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The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-04
DEATH OF JAMES ovERToN.
A. Prominent Citizen of Huntsville
 Expires.

A Trom1uent Citizen of Huntsville
 Expires.
 Huntsville, March 3.-(Special .)-James Overton, one of Huntsvllle's oldest citi- gems. died Saturday night, after q short Illness. He sustained a paralytic stroke few days ago and never recovered. His surviving children are: David o. Over ton, chief of police; James L. Overton, Ambrose, Tim and H. c. Overton and Mrs. R. J. Lloyd. MT. Overton was 77 years old.
 Thomas W. Smith, candidate for mayor was struck on the head and rendered senseless by a section of plant which fell from one of the windows of the opera house. The plank knocked him down and he fell into the street. sustaining a second severe blow. MT. Smiths skull was thought to be fractured, but @ severe concussion was the only injury and he will be out in a few days.
 The Huntsville Baseball Club is con- sidering a proposition to enter an Ala bama league composed of Montgomery, Mobile, Selma, Anniston and other State clubs. The proposition to have an Ala bama Tennessee league has not been act ed upon and If nothing more Is heard from the prom oters of that plan the Huntsville club will probably join the Alabama Leagie.
 About three thousand bales of cotton that have ben held in Madison County warehouses for good prices have been sold within the last week, since the price of local spots has become better than s.so. If the price goes higher there will not be many bales of Madison County cotton remaining unsold.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-04
LOCAL AND PERSONAL.

Hon. W. B. Craig, Senator from Dal- las County. returned to Selma today from Eufaula. where he was the guest of Gov ernor JeIks for few days.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-04
The Alabama Rising.

The Alabama River has been rising steadily all day and is expected to reach 45 feet as predicted. At o'clock tonight 1t is about 43 feet. It is raining here to- night.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-04

Bloating after eating, indigestion, flasu. lence or water brash, may be quickly cor rected through the use of Prickly Ash Bitters. It strengthens digestion clee nses and regulates the bowels.
 -fri-su.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-04
A Royal Expert Skater.

The German Crown Prince Is an ex- pert skater, having acquired the art on the Plon lake. With several officers he has been joining tho crowd of skaters on the Jungfern lake. which lies just to the north of Potsdam.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-04
AT .McDoNALD's.

Friday Night, March 6, Duncan
 Clark's Lady Minstrels.
 In addition to the large company of pretty show girls, MT Clark carries Kid Barry, the champion bantam weight of the world, as an extra attraction. Seats on sale Friday morning. -adv.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-04
Severe Punishment for Treason.

The recent conviction of Colonel Arthur
 Lynch on the charge of treason recalls the fact that the savage sentence form erly passed on persons convicted of that crime was last spoken against the Jacob
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-04

It is announced that Athens is soon to have a handsome new passenger station and that great Improvements will be made on the depot grounds. A park is in view as are other things that will add very much to the station.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-04

Hon. Robert Scale passed through Sel. ma today on his way home to Livingston from Montgomery, where he attended the session of the Legislature.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-04

Internal Revenue Collector J. o. Thomp- son has moved his family back to Tus- kegee and will make this his home in the future a . %HE %z5FZ
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-04
DEATH OF c. W. ARNOLD.
He Was Highly Esteemed Citizen
 of Jacksonville.

ue was dIBnIy Esteemed CItlzen
 of Jacksonville.
 Jacksonville, March 3. - Especially -- George w. Arnold, an old and respected citizen of Jacksonville, died Sunday morn- ing. He was a fine Confederate soldier and received several severe wounds at different times, from which he suffered more or less all his life subsequent to the war. He leaves a wife and three grown children.
 The stock law election in the district covering Jacksonville and some parts of the country adjacent, held here Satur- day last, resulted in 25 majority against stock law.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-04

Misses Maude and Ruth Hooper have returned from New Orleans, where they were the guests of friends.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-04

Duck Osborne and Tate Mason left this afternoon for Linden, where they will hunt deer.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-04

Mardi Gras excursionists. Mrs. W. ]. Clark. Misses Susie Almon, Kate Trem- ble and Carrie Norris. reached home Sat urday after a week in New Orleans. They are loud in their praises of the glories of the Carnival and the charms of the Crescent City.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-04

W. R. Pryor. who was stricken few days sinco with paralysis, is impfoving very satisfactorily to his friends and physicians and 1t is hoped that he will be able to get out again.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-04
Y. M. c. A. Auxiliary Meets.

The members of the Ladies' Auxiliary of the Young Mems Christian Associa- ton will meet in the Association building at o'clock tomorrow afternoon to make plans for furnishing a boys parlor for members of the Y. M. c. A. About sso has already been raised for this purpose
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-04

MT. and Mrs. H. H. Horgett left this morning for Armeville, Tex.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-04

Postmaster Sevier goes to Arizona and Old Mexico in search of health,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-04
Librarv Committee at work.

A1UIdIy VUlHlHItee " WVEK'
 The committee of ladies appointed by President R. H. Mabry of the Selma Li- brary Association has met and its mem- bers are already earnestly endeavoring to raise funds for the maintenance of a public library.
 vidual citizens pledges that they will, during a certain number of years. pay annually a definite sum of money for the support of a library should one be built. When these pledges have been secured. the committee vii ask the City Council to guarantee Andrew Carnegie that a puslic library constructed by him would be maintained.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-04

IT. F. Grahame and Robert Blair have returned from pleasant visit to New Orleans.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-04

| Duck Osborne and Tate Mason left this afternoon for Linden, where they will | hunt deer. | 1T. F. Grahame and Robert Blair have returned from a pleasant visit to New Orleans.
 Henry Pfeifrer has returned from a suc- cessful business trip through South Mis- sissirpi. F. c. Jones of Birmingham is visiting his parents, Dr. and Mrs. A. W. Jones,
 Otto Gross has returned to Selma after an extended visit to New Orleans.
 Mrs. A. P. Jones and Miss Elise Jones have returned from New Orleans. Hon. J. Craig Smith. Treasurer of the State of Alabama, is in the city.
 The friends of Master John Jefrries re- gret to learn of his illness.
 Fred Hollis. a prominent merchant of Thomaston, is in the city.
 W. A. Carter of Thomasvile is stop ping at the Hotel Albert. pr. H. V. Weeden, a prominent citizen of Berlin, is in Selma.
 Walter Guitars of Opelika is registered at the Hotel Albert.
 J. L. Bishop has recovered from his re- cent illness.
 Hon. J. E. Ellis of orrville is a visitor to the city.
 Miss Annie Perrine of South Side is in the city. E. B. Jones of Atlanta is a visitor to the city.
 J. A. Taylor of Montgomery Is in Selma today. The people who talk about money be- | ing the root of all evil are those who haven't any.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-04
The Newc of Selma.

dance given near the Cawthon Cotton Mills, and nearly bled to death before the physicians could relieve him. Ernest Gaylor and Watt Cannon were arrested on a charge of making the assault on Trammer.
 The difficulty of last night is said to have been the result of former quarrel. It is alleged that on a previous occasion Trammer got the better of Gaylor in 6 fisticuff and that last night Gayior as- sisted by Cannon revenged himself.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-04

The people who talk about money be-
 ing the root of all evil are those who
 haven't any.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-04

an elder in the Cumberland Presbyterian Church and his life and acts were those of a Christian gentleman.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-04

Henry Pfeiffer has returned from a suc- cessful business trip through South Mis- sissippi.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-04

While attempting 10 shoot June Bar rett in Barretts pool room here Satur- day night, Charley Wilson, a 17-year-old employe of the Sloss mines, let his pistol go off accidentally and shot Harvey Thomas. another boy, through the right arm, the bullet going in above the wrist and ploughing up his arm to near the shoulder. where 1t came out. Wilson is in jail. Wilson had just borrowed the pistol from Thomas. The row came up over Wilson's boisterous and bad beha- viour for which Barrett the proprietor, reprimanded him.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-04

White Man Seriously Hurt.
 Walter Trammer received dangerous cut on the head last night while at a
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-04

P. c. Jones of Birmingham is visiting lis parents, Dr. and Mrs. A. W. Jones.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-04

The Mothers Friend does away entirely with the sewing on of buttons. It is supplied with an adjustable belt, which is easily taken of when the waist is washed; the buttons are riveted on the belt, consequently cannot be torn of, either iR wearing washing or ironing.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-04
TEACHERS HOLD MEETING.
Movement to Form Association in
 North Alabama

Russeliville. March 3.-(Special.)- 1.-The Tri-County Teachers Institute com posed of the teachers of Colbert, Frank lin and Lawrence, held here February Nth and 18th was we'll attended. The ter rible rains of the last few days lessened the number somewhat. A most interest ing Institute was held and a movement was started to organize North Alabama Teachers Association.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-04

Hon. J. Craig Smith, Treasurer of the State of Alabama, is in the city.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-04

Otto Cross has returned to Selma after an extended visit to New Orleans.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-04

The friends of Master John Jeffries re- gret to learn of his illness.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-04

Mrs. A. P. Jones and Miss Elise Jones have returned from New Orleans.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-04

J. A. Taylor of Montgomery Is in Selma today
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1903-09-15

and mixed farming at d proht, I
aud at the same time increase, /
rather than decrease. the tertIl-
itv of your soil?
In the Province of Ontario. nv
native home, we have gone
through exactly the same mill;
it was wheat. wheat, wheat. until
the land became wheat sick. and
as the heart Is swcctcned - adj
versity. so it was not until the
price of wheat fell below the cost
OF production, that farmers turn
ed to other and more r~o!lta II,
methods of farming and they are
now getting rich.
To large extent the success
of Cacidian Agriculture is due
to organization among the farm
crs. Horse, cattle. sheep and
swine Breeders Association ex-
ist in our Province OF Ontario;
We have two Dairymen's A,so.
Citations, and unccr their auspices
have sprung up more than two
hundred crcamerics aud nearly
fifteen hundred cheese factories.
We exported last year more than
twenty-five million dollars worth
OF butter and cheese. besides
supplying the home market
Under the auspices of the Cat.
tic Breeders Association more
than one hundred thousand dol
lars worth OF pure bred live stock
j. disposed OF to other Provinces
each year. while hundreds OF
thousands OF dollars worth goes
10 the United Statc-.
Under the auspices OF the ON.
tarlo trnit growers Association
spraying out-its were sent
throughout the country 10 show
the farmers how 10 spray their
orchards against fungus Diseases
aud insect pests. These cxpcr-
imcnte proved in the lar mcrs
own orchards that from seventy
five 10 nlnty per cent OF clean,
morketablc. frs, class frui,
could be obtained where cousi~.
tcntly sprayed, whereas fifteen
10 twenty-five per cen, OF the
same orchard. In the same wav
travelling dairics wcrc organized
and Agricultural College grad.
yates we're sent out III charge.
though the length aud breadth OF
the and, stopping at every vii.
lagc and cross road, to sho" the
farmers and farmers wives how
To make and i'm Drovf. the o,uii,,
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1903-09-15
home.
FAIRNESS INSTITUTE.

extent covers all OF the others.
Whether 4 man be stock-raiscr.
fruit grower, dairyman or
general far mcr he esteem i, a
privilege to belong to the Farm.
er- Institute. For the year
ending December 5ist, 1903, wc
have a paid w membership, for
the ontario Farmers Institutes
of 2i.72h. Those arc all pracii-
cal farmers, who have come for
ward TO our local Secretaries and
paid the anuurl fee of - cents.
for the privilege Of belonging to
an Association that distributes
20 much usc'uli information 10
the rank aud file OF the farmers.
A Farmers Institute consists
OF prominent organization in
Oh county. with President.
Vice President aud Secretary
Treasurer aud at least one
directly from each boat. This
Board OF Direcors. ut its Annual
Meeting. decides where the
meetings should DC held in the
county during the year. makes
arrangements for the meeting
houses. advertiscs the meetings
at least two weeks in advance,
selects subjects 10 be disc ussc d
and then sends in the rcpor, to
the Site Superintendent,
The Superintendent, receives
all these report, from tho differ
cnt organization. arrangc~ them
~ groups 40 that they may be
risiico most ccomica.ly. divides
the whole State up into ,lis,ric,s.
selects speakers Tor The meet.
tngs. publish the time and place
OF meeting. notifies the local See.
rotary who his speaker, will nc
and the subjects ,hcy are pre-.
pared to discuss. and the local
Institute does the rest.
In lSSS twelve meetings were
! held IN ontario, with an average
attendance Of about ncnty per-
sons, and total mem bcrship OF
less than one thousand. IN 100,
seven hundred and ninety one
meetings were here. which we're
attended by 1892 persons,
who listened 10 S,5l7 talks and
discussions on Agricultural
subjects.
Aud 40 the work has grown
IN the Farmers Institute Of the
Province OF Ontario until, the
farmers would rather cut out
all the political meetings aud
barbccucs than miss attending
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1903-09-15
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From Our Regular Corresponds mt.

has broken out again IN New
England aud the authorities are
once more bestiring themselves
to repress il. The temperance
OF the disease is charged TO
professor IN Harvard UNIVERSE
" who has been experimenting
with this cattle plague hoping TO
discover = new vaccine which
would prove an effective cure
for the disease whenever it
should be brought to light. The
scientific man was evidently care
less. ar ignorant. or both. for .the
result IN that the disease now has
ncw hold among the cattle OF
the Bay State, and such trouble
~ abroad in that land. The Of
tit;als OF the Agric ulturai Depart
mcnt we're particularly inccnsed
when they !carncd the story OF
how the disease 60, second
start alter they had just flashed
a campaign OF six months against
II, involving much time and la
Dor and the expenditure OF bali
million dollars. II ~ an unfor-
iunatc thing for the country al
large too. as,d, from the danger
nj con,agion. Such outbreaks
pre- JUDGE European govcrnmcn' >
against the importation of our
live stock and result, IN every im.
aginablc restriction and inspcc-
ton OF our cattle destined for
forcTg consumption. 1t ~ there
fore no smalI wondcr that good
old Secretary Wilson when he
learned the bad news rose up ~
his wrath snd IN picturesque
Scotch dialect, which he only
uses whcr he IL thoroughly mad,
verbally expressed his opinion
ii Massachusetts people III gen.
craI and Harvard professors in
particular. The Massachusetts
people gave the Department a
great deal OF trouble last winter
when the efforts NJ suppression
of this cattle disease were m
progress, the state veterinarian
in particular not having worked
in harmony with the National
Government, but rather seeking
TO bclittlc it, efforts DR.. Sal.
mon. Chief OF the Bureau of AMI
nal Industry, has departed for
Boston and il making a thorough
investigation into the present
cases. and will doubtless take
such stringent measures as will
eradicate the disease a. soon as
-w.@....k ri.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1903-07-30
N MILLER CASE
Employers and Employees May Clash in
Next Campaign.

Washington, July ?0.-There is an
element of politics wol king in the Mil
Ter case and it may develop into a fac
tor in the next presidential campaign.
The employers associations Of the
country, which have recently been or
gained for protection against the de-
mands Of trade unions. are passing
resolutions vigorously indorsing Pres
ident Roosevelt for his stand in prae.
tically declaring that the government
printing Oface ia an open shop and not
subject to the demands and behests
OF the union.
The fact tAst Miller, an expelled
member of the Bookbinders' union, mas
been reinstated In his position, brings
the question to an issue.
The Central Labor union of Wash
ington. comprising all the trades. has
passed resolutions indorsing the Book.
binders union in it's fight against Mil.
Ter. II Miller remains one OF two
things must happen. Either the gov
eminent printing Office will be an open
shop, where men and women may be
employed without belonging to q IN
ion. or the union must change it's con.
stitution, which provides that no mem
Der Of q union shall work beside q
%nOnuniOn man.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1903-07-30
LIFE IN ENGLISH VILLAGES
The Villagers Life is Not the ldyllic
Form That Poets Sing About.

II know a village where there are no
fewer than thirty cottages with but
one bedroom apiece. and in each OF
these single bedrooms six, seven and
more people are sleeping" says A.
Aontefiore- Bruce. writing In the Lon
don Mail about life In the average Eng
lish village. I'm one Of them, father,
mother and eight children huddled to-
gether. In another, father, mother and
six c~hildren-three of whom are grown
up-are sleeping. In these cottages
there Is n living downstairs
and M sanitary arrangement Of any
kind. At the back Of the cottages runs
an open ditch. 1t is also an open eve
Here, In the very heart Of the cOun-
try, l expect to find abundance Of pure
water. abundance Of sweet air. Too
often I find neither about the cottages.
Hundreds Of villages have no water
supply. though a comparatively small
expenditure could provide 1t. I know
q village-it is typical of hundreds
where the cottaRers have to 20 half a
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1903-07-30

mile to get water. A foul ditch fur.
nishes another village with the whole
Of its water supply. Offensive refuse
heaps lie piled round the crumbling
walls of the cottages, The wooden
floors within are rotten with sewage.
Norfolk. Suffolk and Essex contain
many such villages. and other counties
such as Bedford. Cambridgeshire,
Wiltshire. Dorset. Somerset-easily vie
with them. l could write of lonely
cottages far across the fields, with no
water within a mile, whence the chill
dren morning after morning walk two
miles to school. and drag their tired
limbs that distance back again at night
and this whatever the weather.:
where the postal service comes but
once a week: where the men and boys
walk daily five or six miles to and from
work; where Of drainage there il none:
where Of the simplest sanitation there
is none; where the medical officer Of
health comes not. and where the in
spector of nuisances Is unknown"
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1903-07-30
Her Little Joke.

They We're in the studio. Artists
trappery and bohemian paraphernalia
were placed about the room with
studied carclessness.
Heavy tapestries and pOrtieres choked
the walls. Costly %statuary, medieval
firearms. poniards. yataghans and
priceless and historic armor were
ranged idly about the room.
Seated on a heavily upholstered
divan, eying the American heiress Mt
work on IN intricate landscape, was
the duke.
Bah JOve!" he calculated suddenly.
do you know. Miss Millyins, I'm
wrapped up in you and
"Huh!" interrupted the wealthy
maiden with Yankee sarcasm. II don't
see why you should be wrapped up.
| haven't bought you yet"
The duke sat dumfounded, wonder.
ing what there was in her remark to
cause a smile to break out over her
sweet visage.-New York Times.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1903-07-30
sa,sr s,rs o. mews.

DR.. Wilbur Clinton knight, = pro
lessor of geology and mining engineer.
ing at the University Of Wyoming. 10
dead.
Three hundred machinists OF the
Westinghouse machine works At East
Pittsburg have struck because the
company refused to sigh the scale.
The conspicuous display Of NUMBER
by all automobiles. for the purpose Of
Identification, has been held by Judge
Tuley Of Chicago 70 BE- . reasonable
requirement.
After having been asleep forty-fouf
days in a Long Branch IN. ~ hospital.
except at slight intervals. C. e. Endi'
colt Allen, q Harvard student, 10 show.
ing signs Of improvement.
William Smith Of Geneva, N. Y. .
millionaire nurseryman. will. 1t Is an
nounced. found and endow q college
for women to be known a. the VIII
lam Smith College for Women.
John A. Mooney, LII. D.. one Of the
best known and most prominent Cath
olic literary men In the United States
is dead At Hurricane. In the AdirOn
dacks. where he was spending the sum
mer. He was sixty-three years old.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1903-07-30
MEXICAN
Female friends kiss on both cheeks
when greeting or taking leave.

Female friends kiss on both cheeks
when greeting or taking leave.
Gentlemen speak first when passing
lady acquaintance on the street.
When a Mexican speaks to you of his
home he refers Ia 1t as your house."
The sofa is the seat Of honor. and a
guest waits to be invited 20 occupy it.
Men and women in the same social
circles cali each other ty their first
Names.
Mexican gentlemen relmove their hats
as scrIpllou>ly upon entering a bust
ness Office us in II private residence.
Dinner calls are not customary. but
upon using from the table the guest
thanks his host for the entertainment.
After il dance the gentleman returns
his partner to her seat beside her par
ents or chaperon and at once leaves
her side.
The fashionable call OK IL few min
utes is unknown. A lady who arrives
at 4 O'Clock will remain until 6 or Z.
The calls Of intimate friends are half
day visits.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1903-07-30

ident of the divorce court. Sir Francis
Jeune, in the suit for divorce brought
by d. S. Constandinidi against his
wife, who is a daughter of stephen
Rail-, a member of the firm of Ralli
Bros, wei. known in New York and
London. The husband charged his
wife with bigamously marrying DR..
Lance, the family physician. Mr.. Con-
standinidi obtained a judicial separa-
ton from his wife in 1899.
The jury found the respondent and
correspondent guilty of adultery,
awarded $12b. 900 damages against DR..
Lance and also found the petitioner
guilty of the counter charge of adul-
terry. His petition, therefore. was dis
missed and argument on the points Of
law was postponed.