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The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-25

1 to tell me what Uncle Sam, the great international merchant, Is doing there' Uncle Sams trade" replied the as sistant secretary of state, "is steadily gaining in the several republics of our sister continent. Our reports indicate that the sales of the present year Will be $12,000, 900 more than in 1905, and | $g 0OO. 900 more than our greatest pre- vious year of 1901. In the eight months ending with February. 1904. we sold s35, ,o00 900 worth of goods to South America as against $27,000,00O worth for the same period of the previous year"
 ITO which country do we sell most, Mir. Loomis?" I asked.
 "Our best South American customer during 1903 was Argentina" replied the assistant secretary of state. That country then bought about eleven and one quarter million dollars worth Of American products. Brazil came next with a little more than ten and one half million Colombia next with four and one-quarter millions. and then came Chile with just about $4,0OO.O0o. We sold almost $3,000.000 worth of stun to Peru and almost s2,000.000 to Vene- zuela. l believe that this trade could be very greatly increased. Neither our manufacturers nor our exporters have as yet made any powerful, sustained, systematic effort to obtain 1t, although certain business houses have shown great enterprise The export interests as a whole, however, give but little at tention to south America. as compared with Mexico, Canada or Europe, which latter countries offer easier channels of trade and give greater returns. We get reports from our consular offices showing that our goods are popular throughout South America and that they need only the application of the usual trade methods to enable them to compete with the European wares which have now the bulk of the busi- ness"
 What do you mean by trade meth- ods, Mir. Loomis?"
 T mean the proper facilities of trans portation and banking. We ought to ahve fast American steamship lines connecting North and South America. We should have American banks at the great centers. and American salesmen, understanding the language, should go there to sell the goods"
 Will not the Panama canal help matters?" ..
 There Is no doubt but that the canal will be of immense benefit to us in our trade with the west coast of South America al well as with that of Cen tral America and Mexico. It will also greatly Denent us Tn Asia ana the lS- lands of the Pacific
 Our West Indian Market.
 How about Cuba and Poto Rico?' asked
 Our commerce with Cuba is mater ially increasing under the new treaty of last December. During the three months ending with the 31st of March, l904, We gained more than million dollars in exports over the same period of the previous year, while our imports more than doubled. We are now send ing variety of articles to Cuba and we 1 are Increasing in our exports of flour, cotton cloth, sewing machines, locomo- llves leather. lumber and furniture. There has been great gain in our l trade with Porto Rico. Tn the nine months ending with March 31 we sold more than eight million dollars worth
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-25

Algeria. We are sending something like a million dollars worth there every year. and much of this is in machinery and farm tools. The French are open ing up the grain lands and American harvesters are employed to gather the crops. American sewing machines are to be found in the Algerian and Tuni- sian bazaars, and the chief light used throughout the country is from Ameri- can petroleum. The trade of Algeria now amounts to about $50 100000 a year and that of Tunisia is large and increasing. We are annually sending several hundred thousand dollars worth of goods to Tunis, and of this $125.000 is in agricultural machinery"
 Our trade with Morocco. Secretary Loomis tells me, is small. but in the closer association of that country with France and the better industrial pro- lection which will be afforded thereby, it is sure to increase. We have also some trade with Tripoli. sending $200,- 900 worth of goods there every year, and our trade with Egypt is large and steadily growing. Much of our Egyp-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-25
Mysteries of Nature.

Country Life in America
 How does the bulb of the common lawn lily get deeper and deeper into the ground each year? Why does the ginger root hide it's blossoms when nearly all other plants f1aunt theirs ? Why do the roots of trees flow through the ground like "runnels of molten metal, often separating and uniting again, while the branches are thrust out in right lines or curves? Why ia our common yellow birch more often than any other tree planted upon A rock? Why do oaks or chestnuts so often spring up where a pine or hem lock forest has been cleared away? Why does lightning so commonly strike hemlock tree or a pine or an oak, and rarely or never a beech? Why does the bolt sometimes scatter the tree about, and at others only blow a channel down its trunk? Why does the humble bee complain so loudly when working upon certain flowers {? Why does the honey bee lose the sting when 1t stings a person while tho wasp. the hornet and the humble bee do not? How does the chimney swal- low get the twigs it builds its nest with? From what does the hornet make its paper?
 l have never been greatly interested in spiders, but I have always wanted {" know how a certain spider managed to stretch her catGe squarely across the road In the woods, about my height from the ground
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-25
UNCLE SAM AS
 GLOBE-TRADER How Our Goods are Pushed in Africa, Asia, Australasia and in North
 and South America.
(Copyright, 1904, by Frank c. Carpen-

(Copyright, 1904, by Frank c. Carpen-
 ter.)
 Washington. D. C.. 1904.
 In a recent letter published an in- terview with MT. Frank B. Loomis. the first assistant secretary of state. on what Uncle Sam is doing to DUST our trade on the European continent From the same source I now show you what is being done in Africa. Asia, Austra- 1asia and in North and South America The State Department is throughly alive as to our trade possibilities and our consuls have been instructed to look up new openings and to do every- thing consistent with their position to further the Introduction of new lines of goods. It is believed that our trade can be almost indefinitely increased. and that there are enormous fields out side of Europe which the American manufacturer and exporter have as yet left practically untouched.
 Northern Africa.
 Taking up the continent of Africa, Secretary Loomis says our trade with Algeria and Tunisia is increasing These countries belong to France, and by rapid steamship connection are now closely associated with that coun- try. It Is only twenty-four hours from Marseilles to Algiers and the trade with Europe is steadily growing Many American goods are now being used in
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-25

built inland from Mombasa to Lake Victoria. Mombasa Is a seaport not very far above Zanzibar. It is a little island lying so close to the shore that a bridge has been made across to the mainland, and on this bridge the rail- road cars go. The railroad is almost 600 miles long, and 1t takes passengers and goods as far into the interior of Africa as Cleveland is distant from New York. It opens up all the vast territory about Lake Victoria. for the steamers on that lake connect the whole region with it. It Is probable that other railroads will now be built to connect Lake Victoria with Lakes Tanganyika and Nyassa and into Albert NyanZa. Then the goods from those lake regions can find their way out by Mombasa and these new roads will eventually form part of the Cape to Carlo line. Indeed, great trade will ultimately spring up in that region. and of thls we hope the United States will have its share"
 Our Trade in East Africa. I referred to our trade in British and German East Africa, whereupon MT. Loomis said:
 The southern half of Lake Victoria is in German East Africa, a vast terri tory, with a population of millions. That country will soon be opened up to foreign commerce. although the Ger mans will probably have the bulk of the trade They are already building railroads, and will eventually have railroads from the coast opposite Zan- zibar to Lake Tanganyika and other roads down to Lake Nyassa. It Is not very far from Lake Tanganyika to the navigable water system of the Congo. and an immense trade may be expected from that part of Central Africa In British East Africa, just below, rail roads are also being built and the waterways are such that goods are al ready carried far inland. look for a steady increase of American trade in that country, and especially In the lands farther south"
 How to Push African Trade.
 What should our people do to en- courage African trade MT Loomis?" l asked.
 They should study the continent and its many people. Africa Is a world of It's own. comprising many countries and many races and tribes. The population Is estimated all the way from 150. 900 000 to 300, 100000 and it is said that the land will support many more than 1t now does. The condition of the diff ferent localities varies so greatly that NfA'il IiuN' bt 'bISlutTRu DN ltSeIt, and it is impossible to give satisfactory trade suggestions as to Africa as n whole. Our manufacturers and expor- ters should study the consular report for the conditions of the several regions There success in each will depend lar gely upon the mastery of details re- earding the people. They should learn their local taste and requirements the methods of transportation, the trade us ages and other matters which vary from country to country. Our consuls are daily furnishing reports of that kind which are communicated to the Speople through the newspapers and al so by the annual volumes entitled The Commercial Relations of the United States now a publication of the De- partment of Commerce and Labor. There is no doubt but that American goods can be sold if they are properly
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-25

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 Train No. carries through PulImans from New Orleans to New York and Cincin. natl and Jacksonville to St. Louis, making connection at Nashville with through sIe.u. to Chicago
 Train No. carries through Pullman sleepsrs from New Oreans to New YorL Cincinnati Chicago. and through day coaoh and sleeper Montgomsry to St. Louis with out change. A
 All through trains make close conneot,oD at Cincinnati Evansville. St Louis ana New Orleans for all points North, South East and West. A'
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The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-25

tain goods go through England, but some. especially machinery. are now shipped direct. Several hundred American cars were put on the new Egyptian rialroad only a year or so ago, and other kinds of American roI- ling stock and railroad materials are being used. The English are pushing their railroads farther north and cot- ton fields are being developed along the Nile and In Egyptian Soudan, Americans are interested in some of these new developments, and the pros- pect is that there will be an increased sale of American goods.
 Our Trade With Uganda.
 In connection with this part of Africa asked Secretary Loomis as to our trade with Uganda. the great British province above Lake Victoria, at the source of the Nile.
 We are doing very little there as yet" was the reply British East Africa, of which Uganda Is a part. Is but slighly developed in the way of foreign commerce. In 1902 1t took only $2.000.000 worth of foreign goods, of which little more than $123,000 was American. Uganda Is. however, a country with future. It is a very rich region which until now has not been accessible to the seacoast except by caravans of porters. Within the past year or so a railroad has been
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-25
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 It's simple matter to satisfy sensi- ble, thinking people by a 10 days trial of Postum in place of coffee, for if 1t is coffee causes the illness, an almost immediate change takes place The old coffee ails. slugishness. insomnia. lack of energy. stomach troubles. sal low skin headaches and all the others. whatsoever form the nerves decide up- on, when they are thrown out of bal ance by coffee, begin to leave and it's only a question of a short time when Postum will end them all and bring back health.
 T had drank coffee every morning in and out of season until two years ago when all of a sudden my stomach re- belled and shortly thereafter 1 became a nervous wreck, couldn't eat a bite without intense suffering. I lost most all my flesh and was practically starv- ing because I couldn't get any good eat of what little food I did cat.
 One morning when in this wretch edly run down condition, I read mag azine article about Postum Food Cof- fee and the case seemed so much like mine I sent out and got a package. At that time almost nothing would stay on my stomach but the first cup of Postum wife made for me seemed 10
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The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-25

presented and handled. One or the chief things Is to send the proper goods to the right localities and to use intelligent efforts in the disposing of them"
 The Congo and West Africa.
 Are we doing much in western Afri- ca, Mir. Loomis?"
 Not as much as we should. The trade of the United States there Is in- considerable and will remain so until we have direct communication between our Atlantic seaports and the Atlantic seaports of Africa That part of the world has great possibilities. It has an enormous population and 1t should con- sume a vast quantity of American pro- ducts"
 What goods do you think could be sold there?' I asked.
 "One can judge very we'll by the ex- ports which are now taken from Eu- rope. There is a great consumption of cottons and also of hardware and food stuffs. In a recent report to this de- partment one of our consuls in French West Africa says that the people need our flour, biscuits, Indian corn-meal and cotton goods. They would buy our hams, preserved meats. fish, vege- tables and tools. They do not want our bulky grains nor raw cottons, nor our animals either slaughtered or on the hoof In the opening up of the var ious provinces, steel rails and locono- tives will be in demand and also some machinery
 south Africa Our Best Market.
 "As for as our trade is concerned" continued Secretary Loomis. South Africa is now by far the best market on the African continent for Ameri- can goods, and this will be the case for years to come. The British colonists know our manufactures and have been buying them for a long time. They are extending their trade to the north ward and are opening vast new reg ion which will be a market for Ameri- can products. Before the Boer war there were many Americans engeged in mining in the Transvaal A large num- are still there and in the new develop ments they will probobly take an in- creasfng1y important part. South Af- rica Is, you know. a white mans coun- try and its population is chiefly com posed of white men. The most of the speak English and this is of great advantage in the pushing of American trade. It is true that we have to compete with the British, but we are doing that successfully in Eng land, Ireland and Scotland and we ought to be able to do it in Africa. As 1t Is now we ship more than twice as much goods to Southern Africa as any other country except Great Britian. There Is no doubt but that the trade can be greatly increased. but 1t should be done direct, by American saIesmen and not through foreigners"
 Uncle Sam in South America.
 The conversation here turned to South America, and I asked MT. Loomis
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-25

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The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-25

of goods to that island. while in lSse during the same months our ,I1,oS were only a little more than one mlilioh Indeed cur trade with the west l,iuieS Is steadily advancing along many iin1s. ,s This is especially so in the British lands, which are largely dependent up on us for their market as well as TOT their supplies of food stuffs and some manufactured goods"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-25
LOW RATES TO W0RLD'S FAIR VIA.
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Quickest time and best route. S19.1O, 15-day ticket; on sale daily. S22. 70, 60 day ticket; sale daily. S27 20, season ticket; on sale daily. sl3 s5, lO-day ticket. Sold on Tuesdaya during September, and good in day coaches Season. sixty and fifteen-day tickets arc good in either direction via Mammoth Cave. Ky with stopPver privilege. ~,ve St Louis 20 a. m. tomorrow. leave Montgomery 6:SS p. m. today, ar r,ye st Louis 1885 p. m. tomorrow. Through sleepers both trains. also through electric lighted day coach with out change. on the 6:S2 p m. train
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The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-25
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The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-25
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The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-25

A4oetrAc lighted dining cars are on trains l and between BlrmIngham and New Or IeanS Lebanon and CincInnani also on trains to between Montgomery and Nashville. Service la carte.
 New and handsome chair cars (seats free) operated on trains 1 and between Cincinnati and New Orleans. High back seat coaches and chair carA are also run on all through trains beWeen CindnnatL Louisville. St L0uis. Evansville Aemp.%s. Nashville anc-New Orleans
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Evening star., 1904-02-27
CRUSHED UNDER A WALL.
Two Workmen Killed and Nine Injur-
ed at Baltimore.

BALTIMORE February 1.-Two work
men were killed and nine injured this aft
ernoon by falling wall in the burned dis
trict.
Evening star., 1904-02-27
No Contest of Whitney Will Expected.

dispatch from New York last night
says:
Bronson Winthrop. counsel for the Whit
ney family, denied positively yesterday that
there was any probability of the will of
William c. Whitney being contested by
either Payne Whitnfy or Mrs. Almerie
Paget. who We're giyen only one-tenth each
of the estate while, Harry Payne Whitney
was given five-tenths, and Dorothy Whit
ney the younger : laughter. was given
three-tenths. Hss said neither Mrs. Paget
nor Payne Whitney, had indicated dssatis-
faction or the slightest desire of contesting
the will. AlGnerioIPagnt has sailed from the
other side and will reach here the middle
of next week. Mr. rPaget is said to be dis
satisfied with the.share given his wife but
according to friends of the family there is
no disposition oH1 tfeh part of either Mrs.
Paget or Payne Whitney to attempt to
break the will in the courts.
1t was declared yesterday by man whose
position made hisne faiaiiaI with the affairs
of Mr.. Whitney that the estate would proba-
bly, exceed s209G9 0ees sand that Mrs. Paget
and Payne Whitney would get 100000
Evening star., 1904-02-27

Carl Petersen fled into the room. their
cnly welcome being the echo of their foot
steps They took their seats awaiting a
word from the justice. but Attorney Mad
dox was out of the room. and 1t was pre-
ferred 10 have all the defendants repre-
sented. For six minutes. which dragged
like as many hours. there was silence. the
tension increasing every moment Mr.. Mad
dox returned. and Justice Pritchard ad-
dressed the jury.
Have you gentlemen agreed upon ver-
dict?" he asked.
1--WE have" was the scarcely audible
reply.
Machen involuntaIily leaned forward,
barely touching his chair. Mr.. Lorenz was
tnanimate There were no ladies in the
court room All eyes were turned to Fore
man Petersen when the clerk of the court
said:
What is you verdict?'
Guilty as indicted" was the answer
that broke a death-like silence.
''As to all of the defendantsT asked the
court.
.'As to all the defendants" replied Fore
man Petersen.
Effect of the Verdict.
Machen sat back in his chair, his body
erect, staring blankiy at his counsel. The
counsel seemed thunderstruck. For half a
minute everything was again quiet. and
then. as if released suddenly from behind
invisible bars. all arose to their feet and
IKathsred about either the defendants and
Evening star., 1904-02-27
SENTENCES IMPOSED

Continued from First Page.)
Evening star., 1904-02-27

be acquitted.
Il want to say in the second place that
1 have tried many cases. but have rever
met nor tried a case before. trial judge
who combines more rarely the fearlessness
and impersonal impartiality of a great
Judge than Judge Prtchard.
II want to say further that the motion
for a new trial and an arrest of judgment
will be Immediately heard pro forma before
Judge Pritchard for the purpose of max
ing perfect, from legal point of view, the
record for appeal This case will be carried
to the Court of Appeals. and If necessary
by certiorari to the Supreme Court OF the
United States.
II am thoroughly convinced that all the
defendants were legally and morally en-
titled to a verdict of not guilty at the
hands of the jury and, so believing, l want
to say that the fight in behalf of Machen
and his co-defendants has scarcely begun.
1t will be many years before, If ever, the
government ultimately wins this CASE
Five Ballots Taken.
The jury was out ME hours and five
ballots were taken. The first ballot, at
II:26 O'Clock, showed seven jurymen for
conviction and five for acquittal. Steadily,
from that time forward. the minority was
won over one by one. At 1890 o'clock the
jury stood s to 4 for conviction. BY o clock
another juryman had been convinced of the
guilt of the conspirators. and the ballot
showed nine for conviction and three for
acQuittal At 8 o'clock another had been