds of beer year. Large ly by this means the population of American cities drinks at least eleven quarts of pure alcohol head every year. while the population of the rural districts does not drink more than four quarts a head. If there is a liquor problem in America-which everyone seems to concede-it is obviously of the city and almost as obviously the brewery trade is connected with it."
Norwich bulletin., 1909-10-23
RELIGIOUS GROWTH.

A recent bulletin issued by the cen- sus bureau shows that of S5.000,00 people in this Christian country only 33000,00 are members of any church. and this leaves no doubt that there is plenty of room for ardent and con- stant religious work among our fellow countrymen. Of this total 61.6 per cent represent the Protestant sects and 36.7 per cent. Catholics.
 The seating capacity of all the churches is 59,oOo.OOo. 26,O0O,OOO in ex- cess of the actual membership.
 There are 5,750,OOO MethQdists, 5,ss2, 900 Baptists. 2,122,0oO Lutherans, 1881, 600 Presbyterians, and 1,142.000 Disciples or Christians, and these rep resent the greater denominations.
 The total amount of money invested in church buildings Is a billion and a quarter, and the total amount of debt on this property is less than nine per cent.
 The rate of increase of the Catholic population is 9S.5 per cent, which is over twice the increase of all the Protestant bodies combined. In 16 states the total membership of the Catholic church is greater than the combined membership in all other de- nominations.
 There is food for thought in these statistics. We are a Christian nation if majority do not march under de- nominational banners. Non n-affiliation does not mean repudiation of the great doctrines upon which the Christian church is founded. A quickening spir- it may any year add millions to the church. The great question is how to make them see that it is to their advantage and for the well-being of the race for them to do so.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-10-23
WHAT OF THE WlNTERY

The esteemed South Norwalk Sen tinel is disposed to be skeptical with regard to The Posts severe winter prophecy, and says: The official weather prophet of East Norwalk de- clares that the warm clearing up of recent fall storms means a mild win ter. This weather predicting business is getting to be almost as confusing as the North pole controversy. On the basis of inclination. we'd rather be- lieve East Norwalk's atmospherical sage"
 On the basis of inclination, so would we. But what about the thick husks on the corn? And the heavy fur on the chipmunk? And the unwonted ac- tivity of the squirrel in providing his winters supply of nuts? And the un- usual brilliancy of the aurora borealis? And one thing and another besides, all of which point enthusiastically to an old fashioned winer, cold and long?
 And then, again, what says the goosebone? Does the official weather prophet of East Norwalk'' presume to hazard his reputation against the progHostication of the goosebone? 2 Hartford Post.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-10-23
Theft at Berkeley Divinity School.

A robbery at the Berkeley Divinity school was reported to the Middletown police Tuesday by Charles Stewart, a student in the school He said that a large quantity of clothing was stolen from his room while he was at chapel exercises Monday afternoon. The po- lice instituted a search at once, and soon found the stolen clothing wrap ped up in a couch cover and hidden in the new parish house being built in the rear of the Church of the Holy Trinity near Berkeley school. Among the recovered articles were an over coat, a raircoat, two suits and a sweater. No arrests have been made.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-10-23

little note book which contains the best thoughts of the b est authors gleaned by themselves is the best ref erence book. It is easy to keep notes and it is handy to have them. And the whole work is a pleasure to the real seeker after knowledge.
 There seems to be considerable con- fusion as to Indian summer to those who do not know that it is synonym ous to the summer of St. Martin of Europe, deriving it's name from the festival which occurs each year on November Il, which is twice referred to by Shakespeare in Henry ". and in Henry VI. It is due about the middle of November and is described by Longfellow as the time when the rising sun blazes through the misty air like a confiagration. A yellowish, smoky haze fills the atmosphere" It was the Indian harvesting time for maize and they by tradition were taught to depend upon the second summer of nine days which always preceded the severe winter weather. Another writer aIludes to it "as the bland and genial time in which the birds, insects and plants feel a new creation and sport a short-lived sum- mer ere they shrink finally from the reign of the winters blast" So the real Indian summer should come in November, about the 9th, and last for nine days.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-10-23

am no more concerned for the sons of the very wealthy than I am for the vastly larger number of young men. who, whatever their ancestry, are liable to be caught by the modern craze for material possessions. Let me instance one concerning whom I can speak with some defiiteness. He is a thoroughly nice fellow, well-bred, blessed with a liberal education and with exceptional opportunities recent ly put at his disposal. He has been able to form a very advantageous con- nection with a business concern whose operations reach yearly into the mill lions. The chances are that if he at tends to business, as he seems now disposed to do, he will rise in time to one of the commanding personal forces in that great and constantly greaten- ing industry.
 But, frankly. I do not like his pres ent point of view. It is indicated by a comment he passed recently on his own father, who has just retired from business. q consider father a poor man." He is worth at least a hundred thousand dollars and Is so contented with what he has that he said with all sincerity few weeks ago: q have all the money l want"
 What a contrast between the fath- CTS point of view and that of the sonl Woe be to this country when it's young men start out in life regarding the possessors of a hundred thousand dol- lars as poor men. I think of that father today enjoying the books and pictures which he has gathered about him, going here and there through his modest estate to look at a cherished tree or vine, enjoying his friends and neighbors in the good old-fasl1ioned way, taking a vital interest in the schools, the library and the churches as he always has done, exemplifying in his daily walk and conversation the
Norwich bulletin., 1909-10-23

virtues and the graces that belong to the true gentleman and Christian.
 And 1 then think of the son. and wonder if he is going to be as rich in mind and spirit as his father, whether even if ten or twenty years hence he has his coveted millions, he will be as rich as his father, in faith and hope and love, as highly esteemed in the community, as noble in the sight of God. Will he have impoverished his life in his eagerness to get money? Will he have any eyes left for good pictures, and any ears to appreciate good music. and any heart to respond to the cry of suffering and need2
 I am not asking him or any other
Norwich bulletin., 1909-10-23

man to sacrifice the talent God may have given them for making money, but I see two divergent roads open ing before them. One Is the way to- ward the amassing of wealth at the expense of character; the other the way Co high personal development and large usefulness.
 Which way will our young men go:
 THE PARSON.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-10-23
SUNDAY MORNING TALK,
WHICH WAY WILL THE YOUNG
 MAN GO?

Instead of the fathers shall be the children" This assertion of the an cient Scriptures is constantly being verified before our eyes. We see men of power passing from the ranks of workers and another generation hast ems upon the scene. A daily paper the other day listed the names of a half dozen of our richest men and con- graduated the public that their sons, almost without exception, were com ing forward to do good work in the world and were living lives character ized by self-restraint and attention to business. That is far better than wasting their patrimony in riotous or extravagant living and becoming themselves loafers or gay young Lo- tharios with no sense of accountabil- ity for their ample possessions.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-10-23

And what of the conditions when the sun crossed the line on September 21 ? As the wind blows on that day, so it blows most of the time until March 21, 1910. Those who mark time to Old Sol and the line declare this is to be an open, raw, and sloppy winter. This matter cannot be decided till the Sage of Haddam is heard from! What do the Moodus noises indicate?
Norwich bulletin., 1909-10-23

MT. F. G. Fritz, Oneonta, N. Y.,writes: My little girl was greatly benefited bv taking Foley's Orino Laxative, and I think 1t is the best remedy for con- stipation and liver trouble" Foley's Orino Laxative is mild, pleasant and effective and cures habitual constipa- ton. The Lee & Osgood Co.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-10-23
rh. Bedrock of suoosss

lies in a keen, clear brain, backed by indomitable will and resistless energy. Such power comes from the splendid health that Dr. Kings New Life Pills impart. They vitalize every organ and build up brain and body. J. A. Harmon, Lizemore, w. Va, writes: They are the best pills ever used" 25c, at The Lee & Osgood Co.'s.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-10-23

Matt Henson is getting a lead on k-smmander Peary. His admirers have presented him with a gold watch, and h he doesn't look out New York may give him the freedom of the city.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-10-23

There does not appear to be any real good reason why Charles W. Morse should be set free any more than any other fragrant violator of law.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-10-23

Germany used 5000 horse power developed from water, France 650,0oe, Italy 464,000, Switzerland 3S0000 Over 5.250,00Q horse power from water is now developed in the United States.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-10-23

The latest census returns show that there are third of a million Indians in the country, and, like the negroes, they promise to hold their own.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-10-23

Potatoes are a drug on the market in Vermont, and are selling for 35 cents a bushel. They should be brought this way.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-10-23

Sir Cecil Moon. baronet of Colo rado, complains because his American queen makes him wash the dishes and mop the floor Why did he marry above his station?
Norwich bulletin., 1909-10-23

The statistics show that about one marriage in fifteen has been dissolved in the divorce courts during a period of 20 years.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-10-23

Faith in Cook: The Mems club of a Providence Baptist church have de- cided that he went to the North pole.
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Happy thought for today: Touched byfa loving heart, wakened by kind ness, chords that were broken will vibrate once more.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-10-23

honey were taken from the same tree by a party of hunters at Lee, Mass.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-10-23

The people of the earth burn over three and half million dollars worth of matches every week in the year.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-10-23

Richmond, Va, is now said to have fallen from second to fourth place among southern cities. She still claims the finest climate.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-10-23

Recent october zephyrs have been the kind that do not invite one to tarry and whisper tales of love-
Norwich bulletin., 1909-10-23

The scarcity of deer in the Maine woods indicate that these creatures have sped to the protective states, where they cannot be shot
Norwich bulletin., 1909-10-23
EDITORIAL NOTES.

There has been snow north and south of us, and we are sure to re- ceive our proportion in due time.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-10-23

Boston men have pledged nearly half of the half-million needed to build new home for the Y. M. C.. A. and it is an assured enterprise.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-10-23

The Portland Express points out that the rolling stone that gathers no moss may bring more remorse than we have use for.