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The Press., 1906-01-03

got home before the postmaster and his clerk discovered what had become of the pet. The cat is about year old and has had home in the office for several months. Of late she has occasionally jumped into one of the mail bags hanging in the distributing rack, and evidently did so Thursday morning. Not long after the de- parture of the morning mail for the north the cats absence was discovered and search made. She could not be found about the building. When the next mail from the north arrived, few hours later, the clerk hastily dumped the contents of the letter pouch upon the table. Among the letters and packages was the missing cat. She had evidently lain in the north bound bag and had made no outcry when it was locked up and taken to the train. There has been no opportunity to ascertain the feel ings of the postal clerk upon the train when he worked the pouch, but he evidently recovered the use of his faculties before the reached Palmer, as he shipped the cat back in the pouch coming on the next train.
The Press., 1906-01-03
WANGkANG CEREMONIES.
How the Chinese Attract and The
 Destroy Evil Spirits.

How the Chinese Attract and Then
 Destroy Evil Spirits.
 Recently the Chinese residents of the Straits Settlements had great process sion, called "wangkang," to get rid of a large accumulation of evil spirits, says a writer in the Chicago News Ceremonies of this sort are held by the Chinese about once in fifteen years The plan Is to construct a richly deco rated junk, fill it with dainty eatables money, live animals, incense and other tempting things and then to take ii about the city with music and appro. priate singing and great pomp gener- ally.
 This causes the evil spirits to come out to see what Is going on. Behold ing the splendid junk and it's rare con- tents, they crowd inside. Demons of sickness are especially sought for and snared.
 After the junk has been sufficiently paraded so that it is chock full of de mons, it is burned and the evil spirits perish. Formerly the junk was set adrift on the ocean, but sometimes it was stranded on some island or other, causing great suffering to the inhab- itants thus exposed to the attacks of the marooned spirits. So now the junk is burned at the close of each ceremony of the sort.
 The Chinese in the vicinity of Singa- pore spent about $10,OOO in getting rid of their demons this fall.
The Press., 1906-01-03
A Popular Story,

People who find it tiresome to read a book more than once will scarcely credit the story which is told of one of the Scilly isles. The entire library of this little island consisted, a cen tury or more ago, of single copy of the History of Dr. Faustus." As most of the inhabitants were able to read, provided words were not too diff fcult, the conjurer's story had been handed from house to house, until from perpetual thumbing very little of his entertainments or his catastrophe was left legible. When this alarming state of things became evident, meeting of the principal inhabitants was called to discuss what could be done to remedy 1t, for the people must have something to read. A proposal was made and car ried that as soon as the season permit ted any intercourse with Cornwall a supply of books should be ordered. The question arose what these books should be, but at last 1t was settled amicably that an order should be transmitted to Penzance for another copy of the His tory of Dr. Faustus," and then the meeting joyously broke up.
The Press., 1906-01-03
Impoverished Soil

Impoverished soil, like impov- erished blood, needs a proper fertilizer. A chemist by analyz- ing the soil can tell you what fertilizer to use for different products.
 If your blood is impoverished your doctor will tell you what you need to fertilize it and give it the rich, red corpuscles that are lacking in it. It may be you need a tonic, but more likely you need a concentrated fat food, and fat is the element lacking in your system.
 There is no fat food that is so easily digested and assimi- lated as
The Press., 1906-01-03
WASHING CLOCK FACES,
Some Timepieces Grow SofIed MOr
 Quickly Than Others.

Some Timepieces Grow SofIed More
 Quickly Than Others.
 "I've been washing the faces of the city clocks nigh on to ten years, guess" said a pleasant Scotch-I Irish American, "and before that did it in the old country. There aren't many face washers in this land, and the few who know the business do well at it." He looked prosperous in his tweed suit and derby hat
 'Is your work anything like that of the steeple climber?" he was asked.
 "Bless you, mo-" he replied, with twinkling eye, much amused, "only in one thing, and that is that mostly sail ors take up with the trade. That's be- cause we're good climbers, you know. I've washed the faces of city and church clocks that were 1S0 feet from the ground, and it took me two and three weeks to do it. I'm a practical clock repairer, too-have to be, you know-and do my work in a huge wooden cradle made for the purpose. Some clocks get their faces dirty in a year or so; others remain clean ten ySdES0 dAO SO Ou Olo DCA, W SSlAIlA- ster's great clock, is expected to keep clean fifteen years.
 "In the old days the trade was more dangerous. We used to work from l scaffolds and got many dangerous falls. Now we have the cradles and all the fixings and comforts, and if man keeps his head he can work as well as on the curb. How is the pay? Well that's hard to figure, for we work by | the job. We don't clean clock faces il l winter, so we make enough in tht summer io fast the year round. Oi course sometimes the clocks are taker out of their cases and repaired in tht shops. Last year cleared $2,000 an6 visited only two other cities, Chicago and Boston. This year I'll make more because building operations have grim ed the clocks and given our trade 6 Hft."-New York Post.
The Press., 1906-01-03
The vizier's Little Joke.

A Frenchman who lived many years in Fez tells how the Moroccans enjoy a joke at the expense of Europeans. An ultimatum had on one occasion been sent to the governor demanding letter of apology. No letter came, and the French charge d'affaires went to the vizier, Si-Feddin-Garnit, to an- nounce his departure. Do not goW cried the vizier. You are our friend. The letter only needs the sultan's seal. It will be ready tomorrow" It was not ready on the next day or the next, and on the third day the charge d'af- faires, after refusing all refreshment, declared that he was leaving Fez im- mediately, whereupon Si-FeddinG Gar nit drew the letter from his leathern wallet. "It has been ready for five days" he said. You see, there was no need for anger"
The Press., 1906-01-03
Notice tO Builders.

Sealed bids will be received until Wednesday. January 10th. at 8 D. m., Tor the building of the new school house in the Crow Hill district. SD cincations may be seen at he town clerk 8 oce. Right is reserved to rel sct any or all bids.
 bIAdP kALPH | WIERS,, Committee.
The Press., 1906-01-03
MONSON.

Fred King of Chicago has been wis. iting his sister, Mrs. w. K. Flynt.
 Harry Roehm of Stafford Springs spent Christmas with Monson friends.
 W. H. King of South Monson has removed his family to Palmer, where he has tken position.
 The Somerset Woolen company an nounced Tuesday that the wages of its employees will be increased 10 pe1 cent, to take effect Jan. 1. About 50 hands are employed.
 The body of Mrs. Morgan Howe was brought here from Utica for bu- rial Saturday. Mrs. H. was former resident. Out of a large family of children one son, Charles, of Utica, survives her.
 D. W. Ellis & Sons, Ellis Ricketts and $. F. Cushman 6 Sons, three of the woolen manufacturers of this town, and who employ in the neigh borhood of 500 hands, have announced UtAoSV oAOAA "OOAO AOOOAEO e1A increase in wages of 10 per cent, tC go into effect Jan. 1.
 At the regular quarterly meeting of Court Monson, No. PAY, F. of A., held Thursday evening, the following officers were elected: O. R., E. J. Lyons; S. 0. R., R. E Green; treas urer, James Burdick; F. s., A. L. Royce; R. s., John Kimber; s. w., Frank Partelo; J. w., Wm. Kennedy s. B., l.. W. Parker; J. B., Wm. Corcoran; lecturer, Fred Sullivan trustee for three years, T. F. Foley trustee for two years, T. P. Callahan trustee for one year, R. s. Hughes. J. P. o. R., W. s. Hughes. Install lation of officers Thursday evening, Jan. 4th.
 The post office cat had an exper. fence Thursday morning which is new in the annals of the postal service. The animal travelled to Palmer and return in an ordinary mail bag, and
The Press., 1906-01-03
The Enpire of poIIarn.

Wall street is the capital of the em. pire of dollars. Like all other capitals, 1t has its intrigues, Its favorites, its duels, its cabals and its camarillas, and, like all other capitals, it gives it's color to those who spend their lives there. It has even a sort of patriotism -"wolf honor"-which brings its citi- zens together at times in defense of the dollar and of property rights. The empire of dollars is not altogether a noble spectacle. We are not thrilled at the mere thought of those Venice bank CTS who financed" the crusaders. We do not like to think of those Wall street manipulators who tried to corner the gold supply during our civil war, when the nation needed gold.-Samuel Merwin in Success Magazine.
The Press., 1906-01-03

u0AuUOAS OA OIl0 Ahu1lys NIT. OlMUCk took out an incubator standing in the hall and few other articles. Mrs. Dimock had a narrow escape. She went up stairs to get few things. Her husband, realizing the progress of the fire, went up and dragged her down by the wrist. One minute later the stairs fell. Mrs Dimock saved few articles of clothing A sister of Mrs. Dimock, Miss Sadie Harries, had 8 lot of things at the house. which were all lost. Miss Harries is demonstrator and is absent on a business trip Miss Mildred Harries, niece of Mrs. Dimock and teacher in the Crow Hill district, made her Headquarters with the family. Miss Harries is at present in New York for a vacation. Her trunk and all of her things, except what she had with her, were destroyed. Lavergne Dimock was at home and he got out most of his clothes. Randolph A. Dimock, brother of the owner of the proper ty, saved nothing to speak of. The JOSS is estimated at $3OOO, and is in- sured in the Chamberlin agency for $500. The insurance is divided as follows: House, $1OOO; furniture. $500; storehouse, $500; tools and grain, $2OO. The Middlesex Mutual and the London, Liverpool and Globe share the loss equally. A strong wind was blowing at the time of the fire and the house burned very rap idly.
 The following books have been added to the library and will be ready for circulation Thursday:- :-
 Boys and Girls Books. 3469 The Book of School and Col
 lege Sports, R. H. Barbour. 3469 Four in Camp, R. H. Barbour. 347O Dave Porter at Oak Hall, B.
 T. Stratemeyer. 3471 Incaland, sequel to Fighting
 Under the Southern Cross, O. H. Wetmore. 3472 The Boy Craftsman, A. Nicely Hall.
 3473 The Young Mckinley. or School Days in Ohio, H. Butter worth
 3474 The Scientific American Boy, A. R. Bond.
 3475 The Boy Captive of Canada, i, NJ. P. W. Smith. P476 For the Mikado, Kirk Munroe. k477 Dan Munroe, Story of Bun N ker Hill, W. o. Stoddard. (3479 Risen from the Ranks, se- quel to Bound to Rise, H, Alger, Jr. 3479 The True Story of Paul Re. were, 0. F. Gettemy. Sfen Captain Miles Standish, Tu- dor Jenks. 3481 Red Gap Tales, easy reading of Waverley novels, s. R. Crockett.
 P482 Deerfoot in the Forest, B. s. Ellis.
 $494 Deerfoot in the Mountains, E..
 s. Ellis.
 2485 Two Maryland Girls, A. B..
 Blanchard.
 :s486 Sidney: Her Summer on the St. Lawrence, A. o. Ray. 34S7 Helen Grant of Aldred House,
 A. M. Douglas. 3498 Kristy's Surprise Party, o. T.
 Miller.
 34S9 Five Little Peppers and Their
 Friends, M. Sidney. 349O Ben Pepper, M. Sidney. 3491 In the Morning Glow, R. R.
 Gilson.
 3492 Is there Santa Claus? Jacob
 Riis.
 3493 Fairy Tales Every Child
 Should Know, ed. by H. w.
 Mabie.
 3494 Myths Every Child Should
 Know, ed. by H. W. Mabie. 3495 Mary's Garden and How It
 Grew, F. Duncan. 3496 The Only True Mother Goose. 3497 The Brownies in the Philip
 pines, Palmer Cox. 3498 Randy's Summer, Amy Brooks 3499 Randy's Winter, Amy Brooks.
The Press., 1906-01-03
The Original.

Foley & Co.,, Chicago, originated Hon. ey and Tar as throat 8 lung remedy, and on account of the great merit and popularity of Foley's Honey and Tal many limitations are offered for the gen. uine. These worthless limitations have similar sounding names. Beware oi them. The genuine Foley's Honey an Tar Is in 8 yellow package Ask for 1t and refuse any substitute. It is the best rem edy for coughs and colds. E. K. Taft.
The Press., 1906-01-03
Cor wear to Then.

An English druggist gives the follow ing list of blunders made by his poorer customers: Catch an eel' for cochl- neal; prosperous paste' for phospho- rus paste; grease it' for creosote; ''fishy water" for vichy water; guitar for catarrh; everlasting for efrerves- cling
The Press., 1906-01-03

Hard are life's early steps. And but that youth is buoyant, confident and strong in hope men would behold its tIrnsho(1 and despair.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-08-29
BLOW TO UNIoMsM
JUDGE FOWLER AWARDS DAMAGES
 TO BAKER.
Contract Forced Upon Emp1oyers De- eiared Illegal, and Boycott Held
 as an Actionable Conspiracy
 to Accomplish Unlawful Purposes.

Racine, Wis, Aug. 2s.--Union labor
 was dealt a heavy blow by decision
 of Circuit Judge Chester A. Fowler, m
 the boycott suit for s25,000 damages
 brought by a baker. Otto B. Schultz.
 against the Trades Labor Council, Ben-
 jamin Bressen and others.
 The decision holds the contract ex-
 acted by the union men from the boss
 bakers by means of which the work men sought to enforce the closed shop as illegal; the trades council and the individual members are enioined from using tho unfair list" the boycott is declared an actionable conspiracy to accomplish criminal or unlawful pur- pose; Baker Schultz Is allowed to re- cover damages of $2,500 for the loss of profits from the time of the com- mencement of the boycotting acts up to the time of the trial and s3,500 in damages for the amount of injury to his business and property in relation to its selling value.
 The decision in part is as follows:
 No complaint was or has ever been made of his being harsh or oppressive with his help in the matter 9f hours, wages or conditions of work. The contract was not presented to him with the purpose or object of obviatlng or correcting any evils or abuses or im- proving any labor conditions obtain ing in his shop.
 All boss bakers of the city signed this agreement except the plaintiff, who has steadfastly refused to do SO. Upon the plaintiff refusing to sign con- serted hy attsek his business be- ject and purpose of compelling him against his will to sign the contract and has been maintaiped with more or less vigor up to the present time.
 The plaintiff has suffered a perma- nent and all but destructive injury to his business which has been caused by the combined acts and the attitude of organized labor above mentioned. Are the injuries. so caused, such as the courts furnish any remedy for7
 "An injury to one's honest business and trade is on the same footing as an Injury to his tangible property and the law furnishes a remedy for one as we'll as the other. Of course 1t is not the acts of others that the law gives a remedy for. Whenever one suffers an injury as a result of legal wrong l inflicted by others the law furnishes a 
 The acts complained of are. in<my | views, plainly in violation of Section | 466 A. Wisconsin Statutes of 4ss& as construed by the Supreme Court. This 1 statute makes any two or more per sons who shall combine, associate. mr- | tuallv undertake or concert together | for the purpose of wilfully or mali | ciously inJuring another's trade or l business by any means whatsoever, or l for the purpose of maliciously com l polling another to do or perform any act against his will, guilty of an of l fense punishable by fine and impris- | onment
 This contract was in itself an illo- | gal contract in that 1t would by It's | terms obligate the plaintiff to employ | union labor only as distinguished from | non- -union labor; 1t would obligass | him to maintain a closed" as distin- | guished from an "open" shop.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-08-29
ODDFELLOWSATFAIR
STATE I. O. 0. F. WILL RECEIVE
 GENERAL INVITATIONS.
Local Lodges Make Preparations 60 Play Host to Organization on October 24-Many Exhibitors
 Apply for Space.

According to plans which have al- ready been made. and which will be carried into operation. thousands of Odd Fellows are expected to come to Montgomery during the week of the big State Fair, which Is to be held by the Alabama Agricultural Association, October 22 to 27.
 Arrangements were made yesterday by a committee of the local lodges Of inc O. O. F. and Secretary J. c. Adams of the Association, for day on which special entertainment will be furnished to the wearers of the three odd links
 for the gathering of the odd Fellows and the local lodges of the order will send invitations to the members of every lodge in the State of Alabama to attend the event. A special program for the entertainment of the visitors Is in contemplation, the details of which will be arranged later on. On that. day. the members of the order in the state will throng to Montgomery, and the Fair grounds will be crowded with
 To render a larger attendance on this day certain. efforts are to be made bv various lodges of the State to se- eure special excursion trains to the city. Reduced rates will be sought by the Committee of the order in charge. in order to swell the crowd
 The work at Vandiver Park is be- ing mashed forward rapidly. and in a fe1v weeks the gsrater part of the work
 III have been eomnletad- The fine
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-08-29
NORTH ALABAMA PYTHIANs.
Interesting Session Held at Oxford.
 ChamcelIor'a Address,

Interesting Session Held at Oxford.
 ChancelIor's Address.
 Anniston, Aug. 2S.-(Special.) )--The second semi mi-annual session of the First District Convention of Knight% of Pythias was held at Oxford yasterday. the convention being the guests of Rathbone Lodge, No. 6S. A good. per cent of the lodges were represented.
 It was decided to create a Commit tee on Program for the next meeting, and the committee was appointed as follows: A. M. Humphries of Oxford, W. P. Acker of Anniston and Judge J. H. Disque of Gadsden. The time of meeting was changed from the third week in August and February to the second week in each of these months.
 The address of Grand Chancellor B c. Jones followed He told consid- erable concerning the workings of the order in grand domain and gave fg- ures which show that the membership months than in the previous year. He also told of his visits to the other dis trict conventions and of the progress in the order in these districts.
 He also exemplif1ed the secret work, assisted by Past Grand Chancellor D. c. Cooper. The following officers were elected for the next six months: First Vice-President, A. M Humphries of Oxford, Second Vice-President. H. H White of Centre, Third President. John P. Stewart of Attalla; Fourth Vice-President. Howard W. Sexton of Anniston; Secretary. W. T. Edmondson. Jr., Anniston; District Committeeman. L. F. Grear of DeArmanville, is Presi- dent Of the convention by virtue of his once as committeeman. Gadsden was chosen as the next place of meeting,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-08-29

main building. Exhibit Hall. will be turned over to the Association, finish ca, in a few days. and will be one of the handsomest Fair buildings ever erected on a Southern fair grounds.
 Space in the structure is rapidly be- ing taken up by exhibitors, so rapidly that at present there is very little space unoccupied. and the management of the Fair fears there will not be suffi- cient space in the building for the num- ber who wish to exhibit. A large pro- portion of the space has been secured by out of town companies and corpor- ations. many of the local firms which have announced their intention of ex- hibiting, having postponed their se- lection One of the causes of worri- ment to the officials at the present time Is that all the available space will be taken up by outside firms before the local merchants shall have secured the positions they want
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-08-29

ciating the need of more wharf facil- ities, have decided to inaugurate a movement looking to occupation of the east side.
 Speaking of this decided innovation in wharfage improvement, Harry Hart well. senior member of the firm. said contract had been let and work be- gun for the building of docks and wharfs which would extend from the Southern point of Pinto Island north one thousand feet. As soon as these are completed other frontage will be improved Sheds and accessions will be erected
 Knowing ones predict that Pinto and Riakely Islands will be. in the near fu- ture, to Mobile what Algeirs Is to New Orleans.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-08-29
sorrH cAneLINA rRIMARIns.
TiIIman's Issues Win Out ThrOughou'
 State,

Columbia. s. C., Aug 2S.-scatter- ing returns from today's democratic primary indicate that M. F. Ansel will lead the ticket for Governor with Richard L Manning and Cole L. Blease close together for second place.
 For attorney general J. Fraser Lyon has a large lead over opponents. R. M McCown.- for secretary of state and J.. C. Boyd for adjutant general will probably be elected on the first ballot J. K. Wharton and J. A. Summersett will probably run over for railroad commissioner.
 Other state officers have no opPosi- tion The election of Ansel and Lyon means defeat for the state dispensary and Senator Tillman. Senator Tillman has no opposition but is being large ly scratched.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-08-29
Death of Cant. s. s. Br,nsOn.

Scale, Aug. 2b.-(SpecIaI. J-Capt S. s. Brinson, one of the States oldest and best known citizens. died last night at the home of his daughter. Mrs. J. L. Henry. He had been in feeble health for some time but his present illness was of about two weeks dur ation. Captain Brinson was native of Harris County, Ga, and would have been s3 years old September 4. He was a gallant Confederate soldier, serv- ing under Gen. N. B. Forrest Since the war he has lived In Russell Coun- ty. He is survived by four children, c. c. Crimson, Mrs. J. L. Henry of Scale, c. O. Crimson of Columbus and Mrs. L. D, Mckee of Americus. The funeral took place from the Baptist Church here today at 4 o'clock.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-08-29
,vAnt nirrct Imnortntinn-

Copenhagen. August 2S.-Telegrams from Reyjavik Iceland. intimate that Icelanders are plaUning to bring about the direct importation of American goods, instead of by way of British ports as heretofore. The imports from America. especially petroeum wheat. sugar and tobacco, have largely in creased during recent years and 1t is thought the trade could be consider ably improved with cheapeR direct
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-08-29
MORAN TO QUINCY.
Says the Suggestion of Arbitration is
 Absurd.

Absurd.
 Boston. Aug. 2s-District Attorney John B. Moran, candidate for the Dem cratic gubernatorial nomination, today sent to Chairman Josiah Quincy of the Democratic State Committee a letter replying to MT. Quincy's suggestion that Mir. Moran's candidacy be spbmit- ted to William J. Bryan. MT. Moran says:
 "As no candidate opposes my nomi- nation, the suggestion of arbitration is absurd. The only contest now pos sible is that about to take place be- tween Guild and Moran.
 "I send you a Moran campaign but ton, the wearing of which will be in- disputable proof of your recognition of the right of the Democratic masses to govern themselves in defiance of dic- tation by self constituted bosses"