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The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-01-30

late the law. I have made diligent in- cuiry. and the conclusion is irresistible that the fault has not been In the law, but in the unjust and unfair discrimina- ton exercised in its enforcement. l fa- yor A strict adherence to the law Franchises for Public Utilities. Ii ia inc misfortune of the city of Mont 1omerv that the most Valuable of her f,anchises have already been disposed of. donated as> it were. without any imam cial compensation whatever to its ctti- zens, whose property they were. If req. sonable consideration had been exacted for the privileges given. the city would not now be in such sore financial
 straights. The great financial value or public utilities is proven by the substan- tial revenues which other cities derive an nraIly from this source. am unalter- ably opposed to granting any franchise for public utilities for a longer period of time than ten years, and not for that period without insisting upon reasonaple return for the grant. Such franchises should never be granted without reserv- ing to the city adequate powers of direc- ton and control, and the ultimate rignt
 to buy for the benefit of the people m some clearly defined and reasonable man ner.
 Police Commission.
 I am heartily in favor of the Police
 Commission Bill introduced by Senator
 Screws, which has passed the Senate. The
 purpose of the bill is to take from city
 officials the appointment of police om-
 cers, and vest that power in commits
 sion elected by the people. hope the
 police commission bill will become the
 law. and thus eliminate the personnel or
 inc police force from politics.
 The foregoing are my views of the mu-
 nicipal situation, and should they accord
 with the sentiments of my fellow citi- gems. I respectfully solicit their votes and influence to elect me Alderman-at-Large,
 promising. should I be elected, to be an
 active and untiring advocate for their
 enactment into law, and when enacted
 that they be carried out.
 --adv. Pat McGauiy.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-01-30
BOOTH IN MEMPHIS.
Salvation Army's Head Will Go te
 Dallas Today.

Memphis, Tenn, Jan. 29.--General VII liam Booth, the head of the Salvation Army. addressed a largo and representa- tive audience tonight at the First Meth odist Church. Before the General ar rived every seat in the edifics was taken. The speakers lecture was followed close ly by his hearers and he received many congratulations when he finished.
 General Booth and his party arrived In Memphis In his private car from Nash vile this morning. During the day a re- ception was held and the visitors met q large number of people.
 'The work of the army in the South. said General Booth, Ifs in an embryo stage and there are many things to be done. We have encountered untold difti- culties in our work and we are also short of funds but we will make every effort to put the army on e high plane"
 General Booth said the Salvation Army was identified with the proposed coioni- zation scheme along the Southern Pacific Railway. He stated that he would meet officials in charge of the plan while in the South.
 The party VIII leave for Dallas. Tex. tomorrow.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-01-30

no one can foresee. The heavy inder- nity imposed by certain other powers on the Chinese government has further de- pressed silver prices and threatens to re- duce materially the export trade to China from the United States and Euroue. This trade with the United States is said to have increased greatly within twelve years and is now but a slight measure of what 1t might become with stable cur rency. An import trade of g per capita into China would represent total of a, ,1o0, 900. The encouragement of q commerce 90 important is declared to be worthy of consideration by the Western powers, giving promise. as it does of pro- ductive labor for untold thousands of workers. It Is admitted that while cur rency readjustment itself would not &C., complish such . tremendous revolution as would be involved in the creation of . trade of more than a thousand millions, it would be. 1t Is stated, one of several steps in that direction
 It is distinctly declared that the gov ernment of China does not seek the res toration of the free coinage of silver by either the gold or silver using nations, the memorandum saying: 'It is recogniz- ed by this government that bimetallism in the sense of free coinage of both metals lS a poilcy Wnlch mas been uenmtely O1S- carded by leading powers of Europe and by the United States, and that it would be futile to propose its restoration. It is not the expectation that the gold sand ard countries would impair their nnoneta- ry. standards or materially change their systems. What is asked is that these gov ernments which have dependencies where silver is' used should cooperate with the governments of silver countries in form ulating some plan for establishing a defi- nite relationship between their gold and silver moneys and take proper measures to maintain sues relationships"
 It is pointed out that such plan al- ready has been proposed to Congress tmeaning the Philippine currency bail introduced at the instance of Secretary Root and 1t is urged that if the United States will cooperate with China and Mexico in presenting this subject to other governments. 1t will aid greatly in secur- infi a prompt and satisfactory solution of an economic question which threatens the ruin of the silver using countries on one hand and the commercial prosperity of gold using countries on the other.
 The prompt and serious consideration of the matter by the United States is urged.
 New York Exchange in Mexico.
 Mexico City, Jan. 2s.-New York ex- change N.61 1-2 premium.
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To Prevent Famine.

Washington. Jan. 29.-The War De- partment has re. sived copies of an act of the Philippines Commission designed to provide against the danger of famine in the Philippines dae to the short crop for the coming year in rice and other food stuffs. It is made the duty of all municipal presidentes to notify the people of thu impending danger, of famine and urge them to take steps at once to SC. cure the necessary seed to nlant quick growing crops sufficient in quantity to produce the requisite food for the coming year. The municipal presidentes are au- thorized to allot to the citizens rent free unoccupied public land.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-01-30
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ALsRzTroHs 1noz151c.
Aks the Sands of the Ghcrs .TiIsar 1Aco Has Run

Aks the Sands of the Ghors sTTear
 1Acs Has Fun.
 6ertow. (Fia.) Letter in esvanuah News
 some time ago the stA3eunent was r1lade tp some of the papers that .he Albrifton family residing in this and the csyi,Atv soJoining on the south had the fsrrarE- apIe record of 5000 souls as the result cf . marriage in four generations.
 Ihls family is of Dutch descent. ana sne nrst one of whom there ts any defin- ite history is Thomas H. AIbritton- ar who was for many years X rsrids,t \. Fierce County. Ga. and whose dsath oc- cured in that county a short while he- Tore the civil war. At the time Of his uestn ne was l04 years of are. He was married three tines and twenty-six chfl- dren were born to his wives. EI~hfesn of hiA children were Hving at the t,rss of the old mans death. Those children flies. Aa-
 All the eighteen children referred to are dead except three, the eldest Of whom is Thomas H. AIbritton. Jr.. who viii hs s6 in April of the present year. Hls home at Chicora. in Polk County, where ns carries on largo farming ana stock business. doing his work hinsclf Tbe oescendante of this man number 17x: hIa brother James N0; his brother Arths,r 1zo making grand total for the three broth CTS of 563. The other fourteen nuernhsrs of this family reared ssry larre fsmi- lies. and It is safe to conclude, accord tng to statement made by a member of the Aiofitton family, that their as- scendants will easily averars sr ,,snv az the three mentioned above. There- tore. 1t is conceded that the statsment resarding the 5000 descendants was in the main correct Tn fact the renresant- ative of this truly remarkabIe fapeilv quoted above mentions two brothers of H. Albritton, sr.. both of whom reared large families. but as the exact figures cannot be had. they are thrown in for good measure.
 This family has been very prolific. as may De inferred from the statement. that In one of the homes of the family triplsts were born three times iu s,c- cession. With the exception of three preachers. and two lawyers, there have nsver been any professional men from this family. All the others have been farmers and stock raisers.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-01-30
AFFAIRS OF RED CROSS
MEMORIAL pRIszNr1D TO rzx
 CoN0zEss.
Complaint Because the Ahairs of the Organization are Placed in the : Hands of One psrson.
 Letter from cortelyo.

Washington, Jan. 3.--denerai John II. Wilson. Vice -President of the National Red Cross. presented to Congress today memorial regarding that organization especially with reference to certain dif- ferences which have arisen in regard to the management of its affairs. Included in the papers submitted with the unsmo- rial is . letter from Secretary cortelyou addressed to Miss Clara Barton. Presi- dent of the Red Cross. in which he says that in accordance with copy of the bylaws submitted by the Association. the President and his cabinet are constituted A Board of Consultation of the American Red Cross. Mr. Cortelyou says 1t is im- possible for the President and cabinet to serve in such capacity and asks that public announcement be made of that fact.
 Complaint is made in . memorial sent to President Roosevelt Of the manner In which the organization is placed in the hands of one person and of the man agement of the finances of- the Associa. ton. These matters are referred to In the letter of Mir. cortelyou.
 A letter in the memorial gives an ac- count of the manner in which the new by-iaws were adopted. 1t says that through Frapcis Atwater. Miss Clara Bars ton. President of the organization. se- cured 2 larke number of proxies for the meeting on the representation that she desired to secure some slight changss'' In the bylaws which among other things permitted the President of the orsani- zation to be elected for life. gave the President power to appoint President pro tempore in case of sickness or ab- sence; created an executive committee consisting of the President and four mem- bers, the latter to be elected by the Pres ident-eiect. Mir. Foster at the meeting, protested against the adoption of the by laws which had not been printed. but they were adopted. seyenty-two of the votes being cast by proxies.
 The letter of Secretary cortelyou fol- lows;.
 White House.
 washington. January 2 1so3.
 Dear Madam-Certain members of the American Red Cross, including sx-sec- retary of State John W. Foster. ex-ssc- retary of the Navy Hilary A. Herbert, Brigadier General John w. Wilson, re- tired: Thomas F. Walsh. Simon Wolf, Mrs. l.. Ellen Foster. Miss Boardman and various other ladies and gentlemen of high standing have sent tho President . letter of which a copy is hereby sent to you. and accompanying it is . copy of what purports to be the bylaws recently adopted by the American Red Cross. In a further letter the President has been informed that the Treasurer of the Red Cross, Mir. W. J. Fiatheir, has resigned on account oSdissatisfaction with what is alleged to be loose and improper arrange ment for securing the neesed accountabii- ity for and supervision of the disburss- ments of the money furnished in time of exigency to the Red Cross by the public. It appears from these bylaws that the President of the United States and his cabinet are constituted Board of Consultation of the American Red Cross. It is not possible for the
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-01-30
TREATIES ARE DISCUSSED. Several Before the Senate on Which
 Action is Desired.

Washington. Jan. S.-In the executive session of the Senate today the treaty for the settlement of the dispute over the Alaskan boundary and the protocol ex- tending the time for the ratification of the Cuban reciprocity treaty until March sl were referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
 Senator Cullom informed the Senate that the Committee would meet tomorrow and that he desired to have the two mat ters mentioned available for considera- tion at that time. The Committee also will take up the Panama canal treaty with Colombia and Senator Cullom ex- presses the opinion that the Committee wili authorize a favorable report on 1t.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-01-30
ovERMAN THE WINNER.
Will Be the Successor of Pritchard
 in the Senate.

Raleigh. N. C., Jan. 2s.-Lee s. Over man was nominated for United States Senator in the Democratic Senatorial caucus tonight on the s.xty-first ballot. The final vote was: overman. 73: Wat son, 5s; Craig, Il. The nomination Is equivalent to an election. MT. Overman was for several years private secretary to the late Senator Zebulon B. Vance.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-01-30
Ankeney Elected senator.

Olympia. Wash. Jan. 2s--Levi Anke- ney. the millionaire banker and farmer of Walla walla. was elected United States Senator in joint session of the Legisla- ture today to succeed George Turner.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-01-30

frssidsnt or any member sf his es,fa.>< !o servs on such ccuamittse a,,l TT YroS- idsnt directs mo to reouest you ~ k~~. publicly announced that the presidsre Ano cabinet. cannot serve.
 Tours very truly
 0sorgs D. Coftssyou, . Secretary to tho PreeI6sm{.w .
 To Miss Clara Barton. preei6ens ne tne American National Red Crose."
 xne memorial to the presl6snt ~er. ciudes as foilows:
 The above cited provisions cf ths sv. .s we claim prove that the pollcv ,cf .ms ofeanisation and the admsnistr:tion of its nnaness are placed sn the arejtlS~v powsr of q single person. Lasisiation is ssked to relieve tho condition.n
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-01-30

The raising of the instrument sb.y,., Of the Weather Bureau in New York ,ifr,
 from an elevation of i50 feet above fhs
 street to an elevation Of 300 feef hss
 caused an apparant lowering of the mean
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-01-30

A scientists once put an automatic n,,- slc box on the lawn and spent many hours birds gathering about 1t. A ioolin~. glass put up where the birds can ssa themselves in it is also very attracfive' while combination of a musical box more than anything else one could nnr out for their amusement %
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-01-30
Naval Militia RiII

washington, Jan. 22.-Senator Perkins today introduced bills providing for tn, creation of naval reserve and a maya militia
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Fertilizers.-See advertisement else where in today's paper.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1903-10-02

NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR TAX DEED
UNDER SECTION 8 OF CHAPTER 1888,
LAWS OF FLORIDA.
Notice is hereby given that S. P. Lace,
purchaser of tax certificate No.
1928, dated the 4th day of July A. D.,
1898, has filed said certificate i'll my Off
ce, and has made application for tax deed
to issue in accordance with law Said
certificate embraces the following de-
scrbed property situated in Putnam
county, Florida, to-wit:
Lots to 10 inclusive, block u, Inter
lac en-.
The said land being assessed at the
date of the issuance of such certificate i'll
tho name of E. S. Brown. Unless sal
certificate shall be redeemed according
to law, ak deed will issue thereon on the
Sth day of October, A. D. 1898
Witness my official signature and seal
this the Sd day of Sep ember A. D 1903.
ISeal JOSEPH PRICE,
G ERIK circuit court putnam co. Florida.
NOTICE OF Al PLICATION FOR TAX DEED
UNDER SECTION s OF CHAPTER 1888,
LAWS OF FLORIDA
Notice is hereby given that S. W.
Barnes, purchaser of tax certificate No.
SOS. dated The LIST day of July A D. 1901
has filed sail certificate in my Office, add
has made apple ltioE for tax deed to is
sue in accordance with Jaw. Said certi-
flcate embraces the folio" ing described
property situated in Putnam county,
Florida. tn-wit:
PIT Lot 10 of Riv Book i. p. 1903 sec
ton 81, township 10, range Pts acres.
The said land being assessed at the
date of the issuance CT such certificate in
the name of Tim Long. Unles ssaid GER
tificate shall be reGeeme according TO
law, tax deed will issue thereon on the
Sth day of October, A. d. 1908.
Witness my official signature and seal
this the Sd day of September A. D. 1903.
[Se0ll JOSEPH PRICE,
C,erk circuit court putnam 90 Florida,
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1903-10-02
N~A%~~-~~~~~
) GLE-ANTNGS- (
INV
His "Little Boy"

An army man tells this story of Gen. Miles,
"A number of years ago Miles, who is big man
physically and another well-known general, clean
shven and of small stature detailed to report to
western garrison The little man TO engage Pull
man behs for the two, and he took the lower for
himself in spite of Miles protests.
by midnight the Pumans diapason of SHORES in
dictated peace Suddenly uprOar disturbed the sleep
ers. The trouble between very insistent woman
who had boarded the train at town in western Penn
sylvana and the porter.
Gen. Miles pushed aside the curtains. Madame
he roared what in heavens name is the matter?'
'Mattern she repeated. Il arranged by telegraph
for berth in this and the porter tells that two
army have got accommodation and that must sit
up
'That's all right, madam replied Miles, Il
range matters for you My little boy is occupying the
berth under and you turn in with him.
The excited Gained down, expressed her
thanks and proceeded to make ready for the night AT
this uncture the little general was awakened.
There, now, little boy said the woman, detecting
signs of uneasness in the darkened BERTH don't make
any noise; your father told me to sleep here
"'What does this mean?' exclaimed the thor
Oughly aroused and wrathul little general.
1.-The woman repeated her instructions.
Madam, came the voice from the lower berth, i
am " Of the United States army and command you
Instantly
He finished his stern order. With shrek
the snatched her belongings and fled to some
remote part Of the train. But while the rest of the
awakened and cOnvused occupants enjoyed the perform
there ensued cOloquy between that general and
Miles that suggestive of a field of carnage The
little could not be Modified. He vendetta
against Miles, and the enmity has increased with years"
New York Tribune.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1903-10-02

James Nelson stepped aside and an accommodating
Judge did the rest.
1t was unwise and immoral The people who
play with the sacred institution of marriage set a
mighty poor example for the the rising generation.
We have had thousand reformers who would
upset marriage customs and mate people by means
other than the that have stood the test of
turtles. We have had our deciples of "free love, -
and the few who believe that divorces should be had
for the asking.
All these isms would fit the lives of few, and
do harm to the mass should they become law or
custom.
One of the safeguards of marriage is the idea of
its permanency. A man who takes wife should
realize that he Is shouldering responsibility; that
it is more than u matter of laughter flowers and
soft words
If you will study the divorce courts you will
find that much of the unftness that made the mar
riage craft unseaworthy could have been discovered
III time to prevent wreck that the bulk of those
who found sorrow instead of love gave little thought
to the long future but rushed into contract that
was meant to and should exist during the term of
the natural lives of husband and wife.
Too many people mistake admiration for love.
Admiration is II fair-weathar word. He calls for
sunshine and perfume, for beauty of face and figure
and attire.
And love notes all these things and lives when
they are not 1t burns even when age and sickness
and burdens come, when wrinkles multiply and the
end is near. 1t makes sympathy and federation; it
comforts and shields.
And 1t turns with horror from a temporary
marriage such bound Ruby Merrweather and
James Nelson.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1903-10-02

"No suh," said Uncle Pompey, "dar DIES amt nuth-
in ter cumpare wild de roastin year-nuthin. see it
comm wild its purity green shucks an sof silk de
con fe lookin fer de wOrl lax Marse Lnkums sojers
cOverin de whole EARTH de tosses wavin' in de cool
monn' breeze an de blades glis'nin in the lafin'
monin'sun watch it a-swelln' a-swellin' in de not
moons, de silk a-turnin browner an browner. | shuck
it back iii an de iii white grain DIES lax ably
tools, smiling in id face an full milk des sweet
dat de baby git fun is mamy's breasts tuck it back
in its iii sof green cradle keerful de sun won
stroke it, an wait er few days longer M mouf DIES a
watern.' Be patient, chie Den fine mornin 1
goes de e wild m basket an tws de big ripe years
og-LOr but de music in de squeak!an' soon Is headed
for de cabin wild de fust mess roasin years watch
de ole oman shuck de silk off splash -dey drap in
de kitte, an soon, wen de water bile e smell
somen dat make m ole stomach DIES grin in joyful an
tsempa5hnn; Den, Wen ds ole oman dump EN- all hot
butter all salty ter put on embut go way honey chile
Does lax roastin years? Des look at dat pile o. cobs
will yU' wen de ole can't hOp mo. Frank l..
Stanton,
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1903-10-02
MASTERS SALE.

Notice is hereby given tina. under and by vlr-
tUre of u certain decree of foreclosure ana sa
heretofore ma le In and by the Circuit Cnur,
Of the United States. Fifth Judicial Circuit in
and for the Southern District OF F0ri la, in
Chanccry sitting, in certain cause pending
in said Court wherein Charles II. Leonard is
Complainant and Joseph Lucas aid others
are defendants, the undcrS. gned Z. L Haske ],
as Special Master in Chan cry, appointed in
and by said decree, will. on Monday the 9th day
of 'tob2r, D 1903, during the To- al hours Of
sale, in front of the court house door in the
city Of alatka, Putnam County, State Of Flor.
ida, offer for sale at public auction and viii
sell 10 the hi=h 1T and best hi ldcr for cash the
property described in said decree of foreclosure
and sale, as follows:
The steamer MctamOra, together Will all and
singular her boilers, engin $, tools, fixtures,
appliances and furniture Of every kind and
description whatsoever to said STEAMBOAT be-
longing or in any wise appertaining.
The steamboat Alligator, together wi h all
and singular her boilers, eng mes tools, app l.
ances and flu uituTc Of every kind and dcscrip-
ton to said steamb at belonging or In any wise
appertaining.
And also that certain piece or ar. ell ofiland
situate in the City of Palatka, County OF Put
nam and State of Florida, des ribed as llOws.
to wit: Beginning at the North side ola square
stake set by NJ. ii. Dalton and j. Lucas as
marking the upper portion of the division line
between them, SAID stake being distant thirty
eight tsSl feet and six g. inches in the eastCrly
direction from the west side Of Water street In
said City Of Ialatka; thence from said stake
eastcry along the North line of the lot owned
by said Dalton to the channel of tho It, Johns
River; thence at light angles North seventy
one an feet and ten (O) incnvs thence West at
right angles to a point on the east Side OF Water
street due North Of the division stake above
referred to; thence South seyenty-OnC IN feet
ten (O) inches to the North side Of said division
stake 10 the point Of beginning, together with
all and singular the tenements, houses and i'm
provements thereon MT thereuutO belonging
or IN any wise appertaining.
Il. f. HASKELL,
Special Master.
JOHN L. HARTRfDGE
d, p. AXHELL,
Compliments Solicitors.