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The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-07-28
THREE MONTHS OLD And Sadly Afflicted with Ecze- ma Quickly Cured by
 Cuticura.
Grateful Mother Cannot Express
 Her Heartfelt Thanks.

My son became afflicted with ecze- ma at the age of three months and I was sorely perplexed. went to see several doctors about 1t but they did him no good, so I tried the Cuticura Reme- dies according to directions and began to notice 8 rapid cure. So pleased was with the success that continued, and now am so grateful to the Cuti. cura Remedies that cannot express my heartfelt thanks. He is now two years old and all cured with no sign of the disease returning. Great thanks to the Cuticura Remedies" .- Feb. l9, 1903. Mrs. M. GENEsr.
 1885 Van Buren St., Chicago, Ill.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-07-28
Want Action Rescinded.

The Alabama Mineral Land Company and she Campbell Coal and Coke Com pany this morning filed a petition in the Bankrupt Court praying that the action in appointing receivers for the Lucille Coal Company be rescinded. The petitions aver that the Mineral Land Company owns the lands in Bibb County which were op- erated by the Lucille Company and that a lease that had been secured by the Lucille people had been forfeited. The prayer is that the receivers appointed be restrained from taking possession of the mines and going ahead with the busl- ness. The hearing has been set to come up before the referee In bankruptcy on Wednesday. In the petition to adjudge the Lucille Company a bankrupt it was al legged that the concern owed $7.000 and that 1t had admitted inability to pay this
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-07-28
Boy Badly Hurt.

Johnson Hawkins, a white boy about Is years of age. was probably fatally in- jured this morning about 11;S0 o'clock by falling backward a distance of fifteen feet and striking on his side. The fall was from the second-story porch of a building at the corner of Eighteenth street and Third avenue.
 Howard Patterson, about IA years old. was sitting with Hawkins on bench when the bench broke. and both fell backward to the ground. Hawkins fall ing partially upon Patterson. Patterson was badly bruised about the face and he will recover. Hawkins, it is believed. had some bones broken and internally injured. It is feared he will not recover. Hawkins was taken to his home at 1886 Huntsville avenue.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-07-28
DROWNED AT TUSCALOOSA.
12-Year-old Boy Meets Death in the Warrior.

WaTTIOT.
 Tuscaloosa. July H.-(Special )-Late Saturday afternoon the news was brought to the city that Clarence Brown, aged about F years, was drowned at Lock 1 on the Warrior River. He was in swim ming with a number of boys who were diving from the stonework into the wa ter, a distance of twenty feet. Just be- fore the ocurrence. Robert Culpepper dived and Clarence jumped after him. and in doing so jumped upon Robert, who had not risen from his deep dive. From the gash in Clarence's chin and bruised chest 1t Is thought that his death was caused by the blows received. He never rose. Robert. who was stunned, was rescued by his friends. but 1t was an hour before lit- tie Clarence could be found. He was an unusually bright boy. the brother of Mrs. w. W. Martin, his father and mother having died some years ago.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-07-28
Young Man Missing.

Considerable concern is felt for John s. Batiste. the young and efficient man ager of the Western Union Telegraph Company at Bessemer, near here. The young man has been gone since last Thursday and his whereabouts is un- known. It is feared that he has met with some kind of accident. The mana ger of the telegraph company in Bir- mingham reports that Batiste asked to be given a few days vacation recently and believes he will show up alright in a few days.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-07-28

they will be able to show some strength and make further headway towards power. It is stated that locals of the Socialist party were recently organized at Doiomite. Adger, Sumter. in Jeffer- son county. and uwanta and Maple Grove in Cherokee county.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-07-28
Socialists Are Active.

The Socialists are now preparing to participate in the county elections next year. It Is stated that the locals already formed in this county are securing new members rapidly and while 1t is not ex- pected that this organization will hold the balance of power. they believe that
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-07-28
New Use for Iniunction.

Charles Denegre, young attorney. to- day filed petition in the Circuit Court here for writ of injunction directed against Sheriff Burgin, to prevent him from hanging on Friday Felix Hall. ne- gro who was convicted for killing Nor wood Clarke, two years ago on the Ems ley Southern Railway here The petition ayers that Halls name is Henry Jack son, and that at the time of the killing he was in Louisiana. which can be proven by witnesses in that place. It is denied that he committed the murder The peti- tion will be heard tomorrow morning by Judge Charles Fereguson, Clarke was shot and killed in a tent while the Ems ley Southern was being constructed. Hall was tried and convicted. He appealed the case and the Supreme Court affirmed the decision. Hall Is one of three negroes to hang Friday.
 Many Negroes to Be Hanged.
 Sheriff Burgln is not satisfied that he is going to hang three negroes on Friday. as are under sentence, a rumor prevail ing that one of the negroes, Felix Hall will secure reprieve from the Governor in order to permit of some new evidence being heard by the pardoning board. The Sheriff has decided to have the first hang ing at 10:SO o'clock in the morning. The second hanging will take place at II 80 o'clock and if there are three Friday the third will be at l o'clock in the after noon. On the following Friday, August ', three other negroes will be hanged Four out of the seven negroes have been baptized and have accepted religion
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-07-28
Youngblood;s Case postponed.

Col. William Youngbiood. formerly third auditor of the United States Treas ury Department at Washington. who had difficulty Saturday morning with Dr. J. R. Rosson. formerly a postoffice in spector. appeared in Police Court this morning to answer to the charge of af- fray. Owing to the absence of pr. Ros- son the case has been continued
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-07-28
Falls Fifteen Feet and His Neck i.
 Broken

Falls Fifteen Feet and Ills Neck Is
 Broken
 Eufaula. July H.-(Special. .)-Sammic, the 12-year-old son of James Barefield, was accidentally killed yesterday after noon. The boy in company with several others, was playing on a large overshot water wheel that runs the machinery of Sherry's mill, near town The weight of the boys put the wheel in motion when young Barefield lost his hold and fell a distance of fifteen feet on some rocks be- low.
 His neck was broken and his brains dashed out. His companions escaped un- hurt. The funeral was held this morning from St. James Episcopal Church by Rev MT. Mcqueen of Union Springs
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-07-28
Negro Church Burned.

News reached the city this morning of the destruction by fire of Oak Grove Church, large negro church. at Beloit, a small station on the B., S. and N. O. road, in the western part of the county. Quite a large meeting of several .'so- cieties" had been in progress for two days. and the burning of the church was the grand finale of the meeting. The fire Is thought to have been of incendiary origin and the colored people are making vigorous efforts to discover the guilty party.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-07-28

Last evening at the Second Baptist Church revival services were begun by Rev Mir. Jackson. the pastor The ser vices will continue for some time and the pastor will be assisted by Rev. MT. Ray of Louisville, Ky, who is expected to arrived tonight MT Ray is said to be a preacher of much power and piety, and the congregation of the Second Baptist Church and Christians of all denomina- tions will extend him hearty welcome to the city
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-07-28
Accident to Street Car Conductor.

This morning at about s:30 MT. Henry Moore. an efficient and popular conduc- tor of the Selma Street Railway Com pany, had this misfortune to fall from a car and fracture his arm at point just above the wrist Mir Moore was. aboard an Elkdale Park car and when he reached the home of Acting Superintendent Knowlen, he attempted to allght from the car to deliver a report to him. In stepping from the car his foot slipped and he was thrown heavily upon his left arnk breaking 1t as above stated. Mir
 Moore was at once removed to his home and surgeons summoned. who set the broken member. While very painful, the wound Is not considered serious. and 1t
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-07-28

Hey, manufacturers of tar roofing paper The contract for the excavation Is now being pushed. J. E. Hollingsworth has important contracts in the erection of the main building which will cost about $12,- 900. The plant will use products from the Semet-Solvay By-Product concern at Ensley.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-07-28

The saw mill and shingle outfit of T. NJ Mcdowell near town, was destroyed by fire last Friday night Several thousand feet of lumber was also burned. The loss is said to be about 5000. with no insur- ance.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-07-28

The dispensary question is quite live issue in this county at present. with both sides working hard for victory. The election comes of August 4.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-07-28
New House of Worship.

The First Christian Church in Birming- ham has let the contract for the erec- tion of handsome house of worship on their lot. Corner of Fifth avenue and Twenty-frst street. The new building will cost $2o,ooe and will be constructed of brick .t
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-07-28

Mrs. B. F. Cliett was buried here today in the new cemetery. W
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-07-28
NEW ELECTRIC LINE.
Works Being Pushed Forward at New Decatur

Works Being Pushed Forward at
 New Decatur. New Decatur. July N.-(Special) )-work is progressing rapidly on the new electric street railway in the Decaturs. The com pany has already commenced to lay track in South Decatur and the work will be pushed to completion. Many of the troll ley wire poles have also been set. | Frank o. Croy, State Commander of the Maccabees of the World, has organized lodge of Maccabees here with about twenty charter members. Mr. Crows headquarters are in Birmingham. Mayor Sam Blackwell has received in- formation to the effect that work will soon commence on the $2000O railroad M. c. A. in this city. The citizens of the Decaturs will furnish $500 of the amount and the l.. and. N. Railroad will furnish the remaining $15,000. The L. & N. shops here commenced work this morning on an order for 400 new box cars.
 The new axle shops are now making axles and are employing about twenty men and by the close of this week ten more men will go to work in this depart- ment. Heretofore the l.. & N. has been buying all its axles. CHEAP RATES VIA L. & N, E. R. &4S.55 Round Trip. Denver. Colorado, Springs and Pueblo. s55.55 Round Trip. Glenwood springs S56.56 Round Trip. Salt Lake City and Ogden, Utah.
 Tickets at the above rates on sale. a, Montgomery daily until Sept SOth. 1ood for return until October s1st. s51.75 San Francisco or Lo. Anx.,., and return. Tickets on sale July sfst to August 18th. good returning until oet 18th. Diverse routes and stop-ovsr. west of and including Rocky Mountain points.
 W. L. BeasIey,
 Passenger Agent,
 adv-tf Montgomery. Ala
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-07-28
NNI AEk l g N1 L4
Protracted Services.

is hoped will not impair MT. Moore's use of his arm after healing.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-07-28

| Church and Christians of all denomina tions will extend him hearty weicom' | to the city Personal and Local. In the absence of the pastor, Rev. R A. Moody of Thomasville. filled the pull | pit both morning and evening at tn Church Street Methodist Church yester | day.
 I Walter Allen has invited a number o | friends to meet with him at the Wood place tomorrow and enjoy barbecu and Brunswick stew. The well knowi ability of the genial host in preparing
 such viands will doubtless secure thu presence of all fortunate enough to re ceive an invitation. Matthew Day of Plantersville, passed through the city to-day on his way tt Coden, on the Gulf coast. MT. Day. says
 that if he is pleased with the surround ings there he will purchase home and locate there. Mrs. Helen Pickens and Master Henr, Withers spent yesterday in the city CT route to their home in Greensboro, after a visit to the family of Col l.. D. Hatcf on Perdido Bay. r.
 Judge Jonathan Haralson, justice of tht
 Supreme Court, came down from Mont. gomery yesterday to be with his brother MT. Hugh Haralson who continues quite sick.
 Mrs E. W. Barrett, who has been q
 resident of Selma for many years, leaves tomorrow for St. Louis. After visiting that city she will go to Montgomery tc
 live.
 Will R. Walters of Memphis, Tenn, a
 younger brother of Chief of Police Ed
 Walters. is visiting the latter.
 John Bohlie, of the Fire Department
 left this afternoon for visit to Nash
 vile, Tenn.
 s. s. Sellers, who has been visiting
 friends and relatives in Autauga county
 returned home to-day.
 The friends of Dr. McD. Campbell are
 glad to see him upon the streets again
 he having just recovered from spell of
 sickness.
 Mrs. Tyler Russell. who has been wis iting her mother. Mrs. E. Gilman. return ed to her home in Meridian this after noon.
 Ed. Cothran. the well known travelling man, left to-day for a weeks outing al
 Shelby Springs. Theo. Lacy and wife have returned home after a pleasant stay at Shelby Springs. J. Rothschild has returned from bus.
 mess trip to New York and other Eastern cities.
 Capt. John Broadstreet a popular con-
 ductor of the Southern Railway is quite
 sick at a local sanatorium.
 Mrs L. Tholheimer and daughter left this afternoon for Waynesville, N. c.
 Judge P. H. Pitts is spending several days at his plantation near Uniontown.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-07-28

Frank o. Croy. State Commander of the Maccabees of the World, has organized a lodge of Maccabees here with about twenty charter members. Mir. Croy's headquarters are in Birmingham.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-07-28
KILLED BY LIGHTNING.
Bolt Strikes a Negro Near syla-
 canOa

Sylacauga, July T.-(special. blast Friday while the heavy clouds were So threatening over this section, a negro named Jackson, who lived about five miles west of here. was struck by light ming and instantly killed.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-07-28
New Plant for Fnsleu

Work started today on the plant of the Barrett Manufacturing Company at Ems
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-07-28
parsnnal and Local.

Tn the absence of the pastor, Rev. R. A. Moody of Thomasville. filled the pull pit both morning and evening at the Church Street Methodist Church yester- day
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-07-28

Walter Allen has invited a number of friends to meet with him at the Woods place tomorrow and enjoy barbecue and Brunswick stew. The well known ability of the genial host in preparing such viands will doubtless secure the presence of all fortunate enough to re- ceive an invitation.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-07-28

Matthew Day of Plantersville. passed through the city to-day on his way to Coden. on the Gulf coast. MT. Day. says that if he is pleased with the surround ings there he will purchase a home and locate there,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-07-28

Mrs. Helen Pickens and Master Henry Withers spent yesterday in the city en route to their home in Greensboro, after a visit to the family of Col. L. D. Hatch on Perdido Bay.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-07-28

Judge Jonathan Haralson, justice of the Supreme Court, came down from Mont- yesterday to be with his brother. Mir Hugh Haralson, who continues quite Stck
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-07-28
CHEAP RATES VIA [. @ N. R, 2
SMALL BOY IS KILLED.

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Alaska sentinel., 1903-02-19

House-cleaning would be robbed Of many of IS terrors were there no attic where is stored that dreary accumula- tion of things too good to throw away. and not good enough to keep. The modern housekeeper has painfully un- learned some of the lessons In thrift inculcated by her Puritan grand mother. She tries to be generous when she looks over each seasons wardrobe. But gown, hat or shoes, unless some one Is actually suffering for them, are too often packed away in the vain hope of getting a little more wear out of them. There they stay to collect moths and burden the housekeeper' 5 Judgment and conscience. city mis- sion in Boston and church in manu- featuring city have recently contriyed a plan for relieving this situation, and for making the best of what would otherwise be lost The mission pro vides stout canvas bags, holding a bushel, which are properly tagged and left at private houses with a card or explanation. Into them may go al most any article of household use clothing, hats, shoes, ties, ribbons, collars and cuffs, toys. pictures, mot toes, books, curtains, cushions, rugs. Thus filled they are sent to the factory city. There they are turned over to corps of skilled workers who put them in order. Milliner, dress maker, seam- stress, cobbier and tailor-all experi- enced in their art-transform the con- tents of the bag into their best possi- ble estate This done, the articles are sold to the employees of the mills, and report says that the demand for them at reasonable prices far exceeds the supply. The profit is shared between the mission which has procured and collected them and the church which has repaired and distributed them. In addition to this very considerable gain there Is the advantage of giving en- ployment to several kinds of workers, and of providing the final owner with garments so skillfully renovated as to be much better than those to be pcusul tIstN ItIt IoA lllt sol4c L4OLlcs :. Altogether, the clearing house scheme is so admirable that one wishes a simi- lar plan might be devised for the brains of some of us. How delightful If we could thus pass on our outworn experiences. our well-thumbed wis dom, our threadbare discretion, so that they would find favor in the eyes of youth and folly, leaving us no poorer and the world the richer.
Alaska sentinel., 1903-02-19
His Friend Godfrey.

The following story, told by the Washington Post, leads us to wonder which to condemn first, the boaster or his critics. It concerns a certain man who has large collection of auto graphs.
 Indeed, the envy and sometimes the skepticism of his friends have been ex- cited by the number of successful auth. ors who have set down familiar and fattering inscriptions in his books. Some carpers have even gone so far as to hint darkly at similarity of hand writing throughout the collection.
 He recently purchased a rare edition of Chaucer, and one evening, when a party was gathered at his house, the precious book was passed from hand to hand. Its owner lost sight of It; but the next morning he found 1t lying on bis library table.
 On the fiy-leaf was inscribed:
 ITO Jack, from his old friend and schoolmate, Geof. Chaucer."
Alaska sentinel., 1903-02-19
Care of Cut Powers.

People are beginning to realize that flowers have their feelings, like any body else. If rose cut from a bush Is expected to preserve Its sweetness and it's charm of freshness It must be pampered and soothed with as much tact and discretion as one be- slows upon lap dog.
 To cut a flower and stick It In a vase full of water Is the conduct of bar barians and no self-respecting flower will endure such treatment beyond a few fading hours. But though We were perfectly aware of this rudi- mentary fact, We must confess that the subtlety of the modern yase-deco- rator was hidden from us. Partially faded flowers, we learn from con temporary, will revive If placed in fiat dishes covered with wet sand. A little finely powdered charcoal may occa- sionally be administered to dropping buds with excellent effect; in this case the stalks should be allowed to rest on the charcoal Carbonate of soda dropped into the water of the vase will keep even delicate flowers In the pink of condition for-some say-a whole fortnight Half an inch cut from the stems of faded flowers, fol- lowed by an immediate plunge of the stalks Into quite boiling water. will cause them to bloom again with all their pristine freshness
 By these and other means, says the London Globe, the cunning housewife keeps her rooms beautiful and-what is infinitely more to her credit-the bills of her husband down. May she find lmitators.
Alaska sentinel., 1903-02-19

-- riman. It was his suggestion which led them to reach out for the railroad control of the trans Mississippi and their success forms d brilliant chapter In the industrial his- tory of the country. Not that they have served any especial good to any but themselves. Their transactions have been condumned far and wide, because of the power which their success places In the hands of few. They are the autocrats of the western railroad world and their rule Is absolute.
 George Gould has figured to some ex- tent as Harrman's associate in the uni- fyingof southwestern systems, but now that they have quarreled about Colo rado Fuel and oil. for the control of which Hartman has been fighting Jno. W. Gates. there may be rupture of their relations in other interests.
 Hartman Is type of the daring and successful speculator. He opened an office In Wall street not many years ago. Ten years ago the financial world knew nothing of him, but the broker had nerve and ideas. He studied the western traffic systems. Stuyvesant Fish made his acquaintance and be came interested in him. He took him into the Illinois Central corporation While developing the line he conceived the notion of gaining control of the car rying trade of the West. Hill and Nor pou joined him and to-day the three nen have control of nearly 5000 miles of railroad beyond the Alleghanies. Of these lines Hartman has executive con- trol of 1S.S0D miles. his lines being the Illinois Central. Chicago k Alton, Union Pacific Southern Pacific. Oregon Rail. way & Navigation Company, and the Oregon Short Line. The earning ca- paclty of these lines is SS0,O00,O0O a year.
Alaska sentinel., 1903-02-19
Propose to Flake
 Artificial Diamonds


The manufacture of artificial dia- impossibility. 4 score Of men learned in chemistry and skilled as lapidaries have spent years in fruitless endeav- or to equal the product of nature Ill this direction. Now, however, the pros pect of the manufacture of diamonds by scientific means is considered so likely as to be predicted in a govern ment report. T. c. Martin, an expert special agent of the census office, has written long and very interesting re- port on the electrical industries or the United States, in which he incidental- ly refers to the attempts that nave been made to produce diamonds artl- ficially He recalls the fact that Mols- san, the Frcnchman. pushed the en- ployment of the electric arc so far as to produce minute fragmentary dia- monds in his furnaces. Moissan also noted the production of graphite from a diamond heated ill the arc and from the similar treatment of sugar char COdl DuEllltu Ds tIlDl 4Lit anu OA puA. fled wood charcoal.
 Tn fact" says MT. Martin. Tt was due to his investigation tn this field that he was led to his celebrated ob- seryation on the formation of dia- monds by the sudden cooling in mer- cury or lead of molten iron saturated with carbon. Out of all such work IL was but natural that fanciful specula- tions should arise as to the possibility of establishing factories for the regu- lar manufacture of genuine diamonds at Niagara Falls, where the cheap cur rent and other essentials would be available. but nothing has resulted within the period under consideration from these plausible and sanguine the ories. The fact remains. however, that in our modern electrical furnaces dia- mond dust has been produced, and the steps leading to the manufacture of larger crystals will be but sequential."