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The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-17
Result of Inspection of the
 Louisville and Nashville.
Honor for Best Section Fell to Fore man s. D. Cowart of Boiling.
 superir+e~Sent Mckinney Went Over Line.

J. I. Mckinney, Superintendent of the Mobile and Montgomery Division of the Louisville and Nashville Railroad, accom- panieI by Roadmaster H. A. Shields, twenty-five section foremen, and minor officials of the division yesterday inspect cd the tracks of the company from Mobile to Montgomery.
 The inspection showed that although for asnumber of years the Mobile and Mont gomery division has been the banner division of the entire system an increase of B points was gained over last years average.
 The inspection trip was made in a special inspection car, starting from Mo bile at o'clock yesterday morning and reaching Montgomery yesterday afternoon
 For many years it was the custom of the general officers of the road to make this track inspection over each division of the system. Three years ago. how duties the inspection was turned over to the division officers.
 This road inspection-is the event of the year in the eyes of the section foremen. For the twelve months intervening from one inspection to another, they labor to have their percentage raised from that of the previous year. A friendly rivalry exists between the foremen in having their sections pronounced the ribbon sec tion of the divislon.
 : Cowart Won First Honor.
 This honor yesterday went to s. D.. Cowart, foreman, of Section g, who att tatned the remarkably high percentage of 2aS points out of a possible 10. The sec tion of MT. Cowart Is at Boiling, Butler County, and is regarded as one of the finest eight miles of railway in America.
 Atmore section. which had the ribbon last year had a decrease of .0S of point, its average being s.s2, just one one hum dredth of a point lower than the Boiling section. J. H. Hubbard is foreman of this section.
 The section foremen were seated in the vsstibuled car affofdine them an excefent view of the track. Roadmaster Shields had issued an order, providing that every foreman should have a part in the in- spection. He accordingly divided the twenty five men into five committees, the Committee. on Line and Surface, Joints and Spacing Ties. on Spikes, Switches. and Sidings, on Ditches and Banks, on Station Grounds and Policing.
 Committee of Section Men.
 These committees were each composed of i've members Beginning with Section i, one man from each committee took his seat in front of the key board. which registers on clock word attachment the percentage attained by each mile of track: As each mile was passed each member or this committee called out the percentage
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-17
How to Prevent CroIIr.

It will be good news to the mothers of small children to learn that croup can be prevented. The first sign of croup is hoarseness. A day or two before the at tack the child becomes hoarse. This is soon followed by peculiar rough cough
 Give Chamberlain's Cough Remedy freely aE soon as the child becomes hoarse, or even after the rough cough appears, and 1t will dispel all symptoms of croup Tn this way all danger and anxiety may be avoided. This remedy Is used by many thousands of mothers and has never been Known to fail. It is, in fact, the only remedy that can always be depAnded upon and that is pleasant and safe to take. For sale by all druggists. adv.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-17
For Entire Division.

7 Supervisors w. R. Screegins and J. T. Amos each made an estimate on the per- centage attained by the entire division. MT. Scroggins gave the division per centage of S.64 as compared with SPA last year. Mir. Amos gave a percentage of S.27 as compared with S.00 of last year. The figures of Roadmaster Shields show an average of S.45 in comparison with S.12 of the last inspection.
 Superintendent J. I. Mckinney said yes terday afternoon, when he had carefully gone over the report of the foreman, that never before in the history of the Montgomery and Mobile division has such an excellence in track been maintained during a year.
 The Mobile and Montgomery division" said he. "has always been one of the baner divisions of our system, but 1t seems as if the foremen are trying harder every year to have the track more per feet. consider this track inspection one of the greatest helps to the foreman in his work possible. It Is a stimulus for him either to strive for better things or to endeavor to keep up a good record already won.''
 The inspection train was pulled by an engine under the guidance of J. c. Conner one of the veterans of the division. II made but two stops between Mobile and Montgomery, at Greenville and Flomaton.
 Most of the foremen returned to tneir respective sections last night.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-17
MONTGOMERY DIVISION
 STILL HOLDS THE BANNER

attained by the track in the particular line that he was required to inspect
 Every i've sections this committee vas changed, so that when the twenty-hfth section was reached every foreman had inspected a part of the division.
 The scene on the car gave practically the same impression that one receives when watching crowd in stock ex- change. Every man on the car was care fully watching the figures that sprang up on the board as the mile was reeled off and the same grunts of disapproval or the sigh of satisfaction were heard, when the figures indicated a decrease or an increase in reference to the percentage of the previous year.
 Increases and Decreases.
 On Sections 2, 3. 1, B. 12 and 1s, there were decreases On Sections 1, 6, 2, 8, g, 10, ii, 15, Is, 17. IS. %, 2i, 2. g and "A there were increases in percentage.
 On Sections 13, IA and 5therc were no changes.
 The result of the inspection by sections
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-17

collegiate gamess in which the defeated are given no score at all. or an absurdly low one. bal. T
 As fair play Is one of the American ideals, 1t is argued that a game so unfair as football should not occupy the first dent Merrill would have the athletic ann bitions of college students "centered upon sport in which the element of chance shall be eliminated as far as possible, in meet with no interference, results that have been honorably won receive due credit. and the final scores be measurably close" l7E s IT
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-17
Alabama Field Trials.

Huntsville. Dec. 16.-(Special.l-The field trials of the Alabama Field Trials Club running of the free-for-all stake in which there were eight contestants. The day was fine and the sport excellent, more birds being found than on either of the preceding days. The winners were an- nounced tonight as follows: First, Toney Boys Kate owned by H. H. Mayberry: second Rips Lass. owned by Garth and Kellar: third, Andy s., owned by w. w. CoWden
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-17
Death of Mrs. Mary If. shoaff.

Mrs Mary M. Shoaff, aged S6 years died this morning at 2421 Fifth avenue. Mrs Shoaff was an aunt of Mrs. William Mckinley and is prominently connected all over the United States. She belongs to one of the wealthiest families in the country.
 Mrs. Shoaff was stopping with her nephew, Dr. J. M. Bosworth and his wife at their home here. She has been in Blr- mingham about a month, where she came for her health and to avoid the rigOrs of a northern winter. She was remarkably we'll preserved and had not complained of any special illness. Early this morning she arose and dressed herself and was go- ing down stairs to breakfast when she said she was feeling faint. Death came before anything could be done for her. It seems to have been a case of old age and general breaking of the threads of life.
 Mrs. Shoaff was born in Piqua. Ohio. moving later to Fort Wayne, Ind. where she made her home until her death. She was a Miss Barber
 Her relatives and descendants are in all
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-17
Fraternnl orders nraread.

Chicago, Dec. 16.-A step towards the merging of numerous small fraternal or ganizations throughout the United States was taken here to-day. the Loyal Ameri- can Society and the F'raternal Army of America formally united as the Trater- nal Army of Loyal Americans. It Is said that the new organization will soon take in to its ranks many other similar pod ies.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-17
HOLIDAY ExCURsroN RATES Via Central of Georgia Railway.

Tickets on sale to teachers and students Of schools and colleges holding certin. catee. Dec 1sth to 22nd. inclusive; final limit Jan. sth, 1904; to the general public. Dec. 23rd. A, %. 90 and a, and Jan. 1st, 1904, final limit Jan. 4th, 1904.
 For rates, schedules and further partic- uiars, apply to F. B. White, c. A. Mont gomery Ala, or nearest agent
 fhf,- -atS-fu.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-17
Accused of Conspiracy.

William Robertson, Estes Mosely, James Roe Black, all white men, and Jonn Hollis, a negro, were brought in from Vernon. Lamar county. this morning by Deputy Marshal R. A. Smith, on charge of conspiracy, the arrests growing out of indictments of the last Federal grand jury. Black and Robertson gave bond in the sum of $l GOO each The others will make bond at once.
 The arrest of the men is said to be the last step in long hunt for revenge on negro woman named Jane Hankins, who alleges that the defendants beat her with hickory sticks, in July, 1902. The woman commenced civil action against the de- fendants and received a verdict for $7O0. Her home was burned down at that time. The woman specifically sets forth that a mob came to her house and after tying her beat her unmercifully. The cases will be tried later.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-17
neWS in Brief.

A MARRIAGE license was issued yesterday from the Probate Court of Montgomery County to R. B. Richards and Miss F. Lu- game Benson.
 were announced yesterday from the State Executive Department as fol- lows: Notarfes Pubiic-W. E. W. Yerhy. Hale County; D. J. Garvin, Cherokee Coun- ty; George W. Phillips, Taladega County; Clarence H. Cowart, Pike County: Charles w Tompkins, Mobile County. Constabie-J. z. Griffin, Clay County.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-17
Fieht at Court House.

A nersonal difficulty took place this at- terfnoon on the court house steps be- tween O., D. Stewart, a furniture dealer, and D. J. Poncellor, an attorney. The latter received some bruises on the face and blood flowed. The difficulty was the result of an argument over the sale Of house, which was bought in by MT. Pom celIor. An arrest was made.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-17
PERMIT FOR sTocKADE.
Cordage Company Preparing to Work
 Convicts.

City Engineer D. W. Ford yesterday is- sued a building permit to the Alabama Cordage Company to erect buildings near it's plant in Riverside for the accommo- dation of the forty State convicts to be employed by the company after January 1st.
 The permit shows that the company proposes to construct a large stockade and to remodel two of it's buildings. The whole is to cost q. .350.
 Work on the buildings is to begin at once and the company expects to be ready for the convicts early in January.
 The company has leased from the State thirty women convicts and ten men and boys.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-17
To Start Up Plant.

G. H. Schuler, of the Alabama Steel & Wire Company. while in this city and asked concerning the steel wire, rod and of operation for several months, stated that an offer had been made for a quan- fifty of steel to the Tennessee Coal. Iron & Railroad Company and that as soon as start up. It is likely that the big mills will go on shortly after the new year starts The Alabama Steel & Wire Com
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-17
DAILIEs A PLENTY.
Three Newspapers May Be Started
 in the Decaturs.

Three Newspapers May Be Started
 in the Decaturs.
 Hcntsvilie, Dec. 16.-(Speeial.l-Thet two Decaturs that have for two or three years past awaited the arrival of some en- terprising newspaper man to establish a daily paper there. appear to be in fair way to have that wish gradfed. Am Decatur Advertiser will establish an af- ternoon paper early in January.
 The Decatur News is also making plans to start a daily and third Is projected by c. Ed Alves. owner of the Bismark
 After January i, West End saloons will be out of business and that section of the city is expected to be greatly improved
 The City Council. by unanimous vote. last night decided to issue Il ense to no saloon on Clinton or Holmes Streets we t with two establishments. One of them will probably fight in the courts for con- tinued existence.
 Health the City Council will send sam. pie of water from the Huntsville Spring to the State Chemist at Auburn for analy. sis to ascertain if there are any typhoid
 On motion the interest of the city in the Huntsville opera house was sold to the Huntsville and Monte Sano Improvement Company for $1.000.
 After operating in Huntsville a year the Home Merchants Trading Stamp Co. has quit and it's establishment was closed ycs- terday. The merchants handling the stamps made an agreement among them. selves to. buy no more, The stamps have cut down their profits and added nothing to their volume of trade.
 The Huntsville Hotel changed hands last night. J. Frank Steele retiring from the management and G. F. Fenne le of Dallas. Tex. assuming charge. Many i'm Drovements will be made in the building. Mrs. Mary Washington died yesteI day morning after a short illness aged 45 years She was a widow.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-17

Birmingham Lodgs of EIlks has started a movement looking to the holding of a State convention of the order in this city that the fourteen lodges of the order in this State can send two thousand dele gates to the convention when 1t is held.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-17

She--Women may gossip sometimes, but they have better control of their tongues have no control whatever of women's tongues.-Kansas City Journal.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-17
Hessemer Clerks Strike.

The Retail Clerks Protective Associa- ton of Bessemer declared a strike last night by unanimous vote and today none of them is working About seventy clerks are affected by the strike. The contract between the merchants and the clerks ex- pired last night and the merchants would not sign the new contract, which called for several things not in the old contract. This trouble has been brewing for some time. as the merchants refused to sub init the contract presented and the bone of contention" is based in the following clause as the other matters were pracu- cally agreed upon. and this Is what the merchants object to signing:
 We further agree to employ none but union clerks, and if after thirty days from date of this contract all the clerks in any particular store do not belong to the union. then the union store card shall be withdrawn and also all the individual cards of the employees"
 The merchants will not sign the con tract with this clause. but other conten- tons are practically agreed upon.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-17
For stomach. Liver and Bowels.

For SComacn, A1Ver anu DoWeAs'
 Laxo Pills are a mild, gentle and re- liable laxative. designed to promote the healthy and normal action of the stom- ach. liver and bowels, and to correct habitual constipation. Druggists. 25 cents. adv.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-17
Branch Biscuit Factory.

E. Charles Christy. representing an eastern biscuit manufacturing company, in an interview this morning stated that he was sent to Birmingham for the pur- pose of investigating the locality for the establishment of a branch business in the city. He states that he will make a favorable report to his employers, and that, as the matter rested on his report, it was almost certain that a house would be located here.
 The business that the company will To- cate here will be known as the Southern Biscuit Company. The business that will in all probabilities be given to Birming- The buildings will be built at the cost of S25,00O. and the company will have a cap- ital of $5O,OOO. If the report of MT Chris ty is accepted. work on the building will be commenced in February.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-17
Elks, Convention Proposed.

pany will be making steel inside of six months at Gadsden.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-17
The Smiths Are Honored.

The City Council tonight elected Eli P. Smith. of The News, and James Smith, of The Ledger, members of the Board of Education.
The Colfax chronicle., 1903-06-20
HERE AND THERE.

The cow is not naturally a filthy
animal. and we have no method of
telling how filth and neglect disgust
her. There are two records of it.
however-the untitled milk pail and
the cows unprofitablcness.
There is probably no market
quite so good for reasonable quanti-
ty of the corn crop as feeding it TO
good COWS. If the cow is not a good
one she should have enough corn to
fatten her for the butcher
Every farmer should know just
what every horse. COW. hog, sheep
hen, duck. goose. turkey tree, vine,
field and garden on his farm costs
him and nets him. He can know this
only through the keeping of accounts,
NO hog. beef steer or milk COW
can respond to liberal feeding unless
the conformation or type is such as
to favor production of the specia,
item for which it is fed. Every feed
er should know the several types Of
live stock at q glance.
The bull can not be fed too in.
diciously, nor watched and handled
too carefully. After two years of ags
he is always an object of suspicion
He il never given the benefit of fhs
doubt. He is always to Be considered
= : gun that il loaded, -
The Colfax chronicle., 1903-06-20
FARMER AND PLANTER.
Boys BEST OPPORTUNITY.
Those Who are Encouraged to Stay
ON the Farm and Given q Fair
Opportunity DO the Beet.

I have heard several farmer boys
say that they intend to go to the
city just as soon as they can get away
from home. They declare that there
is no chance for a boy in the country
to ever buy farm or home. Land is
too high in price and wages too low.
More than two-tkiIds of the boys
raised on the farms in my locality are
now in the cities. Several of them
are earning fair salaries, and spending
il as fast as earned. They dress we'll,
live very well, and are letting the fu-
ture take care of itself. In the mean
time their fathers are holding on II
every inch of their land, and if IN
able to farm it themselves. or be-
cause of the scarcity of help. are
renting it to tenants. A very few
farmers are dividing the farm among
the boys. These boys live at home
and each farms his share of the farm,
and gets the proceeds less the very
moderate rent the father charges
them. Naturally there is consider
able rivalry among the boys in the
matter of growing the best crops, and
some of the best farmers in the world
are thus developed. These boys are
having fair chance for themselves
and there is no talk among them OF
going to the city. In every case
where the boys remain on the farm
notice that they are taken into part
nership at an early age. They raise
crops of their own, and sell them
and pay the father a fair rent for
the land. AS they grow older and ore
able to do the work of man, they
are given more land to farm All this
is talked over between them and the
father, and they understand just
what is in store for them all along
They advise together, and lay theiI
plans in accordance with the best
Judgment of their father and them
selves. There are but very few mer
who are pursuing this course, not be
cause il is not safe one, but be
cause the parents are too close-fisted
or too overbearing to adopt it. Ir
six cases out of ten the cause of the
boy leaving the farm lies with the
parents. The future on the farm
holds out little or no hope for tho
boy. so he strikes out for himself. AL
his books and story papers point tt
the city as the place when he ma,
rise to wealth and renown, and there
he CooS in search of one or hot n
Most farmers who own quarter-see
tion of land think they have none t
spare for the boys. If they owned ;
half-section it would be the same
Who can blame the boys for seeking
a chance for themselves? We should
give them encouragement and oppor
tunity for advancement if we expec
them to remain on the farm.-Mrs
Grundy, in Farm and Fireside.
The Colfax chronicle., 1903-06-20
CALLED IT A BATTLE SONG.
u Nay Have Been m save Maria,- Bst
the Painter CouIdnt
Think So.

Guests at musical parties are not con-
monty expected to be especially attentive.
Iney may talk to any extent, dependent
largely on the amiability Of their hostess.
But the conduct of foreign painter in New
york surprised his hostess the other night
1t also surprised the guests at this entes-
tainment given in his honor He was seat
ed In the front row, and was the most con
splcuous person in the room next to the
popular contralto, who had just begun to
sing. Before she had finished the first verse
the guest OF honor arose, walked to his
hostess, said goodnight. and prepared to
leave, relates the New York Sun.
But you won't go now in the midst of
her song" said the hostess. at is an Ave
Maria. 1t would embarrsss her terribly"
BY this time all eyes were turned on the
painter, but be seemed quite Indifferent.
She may call it an Ave Maria," he
said. should say IT was battle song"
Vita that comment the painter left the
house. He has not heen allowed to enter it
again.
The Colfax chronicle., 1903-06-20
THE COTTON SITUATION.
Figures That May be of Interest to
Those who are Planting Cotton
for Next Seasons Crop.

The worlds visible supply of cotton
on April 10. as reported by the New
York Commercial and Financial
Chronicle, was 3,492.67 bales, as COM
pared with 3.937 ,OO7 bales at the cor
responding date last year. OF this the
total amount of American cotton was
2,2s4,67s bales, against 2,s23,007 bales
at the corresponding date in 1902, and
of ali other kinds, including Egypt,
Brazil and India, ETC., 1.20s,000 bales,
against 1,114,000 bales at the same
date last year. Of the worlds visible
supply of cotton there is now held in
Great Britain and continental Europe
i $50. 900 bales, against 100000 bales
last year; in Egypt the stocks are es-
timated at $4,000 bales, as against
100000 last year; in India at 67s,000
bales. against $4,000 bales last year;
and in the United States, including
stocks at the ports and interior
towns, at 5s0,99s bales, against 1,060,-
6f9 last year.
The above figures indicate a de-
crease in the worlds visible supply
in 1903 of 444,329 bales, as compared
with same date in 1902. The net port
receipts for the week ended April 10,
1908. were 81, ,426 bales, and since Sep
tember /, 1902. 7.0s9,o1O bales. The
receipts for the corresponding week
last year were 70,61s bales, and from
the beginning of the season to April
10, 1902, 6,e49,S7S bales. The total for
eign exports for the week were 112,-
$40 bales, and since September 1, 1902,
6.072 1888 bales. As compared with the
corresponding date of last year, this
shows a decrease of 367, 800 bales in
the exports to foreign countries. The
receipts at interior towns for the
week were 5s,193 bales, and the ship
ments for the week 81 $50 bales.
The weekly net overland movement
was 1892 bales. and for the season
Ito April 1o) 1.03s,567 bales. At the
corresponding date last year the
weekly overland movement was 1888
bales, and for the season 1,055,781
bales.
week was Al 900 bales, and since Sep
tember /. 1902, 1887 900 bales. At the
corresponding date last year the
southern consumption was 37,o0t
bales. and since September l, 1901
1,13s, 900 bales.
Interior stocks at the close of tn,
week amounted to 2O9,576 bales, ..
compared with 367,94s bales the CORE
spending week of last year. There
/ came into sight for the week 124,42'
bales. and the total for the season
Ito April 1o) 9,561.o75 bales.
Northern spinners had taken during
| the week 2s,4S5 bales, and since Sep
ember /. 1902. 1,s46,5sa bales, as com
pared with 1853 bales the CORE
spending week of 1902, and 1.s3o,54'
bales from September 1. 1901, to Apri
10. 1s02.-U. S Crop Reporter.