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The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-16

The total number OF forelgn steam-
ers which arrived at Shanghai during
1905 was 1886, with a tonnage of g.
t11,934; the outgoing steamers num-
bered 1902 with a tonnage of 6,06l,-
424 Incoming foreign sailing vessels
numbered 243. with a tonnage of ST.
ass, and outgoing. z46, of 55,624 tom
mage. In addition there was a Chi
nese movement OF incoming steamers,
S55, of 976.260 tonnage; outgoing
steamers, SAG. of 975.SO1 tons: incom-
ing sailing vessls, 1872 of 55,424 tons,
and outgoing, 315. OF 55,507 tonnage.
All told the ship movement at Shang-
hal IN 1903 was 1926 vessels of IA
343.362 aggregate tonnage Those fg-
ures give US a partial idea Of the enor-
nous commerce of the Orient.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-16

comes out of the sea. All the fishes
are good TO their taste and. are caught
with great skill, Seaweeds are used
to thicken soups. gravies and puddings
and are highly priced because tnsy'
o-iye the reIishing flavor of salt, whichs
Is a luxury to most Chinese peasants.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-16

Notes of the Actors.
Robert Hillard. who will be seen IN
the star part In The Turn of the Tide
this season, under the management OF
Edward A. Braden. played the part
of a young lieutenant in the UnIed
States Navy In drama called Ihe
White Squadron" seven years ago. and
made a distinct hit in It. The inter-
esting sequel to this is that Mr.. Hill
liards son, Robert Bell Hilliard. Is
now playing in real life young naval
cfficer, being an ensign on the united
States Cruiser Columbia" now tenn
porarily stationed at Newport. Young
Hilliard graduated from the Acad-
envy at Annapolis three years
ago standing third in his class. From
witnessing his fathers performances
as a Naval officer in The White
Squadron" he resolved to become real
officer himself and he did,
Miss Helene Lackaye. who plays
Kate 3rsndon, the handsome widow In
The Heir of the Hoorah," this sea-
son, is a sister of that brilliant au-
thor actor raconteur. Wilton Lackaye.
Miss Lackaye, like her clever brother,
is a native of Washington and Is
comparative newcomer to the stage.
having been recently graduated from
an exclusive girls school in the Cap
itol City. Miss Lackaye la hand
| scme Young woman of statuesque pro-
Iortions, admirably adapted in per-
sonality to the dashing widow she por-
trays.
Herbert Gresham, general stage
| manager for Klaw and Erlanger, is
directing the rehearsals of the COM
| rany to present The Prince OF In
dta." Emmett Corrigan, the original
In npaH HuF' Wh0 after
ward acted the title role and Simo
hides, will play The Prince of In
dia" instead of Mario Majoroni. as
previously announced. The first per-
Torrance will be given at the Broad
way Theatre September "a
e Edward A. Braden has secured Miss
Edith Crane, for the part of judith in
Marie Corellfs Scriptural play, Bar
| abbas." Judith is the principal fe-
male part Miss Crane first came
| into prominence during the year of her
connectio with Augustin Days COM
pany.
The Girl of the Golden West" has
entered upon the second year OF its
| engagement at the Belasco Theatre.
New York, and is playing to crowded
houses at every performance. The
| work of Blanche Bates as The Girl"
who runs the Polka, saloon, has round
ed into an Interpretation full of human
| touches in which humor and pathos
mingle in nicely adjusted relationship
! and the strong note OF wholesome vi
| tality is always dominant.
Many people seem to be imoued with
>Fhe idea that "A Good Fellow" the
| piece in which Eva Tanguay is making
such great success this season. is a
musical comedy on the contrary. 1t
is play, full of comedy, few songs,
but not, a chorus girl ana theretoro'
cannot be a musical comedy
Az the engagement OF David War
field in "The Music Master" draws to
close at the Bljou Theatre. New
York, the interest in his artistic per-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-16
bounty of Rats.

Owing to the danger OF plague ins
lection being spread by rats, the local
authorities in most parts OF japan.
have for some time past oeen in the.
habit OF paying three cents for everys
dead rat brought in. Enormous sums
have thus been paid ous, the towp
council OF Osaka buying 1,99S.SSe rats
in seventeen months
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-16
"Comin' Thro' the Rye.

Managers HirscherBrothers' next at
traction will be the production of
Comm Thro' the Rye" at the Mont
gomery Theatre Thursday night.
which brings to this city for the first
time a musical comedy which is gem
orally conceded to be one of the sea-
sons distinct successes 1t has had
long runs in New York Philadelphia,
and Chicago. and 1t has been anquali-
fiedly praised by the critics, not only
10 rthe excellence of the work gifts au-
thor and composer, but for the manner
in which 1t Is presented
The book was written by George v.
Hobart. a humorous writer of note.
and the musical score was provided
by A. Baldwin Sloane. Mr.. Hobart
from all accounts. has written a COM
edy with plot. unlike most authors
of musical comedy. and shs story
is said to be replete with extremely
witty dialogue and screamingly funny
situations.
A wealthy widow, Mrs. Cobb. who
is of the Mrs. MalaprCpo type, is striv-
ing for admission to the exclusive So
cial set. She has secured a palattal
residence in Newport, affects the man
ners and customs of her fashionable
neighbours, but fails to achieve the
desired recognition. She finally hits
upon the plan of inviting a celebrated
portrait painter to visit her home,
where he may receive prospective Gus
toners.
This proves to be the desired mag
NET and all sorts of people of wealth
are attracted to the Cobb mansion. In
his Irnnecuniaus days, the ArtiAt hA"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-16

Torrance seems to increase. All rec
crds were broken on Labor Day In
the matter of attendance, and during
THE evening performance the BiJou
held the largest audience in all its
long history as Theatre. The MI
sic Master goes on tour October l.,
opening for a run at the Majestic
Theatre, Boston.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-16

New Featherstitch Braids; all white.
white grounds with colored stitching
and colored grounds with white stitch.
ing. a grand assortment, two special
lines. E yards in each piece. Sc and
l0c.
Solid Nickle Thimbles; plain and
chased bands. best l0c values. all
sizes at Sc each.
Scissors; our No. "I776 special
which always retail for 35c pair.
for this week all sizes at Csc pair.
Leather Needle Books; a real Zoe
package for l5c.
Pearl Buttons; a lot Of buttons
gathered for this sale. both two and
four holes in all sizes and styles. not
a dozen in the lot worth less than l5c.
while great number are worth up to
Csc. choice of the entire lot at lOc a
dozen.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-16
Notes of the Actors.

tagious musical numbers by Egbert
Van Alstyne.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-16

Joseph Cawthorn and the Sousa op-
era Company in John Philip Sousa
new military comic opera, The free
Lance" have made great hit In Chi
cago. Amy Leslie, in The News. said
that Joe Cawthorn is one OF the run
riest men in the world and the critic
Of The Tribune remarked that "a real
comic opera at last" was the unani-
NOUS verdict of the first night audi
ence at the Illinois Theatre.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-16
A NOTION SALE
For Early Dressrnakers

MiLadye Hooks and Eyes: both
white and black. all sizes for this sale
at &c card.
Brownies Hook and eye Tape.
white or black at l5c yard.
Anchor Fasteners; for placket fast
nings. both white and black. these al
ways sell for I0c dozen. but in this
sale you may have them at &c dozen.
Tafeta Seam Binding; white. black
and colors. Zoe a bolt.
Heatherbloom Dress Linings; new
lining that looks and rustles like silk.
|but wears much better. it comes in
white. black and all the light and dark
colors. 50 inches wide. 35c yard.
Cubes: 20 extra large Cubes con-
tanning 100 English toilet pins, strong
solid heads. black. mat and assorted.
Sc Cube for this sale at l0c each.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-16

Chinese and Sea Food
The Chinese will eat anything that
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-16
HIS fast coming Fall stock holds
something Of interest for every
body, old or young, men or wo-
men---yes, even men, a well known

lawyer come in the other day and fairly went
into ecstacies over the beauty Of those new
siks,-.-but above all, in the eyes Of most peo-
pie, is the marked fairness Of the prices. YOU
have been led to expect great advances IN the
cost Of Fall Goods---yes, some stores are
NAMING pretty steep prices, too,---but at
THIS store all the figures on the new Fall
things are particularly pleasant surprise IN
their persistent lowness.
Come in tomorrow and see for yourself.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-16


ence at the Illinois Theatre.
While David Belasco has just APP
proved the plans of his new theatre
the Stuyvesapt, which is being huilt
or Forty Fourth Street. New York
near Broadway, the Belasco Theatre IN
Washington, which was formerly the
Lafayette Opera House, is being COM
pletely remodeled and will open with
one of the leading Independent attrae-
tons This theatre stands on the site
of the old Red House also known as
the Blaine Mansion, which was success
sively the home of number OF Amer
lean statesmen, first of Secretary Sc
ward and last of James G. Blaine.
1t was here that the assault on the
life of Secretary Seward was made the
same night that Booth assassinated
President Lincoln at Ford's Theatre.
Mary Emerson, who has achieved
wonderful success in the East and Mid
die West, is so remarkably like Ma.ude
Adams, that in many places she Is
taken for the famous star in Peter
Pan" Miss Emerson will be seen here
shortly in His Majesty and the Maid,
to be followed later by THE Little
Traitor" modern day drama by AL
den March. the Sunday editor of the
Philadelphia Press.
The Mayor OF Toxic" is the only
musical piece on the stage this sea-
son with Japanese locale. This rs
a little remarkable, when 1t is re-
membered that no musical piece with
japanese atmosphere has ever been
failure since t%e days of the Mika-
do" AS a rule there are at least ten
Jap operas on the road all the time.
Joseph Brooks accompanied his new
star, Lillian Russell, and her conpa-
ny to Grand Rapids. to see the open
ing performance of 'Rarbara's NIL
lions"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-16

Az the engagement of David War
field in "The Music Master" draws to
a close at the Bljou Theatre. New
York, the interest in his artistic per-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-16
New Neck Rushing

Six neck lengths put up in neat box. all
white or six different colors. only 35c tor
A number of other new things received
recently in the neck wear and glove depart
ment. do not fail to Sc these novelties.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-16

Although the Casino Theatre at Flee
trio Park has closed its summer sea-
son, arrangements have been made by
the management. to give afternoon and
evening band concerts today, and TO
keep the other amusement features of
the park open all day. Hales Tours
will be augmented by another new
trip today, and the entire number of
attractions of the park will be In op-
GRAFTON. During the remainder Of the
week, the bowling alleys. the refresh
ment stand and the skating rink will
be held open.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-16

Many people seem to be imbued with
>Fhe idea that "A Good Fellow" the
piece in which Eva Tanguay is making
such a great success this season. is a
musical comedy on the contrary, 1t
is play full of comedy few songs
but not a chorus girl. and. therefore,
cannot be a musical comedy.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-16
Main Floor. Rear Left Aisle
Art and Drapery Department

+ bird Floor. -
New Pillow Tops beautiful Autographs finest ticking most
novel subjects about 80 styles select FROM prices &c. 5cand Soc
New Drapees; special sale Of tapestry Oriental effects all
the and etc. tn here to begin
The season per- ward only Csc.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-16
SOMETHING TO INTEREST EVERYBODY
Fascinating Fall Fabrics

Soft browns regal those
with fabrics that rival beauty. the brilliant shades
Of the falling leaves and late flowers
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-16

parts of principals IN the production
here, and with these people in the cast,
1T should be a treat for the theatrical
patron. The book of the play Is by
George v. Hobart. and the music by
A, Baldwin Sloane.
The RiJou Theatre will open Its doors
on Monday of rext week. with Tom,
Dick and Harry" a farcical musical
mixture. with a chorus of pretty and
handsomely gowned girls. The prin-
cipals in the sketch will be Bickel,
Watson and Wrothe, who take the roles
of Dutcehman, tramp and an Irish
man, the Tom, Dick and Harry" of
the play. The piece is said to be spon-
taneously humorous, and pronouncodly
original Its setting is the West Point
Military Academy and the Island of
Port ODomingo, off the coast of South
America. 1t is in its second season,
having, 1t is said. achieved a distinc-
tive success as pure sparkling comedy
last year.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-07-04
Fencing With Locust Trees.

Within the range Of its occurrence
the black locust makes our best post
timber, for it is very durable, easy to
grow. L rapid grower and is ornament
al. For these reasons it is being plant
ed on the farms for future supply OF
posts, for ornament and for shade:
being the only tree that fills the bill
so well.
Unfortunately, it is so susceptible to
the attacks of the locust borer that the
Forest Service has wholly excluded il
from the desirable species for planting
in Nebraska and Dakota. and partially
in Iowa, Kansas. Illinois, Indiana,
Ohio and Pennsylvania. In Pennsyl-
yania and West Virginia it is at
tackled by the leaf miner to such an
extent as to render planting ill-ad-
vised.
For posts they are grown along the
avenues and highways, where they
answer the triple purpose of post-grow-
ing, shade and ornament; also in the
pastures, where it thrives while inter-
ferng but little with grass production.
Then, 100, there are many untillable
spots. that are now producing nothing
of value. that could make good returns
if nlantad in hlark LOCUST snrnnts nnd
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-07-04
Have the Team Matched.

A short time ago the writer spent
Il little time in watching farmer who
was doing some grading. First he
plowed Up the soil and then diStrib.
uted it around as he saHv fit by means
of Il scoop. His team was composed
of two horses, one much larger than
the other, and it was surprising what
a lot of trouble and trying of the mans
patience this team caused. In an
hours work he must have spent at
least fifteen or twenty minutes in fix
ing the whitfietrees and taking the
lines off the top of the names and
other such things. And both the
horses were entitled to an unlimited
amount of sympathy. Each time the
scoop was pushed down in order to be
filed and the strain on the traces
would come, just so sure would you
see the large horse dart ahead and the
small one be pulled back, which al
ways resulted in full stop and new
tug at the traces in order to srart the
scoSp again. How those horses ever
managed to keep from having sore
shoulders was q mystery, and so for
the man keeping his temper-well. the
horses, if it were possible to, could
speak from experience. - New YORK
Witness.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-07-04
Potato Men Must Fall in Line.

The recent bulletin of the Geneva
(N. " Experiment ?:tation gives re-
suits of cooperative tests made by
thirty growers which together show a
net profit of $4,000 from spraying.
The average increase in yield from
spraying was 62A bushels Per acre,
done at a cost Of $49S Per acre. The
cost for each spraying was 90 cents.
The net profit per acre was S24.S6.
These results are in line with those
obtained with similar experiments in
1908. The spraying was found to
lengthen lime Of growth by prevent
ing late brack. Not only was the quad
tity greater. but it was found that the
potatoes contained onesiXteenth more
starch, and, as might be expected, were
more mealy and Of better cooking quail
ity. Spraying is almost universal
practice in the Aroostook region, it
being declared that there is scarcely
an acre in the whole section not regu-
larly sprayed. Growers use the large
power sprayers which treat four rows
at once and do the work very quickly,
making three to eight applications dur
ing the season according to circum-
stances.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-07-04

Though America, through the labors
Of Professor Langley, Mr.. Chanute
and others, had acquired not less than
ten years ago the recognized leadership
in that branch Of aeronautics which
pertains to bird-like flight, it has not
heretofore been possible for American
workers to present a summary of each
years experiments to society Of their
own country devoted exclusively to the
promotion of aeronautical studies and
sports. 1t is with great pleasure, there
fore, that we now find ourselves able
to make a report of such society.
"Previous to the year 1905 we had
experimental at Kittyhawk, N. c.,
with man-carrying gliding machines in
the years 1900, 1901, 1902 and 1903;
and with a man-carrying motor flyer,
which, on the 18th day Of December,
1903, sustained itself in the air for
ffty-nine seconds, during which time
it advanced against twenty-mile wind
q distance of $50 feet.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-07-04

the ease by which they may be cleaned
and the added comfort in the manner
of temperature. In response to re-
quest for a house of considerable size
the following plan is suggested: Let
it's dimensions be 16X20 feet, with six
and eight-feet posts, front and back,
respectively. Cover the roof and sides
with tarred paper or sh!ngle the roof
if preferred. Have four windows on
the south side, one east and one west
window. Divide this in two parts
with wire netting fasteLed to boards.
which come up eighteen inches from
the floor. Arrange a double row Of
nests six feet from one end Of the
house and place drop boards on them,
so that the eggs may be gathered from
the alleyway, which is the siX-foot
space between the side wall and the
nest boxes. At one end of the alley
way place 4 door so that the eggs may
be gathered without entering the
house where the fowls are congresat-
ed. On top Ct the nest boxes, or rather
above them, the roosis are arranged
with a wide board under them to
catch the droppings. - Indianapolis
News.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-07-04

struction is as follows: Figure n the
illustra' ion shows that part Of the
wall extending two feet under the
ground and is composed Of loose stones
rammed into a trench. The top Of the
wall, figure 3, is built one foot high
with stone and cement in tie usual
way. Stones are filled il to the depth
Of foot to form the floor of the house,
figure 2, a1d above these is twelve
inch layer OF sawdust tramped down
to give level surface. Figure shows
the drain pipe. The smaller diagram
shows how the lumber is put together.
The boarCs of common lumber both in
side and outside are indicated by A,
while x shows the air chamber be-
tween. p indicates l;yer of paper,
and lastly, on the outside, the clap
boards are shown at G.. The illustra-
tion is plain, and will serve as guide
for building in any dimensions desired.
On the farm where roultry, milk and
fruit are raised an icehouse is neces-
sity, ard if one is near a body Of wa
ter that freezes, the ic, obtained is
worth all it costs to haul it and to
build house for it.-Irdianapolls
News.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-07-04
"The object of the 1905 experiments

"The object of the 1905 experiments
was to determine the cause and dis
cover remedies for several obscure and
somewhat rare difficulties which had
been encountered in some of the 1904
flights, and which it was necessary to
overcome before it would be safe to
employ flyers for practical purposes.
The experiments were made in q
swampy meadow about eight miles
east of Dayton, O., and continued from
June until the early days of October,
when the impossibility of longer main
tanning privacy necessitated their dis
continuance.
"In the past three years total of 100
flights have been made with our motor
driven flyers, and a total distance of
almost exactly 100 miles covered, an
average of a mile to each flight, but
until the machine had received it's final
improvements the flights were mostly
short. as is evidenced by the fact thst
the flight of October was longer than
the 1O5 fights Of the year 1904 to-
gether.
I'm operating the machine it has been
our custom for many years to alter
nate in making flights, and such care
has been observed that neither Of US
has suffered any serious injury, though
in the earlier flights our ignorance and
the inadequacy of the means of con-
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-07-04
The Horse's Foot.

If the horse cannot readily use his
foot in natural way, it is great hurt
to his value. The Horseshoers' Jour.
nal says that large per cent. Of all
the horses are continually more or less
lame. Of this number it is estimated
eighty per cent. are lame in the foot.
Even if only half this estimate was
correct, what a deplorable state OF
affairs, that could easily be prevented
if only common sense was used.
Largely, this is the result of habit,
because the writer has seen instances
where men who have been taught to
know something of the physiology of
the foot, and the mischief of mutila'
ton from the force Of habit, still so On
with the old practices of pairing, etc.
How many horses retsin the shape
of the foot in colthood? Very few and
for very short time; not losing this
shape solely on account of :: shoe, but
because the shoe is an improper one,
usually, in fact, nearly always, too
heavy, the Use Of the frog entirely de.
stroyed; this consequently wasting, the
sole pared and drying up in conse-
quence; the wall losing its strength to
carry the weight through excessive
rasping Of the whole fabric; of the
horn becoming dry, brittle atrophied
mass, instead of being supple, firm at
the heels, with perfect bars and an
elastic frog, giving sprngy motion
to the leg in the riding horse Of so
much value.
These evils could always be remedied
if we could only get all farriers suti-
ciently intelligent and humane to leave
off the old practice and come into line
to carry out improved and natural
methods, to use their knowledge to
convince the often, too often," ignor-
ant horseman that ''there is more in
the horses hoof than is dreamed Of IN
his philosophy" We trust that, when
the higher certificate comes about, it
will be the means of progress being
made at rapid rate in farriery, even
as it has been in surgery.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-07-04
A Divers Work in Deep Water.

Thirty fathoms, or $50 feet, is the
depth at which the Japanese diver,
Doumea, testified that he could work
for couple of minutes. Thirty faith
oms is q sufficiently remarkable depth
for diving. and Doumea was Ques.
toned a good deal about the expert
ence of attempting to work at that
depth. II can only stay just a couple
of minutes-long enough to hitch a
rope" he said. ITO stay longer would
cause a complete collapse. When one
gets down to that depth it feels as
if all the limbs were dead. The parts
of the body protected by bones, such
as the chest and the head, do not feel
this effect, but whenever there IS flesh
ut the surface it feels paralyzed. The
limbs seem to be dead. ."-Hawaiian
Star.