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The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-01-08
Growth of the southern.

Samuel Spencer, President Of the South
ern Railroad, in an interview, according
to a special from New York, emphasizes
the point that the increase in the cost OF
material. higher wages. increased taxa
ton, and the more exacting demands of
the public for higher class accommoda-
ton, have swelled operating expenses Of
railroads to a point out of proportion to
the present rates. Mr.. Spencer sIoptim-
istlc over tho general outlook. AS to the
leading features of the development of
the Southern Railway, since its forma-
ton in 1894 President Samuel Spencer
says:
1.-THE company operated at the close OF
its first fiscal year, June 30. 1895, 1891
miles. 1t operated last year 6.765 miles,
an increase OF 81 per cent. Gross earn
ings have increased 40 per cent. Passen-
ger revenue within the seven years in
creased 1906 per cent; tons of freight
hauled one mile, increased 1.579 375. 74S. or
1877 per cent. The equipment of the COM
pany Increased 50.4 per cent; freight cars
increased 49, per cent. Since the forma-
ton Of the company in 1894, 1t has added
TO its important termini the cities Of Nor
folk. Charleston, Savannah, Jacksonville,
Mobile, Memphis and ST. Louis, and the
renewal of the lease by the Cincinnati,
New Orleans and Texas Pacific company
OF the Clnclnnau-SOutneTn Halfway, pfAc-
tically makes permanent the position Of
the Southern at Cincinnati. Possibly the
most striking and important feature in
the company's progress In eight years has
been the rapid development of local traffic
and local industries along its lines. AS
illustrative OF this the number OF cotton
spindles in factories located along the
companys lines in 1894 was 1929 O0O at
the close Of the last fiscal year 1t was
about 4.975,000 an increase Of 1854 per
cent. The number Of tons NJ iron hauled
by the company from Southern furnaces
Increased 1868 per cent. Coal hauled in
creased 1867 per cent. The shop caaacity
" the system has been more Than doub-
'aa. grades have been refliced 49, ru "
.,,re has hean le7ser".' l~t,3s-- rve
son rer'acad by rr ores. "a D. aHi
criminals have been built. and other cost
w improvements have been made. ana
equipment has been added. all to meet
the demands of increased traffic, and yet
the facilities are apparently not up TO
the requirements Of the situation. The
expenditures, it seems, must go on.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-01-08
Low Rates West.

On January 9Th and Goth. the L. and N.
r. r. will sell one-way Colonist tickets
from Montgomery to all points in Texas
Oklahoma and Indian Territories. ana to
certain points in Arkansas Lou si4na and
Nilsson / az g eatly reduced rates
For info marion pertain re 70 rsres
rr--- AMI --r -l
at .ul,n .-b5 +- 10. D. .34ts F ta.
"a " L. Ea4- p.s-e. As r.
onion station. Mon. g5a4e.y. Ala
adv-tf.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-01-08
Enlarging the Yards.

The tremendous increase in the freight
business of the Louisville and Nashville
Railroad has made 1t necessary to enlarge
the local yards in North Montgomery.
early yesterday morning Roadmaster
Shields of the Mobile and Montgomery
division with large force of laborers be-
gan the work of putting in seventeen ad-
ditional tracks, making two and half
miles. There will be three tracks on the
river front. two near the big coal chute
and several other tracks in different parts
of the yard.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-01-08

ta dutlhs Lho sessul e,t y. g. s5-
curt which wa held in JAM las. eaI.
When asked what he did with the remain
der he claimed to have had, he replied
that he gave It 10 ons robinson in March
Of the same year.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-01-08
Iittlsfield.Hoar Bill.

Washington. Jan. TN the House to-
day Representative Littlefeld introduced
a bill to expedite suits against trusts
identical with that introduced in the Sen
ate by Senator Hoar.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-01-08

Cards have been received announcing
the approaching marriage OF Miss Anna
Matthews to Arthur Cunningham, at Pol-
lard Ala, Tuezaay. January 20 The
ride &c be was. UP 70 q Few weeks ago
, t-ach- ~ h col here ana is q
mt6 accom-.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-01-08
WEEK OF MISSIONS.
Interesting Services are Beng Held
Z ~ in GreenviIIe.

fsreenville Ian, 7.--(Special 1.-THE week
of missions continues at the baptist
Church in this cits. Good ongIega lions
hear the various ministers VINO ale en-
tertaiL ing them ON tue SUBJECT OF mis-
sIonsry work. Last nignt ar. .. +.
Gregory of the Adams street baplst
Gnu CHI OF Montgomery. preached a SER
mon. DIR. Gregory is fluent speaker
and his large audience gave him most
careful attention. Rev. A. G.. Moseley
occupied the pulpit this evening.
Yesterday Was the anniversary of the
fire department and the members ef
ttose Company No. held their regular
meeting &, wnen ofncets Tor the ensuing
year were eIec.ea. Ine following were
CHOSEN: J.. X. Porterfield, President; J..
. Kern, VIce-PIeslaent; w. w, Dees,
torem an; Robert Has god, First Assist
am; j. IA. steiner, second ASSISTANT l..
Il. Mallett, Secretary; James hay good,
treasurer. one new MEMBER was aaoed
10 the roll.
After all the business of the meeting
was finished, the members ana few IN
vited guests wee summoned into another
room, where a brunswick stew had been
pl epared for them.
The fire company of Greenvllle. while
ii is q volunteer company, has In the
past done fine work, and will do SO in
the future.
The fine weather has given the farmers
an opportunity to work and many of them
have already made considerable headway
in bedding their lands, and thousands of
acres have been made ready for painting
The writer has talked win many of the
LaImeTs vi the county and they are hope
lul of good year. They Will plant more
corn than Tor many years.
The remains of Col. Addison +, Posey
we're laid to rest yesterday afternoon at
the old cemetery, near the Methodist
church, and within only couple OF hum
iii ed yards from the residence which he
had occupied for fifty years. Mrs. Flora
Buell, a niece OF MIS-. Posey, and Car
arce and Addison Foster, grand children,
Ut BIZ mingnam, Mr.. ana Mas. w. Z. Pope
OF Montgomery, Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Stollenwerck OF Durham, and Pope tos-
Ter of Montgomery were in the city and
attended the rune AL
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-01-08

All the business, houses in Abbevilie
will be occupied in a few days. several
new firms having gone In business.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-01-08

Alois Plilipp is ripping mad because
he was lately taken for sucker. That's
nothing; we've been taken for sucker,
and had 1t proven ON US.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-01-08

The case of Nordau is now before the
Supreme Court on appeal. the bill Of ex~
ceptions being filed several days ago-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-01-08
TIPS CLEANED OR DYED
By Hollis Dye Works, 100 South
Court Street.

We clean, curl or dye tips, plumes,
aigrettes, boas or any kind of feather
work, send for and deliver them and
guarantee satisfaction. Telephone 432.
adv.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-01-08
Ticket Sales for q Year.

For one man to handle half million
of dollars in the course of year. Well.
it looks pretty big. And 1t is pretty big
Union Ticket Agent Sam Surratt of the
Montgomery passenger station has finish
ed his reports for the month of December
and has given The Advertiser a eompari'
son of the figures of 1904 and 1902.
From the first day of January, 1902,
to the first day Of January. 19vo, the re-
ceipts from ticket sales amounted to
$4S5, 1920, an increase of $4,000 over the
receipts of 1901. In one or two cases
there has been very slight falling off in
the monthly receipts of the past year as
compared with 1901, but almost every
month has shown a handsome increase
The receipts for the month of Deem
Der as compared with the same month
Of 1901 show an increase Of 5000, the
figures for the year being:
January. $40.S11 .9S; February. $33, 800. co.
March, $S3, Ss4.Ss; April. $3S,SO7.79; May
SAC, 956 IS; June. $4O,952.74; July, $45.S34.S So;
August. $42.541 .O4; September. $4O,13S. 50;
October, s4O32O.0s; November, SIS, IS;
December. $4s,956.7s; total. $4S0,1S2.7o
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-01-08
Estimated Earnings Of Z. & N.

The Louisville and Nashville Railroad
has issued th3 following comparative
statement of estimated gross earnings for
the fourth week In December and for that
part of the fiscal year from July up to
and including the latest estimate:
For the fourth week of December, 1902,
$909, 375. corresponding week of last year,
16.OS9; increase, $685. 2S6; total for four
weeks OF december, 1902, s2,s59,995; CORE
spending period of last year, $2,4y5,069; in
crease 1854. 926. July 1 to latest date this
year. $17.442.2S6; corresponding period OF
last year. $15171. 42S; increase. $2,270,s5S.
Mileage. 1901. 1902. S,44l.67 miles; mileage
1sO0-1901, 3,32S.64 miles.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-01-08
FOUR Ec1PsEs IN 1908

The phases OF the moon in the course
Of the month of January will be as
on the 18th. last quarter on the 10Th and
new on the 18th On the 18th she will
be in perigee and on the 18th in apogee
The sun in his annual north and south.
after having reached his southernnOs
position on the 30 Of December. is slowl
climbing northward again, and on III
LIST of January will be % degrees 8 second,
south or the Equator. The planet Me-
curry Will Al Fl St be IN Sagfttarius. bu
during the g~elter portion OF the mont
in can .~a.. 'e1 8. ana Saturn u,
~ fF r. .l- Hrtlt p
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-01-08

will set BET y,.u q and O'clock IN IL
evening. but later on Venus win set n
little after o'clock. while Saturn vii
be in conjunction with the sun on the
21st. and then. OF course. be Invisible.
Neither Venus nor Saturn will be in a
position favorable for observation, since
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-01-08

When doctors disagree Il generally takes
III autopsy to decide.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-01-08
CATARRH

of appetite and
sire n 9Th. The
catarrhal poisons
are absorbed into
the blood, and all
the membranes
OF the BODY be-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-01-08
To Raise Freight Rates.

A Chicago dispatch says:
Freight rates on nearly all commodi-
ties transported by Western railroads
are to be materially raised during the
next thirty days. and IL the scale at pre-
sent contemplated goes into effect the
revenues of the roads will be increased
during 1903 by at least 800, 900 600
The first step toward the advance was
taken at a meeting of Western execu-
tive officials held today. and there was
not dissenting voice to the sentiment
that freight rates should be raised to
meet the increased cost Of labor and of
materials.
''The rates projected will be at least
5 per cent higher in all commodity tariffs.
Probably 30 per cent of the traffic of
the country is moved on what are known
as commodity rates, the remaining traffic
being carried on class rates.
THE executive officials are actuated
largely by the fear that the increased
cost of everything that railroads buy in
manufacturing transportation will make
the maintenance Of the present dividend
rates impossible during 1903. The only
recourse left is advanced rates; and
executive officials stated they could see
no logical reason why the cost of trans
portation should not fiuctuate with the
cost of all other necessities of life.
I'VE are engaged In manufacturing and
selling one commodity-transporta
said an official. The cost of its manu-
facture has increased to a point where
its price delivered to the shipper is ruin.
ously low, and we have no recourse but
to raise our price, the same as any manu-
facturer would do in a like emergency"
1t was shown at the meeting that IL one
big Western system had been able to
buy its supplies during 1902 at the price
charged in 1897 there would have been a
saving in expense Of over s5,0O0,0OO, and
that II the same company had received
the same rate per ton mile in 1902 as was
received in 1897 further saving in reve-
nue. of over $3,0OO,O00 would have been
effected. lhis same company will pay
$4,000 IN increased wages alone during
1908
Under the present plan the raise in
many cases will be brought about by plac-
ing many commodities back in the classes
from which they were taken years ago
to meet conditions which no longer exist.
- n
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-01-08
Cabinet
nantels.

I am showing In my mantsl
parlors, Afty-eight handsome
mantels, prices ranging from
$40 to $1,000. See them be-
fore placing your order cor
Mantels. They are beauties,
made in quartered oak and ma
hogany.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-01-08
THE GATEWAY
TO
CONSU MPTIOM.

ing the inAamed MEM
branes to heal when
the mucous discharges
cease, and the damage
done to the health is
soon repaired. S. S. S!
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1903-11-19
standard Baths
AND ONE-PIECE LAVATORIES

Have dainty appearance and snowy whteness which
suggest cleanliness and their installation nsues sam
taty, modern bathroom
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1903-11-19

Standard Porcelain Enameled One-Pipce Iavatorlcs
made in many beautiful aud artistic designs, each in
one piece. free of cracks plaster paris joints ard
therefore perfectly sanitary.
II you are still using of the Od.fashou c,oed
in washSiauds, would be pleas-d 10 have Won call
ard examine the Standard" One lece Lavatores we
have in our showroom, We could replace your old one
at - cost that would surprise you agreeably
We have every fscity for doing prompt and efficient
work. and would like rye you when rex IN need Of
plumbing
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1903-11-19

Queer about some neopie-they
claim TO like coffee, and yet they are
always roasting It,
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1903-01-12

from the lungs and is now confined to his
bed.
Prof. c. H. Drown of Barton Landing
passed few days at Rev. A. p. browns
last week.
A lodge of l. o. G. T. was organized at
the CoDg1 church Wednesday evening
with IS membe
Granite business Is extremely dull here
just now, but manufacturers are planning
on plenty of work in the spring.
The Protestant churches here have
united the past week in a week of prayer;
meetings being held in the three churches.
ID. 5. Stanford has just completed taking
the academy district school census and has
found 306 persons from five to eighteen
years of age; 149 males and 157 females.
The Mendelssohn Quartette Co. gave
concert in the NJ. E. church Thursday eve
ming. This was the third entertainment
in the lecture course and the best one so
far. The church was crowded and every
person was pleased with the entertainment.
Caspian Lake Lodge, F. & A. NJ, held its
annual meeting and election of officers
Wednesday evening. j. V. Dutton, W. NJ. (;
w. B. CrandalI, S. W.; j. E. Appolt, ]. w. !;
NJ. w. Jennings, Treas; d. s. Stanford,
Sec'y.; J. r. Stewart, s. D.; j. o. LaJoy,
j. D.; F. A. &c rge, s. s.; F. II. Stone, J..
S B. E. Billiard, Mar; E. Brush, tyler.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1903-01-12
FARM FOR SALE.

Situated mile from Barton Landing on
the direct road to Barton. Contains 40 acres,
more or less. Good running water at barn and
house. Good sugar orchard of ab out 1000
trees. Farm Keeps 81 head of cattle and team.
Stock goes with farm il wanted.
2-tf S.w. CORLtSS,
Barton Landing, Vt.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1903-01-12
EAST HARDWICK.
DEFERRED LOCk

DEFERRED LOCAIS.
The W. r. c. Installed their officers Jan.
2.
Henry Eldridge is going to Craftsbury
to team this winter.
George Lovejoy has finished Asa Wood
bury's house at Hard wick.
Eugene Marsh was called to Winooski
Thursday by the severe illness of his
father
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1903-01-12

Mrs. Hazen Meacham went to Eoosburg
Falls Friday to care for her daughter, Mrs
Myrtle Wright, who is very i'll.
The following officers were elected at
the annual meeting of the F. B. Sunday
school: d. L. Hildreth, superintendent :
Geo. w. Rogers, assistant superintendent:
Carrie Willis, secretary; David Wright ,
treasurer; John Kilby, Librarian; Ed ma
Tute crganist.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1903-01-12
NEWPORT CENTER.

Miss Abbie Coburn is at home.
John Kilby has returned from Barre.
David Wright has returned from Mont
real.
Mrs. Frank Miller is improving in
health. ....
Miss Ella Kline has been home for a
few days.
Seymour Trow bridge is recovering from
his illness.
Mrs. Hannah Lamphier has gone to
Newport to work. tteEf.E
F. c. Clark of Glover spent Sunday with
his son, A. c. Clark.
Geo. T.. Cowles is working with his team
for A. J. Garland.
Mrs. A. c. Clark spent a few days with
her parents last week.
Telephones have been placed in d. l..
Hildreth's and the station.
Miss Laura Stickney is teaching the
primary school this term.
DIN Kilby will commence cutting ice
for the creamery this week.
Mrs. Lucy Harris was very i'll for several
days last week, but is gaining again.
Mr.. and Mrs. HsZen Niles have returned
from their visit to Waterloo, Pc.
r. II. Rice is to put In grist- mill which
will be run by twelve horse power gsso-
/ line engine.
Samuel Cook of North Troy has moved
| into the tenement recently vacated by
Geo. Grigwire.
Union religious services were held every
evening last week. They were well at
tended and interesting.
\ Ernest Rogers went to West Derby | 81
week Wednesday to take the place OF h:
brother who is very i'll.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1903-01-12
HARDWICK.

Bessie W hitcomb is ill. r. ~ r
Mrs. Ed. Whaler has been ill: wv
Geo. H. Mandigo has pneumonia.
Vera LaVaiiey has whooping cough.
Lucille ADgeIl has whooping cough.
r. F. Carter was in st. Johnsbury T hurs-
day. r@-t h~. ~.r +F
Geo. Hoyt. has gone to Water bury. to
work. f-E I eE @ 0
Miss Jennie Wheeler is home from Ran
doIph. 49,,
Sadie Davis is very ill with typhoid
fever.
B. King has moved into the Remick
house.
Geo. Gould is seriously i'll with heart
difficulty.
Russell Warren is home from Spring
field, Mass.
Seth A. Fife of w oIcott was here Friday
at Earl Jordan's.
! Geo. c. Lang OF Barton was at Walter
( Jones' Thursday.
| Miss Nettie Brown of Morrisville has
! been visiting here.
I Fred Taylor has been visiting in West
/ field the past week.
Miss A. ID. Sawyer of Hyde Park is visit
! iug at Clarence 2. Sawyer's.
Warren Mack has returned to Burling-
/ ton where he is attending school.
Wesley Wheeler has finished his engage
menr at Oliver Paquette's pharmacy.
Some from here attended the pou try
and pet stock show at ST. Adams this week
( Orrin Stevens has had several hemorrhage
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1903-01-12
NEWPORT.


stephen Keith is sick with rheumatism.
Mr.. and Mrs. p. A. Robbins spent Sun
day at Barton.
Frank Scott, OF Nashua, N. h, is in
town on a visit.
Harry Robbins Is on sick leave from his
duties in the National Bank. i"t
Mrs. II. 8. Root, who has been very sick
for three weeks, is now able q sit up.
Mr.. Bugbee and wife and Miss Inez Mil
Ter went to Barton Thursday evening.
Baxter Post held a campfire and in.
stallation Of officers Wednesday evening
Mrs. A. ID. Turcotte, of franklin Falls
". H., is visiting her brother, John Enos
The Cleveland Chapter No. 20, hole
their district meeting Wednesday after
noon and evening.
The ladies OF the NJ. E. church give
bean supper and apron sale at the church
next Tuesday evening.
Elijah Huntington has been promoted
by the Boston & Maine company to tn
position OF night ysrdmsster.
Mrs. Coffin, the wife of Rev. Coffin o
Glen sutton, has been spendind few day
in town with her sister, Mrs. Lesvitt.
There was a talk at the brotherhoo,
meeting at the Congl church last evening
Subject: "A Physicians Idea Of Health"
Roy Skinner, who has been out o
Huntington's pharmacy for five weeks o.
sick leave, Is now at his home In Yves
Glover.
Earl Hunter is not as well, the symptom
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-04-17
They Contend That Extra
Compensation Should
be Given for Sunday
Work.

An effort is being made by the street
car motormen and conductors on tho
Canton-Akron line to secure a raise in
wages for Sunday work. At the last
meeting of the union, held Tuesday
night the matter was to have been
brought up formally, but 1t was not.
Just what they will ask In addition
to the wages they now receive has not
been decided upon. At present they
are paid 20 cents an hour and, working
hours, receive $1S0. This is con-
sidered ess than what ought to be paid
for the work which they must do In
the summer season and especially on
Sundays. The cars are then crowded
to their utmost capacity and the work
Of conductor or motorman is no sine
cure. ~
Some Of the men were in favor OF
asking for double time on Sunday but
this did not seem to meet with the
approval Of the majority. At the next
meeting Of the union on Tuesday
April 28, the question Of an advance In
wages on Sunday will be generally dis
cussed and no doubt the men will ar.
rive at definite conclusion.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-04-17
Giants, Love end illness.

II am glad from the bottom of my
heart that got over being a child be-
fore the modern theory Of education set
1n," said young man who writes.
II was asked recently by q publishing
arm to. write little book OF tales for
very small children. Remembering the
stories l liked when was a child,
Get gayly to work, and in short space
of time submitted my first story. 1t
had the Inevitable Prince Charming in
It. In less than week my manuscript
was returned.
= I'VE like your story very much tho
publishers wrote, and with q trifling
alteration will be able to use it. We do
not wish to publish any children q
stories that have q love interest in
them.
y "Well, / killed on Prince Charming
and put in wicked stepmother. The
ipublishers promptly told me that they
could not use any stories that portrayed
cruelty In any form. They especially
object to cruel stepmothers, as tending
to give children who might have step
mothers Of one kind or another false
and unjust ideas.
~ murdered the cruel stepmother
nnd trimmed the story to At giant.
The publishers politely objected. They
could publish nothing that might
iwaken q spirit OF murderousness in
their little readers-Id had the hero
kill the giant-and they didn't like
giants anyway, because they frighten
children, and modern educators disap-
prove. Well, in my last resort, I
changed the tale SO 1t hinged on the
80 l. IL
They sent me word by post that ad-
vanced thinkers in the kindergarten
line will not permit the use Of books
. IN which illness is mentioned in any
shape or form. We want to present
20 our little readers only the beautiful
and improving truths OF life.'
II gave up then. thank goodness I
had q chance to read few old-tims
children's stories before the reign Of
the beautiful and the improving sci
1n."-Philadelphia Press. =
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-04-17


"No, that young man isn't working
here any more!" snapped Dodson.
What did l discharge him for? For
inattention to business. Do you sup
pose that want any one around here
wasting his time writing letters to
Darling Tootsie' and Precious Dar-
Iing?'
When my wife went away for her
vacation promised her faithfully to
write every day under penalty OF buy
ing her new gown II skipped a day.
Well, did for three days, and then
commenced debating them to my pri-
vate secretary, who wrote them for
be on his typewriter. The second
week told him to 60 ahead and write
them himself, as he knew what to say
as we'll as / did. / believe in makin
them models of the letter. writing art.
looked over the FIRST few and found
them to be better than II had writ
ten them myself, 20 l shook handn
with him and told him to keep II up.
After a few days had SO much
confidence in his letter-wri ing abili-
ties that | got In the habit OF signing
them and sending them to Mrs. Dod-
son without taking the trouble to- read
them. There was where l made mis-.