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The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-10-03
WEAK, WORKOUT, LIsTLEss wO-
 MEN.
Correct the Irregularities That Are q WreeAing Y0aR System and
 Happlnesa.

Feminine happiness is only secured through feminine health, and feminine health .s best secured through Fem inala. Not only best secured by Fem inala, but what is far more, Is easiest made lasting by Feminala.
 Weak, wornout, listless women, made so by some one of the hundred Irregularities peculiar to their sex, may. and every day do ind new life and new vitality and through them new happiness and new content, by the taking at home of Feminala.
 Feminala, the prescription of an eminent physician, is a safe, prompt and sure cure for suppressed. profuse, scanty. painful, delayed ,or irregular menstruations whites. falling of the womb. green sickness, inflammation or ulcertation of the womb, disorders of the change of life, Arrangements and diseases of pregnancy, threatened miss carriage. barrenness, nervousness, pains. headache. hysteriA, mental anasmia, impure blood. rough and dis- eolored skin, blotches, etc. caused by diseases peculiar to women. Feminala cures by specific action on the female organs, and by building up the sys- tenn, strengthening and toning up the nerve centers, aiding digestion and purifying the blood.
 Feminala Is now sold, recommended and guaranteed by druggists; $1.00 a bottle.
 Note to VVOmens-A sample bottle of Feminala and a book concerning dis eases peculiar to women will be maif- ed. in a plain. sealed package. free upon request, if addressed to The American Drug Company. Montgomery. Ala. Write for 1t today. adv-(14)
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-10-03
AN OFFICE BUILDING
 ON NORTH COURT STREET

the oonmittee reco9nizes the force or the only real argument that has peen presentec against the proposition 70 place the of1ce building on CouIs Square. to wit: the suggestion that " piacing 1t there 1t will create even greater coiicentration In the souass than already, and will enhance the vsI,. of real estate in that vicinity rors than 1t will in other vieinities, and That if the proposed office building could he erected elsewhere, 1t would tend to create a new center, and tnere- by relieve the existing conditions n Court Square.
 .-The Committee has found 1t imprac- ticabie to secure a suitable site on any prominent street in the business center upon any thing like reasonable terms and, in the opinion of the committee, there remains but two alternatives: Either to induce the city to lease the space described, or else to place the proposed office building upon a street outside the business center.
 Some of our good citizens have sug- gested to members of the Committee that an ofi1ce building will be profita- ble if erected on the site of the First Baptist Church, bounded by North Court, Coosa and Bibb Streets. While the Committee has been unable to irl- duce any foreign capitalists to look with favor upon this location, at the same time. in the opinion of the Com mittee. . building erected on said site would be practicable. in that 1t would create a new business center there, and also relieve the conditions alluded to on Court Sduare
 ranged to obtain an option on the First Baptist Church site. and 1t will, on Mon day, October 5rd, open books of sub scription to the capital stock of a cor poration to be formed for the purpose of erecting on said site a modern office building commensurate with the ur- gent needs of the city.
 Invitea to Subscribe.
 The Committee earnestly requests that all our progressive citizens who desire to take stock In this enterprise, will call and enter their subscriptions to the capital stock. at one of the fol- lowing offices, at each of which sub scription blanks will be found, to-wit: The o6ace of Charles & Nelson, Moses Building; the once of Thomas 6 Gun ter. Commerce Street; the ofice of w. B. Davidson, North Court Street; the ofiioe of Chandler & Dougiass. Com merce Street. Full explanation as to the price of the option, the amount of the proposed capital stock, and all de- tails will be furnished at either of the ofices named.
 The Committee indulges the hope that sufficient stock will be taken by bona nde subscribers to assure the erec- tion of a modern. fre-proof ofiice build ing on the First Baptist Church site and if 1t develops that such proposition Is feasible, the Committee will, Of course. not again appeal to the City Council with any proposition looking to securing a lease of the Court Square Fountain site.
 Modern ofioe Building Committee Commercial and Industrial Association by Geo. W. Jones, as Chairman"
 Mr. Jones said that his statement to the public covered the matter fully and he had nothing to add to it.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-10-03
HARMONY RESTORED.
Probate Judge MuddIe in Clay Is set
 tied.

tied.
 As a result of the meeting of the Democratic Executive Committee of Clay County held Saturday at Ashland the two candidates who claimed to be the regular nominees for Probate Judge withdrew their claims and a new candi- date will be named by a convention who will have the united support of the Democratic party of Clay county.
 The nomination for Probate Judge was claimed by both s. J. Gay. the present incumbent, and ]. E. White. After an all day session of the Commit- tee, both candidates agreed to withdraw their claims and abide by the action of the Committee. The Committee then ordered beat meetings to be held next Saturday at which delegates to coun- ty convention will be selected. The Convention will be held at Ashland next Monday and a candidate for Pro- bate Judge named.
 The Committee filled the vacancy on the county ticket caused by the death of W. A Spear, the nominee for County Superintendent of Education. The Com mittee named W. A. Horn to i'll the vacancy.
 state Land Agent John R. Mccain, who attended the meeting of the Com mittee returned fromm Ashland last night
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-10-03

its energy would be devoted to the erection of an office building where the First Baptist church now stands.
 The most important matter now be- fore the council is the resolution of Alderman Kohn for the reduction of the license on fire insurance agencies in Montgomery. It is thought this resolution coupled with the proposed extension and improvement of the water works system of the city will result in securing for Montgomery a new insurance rating and reduction in premium charges.
 A number of street and water works matters will come before the council.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-10-03
LONDON MARKET.
American Products and Stocks in Great
 Demand.

London, Oct. 2.--The stock exchange last week assumed most cheertul aspect and though the actual dealings are not yet numerous. the distinct ad- vance in prices recorded in most mar kets and the strong demand for good investment securities gives promise of better times.
 Foreigners were firm but quiet, awaiting the result of the war in the Far East, and a year as the possible interval of trouble for Russia is begin- ming to induce. for the first time since hostilities began, a feeling of nervous ness.
 The most active market of the week has been the American. where there
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-10-03

past. the features being the strength in steel shares and New York. Ontario and Western. It is understood there was considerable buying of American railroad securities on German account and the strength of the market was shown by the fact that realizations for profit takings towards the end Of the week failed to put prices back a1g considerable extent.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-10-03
COUNCIL TO MEET.
City Law Makers Will Hold Regular
 Session.

The City Council of Montgomery will hold its regular emi-monthly meeting tonight at o'clock.
 The feature which was expected to be prominent will be conspicuous by it's absence. There will be no light on the proposition to erect an ofacs building on Court Square. The matter win not come before the council.
 The Modern once Building Com. mittea of the Commercial and Indus- trial Association has announced that 1t has abandoned it's project so far as Court Square was concerned and that
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1904-02-06
SATURDAY, FFB. 6, 1904.
Death of Arthur Liable.

Saturday morning, the Both of
-January, the announcement of the
adeath Of Mr.. Arthur Liable. came
'as surprise to his relatives and
friends, and cast a gloom over this
f.. entire community.
Mr.. Liable who was daily Wis.,
iitor to the town was missed from
his occupation only three or four
/. days. he was sick with a case of
tla grippe which soon developed
into serious case of pneumonia,
which yielded to neither good nur-
sssfng nor medical skill.
Mr.. Liable was aged SO years 10
months and 10 days, and until the
time he was stricken down with
.the fatal disease, was the picture
of health, and his strong healthy
appearances indicated a constitu-
'tion that was able to resist the
smost severe attack of sickness, but.
the human system. however strong
and powerful it may appear, is
liable to be cut down at any mo-
sment, the strongest as the weakest
are doomed to dissolution. and a
severe touch of sickness will ac-
'complish that in very short time.
Mr.. Liable was arnold Confede-
rate soldier, and wasa man of quiet
'snd regular habits. who lived
mostly on his plantation and among
this children, aid numbered his
friends by the legions. Mr.. Lab
be was the father of Senator T. j.
Liable, DR.. d. q. Liable, and Mrs.
j. G. ,Broussard. Mrs. CASTOR de
Lassus, Mrs. John B. de LAHORE
and Mrs. w. AIDE Laloire.
His funeral at half past four
o'clock Saturday evening, was very
largely attended.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1904-02-06

While in conversation with a
gentleman of the Fourth ward
this week, we learned that every
voter of the fourth and fifth wards
who is able to register has already
registered and the movement for
an independent parish ticket is as
lively now as it ever was before.
and that it is certain that the tick
ct will come out in due time.
Aud further added that the indie
pendent ticket will receive the
strongest support ever given a
faction by the Fourth and Fifth
wards. He figures that the Fourth
and Fifth wards will give a clean
majority of'about $50 votes againsl
the administration candidates. II
this report is correct the admins
tration is not to blame to fear the
in dependent ticket.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1904-02-06
REWARD
500
500

The RAIDERS Of thia paper will be plea
sed to learn that there is at least one
'dreaded disease that science has been
able to cure In all its stages and that is
'Catarrh. Halls Catarrh Cure is the on
.ly positive cure now known to the medi-
cal fraternity. Catarrh being consti-
tutioual diseases. require constitution
al treatment. Halls Cstarrh Cure is ia
ken internally, acting directly upon the
blood and mucous surfaces Of the sys-
tenn, thereby destroying the foundation
'ofthe disease, and giving tho patient
strength by building up the Constitutional
and assisting nature In doing its work.
The proprietors have 30 much faith In Its
curative powers. that they offer One
Hundred :Dollars for any case that it
falls to cure.
F. 5.CHENEY & CO., Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggist. 75c
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1904-02-06
Better Than Gold.

II was troubled for several years
with chronic Indigestion aud ner-
vous debility" writes F. J. Green,
of Lancaster, N. II. mo remedy
help me until I began using Elec-
trio Bitters. which did me more
good than all the medicines / ever
used. They have also kept my
wife in excellent health for years.
She says Electric Bitters are just
splendid for female troubles; that
they gre q grand tonic and invigo-
rstor for weak, run down women.
No other medicine can take it's
place in our family" Try item.
Only Soc. Satisfaction guaranteed
by T. ]. Liable the druggist.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1904-02-06

party under whose name be regis
tered. Nor should be be allowed
to change this enrolment save at
some unsuspicious time. say twelve
months, before the participation
in the primary or other council of
any party organisation with which
he. did not therefore, affiliate.
The recent primary has demon
strated in many instances the ease
with which the non-D Democrats had
donned the party garb in order to
be heard in party councils, from
which they should have been ex-
cluded. 1.-the voter does not de-
sire toSbs bound by party action
be should be- allowed to abstain
from declaring his party allegiance.
He should remain aloof, being
what is known a. the independent
voter, but his status be such would
be; fixed. .
In order to secure this registra-
>tion list from 'suspecion, dupIi-
cate should be filed with the Clerk
of Court, say sixty days sfter each
general registration. Should any
additional registration occur dh-
ring any year, or shodld any voter
change his party alignment, which
be should be free to do at any
time, there should be likewise
filed, in a manner to be provided,
such supplemental roll, and the
change occurring IN former ones.
This suggestion is sent forward
while the workings of the prims-
ries are still fresh in the public
mind"
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1904-02-06

syieania Penitentiary;;of the $50
persons admitted during the year
ending Jan. 20. fcrty-ive were me-
groes, rs per cent. Convicts from
many countries where the negro
population is comparatively small
are admitted to the Eastern Peni-
Tertiary, and Federal prisoners
are confined there.
The Ledger notes that while
forgeries and crimes requiring
education are least common, vio-
lent crimes by negroes figure nu-
merously in the police and court
records, and their increasing num-
bers lead the Ledger to believe
that the most dangerous element
of the negro population has been
moving from the Southern States
northward, and it bases this be-
lief on the fact that in the month
of January, 1904, 95 per cent of
the persons tried for burglary and
robbery we're negroes, and more
than two-thirds of those convicted
we're recent arrivals from the
South.
If this be so, and doubtless is,
as stated, bad negroes have made
mp part at least OF the migration,
but the fact shows that the me-
groes, who are shiftless and at
tempt to live in a Northern State
as easily as they do in the South,
by doing odd jobs and preying up
on the negro women, do not find
such facilities in Northern States,
and being destitute, they take
what appears to them the readiest
method of making a raise.
But, however. all this may be,
the fact remains that there is q
steady and very considerable drift
of negroes from the South into
Northern States, and they create
the conditions wherever they may
be which 20 to make up = race
problem. When all the Northern
States shall have, as they sooner
or later will, q race problem il
their midst, their people will have
q better understanding of it, and
be more reasonable as to the bes,
means of treating.it.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1904-02-06
Negroes in the Northern
States.
Daily Picayuns.


The people of some of the Nor
thern States are coming to realize
that they have race problem that
10 by no means lacking in serious
ness.
For instance, the Philadelphia
Public Ledger notes that in 1900
The population of the city of "Bro-
thsrly Love" was l, 298, 697. The
negro population was 62.613, a lit
tle less than 5 per cent of the to-
ssl. In 1896. of 58.07l persons
arrested, $500 were negroes, about
10 per cent. On Jan. %, 1904,
465 convicts were serving sentence
at the Holmesburg prison, Of
whom 166 were negroes, over IS
per cent In the .cesvict depart
ment of Moyams Wing there are
ninety-one negro eonvicts, over IS
percent of total of 257. OF the
prisoners awaiting trial under va
rfo0s charges nearly 30 per cent
ars Degrces il ne Eastern Penn
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1904-02-06
Outsiders in a Democratic
Primary.
N. l. Enterprise.

Below we reproduce from the
Picsyune of January 18th, an ar
ticle from the pen of our fellow
townsmsn, Walter j. Burke, Esq,
upon q subject that is timely. If
his suggestions are followed out it
could enable anyone'to know the
political complexion of every re-
gistered voter aud would be means
of determining in advance the
strength of the party and would DO
doubt do away with the west poe
ket" series, each shepard could
know his sheep and the -indepen-
dent could also be known by his
refusal to declare allegiance to
either party, which would greatly
simplify campaigns, as 1T is the
unknown quantity that is q bug
bear to politicians. We coincide
with Mr.. Burke and hope his sug-
gestions may be made effective:
"The first attempt to select can
didates for State Offices by means
of primary, though more a success
than otherwise. has shown several
crudities which require elimina-
ton. 2
One condition which appears to
have arisen in various sections of
the State is the participation in the
primaries of persons who are not
bona 6de Democrats, but who GO
and come with the political tides,
at one time going upward with the
Democratic flow, and at other
drifting on the. Republican or Po-
pulist ebb.
1t the primary is to be the me-
dium through which party council
is to be had it must be made GER
tain that none other than members
of the party organization partici-
pate. 81 s +
The readiest means to restrict
participation in party affairs to
those entitled to do 80 appears to
the writer to be requirement that
each voter, upon registering.
should declare his party utilization.
The voter should then be admit
ted only to the councils of that
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1904-02-06
Nearly Forfeits His Life.

Arunawsy almost ending fatal
ly. started q horrible ulcer on the
legofJ. b. Orner, franklin Grove,
III. For four years it de6ed all
doctors and all remedies. But
Bdcklep's :Arnica Sarve had no
trouble to cure him. Equally good
for burns, bruises, skin eruptions
and piles. 25c at T. ]. Liable drug
store. 3
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1904-02-06
Look Over The List,
There Night be Some
thing In It For You

FOR SALE-The residence Of Nm. ~
Tertrou. situated just back Of KvanGe
line Hotel. good large house and lot = "a
nice location $500.
FOR SALE-New residrncs akl IL
belonging to Mrs. L. Tertrou, bo&k "a
Mr.. 7. L. Broussard. north end Of TN.
a real good home 500.
FOR sALE-The corner lot on Walk 4
ington and Bridge streets. brIonGt14 )o
Felicia Baron. measuring 90 feet on d
street and 50 on Washington street. ~
very One location for residence. esoo &
FOR RENT-One largs houss ID
Burdin ldition $40 per month.
FOR RENT-Oue residence on ~
street. near Railroad go per month.
FOR RENT-One house near M. P. IA
Guilbeau s. per month.
FOR SALES acres Of land wita
new handsome home and outhouses =
bles ETC.. X mile from town at e110A
FOR sALE-2o5 acres gsoodI and ~
table for anything, corn. cotton Of ~
one mile from town. Good house. cobl
stable and out-houses. The very thil(
for dairy. "a
FOR SALE-i3o arpents 6rst d.
land. adjoining keystone pIantdfIo
east side Bayou Te he. Buildings 81
the premises. $s0per arpent.
FOR SALE-Mrs. Eulalie Oyer pr
berty on Port street. measuring mon
than one .arpent on Port street. adolf.
ing Mr.. .Jonn Peters property. HOSE
and lot tll0O. "a
FOR SALE-Lot fronting L. G. d.
champ store and next to Commercial
Bank measuring 81 feet front BY l7o
deep. The only lot in the business pr
tion for sale. $4,000.
For Sale One Louise and lot eosnef
Washington aid College streets. -,
ideal location for residences. $4,000.
For sale-0ns good combination sal4
$500.
For Sale-Corner lot fronting -
Court house. good location for taajib1p
and residence. Good two story buildlnG
thereon and outside houses. ol0o0.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1904-02-06
The District Court win boil

The District Court will hold
q criminal term of two weeks, COM
mencing Monday the 9th inst.
There are bat very few cases on
the criminal docket of this parish,
and if the Court goes to work in
garment they can clear it up.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1904-02-06

Rice Bran sl,oo at Bienvenu's,
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-03-17
Evolution of tie Rnxonct.

The sweynes-feather OOgs bristle),
which seems TO have been the original
prototype OF the bayonet, was a long
rapier blade, fixed in handle and car
ried in a sheath, which was given to a
musketeer for defense after he had dis
charged his piece Stuck by its handle
In the muzZle OF his gun, ii constituted
a very efficient weapon for acting
against pikemen. To diminish his In
cumbrance the sweynes-feather and
musket rest were combined, the latter
forming a sheath for the former, in the
reign Of James /.
Toward the latter part Of the civil war
the use OF the musket rest was aban-
doned, and it became the practice to
stick the dagger by its handle into the
muzzle of the piece after discharging 1t.
In 1859 two rings were added by
which the bayonet was placed on the
muzzle without interfering with the
firing This Improvement the inven-
ton OF General Mackay, an English
officer. was introduced into the French
army by Vauban in 1903. BY the Eng
lish themselves il was not adopted un-
til after the battle of FontenOy Q145),
where the advantages its use conferred
on the French were only too painfully
manifest, the Duke of Cumberland 5
army being defeated with the loss of
$4,000 men Parsons Weekly.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-03-17
Odd Street Names.

In Clerkenwell, England. there is a
street called Picked Egg walk. 1t
takes its name from Picked Egg tav-
ern, which formerly stood there and
made a specially of serving picked
eggs. An interesting London thorough
fare is Hanging Sword alley, which
is mentioned in Dickens Tale of Two
Cities London has also Pickleher-
ring street. In Leicester is street
called the Holy Bones and another
called Gallows Tree Gate. Hull has
a street with the extraordinary name,
the Land Of Green Ginger. Corydon
has a street named Pump Pail, and
there some years ago lived Peter Pottle,
a dealer in furniture. The most daring
Of farce writers might wen have hest
tated to invent Il combination of name
and address SO improbable as that
which really belonged to Peter Pottle
Of Pump Pail.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-03-17
An InsuIted Scotchman.

The following story heard at Killar-
ney shows how differently an Irishman
and Scotchman will take a joke. An
EngliShman who had been fishing In
the lower lakes said To his boatman
AN extraordinary thing happened to
me some time ago. lost pair Of scis
sors out of my fishing book at the end
Of the lake The next year | was fish
ing here again and hooked and killed a
very large pike. | felt something very
hard inside him. so opened him, and
what do you think II VASE "Begorra,
your honor. Id think it might be your
scissors only for one thing" What is
that asked the other It's only Just
this, your honor. that there never was
pike in any OF the Killarney lakes
since the world began"
Afterward the same Englishman tried
the same story on gillie in Scotland.
When he asked him, What do you
think was inside the pike" the gillie
replied Your scissors and nae CUTS,
and the Duke Of Argyll-and he's far
greater man than the king-wOuld not
have insulted me sac. I'll fish nae
mare WI yc" And off he walked
Seventy Years Of Irish Life"