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The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-13
THE BAHIA TROLLEY LINE OWNED BY GERMANS.

ia. and a large quantity of our farming implements are sold. We also sell min ing machinery in the coal and silver re- Rions, and windmill pumps along the edge of the desert. We have furnished vast amount of rails and rolling stock for the railways of Chile. Tho roads there belong to the Government, which Is friendly to the United States. It re- gently imported 400 freight cars, sixty passenger cars and sixteen locomotives.
 At the same time the Germans and Eng fish are pushing their trade in that part of the world. The Germans are said to have S25 900, 900 invested in Chile and Ger man merchants are to be found in@very town. Valparaiso has so many thatN has German clubs and German book stores. and the same is true of the English. For eiKners, both English and German. own large properties in northern Chile. Ono of the richest gold miners of South Amer lea Is a Yankee who lives at Iauiqui.
 Foreigners in Peru.
 Both the English and Germans are do- ing a big business in Peru. The greater part of the coast lands are desert, but the irrigated valleys. fed by the snow waters of the Andes. have rich sugar plantations, which largely belong to the English. Many of these are equipped with American machinery. One plantation, which has buildings costing over a Tnil- lion dollars. buys all It's machinery Iof
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-13

Philadelphia firms.
 There are several American syndlcates interested in Peruvian mineB. One largely composed of New York and Philadelphia parties has coal mines in the Andes and has protected 6 railroad to bring the coal down to the sea. The engineers are, be- iieve, now on the ground. Another sym dicate has large silver mines, and there is an American gmelter back of Lima on the OroyA railroAu, about fourteen thousand feet above the sea. This rail- way. which is the highest of the world, was built by an American who con- structed some of the chief roads on the western coast of Ehe continent.
 An English syndfcate has a concession for five million acres lying on the eastern side of the Andes, which it proposes to turn into coffee and rubber plantations. A large number of trees have been al- ready set out.
 Bolivia and Colombia.
 The bulk of the foreign trade of Bolivia is in the hands of the Germans, who sell all sorts of American goods, including sewing machines. typewriters, hardware, and firearms. The country Is undevelop- ed. and there should be a good opening there for our hardware, farm tools and wagons At present there are some Amer icans mining in Bolivia. The country IS filled with minerals including gold, silver, copper and tin Several mines are ope-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-13

(Co0Gluueu 4EOH1 6Ak9 0A&sl paper ho draws from the wetting divis- Ion.
 On his press is an automatic register, and at the close of tho days work he is required to give an account for every sheet printed or imprinted. He Is allow ed to spoil or damage certain number of sheets in every thousand. If at the close of the days work sheet is niss- ing he is required to make good It's face value, whatever 1t may be.
 In some of the other divisions where no individual responsibility is lodged and a sheet is missing the entire force of that division is detained in the building until the missing sheet is accounted for.
 S3,26O,oo0 Day.
 The present force of employees work eight hours a day. The amount of money in United States notes and national bank notes printed each day averages SS.250, 0Oo. The daily issue of money paper is five hundred thousand sheets. The same pre- cautions taken with the paper are ob- served in handling the plates for the notes. the stamps and tho bonds. The money and the plates are kept in aenarate vaults with double door time locks. There are two different combina- tons to each vault. The accountant holds tha combination to one lock and the vault keaper to the other. The combination is in a sealed letter in the private safe of the director of the bureau, to be used in oaSa of an emergency. Thus far there has never been an occasion to open the letter.
 The money is put up in packages, of one thousand sheets to package, four hills on each sheet. There is in the vault n daily reserve of about S4S 0O0,000. The destruction of worn and mutilated notes at the Treasury Department daily amounts to more than 100000. The nine sub-treasuries and the banks are con- stantly shipping worn and unfit money to the Treasury for redemption. This com demned money Is counted and then con- verted into pulp, which Is sod to paper manufacturers and souvenir makers.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-13

rated with American machinery, which has been brought in pieces to the sea- coast. and there put on the backs of mules and carried up to the mines in the noun tains.
 We sell some goods in Ecuador and quite a lot in Colombia. If the Panama Canal scheme is carried out. our treAe in the latter country win be greatly in- creased. Colombia is one of the richest States of South America, both in fer- tility and in mines. More than s7Oo. o0o, LOO worth of gold has already been taken out of 1t, and the average height of land is so far above the sea that the climate is delightful. Frank c. CArpentsr.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-13
SIGNS ARE o1D.
Custom of Making Business Houses
 4nAR Back to Ancient Greece.

Custom of Making Business Houses
 Goes Back to Ancient Greece.
 From Julian King Colford's "The Signs
 of Old London" in December St. Nich-
 olas.
 The custom of marking business house by means of sign is of very ancient origin. In the great cities of the East and among the ancient Egyptians such a practice must have been unnecessary. as all trades were classified and confined to certain sections of the city, and then all wares were exposed to full view, as they were displayed in open booths.
 The history of Grecian sign-boards Is meager, yet the alusions of Aristophanes and Lucian to sign-boards warrant our belief in their use by the Greeks. Athcn- aeus tells us, He hung the well known sign in front of his house."
 Advancing to Roman times, there Ifs abundant evidence of signs. as the dis coveries of Pompeii and Herculaneum amply testify. In the Eternal City some of the streets derived their names from signs; just as hundreds of London streets have been so named. The Roman street ''vicus Ursi Pileat' was named from the
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-13

sigu. for, as the name indicates. it was tHe street of ''The Bear with the Hat on" But it was not until late in the hf- teenth century that the custom gained footing in England. first of all among the taverns and ale-houses- Later came the necessity of distinguishing between certain shops. brought about by the fact that the houses were not numbered, and the people could not read word-signs even if they had been lettered In gold.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-13
AT aAY YuLETIpE.

Ali hail the genial time of year When every heart. Is kind. when far and near there is good cAeef And care is left behind. old feuds forgot. old hatas asid@ Now hearty clasps of hand. While far and wids Rt Christmnskfde Love reigns throughout the land. Forgive, forget. truce to pridei Healed are all friendshtp8 riAs- At gay Yuletids on every aide were 'sworked'' for Christmas zlf.m.
 New York Journal
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-13
HANDING AMERICANS GOODS IN BUHNOs AYREs

of Russia cannot. therefore. be less than n7. .500.000.
 Probably the nearest approach to tnia revenue is to be found in the combined incomes of the brothers Rockefeller, tna oil kings, which amounts to $12.5oo.ooo. 1ne Austrian Imperial family possesses an annual income of H,5oo,00o, the German family one of s6,0O0.o0o and the Italian house of Savoy a revenue of $S,oo0,ooo a year.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-13

s--------------------------- =. American trade marks. All over South America our hardware is considered the best. and the Yankee revolver, ak and sewing machine bring the highest prices.
 Our trade With Chile.
 Crossing the continent to the west coast the most promising country is Chile. It has 100000 population. and it's lnhabi- tants are the most advanced in business and enterprise of the South American con- tinent. It has a number of good-sized towns. The capital. Santiago. has now about 800.OO0 Valparaiso has 1S2 900 and there are a number of other towns rang ing in size from 5000 to 15.0oQ.
 Chile is a land of rich men. There are scores of great estates, more than s0.0Oo persons each owning a farm of 10000 acres and upward. Some plantations are worth a million dollars, and many of the land owners are millionaires. On some of these farms the finest of agricultural machinery is used, including steam blows and steam threshers.
 The owners know what good machinery
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-13

Farmer stunhedge-You.d be a lot better cff if you had lived decent and stuck to a steady job, Nexf-House Noonan--Well, nov. yer enntf tell. I might be worryin' about undiReats1 s curities. Puck.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-13

od Jones-I hope that young fellow is tbrifty Mollis. Every young man should have quarter of his salary every week! Mollie Ionss-Oh Alsy does better than that. papa. ssras weeks he saves haif-a-dOliar. Puck.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-13
UNCLESAM'S GREAT PAPER MONEY MILL

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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-08-01
HERICHMOND STRIKE.

William Fox was in the Richmond
Police Court yesterday on technical
charge of cursing conductor OF the
street railway line, but the real reason
for his being there was that he is suspect
ed of being the person who Thursday
night put a stick of dynamite on the
track at Broad and Lombardy streets.
He was held under 800 bond until Tues
day, by which time it is hoped to have
the more serious charge worked up
against him. The car which ran over
the stick of dynamite was blown nearly
off the track and a section of the rail was
blown from the rest of the track. The
edges we're cut as clean as if With file.
Fox was caught by the motorman i'm
mediately after the car was stopped.
Manager Huff has offered q reward OF
81 900 for the conviction of the person OF
persons guilty Of placing dynamite
on the track. The reward will stand in
definitely. The sum offered is one OIL
the largest ever put up as reward by any
one man or concern in the State. 1t viii
be paid in cash and the company will
lend every assistance to the person OF
persons taking up the case with definite
clue. A real estate agent of the city,
without knowing of the reward that hac
been offered by the officials of the cal
company, had started movement to
raise reward for the same purpose.
There was considerable disorder
Thursday night and there is talk of re-
questing that the military be ordered ou
again.
Two more of the strikers returned tc
work for the Passenger and Powder
Company yesterday.
The State treasurer yesterday, on war
rant of the auditor, drew check fol
$54, 547.3 80 to pay the officers and mer
of the militia who were on duty IL
Richmond during the strike. The check
is payable to Col. George Wayne An
derson, who was in command of the
troops. He will probably deposit it tc
his credit and issued checks to each o.
the officers and men. The cost of the
strike to the State will be little more
than $4,000.
No verdict was reached last night ii
the proceedings brought in Henrico by
the Passenger and Power Company fol
the removal of Sheriff Solomon for al
legged incompetency and neglect of duty
in connection with the strike. The jur,
was unable, after being together for ar
hour or two, to agree upon certain ques
tons of fact, and was adjourned ovel
until today by Judge Sims. The defense
claims to have 10 of the jurors, but the
prosecution is sanguine of a conviction
The defense wanted to submit the CASE
without argument, but the prosecution
would not consent.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-08-01
NEWS OF THE DAY.


Philadelphia rumors are to the effect
that the shipping trust will be dissolved
in a short time.
Major John Wyatt Jones, formerly a
Confederate staff officer, died yesterday
in St. Louis, aged SO years.
Six persons were terribly burned oy
the explosion OF lamp at dance Id
New Castle, Pa, last night.
A fisherman in the Mississippi, river
near Lacrosse, Wis, was pulled over
board by an enormous catfish and was
drowned yesterday.
As result of scow sinking IN tne
new reservoir, near Edgemont, mu:'
Yesterday afternoon, three men lost theli
lives and fourth made narrow escape
from drowning.
R. N. Chappelear, well-knowl
farmer ofSt. Mays county, Nd, was IN
stantly killed and his son was severely
shocked by lightning near Onario''
Hall. Md, on Thursday afternoon.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-08-01
pursuit of him, but he eluded them ard
escaped.
Merner Snstained.

St. Paul, Aug. 1.-The Northern
merger has been sustained
and ]. J. Hill wins. Such is the sub
stance of a decision in the case of the
State of Minnesota against the Northern
Securities merger, filed this morning by
Judge VIM. Lochren, in the United
states circuit. The State loses on
every point it made against the mergtr
The decision is a sweeping victory for
the owners of the Securities, Great
Northern and Pacific stocks. The Sc
curities company is held to be simply a
holding corporation Of permacy to the
policy of the roads and also to prevent
raids on railroad stocks by outside in
terests. such as this Union Pacific.
Messrs. Hill and Morgan are held to be
individually the promoters who formed
the securities company. A decree is en-
tered by dismissing the States bill o.
complaint. This decision effects the re-
suits of the federal governments victory
in the circuit court in no way whatever
The federal suit involved the same de
PENDANTS and the same general state o
facts, but was based on total!
different contention.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-08-01
Wedding Ends Dark Romance.

Dover, Del, Aug. News has been
received here that Howard NJ. Wilkin-
son, formerly druggist in this city, and
Miss Josephine Packard, also OF Dover,
were married few days ago in Kansas
City, Mo. Three years ago young
Wilkinson, who was prosperous drug
gist here, eloped with Miss Josephine
Packard, who was his wife's sister.
The runaway couple were traced to
Charlotte, n. c., where Wilkinson
had intended to go into business. They
were brought back here and Miss Pack
ard was finally induced to separate from
Wilkinson. Mrs. Wilkinson got d.
vorce and Wilkinson went to Kansas
City, where he now lives.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-08-01
FOREIGN NEWS.

A dispatch from St. Petersburg says
the agitation against Mohamedan
priests is causing critical situation in
Persia. II is stated that 5000 Babls,
or religious reformers, have been ex-
PEELED from Ispahan owing to the fear
that they would be massacred if they
remained. One hundred and twenty
Babis were massacred at Yezd.
A great gathering of royalty is ex-
pected at Darmstadt to attend the COM
ing wedding of Prince Andrew Of
Greece, and Princess Alice OF Batten-
burg. Those present, it is expected,
will include Kaiser William, the Car,
King Edward, King Christian of Den,
mark, King George of Greece, and
probably other rulers.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-08-01
TELEGRAPHIC BREvITIEs

In the case of the State of Minnesota
in the Northern Securities merger the
court at st. Paul has decided in favor
of the railways.
Some excitement has been caused in
the Adirondacks region Of New York by
the report that gold has been discovered
in Moria, Essex county.
The New York stock market was sold
down in the last half hour because the
bank statement showed no decrease in
loans. 1t rallied moderately at the last
and closed with a steadier tone.
Mrs. Jeanette White died at Wichita,
Kas., yesterday at the age 1876 years.
She had family Bible which gives the
date of her birth as January 16, 1857,
and the place not far from Louisville.
The Cocheo Manufacturing Co., of
Dover, n. H., gives notice that the mills
will be shut down August 10 for two
weeks and that the print works will
close August 26 for the same period,
owing to the present condition OF the
cotton market. .,
Seventeen members of the United
States rifle team, returning from their
recent victory at Bisley camp, England,
arrived at New York this morning
The team went aboard to complete for
the Palma trophy. They succeeded in
winning the match and some OF the in
dividnal members of the team won
prizes.
A two year old child of Lee Mont
pomery. an Usage, l. T., farmer, was
killed by a plymouth rock rooster yester-
day The child was throwing sticks and
pebbles at the fowl when il suddenly flew
at its childish tormentor and drove its
spurs deep into the child's head, neck
and back. The baby died before medi-
cal assistance could be procured.
In order that harmonious relations
may be established and permanently
maintained in the building trades of
Boston. it is proposed to form combi-
nation of many of the leading trades,
which shall work under an arbitra-
ton agreement similar to that entered
into by many Of the trades in New York
and the employers association. Last
night a formal conference was held at
the headquarters of the bricklayers, in
which a general plan Of arbitration was
drawn up which will be submitted to
builders and contractors for approval;
also TO the several unions in the coun-
try.
In Cotton Manufacturing circles in Boston
il is expected that more than 1900, 600
spindles will be idle throughout the north
during the month Of August, mainly to sky
rocket attitude Of the cotton market and the
hesitancy Of the purchases Of goods to agree b.
any marked advance while any quantity Of
the raw material purchased before the rise
remains in the storehouses,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-08-01
The President and the Miller Incl
dent.

Oyster Bay, Aug. 1.-The call OF
Civil Service Commissioner Proctor at
Sycamore Hill yesterday closes the
Miller Office incident so far as President
Roosevelt is concerned. He instructed
Mr.. Proctor to take up the case when it
reached the commission just as other
routine matter would be handled, and
"a the commission is regarded by the
President as the court of last resort it
is not at all likely that the President
and the Bookbinders' Union will clash
over the matter. In ordering Miller
back to work after he had been expelled
from the Union and discharged by the
Public Printer, the President intimated
that if the Union members walked out
he would fill their places with non-Union
men. This prospect, apparently, had
It's cooling effect on the members OF the
organization because they went to work
with Miller and have been working with
him ever since. off necessary will 60
before the people on this issue" Presi-
dent Roosevelt is said 10 have commented
when there was prospect of the clash
with the bookbinder's union. II am a
friend of union labor; am member
of a union myself, but will not allow
any union to override the civil service
laws. This government must be con-
Quoted under the laws. Neither the
capitalists nor lsboring men shall defy
our laws if can prevent it,"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-08-01
A GOOD THING.
+ Herald

German Syrup is the special Prescrip-
ton of DIR. A. Boschee, celebrated Ger
man Physician, and is acknowledged to
be one of the most fortunate discoveries
in Medicine. 1t quickly cures Coughs,
Colds and all Lung troubles of the sever
est nature, removing, as it does, the
cause of the affection and leaving the
parts in strong and healthy condition.
1t is not an experimental medicine, but
has stood the test of years, giving salts
faction in every case, which its rapidly
increasing sale every season confirms.
Two million bottles sold annually. Bos-
chee's German Syrup was introduced in
the United States in 1868, and is now
sold in every town and village in the civ.
ilized world. Three doses will relieve
any ordinary cough. Price 20 and rs cts
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-08-01
VIRGINIA NEWS.

A Mecklenburg man, in taking his
gun from its rack to shoot hare, ac-
cidentally killed his young wife yes'er-
day.
Mrs. Julia billiard, a well-knowh
lady of Stafford county, died on Inurs,
day at her home Of typhoid fever, ageu
seyenty-four years.
Professor George w. Miles is no
longer in the fight for the presidency OF
the University of Virginia. He was IN
Richmond yesterday, and in CONVERSE
ton said his name would not again go
before the board.
w. T. Scott, one of the best-knoTn
citizens of Spottsylvania county and a
former deputy treasurer, died Thursday
night at the home of his son-in-law, MI.
B. L. Andrews, after a long Illness
aged fity-six years.
In the Chancery Court of Richmond
Yesterday decree was entered perfect'
| ing the order entered few days ago
permitting the auction sale Of two tugs
building at the Trigg yards for the
Pennsylvania Railroad and an oil tanker
for the Standard Oil Company. The
sale will take place after 80 days adver
tisement.
A large barn which is in course Of
erection on the farm of the Douglas
heirs. near Leesburg, and tenanted BY
NJ n A Tritapoe. was totally des
troyed, with all its contents, on Thurs
day evening by lightning. The barr
cost about 81, 900, and this with the de
struction of about 20 loads of hay ant
30 loads of wheat will make loss o
nearly $500.
Lightning struck and killed thre
, horses for James Dewar at Berry
: Ferry on Wednesday. At the sam
: time Mr.. Dewar seemed TO be dyin
. from the effects of a sudden illness
The bolt of lightning shocked him, an
! he was electrified into such a state
excitement that be jumped from his be
and his illness was forgotten, with tn
result that he is himself again.
2 The second trial of the ejectment SUI
5 of Henry G. King VS.. j. N. Watkins
al. was concluded in the United State
Court in Lynchburg yesterday, the jur
o finally reporting that it was unable
/. agree. The case involves 20, 900 acre
d Of land in Buchanan county, and theI
# are 73 defendants, whose homes for SON
!. years have been on this land. This
e only one of several suits pending, tn
e entire claim being for 500, 900 acres
It Pike county, KY; Logan, WYOMING
+ Mingo and Mcdowell counties, W. va va
a and Buchanan county, Virginia. 1t
first trial, in 1899, resulted IN
}, verdict for the plaintiff. The case w
e appealed and sent back for new trla