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The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-22
FIRE AT EUFAULA.
old Colonial Home of J. H. Reeves is
 nastr0ved.


 Eufaula, May 21.-(Special. )-The old colonial home of J. H. Reeves on Washington street was destroyed oy fire yesterday afternoon. All of the occupants were away at the time the fire originated and the cause is not known. The fire department respond ed promptly but the home being situ- ated just beyond the fire limits all CT. but very few of the effects were saved. Mrs. F. M. Jennings, daughter of MT. Reeves, who was one of the occupants lost some valuable diamonds and ems which she greatly prized as heir looms. It is understood that the prop erty was only partially insured. Noth- ing but mass of ruins now marks handsomest and prettiest homes in the city. A little daughter of Robert Brassell while looking about the prem ises was run over by the hook ana hurt It is not yet known whether MT. Reeves will rebuild.
 Annie Dent. infant daughter of MT. and Mrs. c. s. McDowell, Jr., of this city died at the home of its parents Friday afternoon and was buried in Fair View cemetery yesterday.
 The railroad outlook grows more and more encouraging every day and 1t is now regarded as certainty in the. near future. An expert engineer is now going over the proposed route and will make an estimate and recom- mend its construction to the loan com pany. The matter of the right of way through the city Is regarded as easily obtainable and there now seems to be nothing in the way. The expert has reached Chipley in . is journey and Is expected to reach here some time nexe week.
 Crop prospects were never more en- couraging for the season in this sec tion Cotton in most every locality has been chopped and in many in- stances has been swept the second time. Corn is fine everywhere and the indications are that larger crop has been planted than last year. Oats are about ready to cut and have headed out beautifully.
 The Sanford Street school closed for the term last Friday when the gradu- ating exercises were held at the Car negie Auditorium The Whltlock schol- arship medal was tied for by Miss An' nie Jim Grey and Miss Sadie Seligman and MT. Whitlock very generously pre-. sented each with one, Rev. E.. l.. Hlll making the presentation. The eXer' cises were very interesting ana were greatly enjoyed by large assemblage
 Circuit court will convene here to- morrow morning when the civil docket will be taken up. The work of the court will be light as no cases of great importance are in the docket During torious negro murderer, will be tried for his life, when hundreds of citizens are expected to be present The ne- gro it Is understood will attempt to prove that he did not Kill the young man but has confessed to striking the are still very much wrought up over the affair and an attempt was made when the sheriff was en route to jail with him to seize him and mob him.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-22
TUBERCULOSIS.
And the Relation of the Medical Pro
 fessiOn to Its Restriction.

And the Relation of the Medical Pro-
 fessIOn to Its Restriction. Medical Record.
 s. P. Wise says thai the aid cS the public press should be enlisted into the fight against tuberculosis to a greater extent than has yet been the case The clergy also can render great service in educating the laity, and it is the duty of the family physician to urge the representatives ot these professions to lend their aid, as well as to do his own part in training his consumptive I4D tients The patient should not pc pc. mitted to remain in ignorance of the true nature of his malady and should we'll as those of other people demand care in disposing of his sputum, so that it shall be rendered harmless. The physical conditions existing in the tu- berculous lung are such as to make 1t likely that any freshly inhaled bacilli will reach the healthy portions of the invaded lung and especially it's unaf- fected fellow, which, owing to its In~- creased compensatory activity, has greatly increased inspiratory power The entire prophylaxis is embraced in the simple postulate to destroy all spu- tum before 1t dries. The author sng- gests that as 1t seems that there are many yarieies of false tubercle bacilll widely diftused in nature, 1t may be that in certain cases these may be con verted from acid roof saprophytes into parasites. It is therefore possible that further research will reveal sources of infection other than the sputum of the consumptive, and that greater Import ance will be attached to hereditary predisposition.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-22
COUNCIL OF RED MEN
INTEREST IN MEETING BEGINNING IN BIRMINGHAM TOMORROW.
Many Delegates Will Go From the Montgomery Tribes and Several Local Men are Aspiring for
 O0iceS.

The Great Council of the Improved
 Order of Red Men of Alabama will kim
 die its council brand in Birmingham
 tomorrow and Montgomery chieftans
 big chiefs of the order.
 Many of the Montgomery delegates
 will leave today. while others will go to Birmingham on morning trains Interest in the Birmingham Council is intense among Montgomery Red Men in that many of the chiefs of the
 Montgomery Tribes are expiring to the The present officers of the Great Council are: John W. Pierson of Avon dale. Great Sachem, E.: D. Corker of Eufaula, Great Senior sagamore. s John Sagamore. William Smile Smith of Montgomery, Great Chief of Records. Charles Chappell of Pratt City. Great
 kssRss Sf Tsas pPropSs H aeorse Todd, Jr. of Montgomery. Great San nap. Robert Allison of Birmingham: Great Mishenewa, D. A. Freeman or
 E. 5. corker of Eufauia, viii be opposed for Great Sachem by James H. Cook of Montgomery. who is rep. re3entative from Alabama to the Great
 Council of the United States and whS hS
 Men. There Is no opposition to John F. Jones. being elected Great senior Sagamore. For the once or 6reat Junior Sagamore. there are numbef of applicants. among them being George H. Todd, Jr.. of Montgomery: Great Sennap. Henry Englehardt of Montg emery, Great Guard of the Wig wam. R. E. l.. Mel of Selma, and B.. E. Barlow of Mobile.
 Among the Montgomery chiefs who will attend the meeting are: W. J. Maxwell and J.. R. Wing, representa- tives from Tallapoosa Tribe; F. c. Schwend, representative of Chickasaw Tribe; J T. Letcher, representative of
 conecuh Tribe; H: L. Rose and c. ,: Riggs, representatives from Owassa Tribe; J. F. Wardlow and Robert O. Arlington, representatives from Tippe. canoe Tribe; George H. Todd, Jr., Great
 sannap, Henry Englehardt, Great
 Guard of the Wigwam, W H. Tice,
 Past Great Sachem, B. F. Allday, Past
 Great Sachem. w. A. Haynes, Past
 Great Sachem, James H. Cook, repre-
 sentative of the Great Council of the United States, James E. Maddox, rep
 resentative to the Great Council of the
 United States, R. T. Goodwin, chair man of the Committee on Grievances
 and Appeals. Dr. s. H. Saul, Catoma
 Degree Council, H. H. Chealham.
 PintIala Degree Council, Philip s.
 Stern, Minehaha Council, Degree of Pocahontas and others.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-22
HEAVY PUNISHMENT.
Charles Huffman Sentenced for Illicit
 Dfstfllkng,

Charles Huffman Sentenced for Illicit
 DistilliDg.
 Judge David D. Shelby of the United States Court, has sentenced Charles Huffman to a term of two years im- prisonment in the United States peni- tentiary in Atlanta, fined him $100 and assessed a penalty of $500 for illicit distilling. Huffman plead guilty to the charge and asked for mercy
 The associations of wholesale and re- tail grocers of Huntsville have effected an agreement that the jobbers will sell goods to nobody except those ensaked in the retail grocery business This trade into the hands of the retail mer- chaAts, while the retailers agree tc purchase every penny's worth of goods from HUT tsvilie jobbers.
 The controversy between certain fa;- tions in the local Chapter of the Daugn' ters of the Confederacy has gotton :Rro the courts. and the officers of the hap ter have instituted in the Circuit Court a suit to recover from William H Echols, Daniel Coleman and others trustees, Miss Kate McCalley, former treasurer of the chapter. and hef sister Miss Carrie McCalley, the sum of $1.S0o This amount, 1t Is alleged, wd1 held by Miss McCalley. being part of the Con placed by her in the hands of trusted S who will not surrender il or demand.
 In the suit of O. F. Cunningham against the Southern Rai.way. the jury has returned a verdict for $4,0O0 dam ages for injuries received hy the plain tiff in a wreck near thls ely. The case will be appealed.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-22
Machen i'm washington.

Washington. May 21.-August W. Machen, former superintendent of the free delivery service of the post office department, who was brought here from the Moundsville, West Virginia, penitentiary for trial as one of the de- fendants in the Crawford -Machen -Lo- renz case was taken to local hotel. Deputy Wardens Bloyd and Haddox of the west Virginia penitentiary. who came to the city with Machen. are at the same hotel. Warden Harris, 1t is said. refused to become responsible for Machen although he extended to the West Virginia officials the courtesy of tail for the accommodation for the narty during their stay here.
 Machen was allowed to visit his family today.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-22
HAMMER HALL
Ana the Proposed ParochiaI

And the Proposed Parochial school.
 The resolution adopted by the recent Church in relation to Hammer Hall. in this cty, was not correctly published in The Advertiser on Saturday last. The resolution in correct form is as fwlows'
 'Resolved, That the trustees of Ham ner Hall be authorized to make such arrangements looking to the use of the property for a parochial church school for girls as they may deem most advis- able: provided that no financial respon- sibility shall rest uporA the diocese, and provided further, that on establishment of this school the property shall not be leased for period exceeding three YaarSV
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-22
Phone 52Z DIXIE COAL co. FOR COAL. COKE AND WOOD B. s. MAULTSBY, Manager.

cry racing association in the State has announced the absolute severance or all business relations, directly ana ln- directly with the Metropolitan Turf Association and all other organizations or individual bookmakers. Hereafter while thefe may be layers of odds and a betting ring, as of old, 1t will be absolutely without restriction. free Of admission to any person purchasing one ticket, known to the track police as personally reputable and financially liable for the amount of their Wagers
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-22
sanitatIOn of the Summer Camp

H. B. Bashore points out the neces- sity for adequate sanitary arrange tibie rubbish should be burned and pu- trescible waste should be put into a regular garbage hole and covered ev- cry evening at least, with earth. The ment is by means of the dry closet, and two simple forms of this are de- seribed and figured. The selection of suitable water supply is also dis cussed.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-22
The R,nni R,rith.

Cincinnati, May 21.-The ffty-third grand lodge convention of the Second District of B'nai B'rith, the Jewish benevolent order. opened at the Grand Hotel here today. The second district comprises Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana. Missouri, Kansas. New Mexico and Col orado Seventy-hve delegates are in attendance.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-22
Heard Eaton Preach.

St. Louis. May 21.-Delegates to the General Baptist Anniversaries Conven- ton today listened to the annual mis- sionary sermon preached by Rev. Dr. C. A. Eaton of Ohio. Tonight a mis- sionary mass meeting was held in which the missionary work of all the different organized Baptist Churches was reviewed.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-22

It is alleged that young BIanton recently sent a letter to Dr. c. A. Cobleigh, in which he challenged hign to a duel The matter was put into the hands of the police and the indics- ment and his arrest followed Both parties are well connected and the affair has caused somewhat of sen- sat,on. It is said that Blanton was In debt to pr. Coblsigh for medical ser vices and that the latter garnisheed his wages
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-22
SHOOTING IN CHURCH.
An Array with Fatal Results Occurs
 Near PaIOs.

Birmingham, Ala, May 21.-News affray in q church near PaIos. Ala, this afternoon. in which one man was killed and three others badly injured. Oscar Brasfeld and Ose Brasfieid, who are cousins, met Thomas Collier and Charles Milligan and began a quarrel which was followed by a general shooting.
 Both the Brasfeld's were dangerous Iy injured, one of the other men was badly hurt, and the fourth died from his injuries.
 Oscar Brasheld was brought to Bir- mingham tonight for treatment Palos is about thirty miles west Of 1irmis I ham
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-22
Two Steamers Collide.

Tyne Mouth, May 2ls-The British steamer Broadayne, Captain Haines. from Port Arthur, Tex, via Antwerp. has arrived here with her stern badly damaged She reports having been in collision with the British steamer Vauxhall. The Vauxhall sank. Her crew was rescued.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-22
Accused of Larceny.

Ella PuIlen, negress, was arrested at 5:IO o'clock yesterday morning by Bicycle Patroimen Evans and Cantey on a warrant sworn out by George Will Hams, a negro, charging her with talk ing $1.50 from his pocket. The woman will have a hearing this afternoon De- fore Recorder Arlington.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-22
nnmnrn nrs n.nieh

An official denial is made 10 rumorH that the Woodward Iron Company will in the near future erect a steel plant near it's furnaces. between Birmingham and Bessemer. It is given out that the visit of All. Woodward to the Pittsburg district was on personal business and not for the purpose of making con~
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-22
A Notable Conference.

AsheVille, N. C., May 2l,-The thlrd annual South Atlantic Missionary con- ference came to a close tonight with an address by Bishop Hendrix, D. D., inc speaker at the close of his remarks decIaring that the conference just end- ed had been one of the most success full in the history of Southern Meth
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-22
Empress Injured.

Wisebaden. May 21.-Empress Au- gusta Victoria. fell down stairs today and was slightly injured on the fore head Though the hurt Is not serious inc incident has caused the postpone ment of the departure of the Emperor and Empress for Berlin.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-22
tracts for a steel plant.
Railroad Mans promotiop

Effective June 1st, R. A Chadwick. now Chief Clerk to the General Freight Agent of the Alabama Great Southern Railroad. will be promoted to the posi- tion of Assistant General Freight Agent. MT. Chadwick is a most capa- ble railroad man. He has been on the A, G. s. for several years.
 The circular announcing the appoint ment will be issued in the next few
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-22
Sent ChaIIenwe for Duel.

Chattanooga. Tenn. May Exchanged
 with sending chaiienge to fight a
 duel. M. D. Blanton, a well known man. was indicted by the grand jury and arrested tonight making bond
 for s1a00 for his appearance h court,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-22
ClmrIr EnfertnfmeA 6-hllaren.

guests on May of United States GenA~ tor W. A Clark at gho Senator's mouh~ tain home. three miles southeast or Butte Mont Every child In the county was Invited to enjoy tho day at the senator's expense. who turned over the street car system cf Butte to khe young sters.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-22
Musical at DemopoIIs.

Demopolis, May 21.-(Special.)- IA musical was given at the home of Mrs. B. l.. Garber Friday even under the auspices of Mesdames Kate and B. l.. Garber for the benefit of the Catholic church. A large crowd enjoyed the program.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-22
nlo,r fn nnolLIen.

New York. May 20.-one of the most important steps since racing in New York has been conducted under the jnrezAnt law has just been taken. Ev-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-22
ChIOa,. Vast Coal Fields.

The extent of China's coal fields has hoan mi at 400, ,OO0 square miles-more nea eeventy times the aggregate ex- n@' tant of all the coal fields of Great Bri- tain.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-22

Religious Pads fin Boston. Rev. Dr. Charles A. Crane of Boston, after careful inquiry, learned that there are about 140 different fads or kinds of religion in his city.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-22
Two Fatally Wounded.
strone Tnouiry for Pig Iron.

If inQuiries for pig iron received In the last few days by Alabama iron manufacturers develop into business. 1t is believed that more than a months possible make will be sold before the sumers are asking the iron producers to fill the orders placed some time ago as quickly as possible. intimating that there is great need for the product
 Some iron is beginning to accumulate in the Birmingham district, but only on the yards of one company. There Is still iUi in and iG around the M furnaces. mac s The fact fact that there is a lively inquiry for iron has revived spirits wonderfully among the iron people in the Birmingham district
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-22
Personal l11enticn

The gratifying news was received yesterday from Gainesville, Ga, that the infant of Rev. and Mrs. B. D. Cobbs was much improved.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-22

Major Robert E. Steiner and Mir. Julius Sternfeld expect to go to Louis- vile on May 26 to attend the ninth an- nuaI meeting of the Associated Harvard Clubs, as representatives of the liar yard Club of Alabama, which was or ganized in Montgomery some time ago.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-22
BRANCH IS COMPLETED
RoYLEs-ATTALLA ROAD OF LoUis-
 WILLIE AND NASHVlLLE.
The New Enterprise VIII En1oy Heavy Traffic Patronage From the Beginning.--SSrOmot of
 R. A. Chadwick.

Birmingham, May 21.-(Speciall- The completion of the Boyles- -AttalIa branch of the Birmingham Mlneraa Mn N or vile Railroad. means much Tor the BE- mingham district, and Is but another evidence of the great confidenee shown Milton H. Smith and General Manager B. M. Starks. of the Louisville and Nashville Railroad spseeiai pss ,a ,rain atn ts1ia w1s run thro%gh tS the big tunnel. and from @ niston. Aboard were officials of the division here, engineers. fagmen. er. who viii deal more or less with the new road from now on in it's operation. The trip today was taken Tor the pur- pose of getting little acquainted with the conditions of the country and to see what kind of railroading has been the new line. -
 The new road will enjoy a neayy terial for furnaces at Gadsden. TaLa- dega. Anniston, Ironaton and Shelby will be carried around the new road Instead thence around the Alabama Mineral as heretofore. The Louisville and Nash vile will by next Sunday establish passenger train schedule between Bir- mingham and Ann1ston and a nttIc Ia ter, by using part of the Seaboard Air Line tracks, nave route from BIT. mingiam to Atlanta. The road will be a competitor Of the Southern Rail. way from Birmingham to Anniston and 1t is believed that some business can be worked up, notwithstanding the route is ten miles the longer. With the Seaboard to Atlanta and the Louis- vile and Nashville to Anniston, strong competition Is being given the South ern Railway in this section The cou- struction of an extension of the Ala bama Mineral Railroad into the coal fields of Walker County means other competition for the Southern Railway
 Two Fatally Wounded.
 An all day singing at States Church. near CordoVa, in Walker County, was broken up this morning by a shooting affray in which four men participated and all four are wounded, two of them fatally. The sides were divided, with Thomas Collier and Charles Milligan against Oscar Brastield and his brother.
 What brought on the difficulty cannot be learned, but a report says that much excitement was experienced. Milligan and Collier are said to be fatally in- iured and the two Brasfields are dan gerously injured also. One of the in- jured men was brought to the city for medical attention.
 Sheriff Moore, of Walker County, is in the city, attending the funeral of a child of a relative. He will make an investigation into the shooting tomor- row.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-22

MT. Pierce sang as a solo. 70 angels tell my mother I'll be there.'
 There will be no services during the day at the Adams Street Church, but every day this week except Monday and Saturday. services will be held at Highland Park at 4 p. m.
 Services will be held every night this week at the Adams Street Church at 8 o'clock The topic for tonight will be '"The Judgment Day-What Is 1t, and Who Is It For?"
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-06-17
FIRST AMERICAN COINS.


The treasurer Of the United Statsa
on May 6, 1903, redeemed two hais
cent pieces. tbs is the first time 10
the history OF the country than any
such coins have been presented for re-
dempton. 1t is more than a century
sire the nrst halfcent piece was
coined and it 10 nearly fifty years
since the government discontinued
minting them
Probably not enc person in a thous.
and now living In the United States
ever saw a half-cent piece.
The last annual report Of the direS
Tor Of the mint page 50, shows that
1896, ,222 Of these coins, representing
ss9,476.11 were ISSUED. For almost
half century each annual report OF
the treasury department has included
them among TIE Outstanding obi.
cations OF the government
The haif-cent piece was the coin Of
the smallest denomination ever made
by this country. 1t enjoys the distinc-
tion also Of being the first coin issued
and also the first whose denomination
was discontinued. The United States
nint was established in 1892 and cop
FER half-cents and cents were issued
in 1893. Half the totai number OF
half cents issued were coined previous
TO 1910. after which year their coinage
with few exceptions. was limited. None
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-06-17

was coined for circulation from 1912
to 1924. nor from 1886 to ls4S. Finally
ln 1857, their coinage. with that OF the
big copper cent, was discontinued. On
account Of their limited issue in the
last years OF their coinage they prac-
tically had disappeared from the cnaE.
nels Of trade.
The needs OF adopting the half cent
as the lowest value computing factor
for coin were made in the early days
OF the republic. Colonial half-cents
and British farthings Of the same com
mercial value we're then in circulation,
and many articles were priced and
sold sold in half cents. With the pro-
gress Of the nation values rose and
their use following the first decade Of
the century was almost entirely con
fped 70 multiples.
While all other discontinued types
and denominations Of United States
coins have found oblivion. the halt
cent is the only one OF which the treas
uIy reports do not record some portion
Of the issue redeemed. This singular
aud unexplained fact has been one OF
frequent comro..n and inquiry from
mint and treasury officials
Large quantities Of halfcents arc to
be found in the stocks Of coin dealefs.
The most common dates are sold at
a good premium and the extremely
rare ones are worth their weight in
gold
Ferran zarbe Of St. Louis was the
man who sent the two half cent pieces
20 Washington for redemption. He
now prizes highly the little voucher
calling for "one cent" which was sent
to him with the amount OF current
coin In exchange for the two half cent
pieces he had orwarded.-Gateway
Magazine.