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The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-04
Pie-Bakiug Contest.

Columbus. O., Press-Post) W.
 There were large pies and small pies, thick pies and thin pies. But they were all pumpkin pies and were baked in re- sponse to the advertisement of w. E.. Heskett, furniture dealer of North High street, who promised that he would give a $24 steel range to the woman making and baking the best pumpkin pie.
 Over 200 pies were entered in the con- test All of them were baked at Hes kett's store under the supervision of the lady making them. One of those to enter the contest was Mrs. A. Jobes, seventy-six years of age. of Linden Heights, Ross county The rolling pin which she used in rolling the dough for her pie crust she has used for fifty years. The judges were representa- ives from the four English daily news papers, and so well did they do their duty that none of them will be able to look a pumpkin pie in the face for some time to come. All of the pies enter ed were good, but some were a little better than others. The prize was awarded to Mrs. John Kessler, 3SS Miller avenue. The pies entered fin the contest were distributed to the Pro- testant Hospital, the Salvation Army, Haig's mission and St. Vincent's Orphans Home.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-04

tin for Porto Rico. He has studied carefully the child labor proposition in all It's phases. and probably no one in the UnT d States is better informed on that subject or more capable to act upon than he.
 'The remedy" echoed Dr. Lindsay, the other day. Well. what the national child labor committee pro- poses is that labor practically be pro- hibited to all children under fourteen years of age who cannot read and write the English language. That night work be prohibited for all girls under the ages of sixteen or eighteen and that all children under the age of six teen, except under special conditions, be allowed to do only limited amount of night work. and to see that all legfsla- tion along these lines is adequately en- forced. The national committee will not take the initiative to secure state legis- lation. We propose to see that the child labor laws are enforced where there are such laws and that proper laws are framed where there are none, but we shall do these things as far as possible by cooperating with State and local committees. school authorities and all other agencies that are working for the betterment of children. Prosecu- tions will be brought as far as praeti- cable by local committees. the national
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-04

was 1,752,4s7. The figures were ob- tained direct by the census enumera- tors from tho employers who were in- terested in under estimating them. It is admitted by those who are authori- ties on the subect that the actual num- Der of children employed at that time was much higher. Taking these mac curacies into consideration, therefore and adding to this understanding the knowledge that the ranks of the child laborers have been greatly augmented since then, 1t is believed there are at the present time, more than 100000 children from ten to fifteen years of age working for their daily bread in the United States.
 Taking the figures as the census gives them, the condition is deplorable enough. Of 29,2s5,S22 persons employ ed in all gainful occupations in 1900, the child laborers represented six In every hundred so engaged. In agri- cultural pursuits there were 10,4Ss,2l9 persons engaged, and of these 1,O32.25l, or 1918 per cent. were children There were 1,264,737 persons in professional services. of which 2,956, or o.23 per cent. were children. Tn domestic and personal service there were 5.691,176 persons, of which 28o,14S. or 4.92 per cent. were children. In trade and transportation 4.77s,2S3 were engaged. and of this number 122.5o7 or 2.56 per cent. were children. In the manu- featuring and mechanical industries and mining 4 per cent of those em- ployed were children-that Is, out of the 7.112.ss7 thus engaged. 2s4,330 were boys and girls between the ages of ten and fifteen years.
 The national child labor committee was organized last July, and it is the result of a suggestion of Edgar Gardner Murphy, of Montgomery, Ala. To Mir Murphy Mrs. Florence Kelley, Profes- sor Felix Adler and William H. Bald win, Jr., belong the credit of having secured the present membership to the organization. Dr. Samuel M. Lindsay the secretary and executive head, is fl full charge of the management of thu committee. Dr. Lindsay is professo
 of sociology in the University of Penn
 syIvania. and for the last three year has served as commissioner of educa
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-04
FREEDOM FOR :.
 CHILD SLAVES
A NATIONAL SOCIETY ORGANIZED
 FOR BIG CRUSADE.
Walter Wellman Writes of Evils to be Fought Throughout the Entire
 COuntry-Tw0 Million Chil.
 dren in the Grip of Toll.
Special to Chicago Record
Q. D. 0. News.

Washington Special to Chicago Record
 Herald.
 Vigorous efforts are to be made to mitigate the evil of child labor in the United States. It is a startling fact that there are in this country nearly 100000 children working for wages. About one-fifth of all the children in the land between the ages of 10 and IS years are at work-driving mules or picking coal in the anthracite region of Pennsylvania, dragging out miserable existences in the glass factories in New Jersey. toiling unceasingly in the cot ton mills of the South, slaving day and night in the sweat shops in New York and other large cities, deprived of play and education and opportunity to de- velop physically and mentally. To find the way. through legislation or otherwise, to minimize this evil, an organization recently has been formed called the national child labor commit tee. Its headquarters are in New York. but the field In which 1t will en- deavor to work reforms and afford re- lief extends throughout the United States-for the evils of child labor are not confined to any section nor to that of any industry.
 Many of the most prominent men and women of the United States have shown an interest in this work and have given
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-04
STARVED TO DEATH.

Our text today Is the story of the miser who taught his ass to live on straw, of which he gave him a smaller portion every day: trained as to eat one straw day-the poor ass 4ted.
 He Is aH ass who starYes himself to death-as thousands are doing. misled stomachs have become too weak, through neglect or disease. to do the work which nature has provided for their stomachs to do. Because the engine Is out of gear, would you consign 1t to the junk heap? Why, no! Mend 1t! Commit slow suicide because your d. gestive organs leak?
 Certainly not! Take stuart's Dyspep- sla Tablets.
 One thing is sure as shooting
 You can never get new stomach.
 You must mend 1t. or 1t will lead you a miserable existence.
 The only way to mend It IS 10 take Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets
 This has been practicabbly and scien- tifically demonstrated by the many Tablets have positively cured. after every other treatment of medicine. mineral waters, pills, and slow. suici- dal starvation. had failed.
 These methods are all uhsclentlnc-
 Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets are scien- tifc-therefore true, and successful:
 Having cured so many thousands- many of whom doubtless have suffered more than you do-do we claim too pepsia Tablets will surely do good to you?
 Especiaily when we make 1t plain that no promise is made to cure more than one diseaes-Dyspepsia.
 Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets are posi- tive cure for just this one disease. They are a scientific combination of ineredients which search out the weak spots in all the digestive organs and make them strong and well. They have an immediate digestive ac- tion on undigested food. and thus. while curing weak organs they at the same They thus stand for all that Is good fin the medical treatment of Dyspepsia and for nothing that is bad. They are not fad, but fact.
 They are safe, pleasant, certain and permanent and can be taken by the most delicate invalids without fear of harunful results. 1rt-su-Weo.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-04
DemOpolis.

A meeting of the Marengo Rifles Chapter, U. D. C., the first since tho summer vacation, was held at the home of the President, Mrs. s. G. Woolf, the first Wednesday in October. quo rum was present and several important matters were discussed and settled. A motion was made and carried that our Chapter should pay for. the headstone to be placed over the grave of Mir. Esk- ridge. who was a member of the Ma rengo Rifles company for whom our Chapter is named.
 Our present plan of holding all the meetings with the President was aban- doned and 1t was decided to introduce a literary feature and meet at the homes of the different members, taking them in alphabetical. order, our Pres ident. however, claiming the privilege of entertaining the Chapter at the Mo- vember meeting.
 A committee, Mrs. c. W. Taylor, Mrs. C. B. Whitfield and Miss Vaughan, was appointed to investigate a proposed scheme to issue souvenir postal cards of Demopolis for the benef1t of the monument to be placed in the Public Square. An entertainment of an in teresting nature Is in the hands of some of our most energetic members and will be given in the near future; also to raise money for that monu- ment, and through the efforts of MT. Ludwig Mayer. to whom all thanks are due, we have received $45 for the same purpose from the generous drummers who visits our town.
 Since last February the Chapter has made $200. which is to be used in put ting the lot in the cemetery In order and the contract for a granite coping and slab has been made with The Cur bow-Clapp Marble Company of Mont gomery.
 Our Chapter was never stronger or more harmonious and we hope to do more good work before another sum mer. The following members have been added to our number: Mesdames J. c. Webb. W. F. Dixon, J. c. Goats, H. McDaniel. R. Wilmington. J. Ros- enbush, B. Gregory. Iwm. Tucker and A. F. McCarty. and several others have asked for application papers.
 On Wednesday, November 2, at II a. m.. the Marengo Rifles Chapter, U. D. C.. met at the home of the President, Mrs. S. c. woolf. The Committee on Souvenir Postal Cards decided to issue them in five designs. and have them on sale for the Christmas holidays. An appeal was made for supplies for the
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-04
All Druggists
STREETS OF LONDON.

New ,York's Thoroughfares Superior to
 Them in Some Respect. New York Sun.
 London has 5000 miles of streets. There are 6o0,oO buildings upon them, of which a considerable proportion are rear buildings.
 New York smaller than London in population, has, 2,7O0 miles of streets, of which 450 miles are in Manhattan, $50 in the Bronx. 750 in Brooklyn. 800 in Queens and about 300 In Richmond.
 In Queens and Richmond there are more than 800 miles of unpaved streets. In Manhattan, except in the small In- wood district, all the streets are paved, and are better paved than the streets of London.
 The number of buildings in New York is 35O,0G0, materially less than the number in London, but New York has a very much larger number of higher buildings than the English capital.
 London has many more by-streets, side roads, alleys, lanes and squares than New York. and it has more crook ed streets. it has more small streets 1t has more by-ways than New York but in proportion to its population Il has fewer streets. fewer arteries of travel than New York, and as con- sequence the traffic of London is more often congested at certain points than the traffic of New York.
 While in this city the growth of pop ulation and business is along and cor. responds to the growth of main thor. oughfaress in London 1t proceeds irreg- ularly. with the result that improve ments in the way of cutting through and widening streets are constantly be- ing made necessary.
 Proportioned to the population, Phil adelphia and Washington have more street space than New York, but nc European city except London has much more vehicular trafhc on its streets than New York, but less car traffic.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-04
United Daughters
 Of The Confectionery

Hospital at Mt. Creek Soldiers Home. and the amount of the per capita tax abolished by the Greensboro Conven. tion was appropriated to buy the ma- l terial and time and place appointed for meeting of the ladies to convert the same into sheets and pillow cases. ,Af- ter the business was disposed of an in- teresting paper was read on the life of President Davis by Mrs. Robert Wat 1 lington. After a nice collation.. served | in the dining room, which was pret- tily decorated with autumn leaves. the Chapter adjourned to meet on the first Wednesday in December with Mrs.
 U. D. c. News.
 The Texas Division is making strenuous efforts to enforce proper registration by compelling eligible aps rlicants to rigidiy conform to rules and regulations ere they are taken into Chapters.
 They are also advocating the names of local citizens for Chapters rather than taking the name of the town in which located. A most excellent work and practice for neighbor divisions.
 The New York Chapter U. D. C.. ara making great preparations for their ball, to be given at SherryS Fifth Av- enue and 44th Street. Tuesday evening. December 13. Mrs. Lawrence D. AL exander. Chairman.
 ChiIdren's Department.
 The Sam Davis" Chapter. auxiliary to the Decatur Chapter. U. D. C., was organized early in November. with great enthusiasm. for the work of Pcl- ham Monument.
 Perote. Ala. Nov. 2s, 1906. The children of the various Chapters have doubtless wished something definite as to the Pelham monument. Colonel Owen, Commander Alabama Sons Confederate Veterans; our esteem ed President, Mrs. Wood and your | directors agree that 1t will be good and ennobling work for the Children | of the Confederacy to assist in this en- | terprise. Study the character and deeds of the youthful Pelham. make up as creditable an amount as Is possible either by giving entertainments or by 1 other means, and when the time is an- nounced. send your contributions to | Colonel Owen. When you look upon the handsome monument you will be very proud of all you have done. am sure. See the following letter from
 Respectfully. Mrs. A. L.. Rumph. Chairman c. of c. Work, Alabama Division, U. D. c.
 Montgomery. Nov. 25. 1904. Mrs. A. L. Rhmph. Perote. Ala: My Dear Madam-In- response to your | recent letter mailed you on yesterday copies of my general order containing an account of the Pelham monument movement. We formally decided to raise funds for the monument at our meeting in Montgomery November 12, 1902. Considerable funds, have been collected, and at our last reunion, Nov. 15, 1904, 1t was decided that whatever monument was erected should be placed | In Montgomery. We will gladly well come any contributions from the Chill | dren's Auxiliary of the U. D. c. Very respectfully, | Thomas M. Owen.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-04

New York's Thoroughfares Superior to
 Them in Some Respect. New York Sun
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-04
BIRNEY AND BROWN.
Son of Birney Denies His Father Was
 Associated With John Bxovn.

In The Sun of November 2s an editos rial contains the following:
 MT. Smiths sister was the wife Of James re- Birney, an Abolition candj- date for President. After the John Brown raid Blrney fled to Canada. feAr- ing that he would be accused of supply ing money for the insurrection.
 Allow ne-to correct the above. am the only surviving son of James c. Bir-' ney. He died in 1851; the John Brown raid took place in October. 1859. lief there were no relations of personal acquaintance or correspondence be- tween my father and John Brown at any time William Bfrney-
 Washington. b c.
 IT. e. Birney once lived in Alabama and represented Madison County in tho LegislatureHat Tuscaloosa. He left the State because of his opposition to slav-l ery.-Ed Advertiser.l
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-04
Wa. n Crow.

The report that Governor Dockery harried his Thanksgiving turkey all most to death is a baseless siander. The Governors Thanksgiving turkey was crow.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-04

committee acting in an advisory capa- city"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-08-11
GET REALLY BUSY
Liquor Dealers Establish
Headquarters Here
Will Fight Every Legislative Cand'-
date Who Favors Watts LaW--2egu-&
lar Organization to Go Into Poll
ticaI Campaign

Secretary Harry Roberts, of the
North Carolina Retail Liquor Dealers
Association, returned home yesterday
from Greensboro, where he had been
to attend the annual convention. or
that organization. Ed. V. Denton, OF
this city, who has been probably the
most prominent figure at the conven-
ton Will return tomorrow morning
and will bring with him the cam
paign document which the dealers III
Red Eye propose to use in CIV
ing a black eye to Democratic cam
didates for the Legislature who will
not pledge themselves as opposed to
one of the most important planks
in the State Democratic platform
Secretary Roberts was visited by
representative of The News and Obser-
YER and asked for copy of the reso-
buttons adopted by the association. Mr..
Roberts stated that the resolutions will
probably arrive in Raleigh this morn
ing in the custody of Err V. Denton,
who has been in WinstonSalem since
the Greensboro convention, revising
the resolutions and nutting them in
shape to be distributed over the State.
The report comes from Greensboro
that the resolutions will be the most
campaign document--a
speech of acceptance, as 1t Were-to
be distributed by the campaign COM
mittee of the liquor Dealers ASSocia-
ton. A perfect organization is to be
effected. A State committee, composed
of a member from each Congressional
district. and perhaps another commit
tee of one hundred, besides a cen
trail executive campaign committee OF
five with headquarters at Raleigh, Will
conduct the campaign from now unul
the November election and Will also
look after the doings OF
the next General Assembly. The men,
bers of this central committee are:
Luther N. White, Raleigh; Ed. ".
Denton. Raleigh; T. H. ScOgGins, Dur
ham; p. Is. Griffis. Raleigh, and }. w.
Goldsboro.
1t is said that this committee will
be as energetic as any committee that
the association could have named
every member being located in towns
which have declared either for pro-
hibition or dispensary. Being out OF
a lob by the votes of the people,
they'll have ample time to devote to
politics.
AS soon as Mr.. Denton returns TO
the city the resolution Will be sent 10
of the association
Then the work of the central cam
paign committee and Secretary Rob
erts will begin and a record Will be
kept probably showing the name OF
every candidate for the Legislature
and his utterances on the subject OF
the Watts law.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-08-11
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.

Sealed proposals will be received
until twelve o'clock noon of Tuesday.
August End, 1904, for the construction
of the Agricultural Building for the
North Carolina College of Agriculture
and Mechanic Arts. at Raleigh, N. {.
Plans and specifications can be
seen at the office of S. l.. Patterson,
Commissioner of Agriculture, Raj
eigh, n. c., also at the offices of Hook
81 Sawyer, architects, at Charlotte,
Greensboro and Durham, N. G.
Contractors bidding on this work
must submit with their proposal a
certified check for 1 per cent of the
amount of their bid, as an assurance.
that, if awarded the contract, they
will furnish a satisfactory surety bond
for one-third the amount of their
bid. Said check is to be made pay
able to S. l.. Patterson, Commissioner
of Agriculture. And in the event OF
failure to furnish said bond, the check
is to be forfeited to the State of North
Carolina.
The right is reserved to reject any
and all proposals.
(Signed) S. l.. PATTERSON,
Commissioner of Agriculture.
7-17-eOd
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-08-11
CHIEF MARSHAL HERE.
Mr.. Joseph L. TayIoc Planning for
Splendid Array of Marshals.

If energy, ability and TACT can make
the coming Great State Fair success
in it's social features Chief Marshal
JosephsF. Toyloe, of Washington, will
make Il so.
He is in the city. came yesterday to
map out plans with the Wide-a-Wake
secretary, Mr.. Joseph T.. Pogue, and
the two were in consultation late into
the evening. : Mr.. Tayloe has ideas
about what to do and he is going
about the matter in a business way.
His personal popularity will draw
great crowds from eastern Carolina,
and he says he is going to have them
here in goodly numbers AS to as
Sistant marshals he will select these
from every section of the State, and
he proposes to have IA great number
here in October.
Mr.. TaylOe will let each marshal
know the cost of regaia, of horses,
and of the other necessary expenses
of a marshal. AS for himself he pro-
poses to make his position as Chief
Marshal a real aid in the making of
a great State Fair.
And those who know Mr.. Tayloe
know that he is bound to succeed.
That is Il way he has of doing things.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-08-11
RALEIGH AND PAMIICO SOUND.
Work Being Pushed Beyond Ncusc
Rivc".

Grading for the Raleigh and Pamli-
co Sound Railroad is progressing
nicely and the work has now been
carried for several miles beyond
Neuse River. A force Of 100 hands
is at work beyond the river and others
on this side. besides the force engaged
in building the four bridges necessary
to get the tracks across the Neuse
River and the Crabtree Creek. The
road crosses Crabtree just at the old
Flat Rock" swimming hole on the
Taylor plantation and does not cross
again until near the point at which
Crabtree enters into the Neuse, about
a mile below Mi!burnie. Near that
point the creek forms an elbow which
neceSsitates two more bridges before
the final bridge across Neuse' River
With these bridges built and the
rails laid across the Neuse the work
of construction will be much more
rapid than it has been. as there Will
be little more bridging to do before
the road reaches its deStint ton and
the country is Il flat one.
Captain Bradsher, who has fmme-
diate charge of the construction work,
says that good progress is being made
and that, over the Neuse. the road will
be pushed rapidly to completion.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-08-11
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