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The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-10-15

1t is a peculiar fact, but We are
afraid to call attention to it lest We
be denounced as a hireling Of one or
the other of the two big trusts, that
kerosene oil and sugar, the chief pro-
ducts of the biggest trusts in the
country, have advanced less in price
than most any other necessity in these
days of soaring prices of housekeeping
commodities. Petroleum is about the
cheapest thing man can spend his
money for these days. Even blockade
corn liquor from first hands in Wilkes
county comes higher-it is said
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-10-15

Your husband says that when he
is angry he always counts ten before
he speaks, said one woman.
Yes, answered the other / wish h
would stop it since he got dyspepsia
home seems nothing but a class of
tic.-Washington Star.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-10-15

Ii President Roosevelt can possibly
do SO he will get his revenge out Of
that Louisiana negro in the cotton
picking contest for the eclat he lost in
the tennis tournament with the bishop
of London. That darkey ought to feel
honored even if he does not win out.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-10-15

We hope now New Bern will soon
have some well-paved streets and side
walks. The fifty thousand dollars in
bonds voted on Tuesday ought to put
the streets of that city in good con-
dition. There We're only thirty-four
votes cast against the proposition.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-10-15

Governor Glenn, We learn, announces
that he is ready to begin campaign
for state prohibition. We venture the
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-10-15
TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION:

THE DAILY MESSENGER by mail
one wear. $500; six months, $s.oO:
three months, $3.50: one month So
cents, ,,c.er,>,
GER 1two eight page papers). bv mail,
sne year. $1.0o: six months. so cents
d edvance. T..
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-10-15
President Kills Fine Buck.

Stamboul. La, October 1O.-A
courier who arrived from the presi-
dents camp on the Texas river late
today reported that khe president had
killed fine buck but otherwise the
hunt today was barren of result
The animal was brought down from
long distance and fell after the first
shot. The condition OF the ground
is much improved since the rain and
the weather is still cool enough TO
render the exercise delightful Ito the
president.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-10-15

GAS
Bears the 7Iha Kind You Have Nhays BssgT
o. IE<ZIL HEL1GSz<
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-15

For Sale-one of the best business lots in the city. Will sell at a great bargain, or will exchange in part for a good piece of improved property. For Sale-Two miles from the city limits. a 400 acre farm. facing two gravel roads, with railroad through 1t. Fine sandy land with clay subsoil. Fine for manufacturing sites. Can be bought s45 per acre if sold at once. Now paying good interest on invest mont.
 For Sale-A nice fve-room cottage on South Jackson. beautifully papered. has sanitary connections. and can be bought cheap if sold at once. Monthly payments.
 For -Sale-s2.s50 will buy lovely six room cottage, with all modern im provements. located on a large lot near Capitol. This place is a nice home. and easily worth s3.500.
 For Sale-s1,75o will buy large lot with two good houses on South Me Donough Street; pays good interest and property will increase in. value every year.
 For Sale--$1.500 will buy a good i've room house on Plum Street near in. Highland Park. A nice little home or good investment.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-15
Fancy ParIOr and Library Tables and Rockers of every descriptions. See our display.
 Graves-Arnold Furniture Company.
 fOO Dexter Avenue.
Penny on the Pacific Coast.

Baltimore American ,,,.
 "Our merchants and the pubic generally have about come to the reluc- tant conclusion that the penny 1s get ting fastened on the business system of the coast" said A. G. Ross, prom inent merchant of Seattle.
 For many years we despised the miserable copper coins on the Pacinc coast and would have nothing to do with them. Even now the old timers scorn anything less than a nickel, but many people from the East have set- tied in Seattle and sistee towns, and they brought with them the notions of their section. where pennies nave long been in vogue, and where peo- pie insist on having the exact change that Is coming to them. Some of our largest wholesale houses have already got on the penny basis, while others say they may adopt it later. One ob- lection is that 1t would mean addi- tional work for clerks and an entire change in cash registers. for hardly any of these machines on the coast are made to record pennies.
 Penny savings banks have been started in Seattle and penny gum ma- chimes, which a few years ago were a rarity. are now common. At first when l tried using pennies in my own place many of my customers would not take them, but gave them to the clerks. They are bravely over that now and always walt for their change"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-15
Plant Intelligence.

OutiHB MaEaZ1ne.
 But as the animal Is nearer to us than the vegetable, so Is animal intel ligence nearer akin to our own than plant intelligence. We hear of plant physiology. but not yet of plant psy- chology.
 When a plant growing in a dark ened room leans toward the light, the leaning. we are taught. is a purely me- chanicai process; the effect of the light upon the cells of the plant brings 1t about in purely mechanical way but when an animal is drawn to the light the process Is a much more complex one and implies a nervous system. It .s thought by some that the roots of q water loving plant divine. the water from afar and run toward 1t.
 The truth is the plant or tree sends It's roots In all directions, but those on the side of the water find the ground moisture in that direction and their growth Is accelerated. while the others are checked by the dryness of the soil. An ash tree stands on a rocky slope where the soil Is thin and poor, twenty or twenty-five feet from my garden.
 After a while 1t sent so many roots down into the garden. and so robbed the garden vegetables of the fertilizers, that we cut the roots off and dug trench to keep the tree from sending mora Now the gardener thought the tree divfned the rich pasturage down below there and reached for~it accord ingly. THe truth is l suppose, that the roots on that side found a little more and better soil and so pushed on till they reached the garden, where they were at once so well fed that they multiplied and extended themselves rapidly. The tree waxed strong. ana every season sent more and stronge roots into the garden.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-15
PANAMA IS EXCITED
PEOPLE OPPOSED TO CEmNG LAND. s TO COLOMBIA.
Would Prefer to Let Treaty Remains
 In Abeyance Rather Than to Ac- eept the Demands ef Colon-


 New York, Dec. 14--A cable to The New York Sun from Panama says: :
 The excitement and popular indigna- ton caused by the recent report that Colombian forces threatened to, occupy Panama territory on the boundary con tinue unabated. The local press ase the people generally arc opposed te ceding any national territory held under the basis of the boundary limits when Panama seeded Independently from Spain in 1921 and voluntarily Joined Colombia as an independent State.
 It is the general opinion that tt would be preferable to leave the pro- tected treaty with Colombia In abey- ance indefinitely rather than to acceot Coiombia's exaggerated demands Nm- posing the limits of 1885. when Pana- ma was under a tyrannical yoke as . Federal department of Colombia. By the treaty Panama would gain prac- ticaliy nothing while making valuable concessions.
 A local newspaper asserts that the separation, of PanamaS from the United States of Colombia was forced by the latters oppressive policy becoming un- endurable. and 1t Is not likely, now that Panama is free. that she will sub- init to being victimized or subjected to further spoliation. The paper de- clares that fair treaty or none ak all is justified by the unanimous son. timent of Panama.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-15
Congressional sketches.

Hartford Courant.
 Tn his photographed contribution to the new Congressional Directsry." Senator Jeff Davis of Arkansas H3es not claim kinship to Jefferson <Davis of Mississippi, President Taylor's scn- n-law, colonel in the Mexican cam paign. Secretary of War, Senator and President of the short-llved Southern Confederacy. As we understand the case, there isn't any for him to claim. Senator Johnston of Alabama mentions that he quit school to enlist in the Confederate army, where he acquired four wounds and the rank of captain. Senator Richardson of Delaware cred- It's himself with 'business-like meth- ods and strict modesty." Senator Briggs of New Jersey modestly says that ''as a public-spirited citizen he enjoys a high degree of popularity. Representative Hobson of Alabama in. forms his brother -Congressmen and. posterity that he's Il descendant Gin the tenth generation) of Elder Brewster or the Mayfiower. Representative Hamil- ton of Iowa says he married Quaker ess and has "a Rooseveltian family of nine children" Representative Dav- enport of Oklah oma says that at each of his own weddings Cherokee wo- man was the bride; his colleague, Rep- resentative Carter. analyses himself as ''seven -sixteenths Chickasaw and Cherokee and nine-sixteenths Scotch- Irish."
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-15
Milking a Fish
Reader.


 Yes" said the pretty dairymaid. 'h. is difficult to milk COW but now would you like to milk a hsh?"
 "Sepia," she went on, smiling, ''is ob- tained from the cuttlehsh and you will find on the Chinese coast (the pater was a Chinese missionary many cuttlefish farms-great tanks where the fish are bred for their black milk, which gives us India ink.
 "The tanks are divided by means of sluices Into a number of compartments or locks; and care is taken never to disturb the fish, for when they are dis turbed they darken all the water with their black fluid. which thus is wasLea.
 ITO milk a cuttlefish the queer crea- ture Is driven slowly and gently into a compartment lined with metal. Then the water is drawn off and the fish finds himself left high and dry lie becomes alarmed. he squirts forth all the sepia in his sack. Then. milked dry, he Is returned to his tank again.
 "The sepia is packed In kegs and dramatically sealed for the market. One cuttlefsh yields about a sove1- eiRn's worth of it year.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-15
ZIRkLE & MOORE. Real Estate, Insurance and Loans
 2I Dexter Ave. Phone 443

For Sale-Cottage on South McDon- ough Street for $3.250. This Is cor ner lot. with modern improved house. and is desirable residence for home or investment.
 For Sale-Beautiful cottage on Hol- comb Street. This is an ideal little home and can be bought for $5.600.
 For Sale--Seven-room, two-story residence. lot 70x4o0 feet, can be bought for $4.500. Will carry &2;000 for pur- chaser for three years at per cent.
 For Sale-Lots at Cioverdale and College Park. You Can buy cheaper now than you ever will be able to buy again. Don't miss an opportunity of securing an ideal residence lot cheap. Will sell on reasonable terms and pay ments to suit purchasers. 1
 For Rent-we have store. conner Madison Avenue and Perry Street, un- der Glenmore Hotel, for rent; store room 1SxS5, high ceilings and splendid location: light and well ventilated. Rent, $40 per month.
 wanted--If you have any property for sale list with us; we have inquiries for anything good.
 Insurance--we write fire insurance in four first-class companies. Don't neglect to give us policy.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-15
Real Estate Bargains

crisis Is passed, which Is fast clearing up, those who saw far enough ahead to pick up snaps. will have no cause to regret 1t.
 If you have on hand any money that is not working, let us show you some propositions that for business reasons parties do not want advertised Buy now as the new year will bring with IL higher prices.
 Remember. your checks and Clearing House certificates are as good as gold with us. .'
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-15
Davidson, Holt 6 Strauss
leal Estate & Insuranc,
 Phones 32 and l5.

Real Estate k Insurance
 Phones 32 and ,a.
 For Sale
 On Palmetto Street, Highland Park nice little cottage with For quek sale we offer this property for $',75ooa.
 For Sale.
 Within oer blocks of bsauuI cottage lot and in fact all improvements It's in fstea cosdion for sssoo per month Psss sAo3ooo Terms easy Beast budins lots on South Psy wahington and other On Soeh Jackson Street. story cottage five sooms and kitchen, electric ght bath. modem improvements good don Price $7so $2oo cash, balance 5000 s2soo per month.
 On Washington Street, story cottage, first class eondi lain tub modem in every way rre $45oooo This is an ee g.nt place, well located and viii make an ideal home. In the manufacturing district Fertilizer Works six ourroo houses and vacant lo These houses rent for $so ea: per onh For short time only the ent lot offered $3000o. Viii B per investment Do not let this bargain pas; " yog; e...
 Bsaatid dwelling sa so'th Lawrence Street. new and in Inst class ss. condition, .s modem a soo Eight oae arranged so that two families can occupy necessary To borrow $20O0000 for three of customers who willing to pay per cent. First class security offered.
 For Sale Story Residence South MeDonoosh St, modem. Price $5,25G
 For Rent. Store Dexter Avenhe. ---- S.fe t.t4a On Hu Street, story dwelling. first class condition, ali modem Improvements, nine Pssee,o Terms easy.
 For Saie s@- On Cfarner Avenue, story leine roos water and electric lights lot 50xf50 Price, $3600.00.
 For Safe
 Dwelling. Burton Avenue, story, five and 50x2ft gas and eec lights and bath. Price, $350000 For Safe Dwelling, Bafton Avenue, story five and kitcLen, bath, lot tz5x225 Price, $4,50000, cash. For Sale Second hocge from Finley Ayenae Norman Bridge Road fot 70xt20 five soom electric lights and bath Price, $750o0
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-15

property for a little over one-half act ual value. and give time on portion of the money.
 The fact that Montgomery has been less affected by the great financial fur ry than most other sections of our country. is recognized everywhere. and should be source of satisfaction to those who have their money invested in Montgomery property. This fact Is bound to increase the demand for this class of investments. and the increas- ed demands will necessarily increase the prices. When the present financial
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-15
(elI6

If you are in the market for a gen uine "snap." the time to, get 1t is right now. as there are few who must Ina ve money at any sacrifice, We now have a few of these snaps that will soon be worth double. the price that will buy them at preserif For an illus tratton. we have a new i've room cot- tage, just completed, paying 10 per cent on Si.5oc:- four yacant lots worth $500. and sl.200 stock in a local corporation, with guaranteed dividends of pey cent making total valuation of $3I 600 We will sell this entire bunch, of
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-15
Montgomery Realty Go.
 313 Dexter Ave. Phone 2246
SaffoId & Upchurch
SaffoId & Upchurch.

ried a reserve brain force. There were located the safe deposit vaults of memory. to be opened at will by the active 0O.00O.O0O nerve cells situated in the region above and before the ear. When physician looks for a fever-one of the old-style doctorsA- his first act is to place his hand on your forehead. Hel wastes no time feeling of the rest of your caput.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-15
The Door of Wisdom.

New 1OTk EEcSS.
 It was commonly believed among the ancients that mans thinking ap- paratus lay in the front third of his head. and that the temples, the thin nest parts of the skull, were the doors of wisdom which responded instantly 10 the knock of outside impressions. The middle and back of the head car
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-15

Business Is growing every day and Montgomery never looked better to us. We are handling some nice properties these days. For instance:
 A Broom cottage. Highland Park s1.55o; $50 cash, $20 per month.
 A s-room cottage corner lot.50x150. S1,500.
 Other similar houses in same block on inside lots, have sold this year for e1.s50. This. place is easily worth
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-15
BETTER and BETTER

For $2.750 you can buy a splendid 5-room cottage, with hall, bath, sani- tary plumbing, gas and electric lights. Located within one block of Highland Park School. Convenient to church and car line. Terms.
 $s.5oo-This amount secures one of the must desirable homes on Cramer Avenue.
 If interested call at
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-15
IF THE AEABAaSA PEOPLE

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 bladder or rheunatic troubles; sl bot tie. two months treatment. by drug gist ST mail, pr. E. w. Hall.- 202e Olive Street, St. Louis. adv.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-15
T he Man Who First Cut the
 Prices on
 Jewelry

We want your Jewelry business, and we only expect to have it on the merits of our goods and. at prices that are, sure enough Cut Rate Prices.
 / DIAMOND RINGS. kt. biue white Tiaany Ring. .s4oo.oo kt. comhereiAi waite Tinany
 hfmB'' '..... '''.'. ..' ..,SoSOsVv i-2 kt. Fine White Tiffany
 Ring ..... t,.... ..,...... .$220.O0 kt. Fine Waite Tiffany Ring. .s1s5.00 7-s Fine Tiaany Isins.. -. .. Y. .sf25.oo SEVERAL SMALL DIAMOND
 RINGS at ...... ... .sls.oo each
 DIAMOND BROOCHES. - ssoooo Brooch, ...... ... .s34o.oo S27S.oe Brooch ...... ... .... .s22S.0O s1so.oO Harvest Moon. ... ..sf4e.oo sl75.0O Harvest Moon.. ... .sI2s.oe Other Diamond Brooches, from $500 sp
 DIAMOND EARSCREWs. $I25.oo Ear Screws ... ... =. .So9.eo 2 5000 Ear Screws =. ... ss5.OO 2 2O.5O Ear Screws ... ... ..... .sl2,5O DIA OND CUFF BUTTONS. sse.OO Diamond Gun Buttons. .. .ses.oo s4O.OO Diamond Gun Buttons. s:s.oo s22.5O Diamond Gun Buttons. .Sls.5o s12.5o Diamond Cum Buttons. g 7.so Other Gun Buttons from s1.5o mp.
 FINE WATCHES.
 $lOO Cents Diamond Set Watch. .S75.OO xs5 Ladies' Diamond Set Watch. $500 S37.5O Ladies' Diamond Watch. .s:5.oO S27.SO Ladies' Solid Gold Watch. .sIz.sO s2O.OO Ladies' Gold Filled Watch .s1:.so sl2.OO Ladies' Gold Filled Watch. s7OO 5000 Silver Watches. ... ... .S40O Other watehe. from sI.Oo up.
 ALARM CLOCKS. PIRATE, the best alarm clock on earth, S9c, guaranteed for IF months.
 BRACELETS. 800 Lion Head Diamond Bracelet SO5OO SGO Button Diamond Bracelet. .s44OO S45 Single Diamond Bracelet. O.oO Other DianAGnd and Solid Gold Brace let's, from $500 up.
 ALL CRYSTALS. ...... ... ...1Sc SPECIAL ATTENTION GIVEN TO
 MAIL ORDERS.
 Fred J. Dreher < Co.,, Cut Rate Jewellers
 10 South Court
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-15
F. M. KOfIN q SON,
 Real Estate and fnsusaAcs. 26 t-2 Commerce St.-.phone 3os

hASsxostS uS " SC1i q 9SsSVUsVO new two-story house for $2,- 650. At this price the proper ty will pay you an interest of 70 per cent after making . hb- eraf allowance for taxes, in- surance and repairs.
 For $t2.50 an acre we viii sell an 800 acre farm 70 miles from the city of Montgomery.
 A customer of OUTS wants $7,50o.00 on a plantation worth $25,000. He is willing , to pay 8 per cent for the fnon- ey. iTitfes are unquestioned.
 Another customer wants $3,000 at 8 per cent interest on property worth $20,000.oo. This is a first mortgage, no other incumbrance, and the ti- ties are perfect.
 Another party wants $700 on a nice suburban place, worth $f, 500. .0o--S per cent ia- terest. ..-.
 In connection with these de- mands for loans, we suggest that people who have money to lend would be wise to take advantage of the opportunity of lending their money safely on first mortgages on Mont gomerY real estate at 8 per cent interest, as all indica- tions point to a lower rate of interest on mortgages on good real estate. Stock panies have come and gone in .Montgom- cry, bnt 1t Is the history of ali sueh that money invested safely, either on mortgage on Montgomery property or in the purchase of Montgomery property, has been safe and seenre during the widest se- ries of panics.
 There is a fine business op- portunity in the City of Mont gomefy for the right man. This is a growing business, in a Hoarishing condition, and requires only a moderate cap ital. .. --s We afe instructed to self a plantation of f,600 acres at $500 an acre. The improve ments on this property are worth $4.00 an acre, so this means that you would pay only $4.00 an acre for the Land. This property is within three miles of a railroad, and within three miles of a nice little town, and will bring an income, if rented out, of s. 500.00. It wifi make 150 bales of cotton and J,500 busheis of corn.
 We want to buy abot1t 40 acres of improved land, close to Montgomery. Our custo- naer will pay cash for 1t.
 On Monroe Street we have a good six room hot!se that we will se1l fer S2,500.00.
 On Montgomery Street we offer a modern seven room house with every convenience and comfort for $7,000.O0. It cost $6,500.00 to build the house. s.
 If ou have any property that you specially desire to sell, we would suggest that you list the property with us, as we expect to see the real es- tate market open up soon, nd we know that we will have a number f people with money looking tor investments.
 We are authorized to sell at a sacrifice a very beautiful boi1ding To- on tn finest part of South Perry Street.
 Four miles from the, city limit: on the Carter HiH road, we have for slle 200 acres, with every imp ovemert on it needed for farming, and a very handsome homl. The entire place IS fenced. We wifi self this place very cheap, and on feasonable terms.
 F. M. KOEIN & SON,
 Real Estate and Insurance.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-15

On Monroe Street we have a good six room hot!se that we will se1l fer S2,5O0.00.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-15

We want to buy abont 40 acres of improved land, close to Montgomery. Our cttsto- mer will pay cash for 1t.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-15

F. M. KOEIN & SON,
 Real Estate and Insurance. 6 J-2 Commerce St.-'Ph0ne 369.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-15

On Montgomery Street we offer a modern seven room house with every convenience and comfort for $7,000.0o. It cost $6,500.00 to build the house.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-09-14
National Prison Association.

CHICAGO. H., Sept. 1.-THE ses-
sions of the National Prison associa-
ton begin at the Annex hotel in this
city tonight with addresses of well
come, responses and a musical recep-
ton.
Governor Deneen and Mayor Busse
viii extend the greetings. and the re-
Spouse for the visitors will be made
by Frederick Howard Wines of Beau
fort, N. c. The annual address by the
president of the association, E. j. Muir
ply, warden Of the Illinois state peni-
Tertiary will follow.
Hundreds Of delegates are arriving,
and the total attendance is expected to
reach 1900, delegates coming from
nearly every state in the Union and
from several parts of Canada. The
business sessions will continue through
the greater part of next week.