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The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-08-11
Pay from Government.

Mrs. J. A. McKinnon and Eugene Rob bins today received from the government the sun. of 911 .250 in payment for the site of the proposed government building on Alabama and Lauderdale Streets.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-08-11
nn Visit to Old Home.

Talladega, Aug. 1o.-(Special.)-Hon
 John T. Smith and charming wite or Anst,p Texas. who has been visiting the fanoiIv of their cousin, W. E. Dickinson, Jeff today to visit Alexander City, Mont
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-08-11
Railroad Workers Raturn.

Sug Philen, representing a we'll known contracting company, has returned to Selma from Tuskegee where he has been constructing a railroad.
 MT. Philen brought fifty men with him and he and his employees will at once re-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-08-11
MAYOR RESIGNS.
MT. Eicheberger of Oxford in Bad
 Health

Oxford. Aug. O.-(special.)-Hon. C.. W. Eichelberger. Mayor of Oxford, has rendered his resignation, to take effect at once. The town charter provides that the Council may elect successor. and this will probably be done at the next regular meeting of the Council Mir. Eichelberger is very highly esteemed and has made a most competent and faithful officer. He will be absent some time under medical treatment. and his hosts of friends hope for his speedy return and complete restoration to health.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-08-11
Meeting of Council.

The City Council met this evening in monthly session, President Peacock m the chair and all members present. Re- ports of efficers and standing committees were received and filed.
 Special Auditor Bamberger reported that the books of the cit yofiicials were neatly kept and with the exception of few slight errors. correct. Chairman korne- gay of the Auditing Committee reported the expenses of the city during July to have been q, ,262.os.
 The Council ratified Fire Chief Walkers appointment of W. l.. Skinner as hostler of the Mechanics Fire Company.
 Chairman Berry of the Ordinance Com mittee introduced an ordinance to regu- late the herding Of cattle on the streets. The ordinance looks to the protection of lawns and gardens from damage by cat tie. It was adopted.
 Chairman Phillips of the Fire Commit tee reported that headquarters had been rented from M. !. Meyer for the Hook and Ladder Company from October until the new city building should have been completed. The new quarters will be in the Wash Clark stable. and will cost sI5 a month. In reporting the regular ex- penses of the department, Mir. Phillips said the hostlers had complained of hav- ing been given short weights in the feed for horses.
 Chairman Meyer of the Street Commit tee said a satisfactory agreement had been reached with the Southern Railway in regard to repairing Shearer Street. He also said the committee was negotiating l with the street car company to haul gravel for the streets.
 No report was made by the special committee on the sinking fund. Phillie Kelpp was allowed to pay c proportionate retail liquor license from I July to July 10.
 Market Clerk Cothran asked g 50
 monthly janite fee, and his petition was
 referred to the proper committee with power to act
 The petition of D. A. Calvin for license | to open a bar room on Alabama and l sion, in which MT, Berry speake at
 length, taking as his test "We give Jim
 license and refuse Tom" /, MT. Meqer and MT. Agee thought the bar ought not to open on Washington Street. Mir. Norris opposed granting the peti- l ton and alone voted nay. 1t was granted on condition 1t should have no opening | on Washington Street.
 | Councilman Phillips introduced an or-
 dinance to tax real and personal property
 6 mills to meet interest on bonds, mills | tO uhceC general expenses ana mills IOE
 public schools. The ordinance was | adopted.
 Mir. Berry introduced a resolution to
 empower the Mayor to employ an expert
 electrician to examine int othe condition of the electric system in Selma as it af.
 fects life and property and report on the
 cost of change from pole to under
 ground system. He said he understood
 the insulation in Selma was very faulty
 and that under proper system insurance would be reduced. The resolution was 1 adopted.
 | Special Auditor Bamberger was author ! ized to collect his fee of $50 After discussing the Mayors recom-
 mendations on the public building and the
 united charities, the Council adjourned.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-08-11

Reports of the crops from all sections of the county are very encouraging and nice crop is looked Aor, although it will be very late.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-08-11
Work of Lightning.

News reached the city tonight that lightning this afternoon struck the barn of H n. J. B. Ellis at orrville and burned the building a fine carriage and q horse valued at $500. The barn was valued at 8, 800.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-08-11

Deputy Clerk John Chisholm of the Probate Court. spent yesterday with his family in Marion Junction.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-08-11

Mack Otis of Greensboro passed through Selma yesterday with the Greens boro baseball team, which will play in Troy to-day.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-08-11

Mrs. J. W. Hunter has returned from a pleasant visit to the Sea Shore Camp Grounds on Mississippi sound.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-08-11
Alex Cawthon 0ets New Launch

A1ex CaWIn0n 0e<S NoW Ah0uOn'
 A. W. Cawthon, 1r, has received his new nsphths launch and she now lies on a fiat car in the railroad yards. She will be launched in few days and will be used on the river and afterwards on Perdido Bay where MT. Cawthon has a summer home.
 Mir. Cawthon's new launch Is s feet over all, l-2 feet beam and maximum draft of feet. She Is equipped with two double cycle engines aggregating 12-horse power and is capable of great speed. Tn
 model she is one of the handsomest boats ever brought to the city.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-08-11

Captain V. B. Atkins and Lieutenant John Ford of the Dallas Dragoons spent yesterday in Montgomery.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-08-11

surne construction of the new track on which the Western Railway of Alabama will have right of way to the new river bridge constructed by the Louisville and Nashville Railroad Company. The work will be commenced on Wednesday morn ing.
 Selma Is Mir. Phiien's home and he is receiving warm welcome from his many friends here.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-08-11

Crops of, both corn and cotton have developed amazingly in this section the past two or three weeks. The seasons have been ideal and as a rule the farmer has kept his crop clean. It is believed there will be bumper corn crop, and the prospects are good for an abundance of hay.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-08-11

Last night at 10 o'clock while Mir. Early Bobo and his brother were, returning from Bethlehem Church, four miles south
 east of here. at the entrance to Boiling Springs Avenue a small dog rushed out from the roadside, frightening the mule they were driving and causing a runaway The buggy was upset and young Early Bobo seriously, though not fatally injured
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-08-11
MISCELLANEOUS.

LoST-Sunday afternoon. black leather some receipts, to W. E. Williams; finder will please leave at No. S. Court and receive re- ward W. E. Williams. 2t REwARD-S5oo REwARD-we will pay $500 reward for the arrest, with sufficient evidence to convict, the party. or parties who burned. caused to be burned. mill plant at Opp, Ala, on the night of June 18th, 1903. Berry Lumber Company Foley, Ala. 26t TO THE PUBLIc-Riverside Sanitary Dairy will again deliver milk, cream and fresh butter fin all parts of the city; call phone 343 and wagon will be sent to your address. M. C.. Scott, Proprietor. If
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-08-11
TYPEWRITERs AND SUPPLIES

REMINGTON typewriter headquarters. We rent, exchange, repair and sell typewriters
 typewriter supplies and furniture. tabulating attachments and polychrome ribbons (any two colors desired). A c. Smith, Io0l Moses Building. 26t-20
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-08-11

Ed. Byrne, Jr., has returned from Gin cinnati and resumed his run on the Vest ern Railway of Alabama.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-08-11

cinnati and resumed his run on the Vest ern Railway of Alabama.
 Henry Franelich. a prominent member of the Dallas Dragons, returned last night from Montgomery.
 Miss Mattie Hurst, a charming young lady of Anniston. is the guest of MT. and Mrs. c. W. Mason.
 J. W. Hunter, commercial agent of the Southern Railway Company. has returned from Chicago.
 Miss Carrie Wilkins and Miss Kate Milhous visited friends in Montgomery yesterday.
 Miss Mary Buck of Tuscaloosa was in Selma to-day as the guest of Dr. J. F. Furniss.
 J. w ormond. a popular young busi- ness man of Meridian. was in Selma yes- terday.
 Miss Hannie Stewart of Marion is the guest of her brother. Enos R. Stewart.
 The many friends of I. Schwartz are pleased to learn that he is improving.
 Eugene Galloway left yesterday to visit friends and relatives in Troy.
 Joe Meyer has returned from a business trip through Mississippi.
 Ed. Stoddard has returned from a visit to relatives in Orrville.
 Sam Hunter of Berlin was a visitor to Selma to-day.
 E. Bry Martin Of Martins Station is in the city.
 Will Echert spent yesterday in Mont gomery.
 B. Long left yesterday for Baltimore.
 When you ses a woman wearing baby blue stockings k is a siSn she ought not to let you.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-08-11

Death of A. L. Jones. Mexico City. Aug. lo.-Alfonso Lancas-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-08-11

Henry Franelich. a prominent member of the Dallas Dragons, returned last night from Montgomery.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-08-11
PERSONAL.

LADIES, Chichester's English Pennyroyal pills are the best; safe. reliable; take no other:
 send 4c stamps for particulars; Relief for Ladies'" in letter by return mail; ask your druggist. Chichester Chemical Co.,. Phila- delphia Pa p-tu-th- -su
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-08-11
s. M.orayson Dead.

Spencer Monroe Grayson. one of the oldest and best known citizens of Selma, died yesterday morning at the home of his son, c. c. Grayson on Alabama and Union streets.
 Mir. Grayson was born in Virginia, S years ago, and belonged to . prominent family of the Old Dominion. He came to Alabama many years ago. He lived in Auburn about thirty years, and came to Selma thirty years ago. He Is survived by son. c. c. Grayson. prominent citi- zen of Selma, and by two daughters, Mrs J. A. wauchope of Selma. and Mrs. Louise Landis of Kansas City.
 The funeral was conducted this morn- ing by Rev. E. W. Gamble. rector of St. Paui's Episcopal Church. The pallbear- CTS were E. P. Gait, w. R. Peacock, J. c. Converse. B. H. Craig. Dr. J. w. Reynolds and Dr. T. B. Lockhart.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-08-11

When you see a woman wearing baby blue stockings N is a siSn she ought moi to let you.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-08-11

Miss Mattie Hurst, a charming young lady of Anniston. is the guest of MT. and Mrs c. W. Mason.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-08-11
FOR RENT-sToREs.

dwelling No. o9 Holt St; cottage No. 500 Dexter Ave. Apply to J. M. Starke. 95 Hous-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-08-11
To Establish Rural Free Delivery,

Inspector E. Hardeman of the Rural Free Delivery Department of the United States Postal Service was in Selma to- day and held. at the Court House. civil service examination for candidates for the position of rural carrier.
 Mr. Hardeman has just returned from trip over the proposed route from Tyler to Soapstone and Polk, and examined four applicants for the position of carrier on that route. He has also held an ex- animation for prospective carriers on the route south of Sardis.
 Tomorrow he will go over the route east from vallegrand. This last Is the fifth proposed rural free delivery route in Dallas county.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-08-11
Death of an Infant.

The infant girl of Mir. and Mrs. Hal Vaughan died last night at the family residence on Second street. Pneumonia was the cause of the death. The funeral occurred this afternoon. In their bereavement Mir. and Mrs. Vaughan have the sympathy of large number of friends.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-08-11
Court of Revenues in Session.

V0uft Ut 1g5Vehuss m Soss1uus
 The Court of Revenues of Dallas coun- ty convened at the Court House this morning for it's August session. Probate Judge P. H. Pitts presided, with Dr. w. c. Phillips. !. A. Minter, A. J. Martin and W. L. Kirkpatrick present.
 The session was a short one and only routine business was transacted.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-08-11

J. W. Hunter, commercial agent of the Southern Railway Company. has returned from Chicago.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-08-11

Will Echert spent yesterday in Mont gomery.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-08-11

B. Long left yesterday for Baltimore.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-08-11

E. Bry Martin of Martins Station il in the city.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-08-11
wANTED-To BUY.

WAWTEU-1V BO xe WANTED-To buy old feather beds: will stay in the city more days and will pay the highest price for old feather beds and pillows; send orders to Merchants Hotel telephone f9l; we will call. Apostle Feather Company. St
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1903-11-26
Green Manurial Plants.

The great value Of green manures
for the light and humus.lacking soils
of the cotton region is now generally
appreciated by all the more intelligent
farmers. It Is well known that soils
lacking in humus burn out in dry sum-
mer weather-rarely giving over half
the crop that similar soil well stocked
with humus affords, when both soils
get the same amount Of fertilizer and
tillage. There is an unfortunate ten
dency among cotton growers to de-
mend too much upon commercial fer
tilizer for making the crop. CONNER
cial fertilizer is always profitable
when applied to soil rich in humus,
but on humus-lacking. and therefore
droughty, soils neither commercial fer
tiliZer nor anything else can insure
good yield in dry seasons. Owing to
the mild winters of the cotton region.
there Is no reason why all cotton fields
should not carry a winter crop OF
some legumine. which will furnish a
good supply of vegetable matter to
turn under in spring in plenty OF time
to prepare the land for either cotton
or corn or almost any crop grown In
the Southern States.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1903-11-26
BONES TELL OF COMBAT.
Skeletons of Hunter and Cougar Are
Found lying Together.

Skeletons of Hunter and Cougar Are
Found lying Together.
Evidence Of terrible fight in which
a human being and a wild animal
lost their lives was discovered last
week on the slopes of Mt. Gibraltar.
one mile south of Republic. Wash. It
consists of a human skeleton, the
bones of a large cougar and q rusted
rife.
The position of the skeletons and
the fact that the rife was pumped
out and its lever thrown down proves
that there must have been a terrific
encounter between man and beast
An examination Of the gun showed
that It had had q year or more Of
exposure. The find recalls to resi-.
dents Of Republic that two men have
disappeared from that town within
hree years, all trace Of them being
lost. One young man started for his
fathers ranch in Okanogan county
was never heard Of afterward.
Another man left Republic for Spo-
kane, via Meyers Falls. He went
alone, carrying a rife, and although q
letter was expected from him from
Myers Falls. 10 word was ever re-
ceived. It is believed that this man
perlshed in the fatal encounter with
the cougar.-New York Herald.
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Hollow Horns in Cattle.

Veterinarians and others who write
on the subject do not seem to be ac-
Quainted with the disease called hol-
low horn. know that all cows horns
are hollow, but wien you bore the
horn Of q healthy COW the horn Is
warm and will bleed, while one with
what is called hollow horn. the hons
are cold and will not bleed when
bored.
do not think that the disease is In
the horns alone, and perhaps not in
the horns at all, but likely in the
head and spine, and affects the horns
so as to dry up the blood.
Cattle in the South have little or no
protection in many places, and in VIM
ter and spring have both so-called
hollow horn and hollow tail.
hold that if the cattle are we'll
protected in winter and the middle
properly filled the ends will be all right
with no hollow horn or hollow tail.
Correspondence, Farmers Tribune.
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Put Away Farming Tools Now.

The season Of active farm operations
is drawing to a close. Some fall ploW-
ing is on the programme. and the ccrn
harvest will soon begin, but the now
er, the binder. corn planter and cult
vators, garden tools and other imple-
ments should be housed for the win
ter. A farmer is known by the imple-
ments he keeps, and still more SO by
the manner in which he keeps them.
The best investment on the farm Is q
shed room for tools. Nothing pays so
well. How many sons Of Adam are
housing their farming machinery on
the lee side Of a barb-wire fence, or
at best under a cottonwood tree? The
sun and wind and rain are pecllng The
paint off, cracking the wood and rl:st-
ing the iron parts. Machinery Wei
cared for lasts twice as long as that OF
the shiftless agrarian. and the salts
faction of using sharp, clean tools in
good repair more than pays for cheap
lumbar.-H. A. Bereman. in Colman's
Rural World.
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WISDOM OF THE BEE.
Leaent of the Visit of the Queen OF
Sheha to King Solomon.

Leoent of the Visit of the Queen Of
Sheba to King Solomon.
"Here Is the legend Of the visit OF
the Queen Of Sheba 40 King Solo
r,on,' said the Pascagoula Diogenes
in the Rotunda of the Great Southern
hotel, Gulport, Sunday. 1.-The queen
reigned over a people that lived on
the border Of the Red Sea, who were
the richest in Arabia. They were rep
resented leading an idle life. owing to
the abundance of natural produce OF
their country, which afforded the sus'
tenance Of life and also frankincense,
myrrh, cinnamon and balsam that
gave them an extensive commerce
with other nations.
"The queen, owing to the splendid
reputation af King Solomon, whose
power and wisdom had spread to the
remotest parts of the world, visited
him at his own court. Presenting her.
self at the foot of his throne. in each
Of her hands she held wreath OF
IIO"SIS-oIS SOIiPOoSU ~ A1e ~''
the other Of artificial Art, in the
labor of the mimic wreath, had ex-
quisitely emulated the lively hues OF
nature; so that at the distance 1t was
held by the queen to exercise the ss
gacity of the monarch for his 5udg.
ment, it was deemed impossible for
him to decide which wreath was the
production Of nature, and which the
work Of art Solomon was, for mo-
ment, perplexed; yet, to be vanQuish.
ed by a woman irritated his pride.
An expedient presented itself to
the king by a swarm of bees on the
outside Of a window. which he order
ed opened; the bees rushed in the
court and alighted on one OF the
wreaths, while not single one fixed
on the other. Sheba was bafflei and
was convinced Of the wisdom Of Solo
mon. Such is the story handed down
that the bee only rests on the natural
beauties, and never fixes on the paint.
ed flowers, however inimitable thu
color may be laid on."-New Orleans
Times-Democrat.
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SOUTHERN : FARM : VOTES.
.d-r ODD
TOPICS TO PLANTER s7ocxAAH AH0 TRUCK GROWER

not sufficient to supply the thirsty
plants. Keep the crust Of ground
broken and clear Of weeds and grass.
Use cultivator and narrow hoes. A
harrow sweep that runs fat to the
ground answers a good purpose. The
culture must be shallow. l find we'll
rotted stable manure broadcasted be-
tween the rows to make the best top
dressing for strawberry bed. Work
it into the soil with cultivator or sweep.
Strawberry roots extend out from the
plant to q great extent. Ashes and
fowl manure are both excellent for
top dressings. Keep off all runners.
I am often asked what are the best
varieties to plant? The question is a
most difficult one to answer. So much
depends upon the kind of soil, loca'
ton and manner Of treatment they
are going to receive. Acclimated plants
raised from selected acclimated on"s.
bred I'D to high degree, are the ones
to rlant If you want choice fruit. and
will give the necessary attention and
labor
The fruit bearing capacity Of plants
OF the same variety differ very much.
Now. when young plants are allowed
to make indiscriminately from the
good and bad. and allowed to keep on
making tailend and internode runners
until the ground becomes solid mat,
they become weak and unreliable.
Such are dear as q gift. Breeding
I'D" is the watchword of the successful
strawberry grower.-J. P. II. Brown.
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Not Taking ANYTHING.

"Have you taken anything for your
trouble?" asked the doctor of q long
lank. hungry-looking man. who com.
planned of being run down."
"Well, haven't been taking much
Of anything; that is. nothing to speak
Of. / took q couple Of bottles OF
Pinkhan's bitters a little while back,
and bottle of Quickem's inv;gorator,
with a couple Of boxes Of curem's
pills, and lot Of Quinine and some
root bitters. I've got porous plas.
ter on my back, and I'm wearing an
electric belt, and taking red clover
four times a Cay. with dose or two
of salts every other day; excepting
for that I'm not taking anything"
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1903-11-26
WHAT SICK KIDNEYS CAUSE.

KIDNEY CoMPLAINTs.-Dia.
betes, Bright's Disease, Infam-
nation of the Kidneys. Dropsy
Swelling of the limbs or body,
incessant pains In the back or
loins.
BLADDER TROUBLES. In
flammation of the bladder, in
famed passages, pain in passing
urine, incontinence of urine, too
much or too little urine.
URIC ACID TRoUBLEs.-
rheumatism. Gravel, Gout,
Gall Stones. Lumbago.
NERVE TRoUBLEs.-Neural-
eia, Sciatica, Nervous Collapse,
Sleeplessness, Melancholia.
Many other disorders are
caused directly or Indirectly
by faulty kidney action, and
can be reached and cured by
Doan's Kidney Pills. This
remedy has cured every COM
plant recorded above, and over
$4,000 testimonials prove its
surprising merit.
80 cents per box; Of all deal.
ers. or mailed on receipt OF
rrice, by addressing Foster
Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. 7.
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DOAN'S KIDNEY PILLS.
A Bottled Brother.

DR.. Gillespie. the present moderator
Of the Church of Scotland. tells no"
he was nonplused the other day BY
a ragged urchin with whom he got IN
to conversation. He said:
my boy, who looks after your
"Naebuddy." was the quick reply.
Where Is your father?
Hes deid."
Have you a mother?"
"She's deid. tae."
Have you not a sister, them!
81 niver had YIN"
"But surely you have a brother?
eyes, but he's at Glasga College.
"Well, cannot he spare some tim'
from his studies to look after you
blt?"
"Na, sir; for he was born WI tw'
nelus, and they keep him in a bottle.
London News.
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OF the quality Of the flesh Of cat.
fish there can be no question. We
speak not of the huge creature which
frequents the Mississippi and other
Western rivers. the flesh Of which is
coarse and rank, but Of the small cat.
fish, from half a pound to pound IN
weight, which abounds in fresh water
ponds and streams everywhere. There
is no exaggeration in saying that In
beauty to the eye, sweetness and deli
cacy to the palate and nutrition to the
digestive system its flesh Is scarcely
surpassed by that Of any other fish
In the world.