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The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-02-17

Enterprise was filed also yesterday. The company Is to run mercantile ea- tablishment and the capital stock is $s,o0O, while the ,ificorporators are B. A. Byrd. E. H, Hiidreth and J. C. Null den.
 The Electric Lighting Company of Mobile gave notice yesterday that Louis J. Davis of that city has been named as the compapys agent in Ala baffia
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-02-17
'espectfuily.
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Excursion Rates to Fn1smvs7r@ Kw.

Department of Superintendanee, Na- tional Educational Association. Ac- count of the above occasion the Louts- rate of one first-class fare plus 25 cents. Dates of sale. February 24th, 36th and 2sth Final limit fprior to midnight of which passengers must reach original starting point), March 9th. 1906.
 For further information call on or write, D. Linehan, T. F. A..
 No. 22 Commerce St.,
 Montgomery, Ala. feh.ff-IT-12.21
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-02-17

market. The farmers of the South. 1T they but act intelligentiy and in cons cert. are the masters of the situation. but if thev persist in planting all of their lands in cotton. and raises more than the needs of the world, they may expect whatever the bear specuiators say 1t is worth The farmer Is me- nacea from two sides--the bear specu- Iators of wall street, and the boil wee- VII from the West. but if he will raise his home supplies with full corn cribs and smoke houses, he Is practically independent and is master of the situ- ation.
 Very respectfully.
 "R- R. Poole.
 Commissioner" The substance of this address be- Ing urged with force by the officers of the Southern Cotton Association. Those who did not cut down their cotton acre. age last year are pointed out as duty bound to reduce this acreage twenty~s five per cent this year.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-02-17
Ia General Demand.

Significant of the consumption of champagne in this country is the quick appreciation of wine perfection which keeps Moet & Chandon champagne at the head of the list of importations into the United States. Last year there were brought into the Port of New York 99,3s7 eases of Moet & Chandon champagne. which amount Is over 50 per cent. greater than the importa- tions of the brand second on the list. as shown in the Custom House statis- tics. Moet & Chandon White Seal" vintage 1900, Is selected for service al- most exclusively at prominent func- tions, and the large reserve of .his grand wine serves to maintain the pop uiar demand for 1t. adv.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-02-17
Ur,ed NiIk.

Australia has adopted the system of drying milk, which is said to have been very successful in London. Eng land. The milk is dried between steam rollers and sold as powder, from which nothing but water has been extracted, and to which nothing but water requires to be added to make wholesome, clean and sterile milk. A leading medical officer Is re- ported to have said that the adoption of dried milk at some of the asylums for eonsumptive patients and in gem ersI hospitals has proved success.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-02-17
KING TO PLAY HERE
OUTFxELnER IS AWARDED TO THE
 MONTGOMERY CLUB.
Claim of Mobile to Ed Walker Draft ed From Jacksonville, Is Referred to Secretary Farrell for
 Settlement.

New York, Feb. 16.--Tha national board of minor league base ball clubs completed it's three days session here today having disposed of a total Of forty eases. This board represents thirty-one minor leagues including 207 cities and a total of over 4,20n players under contract. The board will meet again about the middle of March.
 The eases disposed of today included the following: Player A. D. Slater was awarded to Galveston; Robert Carlton to Baton Rogue. Frank Jude to Toledo: George Frickie to Jackson, Miss. and Louis Poichow to Scranton Pa.
 The petition of the Jackson Miss club to have players Better and schaffer declared ineiigible was denied The charges against A. J. Ramsick. manager of the Augusta Go. club
 The petition of the Interstate League to be advanced to class C. was denied because the circuit did not have tho
 ". D. Gaston was awarded to New Orleans and I. I. Hall to Jackson. Miss. Walter Saitn was awarded to Temple, Tex, and H. D King to Montgomery
 The petition of the Virginia state League. to be advanced to class c. was
 The case of J. Trick, who was claim cd by Indianapolis Wichita, Seattle and Oklahoma City was referred to
 The claim of Mobile Ala, to Edward Walker. drafted by Jacksonville, Fla, was among others referred to the secretary.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-02-17
HeIn n fsand Cnusr.

Those who go to hear Mrs. Haskeirs recital will not only have an hour or more of real pleasure in listening to q famous woman, but they will have the added pleasure of aiding the Young Wonen's Christian Association. one of Montgomery's most Iaudabis institu- tions, Tuesday evening. February 2oth, o'clock, at Lecture Room First Pres- byterian Church. wed-sat-tues.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-02-17

Athens, Feb. 16.-(speciaL)-At a meeting of the bar of Athens, held this afternoon. resolutions were unanimous ly adopted endorsing Judge Tyson, for appointment as chief justice of the Supreme Court of Alabama. made va cant by the death of the late Chief Justice Thos N. Mcclellan.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-02-17

Mir. Booker Is Authorized to Receive !. l.es. m Subscriptions. s.,,.s.s
 D. " Booker Of Montgomery was yesterday authorized to receive sub scriptions to stock in the Alabama Az ricultural Association. the organiza- ton which will establish the enter prise of an annual State Fair to be held in Montgomery.
 Mir. Booker said yesterday he had started into the soliciting of subscrip- tions in earnest and as he has felt that the proposition of a State Fair is so popular he should not have much trouble in completing the list
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-02-17
, IN BANKRUPTCY COURT.
Creditors Of j.. B. Johnson of Eufauia
 File Petition.

N1VV1tvF" " W. v. NvHUHUH UK KzYfHUr7
 File Petition.
 A petition in involuntary bankruptcy was filed yesterday in the office of the clerk of the United States Court for the Middle District of Alabama by Schener Bros. Pollock & Bernheimer, and Armstrong, Cater & Co. vs. J. B. Joiln- son, doing business as A. D. Johnson & Co. at Eufaula.
 It is alleged in the petition that the defendant owes more than $1,500 in ex- cess of what he can pay
 Moses Schener was appointed receiv- CT for the alleged bankrupt by Judge Thomas c. Jones and the answer of Johnson was made returnable on March 22 before Asa E. Stratton, referee in bankruptcy.
 A petition in voluntary bankruptcy was filed by Lewis J. Wright of Mont gomery.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-02-17
HORSE WAS STOLEN.
N. A. LoveIesx Lost Animal and Vehicle
 En nexfAr A wemun

On Dexter Avenue.
 il. A Lovefess, the we'll known ne- gro undertaken had the misfortune to nave horse and buggy stolen from him last night.
 The theft occurred on Dexter Avenue Tn front of porsett's Hall. Loveiess had gone to the building to attend n. meeting, leaving his horse and buggy tied In front. The horse was a black mare with blaze face and one white foot. The buggy had phateon body without q top. When he returned his turnout had disappeared. Thinking Ine disappearance Of his horse and buggy joke. he spent two hours in a vain search for #, but finally con olnded that it was stolen.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-02-17
New AIabnma Entrrv.r,..v

The Waller X Murphy Land and De- velopnent Company of Akron, Hale County, with capital stock of o000, yesterday filed a notice of incorpora- tion with the Secretary of State. The incorporators are C. E. Waller, Charles Lichtman and M. H. Murphy
 A notice of incorporation of the Hfl- dreth-Byrd and MuIden Company of
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-02-17
NEeRoEs IN AN AFTRAY.

Robert Jackson Shot By Dave stoude-
 msre.
 Robert Jackson and Dave Stoude- mire. alias Lewis. negroes, had a con trnversy about noon yesterday at the plant of the Southern oil Company in Riverside and Jackson. was shot in lhe hip by Stoudemire who used a pis- toi.
 Immediately after the shooting Stoudeulire. who lives on the Billings plantation. on the Jackson Ferry road, escaped and has not been arrested Jackson was removed to his home in Hunt street.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-02-17
Called tn a Fire.

The fire department was called at $40 o'clock yesterday morning to the one story frame cottage at 29 Robin son street. Sparks from chimney set fire to the roof but 1t was extingulshed before serious damage was done. The house is owned and occupied by E. T. Hackett.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-02-17

IL has been decided to construct railroad across British North Borneo to form a con tinuous connection between the east and west coasts The new road is estimated to cost s7.soo,oec. and will be constructed in
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-02-17

We want your cash trade for rrece- rtes at cheapest prices on earth,
 SMITH & wORNUM. Zone eo9.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-02-17
STARRED HIs FATHER.
Wiley King Fatally Wounded by VII
 King.


 King.
 Ozark. Feb. l6.--(special) )--Last night about dark, Wiley King and his son VIII King, were in the crib feed ing when they engaged In a difficulty. VIII King used knife on his father disembowling him, and the physician states he cannot live. They live two miles North of flaw Ridge. just over the Dale and Coffee line. Both men made up to ten o'clock today.
 prominent citizen of the Elam- ville section was here today and tells a distressing story. According to his statement Mir John Rhodes. veal thy planter, who lives just over the Barbour line disappeared from his home last Sunday was q week, and did not return until Monday of this where he went nor what he did, 1t is alleged. and can give no rational ae- count of anything that transpired dur ing his absence.
 From other sources 1t is learned he took the train at Elamville. went to Eufaula. thence down the chattahoo- chic River to Gordon thence to Walls Station on the Abbeville branch of the Atlantic Coast Line, thence to Fiori- da. back to Ozark and then to his home.
 Rev. MT. Byrd saw him and wired his family. The next wire came from pr. Phillips of Florida, stating he was there, At this time his mind Is stin in uncertain condition.
 Hon. w. W. Kirkland is lying quite Ill at his home in this city. His fami- ly and friends are becoming alarmed at his condition.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-02-17

Emerson Stables. North Decatur Street. for Kentucky Horses and Mules. Telephone 1893. adv-tk
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-02-17
TO SOLICIT FOR FAIR.

Rij0u MRtinee To-day, Trip to the Moon, Holy City, Britt-NeIson Battle.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-02-17

There are now tNsnty-seVen standard- Kau6e and thirty-niue narro"-sauke ia't- waysin Spain.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-02-17
CURIOUS LONDON CLUBS.

Bfj0n Matinee Today, Trip to the Moon, Holy City, Brits-NeIsOn Battle.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-02-17

Granulated Sugar, 20 Pounds For SLIGO. Arbuctxie Coffee, 15 eents. Bargains in a1i Groceries.
 Smith & Wornum.
The Ordway new era., 1906-09-28
p,r,de to Have Novel Feature.

A novel feature Of the parade at the
time of the nationa! encampment OF
the Spanish War Veterans. to be held
in washington next October. will be
n drill team composed Of the wives.
mothers. daughters. sisters and sweet.
hearts of the soldiers Of 1898. The
team will come from Toledo, o.. and
will comprise about % or 40 women.
They will be clad in suits OF khaki
cloth with skirts slightly above the
shoetops. to show the army leggtns.
they will wear the regulation mill
tary compaign hats of gray and are
armed with small silk flags. This team
ia we'll drilled, and 1t has carried ON
prizer at several memorable drill
contests. The soldier girls Will march
up to the White house. headed Sy :
band, to pay their respects TO Com.
rade Roosevelt.
The Ordway new era., 1906-09-28
DOCTOR DEsPAIRED
AnssmIe Woman Cured BY Or. Will
iIams' Pink Pills Recommends the
Pile to Al Others Who Suffer.

Pile to Al Others Who Surfer.
Anemia Is just the doctors name for
bloodlessness. DR.. Williams Pink Pills
cure anemia as food cures hunger.
They cured Mrs. Thomas J. McGann, Of
II Lincoln Place, Plainfield, N. j.. who
says:
'.In the spring Of 1908 I did my
usual house cleaning and soon after
ward began to have the most terrible
headaches. Ny heart would beat SO ir-
regularly that it was painful and there
came q morning when could not get
up. My doctor said I had anHmia and
he was surprised that had continued
to live in the condition I was in.
was confined to my bed for nearly
two months. the doctor coming every
day for the first few weeks, but did not
improve to amount TO anything. Al
together I was sick for nearly two
years. I was as weak as a rag, had
headaches, irregular heart beats, loss of
appetite, cramps in the limbs and was
unable to get a good nights sleep. Ny
legs and feet were 30 swollen that !
feared they would burst.
before very long after I tried DR..
Williams Pink Pills felt q change for
the better. hnvs taken about twelve
boxes and although I was as near the
grave as could be, now feel a. II
had q new lease Of life. Ihave no moro
headaches, the heart beats regularly. my
cheeks are pink and feel ten years
younger. Ifeel that have been cured
very cheaply aud have recommended
the pills to lots Of my friends. ;"
DR.. Williams Pink Pills are sold by an
druggists, or will be sent by mail on re-
ceipt Of price, 80 cents per box. six boxes
e9.tO, by the DIR. Williams Medicine Co..
Schenectady. N. Y.
The Ordway new era., 1906-09-28
chsapens Cos. Of Liquid Air.

A Dane named Knudson II credited
with discovering means Of producing
liquid air at the cost Of no more than
one-sixth the usual price. and 1t Ii said
that his process. which is mechanical
rather than chemical. will ultimately
put liquid air on the market at not
more than about two cents . gallon.
The same invention makes It possible
to sell oxygen at a cent cubic foot.
which promises to bring It into rather
wide industrial use.
The Ordway new era., 1906-09-28
Proved sneesuaI.

It 10 900 years since the failure OF
n bank in China. On the last occasion
when such an event happened. the
emperor had the failure Investigated.
and found 1t had been due to reckless
conduct on the part of the directors.
He at once issued an edict that, the
next time a bank failed, the heads OF
It's president and directors were To
be cut of. This edict, which has
never been revoked. has made China's
banking institutions the safest u
the world.
The Ordway new era., 1906-09-28


Of H. OF
the the
Morgan Senator Peus both whom
nan
Williams.
The Ordway new era., 1906-09-28

match IN the same piass. fhs s1plos
Ion which followed was astoslshine
sna quite . little disconcsrtins. but 10
MAO discovered dynamite. and his for
tune was made. While nitroglycerin
WIN not explode while in liquid form.
II becomes explosive the instant the
particles are separated 20 that each
mas sumcient air about It. This auid
vaporizes whenever suniciently shock.
ed. and is then so iniiammable that
Ine mere heat Of the shock sets II on.
inc name Of the German who spilled
MIS- nitroglycerin was Nobel, and he
patented the combination and became
immensely wealthy.
The Ordway new era., 1906-09-28

dashng
ngon 10 unequaled.
his popularity to the
followed
Washington major dmo at the White
House.
married. ohcia
NC
OF
ington. deservedly,
Coy -
largely through the record and high stand
Marine
oomed high the social armament
At the capitol
The Ordway new era., 1906-09-28
GROWTH IN OUTPUT or COAL MINES.

According to the report OF Edward ". Parker.
satstcian Of the United States geological survey.
the production OF coal in the United States In
a value at the mines OF $476.756.963. surpasslng
in both quantity and value all previous records
1904 the output in 1905 exhibits an increase Of
41.102,s43 short TONS over IL per cent In guam.
tity and OF $32, ,3S5.942, or over seven per cent,
in value.
OF the total production in 1905 77,65s.s50 short
tons Pennsylvania anthracite, with value
at the mines OF 1ilS79,0OO. The total preduc.
tion Of btumnous coal and Ignite 315,25S.4 .491
short TONS valued at 1894 81" 1868. The produc.
tion OF anthracite coal in Pennsylvania In 1905
The Ordway new era., 1906-09-28

A
to the
the scale agreements
the
in Pennsylvania would terminate
United States practically
in the United Stases
of
that the amount
327S37
cong producing states and those
which furnish o
The Ordway new era., 1906-09-28
POLISHING UP THE WHITE HOUSE.

When President Roosevelt and his fan lily come
back to Washington they will find the White
House as bright and clean as the prove.'bial pin.
For weeks the executive mansion has been
closed to visitors and in the hands Of Workmen
repairing and renovating the interior.
Congress at the last session appropriated over
$4,000 for this work. and under the supervision
OF Col. Bromwell, superintendent Of public build
ings and grounds. every defect inside a:ll out
side. has been noted and remedied.
The contractors have guaranteed the work
for at least ten years. new roof has been put
on the entire building and the leaks in the wings
and ONCE building have been stopped. The state
parlors on the ground floor have been redecorated.
but the well-known Blue, Green and Red parlors
still retain their colors. while In the East Room
the prevailing tints are ivory and gold.
Upstairs on the second floor where are the llv
The Ordway new era., 1906-09-28
Gossip lyo,,, w Vasllingto1
lnsrssts Asas cahasl 4 &s CapaL-Sseil Lsalw 4 II
Wlts Hs.ss Mus b Sinsis Nan csaaint Up hs Execs
i've Mansiea

WAgHINGTON-It 10 openly declared that
the president has decreed that the major domo
Of the White House must be . single man. Those
who make this assertion point TO the removal
Of Maj. McCawley. for nearly four years leader
Of social functions ut the White House. who re
Gently married the widow Of Judge Davis. a. their
proof.
No recent White House announcement has
created has as much comment and concern In
ofacial and high social circles ~ the order De.
posing Maj. McCawley. 1t was upon Maj. Nc
Cawley that most Of the important details con-
nected with the Roosevelt-Longworth wedding de-
volved. Maj. McCawley has held q much similar
relative position in the White House under the
Roosevelt regime Harry Lehr holds In MIS-
Astors 1900" Without him no social function
The Ordway new era., 1906-09-28
clumax ExpI,IlanatIenl. \ /

"I'll nAyer speak to you again, JACK
uarkalonF! You're Z deceltful wreteh.
You told friend Of mine yo1 sAv y,
~, vith my new het pn ~ ehpreA
~ N osSasy, aofrinl aAd t4kt ! yges
,,s4sl sla..Il: 4
The Ordway new era., 1906-09-28
Edison and the Phonoaraph.

Edison and the Phonosraph.
The greatest Of our inventors,
Thomas A. Edison. owes his Invention
OF the phonograph partly to an acci.
dent. Edison had been working night
and day to perfect the telephone. and
had constructed a number of small
sheepskin drumheads. to test their
value as diaphragms as compared with
metal and other substances. To some
OF these sheepskin diaphragms he had
attached magnetic needle which was
Intended to project toward the magnet
and assist In conveying the vibration
caused by the human voice.
The Ordway new era., 1906-09-28

ropean police as Count Ether. be-
cause he was a scientist who. when
wanted for a burglary. always van
ished as quickly as that volatile spirit.
Won Schmidt was discovered by his
efforts to patent his invention. lie ex'
planned to patent agent In Berlin
what his patent would do. and onered
TO make his way into the attorney
safe. but the attorney called up the
police instead.
Acetylene gas. one Of the most I'M
nortant ind ustrial inventions OF the
last decade. was stumbled upon by ac'
cident BY a man named Wilson. who
had an electrical furnace in North
Carolina for metallurgical purposes.
From time to time he used a great
deal OF rock salt in his furnace STOCK
and also limestone as fiux. Wheh.
ever these two materials were fused
together, as he noticed after a while
the alag produced by the intense cleo
tr,cal heat included dirty grayish
substance wholly unlike anything he
had ever seen.
The Ordway new era., 1906-09-28
n,.eovered AcetyIene Gas.


Fer weeks he noticed this substance
w,,hout giving more than a passing
thought to It, and continued TO au'hp
II into the river upon the banks oi
ub,ch he had built his furnace. soon
the nile of Stag was Sd high that the
ton reached above the water. and then
a curious thing occurred. Tne "ater
would sizzle and steam as the sag
,,os aumned in, but this day, as the
last of the Stag was poured ohto lne
little island. some of 1t Renamed re,,
hot suddenly there was priihaht
hnr.t of flame, SO prolonged ana so
w. ~ ,hat there was danger OF the fur'
mace catching fire. 49,. r,.
Then Wilson began to think. ING
-. dov he took some OF the curious
,ooting substance and wet 1t Win wa.
tor INT. much to his SURPRISE hot
asr,a ~ II. Then he struck n,a.o.'
~ held II near the mixture anu l.,
,as,,,ately ~ bright fame was proaucea
Ins',' wilson knew that he had discov'
I'D n something valuable. His disco.,
srv was acetylene gas. ana ne iAAu
fortune out OF 1t. =, r,tro.
German manufacturer .,.a
.,..sr,n vns the inventor OF dysnm's
sy0 s.... nj seeking for 1t at the tlMs
" Nv .s,ved proof Of IL explosive ~, ~,
..s.s - rsitruelycsrin u 2 bquid Mnsen ~
~, sssg - sSplCds, but viii burn 5ss.s. .
~ y, ! sss;hyl 1Anles wln nfe " ". "a
y s,s:5s : fnvs III nAn Z !!
'Sss - - y l{sao ~ .13u
The Ordway new era., 1906-09-28
VETERAN concREssmEn BEING RETIRED.

This has been hard summer for the veterans
of congress. Early in the season old Gen. Grosven
or. Of Ohio. went down In defeat before young
rival
few months later Representative Bankhead.
of Alabama, the Democratic Father OF the House,
was unhorsed by Richmond Pearson Hobson he
who would like to have fleet Of "5,o00-ton bat
tleships"
Now comes Samuel Matthews Robertson, of
the Sixth district of Louisiana, who is now serving
his tenth term. He lost out at the primaries held
recently. He was elected to fill a vacancy in the
Fiftieth congress and stood next to Bankhead
in years Of service in the house. His defeat leaves
De Almond, of Missouri, the Democratic Father
of the House. although, in comparison with Gen.
Ketcham, Gen. Bingham, Hit, of Illinois, and
cr.oalrar Cannon he is only peXcQmer. Tha
The Ordway new era., 1906-09-28

IL
notion Of making arm.pit
SEAMLESS with . sheet Of cloth
rubber, and It brought him
we OF many thousands . year.
Who invented the metal fast
MT buttons must have been a
Tor 1t did away With sewing
aae him a millionaire.
eed Wire Fence.
Atned wire fence, about which
V said unkind things ~ they
:, ~ ~ themselves, was worth
.'svo.ooo in royalties to the ORR
countryman, whose loss
being hroken On their way
was a serious thing evolved
g packing them n separate
nts, and this uimplA device
altogether, M ~ ooun-
h not obliged vi 1ult ~ his
hct bs a., this
~ Of inysSl1 i1sl
l1an, a. 80
Into e. |I7l
The Ordway new era., 1906-09-28
OUR SOLDIERS WEAR GOOD SHOES.

uncle Sam keeps well in mind the saying,
"A man Is not well dressed unless he wears
good pair OF Shoes" said government inspector.
for he takes that the army is fitted out with
the most comfortable and nattiest of footwear.
naring soles or twisted. ugly toes, but he pro-
vides the finest of leather and insists that the
boots Tor his soldiers shall be well made. His
inspectors look after the shoes at every process
in their manufacture, and any short cut of leather
or negligently placed nails that might result in
corns or sore feet are pointed out with condemn
ing fingers and the boots are thrown aside.
"Once In awhile the style In army shoes
changes and then . big batch Of shoes will be
thrown on the market, which merchants eagerly
Eobble up. The man who buys those shoes will
mot get new style army shoe. but he gets the