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The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-06
, 1 '..t Payne, Wi|Iingham & Wood,
 Store Phone 976. Factory l54Q

this year. and it's membership is now
 above TOO. Tue congregation has
 raised for all purposes this year over S1O.000 in cash. Next year, i'm addi-
 ton to the regular conference assess ments. this church will support a mis- sionary In a foreign field.
 A number of preachers have already arrived for the conference. and they are coming on every train. The exam
 ining committees met today. Tho opening sermon was preached this evening at ' o'clock by Rev. T. !. Mangum of Tallassee. The sessioi, gives promise of being one of the most enthusiastic and successful in the his- tory of the church in Alabama l.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-06
caucu. of RepubIicnn..

Washington. Dec. 5.-A caucus of Republican Senators was held today following the adjournment of the ses. sion of the Senate. Senator Allison was chosen chairman by unanimous consent and was authorized to appoint a steering committee to serve through out the Congress. The chairman also was instructed to name a committee to fill committee vacancies.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-06
To Seize Other I.lana..

Athena. Dec. 5.-An Italian torpe. do boat which arrived today for corres- pondence confirms the report that the international fleet has occupied the is- land of Lemos. The officers say. that the fleet is preparing to occupy Smyr- na and the island of Tenedos, that each vessel of the fleet left twenty, sailors ot Mitylene and that the French bat tleship Charmlemagne is still here,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-06
Ginner., Report Not Completed.

Dallas. Texas. Dec. 5.-N. T. Black
 well. secretary of the national gin- ners' Association announced late to- night that on account of some affairs about which there is an uncertainty the ginner's cotton report had not been completed and would be held up untD some time tomorrow
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-06

at the request of the president and he also was fully convinced.
 "The attorney general then caused 1t to be looked into by the district at- torney, w. B. Johnson, who reported to the attorney general that the evil dence submitted by the accused was absolutely conclusive. Accordingly the indictment has been ordered to be dismissed"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-06
| u m b CT

Maybe you don't know that we sell Wholesale Lumber-sen it all over the South-in car load loh and even train loads-anything up to 100000 feet. We are able to do this by reason of the fact that we own timber. cut it. and operate our own saw mills and sell it at price lower than competive concerns, who have to buy their Lumber from outside mills. So If you want Lumber, order from us
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-06
Texas Masons Meet.

Waco, Texas, Dec. 5.-The seventieth annual commemoration of the Masonic Grand Lodge of Texas began here to- day. The sessions will continue for four days. A large number of dele- gates are in attendance.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-06
IL ID. Q. nf Texas.

Waco, Texas, Dec. 5.-The Daughters of the Confederacy of Texas met in State convention here today. The con days.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-06
METHODIST AT. LOTHIAN. ,
All in Readiness for Most Successful
 

Conference.
 Dothan, Dec. 5.-tSpeciaL )-The finishing touch Is being put on pre- parations for the Alabama Conference of the Methodist Church. which con- 'venes here Wednesday morning. The church here is In readiness for the session. having had a prosperous year along every line. It is now one of the most rapidly growing and promi- nent churches In Alabama. More than
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1905-09-18
Will Open SIBERIA
TO AMERICAN TRADE

Washington, Sept. 13.-The state
department has not yet been informed
officially of tho action Of the Russian
government revoking the uksse impos.
ing maximum tariff rates on certain
American articles Of importation. Ev-
or since last spring Am bassador Meyer
has been trying to secure removal of
these restrictions to American trade.
1t was at one time expected that the
desired result could be secured bv the
making Of an agreement between the
United States and Russia under section
Of the Dingley act, but the Russian
government finally concluded that it
would rescind the uksse voluntarily
and without exacting return favor.
Accordingly many American exports
which we're being fairly driven out of
the Russian market by the competition
Of German and English machinery, ia
vored by the minimum tariff rates, are
now expected to have an enormous sale,
not only in Russia proper, but in 81.
IBERIA.
1t Is understood that Secretary Shaw
will recommend to the next congress
legislation calculated to remove some
of the severe features of the existing
tariff laws providing for the imposition
Of countervailing duty on bounty
aided sugar, the application Of which
by Secretary Gage in 1901, caused the
retaliatory action by Russia.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1905-09-18
FLAGSHIP BURNED
MIKASA LOST, together With
SIX HUNDRED men.
fire Aboard Caused Explosion Of
nsgazineS, Which DESTROYED
Ship Before Anything Could Be
DOne-lnves tigaii0n to Deter.
mine Cause.

Tokyo, Sept. 13.-The navy depart.
ment announces that the battleshiI
Mikass has been destroyed by fire and
the explosion of her magazines, caus.
ing the loss of 500 lives, including
men of other ships who went to hel
rescue.
The fire started from an unknown
cause on Sunday night. September 10,
Before the officers could be rescued the
fire reached the aft magazine, which
exploded, blowing hole in the port
side Of the vessel below the water line
and causing the ship to sink.
An investigation is now being held
to determine the cause Of the fire.
The Mikasa was the flagship Of Ad.
miral Togo, the commander in chief
She was present at all the engagements
during the war and was on several oc.
casions reported severely damaged in
action. At the battle of the see Of ia.
pan she led the feet into action and
her name was mentioned in connec
ton with the most stirring events af
ter this famous sea fight.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1905-09-18

or course we know that swallows
drink as they skim over the surface
Of water. We have seen how here
and there the water ripples on pond
when swallows are gracefully skim
ming to and fro. One day l sat down
beside small pond where, every even
ing. many barn swallows came to
battle and drink on the surface Of the
CLASSY water. With sketch-book and
pencil in hand. I closely watched the
birds; and you may imagine my de-
light to see just how they managed
to touch and dip up the water as they
came within few steps of me. You
see, the swallow takes up water in its
lower bill. just as you would dip up q
little water in spoon or in the hollow
of your hand while You glided over the
surface in boat. Only the under
half of the open bill touches the wa
ter; If the upper half were also to
touch. the water would be forced out
on either side instead of being scooped
I'D into the bill-St. Nicholas.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1905-09-18
SEA BIRDS ARE DISAPPEARING.
Many Species Have Become Extinct
and Others Are Threatened.

Many Species Have Become Extinct
and Others Are Threatened.
No one knows better than the sailor
or the shore hunter how the sea birds
may be exterminated and no one better
than the Indian or the trapper Of the
deep woods how sometimes the wild
est and most abundant land species
may disappear. The wonderful great
aux, or garefowl, has, within the mem
DRY Of men now living, been hunted
from the face of the earth so that Its
skins and eggs are now worth their
weight in gold. Practically the beauti-
full wild pigeon, which once darkened
the skies with Its vast and cloud-like
flight, has met the same fate, though
small colonies of 1t in remote spots un-
doubleday still exist. The eastern pin
mated grouse is also practically extinct
In the Chatham islands alone, In the
Pacific, seventeen species of birds have
become extinct.
On all the islands Of the sea and at
all the shore spots to which sea birds
resort the work of slaughter is being
carried on quite relentlessly. Largely
for purely humane reasons and Incl
dentally in the interest of science the
National Association of Audubon So.
cieties is engaged in the work Of try.
ing to save the sea birds from exter
mination. Several species are being
Systematically destroyed for their
feathers. Fashion, of course, does not
care whether these beautiful creatures
are exterminated or not The scarcer
they become up to the point of their &C
tual disappearance the greater are the
prices realized for their feathers and
the deeper the Joy taken by the wearel
Of the ornament. And when Mt last they
are all gone-why. there will be an
other Of Gods creatures to put through
the same process.
This association has forty wardens
guarding some of the key colonies OF
these sea birds. This may guarantee
them from total destruction at pres
ent, but does not insure the mainte
nance OF the birds of the species in
question in such numbers as to render
their preservation sure. Instead OF
forty wardens the society ought te
have 3OO.-New York Mail.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1905-09-18
White Rabbits as Pets.

"What do white rabbits most like to
eatT' Almost everything. They are
not In the least fussy as to diet. For
that reason, and for their attract
appearance and playful ways, they
make excellent pets. Always have an
ample supply Of good, clean hay and
oats before them. Good green food
once or twice day, and only in guam
ties that will all be eaten. If at any
feeding they do not eat all you give
them, omit the next feeding, and then
give less thereafter. They are fond
OF almost any kind Of grain or vegeta-
ble-in fact. anything that cow or a
sheep will eat; and they will devour
almost any wild plant. except poison
ivy or wild parsnip. Among the favor
lite delicacies Of the summer are clover.
dandelion, plantain. blackberry briers
and blackberry leaves.
day. Some dealers and breeders may
tell you not to do this; but II you love
your pets, pay not the slightest atten-
ton to such advice 1t Is cruel treat
ment. Hay should be kept in rack
on the side Of the hutch; oats, in a
"self-feeder" or in firm dish that will
not tip over easily. Clean the hutch
frequently, and cover the floor with a
light layer Of sawdust or Of fine shay
ings.-St. Nicholas.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1905-09-18
A Painters Broken Arm.

A friend once entered the studio of
George Inness, the American landscape
painter. while he was at work and re.
marked that the picture on the ease!
seemed to him much better than Ger
tain former works Of the artist.
Right" said Inness. This is going
to be one Of my best things. and the
reason is that have had the good luck
to break my right arm and am obliged
to paint with my left hand. You see
he added. showing his right hand in a
sling, this hand had become so darned
clever that l could not catch up with
it, and it painted away without me,
while this Misunderstanding the left,
with which he held his brush-"is
awkward and can do nothing without
me-"
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1905-09-18
TO PROMOTE SOCIALISM.
Prominent Men Form Society to Dis
Seminate Literature.

New York. Sept. 15.-The first steps
toward forming socialistic assooia-
ton to be known as the Inter Collegi-
ate Socialist society, have been taken
here. The purposes of the organization
were said to be the dissemination of
socialistic principles among college
and university men. A temporary
organization was effected, subject to
approval by a referendum of those who
have signiied their intention of JOIN
ing and who were said to number
about $50.
Among the organizers of the society
were the following: +. Phelps Stokes,
Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Char
lotte Perkins Gilman, Clarence s. OAR
row, Oscar Lowell Triggs. B. q. Flower,
William English Walling, Leonard b.
Abbott, Jack London Upton Sinclair.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1905-09-18
DEPLORES THE
DECEPTIONS
Secretary of Grocers' Asso.
citation Denounces Short
Weights and Other
Evils.

Tacoma, Sept. 13.-At the sixth an.
nual meeting of the Washington State
Grocers' Association, j. !. Higgins, of
Seattle, secretary of the association,
denounced the present system followed
by manufacturers OF flooding the coun-
try with short weight packages Of
breakfast foods, crackers If different
brands and other provisions sent out in
one pound packages, but which, he do.
clared, ordinarily contained but ~ to
IA ounces.
Notwithstanding the fact that the
grocer has nothing to do with the put.
ting up the packages he received, Mr..
Higgins said, he was blamed for the
short weight, and frequently lost Gus
tom for keeping such goods.
Under the old hand method of man.
ufacture, Mr.. Higgins said, crackers
were manufactured at cost of cents
a pound, and sold at cents to the en-.
richment of the manufacturer. AT
the present time these short weight
package concerns. Mr.. Higgins said,
easily produced their crackers at 4
cents pound, but they sold the short
weight package for re cents to the
grocer.
Wants Imposition Stopped.
The matter of breakfast foods with
which the country is flooded, was also
taken up by Mr.. Higgins, who said
that the people of the country were be.
ing imposed upon in a monumental
manner by the manufacturers of these
widely advertised articles of food.
There were but five cereals in the
makeup of these foods, Mr.. Higgins
said, but from them there had been
compounded 175 different kinds of
breakfast food, and their sale had
made many men in the United States
multi -millionaires. Many of these
foods were 80 nearly alike, Mr.. Hig-
gins centended, that there was prac-
tically no difference. except in name,
yet many families would keep supplies
of both or of several kinds. Mr.. Hig-
gins said he had gone into the matter
thoroughly, and had found that it costs
the manufacturer from 1 I, to q, cents
package to produce these goods, but
the package is sold to the grocer for 10
to 49,, cents. 1t cost the manufac-
turers $S,O0O,00O to advertise these
foods in the leading magazines of the
country last year. The consumer of
course pays this advertising bill. He
believed the grocers Of the state should
take the subject up and see If it is not
possible to protect their customers from
impositions of this character.
Several grocers present intimated as
soon as Mr.. Higgins sat down that at
the proper time resolutions would be
submitted upon the matter and also
upon the short-weight packages.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1905-09-18
Florida Water and the Lions.

We had often heard that animals
We're very fond Of perfumes. So Ma
mic and l saved our pennies and
bought n bottle of Florida water.
which we took with us to the ZOO. You
just ought to have heard the racket in
the lion house. 1t was very near their
dinner time and they were all very
hungry. The old lion and his wife
We're prancing around their cage, roar
ing with all their might. Their noise
startled the puma, and when he began
he started the panther. 1t was, as
sure you, pandemonum let loose.
So Mamie poured half of the Florida
water on Il piece of raw cotton and
threw it in the lions cage. He stopped
his noise, shifted at it and acted just
like good-natured puppy dog. lie
rolled over and over with his four big,
strong legs in the air. He was per-
fectly happy and forgot that he was
hungry. Then Mrs. Lion came up and
had a roll; and he never once snarled
at her, as he so often does. They both
were as nice and quiet as two pussy
cats. Mamie and l didn't regret hay
ing spent our money on the Perfume
IIottie Garfield, in Our Dumb Animals.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1905-09-18
BRYAN DECLINES TO
ALLOW use OF name

Chicago, Sept. 14.-"I want to make
my position perfectly clear; l want
to say to you that only am l not an.
nouncing candidacy, but 1 am not
permitting cndidaacy."
In these words william j. Bryan ad-
ministered check to the enthusiasm
which at the Jefferson Club banquet
given in honor of Mr.. Bryan, greeted
the advocates of his nomination for a
third time for the presidency.
There had been warm words Of
praise for Mr.. Bryan by several prom
inent Democrats, some of them alleg-
ing that he was the legitimate leader
of the Democratic party in the COM
ing campaign.
When Mr.. Bryan, who cme last on
the program, rose to respond to the
toast: Democracy vs.. Capitalization, :"
he deferred his formal address for a
few minutes until he had returned
thanks for the words of praise shower
cd upon him by the speakers who had
preceded him and until he had set him
self right upon the question of candi-
uuSy III thO PAOpAuOhVAoA
81 am not now," said Mr.. Bryan,
'acandidate for any office. have said
that l never again would be candi.
date for Office, but want to say now
that talk of candidacy for Office does
not affect me as it once did. believe
my history will be determined. not by
what the people are able to do for me,
but what am able to do for the peo-
pie.
81 think it is now too soon to choose
a candidate for president to make the
race three years from now; it is too
early to pledge ourselves to any one
man. l trust that before the time
comes to name man for the next pres
idential nomination more light may be
thrown upon our party's pathway, and
that man may be chosen who will
be best able to do for his party more
than have yet been able to do"
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1905-09-18

Threading a Needle.

This Is not so much trick as 1t Is
a test of limberness and agility. Ev-
cry boy, unless he be very stout boy,
or has very short arms and long legs.
should be able to do it easily after II
little practice. although at first 1t looks
very startling.
Get thin stick, about three feet
long. Hold 1t before you with both
hands and, jumping into the air, try
to pass the stick beneath your feet
without letting go of it with either
hand. 1t Is not so easy as 1t looks In
the picture, and at your first attempt
you will probably strike your ankles or
toes against the stick and knock it out
of your hands.
On your second or third try you may
get your toes just over the stick, when,
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1905-09-18

to your surprise. you find it torn from
your hands and 10! you are standing
with both feet on it!
If you keep at it, you will soon
learn the knack Of it, which is in NOV
ing your arms just far enough to pass
the stick beneath your feet at just
the proper moment. Then, when you
are an expert at this, try it backward.
holding the stick behind you and bring
ing it beneath your feet to its old 20
sition in front.
When you can do both these with
ease. try the feat on some Of your
friends and when, at their first at
tempts, they pronounce 1t impossible,
surprise them by doing it both for
ward and backward.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1905-09-18
ACROSS The ZAnBcSI.
Great African Railway Bridge For
maIlv Opened.

maIIy Opened.
Victoria Falls, Zamb best River, East
Africa, Sept. 13.-The bridge over the
Zamb best river was formally opened
yesterday in the presence Of the visit
ing members of the British Association.
Prof. Darwin made the opening
speech. He commented upon the re-
markable achievement which permit
ted party travelling in electric light.
ed salon cars to visit a place which
heroic explorers had spent months of
fruitless eudeavors to reach.
At the conclusion of his speech Prof.
Darwin touched an electric button
which fused a wire stretched across
the track Of the bridge. and an engine
decorated with Union Jacks proceedeu
on al excursion to Livingtone island.
The bridge over the Zambesi rivre.
the highest in the world, was linked
at z a. m. April of the present year,
thus completing link in the Cape to
Cairo railroad. The bridge, which is
of the cantilever type, is 430 feet above
the river at low water. and crosses
over the gorge at Victoria falle. 1t
was built by an English company on
the girder pattern. and is constructed
in three spans, with a width Of thirty
feet.
The Cape to Cairo railway is an en-.
deavor initiated by the late Cecil
Rhodes to connect Egypt and South
Africa by a line $500 miles long.
From the north the railway has
reached Khsrtoum, distance, allow
ing for the river gap between Assouan
and Wady Halfa, Of 1,40O miles.
In the south good progress has been
made north of Zambe on the section
known as the northern extension, from
the Victoria falls to Kalama, the ad-
ministrstive center of Barotsel, and a
distance Of 100 miles. From Kslama
the line is to be continued for another
$50 miles in a northeasterly direction.
1t is probable that from Tangsnika
there will be two lines, one through
the Congo and another through Ger
man territory.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1905-09-18
Sugar and an Old Horse.

An Englishman writing for the Lon
don Globe tells a story of his school
boy days. He said I'm the year 1928.
when a boy at school. l remember see
Ing in the museum in Dean street the
head Of an old horse who had lived for
fifty three years. Up to the age of 80
he had been employed in the wharves
where goods from Liverpool were land
ed, when he was pensioned off and al
lowed to wander where he liked. It
was expected that he would die in a
year or two. but he seemed to have
taken new lease Of life, and became
a plump animal. Among the articles
which arrived constantly from Liver
pool were hundreds OF casks Of West
India sugar, and they appeared to have
peculiar attraction for him. he
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1905-09-18
r1ikaSa'S r1ISSinQ 256.

Washington, Sept. 14.-The bureau
Of naval intelligence has received ad-
vices by a telegram from the Ameri-
can naval attache at Tokyo that the
loss in killed and missing on the bat
tleship Mikasa was 256. The wounded
number 343. The cause Of the acct
dent cannot be ascertained until the
Mikasa is foated.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1905-09-18
Bin

Mrs. Blue-Don't you think your
daughter uses great deal Of slang?
Mrs True-Yes, but she says she
can't express her thoughts without it.
Mrs. Blue-Indeed. My daughter
doesn't use any slang at all.
Mrs. True-Of course. But, really,
don't you think it is better to express
ones thoughts badly than never to
have any thoughts at all?-Detroit
Free Press.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1905-09-18
Nebraska Nears Compile ti0n.

Seattle, Sept. 16.-Mr. Frank Moran
is authority for the statement that the
big bsttleship Nebraska, which is I'M
der construction at the Moran Iron
Works, is more than 80 per cent COM
pleted. He states that within the next
two months the vessel will be near
enough done for builders trial trip.
All the hull armor is in place, the
machinery set up, and all that re-
mains to be finished is the superstruc-
ture, which is, comparatively, simple
task.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1905-09-18
Canned String Beans.

String the beans carefully and cut
into inch lengths. Boil in sailed water
until fork perces them easily, and
proceed az with green peas.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1905-09-18
Freddy and the World.

If they had asked me when they made
This world, l think l could
Have told them how to fix some thing
That surely would be good.
For instance, l would have no rain
When children want to play;
I'd make the rain all come at night
And have the sun all day.
I'd make the apple trees all grow
With ladders up the side;
And I'd make shoe laces some way
That wouldn't come united.
l would have made vacation months
With sixty days in each;
Ny! IL they only had asked me,
This world would be peach.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1905-09-18
nR. N. ROBB STAPP

Office ever Hayes q Hayes Bank.
Hours-9:So a. m. to 400 p. m, and
$50 p. m. to $3.50 p. m. Phone 4Ss.