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Ask Your Grocer for
Tetley's Teas, Please.
PROF. BROCK RESIGNS.
Had Been Very Successful as Opelii<
School Superintendent.

Had Been Very Successful as OpeIilxa
School Superintendent.
Opelika, May 49, ESPECIALLY --Prof. G.
w. Brock, who has been Superintendent
of the opelika Public School for the
last five years, has resigned his position
In order that he may accept the offer
rendered him by the Livingston Normal
College.
Professor Brock has done a great
work for the public school here. and
1t was with reluctance that the Board
of Trustees accepted his resignation.
Since he has been connected with the
school, the attendance has increased
from $50 In 1902 to sos in 1907; tuition
fees have increased from SLIGO to 49,
SIS; the faculty has been increased
six to eleven; there were three grad
this year, and the standarl of gradua-
ton has been increased at least twenty
five per cent.
The School Board of the Opelika Pub
Tic School have met ana have elected
Hon. l.. F.. Dickson as President of
the Board and J. b. Greene as Vice
President The Board reelected the fol-
lowing teachers for the session of 1907
0S: J. B. Chapman and Misses Cordelia
Renson. Matte PorterfieJd. Maude
Moore, Minnie Watson. Mollie Robinson,
virginia Mcmillan, Walden Hendpn, Sue
Norton and Sarah e. Luther.
Rev. X. l.. McIver. pastor Of the
Opelika Presbyterian Church, and Capt,
J. l.. Dean, have gone to Birming-
ham. to attend the meeting of the Gen
eral Assembly of the Southern Presby-
terian Church.
Lum Duke. J. J. ingram and Leo
Echols. have been appointed by the
Opelika School Board as committee
TO Investigate and report upon the char
acter and standing of apDicants for the
position of Superintendent OF the Opel
ika Public School
A series of protracted meetings will
begin at Trinity Methodist Church. June
4 Few. o. V. Calhoun. tie pastor, will
he assisted in the services by Rev l.
w Chalklev. pastor Of the Perry Street
Methodist Church of Montgomery
Colonel Rricken. commander of the
srd Regiment Of the AlahannP National
Guard was IN Opclika Wednesday. on
business connected with the local mill
tArv company. Colonel r3ricken gave II
"a his opInion that COMPANY RI Of this
CITY. would he mustered out of service
at an early date.
6 Railev 81 white man. of Gaar We
dowee in Randolph County. was givar
a nreIirinarv haaripe before HON r
~ so n,for1 United Stat~s Commissior-
~ "Wednesday. on C-1arge Of Illicit
distiIlinr ON hearing tne evidence he
was bound over to await the ection ~
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in HONOR OF MISS BARTON.
MEETING OF PETER
FORNEY CHAPTER, |

MEETING OF PETER
FORNEY CHAPTER, ID. A. Il.
The members of Peter Forney Chap
ter of the Daughters of the American
Revolution held most enjoyable
meeting Wednesday afternoon when
they were the guests OF Mrs. T II.
MADISON at her home on South Court
Street The meeting was presided over
by Mrs Frank T. Glass. regent The
apartment in which the members gath
cred was beautihed by an artistic plac-
ing of bowls of sweet peas.
The election of officers was the prom
inent feature on the business program
and resulted in the recollection of Mrs.
of Mrs. L. G. Dawson as Vice Regent,
Combs as Secretary, the election of
Mrs. NJ. II. King as Registrar. the
election of Mrs. l.. B. Whitfield as
Treasurer. the reelection of Miss Tus-
Goa Cozart as Historian and the elee-
ton of Mrs. r. M. Henderson as
Chaplain.
After the business meeting Mrs. Nab
son entertained the members at plate
luncheon in the dining room, where
the table was decorated In red roses
and lighted by red candles In crys'al
candelabra.
The members present were Mrs. Anne
liza willy. Honorary Life Regent. and
founder of the Chapter. Mrs. r. p.
Glass, Mrs George II McCombs. Mrs.
william Hubbard, Mrs. Forney ste
venson, Mrs. David Low Mrs. Albert
Taylor, Mrs. NJ. d. Bibb, Mrs. John
Sellers. Mrs NJ. C. King Mrs. Charles
Nawsoma. Mrs Charles A stal<Alv.
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that have issued bonds for public road
building, investigate the results and
come back home and report the advis-
ability OF holding an election In this
county for a bond issue.
There Ia a strong sentiment in the
county for road Improvement and it is
thought that should the election be or
dered II would carry.
Talladega County has already bridged
most OF the larger streams with steel
bridges, and at this court another one
was ordered for Pope's Ford on Tallasa-
hatchie Creek at a cost Of sl,450.
The Postoffice is getting In readiness
for inaugurating the free mall deliv.
cry system the first of June. The
letter and package street boxes have
arrived. also new fixtures for the post
office. which ii being remodeiled With
a plate glass front and tile floors.
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Mrs Alfred 'Bethea. Mrs. r. p. Dex-
ter, Mrs. J. l. Holloway and Mss Ca
Fart.
There are about. sixty members of
Peter Forney Chapter. d. A. r. 1t is
one Of the oldest in the State.
PRESIDENTS DAY
WITH MoTHR's UNION.
The members of the Mothers Union
met with Mrs. w. j. Chambers yes
ter,iay afternoon at her home on Dex-
ter avenue. This is the last meeting
for this season and the members were
entertained by the retiring president;
1t was in the main social gather
ing, as very little business claimed at
attention Several committees for va
rious work for the coming year were
appointed and It was decided that the
club Join the City Federation of Wo-
mems Clubs that has recently been Or
ganized.
Mrs. Chambers entertained her guests
at a buffet luncheon during the after
noon.
| Miss Bertha Shuster, who has been
visiting Miss Juliet Gassenheimer. has
| returned to her home in Selma
I " u z
| Mrs. F. c. McCarty, of Birming-
ham, is visiting Mrs. w. 7. Hendrick
at her home on Holcomb street
| X * x
| Mr.. and Mrs. William Druckerman
| of New York, are the guests of Mr..
and Mrs. Herman Alexander.
{. x ss
| Miss Lena Walline has COMO on a
visit to relatives at Dothan and Cot
| tonwood.
X u Is
| Mrs. l., A. Marck, who was injured
by the runaway of a saddle horse few
weeks ago, has recovered
| Mrs. Gordon de Ramies of Booth Sta
ton. is visiting relatives in the city
| for few days.
There will be a meeting Of the West
End School Improvement Association
this afternoon at o'clock at the
school.
| A number of the pupils of the Cal
| houn- Chamberlain School will render
"A Comedy of Errors at the school on
| Dexter avenue at o'clock Monday
| afternoon when the cast will be COM
| posed of the folicwin:
Solumis. Duke of Ephesus-Miss JOS
ephine Hall.
Aegeon, Merchant of Syracuse-Miss
| Lurleen billiard.
I
Antipholus Of syracuse-Miss Mary
Gallagher.
Dromio of Ephesus--MIss Mildred
| Cornwall.
| Dromio Of Sypacuse-Miss Ella Klein.
| Balthazar. a Merchant-Miss Marjorie
| Purnell Bruce.
angelo, a Goldsmith--Miss Nellie
! Bowdoin,
Observation-Disclosures Lily Dale Dell.
Oficer-Miss Frances Waller.
Aemilia, wife to Aegeon--Mtss Eve
lyn Tyson.
Adriana, wife to Antipholus of Ephe-
sus-Miss Annie Laurie sparkes.
| Luciania, her sister--Miss jeanette
| Charles.
| Landiady of The Porpentine"--Miss
Lily Dale Deh.
| Servant--Miss Idle Torrey Minter
| a u "
BIRTHDAY DINNER.
! AT the Calhoun Chamberlain School
last evening a dinner was given In
! celebration of the fifteenth birthday oil
one OF the house pupils, Miss Lidie Min
| ter Three tables were adorned with
| red pomegranate blossoms and each
was laid with covers for five and
| lighted with red candles in candelabra
The rarty included Miss Calhoun
| Miss Chamberlain, Miss Lillian Barrett
Miss Anna Guernsey, Miss Mildred
| Cornwell, Miss Hazel Weaver, Miss Mel
! lie Bowdoin, Miss Frances Waller, Miss
Matte Kendall Leslie, Miss Margare
| Browne, Miss Marguerite Minter, Miss
jeanette Charles. Miss Marjorie Bruce
| and Miss Lily Dell Dale.
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Insist on having Hoods. Get it today.
In liquid or tablet form. 100 Doses 81.
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the Federal grand jury and his bond
was fixed at $500.
Rev w. A. Taliaferro, pastor of the
opelika Baptist Church. has gone ia
Richmond. Va, to attend the meetings
of the Southern Baptist Convention
which will convene In that city May IL
Miss Fannie Hester. who has beer
visiting Miss Marion Dickinson In Sell
ma, has returned TO her home In ooeI-
ika.
Mrs. r. s, Smith. who has been visit.
ing relatives in Opeiika for severa,
days, has returned to her home In
Washington, Ga.
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SCHOOL DISTRICT COMMITTEE.
The patrons and friends of the Boys
High School are cordially invited to
attend meeting TIC be held at the
school Saturday afternoon at 1880
O'Clock for the purpose of organizing
a District Committee to cooperate
with the Montgomery School Improve
ment Association.
This school is. more than any other,
In nced Of the work that is the object
of the. School Improvement. and 1t is
to be desired that the patrons of the
school whose boys live almost half
their daily lives there will attend this
meeting and give the work their help
and influence.
X x X
DIR EHREN2EICH ADDRESSES
COTTAGE HILL COMMITTEE.
The third meeting of the Commit
tee on School Improvement of Cottage
Hill School held yesterday afternoon
was one Nfull of interest, the feature
of the occasion being an address by
DR.. Ehrenreich on Manual Training.
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Washington, May 16.--Flood warn
ings have been issued foa' the Arkansas
River at Fort Smith, Ark, and sup
Elementary warnings for the Black
Warrior River OF Alabama. -
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Alkaline -Aniiseptic = Makes
the gums strong and health. gives
the teeth a pearly lustre. purifes
the breath. What more could you
ask Of SOZODONTe Do not
experiment with denhfrices. The,
teeth will not stand it.
Stand by SOZODONT and
the teeth will stand by you.
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Tetley'. Teas.
TO IMPROVE ROADS.
TaIiadegai Commissioners Send On
Committees of Investigation

Tallade ga. May 16-- ESPECIAL. The
Commissioners Court of Talladega
County have appointed Senator John w
Heacock, Representatives J. II Law
son and J.. B sanford, Judge j. e.
Camp and Judge G.. X. Miller, a COM
mittee to visit North Alabama counties
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1907-11-27

with such a boycott enforced" say
the enthusiastic. "the most redoubtable
corner In provisions. fruits or vegeta-
bles would be conquered and In spite
OF cold storages. brought to terms"
Much stress Is laid on the curative
value of fasting as well as upon Its
commercial value. No less an author
lily than DIR. Robertson Wallace says
he has known a patient to fast for ten
days to his great benefit. The aver
age fast recommended by the milk
Chewers" for ordinary ills. however.
is but three days.
During his fast the patient may take
as much water as he pleases and a
moderate amount of exerelse-say, a
three or four mile walk each morning.
The return to eating Is effected
through the milk diet. each mouthful
being carefully ehewed. Between each
pint OF milk the Juice Of lemon may
be sippeds to prevent biliousness. The
milk diet Is usually kept up from two
to four weeks, an average OF about six
quarts a day being absorbed.
VI WV AhAHANh Maih AnGMEINt
who claim TO have been cured OF yari-
GUS Ills through the fasting system,
say they found II required a good deal
OF character and resisting power to
put the theory into practice In face OF
the 0ntreatles. expostulatlons, rldlcule
and real concern Of the folks at home.
but that the results made n all worth
while.
More than half the Ills. imaginary
and real from which doctors earn
their livelihood could be banished by
Intelligent fasting. declare the Fleteh-
erltea.
Race suicide. they say. IL due largely
70 the present extremely high cost OF
supporting family. They point to
the army OF workers whose weekly
outlay for living expenses leaves them
nothing over with which to properly
bring up family and say that in
Fletcherism lies the one practical rem.
edy aud hope
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1907-11-27
BOSTON'S NEW CULT,
The Fletcherites, Who Advocate
Reducing Daily RatiOnS.
PLAN NATIONAL CAMPAIGN.

Aim 70 KIN Food Trusts and Save
Race From Rialns Prless--oua ssntoo
Fnaalng 70 cure Everything, inelud .
inc Race sulsids.
New culM spring up like mushrooms
In Boston and generally live and die
there, but the very newest OF them all.
the followers Of which are iilppantly
called the milk CheweFs." are nmbl-
tiously planning TO extend their mis-.
aionary efforts to ten other big cities
and thereby quickly make their move
ment national, says a Boston special to
the Philadelphia Record These are
the laudRble results which the milk
Chewers" aim aud expect to bring
about:
First Death TO all food trusts.
Second Reduction OF living ex.
penaas 10 half present amount
Third Rehabilitation of doctors.
Fourth. Abolition Of race suicide.
The sMilk Chewers" are not a lot OF
pld women faddlsts or dllettante sclen.
tiata. The charter members are staId
and highly respectable Rostonians.
-Afilk Chewersr N the name given 10
the new cult By faeetlons unbelievera.
Correctly speaking. It's members are
FletcheFitea. followers Of the philOao-
phy Of the great maaticator Horace
Fletcher. who says that each mouth.
ful OF milk should he chewed or lnsali.
waited a. completely as n II were solid
food.
BY public speaking and the dlstribu-
ton Of literature the Fieteheritea win
strive TO teach people that they could
Huhsist n they would only try II on a
mere fraction Of the Good they now
buf. Something must be done. they
say. In view OF the tremendous In.
crease IN the cost OF foods. What
would Be- better than the cutting down
q the daily ratioas9
III you have been eating two eggs
for breakfast say the Fletcheritos,
begin by eating only one. drink only
one cup Of coffee. use only one lump
u augar-one OF everything where you
have hitherto used two or more.
What's the use" they say, sof
throwing into your system twice as
much fuel as Is really needed. especial.
y as food. like all fuel. has its propOr-
tomato amount OF ashes To be disposed
OF It's simply wasting energy and
money"
When a sufficient number OF follow
srs are secured and everything Is fully
organized for the grand coup word
WIN 80 forth TO the faithful to fast
perhaps FOR a week or ten days. and
simultaneously In ten cities all MIX
ChsweEs" win stop buying.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1907-11-27
Noah Webster,s soyhood.

Noah Webster, the author of Web
ster's Dictionary and of the famous old
Webster spelling book, was a pre-
cocious boy. He entered Yale college
when sixteen years old. He dropped
books for time to answer the sum-
mons Of drums. the Revolutionary war
then raging. Burgoyne was ravaging
through the state Of New York, and
the young student Joined the forces to
resist his march. Immediately after
the need for his military services had
ended Webster returned to Yale, grad
uating with honors at twenty.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1907-11-27
WALL STREET PANIC,
Incidents Of the Run on Trust
Companies In New York.
ALL CLASSES REPRESENTED.

Venerable Woman's Unpleasant Ex-
perienee-Reassurins an Anxious De.
pOsitor--Some Humorous Incidents.
Profitable Speculation Of Messenger
Boys.
Wall street has been swarming late
" like "A hive of bees when over II
was beaten the gong of financial ter
ror, Events full Of human interest
have been witnessed during 1.-THE runs
made by depusitors ON some Of the
large trust companies in New York
Something of the stress and uncer-
talnty had been expected In the street.
and in the early hours Of the morning
the police moved to their posts and
prepared for the reception Of the de
positors OF the Trust Company Of
America. says the New York Herald.
All classes Of depositors were repre-
scented. for the refusal of the banks to
accept checks drawn upon the trust
company hal made II necessary even
for men with substantial accounts TO
present their checks In person at the
window, Large deposltors there were
In plenty. but for the most part those
who stood before the paying teller had
comparatively small accounts. running
from few hundred dollars to fifteen
or twenty thousand OF the hundreds
who were there not more than half
score OF women were seen. and one OF
these was detective.
One venerable woman who was near
the window found TO her horror that
she had made out her check In pencil
She gave 50 to man standing near
her to take her place while she went
to a nelghboring desk and wrote her
demand with pen. When she re
turned her proxy was nowhere TO be
seen, and she had to so to the end OF
the line. where she still stood when
the gong sounded for the last payment
She made nnal argument. however.
and after four hours wait succeeded
In obtaining her money.
One Of the largest deposits with
drawn In the course OF the day was
for $2oo0O0, which was taken away
by a young man who placed II In his
oYercoat pocket and left the place as
unconcernedly as though he had col.
lected gas bill
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1907-11-27

A rancher near Craig. Colo. dug his
potatoes the day after heavy rain.
and a quantity Of wet soil adhered TO
them He sold the potatoes at hotel
Just ashley were, An employee at the
hotel. an old placer miner. In washing
the potatoes saw some particles Of
gold IN the bottom Of the pan. says an
Ogden (utahl special dispatch to the
New York World Closer scrutiny re-
yealed a number Of the tiny particles
In the dirt. This led TO an examination
Of the ground where the potatoes were
grown. II was found 10 be rich In
placer gold and assays very high Sew.
eral hundred acres have been staked
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1907-11-27

SIS the company all right7" demand
ed the depositor. Are you sure we're
perfectly solvent. Mr.. shawn"
Sound as n rock" answered the
president. mo trouble within a mile
of u.s.
THAT'S good" said the depositor, a
relieved expression appearing on his
face. I'VE can't be too careful of our
interests these days. you know, Mr..
Shaw. That's why asked you"
The president noticed the man stop
at the paying teller's window on his
way out. and he wandered over and
asked that official. SIS that man large
depositorT'
Lets See" said the paying teller.
looking over his desk. "Oh, yes.
That's Mr. James Brown. He had a
balance of SLIGO. and he just drew
S."
ION the side lines" among the men
who lowered on the outskirts Of the
long line of anxious depositors the
other day, many airy remarks were
passed by those whose money was In
no jeopardy. A passerby asked the
meaning of the crowd before the Trust
Company Of Americas doors in Wall
street.
"These men want to get their checks
cashed,' explained a lounger on the
side lines.
'Fhey ought to know that a bank
won't cash checks In these panicky
times" announced the nasserhv oTha
place to get checks cashed Is a saloon"
"Oh. yes I've got plenty Of time to
talk to you" said the pretty telephone
girl at the Hotel Knlckerbocker the
other night The Wall street crowd
isn't ordering cabs or inviting friends
to dinner tonight. l think they've
gone over to the Waldorf to tell one
another how much money they lost"
Some wag tackled the following
market list near the desk of one of
the big hotels In New York the other
night:
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RiddIes.

What would diamond become If
placed in basin of water? Wet.
What is everything and everybody
doing at the same timer Growing
older
What is that which never asks any
questions and yet requires many an
swersf The doorbell.
Why is fly taller than most men3
Because it stands over six feet with
out shoes and stockings.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1907-11-27

About the only people that seemed 20
be making any real profit the other
day were messenger boys or employed
men who foresaw what was coming
and got places In the line early IN the
morning on speculation Ten dollarA
was several times paid for a place for
an anxious deposition. oS course as the
day went on and 3 o'clock got closer
and closer the price went up. and not
long after ! o'clock a messenger boy
sold his place about twenty feet tut,
side the main entrance FOR $50.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1907-11-27
What Dick Saw.

This is little Dicks picturesque de-
scription of his first fash of lightning
and first clap of thunder: "Oh. man.
ma, l saw an angel go into heaven
and bang the door after itg'
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1907-11-27
e0IIsa. For olrls % y. olr.ra PI.n.

WN''NaN z VI WIN NFI w 1ITITU F-IHNs
BY the viii Of Robert n. Carson. Ne
Gently tled at Norristown. Pa. the
greater part Of bis estate. estimated
at $l0.o00OO0, Is left to found a col
iege for orphan girls similar to the
Gtrard college for boys, say: the New
York sun. Mr.. Carson rell dead at 4
theatsr a few days a@0
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1907-11-27

soon after 10 o'clock the other morn.
ing an anxious depOsitor entered the
Carnegie Trust company and button
holed ex-Secretary Leslie NJ. Shaw,
the president. who was ON his way to
his private office. says the New York
World.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1907-11-27

John Shofeldt OF Hackensack, N. J..
came to the building OF the Trust
Company Of America In a hanson cab.
and with him In the cab were his wife.
his mother and two children. says the
New York Globe. He also had q
steamer rug. lot Of provisions and
was evidently prepared for a Siege.
He got into line about a block from
the paying tellens.
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Their Presence Desired at Un-
yelling of Statue of Gov
ernOr Morton.
DATE SET is 20 OF JULY.
PURPOSE OF THE COMMISSION
is TO MAKE THE EVENT A
GOVERNORS DAY-cAMP FIRE
AT NIGHT.

Governor Hanly and the Morton
monument commission are planning to
invite the governors of the different
states to attend the unveiling of the
Morton monument in indianapolis on
the afternoon Of July 23.
Governor Hanly is preparing a let
ter of invitation to the governors
which will be inclosed in an invita-
tion to be sent out in a few days by
the monument commission.
1--WE are going to try to make the
event Governors day." said D. r.
Lucas, secretary of the commission, at
Indianapolis. Indianapolis recently
had a Presidents day and now we
want a Governors day. We have no
assurance that the Governors of States
them. 1t is quite likely that number
of them will attend The statue of Oh
iver p. Morton was erected because of
his distinguished career as Governor,
and it will certainly be fitting for the
Governor of every state in the Union
to attend these exercises if he can
find it convenient to do So
Within the next two weeks a meet
ing of the Morton monument commits
sion will be held to arrange the details
of the unveiling ceremonies. The
monument will be unveiled at p. m.
the afternoon of July %. Governor
Hanly will receive the monument IN
behalf of the people of the State of
Indiana. and will deliver the principal
address of the day. r. b. Brown OF
o.. commander in chief OF
the Grand Army of the Republic, VIII
be present and will also speak.
Thr>e battalions of the National
Guard Infantry will be detailed for the
event and a street parade will pre-
cede the unveiling exercises.
At night there will be a camp fire at
Tomlinson Hall in which the militia
and the members of the G. A. r. of
the State will participate.