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The oasis., 1903-12-12
Metal Quotations.

Following are the market quota lions on metals for today, as re- ported by A. Pellegrin, U. $. assayer in Nogales, Arizona.
 Copper, ( E. Cathode) peribl2.124 Lead, per 100 lbs. $4.25
 Silver, per oz., 544 cts.
 Pesos Bullion value), 42.3-1O Mex. Dol. (local) 414-43
 Value of U. s. Dollar, 2.36 Mex. Mexico City Exchange, 2.26
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-01-02
TO BEGIN WORK SOON
MONTGOMERY FEDERAL BUILD
 INC TO BE IlEPRovED.
congressan Wiley Receives Informa- ton from Washington That the Contract Will Be Awarded
 Within Two Months.

Congressman A. A. Wiley of the Sec ond Alabama District said yesterday tna he expected the work of improving the public building of Montgomery to begin within two weeks.
 At the last session of Congress Colonel Wiley secured an appropriation or Stowo sto enlarge the postoffice at Montgomery, in order to meet the necessities or the public business. Ever since the act be- came . law, he has been interesting nim- self towards getting started this much needed work of improvement.
 Alraady $25000 of the amount thus ap- propr1ated has been set apart ana mace immediately available for this purpose py the Secretary of the Treasury.
 Colonel Wiley is just In receipt or = communication from the Supervising AT. chitect at Washington to the effect that the drawings for the contemplated changes and extension of the government building are now actually under way ana that as soon as they are completed, VIII be put immediately upon the market: that is to say, will be opened to responsioie bidders.
 Colonel Wiley is, also advised that 1t may be stated, with reasonable degree of certainty that not nose than two months more will be required to finish these drawings, and that. when done. the work of construction will begin without unnecessary delay.
 He has been spending the Christmas holidays at home among his friends and constituents. but will return to washing ton within the next few days to be in at- tendance upon his Congressional duties
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-01-02
HOW TO DRINK MILK
Why it Disagress with Some People

Why it Disagrees With Some People.
 When one needs a revfving stimulant after exhaustion nothing can rival the effects of hot milk slipped slowly.
 Some people say they cannot digest milk and these are the people who drink if down so quickly that the digestive acids in playing around 1t. form large c,;rds which give trouble before they can be absorbed.
 E The right way is to sip, the milk in small amounts, so that each mouthful' as 1t descends into the stomach, IS sur rounded by the gastric fluids. and when tba whole glassful Is down the effect Is that of a spongy mass of curds. in and ont of which the keen gastric juices course. speedily doing their work of turn ing the curd into peptones that the tissues can take up.
 To make sure of complete digestion. take one or two of Stuarts Dyspepsia Tablets afterwards. as the pepsln and diastase they contain increase the quan- tity and efficiency of the gastric juices and supply the natural digestive ferments which all weak stomachs lack.
 Miss Anna Folger. a professional nurse, speaking of the value of Stuart's Tablets in convaIescence, says: In adult patients recovering from severe Illness and espe- cially in children where milk disagrees, one or two tabIets overcome any difi- culty and seem tc strengthen the stom- ach in a remarkably short time. I my self have used them daily for years, when my own digestion has suffered from the Irregularities and loss of sleep conse- ouent upon my occupation.
 Not only children and invalids but pro fessional people and others whose meals are necessarily hurried or irregular will ava atuart's DyspepRia Tablets of the greatest value in keeping up the tone and digestive vigor of the stomach
 They contain the active digestive fer ments the lack of which is really the only cause of indigestion and stomach troubles, and the regular daily use of them after meals will probably cure any case of stomach trouble except such as arises from cancer or alteration.
 Many druggists have said that they sell more Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets than all other stomach remedies combined.
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The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-01-02
JUDGE THOMAS IGNORED
ATTACHES OF COURT PRESENT
 ED HIM WITH CANE.
Clerk II. H. Matthews Made Pre- sentation in Happy Speech,
 Acknowledging Esteem for Distinguished Jurist.

In the oflice of the sherif. in the Mont gemery court house. yesterday morning 2 pleasing little ceremony took place.
 Sheriff W. R. Waller, his deputies and the clerks of the City Court: presented to City Court. gold headed cane, as to- ken of the love and respect in which they hold the able and courteous young turist.
 Henry H. Matthews. Clerk of the Court. was chosen by his associates to make part in a graceful manner. MT. Mat thews prefaced the presentation with a few words, saying:
 ties have assigned to me the performance of very pleasant duty.
 During the time you have presided as the Associate Judge of the City Court ci Montgomery, we have noticed the Tar minister the law. with malice in your soul for none and with pity in your heart for the unfortunates who stand before the judgment bar of your court. You are always mindful that there are ret times src when
 We. the officers. whose business rela. tfonsA bring us into your honor's court and are subject to your honors orders recognize your friendship, ability. gen acter and appreciate in the highest the kindly consideration you always show us Let me then on this New Years day. in behalf of the friends who now surround you. present you this cane as friendship and our admiration for you as a Judge, a gentleman of refinement of high order of Christian manhood of sun crowned character"
 Judge Thomas accepted the gift in 2 short speech. in which he expressed thanks for the hearty cooperation of the attaches of the court.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-01-02
AN EXCITING RUNAWAY.
Horse Circled Around Blocks and De
 molished Wagon.

An exciting runaway enlivened lower Dexter Avenue at o'clock last night. but no greater damage than the demolition of a delivery wagon was done.
 A her attached % a wagon of Bastlani & Cassimus became frightened and dash ed up Dexter Avenue. Reaching Law renee Street, the horse carefully avoided the excavations and obstacles caused by the laying of the track of the Montgom- cry TraqTion Company. The horse then dashed At full speed down Lawrence Street and then up Madison Avenue to McDonough Street, and up McDOnough to Dexter Avenue. Reaching Dexter Ave nue, the animal darted down 1t at full speed and after circling the entire block. the animal leaped the pile of brick and deep hole on the corner of Dexter Avenue and Lawrence stret. After making this leap, the horse fell and slid for nearly a hundred feet.
 was in the wagon at the time of the run away.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-01-02
NEGROES CELEBRATED.
Emancipation Day Observed in Mont
 gomery.

The fortieth anniversary of the enamel patton of negroes was celebrated yester- day by the negroes of Montgomery.
 The day was observed by meeting of the United Emancipation Association of Montgomery County at Ii o'clock at the Dexter Avenue Baptist Church. At this meeting special music was rem dered and prayers, speeches and recita- tions were rendered by Rev. N. N. Nicely. J. ". Giles. Matte Williams, Annie p Walker. pr. A. C.. Dungee, Rev. J. B. Sims, Rev. W. B. Johnson. C. O. liar ris, Rev. A. J. Stokes, pr. s. s. H. Washington. Rev. T. A. Washington. M. Dale and Rev. John R. Brooks.
 The Capital City Guards attended in full uniform. Afterwards they celebrated with a parade, target practice, and re- ception fin honor of visitors In the drill the company was divided into platoons and the evolutions were gone through with in battalion formation.
 Captain William Stitts of North Caro- lima acted as major. The drill was well executed.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-01-02
DEATH OF MRS. HOWARD.
Excellent Woman of Benton Passes
 Away.

News has reached Montgomery of the death of Mrs. Martha Howard of Benton, which occurred there Wednesday morn ing at o'clock.
 She was about s years old and had lived most of her life in Lowndes Coun- ty. She was a splendid woman and a member of Mt. Gilead Baptist Church. She left one daughter, Mrs. Tom TrayIor. and several grandchildren.
 The body of Mrs. Howard was buried yesterday at 12 o'clock at Mt. Gilead Church Cemetery, five miles from Benton.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-01-02
AMUsEMENTs. Montgomery Theatre
 Tonight
Anna Held.
The Charming Artistt

F1orenz Ziegfeld. Jr., will present his sparkling and whimsical musical play, ''The Little Duchess" with petite Anna Held and her beautiful and smiling cho- rus at the Montgomery Theatre tonight Miss Held's company includes some we'll known players. Among them. Joseph w. Herbert, George Marion, Herbert Wiike. Knox Wilson. Edouard Durand, Franz Ebert, Louise Royce, Annie St. Tel, Lu- ella Drew, Billy Norton. Adelaide orton and Katherine Bell Seats now on sale.
 --ady
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-01-02
MIR. vENTREss HURT.
Kicked in the Face by a Runaway
 Mule.

Steve ventress. formerly a prominent merchant of Vesuvius. suburb of Mont gomery. was painfully hurt in runaway accident yesterday on the Jackson Ferry road about three niles from Montgomery.
 The accident happened about. o'clock yesterday afternoon.
 In Montgomery 1t was reported that NIT. Ventress was killed. Later 1t de- veloped that Mr. Ventress had been thrown from a wagon while moving from his place on the Western road to the Bill ingslea place and had been kicked in the face by a bolting mule. While the wound was painful 1t Is not considered serious.
 MT. Ventress is an ex-Confederate sol elier and is well known in Montgomery.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-01-02
CHANGE IN SHOE HOUSE.
Mr. Maultsby Retires from the Firm
 of J. E. werswick & Co.

We publish in another column a notice of the dissolution of the firm of J. E. Worswick & Co.,, with which our people have for several years been familiar. The firm had high standing in the busi- ness world and well deserved its reputa- tion for fair dealing and uniform cour- tesy. Mir. Maultsby, the retiring partner, owing to a press of other business en- agreements, has seen proper to sever his connection with the firm, but he retires with the good wishes of the many pa- irons of the store. MT. Worswick, who has, during the continuance of the firm, had the active management of the affairs. will still carry on the shoe business at the old stand, and his gentlemanly and courteous threatment of all persons will ensure him a continued good trade.
 adv.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-01-02
Monday, Jan. D. Mra La MnYnA

Mrs LeMoyne will appear here at the Montgomery Theatre next Monday night in Glen MacDonough' s'new play, Among Those Present" The company which Mrs LeMoyne brings has been carefully selected. Seat sale opens Saturday morn- ing. -doV'
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-01-02
FOR SALE.

FOR sALE-At factory prices, Globe Wernicke Sectional Book Cases. Roll Top and standing desks office tables. cabinets for letters. docu. ments forms and card indexes; catalogues free freight. paid to all railroad stations. Ed C. Fowler Co. au-wed-trt-u S2450 BUYS the new highest grade A. drawer drop head. oak cabinet genuine Singer Sewing Machine; S2o for the New Home or Domestic; g2I for the White; Standard. e22:
 Wheeler & Wilson. SEA; Minnesota. Sl6.2o; Eurdick. SI2.95; Seroco. S9. 95. For free sew ing machine catalogue and most liberal free trial offer cut out and mail this notice to Sears, Roebuck q Co.,. Chicago. I0-su-wd-fr- 3t
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-01-02
A Cure for Lumbago.

". C. Williamson. of Amherst. Va, says: For more than & year I suffered from lumbago I finally tried Chamber lain's Pain Balm and it gave me entire relief, which all other remedies had failed to do." Sold by all druggists. adv.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-01-02

Pompano, St. John River Shad, Bream, Perch, Spanish Mackerel, Hard Shell Crabs, Oysters and Live and Dressed Poultry.
 Ring 4o. Joe Robinson, Mgr.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-01-02
A Diminutive Physician.

Professor Morisani, of Naples Universi- ty, who holds the position of physician to Queen Helena, of Italy, is both in stature and proportions the most diminu- tive doctor in the world.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-01-02
SEE THEM IN DOVES
 RANDY KITCHEN VIII

The largest, .prettiest, Glace Cher ries you ever saw. We will sell them at soc per pound. You know that 75c per pound is what you have paid for the small ones.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-01-02
wANTED-MALE HELP.

wANTED-Young man to work in city to pay for tuition. Apply to Draughon's Practical Business College Farley National Bank Build ing 3-su-wdfrtf wANEED-Ten frst-class general machinisx.
 10 machinists helpers, 8 nrst-class pipe ht- ters, 10 bolermakers, uvet heaters, at Rising Pawn, Ga. immediately; can use
 men who can act as foremen of gang. Apply tn person or write J. I. Larimer. Supsrinten- dent, for information. ~
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-01-02
PERSONAL.

MORPHINE, Laudanum, Cocaine and L,quor Habits permanently and painlessly cured at home; no detention from business: action i'm mediate; leaves patient in natural healthy condition without desire for drugs. Cure guar anteed for 5000. Write for particulars
 Dr. Long Co., Atlanta, Ga, su-wed- fri
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-01-02
MISCELLANEOUS.

NOTICE is hereby given that the next IeRis- lature of State of Alabama will be asked to enact a law providing for a Board of Police Commissioners for the City of Montgome,v and defining powers of said board fri-1t ALL charity patients desiring aumIsston ,s the wards or the Montgomery Innrmary mns, have admission card from any one of the fni
 lowing physicians: Dfs. Goldthwaits NcCson
 nico, Baker. Pollard and Billing. who composs tnS visiting StR1 or from either the city or e1unty physictans Ora Thorington and BlI. ling. su-Wd-Ar-tf
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-01-02
FINANCIAL.

Montgomery real estate; legal rate; easy terms: uo commissions. J. N. W. Crawford at of
 fee of Fred S Ball, First National Building.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-01-02
PAST YEAR IN HUNTSVILLE.
No One Has Serious Cause for Com
 plaint.

pl61uL.
 Huntsville, Jan. 1.-(SpeciaL) )-Hunts- ville has not located as many industries during the past year as in the three pre- vious years, and as consequence there has not been as much local prosperity There have been no serious business dis ters, how ever and, everything consid- cred, no one has much reason for com plaint The new 1ndustries and public buildings of the past year are: Minchener & Henderson's spoke factory, cost $l0O,- so 900; Huntsville Hoop and Heading factory. S12,OO0; New City School. $25. 900: Methodist Church at Merrimack, 2,0OO. Several large factories will be establish that is immediately in sight is a large print cloth mill to be operated in connec- ton with the Madison spinning mll.
 Charles H. Gilbert, for several years local manager for the Western Union Telegraph Company. has resigned that position and will work in Murphy 8 brokerage establishment, A large num- Der of Huntsville patrons of the com pany have addressed petition to the dis trict superintendent asking that William o. Harris. night operator, be appointed mans ger.
 William Pbillips of Jackson County was arrested yesterday on charge of re- tailing whiskey and was committed to Jail in this city after a hearing before com missioner. Benton smallwood of Mar shall County was arrested on the same charge. but was dismissed after trial. S. L. whitten. President of the South ern BuiIding- and Loan Association. sus- tained a serious fall from the first to the ground floor of the Association building last night and injured his back and shoul- der. He will be confined for several days
 The New York-AlabamaOilCom be- gan boring it's first we'll yesterday on the farm of Ben Matthews, three miles from the city. There are strong indications of oil on the place.
 Grand Guardian F., F. Conway of the I. O. O. F. instituted Tupelo Lodge, No. 961 at Tupelo, Jackson County, Tues day night.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-01-02
UNIFORM NEATNEss.

A Characteristic of Patrons of Holt's
 Dye Works.
 Costly clothing does not make a we'll dressed man, unless 1t is always neat. clean and well pressed. and Holt's Dye Works will keep it that way for you Telephone 452. -adv.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-01-02
FOR RENT-RooMs.

non RENr-rhe third story of tho hrior building situated on Lawrence St. opposite the postoffice and immediately in rear os Ths Aavertiser building; these rooms are zsali suited for offices sleeping rooms. AD- nIv to Fl C. Davidson. Real Estate and m surance. phone l 5.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-01-02
wxpEwRrrERs AND SUPPLIES
AmusyMErrs.

rYPEWRIrEKS for rent; machines in goo. Sasds. Terry q Davant, Iooi MO0es Building.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-01-02

The New York-AlabamaOilCo be- gan boring it's first well yesterday on the farm of Ben Matthews three miles from the city There are strong indications of oil on the place.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-02-10
A Progressive Farmer.

Mr.. N. S.Alexander, of Grab Or
chard Township, yesterday received
a shipment of - mammoth bronze
turkeys and eleven Pekin ducks from
Chatham, Va. Mr.. Alexander says
that there is money in raising ducks
and turkeys and that he intends to
have some of it. He said that the
finest favored ducks, and those which
are about as large as any others, are
a rOs between the Pekin and Mus
coVy. The turkeys of the variety he
has imported often weigh so pounds.
Mr. Alexander not only raises
poultry, but on his well-kept farm in
Crob Orchard he has some of the
finest cattle and hogs in the county.
His cattle are the Shorthorns and he
has imported two registered Short
horn bulls within the past few years
to keep up the breed. The only hogs
he will raise are of the Berkshire
breed, which he says are superior to
all others In this country.
Mr.. Alexander is one of Mecklen-
burg>s most progressive farmers, and
IS In 1T for the money. His farm is
a model one, being well kept in every
particular. He uses up-to-date
methods with the best machinery
Charlotte Observer.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-02-10

A recent visitor to this city was
heard to say: II verify believe that
the Donald farm in Hyde County is
the best farm in the world. I have
travelled throughout America, and in
many foreign countries, and I have
never seen better farm lands than in
Hyde County, North Carolina" This
farm embraces 10000 acres, and is
owned by MI. M. Mackeley, of Eden
ton. 1t was developed by Judge Don
aid, a wealthy planter, who fourished
l n the ante-bellum days.-Elizabeth
City Tar Heel.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-02-10
Fertilizers and CultivatOrs.
Editor of The Progressive Farmer:


Editor of The Progressive Farmer:
I peruse your paper with interest
and consider it newsy. I long to see
questions asked and answered
through your columns as I find in
some other papers. I write to in
duce others to ask and answer SINH
lar questions.
When is the time to broadcast
nitrate of soda on wheat and oats?
What do you consider the best fer
tilizer to top dress grain with?
Should it be narrowed in? IF so,
which is best, a smoothing harrow or
weeder? What is the name of the
most successful weeder?
Do you know of any one in the
State who has used a two-horse
spring tooth cultivator successfully
on hillsides and horizontal rows? La
Dor gets scarcer every year and i'm
proved tools more in demand. I also
have other questions I would like to
ask. W. III. B.
Wake County, N. @.
(Answer by Dr. B. W. Kilgore, Di-
rector N. @. Agricultural Expert
ment Station.)
Nitrate of soda is used as a top
dressing for grain, at the rate of 30
to 100 pounds per acre, broadcast,
fifty pounds per acre being a good
average amount. It should be mixed
with three or four times it's weight Of
dry dirt, to assist In obtaining a more
uniform distribution of the material.
A good time to make the application
is when the grain begins to joint.
Unless it be on very sandy land it
is better to apply the materials which
furnish phosphoric acid and potash
to grain at the time of planting the
grain, and only use nitrate of soda
as a top-dressing. It is not neces-
sary to harrow in the nitrate, as it
soon becomes dissolved in the water
in the soil and acts very quickly.
Cultivation with a weeder is general
ly considered beneficial to grain
crops and might follow to advantage
the top-dressing of nitrate of soda.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-02-10

man and team. Charge it with the
seed, with IN that may be
applied, with the harvesting and
threshing, and then credit it with the
amount of grain produced at the
market price at the time of harvest.
They will then know what it has cost
them to produce any kind of grain
whether it is sold or fed.
They can go a little further. IF
cattle are bought, open an account
with them, charge them with the
price paid or the market value if
raised on the farm, charge them
with the feed at farm values or at
the cost of production as nearly as
can be ascertained, charge them with
their proportion of the cost of labor,
and credit them when sold with the
price they bring and with a small
amount additional for the value of
the manure.
Our readers, young and old, will
see that we want to start a system of
education, a sort of night school on
every farm to which the Farmer goes,
and we will be very much surprised
If they do not surprise the man who
owns that farm before the year is out
and put him to scratching his head
and thinking over the past. wonder
ing how much money he has had
wasted by not knowing what he was
doing.
Do not be discouraged if your book
keeping is criticised and if you get
once in a while a cold water bath,
fguratively speaking. We have had
a little experience of this kind. When
about fifteen years of age we COM
menced a system of bookkeeping of
this kind with the different fields on
the old farm. We did not meet with
very much encouragement. The ccm-
plant was made some ten years af-
forwards that the writing was not
very plain, which complaint we are
clearly of the opinion was we'll found
cd. 1t shows, however, that the work
was not in vain.
We assure our boys, and especial
ly our helpers, that if they commence
this system of keeping accounts, this
daily memoranda, tomorrow, they
will find it not merely very interest
ing, but very valuable to their par
ents and instructive to themselves.
This is not a hard thing we ask you
to do. It costs only a few cents for
a book and a few minutes time in the
evening, which can be as well and
perhaps better employed in that than
in almost any other way.-Des
Moines Farmer.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-02-10

Trees which are to be planted or
transplanted should be set out the
very earliest practicable day-as soon
as the ground admits, in February or
March.