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The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-09-27
BcuSefurl1iSI)if1QS.

MERCERIzED TABLE DAMAs K 72 in. with Napkins Compares avoraby and $1.25 per yard.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-09-27
Carpet Department.

Tomorrow will be moving day W rooms in the new house will have to Carpets, and new Curtains and Shad show you what we have ;n this line
 JUrE SMYRNA RUGS, aoxeo in, each $1.1O.
 ALL wooL, SMYRNA RUGS, BOX GO in, each $1.S5.
 ALL WOOL SMYRNA RUGS, 36x 72 in, each $2.85.
 BEUSSELL SQUARES, fine quail ity, 10 1-2x12 1-2, $18.75.
 JAPANESE AND CHINESE MAT TINGS, prices form $4.50 to $12.oo.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-09-27

th lots of us. Some one or two of the be fitted up with new Mating or 8 will have to be hung. Let us
 FLOOR OIL CLOTH, very heavy quality, yard 24c.
 LARGE LINE OF CARPETS, ex- cel.ent variety, from 35c yard to $2.25. An made, laid and lined freq or charge.
 MATTINGS laid and Shades hung free. With every pair If Curtains sold this week, we will furnish poles and loops free of charge.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-09-27
knoypIes.
Knowles.
Knowles.
Knowles.
Knoyples.
s,svles.
l(1.sDls6,
Knowles Hutlln1f1 r1lillincry Opening.
 11londay and Cuesday, October 5fb and 6b


 ~ @M Md White % w Hats mm M h to city h hpH d fam gy mn~ awhp mwnd Misses HM wahm
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-09-27
WdiStS and Gloves.

stock of Ladies fine Waists Corset Covers Let have.
 LALIEs GOWNS, delicate shades, soc to $lS5 MISSEs GOWNS, 50c
 WAISTS, the Fall styles White ground with - tie blackd Very cheap at 5oc
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-11-05

The Vicksburg American, speaking
of the'acondition of tho state treasury
when Governor McLaurin retired
from the Office of governor, says
''Mr. McLaurin was greatly aided by
some back tax collections; there was
also bond issue of $500, coo or over,
etc. The judgments against the rail
road companies for back taxes were
recovered while Governor McLaurir
was governor, but the money, $4o9,
100. 76, was paid into the treasury at
ter he retired from the office of COVER
nor, so that his administration was
not aided thereby. The bond issue
was to pay an Indebtedness OF $500, 00(
due when Governor McLaurin became
governor, as maybe seen by reference
to Governor Stones biennial message
January. 1896, that grand man who
never shirked a duty or shifted re-
sponsibility.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-11-05
The Brandon News.
w. S. MAY, Editor.
Entered at Brandon postoffice as second
class mail matter.
MINERAIj EXHIBIT.

DR.. e. @. Eckel, of the Geological
Survey, Washington, was a pleasant
visitor to our town Monday. DIR.
Eckel came here to in poet the de-
posits of cements, marls, minerals,
lignites, ETC., in this section, with a
view of arrangingeRn exhibit at the
worlds fair, to be held in St. Louis
next year Dr. Eckel informed us
that it is the intention of the Geologi
cal Survey to secure an appropriation
from congress this winter to make 6
geological survey of the state of Mis-
sissippi. DR.. Eckel is gentleman Of
pleasing manner, and made splendid
impression on our people.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-11-05
A NOVELTY IN RAILROAD ED
UCATION.

The novel project of running a
palatial special train from Chicago to
New Orleans and return, a distance
of nearly 1900 miles, for the sole
benefit of competitors was successfully
carried out by the officials of the ILL
nois Central Railroad last week.
Nearly 100 general passenger agents
and members of their families were
the guests of the Illinois Central dur
ing the trip, everything, including
musical. entertainments in the obse1va-
tion car, being provided by the com
pay. Had any one undertaken to pur-
chase the service and entertainment
provided the cost could not have been
far from SO, 000 The train was, SC
to speak, an edition deluxe, the Pull
man Company certifying that the new
cars furnished were the finest ever
manufactured by them, and the en-
gineers and train crew were the most
expert in the employ of the raiload
company
The novelty of the affair consists
largely in the fact that a few years
ago railroad companies strove to keep
from competitors accurate knowledge
of conditions along their lines of rail
road. Excluding the complimentary
feature. the main purpose of the ILL
nois Central expedition was to educate
competing lines regarding the unex-
celled transportation facilities possess
ed by that company, and the posslblll-
ties which lie in the developer ent OF
the South. Although progressive
men the general passenger agents who
were on the trip were amazed to lear
that the Illinois Central now practl-
cally has double track system all the
way between Chicago and New Or
leans aud a rock ballasted roadbed with
few grades and curves, which is capa-
BILE of accommodating an enormous
volume of traffic. They were also sur
prised at the phenomenal commercial
and industrial awakening which the
South is experiencing, and they will
spread the news regarding both facts
for months to come.
Tn doing this they will be advertis-
ing the South most effectively and
promoting travel there from every
quarter Of the country. Naturally the
Illinois Central will get the benefit OF
this, for, in short, it has recruited a
force of 100 lives advertising agents
from among the ranks of its active
competitors. Under railroad methods
in vogue prior to the era of 'commu-
nifty Of interests such an undertaking
would have been hailed as suicidal.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-11-05
sHERIFF's SALE FOX EXECUTION.
Execution for SS4 so i.

w. w. Weathersby, jr.
l. the undersigned Sheriff of Rankin county
Mississippi, will, on Monday the 18th Day OF
December, A D.. 1903. between the hours OF
eleven O'Clock a. m and four O'Clock o. m.
sell at auction, to the highest bidder or bidders
for cash. at the court house, in the town OF
Brandon, Miss. the following described prop
erty, or SO much thereof as may be necessary
to satisfy the hereinafter mentioned writ and
all costs, to-wit: One acre southwest cor. tina;
part of west half of northeast quarter east Of
Jackson and Westville road. section 10 town
ship g. range 2: northeast quarter of southwest
quarter of section 20, township 3. range g. south
east quarter of northeast quarter, and northeast
quarter of southeast quarter less one acre
northeast corner, and less two and half acres
southeast corner, and one acre north west
corner southeast quarter of southeast quarter
of section 80, township 8 range 2.
South half Of southwest quarter and south
west quarter of southeast quarter of section 20
township g. range2
Northwest quarter of section o. toWnshipH s
range 2, and twenty acres north side south nasi
of northwest quarter of section 90, township 8
range g in Rankin county, Mississippi SAID
property having been levied on by me on tile
2nd day of October, A. D., 1903 as the property
OF W. w Weathersby, ir., by virtue OF writ
Of execution for Eghty-four Dollars and Fifty
Cents 1884 50)issued in the above styled case by
G. j. Stubbs justice of the peace district No. l.
on the 18th day of September A D.. 1903.
Witness my signature, this the 9Th day of Oc-
tober, A D. 1903 W. S. CROOK. Sheriff.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-11-05

ner and less two and half acres southeast
corner, ana one acre northwest corner south
east quarter of southeast quarter OF section 20
township range 2.
south half of southwest quarter and south
west quarter OF southeast quarter Of section 20
township 3, range2.
Northwest quarter of section %, township g
range 2, and twenty acres II. side south half Of
northwest quarter OF section 90 township 5
range 2 in Rankin county Mississippi, said
property having been levied on by me OH the
End day OF October, A. D.. 1908, as the property
OF W. w Weathersby, jr. by virtue OF wri
dollars and thirty nine cents issued in the
above styled case by c. j Stubbs Justice O.
the peace district No l on the 18th day O.
September A. D. 1903
Witness my signature, this the Sth dav O
October. A D., 1903. w. S. CROOK, Sheriff
oct Is %
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-11-05
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

Department of the Interior, Land Office at
Jackson, Miss. October 2 1907 Notice is here
by given that the following named settler has
nied notice of his intention to make final proof
in support of his claim and that said proof
will be made before the chancery clerk Ran
kin county, at Brandon, Miss. on November
IL, 1903 viz:
CHRIS RODGERS,
Fl. E. No. 3560S for the southeast quarter
southeast quarter, section 30, township north.
ranged East of ChOctaw Meridian, A f. to
southwest quarter southeast quarter and east
hall southeast quarter southwest quarter
section 60.
He names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon and cultiva-
ton of said land viz:
Charlie Foot, Willie Crosby, John Crosby
Robert Fletcher, all of Johns Miss
FRED w. COLLINS.
oct s. Register.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-11-05
SHERIFF'S SALE FOR EXECUTION.
T. M cClelland s. Sou,
VS.. Execution for Sl37 Sc

VS.. Execution for Sl37 So
W. w. Weathersby, jr.
J. the undersigned. Sheriff OF Pant IN county.
Mississippi, wilton Monday. the tn day OF De-
cember, "A. d 1903, between the hours of
eleven o'clock a. M and four O'Clock % m
sell at auction, to the highest bidder or bidders
for cash, at the court house, In the town OF
Brandon. Miss. the following described prop.
erty, or so much thereof as may be neces
sary to satisfy the hereinafter mentioned writ
and all costs, to.Wit: One acre southwest
corner that part of west hall of northeast
quarter east of Jackson and Westville road
section 10, township 3. range 2; nolheast
quarter of southwest quarter Of section 90.
township 8, range 2; southeast quarter OF
northeast quarter and northeast quarter Of
southeast quarter less one acre northeast cor
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-23

the instructor heard talking to five other
Logs who were having q dry SWIM to learn
the breast stroke. lone, two, three" shouted
achs Pull in your legs together. Bring the
I eels up far you can. Now, two, fatten
your feet for the kick and nOw-three-kick.
see here you end boy. You kicking club
foot style You only keep above water that
way. You tire yourself out, and never set any
There. You don't draw in your legs, but just
iglash with your heels Now try again"
Tho end lad now began to pull his legs under
aim, and when he kicked he thrust out his feet
with his legs space apart
There, you've got the idea,' said the nstruc-
tor. Now all try it together"
After the five boys were kicking in rhythm,
The swimming master showed tn IN how TO move
iheir arms, 10y thrusting them forward with the
palms together, sweeping backward with palms
out, and then bending them at the elbows, close
to the body and thrusting them forward again.
The instructor had just set a third quintet
to work at a dry SWIM" when a muscular
man. whose swarthy skin evidenced long ex-
posuTe to sur and water, entered the bathhouse.
An admiral would not have received more ad-
miration from his sailors than did this new
conner from the bathers. Every lad in the bath
house stared with open mOuthed awe
"Thot's Gus Sundstrom Their best swimmer
in Their vurld" whispered the redheaded lad.
Hes Their main guy of Their whole push, All
ther professors hat to drop ther lanterns wen
he's Their spot
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-23

of the water 1t is much easier to teach d per
son wholly ignorant of swimming than to break
one of the clubfoOt stroke
The breast stroke is all that is necessary Tor
the average person, 1 suppose" said the board
member.
Not always was the reply. AS soon as q
person learns the breast stroke, which these
bows are learning, and which one makes with
his shoulders parallel with the surface of the
water he should learn other methods One who
has the most strokes al his command can last
the longest and stay the strongest in the water
As soon as he tires of one method he can rest
himself by changing to another"
Where did you learn your famous overland
stroke" asked the educator.
Il had u race with Indian in the Columbia
River in 1881" said the swimmer. L noticed
that the .redskin had stroke that had never
seen before, and which sent him through the
ments of his arms and legs, and was finally able
TO combine them into method of my own. by
this method one arm is out of water all the
time for the body lies first one side and then
the other When the arm is brought forward it
is carried from back to front out of the water
and thus it does not impede ones speed, as its
backward pressure beneath the water would"
so the first thing is to learn proper breast
stroke" remarked the educational landlubber.
Not exactly" answered Mr.. Sundstrom. The
first thing is to have confidence in the water
Instead of thinking that the water is an enemy
ready to swallow you, must regard it
bosom friend who will support and carry you
wheresoever you WISH if you only treat it right
That is the reason girls learn slower than boys
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-23

The chief swimming master was accompanied
by a member of the Board of Education ana
the two stood watching the boys swimming
around the bath or in the gymnastics of the
dry SWIM The Board of Education has super
vision over the instruction of the citys youth,
both in the water and land. There Is stan
of fifty-two teachers who divide the work at
the thirteen different public baths Gus
Sundstrom whose overland stroke has become
recognized as the fastest method of swimming
known has entire supervision over these fifty
two instructors
"And so you think that this dry SWIM as
you call it, will make good swimmers of all Of
our youngsters?" asked the Board of Education
member.
ct do not think so,' was the emphatic reply
at know So AS you may recall the city issued
certificates to fifteen hundred boys and girls
last year who had learned to swim; and this
year. l understand, nearly two thousand young
New Workers will merit this distinction The
dry swim as you see, is to teach the be-
ginner the breast stroke The majority of
swimmers begin wrong, and never become mas
tiers of the art until they rid themselves of
awkward strokes. There is an example for you
right there" and Mr. Sundstrom pointed to the
redheaded Irish boy, who was again kicking the
water up into a froth in his efforts to swim.
THAT is the type of swimmer who has learned
along the waterfront. He has had no one to
teach him. He has just picked it up He has
watched the other boys and simply initiated
them. He has what is called double clubfoot
stroke Instead of drawing his legs up under
him and then thrustiug them apart and back
ward at the same time. he tries to climb up out
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-23
DRY SHIMMING.
Young Nee Workers Taught to
Handle Themselves IN the Watcr.

Three boys had just had dry swim at Ihe
Battery Park bathhousc Stretched out on
canvas stomach down. and within reaching ols-
tanc4 Of the water, they had kicked their legs
and swung their arms until they welcomed the
instructors that's enough" with a bound
Then all three jumped back into the water IKE
so many frogs.
"B-l-l-l-l" bluhhered red headed speckled'
pugroged son of Erin, as he splashed the water
NTH his heels into the faces of his two 'pards'
An watts Their use uf Jhot er dry SWIM
Fhe.. prufesser as wat makes us DO all them
!ancv strokes ought ter go ter New Poort' an
larE Their swells to swim. Bill! Now watts
ther matter wild me stroke, eh, Isaacs?"
Isaacs was just going to reply when gallon
Ct water kicked up by Mixes feet almost
straagled him The red headed lad seemed 10
he oxerting himself to the utmost and yet he
Moved forward only slowly.
When Mike had finished his exhibition and
had climbed out exhausted Isaac said: Mike,
I viii tells you vat it H. You schwim, yes but
you schWims upvarts and downvarts. You hat
&c Cup feets yes. Dat list vat de professor told
it, de ciup feets stroke You kick wrong by
your feets Mike
Shut up" retorted young Ireland Yer don
know nothin' about it. Yer can't swim nohow.
Can he Tony?" turning to the third lad
Tony was about to answer when the voice of
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-23
CLEANING FOSSILS.
Removing SuperfuOus Material 5rith
Pneumatic ChiSeLs.

Few people have any idea of the patience and
skill which must be exercised in preparing los
sill skeleton for exhibition. Since the boEes are
usually disarranged. and often broken, rare
degree of geological knowledge IS necessary to
put the fragments together correctly Before
that stage of the business is reached though
the paleontologist or his assistant must remove
from the petrified remnants of the original
frame much rocky material that adheres to
them Rarely do the bones lie free. Ordinarily
they are so irnbedded in the deposits which have
accumulated and hardened around them that
it is necessary to take good deal of the latter
in combination with the former in the original
work of excavation Very likely a mass OF tins
kind, wrapped and packed for shipment To a
museum, viii contain much more refuse IMAM
fossil Stiu, owing to lack of time, separation ia
not always feasible the site OF u valuab.e
discovery. That part Of, the work, therefore,
is left until months afterWard and is performed
in a room to which the public has no access
Hitherto the cleaning of fossils has been done
by hand 4 touch careful as sculptOr's Is
needed for portions of the operation 1t
has not seemed safe or practicable until recently
to use machinery But DR.. E. s. Riggs, Of the
Field Columbian Museum in Chicago, describes
an innovation with which he has had an en-
couragln- experience This is the of the
pneumatic hammer, bit of mechanism now eX-
tensiveIy employed for cutting stone and fdsten-
ing rivets. The great beauty of the apparatus is
that it makes possible very much more rapid
blows than can he delivered by hand.
| This tool consists of tiny cylinder, into which
compressed air is admitted by a long flexible
hose, and in which plays piston TO and fro
Very often there is Il handle like that of a pistol
| but sometimes such addition is not made
/ The form depends upon the character of the
| work To be done. At the other end is a ham
mer head or chseI controlled by the piston
and striking a blow with every movement of the
latter The particular specimen selected by Dr.
! Riggs has a heavy plunger, five-eighths Of an
| inch through and moving TO and fro the same
distance. This is made to play upon the chisel
at the of fifty sixty strokes a second
These blows are light, but they enable the
| operator cut indurated clay easily as a
> hand tool would cut chalk. With flinty material
| progress is slower but then it is cor
| respondingly faster than hand work special
form of chisel and a certain amount of dexterity
are required. Besides the saving of time which
| the new tool makes possible, other advantages
are obtained. There is less danger of inturinS
| the edges of fragments. and recesses be
penetrated that not accessible to hand tools
By gaugiag the amount of air to be admitted to
| the tool by a push button throttle valve, the
force of the stroke be reduced that scale
can be removed from very delicate surface.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-23

I can teach five boys to swim as quickly as one
girl"
At this juncture young Ireland got into neh'
with youthful Italy, and juvenile FaieStine
pushed them both into the water
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1903-01-22

hirelings of Tom Carter. The stencil
emanating from Carter's political cess
pool here and permeating the humidity,
when compared with the odor dis
charged by an army post dumping
ground, would make the latter smell
like altar of roses.
Chairman Alexander, Of the board
of county commi ssoners, returned this
morning from Helena, where he went
Sunday to attend the conference of
county commissioners and county attor-
neys of the state for the purpose of
drafting a new road bill. Tuesday,
when the question came up as to
whether the road supervisors should be
selected by the commissioners or elect
ed by the people of the districts under
the terms of a road law, the commits
sioners and attorneys clashed. AS {,
result the latter walked out of the
room, engaged two stenographers and
went ahead preparing road law.
The commissioners also drafted one,
and when they got it in shape, they
found they needed lawyear. Some
Of the commissioners wanted to hire
one to put the bill in legal form, but
after a peace talk committee was ap-
pointed to call on the attorneys and
invite them to meet in joint conference.
his was accepted by the attorneys
and Wednesday they concluded their
labors on the road law. The bill
drafted was SO framed as to leave the
legislature to follow it's own ideas
about how overseers shall be chosen,
whether by appointment or election.
The bill will place control of the roads
in the hands of the overseers under the
direction of the commissioners and will
not be materially different from the
road law of 1895.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1903-01-22
Mrs. Francis Injured.

Shortly before closing our forms to
the telephone to the effect that Mrs. M.
A. Francis, of the Diamond ranch on
the Rosebud, had sustained the frac-
The unfortunate lady had been spend
ing a few days in Forsyth and left this
morning by stage for her home. While
facts are meagre at this writing, it is
reported that the horses to the stage in
which Mrs. Francis was a passenger,
ran away near the Philbrick ranch
with the above result
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1903-01-22

for during their long and successful
residence in this section they have
established friendship that is hard
to sever. They have the best wishes
of host of friendly associates who
wish them continuance of their hap
piness and prosperity. Mr.. Simpson
has leased his ranch north of Rosebud.
County CT erik Chas. Bailey was a
business visitor in Helena the fore part
the HopNins election contest will be
thoroughly investigated by the commit
tee on privileges and elections in the
senate, that it is the concensus of opin-
ion about the capitol city that Mr..
Hopkins will retain his seat as sena-
tor; that as yet nothing has been adj
duced to indicate that he or anyone
else employed irregular means in his
behalf in the late election, and that the
proceedings which have been brought
against him are of such an infantile
nature that his colleagues in the senate
consider it huge joke on Mr.. Hop
kins.
T. B. Smith and w. l. Church have
obtained lease for one year on Alex
ander's hall and have arranged to give
therein a grand mask ball Friday
evening, Feb. 20. The new manage
ment has also under consideration the
purchase of an up-to-date gymnasium
outfit to be installed in the hall. This
will not impair the usefulness of the
building for other purposes, however,
for the paraphernalia will be of such
construction that it can be easily re-
moved when necessary. AS soon as
they nave taken a canvass of the town
and received sufficient guarantee of
patronage for this project, the outfit
will be ordered.
The charge of ''illegal registration
and procuring others to register lille
gally," which was preferred some time
ago against William Mccarthy by the
Carter ld-Edwards- Lyndes gang,
has been dropped. To those who were
conversant with the conditions, this
recent act of the clique is no surprise
and had been anticipated for some
weeks, for it was known that there had
not been any evidence adduced to indi-
cate that Mccarthy or anyone else had
been implicated in such a transaction.
The action on the part of the gang was
nothing more than political spite-work
and there should be some avenue of
redress for those who have been incon-
venienced by arrest and had their
characters besmirched by the Iiabolical
knavery and scheming of these salaried