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The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-09
Two RifIes End Lie.

New York, July s.--John Wilbur. a
corporal in the United States Marine
Corps, used two rifles to blow the top
of his head of in his tent at the. rifle
range at seagirt. N. J. When found
the rifles were lying over his body.
The body will be sent to his former
home in Ohio.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-09

Tashkend. Asiatic Russia. July g.
Earthquakes of two minutes duration
were recorded by the local seismo-
graph at o'clock this morning. The
center of the disturbance appeared to
be about 275 miles distant, probably in
East Bokhara. at Hindu-Kush, Central
al
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-09

New York. July s.-There was little
but the operations were generally on a
conservative scale. Cotton goods houses
are slow TO advance prices until buyers be-
gin to move. Cotton yarns are being mark
ed higher. Trade In silks 10 spotty. some
houses reporting fair business and others
saying they are advising augmentation OF
the market.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-09

suffered only slight damage as re-
suit Of recent rain storms. At the
close prices were $50 lower to $50
higher than nnal quotations Of yestsr-
day.
Provisions were weak at the start
because OF 10 to 1ee decline in live
hoghs but moderate support by local
Ing the final half Of the session. Al
the close prices were &c higher 10 TO-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-09

ST, LOUIS PRODUCE.
ST. Louis. July s.-Flour steady; red win.
ter patents 80. 5000: extra fancy and
straight IS. $40: hard winter clears
81. 5000.
! Timothy seed ss.759S3.95
Corn meal $40.
Bran dull: sacked east track 81 05 O 90.
Hay firm; timothy $lS94ls; prairie $40
@S1S.
Whiskey &1.41.
Iron cotton ties soc. Bagging TAG. Hemp
Irvine 7c.
Pork steady: 1obbing s2o.s7b.
Lard lower: prime steam S11 .47h 4b7h
Dry salt meats steady: boxed extra shorts
11Mc; clear ribs INC; short clears lac.
Bacon steady; boxed extra shorts 12Hc;
clear ribs 12Ac; short lears lac.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-09
xordnn 4. study F,.heries.

Winnipeg, Man. July s.--Dr. David
Starr Jordan, the American member
of the International Fish Commission,
and president of Leland Stanford Uni
versity, arrived here today to study
the fisheries of Lake, Winnipeg and
Lake of the Woods
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-09

Liverpool. July s-CIosIng: wheat. spot
No. red western winter nominal. Future
quiet; July 9s 4hd; September "a Thd
Corn spot steady; New American mike
la Galveston 6s 90 Futures steadP' Ser
.ember IS SAD; October SIS Cd
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-09

New York, July s.-Money on call easy
1hQ1% per cent. ruling rate ! X per cent. /;
closing bid IN per cent; offered at III
Time loans steady to strong; sixty days
2 per cent; ninety days u on per cent. /:
six months 8k @3h per cent.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-09
COTTON GOSSIP.

Local middling cotton was still quot
ed at 10 cents yesterday.
Almost 1000 bales were offered on
the local market yesterday by the hold
ers.
One lot Of 4sS bales was released at
10 la cents.
Another small lot OF 20 bales sold
for IL cents.
The holders are beginning to take
advantage OF the present high prices
Of the spot market.
About 1000 bales is the total stock
Of cotton left in Montgomery after
the sales OF yesterday.
The favorable weather still contin-
ues.
The cotton market advanced few
points Yesterday
Continued high temperatures in
Texas and heavy rains In the Atlantics
caused the rally.
Cloudy and showery weather is pre-
dicted for the entire belt.
The cotton is certainly moving some
in this section under the favorable
weather OF the past week.
Yarns ana cotton goods are said to
have advanced
Cooler temperatures are predicted
for Texas. Oklahoma and Arkansas.
Middiing cotton at Norfolk was quot
ed at 1-s cent higher yesterday at
~ la cents with total sale Of 10
bales
Houston also quoted middling Is
Augusta places its middlinE at IL 1-2
cents with sales Yesterday at 692 bales.
were zoe bales at II 7-s for mIddlIng.
II has been reported that the Louis
lana State Farm will not make a bale
Of cotton because Of the weevil. and
that 1t will be plowed UP and planted
in corn.
Lyerpooi cables. big improvement
A report from Albany. Ga, says.
South Georgia crop fine. Good sized
stands. Big increase in acreage"
A farmer from Prattville reports
SAoS hC CAPOCtb ~ HAAS u Daio WtNn-
in three weeks.
Following are some Texas temper
atures yesterday: Corsicana. Dallas.
Henrietta, Lampasas, Paris, Fort
Worth 100; Greenville, Longview, Wa
CO. Weatherford 1o2: Waxahachis 100.
Following are the reports of heavy
rains recorded In the eastern part Of
the belt: South Carolina-Yemassee
234; Batesburg 3.16; Greenwood 2. 06.
Georgia-Waycross 2.34; Athens 2.44:
Greensboro 200; waynesboro 40;
Newman 200. Tennessee-Boliver 2.sS;
Brownsville toe: Dyersburg 4.0A
Following are the opinions of some
New York cotton houses:
ION any break from present prices
We favor buying"
I'VE continue our advice to buy on
all declines, expecting much higher
Our belief Is that very much high
err prices will rule
THE price Is high in comparison
with recent years and at this level
a reactionary tendency Is to be ex-
pected."
I'VE advise purchases on any recess
sion and think around ~ cents for Oc-
tober It would be safe TO buy cotton"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-09
DISTRICT AVERAGES.

T indicates IN appreciable rainfall. eFor
Yesterday. tFor "a hours ending am, 10th
meridian time.
Note--The average maximum and mini
mum temperatures and the average rainfall
are made up at each center from the actual
number Of reports received. The state OF
weather is that prevailing at time Of OBJ
BervatiOn.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-09

London, July s.-Bullion amounting "a
fb. 900 was taken into the Bank OF England
today and fiAl, 900 was Withdrawn. Of which
900. 900 was for shipment to Constantine
pie ond the remainder to South Amsr''
ca.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-09


New York. July s-Flour receipts 1890:
quiet with a slow trade.
Wheat receipts 1890. The heavy rains
and floods in Southwestern states. damagin
wheat in shock caused q sharp advance tnis
morning followed by moderate reactions
sympathizing with break m corn. Sept
$l.l6%Q%; December $l.i5@k.
Rye weak; No. western elhc fob New
York.
Corn receipts $500.
Beef steady.
Pork steady.
Lard easy; western 81. e6 q t12 90.
Sugar raw firm; fair refining az q IS;
centrifugal 9s-test 3 929asi molasses sugar
2lf@20. Refined steady; crushed SIS;
powdered l.95; granuiated ass.
Petroleum steady; refined all ports $3.50
Coffee quiet: Nc. Z Rio 7%@ %c; No. 4
Santos 9@1sc.
Butter firmer: receipts 7.155; creamery
special 26hc; (official price 26hc); extras
gee; third to firsts 81 v 425hc; state dairy
common to finest 20@25Mc.
Cheese steady, UNCHANGED; receipts 2;6sS.
Eggs easy; receipts 1881. state: Penn
sylyania and nearby fancy selected white
2s@8Ic: western extra firsts 20 q Ne.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-09

New York, July S.--Ciose: Prime mer-
camille paper 3h "a per cent
mess in bankers bills at 486. bo@55 for
sixty day bills and at 4s7. rs for demand.
Commercial bills 4609&
Bar silver 5oK.
Mexican dollars 44c.
Government bonds steady; railroad bonds
irregular.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-09

New Zealand 600 bales: Secured Cd 9ta
lid; greasy 6kd@1s 2hd
Cape OF Good Hope and Natal 100 bales:
Greasy edQ8Md.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-09
WEATHER CONDITIONS.

WEATHER CONDfT1ONS.
Depressions, or disturbances. are noted
this morning off the New England coast. In
southern Georgia, and in the extreme south
west. High pressure areas center in the
lower Lake region and on the North Pacific
coast.
Temperature changes have been general
ly slight except at scattered points in Ten
nessee. Georgia and South Carolina, where
the changes have been decided due to very
heavy local rains. The heaviest rainfalls
reported were as follows: Dyersburg, Tenn,
4 o. inches; Corinth. Miss, 1888 inches;
Nashville and Savannah. each ass; Newman,
Ca, 800; Batesburg, s. c., SIG; Athens.
Ga, 2.A.
Rain is indicated for this section tonight
or Friday. There will be no decided change
in temperature except as may occur at time
Of rainfall.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-09
COTTON REGION BULLETIN.

Montgomery. Alabama, for the "a hours
ending at s am. 18TH meridian time,
Thursday, July s, 1909.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-09

rhe ,Asaias fsssrss sss the ass raassa
Articles. opsA High Low. c'sss.
ssls !. 1..5s* 11.a1s$ i.a* ii..am*
IS Is: /: i: \: ss:;;:s E :;$:: E:$$s ii::$s
i Il i, III III i: III
4; Z: Z; II II IL IL
ssP. p. =. Il; i. 81. .s.ss a.ii ss:sss
s:ss 5l:!!ss IT,: : HI: HIN: HIN
s ssSt ii:is ss" i,.is" iii HIM
,. Cash saosa,,ea. wsr. .s follower
Fssd o. n,.ia ~. barley: W: :: g
ylss s.s q elSae' , m sossa
r, rs S:.';,I Nor s:ss,h-.:':ta : Fl;
h nss; RssaI q i, sei ;s;;s$se TO-"
Snort sis. iG sid lS' tico::j Il. u.s
Short Clear sides tbxd.j Ills o ii.s7h
Grain statistics
Total clearances Of wheat and flour were
equal to $4,000 bu.
pared with s $4,000 bur- the s'V corrsspOndinr
day year ago.
Estimated receipts for tomorrow: Wheat
2 cars: corn II cars; oats 81 cars; hogs
$4,000 head.
Daily Movement Of Produce
Articles Receipts. Shtpmts
wSsat Sa.::: 49,. ...:, % SO sss sSS
osts. ba.... . 80. 49, -. .:. .ssssss 1850
Bye bu;; -. s SSS 100
Barley 0a.; Car io. Rec: ;laso0S J" NV
Corn % cars. with With 81 81 q Contract GRADE.
Total receipt: Of vh.s. as oh,easo, Min
neapoiis and Duluth today were ., cars,
cars the eorrs .TsdSss M SsK year age"
Butter--steady: oreameriss saoase; dat
EsE.-steady: receipts 1891: at mark
cases included ise; firsts zoe; prime firss
l.0ke: Young Americas itkeSc: Long
8: tss q .sas ss ss to fancy
,.s: sprns. a;e,. turkeys i'e; chickens
90 e IS Is. VII. % 81 u esne e. IS to IL il.
WITS. 1oG1le.
REPORT ON GRAIN.
Washington July s.-The average
condition OF the corn crop OF July
1. was ss.s per cent Of a normal
against 1913 year ago; winter wheat
82.4 against sos; spring wheat %.
against 50 a; spring and winter wheat
combined s8.5 against $50; oats SO.
against s5.7; barley 9o.2 against So Z.
and rye 81 q against s2.2. Corn plant
ed, 109.006,000 acres.
The preliminary estimate OF the
aerea of corn planned 10 an increase
Of IL per cent as compared with the
hnal estimateF Of last years acreage.
The amount of wheat remaining on
farms IL estimated at as per cent Of
last years crop. or about 15,062.000
bushels. This IL compared with 49,
$4,000 on July ! a year ago, and an
average Of 43.s0s.o00 on farms on July
! for the past ten years.
The winter wheat condition an
nounced today In for July !, or when
give the condition Of corn on July /, |
for ten years past, as S4.S. The win
ter wheat condition last month was
80.7: sos at harvest in 1908; 1913 in
1907, and averaged 1915 at harvest
spring wheat condition Is compared
with 95.2 last month, 87.2 ON July !,
1907. and ten years average Of July
/ Of 81.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-09
ST. LOUIS LIVE STOCK.


London. July Sat the opening OF the
market today American securities were fSom
u below to " above parity. slight I'm
provement followed but this was lost De-
fore midday and at noon prices were from
u lower 10 Y higher than yesterdays New
York closing.
Close: 49,
Consols for money $50. -. H4N
do. for account $3.50 81 l1.A6
Illinois Central s'ss '''' '''- !"V
Lou. Il Nash s.ss s'''''ASfA
Southern Ry.. |..,....'. ~ VI
pa do s pro :;ssax; a Liza. ''''
Short bills TX al sic: three months bills
mon per cent.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-09

Very heavy rains have occurred at scat
tered places in the Atlanta, Augu
Charleston, Memphis. and savannah
tricts The temperature changes have a.
rule been slight with q rising tendency.
p. H. SMYTH
Section Director Weather Bureau
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-09

Savannah, July s-Turpentine firm 45@
4sc; sales 1928: receipts 1853; shipments IN.
Resin firm; sales a.2oo; receipts z,s6s;
shipments SEQ; stocks 1Io.sss. Quote: b
t2.e5@s2h: D t3.o0@1o; e ss.6o@s0: F
8: 7eQso: @ 81. ss@s5: H sA.e5@I5; I ~. rs
$50: X $3.50: II IS. 10; " S6.15 0A0; VIC
IS. SO; WV IS. IS.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-09

New Orleans, July s.-Receipts II barrels
rosin; barrels turpentine
Exports for Glasgow, Scotland 500 barrels
rosin.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-09
SELMA COTTON MARKET.


NAVAL STORES.
Wilmington. July s.-Spirits turpentins
G4c; receipts II.
Rosin steady Ssss; receipts 81.
Tar firm u so: receipts 20.
Crude 4urpsntine firm si.Ts. $3.50 and
So. SO: receipts so.
Rosin quiet: ' Xsc 81 ESQ oea tIS
2 ss.46@S5; r 50 .7b @so; @ IS. IS @s0; H
st.i0@16: s4.75@30; K sa.s5Qso: NJ
IS. 90; 8S.1o@lS; VIC IS. 30 ESQ; WV
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-09
Rising. x-Falling.

RIVER FORECASTS
The upper Coosa will rise slightly; the
lower Coosa and the Alabama will remain
practically stationary.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-09
TREAsURY CONDITION.

Warrington July s.-The condition of the
treasury at the beginning Of business today
was follows: -
Trust funds;
Cold coin -. So. .... .... .ss53,ss3, $50
Silver dollars ... -. -. ....4s5. SOS. 900
Silver dollars OF 1880 go. .... 4.S12.000
Silver certificates outstanding. Assess, 600
General fund
Standard silver dollars In gene
raj fund 80. -. 49,. -. s.s2s, 2s6
Current liabilities -. ....... s2.O4s.S35
Working balance in treasury Of
fees 49,. -. 80. -. 80. sO.a44.44l
In banks 10 credit OF treasure
OF the United states -. 49,. e44OO.s13
Subsidiary silver coin .... go. 27.ol3. 594
Minor coins go. go. go, 2.GS7, 466
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-09
NEW YORK COTTON.

Futures on the New York Cotton Ex-
chanset oday ranged as follows:
,lopenlHishl Low. JClose
BID
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-09
NEW ORLEANS SPOT COTTON.
LIVERPOOL COTTON.

LIVERPOOL July B.-CIoeo: Cotton spot
quiet: prices Is points lower;
American middling fair 80. u Is
No9Q mi0uun& ~. ~
hi00AiuH - "
Low uiaonnB s..ss.. - ~
2oou OTQluAEy ~ IL
~ The saies OF the day were 1000 bales, OF
which 800 were for speculation and expert
and included $500 American. Receipts a.
300 bales. including 1890 American.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-09

Grain Statistics.
Total clearances OF wheat and flour were
equal to $1,000 bu.
Primary receipts were 100000 bu., COM
pared with $4,000 bu., the corresponding
day year ago.
Estimated receipts for tomorrow: Wheat
2 cars: corn II cars; oats 81 cars; hogs
$4,000 head.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-09

/ wind RAIN state Of Weather
Time Temp. pr. hr. in al and direction of
lloothsl Wind.
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CLOSING STOCK LIST.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-09

Sales Hight Low-ICios-
est. est. ing
Bid.
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Maximum temperature for day, s5 deg.
Minimum temperature for day. ~ deg.
Average Temperature for ady. 81 deg.
Normal temperature for day. 81 deg.
Accumui excess since jan 1. as deg.
Av. relative humid. for day, 81 per Ct
Total rainfall since Jan. /. ~. 90 inches.
RIVER BULLETIN.
The Carlisle independent., 1909-10-21
When to Send Children to Europe.

Some people wait so long before sending their children to Europe that the little ones are humiliated by others who have already been there. Every self-respecting parent will be careful not to subject his children to this eVi- dent injustice; at the same time all Inseemly hurry is to be avoided.
 Some people argue that as soon as a child can walk we'll and speak a few necessary French words, he should be placed in stateroom, next to a private bath, and sent to Paris. Oth- CTS feel that he must naturally lose much at this age, and that the proper time is between five and six when as an American-he has reached his maturity.
 Probably the ideal age is about four. At four child can easily do England, France and Italy, and get home in time for the first night at the opera Judges Library.
The Carlisle independent., 1909-10-21
W5W7Z7T GZNcz1R 0Y71Z NZ5ET HTzF

ing prolonged in it's straight shoot across the penln sula This line has been accepted as the 14lst me ridian and consequently the boundary. It has been run into the mountains ringing the Paclnc coast. Topography trianguaton. line cutting and monu- menting now being carried along the located line.
 For the present the line will not run to Mount St Elias It would be possible. but not practical. to run 1t across the intervening so miles of snow and ice and towering mountain ranges. To complete this part of the boundary the use of an airship n contemplated
 In the interior the difficulties of the work arc changed. Long wooded stretches. interrupted by barren ridges take the place of glaciers and crag gy mountains In place of snow fields there heart-breaking "niggerhead" swamps to be crossed. where the packhorse becomes mired and exhaust ed and the temper of man is tried to the breaking point Supplies have to be ferried across the riv- CTS on log rafts, while the horses swim
 There is no longer the guiding line of the coast to follow. and the surveyor must rely his in- stinct for topography and woodcrat to pilot him through an unbroken wilderness.
 The inconvenienees of transportation have to be overcome. and year by year they becoming the work carries each year farther from the Yukon with it's steamers For the season of 1909 the American party of 30 men will have to walk 300 miles before they can start work
 Then the topographer with his theodote tries to make lip for lost time. Regular hours for work are ignored. days work is reckoned ten hours if the work be done in that time; if not well in midsummer the days "A hours long. Holidays and Sundays the old routine the Fourth of July
 Usually bases of supply established at cer- tain known points before the opening of the sea- These called caches" Mistakes in the locating of cache are sometimes made, and last season one surveyor in consequence of such a mis- take was without food for two days, finally reach ing another camp in rather disheyeled condition It so happened that this other party moving south toward the same cache and was on short ra- tions; so nothing remained to do but beat a nur- ried retreat SO miles northward, arriving at an other base with belts palled in to the last notcn
The Carlisle independent., 1909-10-21

the cherry tree, etc, were performed.
 After George Washington and his brothers had left this farm and after the marriage of Betty Washington to Maj. Fielding Lewis of Fredericksburg Mrs. Mary Washington bought a cot tage in Fredericksburg close to Ken more,' the home of her daughter, and resided there many years. She died in that cottage August 25, 1789.
 The cottage is plain two-story frame dwelling standing at the cerner of Charles and Lewis streets-two vii lage streets deep in dust or mud ac- cording to tie weather. The house is heavily shaded by old sycamore trees and is furnished with Washington and other Virginia relics. It is owned and cared for by the Society for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities The superintendent is R. c. Beals, who, with his wife, occupies the house.
 The big living room on the ground floor and to the left of the entrance is that in which Mrs. Washington died. AS nearly as possible it is pre- served as Mrs. Washington kept 1t. A rare old mahogany tester bed stands on that part of the floor where stood Mrs Washington's bed. The original bed is owned by member of the Washington family. The walls are lined with steel engravings which be- longed to Mrs. Washington, and some of these were her property when she was Mary Ball, before her marriage to Augustine Washington, and came from her girlhood's home, Ripping Forest" in Lancaster county. about thirty miles from Fredericksburg The room in the rear of this living and sleeping room was the dining and the same table around which the Washingtons ate stands in the middle of the floor The dining-room is bare of carpets or rugs and was in Mrs Washington's time. The furnishings are plain and simple.
The Carlisle independent., 1909-10-21
He Bit.

Ex-Police Commissioner Bingham Of New York said of graft at recent dinner:
 "The grafter isn't so easily caught; he isn't quite so naive as an old fellow they used to tell about in Andover.
 This old fellow was suspected Of tampering with the church collections. A couple of clumsy traps that were set for him failed to work. Then one day young deacon walked past bis house leading a new horse.
 That's a fine horse, deacon the old fellow shouted. Did you buy him at the fair?'
 Yes said the deacon. Then. as the other came nearer, he added:
 "I bought him with my pickings out of the collection plate.'
 "The old man looked mortified.
 Good gracieus.' he said. I've often taken enough myself to buy a hat or pair of trousers; but, deacon, in takin' enough to buy a horse ain't ye committin' a positive sin!'"
The Carlisle independent., 1909-10-21
True Representative of Race.

pr. Bethmann-Hollweg may claim this distinction, that he is the first German chancellor to wear a beard Bismarck hastened to shave his off when he entered upon diplomacy, and showed his rivals and enemies a massive jaw and clear-cut chin and he shaved to the end, with an inter- val enforced by neuralgia in the early sos. As a soldier, too Caprivi shaved, all but his mustache, and so did Hohe enlohe and Bulow. But Beth- mann-Hollweg is gaunt, rugged. hir- sute. pan-Germanic.
The Carlisle independent., 1909-10-21

spection at some later date These parties re. port yearly to the commissioner of their respec- tive governments The commissioners meet sometimes in Washington and sometimes in Otta~ wa. and either accept or reject the work done by the field parties. Their decision is final.
 The magnitude of the task is little understood except by those closely connected with the work
 There 600 miles of boundary from Portland canal up the coast to Mount St Elias, where it hooks around on to the Hist meridian and shoots for another 500 miles straight north to the Arctic ocean
 All the land lying along the boundary must be mapped on an accurate scale and strip of top ography four miles wide must be the entire length of the Hist meridian; peaks which can not be climbed or rather those which would take too long and would be too expensive to scale. must be determined geodetically; vistas 20 feet in width must be cut through the timbered val leys, and monuments must be set up on the routes Of travel and wherever a possible need for them may occur.
 The field season is short lasting only from June to the latter part of September, and along the coast operations constantly hfndered by rain, snow, and fog Rivers abounding in rapids and quicksands have to be crossed or ascend ed man who has never had the loop of track ing line around his shoulders little knows the dead monotony of lining boat up swift Alas kan river with nothing to think of but the dull ache in his tired muscles and the sharp digging of the rope into his chafed shoulders.
 Vast glaciers are to be crossed, with their dan ger of hidden crevasses. More than one surveyor has had the snow sink suddenly beneath his feet and has been saved only by the rope tying him to his comrades Several have been saved by throwing their alpine stocks crosswise of the gap and one, while crossing the Yakutat glacier with pack on his back, caught only on his extended arms. High mountains must be climbed If they are not the boundary peaks themselves they must be high enough to the boundary peaks over the intervening summits
 And these climbs are not the organized expeU- tions of Alpine club, with but one mountain to conquer but daily routine. Heavy theodolites and iopogr aDhic cameras must be carried. and instead