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The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-18
TEXT BOOK COMMISSION
 HOLDS ITS FIRST MEETING

contractors and as to the framing of the advertisement for bids for supplying books.
 There was considerable discussion as to the carrying out of the provision of the
 law requiring the establishment of two Repositories for school books, from which the schools of the State should be sup piled 1t was suggested that one large depository be established at Montgomery to be in charge of an agent designated by the State Commission. The book men dis approved that suggestion. They thought that the man in charge of the depository
 should be named by the company or com panies supplying the books. Definite ac- tion upon the matter was not taken. The book men present were: L. D. Robeson, Atlanta, Ga, Ginn & O., Boston.
 G. W. Duncan, Auburn, University Pub fishing Company, New York;. J. D. Matlock, Birmingham, American
 Book Company, New York. F. M. McMichael Atlanta, Maynard, Merrill & Co, New York. H. Stevenson, New York, representing Silver Burdette & O., New York.
 s. J. Cole, Birmingham. Ginn & Co.,, Boston.
 J. K Powers. Florence, B. F. Johnston The Commission will meet again today. Its principal work will be the framing
 of an advertisement giving the details of
 the contract that the State expects from the firm which gets the privilege of sup
 plying the schools. This advertisement
 will be published at once and a date for
 the submission of bids will be named.
 The members of the Commission expect
 the final contract to be awarded by the
 middle of June so that the books will be
 ready for delivery at the opening of the
 new school year.
 The members of the sub-commission
 which will attend to the detail work of
 awarding the contract, has not yet been
 appointed by the Governor. The members,
 it is expected will be named by the
 latter part of the week.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-18
INTEREST IN THE DOTS
CONTESTANTS WHO BELIEVE
 THEY ARE WINNERS.
One Man Declares He Has Put More Dots in the Chart Than Any
 One Else Can Produce.

The third week of The Advertiser Dot Contest shows a marked increase in the interest being taken in the art Of draw ing Dot Charts.
 As the interest increases 1t is also mo- ticed that much more care is taken with the Charts in the matter of permitting Dots to run together. The committee who will award the prizes will be gov erned largely upon this one point that is Charts that are found to have many Dots run together may be held up owing to ly appear, while the fault will be with the author in counting Dots that have been permitted to run together as two Dots, when they should be counted as only one.
 Many of the Charts are accompanied by vigorous claims for first prize. Amongst the most serious demands made yester- day the Dot Editor produces this one:
 ITO the Committee:-Here they are, - of them. Yes; thy're all there-each one distinct-not as big as house-but dis tinct. Where two have run together have counted only one.
 'aThey can be counted-but-I am glad that's your job and not mine; but if you think they can not be counted, then send for me and I'll show you how to do it. not guess at them, but count them.
 Don't waste time trying to get the yellow metal to pay me that $l00-silver or paper money will do. I am not so anx- ious about the kind of money as l am bout the MONEY-paper money or sil- yer will dol want it and 1 want 1t quick-that's the idea. MT. B.
 Of course he'll get it-that is, he will if the committee finds he has more Dots course, raises a row of these objects
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-18
LOOKING FOR SEED.
Agricultural Department Has Some
 Corn.

Agricultural Department Has Some
 Corn.
 Where Is the place you get the gar den seed?"
 This question is daily whispered into the ear of nearly every head of a depart ment and clerk at the capitol these days. The Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries, in place of the usual supply of garden seed, has received a limited supply of seed corn from the Department of Agriculture at Washington and the Agricultural Department here Is striving to place the corn where 1t will do the most good and where the experiments and results will be faithfully and promptly re- ported.
 The seed corn will not be given cut in- discriminatory, but 1t Is the purpose of the department to make the best use of 1t end give it to those who will plant it intel lgently and get the greatest benefits from it.
 A great deal of it has already been sent out and Is being sent every day. The supply will soon be exhausted.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-18
Discussed china's Debt.

Pekin. March TIA diplomatic meeting was held today Cor the purpose of con sidering the Ch'Iese note refusing to is- sue the indemnity bonds until the for eign ministers have submitted to their governments the question of the pay ment of the custom dues on a gold basis A majority of the ministers favored maintaining the demand for the bonds before discussing questions arising from the protocol. The French Minister said he had been instructed to grant the re- quest for the payment of duties in gold and the Russian Minister supported his French colleague.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-18

the head of such family is counted, or whether each polySamous wife who Is the mother of children is counted a unit, and whether the method of computation is the same in every case. It Is obvious that if the man only Is counted as the unit, a further count would be needed to ascertain the real number in polyg- amy. On this very essential feature of this case, the Senator gives no informa- ton. But it is evident that he knows, and if he does, others do; and we sug- gest that an exact showing on this mat ter would be received by the country with interest, now that partial statement has been volunteered.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-18
Senator Shoot on POlygamy in Utah

Salt Lake (Utah) Tribune.
 That Is a most interesting statement from Senator Shoot in regard to the com paratively small number of polygamous families in the Church. By saying "in the Church" he. of course. means to in- clude all who are in that relation any where. and not in Utah alone, but in cluding Utah. It was said a while back that at the time the manifesto was issued there were upward of 1890 of such faml- lies. It seems. therefore, that in twelve years the number of such families has decreased more than 50 per cent But it is essential in considering such reports to know what is considered polygamous family, whether the man only who is at
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-18
IDENTIFIED THE BODY.
Abe Massi1lie Inferred in a Pauper's
 Grave.

The body of the unknown man who was killed by explosion in a railroad last Tues day has been identified as Abe Massille of Michigan and was inferred fin the public lot of Oakwood Cemetery under instructions of Coro- ner W. II. Tice.
 After several mail inquiries made by Coro- ner Tice of the Electrical Workers Union of Grand Rapids. Mich. whose membership cards were in possession of the dead man, the coro- ner received a reply to the effect that the real name of the deceased was Abe Masillie. that he was not a member of the union. and that the membership cards belonged to Peter MaAillie, brother of the deceased, who. 1t is said is i'll at a Birmingham in- hrmarZ.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-18
ABYsINNIAN BREACHES.
c. F. olivierreux Speaks in a Negro
 Church.

Cornelius F Olivierreux the Abysinnian edu- cator and survivor of the St. Pierre disaster, whose career was narrated in The Advertiser several days ago. preached an interesting ser mon to a large congregation at St. Johns Afro Methodist Church on Madison Avenue last night.
 telligent language and touched upon the St. Pierre disaster in his discourse
 Olivierreux has been engaged as a teacher of French and Spanish at the Catholic school for negro students near Montgomery.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-18
Grip Remedies in Great Demand

When colds and grip are prevalent the quickest and surest remedies are in great demand Mir. Joseph D. Williams of McDuff, Va, says that he was cured of a very deep and lasting attack of la grippe by using Chamberlain's Cough Remedy after trying several other preparations with no effect. For sale by all druggists.
 adv-tf.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-18
Botanic Blood Balm. guaranteed
Cancer Cured

Botanic Blood Balm Cures Cancers of all Kinds. Suppuratlng Swelings, Eating Sores Tumors, ugly Ulcers. It kills the Cancer Poi son and heals the sores or worst cancer per- fectly. If you have persistent Pimpe, Wart Swellings. Shooting. stinging Pains. take Blood Balm and they will disappear before they develop into Cancer. Many apparently hopeless cases of cancer cured by taking Bo- tanic Blood BaILn.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-18

We agree with the women that wed- ding Is as sad as a funeral; It takes six months to make the clothes which are on exhibition less than six minutes.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-18
RECITAL AT WETUMPKA.
Under the Direction of Miss Mo
 Caskev and Mrs. Womack.

wetumpka, March 17.-(SpeciaD-The re- cital at the Auditorium Monday evening was a success in every particular. A large audience greeted fhe pupils of the school, who under the direction of Mrs. Womack and Miss McCaskey rendered the following program: International Fantasie-(a) Violet tCoch- ran), Miss Mary Johnson; Cb) Walzer (Buchner), Miss Lila May Britt. The Difference-Master Allen Bunkley. Spinning song (Ellemenreich)- )-Miss
 Stella Gaddis. In the Morning-Class. Four Little Country Maids-Misses
 Strock, Fain Still, Goree, Moon, Parker, Johnson, Moon.
 An old Sweetheart Riley)-Miss Flea nor Gaddis.
 In stiller Nacht Rspen)-Miss Ethel Thornhill. Prior to Miss Bells Appearance Riley) Miss Jennie May Williams Oh, Fair, Oh Swet and Holy (Cantor)- Miss Henrietta Goree. A Rainy Day-Class. Fruhlingserwachen (Espen)-Miss Mary Cantelou. Little Rockets Christmas (vandyke Brown)-Miss Mary Emma Rouse. Quartette, Restless Sea C1armonized) White, Misses Goree, Strock, Moon, Mrs. Womack. The Duel Field)-Miss Pauline Hohen- berg.
 Flower Song Nange)-Miss Mary Robi- son.
 How Jane Conquest Rang the Bell CMilne)-Miss Fife Lancaster.
 Life at Eventide Qntermezzo Caval- eria Rustfcanna)-Miss McCaskey and Mrs. Womack.
 She Danced With Washington (Nora Perry)-Miss Willie Moore. By request Mrs. Womack recited "If a Dead Man is Found, Who Shall Say He was Not Drowned?'. This school is growing in popularity as we'll as in excellence. The enrolment
 Is larger than ever before in the history of the institution, having passed the three hundred mark
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-18

See the Great Pictures and Hear the sweet music at McDonalds s to- day matinee and tonight adv,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-18

Miss Mary Aston Huger, who has been attending the bedside of her brother, ii. r. Huger, at the Riverside Inn, has re- turned tO her home in Anniston as her brother is steadily improving.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-18
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Bone Pains, Itching, Scabby
 Skin Diseases.

Permanently cured by taking Botanic Blood Balm It destroys the active Poison in the blood. If you have aches and pains In bones. back and joints, Itching. Scabby Skin, Blood feels hot or thin. Swollen Glands Risings and Bumps on the Skin. Mucous. Sore Mouth. Sore Throat. Pimples. or offensive eruptions, Copper-colored Spots or rash on Skin, all run down, or nervous. Ulcers on any part of the body. Hair or Eyebrows falling out Carbuncles or Boils, take
 Botanic Blood Balm, guaranteed to cure even the worst and most deep seated cases where doctors, patent medicines and hot springs fail Heals all sores stops all aches and pains, reduces all swellings, makes blood pure and rich, completely changing the entire body into clean. healthy condition B. B. B. has cured thousands of cases of Blood Poison even after reaching the last stages.
 Old Rheumatism, Catarrh, Eczema are caused by awful Poisoned condition of the Blood. E. B. B. stops Hawking and Spit ting, Itching. and Scratching, Aches and Pains; cures Rheumatism Catarh; heals all Scabs Scales, Eruptions Watery Blsters, foul fes- tering Sores of Eczema: by giving a pure healthy blood supply to affected parts
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-18

Mir. and Mrs. Clifford of Lenox. Mass, and Miss Norah Rockwell of Pittsfeld, Mass. arrived in Wetumpka Monday morning and will spend a short while with the family of H. H. Robson.
 Work has begun on E. G. Edwards's 8 store building.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-18
Botanic Blood Balm (B. B. B.) is

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 Pleasant and safe to take. Thoroughly tested for 30 years. Composed of Pure Botanic In gradients. Strengthens weak kidneys and weak stomachs, cures dyspepsia. Complete direc- tions go with each bottle. Sample of E. E. E. and Pamphlet Sent Free by writing Blood Balm Co. 95 Mitchell St. Atlanta, Ga. De scribe your trouble. and special free medical advice. to suit your case, also sent in sealed letter. (l)-sun wed
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-04-17
PRlNCE1ON's PRESIDENT
Interesting Personality Of Wood
row Wilson Who Speaks
Here Soon.

In several respects the lecture to be de-
livered in Plymouth church Saturday eve-
ming, April 25, by Woodrow Wilson, pres
ident of Princeton university, will be the
most attractive event of the kind. Sew
eral university presidents have visited
Minneapolis this winter and spring, but
DR.. Wilson is the first of them to give a
public address. He is making very few
such addresses, but by good fortune one OF
them was secured for Minneapolis.
President Wilson is man Of great
amiability and unusual talents. He is a
Virginian by birth, and is a graduate of
Princeton, but it was not until after some
experience as lawyer In Atlanta, Ca,
that he accepted a chair at Princeton. For
more than twenty years now, though he is
still in the forties, he. has been one of the
notable men of the Princeton faculty. and
his elevation last year to the presidency Of
the old institution was a surprise to none,
tho he is the first layman to have that
honor. ~
During his professorship at Princeton
DR.. Wilson's lectures were regarded as
entertainments rather than tasks. What
ever subject he took up, he was able to
surround it with the most attractive set
ting. His keen perceptions. his love Of
humor, his remarkable ability to brush
aside details and seize essentials, his lumi-
| nous reasoning, all combined to make his
treatment of historical and political
themes singularly interesting.
DR.. Wilson probably has more thoro
grasp of American political history and
organization than any other living man.
Since his boyhood he has been filed with
a desire to understand American politics
from the ground up. No detail has been
too small for him. He has studied the
town meeting with as much zest as the
congress. He has been especially strong
in his discussion Of the practical workings
of American government, Of those insti-
tutions, such as the committees of con-
gress and the great national political con-
ventions. His Congressional Govern
nent", was the first complete exposition
of the workings of congress. Recently Dr.
Wilson has attracted much attention on
account Of his history Of the United States,
which seems destined to be the popular
high-class history.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-04-17

Nearly 800. .Oo0, 900 feet OF logs are taken
out Of the state annually, and there IS
no adequate law upon the statute books
providing for their taxation.
..Lumberman claims that / am unfair
In my contention that nearly 600, 000 900
feet of logs escapes taxation annually in
Minneapolis and vicinity. The following
are figures copied from the annual report
of the surveyor general of logs to the
governor for the year 1901, viz:
Feet.
Sawed into lumber in Minneapolis .437 1895, 900
out of the state .147, 500, ,910
Carried over to the spring OF 1902
above Minneapolis (that Is, between S-
Brainerd and Minneapolis) .24o, ,0O0, 900
In Minneapolis ...............,..,... s, 600, 900
Showing q total of ............,.. S2S, ,291 ,910
which should have been taxed somewhere,
OF this amount less than 250,0OO, 900 were
taxed, showing, as contended that near
ly 6OO,00o,0O0 feet of logs escaped taxation
that year.
'Iumberman" claims that at least some
of the logs manufactured at Brainerd,
Little Falls, Sauk Rapids and points below
Minneapolis should be deducted from that
amount. Let us see. The Brainerd mill
is above the Mississippi and Rum river
boom, and none of the logs carried over
as reported could have been sawed at that
mill. That year there were manufac-'
tured above Minneapolis as follows:
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-04-17
TAXATION OF LOGS
Another Presentation Of the Matter
by the Author of the Law.

/ In your ISSUE OF the l5th inst. appears
an article attacking the so-called Cole
bill, written by one who for some reason
conceals his identity. This article is so
lacking in candor, and 50 full of mis-
representation that I am constrained to-
reply. This bill if enacted into law will
place no property upon the tax rolls that
the existing law Is not intended to have
PLACED there. -. It provides simply for a
change in the place Of listing one class of
personal property. The present law pro-
vides that logs shall be listed and taxed
at the place where they are to be manu-
factured into lumber, or in the taxing dis.
trict where the owner resides, regardless
OF the location Of the logs on May 1st.
My contention is that there are only
two classes Of men who pay any taxes on
logs. One Is that conscientious class that
feel compelled to pay taxes on all the
property they own. The other is the class
who think 1T prudent to pay some taxes
on logs. It Is impossible to tell where
logs are going to be manufactured into
lumber unless the owner is willing to re-
veal that fact And it is impossible to
name the owner of any lot of logs If that
owner Is disposed to conceal his identity.
10 illustrate let us consider that John
Jones, resident of Minnea polls, has
sundry log marks recorded in his name in
the surveyor general of logs office Of the
Minneapolis district, and that he is
log JobDer, doing an extensive business up
in the lumber district. Let us assume
that he buys and places upon the market
100,000,000 feet OF logs annually. He sails
a quantity of these logs-bearing a given
bark mark to Brainerd parties for manu-
facture--and another quantity of logs
bearing a different mark to a Little Falls
manufacturer. and the balance Of his
logs he has sold to 60 down the river and
out Of the state. On account OF not hav-
ing been paid in full for said logs, he re-
fuses to assign the log marks to the re-
spectfve owners; or, having assigned
these marks, the owners neglect to record
said transfers in the surveyor generals
office. The assessors in the taxing dis
tricts where these owners live are ig-
norant Of these purchases and do not
assess the logs. The Minneapolis assessor
where Jones resides, and where the log
marks appear recorded in his rlame as
sesses the logs against him. But in due
time, Jones makes oath that he did not
own one log on May list. Consequently,
these logs are taxed to no one. Many
logs owned by men living in Minneapolis
bear log marks recorded in the names of
men living up in the timber district. .
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-04-17
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

Scott p. Cromie to Edward Finnegan, lots 13
and and IA, block 80, Remington's third addition
Security Land and Investment company to
William F: Robinson, lot 10, block 13, East Side
St. Anthony Falls Bank to Portiuss G. :Deming,
lot ls,. block 4, McMillan's addition, $500.
Elector A. Merickel and husband to F. ].
Blake, part Of lots ! and 2, block 1, Westfall' 8
Alice i. futile and husband to Ellen F. Adams,
Wiekiiffe W. Price to Flora NJ. Coonrad, part
. Dayton G. Williams to Bessie b. Warner. part
OF block ], J. y. Barbour's addition, $500,
lot ), block Q, Excelsior addition, 1850. -
Mary R. Miller and husband to John A. Arnold,
lot block 1s Forest + Hsshts es'
lots Is and IA, block 26, Wilson'S rearrange-
walter II. Cooke and wife to Matilda Peter
~ Frank 6: Niekels and wife to Mary R. Miller,
Carlton T.: Wallace and wife to William Fie-
gel. lot 8, block 20, West Minneapolis Center,
Ellen U. Wright and husband to Edward W
Dingley: lots lots "a and 25, Watson's block 1, Ken
Helen J. Holnboe. to Joseph L. Miller, lots in
the Philip Hynes place, $709.
George c. Merrill and wife to Jeremiah Raney,
lot q block 70, West Minneapolis, second divis-
Nathan n: Barnes to Daniel F. Adams. lot 1s,
Arthur Little and wife to Michael F. Stellwa-
gen. lots -. 20, q and 20, block %, Oak Park
addition, ST0O. = 8,
Cyrus E. Bulls to Thomas I. Utter, part Of
lot 10, block Is, Vtnton Park, $500. .. - \
Henry j. Malchow and wife to Mary Atichaels
part Of lot l. block II, Northrups addition. $3.50.
Emma Smith and husband to Martin F. Kel-
Ter. lot 2, block Is, Town of North Minneapolis,
$500. = -. IS '' s7se. =. @a -
william Lucben and wife to Henry Lueben,
! lot 2, block 8, Maben, White & LIE Bron's addi-
tion. 81 900. E.@
Eight minor deeds, $1.40O.
Total, 81 deeds, $33, ,319. ....
: ..s BUILDING PERMITS.
q j. E. Gardner, 1921 Eighteenth avenue 8,
dwelling 81 800. -. +, asg.-. - Z -
! John Mailoy, 1904 Eleventh avenue s, dwelling,
: $1,70O. ~ u
=. John Malloy, 2725 Fremont avenue NJ dwell.
I ing. So, 500. - s a-s. ,@sE
NJ r. Ryan, .e2.24 Tenth street s, brick five.
story addition. SIC, 900. SIS ..-,.sa- - =
8. A. P. Anderson, 300 Second street NE, dwell.
Ing 81 500. '.
Twenty minor permits, $s,4e5.
Total, $34 ,695. ..r... 4.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-04-17
''ERR0RS AND OMISSIONS"
The Public Examiner Digs Up More
's-@. =! Railroad Taxes.

The public examiners work in examina-
tion of railroad books has brought fruit
in five more items of back taxes, aggre-
eating nearly $4,000, which have been
turned into the state treasury. The items
turned in are for ''errors and omissions
in the reports Of the past six years, an/
are as follows: : .-5 - '.,-..
Wisconsin Central Railway Co ....... $1.3GS.13
Minneapolis & ST.. Louis Railroad Co. S,29S. .92
Northern Pacific Railway Co. ........ 11,420.97
Chicago. Burlington & Quincy Rail-
way Co. ...:............ .....:....... 523.24
Minneapolis:. St. Paul & Sault Ste. - -.
Marie Railway Co ................ 1894. so
Total ....................... 500, 2o6.7 .7e