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The state herald., 1902-09-12

No. In connects with FIRST class possenger
train Mt Curtis for all points east and west.
Sleeping, dining and reclining chai- cars (seats
froe) or through trains. Tickets sold and bag
aye cisckei to any point in tho United States
or Canada.
For information, time tables. maps and ticket :
call ~ oT write to @. A. Mowry Agent HQl
yoke. Colo, or J. Francis. Gen'l Psss'r Ast b.
o lha. Eeb
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Acts Imsnedias~ly.

Colds are sometimes more trouble.
soms In summer Than winter, Its 20 hard
70 keep from adding totLsn whils cool.
ing on after exercise. One Minute
Cough Curs ourss at opcs. Absolutely
ssfe. Acts Immediately. Sure cure Tor
coughs, coids, Group. throat and lung
troublss.-City Drug Stors,
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AGENTS WANTED.

LIFE OF r. DEWITT TALMAGE. by
his Son, REV. FRANK DEWITT TALMAGE
and associate editors Of Christian Herald.
Only book endorsed by Talmnge family.
Enormous pront for agents who act quickly.
Outfit ten cents. write Immediately
CLARK 4 Co. x,s1 =. 4th ~. Phila.,
Pa Mention this Paper.
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WANTED: Active men 70 deliver and
collect: No csnvassisa. Salary od00.0O
per year. Extra commissions. Refer.
sooss and security required. Address u.
r. Ross, NAassss. Sterling, Colo, Boz
1N
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Educational Mtg. Go.
iis 8. +th ST.. Philadelphia, Pa.

wANTED.-Capable, reliable person in svery
county to represent large company Of solid q.
nancial reputation; $3.50 sslary per year, payable
weekly; " per day absolutely sure and all sx-
penses; straight, hona.dds. definite salary, no
commission; salary paid sach saturday. nd sx.
penss money advanced ssoh wesk. STANDARD
HOUSE. 81 DnAnBoAK ST.. CufoAao.
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TED.-A TRUsTWORrHY GENrI

WANTED.-A TRUsTwORTHY GENTLE
NAN OR lady in sach county 70 manage bust.
nues for an old established house Of solid 61an-
cial standing. straight, bona fde weekly
salary Of $500 paid by check each Wednesday
with all EXPENSE direct from headquarters
Money advanced for expenses. Manager, $40
Caxton Bldg. Chicago.
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||||IB||| Time Table,
Holyoke, Colo.
TRAINS LEAVE As FoLLows.

No. l5S, West bound arrives 1000 p. M. GEN.
trail timo, leaves 1890 p. mountain
time Mondays. Wednesdays md Fridays.
No, i5'. East bound arrives 1880 p. IN. mountain
time Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays
Iesves 30 u. m. Wednesdays and Fri
days.
No. i5s Leaves at isol u. IN, central time IN
Sundays.
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A republican delegate county con.
,sniiop wac held at ifolyoke last satur.
day. q. W. Garland WAS selected a.
chairman and o. c. zipsg rs secretary.
Three csodidstes were before the. con.
vsntion for county commisslonsr, The
informal ballot resulted IA votss Tor D.
w. Freeman. u Tor Z. r. Money, aud 7
fo' George Hall The formal ballot 70.
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The republican senatorial convention
for this district was held in Denver on
Thursday OF this week.
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ADDITIONAL LOCALS.
sass.rsss ssan~r ss,s..

Don't Ist cold run 81 this sesssn.
Hummer colds ere the hardest kisd 70
cure sad u neglected may lipssr alees
fss nonths. A leus ssiss i,ks this will
pull down the strongest oonst,tu,Ion.
oss hisuss Cough Cure vili break pp
W. attack ~ encs. Safe, sure scis st
onos. Cures ooushs. colds. Group.
bfoseh't's, oil throat aud lung troubles.
The children like it.-c,ty Drug Stors.
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ALIAS SUMMONS.

ALIAS SUMMONS.
State Of colorado. "a.
County Of Phillips.
In the county court.
Frank u. Martin plaintiff W 4. T. Goslding. y.
r. Tiffany, George u. Clark and John A, I.ytlo,
defendants.
The Pc pie " the state 81 Colorado.
To A. y. Goidinx. u. +. Tiffany. Georxa 4,
Clark and John a. Lytle the defendants above
named. greeting;
You are hereby inquired to appear In nm act
tion bi oaght against you BY the above named
plaintiff In the coanty court Of Phillips county,
State OF Colorado. and answer the complaint
therein within tusnt, days after the service
hereof. II served within this county; OF, II
served out Of THE county or by pablieation,
within thirty days after the service herof, OF.
elusive 1t The day Of servire; or judsmsnt by ,i.
fault viii b tsksa against yoa according 10 th~
pssser VI the csoplAint And u cspy of tho
compliant IL sAs shove entitled actloa bs not
served With this ssm,soas, Al II the ssrvioe hsrs-
of b Hsds 0st a this sensr. thsa ten days sd
ditioaal 10 IL tinss hssslahsforv speciA~d for
sppsasAnos ed answer vill b allowed bsfor.
the taking u taensat b dsi.slt - ssowssld.
Tss ssid sotioa 70 hssaEht to QuIst tho tits 10
TN y Y u 80 70 sovaship nnssh Of r~nss q
west u the sth ?. u. Ia the county of I'hiliips
aud STATE IL Cosossdo, plxinsia alleging that he
10 the ahso,uss nd unq uAii6ed owner anA In
pn-sssssoa of ssid lasd. piaintia aliss.s that
the drfseiAnss msks sosne claim sdvrrse To his
title and estate In and In said land ~ hs Is In.
formed aud hriisvcs and - states the fart 10 b.
as will more fsiiy appear from the complaint
In ssid artina to which wf-rrncs is hsrs made.
Ani ,oa arc h~se.,y notified that 10 you fall 10
appear. and To answer tho said complaint q
above required. thu said plaintia viii take Do.
fault and Judgment ~ prayed.
Given under my hand and tho sosi os tho aid
cnani, court NJ Mol, okr, Colo. In .aId county
tids dag of Bept. A. u. isDt.
v. u. KklAEY,
Judge 81 tho County Court,
tsEALl ihiiilp. coansy. Colorado.
J, u. Painter Attorney fos Plaintiff.
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suNAoNn.

SUMMONS.
Bsat- II Colorado
tsonty II Phillips
In the County Court.
Lester u. foots riainti1. vs. l.. X. Ainsvossh
and ''eorss Y. Clark D-ssedanss.
Tvs fscrts ov rns srAvr ~ cos.psApo.
To H. Y. Aias~orth and George X. Clark tho
d.f.ndan's sl,pvs named. 0r-ssinsi
s"a NJ" hss-by v~luiF~d n Apti~aS 10 an
srst"s hsoash aaAinss yps ly ths atpvc named
p's'n'i6 In 'i's Cosssy coart of Phillips County
stats " toioessio. asd sssves th- c,snpis,nt
shefvsa within tvssty days aftss ths sssvl~s
hsf-of. " s~ssed within this csassy: ~. II
s'tvssa "ss VI this csasty. ~ hy pahileatioa,
~hhis thirty ,ia,s alter the servic~ hse~-f. ~,
cissavs u The deg ~ srs,ir~. ~ isdsvmsat b,
dssa"t viii t's 'aksa nsains, yoa srcoriins to
tis pfsyssof the compiaist. And u eopy NJ
t's eomplslnt In tho stove entitled s-slen 10
Hes s~rvei With THE ssmmosA. u II he sssvtcs
hsteof l> 'sAsis sst ~ the Sssss. thea ~ ds,s
e's''Ns"s-i 10 The kesrisb-fsrs sp~rIasd for ~
t~sssscs and sssvvs viil b. allowed before th~
'Ahins 1t ia'semrat N dsfsnit - aforesaid.
The said sr,ion IL broash, Ia ~ aside q ees.
tain isn decd obtained l,y defendeai 1. X. Ain..
worth m ,hr ~ Y II $50 10 township Z n II
rang. u " ~ the oh =. N. and 10 r.sle-,n said
said land from 'as sais aiso to dsclsra juda..
''eni obsaIn-i b, the d-f.sdcnt 0eorsr X. tiarL
against Tho plainiin No HEN IN sid land.
as ~ili mo~ mily spf~ar fwm
tie complain, IN said action Ia which ref.f-ne.
u hefr inaae. 4 eop, of which 10 i,sfs%o attached
ApJ i"n Hfu hafelo s.lined that II yoo fall
10 Arieaf, and answer The said eo,nplpin, Ne
a's'e Required. Tho saia pisln,in will tab. ~,
fai'l, and judgement ss prayed
Given un'Iet ny babj aud Tho seal ~ N.
r"nn'y rpuu y, Hoiyohs celo.in said coun
", tile " LAP VI Aon. A ID ip7.
". %. kbisEY
Judge NJ County Court.
lsbAll Phillips toun,,. t'oio,
:, iienne,, Ati"tpe, fw iiaihiin
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This paper and The Chicago Weekly
Inter Ocean sl.9o Tor one year. Especial
deal"
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Just received another new lot Of dry
goods and notions at O'Connor's. tt
cennissisner's rroeeeainss.

Holyoke Colo, Sept. 2, 1902.
Board met pursuant to adjournment
as beard OF equalization
present full board and r. N. White clerk.
Board spent the day in examining tax
sohedules and reconvened on Sept.3 as a
board Of equalization. On motion board
spjourned as boerd Of equalization and
recommended rs board Of commissioners.
Nln;r.. uIlowoI
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-01-19
DEMOPOLIS, THE CITY OF THE PEOPLE"
 THE BEAUTIFUL "GEM OF WEST ALABAMA'

cessful agriculture. They were united both by education. experience and intui ton for the work of pioneers. They were all more familiar with the etiquette and fine manners of court life than the barbarism of primeval forests, and: own greatest difficulty in transforming their woods into cultivated tracts. They strug- gled to keep faith with the Government. but finally found 1t impossible to culti- vate the vines and olives. which were killed each winter by the frosts. Pov- erty instead of prosperity ensued; the colony became wretchedly poor. and who opened large plantations. and ac, complished what the elegant, rehned ana honest French people were unable 10 ao in these wondrous solitudes or the South- west. General Cosmetics was the most prosperous of the colonists, but even he was indebted to remtttances rom France, where he had rich and iniiuen- tiaI connections, for the capital which enabled him to maintain his position Tn the colony.
 Thus the early history of Demopolis is entertaining. because 1t Is bound up with the severe. long protracted strug- gles and final failure of exiles who were stormy in its character, although con fiicts between the French and the ln- dians, who resented thes intrusion Of the former upon their lands, frequently took place, the "Choctaw Gallery" receiving that name because the Choctaw braves made 1t a sort of arsenal from which they fired down upon the boats bringing additions to the French settlement as they approached the landing. The Tom bigbee has had blood mingled with its crystal waters, for before Western Ala bama was settled there were sanguinary
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most thrilling and absorbing interest. It is said that fits eligibility as a site for town was noticed by the great Spanish explorer, Hernando de Soto, who in 1540, fought the battle of Maubelia m the north bank of the Alabama River,
 he mighty chief, Tuscaloosa, and slew 1000 of his braves. It is highly prob
 ble that De Soto passed over the site If Demopolis, and if so he could hardly tail to have been struck by its manifold Advantages and by the beauty of the White Bluffs, afterwards titled the handing summit has since been built a college which looks down on the pictur- asque lines of the Tombigbee.
 Whether the celebrated discoverer of
 he Mississippi River came here or not, swo and a half centuries later some of Napoleon's eagles bounced upon 1t in he .guise of immigrants and took pos jession with a graceful display of ignor- ance of the skill necessary to subjugate his kind of territory. The details of
 his bloodiess but blood-stirring invasion 'urnish material for a historical TO- nance, which would require but the ge- iious-illumining touch of a Hugh or a 5cott to thrill generations to come with
 B magical appeal to the human appre- .iation of the incredible. These details bring us face to face with many French leroes of noble estate and lineage who lgured prominently with Bonaparte in lis military and imperial conquests. as- tendency, subsequent downfall. and in nay be nothing to boast of in the light of this latter-day despisal of origin (which, however, after all may be a mere democratic affection) that Demop- oils was founded by such men; but 1t is an undoubted fact that her founda-
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plants from any points. Brick can be had on the ground at a very fair price. while large quantities of lumber are manufactured here and Is onered at re- markably reasonable rates. The lumber is made from timber brought here along the same rivers which bring the coal, iron and cotton and from woodlands not far distant. It consists of yellow pine. oak, ash poplar cypress and gum, and can be finished in any shape suitable for the wants and demands of the investor. Realizing all these advantages of man. ufacturfng, and the cheap and economical nossibilities, capital is already turning in this direction and it will not be very long now before two cotton mills Will he established and all of the 5O,OOO bales received here manufactured at home.
 The Tombigbee River, upon which the town Is located, extends from Eastern Mississippi on the north to the Gulf Of Mexico on the South. It is one of the great rivers of the country. and drains one of the most splendid agricultural re- ..iOns in the world. It furnishes deep water transportation to the Gulf, wind ing it's way through magnificent do- mains of agricultural lands and superb forests of timber, it is destined to play a most conspicuous part in the develop ment of the resources Of the State. Tpe business men have line of steamers to Mobile run in their own interests and get every advantage of river competition in the freight rates, The Warrior emp ties into the Tomblgbec at Demopolis. and is navigahle to Tuscaloosa, where coal abounds in ineXh1ustiblc quantities.
 DemopOlis is a beautiful city, and city of handsome and palatial residences.
 The railroad travers Ns about the centre If tho city as to residences, most or all If the business portion being on the north side. Thcce is I public park in he very centre of the town. The opera house and p1Ftoftice now stand upon ne ,dge of the square. but as the city .rous they will be removed and the i,lrk given over to the comfort and con- ,cnio lce of the population There are many large and commodious business
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tions as town were laid by soldiers who had won the highest distinction on the battlefields of Europe while lighting Tn the cause of the incomparable Napoleon.
 After St. Helena had received into it's imprisoning care the man whose name would have gone down to impenshable memory as representing alone the Hero of the Alps, Louis XVIII. undertook the episodical task. cruel in it's vigorous per- ssistence, of driving NaDoleon's follow CTS out of France. Multitudes of them came to America. Philadelphia well comed some, and in that city society was formed which had for its aim the permanent settlement of French refugees on American soil. The Federal Govern !, It was hoped by the applicants that they would be enabled to colonize and live Together under conditions resembling and reminding them of their own country in its peaceful and palmy days. While they were destined to partially realize these h7pes they were inhappily doomed to experience hardships which kept them for years In a state Well-nigh bordering upon desperation.
 The Government allotted them four townships on fourteen years credit, at g per acre. it being stipulated that they would cultivate the vine and olive. There were some 340 allottees, who decided to settle near the confluence of the Ton- bigbee and Warrior rivers in this sectioh of the Sunny South.
 The party chartered a schooner and set sail, reaching Mobile Point one May evening in ISIS. After narrow escape with their lives from shpwreck, and a lay over of several days at Mobile, they proceeded up the river on barge fur nished by Adkin Lewis Collector of the port, visiting en route Judge Tolman
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sprung up and two cotton factories ar certain to be established this year. In the heart of the canebrake country. th' richest and most fertile known to man, with rail and river transportation. her possibilities are beyond human tmagina- ton. It is cotton centre and Tn the surrounding country are plantations which send thousa ads of bales of cotton to the city and which are handled by the two large and commodious ware houses and compressed for shipment all over the world.
 Demopolis has become manufacturing centre There are oil mills, wagon and buggy manufactories, lumber companies. ice and coal storage plants and the lat est industry is cement plant, which employs a large number of hands and which is going to do an immense bust- ness. There is an abundance Of water for steam. and fire purposes to be ob- tained from the rivers, while for drink ing and domestic use there is the purest and finest artesian water, which makes the place very healthy and most deslr. able for residence. Labor can be had at reasonable figures, and the city haVlne both rail and water transportation 10 New York and other markets or the world is sure of cheap freight rates. All manufactured goods can be shlppeu al a much lower rate of freight than the raw material, which is of prime import ance representing a great saving 10 the manufacturer, to Eastern ana rom Ne" England points -,.-
 Building materials are enough cheaper here to offset the freight of machinery
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at Fort Stoddart. General Gaines at Fort Montgomery. and MT. George A. Gaines. who was then Unlted States Choctaw factor at old Fort Tombeckbe, from all of whom they received hospitable treat mcnt.
 Resolving to establish themselves in the neighborhOod of the W hite Rlufts then an immense forest of trees and cane. interspersed with prairie. they be- gan to erect rude cabin, and homes for their families. At this period the Chpc- Jaw Indians had possession of the west side of the Tom5igby. and the Greeks of the east.
 Now came the hour of trial. Not only was there considerable confusion In the selection of lots. hut it was aft6rwardi found that many of the allotmentS Which had heon made by the Philadelphia Vim and Olive Company, were not those te- lected by the refugees. and on which they had made improvements. Time and time again were these poor French pe'- ple deprived of their lands and driven further back into the forests.
 Meanwhile a town had been laid out. which. at the suggestion or request Of Count Real of philadt lphia. was called i,cmonoIis--Citv If Peopl which after wards was proved not to be 1T the town ships of the French grant, and which was later on purchased fronS the Gov ernment by an American company at S52 per acre. Here is an anamoly in so- cial development that d people who had been accustom,d to city life, and were. therefore. seemingly qualltied to build up f town of proportions. were SO un- businossike IS to lose tEGr g.ip on such d aohio location for a city as Demop- olis. allowed tnomsclvcs to be banist ed further into the woods, where they once more took up tha talgied threads of their existence. only. alas. tJ re-eHcnunter the bitter. ,:.ptrience of being deprived of thCi- lands by the sursriar stealth cUn- aiug. if vJu like. ilteiligt nee, of anothc4 race. St.auSo 5t1maly. iNjeod.
 IFtfA e.. s'1r Il l- fed to t.sasform the wildg of Alsbamt .nt1 .,rtM- farms aud r!t1t. yi1as. They VI %. ' 1ar .r.l. !! vith ;''- irnplr,h, nts anl conveniences requisite 10 conduct sue
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were among the first settlers of West Alabama, settling ct Greensboro and Eutaw, one of them entering the land which is the pres ,nt site of Greens boro. He attended the common schools of Greene County and the University of Alabama. Rad law with the late ".
 P. Webb of Eutaw, subsequently, took the law course at the University of Ala
 bama, taking the degree of l.. L.. B., in
 a class of eighty-three when not quite 20 years old. Located at Linden Tn Ma rengo County in 'S6 and resided there seven years, built up a good law prac- tice and then moved to Demopolis, leav- ing an office at Linden in charge Of his
 partner Judge Wm.i Cunninghame. which partnership fiourished and continued un- til appointed Judge by Governor Oates in 1895. He was not 32 years old when going on the bench. He was nominated and elected for a full term in 1858. He was a candidate for Attorney General in 1874, and was the leading candidate In the race with six entries, but was nn- ally defeated on the eleventh ballot by Hon. w. c. Fitts, after spi ited but friendly contest, the vote being Fftts 25o, Anderson 249. He married Miss Mary Bird Martin of Galveston. Texas. in 1887, had two children. boy died. a little girl, Julia, living. He Is a member and ofii- cer in the Presbyterian Church. Judge Anderson is not rich, but is in comfort able circumstances, owning nice home in Demopolis, and a small quantity Of other town property, and several thous- and acres of good farm lands In Ma
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encounters between the Indians and the whites, and the canoes of the redskins met in battle the boats and barges ot their conQuerors on this great old riVer But these episodes belong to the history of the State rather than to that or De- mopolis, and the records of the latter do not show that at any time, even during the cruel war, the City of the People was the theater of any tragic historical events
 Improving the City
 A few years ago the city government commenced to throw off the great de- D .ession caused by the civil war and since that time it has increased In pop ulation and comm ercial importance scc- ond to no place in West Alabama; MT. serving his third term. When asked about Demopolis and It's future, he said. We have here one of the greatest towns in all the State, and you cannot say too many good things about De mopolis'' During Mayor Howze's ad- ministrations the city has more than doubled its water supply. nearly doubling debt changing the interest rate from 5 to less than per cent; has built a modern and up-to-date city tail bought and established pest houses, built a house for the fire company. most effi- cisnt organization; covered with chert and flint rock all the business streets, regarded all the streets in the city, es- tablished the finest system of public schools in West Alabama, the pride of all the people; the manufacturing indus tries in and around the city have been encouraged and aided, and have Increased over 1000 per cent. the streets have been named and numbered and many of the
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rengo County. He has made a most ex- cellent Circuit Judge, and is one of the rising jurists of Alabama.
 Col. N. G. Vim.
 Col. N. G. WInn is one of the most elegant gentlemen and popular men fin Demopolis. He has a large and profit able warehouse business, but finds time in the mirst of his business to devote to social pleasures and no one enjoys the company of friends more than he does. He springs from one of the oldest and most aristocratic and first families of the State. He is graduate of the Virginia Military Institute, getting his diploma in 1879 as Captain of Company A, and his splendid soldierly bearing proves his training. He was on the staffs of Governors Jones and Oates, being Lieutenant Colonel of Cavalry under the former and Colonel of Cavalry under the other. He has been successful farmer and is still interested in 1t to limited extent. He has served as Worshipful Master of Demopolis Lodge, A. F. and A. M., and Is always foremost in every movement to promote the growth and progress of Demopolis. A nicture of his
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The Appalachian Timber Reserve.
Lumberman.

Lumberman.
 President Roosevelt having strongly recommended it in his message to Con gross. it is more than likely that that body will pass some sort of bill at it's present session providing for the estah, ishment of the reserve about as outlined in the several reports that have been several States giving the Federal Gov ernment permission to acquire the land.
 It is to be hoped that the bill intro duced by Congressman BrownloW, from Tennessee, providing that the reserve be called Mckinley Park" will not be the one adopted. However much the South ern people may honor the memory Of President Mckinley. the great majority of them will prefer. we think, that the reserve. if 1t is established. shall bear the name of the beautiful mountain range in which it Is located, rather than that
 The greatest difficulty tn the accom-