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The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-05-16
NEW SCHOOL BUILDING
ONE WILL BE ERECTED SHORT
 LY IN SELMA.
Purchase of Lot by the Trustees of Dallas Academy Came as Surprise to the Public.
 Selma News.
Advertiser Bureau.

cot. Advertiser Bureau,
 Selma, May 15.
 The publication in The Advertiser this morning that the Board of Trus- tees of Dallas Academy had secured the lot at the southeast corner of Washington and Dallas Streets for the new public scnool building that it is proposed to erect, was most favorably commented on by the reading public. The Board has been so quiet about what 1t was doing that very few knew that 1t contemplated such a step. It was learned. however, that this has been the intention of the members for a long time and they were only await ing an opportunity to secure g. suitable lot. The Board had the keen business foresight to know that if 1t let out the fact that a lot was wanted for such al purpose owners of real estate would run the price up. and it would be prac- tically impossible to purchase desir- able s9;e for anything like reasonable figure.
 As 1t was. the Board waited a little too long and had to pay $1,000 more for the property than it could have been purchased at a year ago The lot Is the one on which the little one-story brick residence is situated in front of Miss Julia Clork's residence and east of the Catholic Boys School. The lot is 106 feet square and Is a beautiful To- cation for the handsome new edifice that it is proposed to erect for the school now being conducted on Green Street. The lot was purchased of Mrs. Clara M. Parrish through MT. l.. E. Jeffries. Chairman, and the sum paid therefor was 5000. which goes to show at what high prices Selma real estate is now held.
 No plans for the building have yet been decided upon, but 1t will contain about or 10 rooms and will be nice companion building for the Dallas Academy. corner of Church and Dallas Streets. The building will probably be only two stories high. Colonel W. R.. Nelson. MT. Nat Waller and Professor Hardaway have been selected by the Board as a committee to decide on the plans for the building.
 This building is badly needed, as the number of pupils in the public schools Is increasing each year. Besides. by erecting the new school building, the Board will save the $40 per month that it has been paying out for the present Green Street house. The purchase of the lot and the erection of the build ing will give great satisfaction to the public 1t Is proposed to have the new building ready for occupancy by Octo- Der 1st. at which time the new schoi- astic year will begin.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-05-16
No GuessWork.

No intelligent person would think of going to a dentist to have the eyes treat ed An oculist would be promptly con suited. because he understands such dis eases.
 Many people. however. do not give the same intelligent thought to the treat ment of chronic diseases These dis cases constitute a speciality just as dis tinctly as do diseases of the eye, and the busy practlcing phyician, who is often consulted. has not had the experience necessary to properly treat them. It is not because they are so difficult to cure that so many people are afflicted with a chronic disease all their life, but because they do not go to the proper physician for treatment.
 In my extensive practice, which Is larger than that of any other specialist iI the United States. I have had thou sands of patients who had been treated by many doctors, not one of whom un- derstood the case. although they were consequence they had been experimented upon, and given treatment in no way suit ed to the case. The result was years of suffering which could have been avoided.
 The experience which I have acquired in devoting myself exclusively to the treatment of chronic diseases for twenty years has equipped me perfectly, and opinion regarding case. I give each case closest study and my treatment is specially prepared to meet all conditions, for although two cases may appear quite some special complication which needs careful attention.
 By treating each case on its own merits, and not relying upon any plan of ready made treatment. l have become the most
 I rely solely upon my skill in medical science, and my patients get the most ex- bert treatment obtainable anywhere.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-05-16
vARNoN-RIsER.
Two Selma Young People United in
 Marriage.

Marriage.
 Advertiser Bureau.
 Selma. May IS. At 10 o'clock this morning at the ele- gant home of MT. Henry Franelich. on Franklin Street. Rev. J. B. Rice of the Christian Church, said the solemn and beautiful ceremony that united for life Mir. William Nicholas Varnon and Miss Josephine Louise Ryser.
 Quite a large number of friends of the happy young couple were present and heartily congratulated them when the ceremony was over. Rev. MT. Rice pre- sented them with a handsomely bound CODY of the New Testament after the ceremony was over. There were a great many handsome presents given to the young couple, which attests the esteem h which they are held by their friends. The bride looked lovely indeed as she came into the parior, leaning on the arm of the groom. in a travelling suit of old gold broadcloth and an old rose touue. Miss Rosa Lee Donovan was maid of honor and Mir. Walter Allen was best man. Miss Josie Donovan played Tannhauser's wedding march as the bridal party came in.
 MT. Varnon is 9 prominent young druggist of this city, and by close ap- plication to business and his uniformly courteous department. has won the re- spect and confidence of all. His bride Is a beautiful, accomplished young wo- man.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-05-16

had their houses washed away, but their lots. being close to the gulf, were
 partially washed away and left par italy or wholly in the gulf after the storm. New residences could not be erected on such lots. The building committee gave such sufferers the right to purchase anew. CT lease let. The number of leases was small. Where the building committee erected houses on leased lots, 1t was specially stipu lated in the contract that the owner of the lot should have no lien on the house erected by the building committee, so if flood sufferer should be unable to release or purchase his lot, he is at liberty to move his house away. The only way this work could be done ef- Actually was to fill up numerous holes and low places created by the force of the waves during the storm. Not one dollar of the relief fund was used in filling any property except the pub lie streets and alleys"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-05-16
MARION FEMALE SEMINARY.

The following is the program for Marion Female Seminary commence ment. May 1922.
 Sunday. May 19. il a. m.-Baccalau- reate sermon in the Presbyterian Church by Rev. Lynn R. Walker. Tal- ladega, Ala.
 Sunday evening. 8 o'clock-Song Ser vice. conducted by Rev. Lynn R. Walker.
 Monday. May 2o 10 a. m.-senior Essays.
 Monday. 8 to il p. m.-Art Levee.
 Tuesday, May 21. s:30 a. m. to 1 p. m m.-Reception in art rooms.
 Tuesday afternoon, 4 o'clock-Annual meeting of Alumnae in Seminary par Tor.
 Tuesday. o'clock, ?. m.-Annual Concert.
 Wednesday, 10:30 a. .--Baccalau- reate address by Rev. c. B. Pilley of Havana, Ala.
 Delivery of Diplomas.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-05-16
NEW DAILY PAPER.
Tuscaloosa Will Have Another After
 noon Publication.

Tuscaloosa Will Have Another After
 noon Publication.
 Tuscaloosa. May 15..-{Special. )-Tus- caloosa will have a new afternoon pa Ter next Monday, MT. R. H. Little hay ing purchased the Tuscaloosa Sun from MT. M. L. Tucker, who has been con- ducting it as a weekly. Mr. Little will begin the publication of his paper Mon day afternoon as stated and will issue 8 six column four page paper. He will also conduct a weekly and job offlce in connection herewith. MT. Little has had experience in the newspaper bus mess in Birmingham. having worked on The Birmingham Ledger and News. He is a son of Dr. John Little. cashier of the First National Bank and is a graduate of the University of Alabama. This new venture in the newspaper world will give Tuscaloosa two after noon and one morning dailies.
 The meeting of the special commit tee of the Trustees of the University of Alabama which was to have been held today in Carrollton was postponed until after June 1st. A letter from Colonel Stansel to Colonel H. B. Fos- ter gave this information. MT. Ten nent Lomax of Montgomery is the third member of the committee, whose duty 1t is to recommend a man for the Presidency Of the University to suc- ceed Dr. James k. Powers.
 John T. Cochrane, President of the CarrOllton Short Line Railway, has re- turned from a trip to Beaumont, Tex. He is very much impressed with that section.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-05-16
BRIEF SELMA ITEMS.
Advertiser Bureau,

Selma, May IS.
 Back Tax Commissioner Bamberger yesterday cited all of the wholesale and retail liquor dealers of Selma to ap- pear and show cause why they should not take out their licenses as required by law. Several settled as soon as they received the notices, and MT Ram- berger remitted his fees in these caces MT. Bamberger. by his action in rsmit- ting his fees where the parties paid without putting him to any trouble, shows that he Is not using his office to oppress, but is only trying to collect what is due the State and county.
 pr. A. J. Dickinson has returned from New Orleans. where he has been in attendance on the Southern Baptist Convention. Col. H. s. D. Mallory returned home via Montgomery: Mir. W. P. Welch stopped in Mobile. and MT. Law Lamar remained in New Or leans to be present at the Cotton Seed oil Associations meeting. Dr. Dick inson reports about 1000 delegates in attendance. The meeting was one of the best that the Baptist denomination ever held and the church is in a very
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-05-16
prosperous condition all over the South.

A small size sensation was caused on Lauderdale Street this morning by the loud report of a shot gun in front of the Episcopal Church. Two negro boys had had a difficulty and John Miree got out his single barreled shot gun and discharged 1t at William Mos ley as he ran across the common of St. Johns Episcopal Church. Miree claimed that he had the gun loaded with peas and did not intend to hurt his fleeing enemy. Miree was arrest ed and the case will come up before the Mayor for investigation tomorrow.
 The Preachers Association of the colored churches has taken cognizance of the spread of smallpox among the negroes, and a committee has been ap- pointed to confer with the Mayor about the suppression of smallpox among the negroes. The colored ministers recog- nize that something must be done to keep down smallpox among the negroes and they are perfectly willing to CO., operate with the authorities in trying to suppress the spread of the disease.
 J. H. Pruett. while leveling down the old fort on the banks of the Alabama HiVeT WHCTe d pdNillOn VIII Uc eTCCtCu, unearthed six round shells. four long shells and seven solid shot. Seven of the bombs are loaded and as they have lead plugs in them he Is afraid to un- dertake to experiment with them for fear they might go off.
 Louis Jones, a negro constable on Southside. was tried before Justice Lloyd this morning for embezzlement. The charge was preferred against him by Peter Lacey, but after hearing the evidence, Justice Lloyd dismissed the charges against Louis Jones and as- sessed the costs against Peter Lacey. 
 Col. John Y. Fitzpatrick of Camden, passed through Selma yesterday. on his way to Little Rock, Ark. He Is dele gate from Tuscaloosa Presbytery to the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church, which will convene in Little Rock.
 The sum of $130 was realized from the ice cream supper for the benefit of the Sisters of Mercy.
 About three coaches of girls passed through the city yesterday. on their way home from attendance on the Mon tevallo Girls Industrial School. The Jury Commissioners have se- lected the jurors for the June term of the City Court.
 Ex-Sheriff Stonewall McConnico, of Wilcox, was in Selma yesterday. The Selma Street and Suburban Rail- way has ordered another car, which will make eight in service. Jeff Riggs, an engineer on the Illinois Central Railroad, Is in the city for a few days.
 Hon. Robert J. Lowe of Birming- ham, stopped over in Selma today or his way home from Mobile. Miss Daisy Lloyd of Anniston. is the guest of Mrs. R. L.. Irving in East Selma.
 Only four turned out to help re- organize the Commercial Club yester- day.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-05-16
HAPPENINGS IN .s .x
 THE CENTRAL CITY.

R. H. Mabry. President.
 Mrs. Fred Watson, First Vice-Presi- dent.
 Mrs. Law Lamar, Second Vice-Presi- dent. Treasurer.
 Mrs. Brown was reelected Librarian without opposition. She has given gen. eral satisfaction and has always been at her post of duty.
 The following directors were elected to serve for the ensuing term: W. s. Monk. B. F. Wilson and Mrs. B. H. Craig.
 The affairs of the Library Associa- tion are in . most satisfactory condi- ton.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-05-16
Remarks,

Showers general in all districts, being mostly light. except moderate to heavy in North Carolina; temperatures nearly in North Carolina HEAVY RAIN-Newberne, N. C.. IN
 FRANK P. CHAFFEE
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-05-16
Fire in Milnan. 0a

Atlanta. Ga, May 15.-The business por- ton of the town of Milner, Ga. near Barnesville. was almost completely de stroyed by fire tonight. At Aribi, Ca. the blaming mill and lumber yards of R A. Bedgood burned. The loss is s20. .O0O with no insurance.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-05-16

No. Maude. dear there is nothing re- markable in the fact that when a man has been sitting perfectly still you've seen his sidewalk.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-05-16
OFFICERS ELECTED.

The Library in Most Prosperous
 Condition.
 Advertiser Bureau,
 / Selma May 1s. The Selma Library Association held a meeting yesterday afternoon and elected the following officers for the ensuing year:
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-05-16
silas Jackson Found Guilty

New Orleans. May 15.-At the trial of three of the negroes in the house from which Robert Charles killed a number found Silas Jackson, who was found on the premises with rife. guilty of man slaughter tonight.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-05-16
Weather Conditions.

Weather Couo1t1one.
 For past twenty-four hours.l The barometer continues highest over the Lake Region. giving fair and pleas ant weather in central and eastern dis tricts, and. while showers have occurred quite generally in the cotton belt, being heavy in Eastern North Carolina, gener- ally fair weather. with seasonal temper ature obtains in the South. depression central over Montana and dipping south ward to Western Texas has caused show CTS along the east slope of the Rockies and over the Great Plains, being heavy at Amarillo, Tex, and an area of nearly normal promoter on the Pacific coast is giving fair weather in that region.
 Cotton Region Bulletin. U. s. Department of Agriculture.
 Weather Bureau.
 For the 2 hours ending at a. m., 7eth Meridian time.
 MONTGOMERY. Ala. May IS.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-05-16

Nothing dries sooner than the tears of Q hypocrite.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-05-16

CITATIONS OF MONT
 GOMERY DISTRICT.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-05-16

Indicates rise. Indicates fall.
 River Forecast. The Coosa and Alabama will remain nearly stationary during the next two days.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-05-30

mig come under their observation here
tofore. These goods were made by Fill
lpinos and came from one of the larger
islands of the Philippine group, which
IS said to be second in Importance and
is in close proximity to the Island of
Luzon. While the importation is Of no
great commercial importance on ac-
u OF its smallness. the accuracy of
the work, the exquisite shading of the
figures and the blending of all the de-
tails into the complete design displayed
upon each handkerchief, demonstrates
such a degree of artistic taste and skill
fui workmanship already developed In
our newly acquired wards as to render
them worthy of consideration in reck-
oning future commercial possibilities.
There was also another variety of
similar material being examiner for as
sessment in Mr.. Hartshorn's division
which had just arrived from the Can
airy Islands. 1t consisted of several
hand-embroidered bedspreads worked
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-05-30

I'M MI HIVE ia sympafhy q
th,Irs 41ny &flends Ia the city. Fsnn6r-
y SERVICES vii be held from~Sis late
home on belmont street to-mofr6W IT Z
onlock. Interment at Rose Hill ceme
terry.
H G. Fuhr. OF the X. OF P.s, got tn
elegant sword offered by the /. o. o. n.
fair and festival for being the most
popular captain. Harry is all o.. K.
and his many friends congratulate him
on getting the sword. The sword the
Odd Fellows offered was no cheap thing
u like everything else onered, was
first class.
One OF the =. l. & ". cars, which
haul the brick from the brick works
U the run on to the main tracks Of the
G. h & w, jumped the track yesterday
and broke the new fence the steel
works had put up along their dinky
tracks. besides injuring the car. This
is a very dangerous piece of track, as
this makes about the fourth car that
has jumped here.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-05-30

sdn6nIH Ian AZ n6nlEJ
electric light plant Al We ~ i1Esl
that the Mayor Is opposed to purchas.
Ing = municipal electric light plant and
the return of the city into this field Of
municipal ownership in which she has
been 60 successful in the past?
Municipal electric lighting while fur
nishing electricity to consumers at the
lowest figure would at the same time
be a revenue producer SO fertile as to
more than make up the paltry annual
sumo to be saved by stopping the pres
ent payments on the principal of the
city debt for ten years, and we could
thus accomplish all that would be ac-
complished by %refunding and at the
same time continue paying the debt as
at present, which wise policy will leave
us free OF debt by the time a refunded
debt would begin to fall due.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-05-30
A POpuLIsT

A POpulist member of the Pennsyl-
vania Legislature has introduced a bill
to enforce on landowners a full valua-
ton of their property for purposes of
taxation. 1t authorizes n homeless
or landless person to enter upon and
appropriate at it's assessed value any
lot, house or farm not exceeding 200
acres in extent if unoccupied by it's
owner. If a landless or homeless per-
son has enough money to pay for any
real estate at it's value assessed for
taxation he may deposit the amount
with the proper officer and take pos
session of the property. He may be-
come it's owner under summary forms
of law.
The populistic argument in favor of
this new system of confiscation is that
property owners would be forced to ask
the highest valuation of their property
for taxation instead of rushing to the
court house to ask for the reduction of
their assessments" The equities of
taxation are not to be enforced by reg
ular legal process. The property
owner would welcome a high assess
ment and tax rate when the alternative
was a decree compelling him to sell
out to a squatter who offered for his
land its assessed valuation on the tax
roll.
Such a ridiculous law as this would
work a greater evil than it aims to
cure. Under it no mans property
would be safe. since through accident
or design it might be assessed below
its value and thus sold over its owners
head. And the only preventive would
be-overvaluationi
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-05-30
FLAG DAY-JUNE IA.

AS this is to be a summer of cele-
b~rations for Wheeling the more the
merrier. June IA will be the first Flag
Day of the Twentieth Century and
Wheeling should heartily cooperate
with the American Flag Association in
securing the widest possible recogni-
ton of the day and a general and pa
triotic celebration.
i The 18th of June has come to be con-
sidered by the patriotic citizens of this
country as alag Day." because on that
day in 1777, Congress enacted: "That
the flag of the thirteen United States
be thirteen stripes, alternate red and
white; that the Union be thirteen stars,
white in a blue field, representing a new
constellation" The number of stripes
having been increased by the admission
of new States, our sure to be expanded
future dawned upon our fathers and the
original thirteen stripes were u%nchange-
ably restored on April 4, 1918, when it
was enacted by Congress: "That from
and after the fourth day of July next,
the flag of the United States be thirteen
horizontal stripes, alternate red and
white; that the Union be twenty
stars, white in a blue field,
and that on the admission of
a new State into the Union, one
star to be added to the Union of the
flag; and that such addition take effect
on the fourth day of July next succeed
ing such admission" Since 1918 TWEEN
ty-fve stars or sovereign States have
been added to the Union, making forty
i've in all.
The day will have special significance
On this opening year of the Twentieth
Century and Wheeling will gladly join
in paying special tribute to the nations
starry banner.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-05-30
THE SUPREME COURTS DECIs-

THE SUPREME COURTS DECIs-
Commenting on the trio Of decisions
on the insular cases handed down by
the Supreme Court, Col. Watterson, al
though an imperialist, finds them in
consistent and difficult to reconcile:
After the ratification of the treat Of
peace Porto Rico was a territory of the
United States, and not a foreign country,
and, it being so, the duties levied were in
valid, as the court decided. The legisla-
ton, however, made the duties valid, ac-
cording to the majority of the court, but
it surely did not make the island a foreign
country. On the contrary, the majority
says that when once acquired by treaty
it belongs to the United States and is sub
ject to the direction of Congress- It is
further said that Congress, since the an
nexation of Louisiana has at every ses-
sion enacted laws to govern territory SO
acquired. OF this there is not, and never
has been, any question. The real question
is as to the right to levy duties upon the
imports n exports of a part of the
United States. Upon this point the two
decisions seem very hard to reconcile, so
far as the reasoning is concerned The
dissenting opinion sharply emphasizes the
discrepancy by saying that it makes Porto
Rico a part of the United States before the
passage of the Foraker act and foreign
territory afterward.'
1T will be observed" adds Col. Wat
terson, that this decision was not
reached without setting aside former
declarations of the Supreme Court,
which are treated not as decisions, but
as obita dicta-side remarks. But the
decision of to-day, by this methNl, be-
ONE the dictum of tomorrow, and
the law becomes a matter of guess
work till each case is carried up to the
court of last resort.
"The decision" continues our con-
temporary, mo doubt rescues the adj
ministration and Congress from an
awkward position, and in that respect
is welcomed by them. Nevertheless, it
is a distinct innovation in our judicial
decisions, as the action it supports was
an innovation in our legislation. The
right of Congress to legislate for new
territory was not in controversy, but
only the right to disregard the rule Of
uniformity of all duties, imposts and
excuses throughout the United States"