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The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-11-26
FREE HIDES.
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 By Hon. William B. Rice of Boston.
 In this country no man raises cattle for their hides. A tariff tax will not increase or diminish the domestic produc- tion by one hide. We import South American hides because we need them: TWenty-five per cent. of the leather manufactured in this country is made from foreign hides and skins. The tarin upon them is simply and purely tax burdening the people and cripphng our manufacturers in foreign markets.
 By the act of July "A. 1897, the Dingley tariff a duty of 13 per cent ad Valorem was placed upon hides, which had been free for twenty-five years previously. The imposition of this duty has entailed a tax upon the country amounting to not less than $2.0O0OOO annually, has added from to 8 per cent. to the cost of every American-made pair Of boots or shoes, and has made 1t just that much harder to compete in foreign mar kets. By the same act rebate or 99 per cent. of the duty is given on exports of leather made of imported hides, the effect of which has been to discriminate against American and in favor Of toreigh manufacturers.
 But ten years ago the possibilities of an export trade in shoes were not thought worth consideration. man Americanism was likely to be questioned, if he expressed d desire for it, The most honored and most prominent man connected with our industry publicly stated that there was no foreign trade worth having, and, if there were 1t would be impossible to compete with the poorly-paid workmen of other nations for the trade of the world. As late as lS91' distinguished Congressman from a shoe-manufacturing district in New Hampshire wrote in d public letter. We are not. never have been, and l hope never shall be, to any considerable eX- tent, exporters of boots and shoes.
 Today no intelligent person, wSo studies the situation, doubts our abiliC to sue cessfully compete for a share of the trade of the world, if we can have equal opportunities with our foreign competitor in the purchase of materials. We pay more for our labor, and 1t is worth more We have learned that it is not the lowest-paid labor that makes the lowest cost product. In our shoe-manu- featuring towns, generation after genera tion has studied and practiced the in- dustry. until the great body of our work men are not merely shoemakers, but educated, intelligent artisans.
 This marvellous advance in capacity
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-11-26
THAT HAY ORDINANCE
COUNCIL PUTS IT ON TABLE
 UNTIL NEXT MEETING
W. D. Peck, at Whom the Ordinance is Aimed, Says the Property Owners Did Not Approach
 Him to Object to the Barn.

At a special meeting of the City Coun- cil last night Alderman Mcintyre intro duced an ordinance fixing penally TOT storing hay or other lnnahiaaDsie e6 s hia. ts rial in any building within 6O feet or residence or house occupied Dy persons.
 President Fleming of the Council, said that the ordinance would lie upon the table under the rules untll the next iieel- ing of the Council. Alderman Haygood moved that the or dinance lie upon the taDle ln1eIh.tely He urged the Council not 10 adopt such "A sweeping ordinance, saying that resi- d,ncps were already amply protected un- der a city ordinance -...- .,,.......... by petition which Hinrk Tas was gsas siencd fne bS every livery stable proprietor in the city
 including d son of Alderman Haygood, urging the Council not to interfere with inc present ordinance on the subject.
 The Mcintyre ordinance will lie on the table and be taken up at tho next meet ing ., -..,,,-
 nrohibit the storage of hay in the bau to he erected on Grove Street. The prop ertv owners in the neighborhood drew up il petition to the Mayor last week ask ing that the barn be suppressed, and af
 fer the Mayor had replied Ghat no law existed under which the barn could be suppressed, the new ordinance was pro- iected:
 built. came to Montgomery from his plantation Sunday. He read the articles in The Advertiser about the action of the citizens and said he was very much sur prised to hear about the objections. He said he had no intimation that the prop erty owners were opposed to the erection of the barn as none of them had ap- preached him on the subject. He says his reason for placing the barn in Mont
 gomery is because the fire insurance com
 panies have agreed not to insure hay when it Is stored outside the city limits. He says he owned the lot and as it was
 not being untilized he decided to erect the barn and store his hay there in or der to secure insurance on 1t.
 MT Peck says if he had known such t complaint would arise he would not nave | contemplated the erection of the barn.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-11-26
WAS STRAP USEDP
Negroes Claim They Were Beaten to
 Make a Confession.


 Sandy Kinney and Martin Ringstaff, negroes, are on trial in the United States Court charged with robbing the postofice at Letohatchie.
 On October 5. 1901. the postoffice at tna. place was entered and robbed of IS cents In coppers. The negroes were arrested for the offense. They were brought to Montgomery and at a trial before United States Commissioner Dawson they rleaded guilty.
 The negroes had already made ac- knowledgment to the crime before F.. M. Rogers, a Justice of the Peace at 1'e- tchatchie, and to United States Marshal Jackson.
 At the trial yesterday 1t was shown that Rogers had arrested the men with out authority of law. The negroes claim ed they were chained together by Rogers and kept for two days and that they were severely beaten under direction ot Rogers and were forced to make g con- fession for fear of another flogging. They give that as their reason for testifying also before the United States Commis- sioner on the Sth of October. Rogers de- nied the hoggng.
 Judge Jones, in charging the jury, ruled out all the evidence taken down by the Commissioner and. the confession made to Rogers the Justice of the Peace. The case went to the Jury last night. After an hours deliberatlon they had not reached q verdict and the jury was dis charged urtil this morning.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-11-26

Rowles received telegram from Mime. Modjeska, announcing that she would not appear Sunday night, as she nao never done so during her stage career. Manager Rowles teiegraphed her that his contract called for Sunday night per- formance. which had already been an- nounced and extensively advertised, ana he could not see his way clear to consent to this change. In reply Mime. Modjeska telegraphed that she had never given Sunday night performance and never would, and that the matter must be set tied by Manager Rowles and Messrs. Wagenhals and Kemper. whose contract with her called for no Sunday night per- formances.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-11-26
IF YOU LoEBs. RICHIE Gifts of worth.
IF YOU GET IT AT LoEBs. IT'S R1GHT.

The crowning satisfaction of gift giving lies in one's tact and discrimination in presenting articles that shall embody beauty, utility, and intrinsic worth. These essential points are embodied to the fullest in such articles as Dia- monds, Gold and Sterling Silver. To select these articles from stock like mine---where variety is almost endless-is most satisfying to the purchaser. My stock of Swiss and Amer ican Watches represents the best product of the World. In Diamond Jewelry and Sterling Silverware I am showing everything that is beautiful and unique. Ample provision has been made for serving you promptly and care- fully during the next thirty days.
 Purchases may be made now and laid aside for delivery Christmas.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-11-26
MIR. SPEARS QUITS RESIGNS FROM LEGISLATURE FROM ST. CLAIR COUNTY. Gives No Reason for Leaving His People Without Representa-
 tion, But It is Said He is
 After Better Job.

Governor Jelks yesterday received the resignation of Hon. Napoleon B. Spears as member of the lower House e the General Assembly from St. Clair County.
 Mir. Spears is Republican and he is contesting the seat in Congress of Hon. John L. Burnett of Gadsden, the Demo- cratic Congressman from the Seventh District.
 The contest of Spears vs. Burnett will be heard before a Congressional Com mittee early in December and 1t Is said that 1t is essential to the interest of MT. Spears that his resignation hs memue- of the Alabama Legislature be accepted before he can appear before the Con- gressional Committee as contestant for Mir. Burnett's seat
 The contest for representative from the Seventh Congressional District was one of the warmest that has been fought in that District in many years but MT. Burnett was easily elected. MT. Spears contends, however, that he received the highest number of votes.
 No reason is given by Mir. Spears in his letter to the Governor for leaving his people without representation In the Alabama Legislature.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-11-26
TO SEND DELEGATES
BIRMINGHAM WILL BE WELL
 REPRESENTED HERE.
Seven Members of North Alabama Good Roads Association Will Attend the Convention
 Here Next Month.

At the Convention in Birmingham im- portant resolutions were passed looking
 to permanent organization of Good Roads Convention. The Convention also
 passed the following resolution, which was offered by J. A. Westerland:
 Resolved, that the Probate Judges Of each County be requested to appoint hve delegates and five alternates from each
 County composing the North Alabama Good Roads Association to attend the
 Good Roads Convention to be held Ill Montgomery Tn December.
 Resolved second, that the Presldent and Secretary and five members of. the Convention be selected as delegates at
 large to represent this Convention in the Montgomery Convention. A
 The following delegates were choseR Dy the Convention to represent 1t in Mont gomery: B. F. Roden, J. A. Rountree: W. NJ. Drennen, J. B. Gibson, J. F.. B. Jackson, all of Jeffers ,n County. and J. Sturtevant of Shelby County.
 The Good Roads train left Birmingham for Mobile Sunday night. the South Ala bama Convention at Mobile being held
 from November Eth to November 3Oth. The programs of the Mobile Convention were received here yesterday. the ses-
 sions taking place on Wednesday, No vember 27th, and on Friday, November 29th.
 Answers to invitations are already be- ginning to come in. The Congressman are all showing an active interest in the matter. although on account of the as- sembling of Congress they cannot be present during the session of the Conven- tion here. Among those who have re-. Anniston, Ala, John l.. Burnett of Gads- den, Ala, Geo. w. Taylor or Demopoiis, Ala.
 increases daily, and the indications are that 1t will be one of the most largely attended and most influential conventions held in this city in years. from the Southeastern Passenger Asso- citation not only rate of one fare to | Montgomery from all points within ra- dius of one hundred miles, but also rate of a fare and one-third from any point in the State, outside of the one hundred mile radius. The following letter was received from the Association yesterday
 which explains, the the sisaatiSn So;, % ,am
 "L. L. Gilbert secretary. Montgomery, My Dear Sir-Answering your favor of November 20th, in regard to reduced Alabama, account of Good Roads ConVen- | tion, December 4-6th. Reduced rates for l those convenient have been confined to points within radius of 100 miles of point | of exhibition except in the Convention to | be held in Atlanta, which, on account of | invitations extended by Governor Cand- Ter, becomes a State Convention. For the Atlanta meeting we have announced a
 rate of one fare for the round trip from points within radius of 100 miles aud rate of a fare and one-third on the certificate | plan from other points in the State | Kindly advise me promptly If such an | announcement in behalf of Montgomery will be satisfactory. If so, kindly furnish
 name of party who will sign certificate.
 Very respectfully. | Jos. Richardson, Chairman.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-11-26
To the Public.

Allow me to say a few words in praise of Chamberlains Cough Remedy. l can recommend 1t with the utmost confidence. It has done good work for me and will do the same for others. l had a very severe cough and cold and feared I would get pneumonia, but after taking the second dose of this medicine l felt better, three bottles of it cured my cold and the pains in my chest disappeared entirely. am most respectfully yours for health, Ralph S. Meyers. 6i Thirty-seventh St., Wheel
 ing. W. Va. For sale by E, G. Fowler, Druggist adv.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-11-26
zsDe1ter Ave. IKE LOEB, & % Jewelsr
Some Comparative Figures

of The Advertiser who may con- purchasing present table showing companies The policy comparison with distribution" The face of the policy $o0o; the The comparison
 
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The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-11-26
MONTGOMERY THEATRE.
Punch Robertson Company Present.
 ed "Roanoke' Last Night.


 ed Roanoke" Last Night. Hal Reid's play Roanoke, was the bill for Punch Robertson Company, who commenced a three nights engagement at the Montgomery Theatre last night. A large crowd was in the parquet while the galleries were fairly nlleo. Specialties were introduced and there were no long waits between acts. Rose Leader Cornyn possesses sweet voice and she was encored several times.
 The following was the cast last night: Roanoke-Lillian Tucker.
 Joe Peyton-Will C. Davis. Ezekiel Morse-Bruce Conquer. Colonel Tom Bailey-Ed B. Rogers. Wilfred Forest-Frank Ridsdale. Jim-Ralph Taylor.
 Mrs. James Peyton-Louise Taylor. Anabelle Peyton-Effie Francis. Aunt Dinah-Chas. c. Vaught. ''Trevelyn Wells Is the bill for tonight.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-11-26
Claims Against Indians.

Washington, Nov. 25.-A party of trad CTS from the Osage Indian reservation in Oklahoma today submitted to Commis- sioner Jones their accounts with indi- vidual Indi ,ns covering in most cases period of years. The traders will have hearing here with a view to the ulti- mate payment out of the Osags annuity and pasturage funds. All the claims will be carefully examined.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-11-26
Cotton Coming In.

An evidence of the good roads of Mont gomery County was noticed yesterday when four large wagons, each loaded with twelve bales of cotton and drawn by four mules. were seen on the streets of Mont somery.
 he cotton had been brought from Allen the city on the Woodley road. These gentlemen brought in 10 bales yesterday.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-11-26

Some years ago while at Martinsburg, w, Va, I was taken with cholera nor bus, which was followed by diarrhoea. The doctors medicine did me no good. was advised to get a bottle of Chamber lain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Rem- edy, which I did, and it cured me sound and well-G. A. Morris, Embreevillerr Pa
 Sold by E. G. Fowler, Druggist. adv.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-11-26
Modieska Would Not Act Sunday
 Night.

New Orl-aus Times-Democrat.
 Mime. NJ ,dieska and Louis James did not appear at the Tulane Theatre on the nipbt of November IT. and "F'lorodora" was given in place of Henry VIII" At a late hour the evening before Manager
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-11-26

table that while the net cost in 90 h.r copanies $1714o est a $57eo, total saving of s1e4 sees equal 22 cent of the mil
 pdup cv in $14oo and innate" additions
 compiled "Ftcrafts Guide" State Agents of Company rates different diff fent policy them at their Ace TallspoOsa
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-11-26
Notice Infirmary.

At the last meeting of the Board it was decided that hereafter the Board VIII only meet the first and third Thursday of each month. The next meeting Will take place December 5.
 By order of the President.
 Mrs. s. D. Seelye. Mrs l. A Kirkpatrick, Sec
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-11-26
IT'S FUNNY BUT TRUE.

Everybody who investigateG The Advertisers Accident Policy takes one, It's worth your while; srk about it. Gool IS the kind you pay $500 for. III
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-11-26

ACHES AND PAINS of rheumatism are not permanently, but only temporarily, relieved by external remedies. Why not use an internal remedy-Hood's Sarsapa- rilla, which corrects the acidity of the blood on which rheumatism depends and cures the disease? (3)
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-11-26
Will Sentence Prisoners.

Judge Jones will sentence prisoners convicted in the United States District Court at II o'clock this morning.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-11-26

MT. and Mrs. J. D. Beale have re- turned from their summer home in Hen dersonvillc, N. C., and are at their home on McDonough Street.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-11-26

The entertainment that was to be at the Auoito lu... for the benefit of Adams Street Church has been changed to tho church. All those holding tickets take no- tice. adV.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-11-26

MT. and Mrs. David Marker and Miss Marker of New York, who have been spending some time in the city at the Exchange Hotel, vii! leave next Satur- day.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-11-26

Cascade Restaurant.
 The best the market affords served In first-class style. Al Galatas. Prop. op- nosite The Advertiser office. adv.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-11-26

Mir and Mrs. s. Martin Lay of St. Louis, are visiting relatives in Montgom- cry. MT. Lay may locate here.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-11-26

Mrs. T. H. Mabson entertains today at reception in compliment to her two daughters, Mrs. John West and Mrs: George Simpson. The hours are from | ko 4 aa
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-11-26

Miss Maud Robinson of Scotts5orc. Ala, who has been visiting Miss Fannilee Martin, has returned home.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-11-26
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Mrs A. Bigelow and Mrs. s. D. Seeley are with Mrs. M. c. Scott at 636 South Perry Street.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-09-25
Locust Porridpc,

The every day life Of Basuto VII
lage Is very simple affair when COM
pared with the life Of British vii
lage. Take, for instance, the food
supply. Porrldge is made of mealies,
and thickened and favored with sour
milk (mafD or herbs, and 1t is seldom
that q Mosuto-Basuto in the singular
becomes Mosuto-comes to his meal
leaving his appetite behind him. An
other standard dish is locust porridge,
a plentiful supply being kept up by the
constant showers of locusts, which are
veritablc gossends to the natives in
n country where food Is very scarce.
The Basuto collect tons and tons of
these insects, and carefully store them.
first pulling off the heads and wings.
AS occasion requires, they place guam
titles in large pots and boil them until
soft and pulpy, favoring the porridge
with fat, md making 1t savory with
salt The locust to IN unprejudiced
European IS not unpalatable, closely
resembling the shrimp in taste, though
scarcely so lice. Greatly as the Mo-
suto appreciates stewed locust, he likes
still better the young green maize
stewed and served with melted butter,
and certainly not the most fastidious
could desire more delicious food
Cbambers's Journal.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-09-25
A Mark Twain Story.

Mark Twain tells thus the story Of
bis first great London banquet, at
which, by the way. there were 300 or
900 guests. lie admits that, not hay-
ing been used to that kind Of dinner.
lie felt somewhat lonesome. "The lord
mayor, or somebody, read out list Of
the chief guests before we began to
eat. When he came to prominent
names the other guests would ap-
plaud.
II found the man next me rather
good talker. Just as we got to On in
teresting subject there was tremen-
dous clapping Of hands. I had hardly
ever heard such applause before.
Strengthened up and set to clapping
with the rest, and l noticed q good
many people round about me fixing
their attention on me, and some of
them laughing in n friendly and en-
couraging way. moved about In my
chair and clapped louder than ever.
"'Who is it?' asked the gentleman
on my right.
Samuel Clemens, better known In
England as Mark Twain he replied.
II stopped clapping The life seemed
to go out of me. l never was in such
fix In all my days."-M. A. P.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-09-25
A Poorly Matched Team.

In their z-al for automobile pro-
gress or for good roads ardent auto
mobilists and good roads advocates,
as we all should be, are constantly
coupling two movements of very une-
quail natural speed. The tortoise and
the hare are harnessed under the same
yoke, in the hope that the good roads
tortoise, built for slow progress, may
be accelerated somewhat by its more
rapid companion. The Improvement
Of roads is pronounced absolutely es-
sential for automobile advancement,
q dictum to which the American auto
mobile builder and user will not sub
scribe. Though obvious, it seems to
be overlooked that spry automobilfsm
endowed with u natural energy to
overcome all obstacles by its own In
herent vitality, must needs suffer un-
der the drag of running mate which
Is destined to crawl slowly over preju-
dice, financial distractions and official
latoriness.-Automobi Topics.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-09-25
rxnes of HAVANA ",uscs,n

The 'buses" of Havana are odd
looking wagonettes, painted most In
congruously, some Of them showing
admixtures Of green, blue, white,
brown and yellow, with now and then
q stripping of red. The Cubans seem
partial to pea-green and bright blue.
often associating these colors and yell
low. There are buses which accom-
modate but four passengers and others
carrying six, eight and twelve. The
smaller ones are drawn by q single
mule, the larger by two or three
ponies, some of them by four, depend
ing upon their>routes and distances.
The buses are old; dingy and dilapi-
dated. The drivers are an unclean-
looking lot, the occupants usually of
the commoner classes. A lady or we'll
dressed man is rarely seen Ia one OF
them. !:
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-09-25
Hot petroleum For Road Making.

Hot Petroleum For Road Making.
California has discovered nev.
method Of making good roads. 1t Is in
the use Of hot, crude petroleum as a
cementing material.
The art Of road making Is proba.
bly, more important than any
other one Of mans accomplish
ments. 1t is only in recent years that
Americans, outside of few Of the
older settlements, have begun to ap-
precIate the full commercial and So
cial advantages of good roads, and to
encourage their building through lib
eral appropriations of public money
from State, county and township
treasures.
No sooner was such work begun
than there arose serious questions In
many localitj' as to what material
was best for the local production Of
good roads.
Where stone gas cheap and plenti-
full it naturally became the accepted
road-making material, but even In
such sections q stone road is not al
ways the most satisfactory. Earth
roads, made Of sand or gravel, which
contain good cementlng material, such
as proper adraixtures of loan, clay or
iron ores, make roads much smoother
and more pleasant to drive over While
not so likely to be unpleasant from
dust.
Such roads arc much cheaper to
build, for hardly q locality can be
found which docs not contain some
handy bed Of fair road-maklng ma
terial. In many sections the natural
soil is all that is needed to make good
roads for fair weather use. Such roads,
however, arc SIRE to suffer under the
stress of winter rains and frosts and
summer droughts, and break up badly.
Such was the situation in Fresno
when the working OF Californla's new
oil find made petroleum cheap and
suggested its use on the roads. The
idea probably came from the use Of
petroleum refuse on railroad tracks to
keep down dust. Using the petroleum
hot is q Few idea.
The hot oil cements the sand. loan,
clay and gravtl and makes the road
bed both Gustless and waterproof. 1t
makes the roadbed material pack IN
der heavy use and Its qualities I'm
prove rs the doses Of oil are repeated.
Reports from San Bernardino Coun-
ty say that $50 barrels of oil q year
arc used per mile of road, and that
even at $110 barrel the oil Is found
cheaper than sprinkling with water
for keeping down the dust, while all Its
other advantages are, as 1t were
thrown in.-Ncw York Journal.