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HELP THE TOWN.
Some Of the Virtues In Friendly Riv'
airy Between Merchants.

Good. healthy competition and
friendly rivalry. devoid OF all spirit of
hoggishness. is good thing for any
town Each and every business man
and property owner In n town. and the
country Immediately surrounding It
should be intensely interested In every
project. particularly should every mcr-
chant be active In matters that means
general prosperity for the place. and
which will increase trade for all the
merchants of the town. People gen.
orally like to do their trading in towns
where there are well kept stocks and
plenty variety of goods. and where
there Is sufficient competition as to
assure low prices consistent with good
business judgment There is little use
for the merchants of a place to blow
and brag about their business. unless
they can demonstrate that they are
delivering the goods" and satisfying
their customers There Is no good to
be looked for by merchants decrying
the goods and the methods of their
brother merchants. There is no more
effective way of killing the business Of
a town than by fostering a spirit OF
petty jealousy and OF narrow selfish
ness Wherever such n spirit Is found
II will be discovered that trade is be-
ing turned to some other town where
merchants and business men work
more IN harmony with one another.
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PRESCRIPTIONS IN LATIN.
The Public Should Have Them Trans
lated by the Druggists.

What virtue Is there in the secrecy
with which the doctor hedges about
his profession?
professional etiquette" occupies a
prominent place in the curriculum OF
every medical school, and when strict
ly analysed professional etiquette"
| seems to mean doing what Is best for
the doctor, individually and col.
lectively."
Among the things that "is best for
| the doctor" is the writing of his pre-
scriptions in Latin, and thus keeping
the public in ignorance not only OF
what It is taking for its ills. but fore
ing call upon the doctor each time
a prescription is needed.
In plain and unmIstakable English
the writing OF prescriptions in Latin
makes business for the doctors.
Let us say that you have the ague.
You had Il last year and the year be-
| fore. Each time you have visited the
doctor and he has prescribed for you
i'm Latin. You have never known
what he has given you for the disease.
and SO each time you are forced to go
to him again and give him an oppor-
tunity to repeat his prescription-in
Latin. and his fee-in dollars.
II you ask the doctor why he uses
Latin in writing his prescriptions. why
he writes aqua when he means wa.
ter, he will give you technical dis.
sertation on the purity of the Latin
language. and the fact that all words
are derived from 1t. etc. 1t will be a
dissertation that you may not be able
to answer. but it will hardly convince
you.
1t would be n good thing for the pub.
lie to devise n little code of ethics of
its own; ethics that will be "a good
thing for the public individually and
collectively"
Let us apply one of the rules of this
code of ethics to you. the individual.
You call in the physician when you
have the ague. the grippe. or any OF
the other ills to which human flesh is
heir, and which you may have again
some day. The doctor prescribes-in
Latin, and you take this. to you. mean.
ingless scribble to the druggist to
have 1t compounded. Right here Is
where you come in, II you are wise.
Say to the druggist that you want n
translation of that prescription. 1t Is
your privilege to know what you are
taking. While the doctors code OF
ethics may not recognize this right 1t
is yours just the same.
With the translated prescription In
your possession you have two distinct
advantages. You know what you are
taking, and should you wish to call
some other doctor at some time you
will be able to tell him what drugs you
have been putting into your system
and also IL you should have the same
disease again you can save yourself
a visit to the doctor. and his fee. by
taking this translated prescription to
the druggist once more and having 1t
| refilled,
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ways 10 after he's been playing pr.,..
You see." no explained, II had n L..
TO the kitchen door and could pet ~
and out as pleased until you had ,ha m
new locks put on" ~
"Bobbs." l said. raising from NV
seat. Il want to ask you ono mora
question before you go. Do Won ro.
member the first note that Won son,
me? The one Chico brought when hc
climbed up the ivy into my window
last summer"
Yes. SIR" said Bobbs, briefly.
Wei. how did you happen to say
what you did In that note?'' asked.
"Mr. Carney told me to say t. OF
course. sir" replied Bobbs.
DO you know why he did so?" /
continued.
Yes. SIR" said Bobbs. 'I was in
the house watching you the day Won
came. sir. and when you picked nm
that glove of Miss Carney's and kissed
1t, sir, told him OF It. Then he said
should write the note as did. sir. and
that you'd make good husband for
her and he hoped you would marry
her. SIR"
THAT will do. Bobbs." said. Good
night. my boy. hope you'll get some
Sleep
! sat down once more by the dimly
burning lamp and. taking the glove
from my pocket, | kissed 1t gently
again and again. A slight sound
caused me to raise my eyes and saw
Florence Carney standing. with out.
stretched hands. In the shadow OF one
of the bookcases. | sprang toward her
and. sobbing softly. she nestled in my
arms. with hers entwincd about my
neck.
The only guest at my bachelor din.
ncr. on the eve OF my marriage. was
MacArdel. and. as we were slipping our
coffee. he exclaimed:
BY the way, Ware. you owe mo
this dinner. You remember our little
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THE END.
THREE BROTHERS, EACH MAYOR
All Are Democrats and All Were
Elected on the Same Day.

Muskogee, I. T.-The Watts family,
of which w. ]. Watts was the head In
Indian territory, has record that Is
without a parallel
There are three Watts brothers.
each of whom is mayor of the town
in which he resides. all of them Dem
ocrats, and all were elected to the
office of mayor on the same day.
w. ]. Watts came to Indian terri
tory in 1871, and established home.
He lived in the Cherokee Nation until
1901, when he died, leaving three
sons. They are Jesse G. Watts. mayor
of Saltisaw; Thomas ]. Watts, mayor
of Mulgrow. and Charles G. Watts,
mayor of Wagner. All three are law.
yers.
w. ]. Watts was prominent In the
Indian politics of the Cherokee Ma
ton, and made one Of the greatest
fights In the history of the nation for
the establishment of certain rights OF
citizens of that Jurisdiction. The elder
of the sons, Jesse G. Watts. is prob
able candidate for the Democratic
congressional nomination from the
Third district.
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GIFT NOT ALL A GIFT.
Generosity That Was Purely the Rs
suit Of Accident.

A missionary bishop told this story
about F. Marion Crawford. the famous
novelist:
'Mr. Crawford went to school," he
said. 'in Concord. and one day he was
taken to call at n Concord clergy.
mans.
"The clergyman had a missionary
box on his drawing room table. and
time hanging heavily on the boys
hands. he amused himself with try,
ing whether a silver dollar-it was
all the money he had in the world
and he had converted 1t into that 81
gantic coin for safety-would go into
the slit in the box's top.
1T was n close fit. but unfortunate
ly 1t did go. and the coin slipped out
of the embryo authors fingers. There
was terrible crash of silver falling
among the coppers-and then the boy
as the novelists say. knew no more
when he came to himself he found
the clergyman and his family in rap
lures over his generosity"
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EoR71DB
Mystery
|ey.Croft
| BROWN COOKE
!. b, stor, .rrsss corporsuonJ

p -
xxvi.-contlnued.
elped take care OF Mr..
Ind washed his things and
I he used. and when we
| the cellar to stay as we
Au came. fearin' as you
at the house. Mr.. jerks
he things for her when
in the path. We always
Ito eat stored away for
Ind we could get water
n, but sometimes we had
ks TO mother and so Mr..
| take them. He didn't
he here at all. sir, but he
ny mother, You know, and
she told him.
Sg any questions.
hks who told You when !
hrope?" | asked. You
nown Of IL very soon to
kd It so promptly"
Replied Bobbs. You see.
g station every day. and
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England made such a
they were all talking of
told Mr.. Carney about
should answer 1t as |
te at once to my cousin
who'd been attending to
US, sir, when they were
London"
you make the ghosts ap-
bobbs?' | asked. "They
rly float in the air."
was this way. SIR" said
n Mr.. Carney got SO that
yak, on account of his
oad, Sir, he got some of
ates with the big rubber
- used to exercise with
w the paths, sir. They'd
'ne leaves and grass,
pretty sharp down hill
nj to the river, sir, when
w to get away, SO that
INTO the mouth of the
need be. We never had
nee That was the time
'her gentleman first saw
eenerally the folks would
ed that they would run,
Uuld drop behind a bush
."e sheets, like we did
had mother and Mr..
y the path, SIR"
'ne notes and the cigar
HOW did you manage
uliy produced q small
much larger than a kit.
,, OF his pockets and,
.'le ! animal afrectionate.
q emotion:
hfnn
nlco' sir. Mr.. Carney
a pet and he is almost
VIII do anything you
~ 80 Sly. sir. that he can
~ =. IN Il broad daylight, sir,
- nnd him out. 1 don't
2 cigar case. sir, but the
came last summer he
must have been in &c
,s., sou and the other sen-
@ @Uokins for somsthing.
~ 49,. TO the village, a..
uaaer one " ~ ~
% the bott
81 az N
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Born, Not Worn.

Little Margaret's grandmother had
written for a photograph of her name
sake, the baby" For material rea'
sons 1t was advisable that the little
girl should appear as well dressed as
possible, and cousins new open-worR
dress was borrowed for the occasion.
On being arrayed for the picture Mar
garet rushed to her father, crying:
"Oh, father, Just look! These amt
worn holes; they is born holes. ."-Har-
per's.
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A Real Distinction.

A young matron Of New York 10 tne
only one Of her family who 10 not IN
"Who's Who" her father being Wen
known Clergyman and her mother
brother and sister being more or less
celebrated writer's. One day her SIS
ter was ccndoling with her on ner
iack sof distraction in this rospece
ssNeyer mind, Belle" said the ntsraIy
sIstnr: syoa may not p n Wno's J
M ~ ycata - cnly member g 3
1llg xsle 4. \! 1. q +! 7! ~ 49, = eoss
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or..t pleeovery Announced.

Sir william Crookes. as q result OF
his own researches and the expert.
ments Of Professors Krowalski and
Noscicki, Of Freiburg university. has
discovered process Of extracting
nitric add from the atmosphere. The
prbcess IL available for commercial,
Industrial and ~ ieeltural purposes.
and u oxpedto4 ~ rev01uklonlno ~
1itsals iS6aR ~ w. ! x.yll9 \ Z. |! X - : =
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WRIGHT A. PATTERSON
su.t.rmIlk Cocktail.

throat parched? 1rrigate IT with =
buttermilk cocktail.
This is new brand Of dampness
wh,ch vas devised at the University
~ t1Chicaso The buttsrmilk cocktail
4 constfucted according to the tol.
,oxine recipe: Take . TAI, tnin
Sisss' drop ID ! chunk ot ~: lases! !!
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wager last summer. don't you"
Il remember 1t very well, indeed
replied with a smile, but 1t hasn't
been decided in full. You don't know
it, old man. but | haven't proposed to
her yet" and we tossed coin for the
bill.
THE END
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The home town Is the best place
for the boys If you will make the
home town prosperous Keeping the
money at home will do this. 1t
means home opportunities for your
children.
The Ordway new era., 1907-09-06

Don't drive around the hole in Ehe
road week after week. Get your
neghbors together and fix 1t.
The Ordway new era., 1907-09-06
e.IoIan Girls learn Houseworl<.

In belgium girls are expected to
Give fve weeks out Of each school
wear to learning houaework. The girl
= required r. know mot only how to
cook 1 dinner, bnt TO clean up and
! cats ior i hits y masketinE wAsA
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TOWN BOOSTING TIPS.

I he visitor who trips over Jour
broken sidewalk will not have a very
high opinion of your town as a place
of business.
The Ordway new era., 1907-09-06

The home market for the farm prod.
ucts is the saving clause In our sys
TEN Of government. Take away the
in your community Not necessarily
home markets and the farms will soon
become Improbable and valueless.
No city mail.order house will ex-
tend credit to you when times are
hard, or crops fail. Could you con.
sistently ask 1t of your home mer-
chant when you send your money to
the city during the days OF prosper
ity?
Encourage small factories to locate
by means of bonus. but by keeping
the children in the home town that
they may become factory employees.
and get home opportunity to raise
In the world.
Do not begrudge the money paid
for taxes when It is used for road and
town improvements. Such an ex-
penditure is like bread cast upon
tho waters-it will return many fold.
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Peoples Savings Bank aud Trust COM
pany. as to my honesty for my contracts.
Fully three-fourths OIL my patients have
been treated by some one else before CALI
ing on me to be cured. Why not como a.
soon as afflicted? You will save money.
distressing pain and valuable time; be-
sides. there Is satisfaction In knowing
that the very best treatment is being
given you by an honest. competent ply.
stefan. I have treated private troubles
a. a speciality in the city Of Birmingham.
Ala, since August 8, 1887. l cure all mani
ner of private diseases I cure many pa
tients by mail treatment. Write for prices
and terms.
do not use large advertisements and
false statements to attract patients which
merit has failed to secure. II you fail to
be curtd by such methods, give me a call
and get well.
My offices are the most private and
quiet in the city. tenth story of the new
First National bank building. corner Of
Second avenue and Twentieth street.
Rooms 1905 and 1907. Take one Of the fine
elevators to tenth floor.
Office hours: $50 a. m. to $50 ,. -
ogNdAy. 10 IN. to u m. i
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May Incorporate.

The report of A. W. Woodliff chief of
the fire department for the month of
February shows that there were nine
fires for the month, with the exceedingly
small total loss of only 1915 on a prop
erty value of $36 $50, which goes to show
the efficiency of the department The
local fire department has made applica-
ton to the legislature for incorpora
ton, The matter will be presented to
the legislature at the summer recess term.
The action is taken for mutual protection,
and all members will be exempt from
all military, jury, road or street tax du-
ties and can sue and be sued as all other
corporations.
AS the matter now stands individual
members are liable to be sued In case
of an accident while on duty or while
going to or from a fire.
William Brydan, white man, was ar
rested this morning by deputy sheriff Oil
a charge of assaulting another man
named Hardin at a saloon in Sand Valley
and was placed under $3.50 bond. 1t
was stated that Hardin was seriously cut
in several places, but will recover.
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UNION WILL BUILD
COTTON WAREHOUSE
Farmers Organization Strong
in EtoWah
REPORT OF FIRE Chief
Annual Meeting of Board of Directors
of Chattanooga Southern Railroad
viii Be Held at Gads-
den Today.

Gadsden, March 5.-(Special)-J. C.
White of DeKalb county, district Or
ganizer of the Farmers union, is now
in Etowah county for the purpose Of
organizing several local unions.
This organization already has thirty
unions in this county, all of which are
in most excellent condition, both finan-
cially and otherwise and all of the more
active and intelligent farmers are becom-
ing members.
Mr.. White states that the union will
establish cotton warehouse for next
seasons crop, either in this city or At
ITALIA. the money already being available.
Wherever these warehouses have been
established they have proven very sue
cessful.
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IN THE BIRMINGHAM
REAL ESTATE MARKET

Deeds of conveyance were filed in the Of
flee of the probate court in the following
transactions of $1,000 and upwards:
Marie e. Hurley to Annie p. Dixon,
lots 10, 16, II, IS, 10. 20, 81 and %. in that
part of lot IA, being part of Speakers and
Rosser's plat; consideration. S2165
7. r. McCarty to Emma I. Acker, a
lot in block 1872, on Avenue l; consider
alton, $500.
Sarah Gay Hall to James J. Cowan, lot
II, being so feet front on Cotton street;
consideration, $4,000.
B. w. Whitfield to Daniel Pierson, Jr.,
interest in Whitfield mines; consideration,
$780, OO
w. H. Acker to T. R. McCarty, lot Z,
on west side Of Cleveland street; consid-
Grafton $1,000.
j. w. Clayton and wife to P. L. Day,
lots 10, 20 and q on Avenue f, Ensley;
consideration, 5000.
Frank Canepa and wife to Edward
Valid, southwest quarter of the north
east quarter of section %, township Is,
range 8, west; consideration, $500.
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Directors to Meet.

The eleventh annual meeting of the
directors of the Chattanooga Southern
railroad will be held in this city tomor-
row. A great deal of significance is at
tached TO this meeting in view of the
many rumors circulated to the enect that
the louisville and Nashville railroad
had acquired the property and it is be-
leved that the meeting tomorrow will
prove the truth of these statements.
The road is considered a valuable link
and was sought by sevedal of the large
trunk lines
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BoARDERS WANTED.

BOARDERS-For table board; rooms and
board or furnished rooms without
board; call at 2021s South Goth street.
3-5-tf
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JUDGE BUCKLEY is DYING.
Former Chief Justice of the Supreme
Court of Georgia.

GAINESVILLE Ga, March 5.-Judge Logan
L. Bleckley, former chief Justice of the
supreme court of Georgia, is reported in
a dying condition at his home here late
today. His death is believed to be mat
ter OF but few hours. Judge Bleckley.
who is more than 20 years old, has been
in a serious condition for some time, and
several weeks ago was reported to be
dying, but rallied. Today he again be-
came i'll and his condition rapidly grew
worse He is said to have Bright's dis
case
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Estray Notice.

The state OF Alabama, Jefferson coun-
ty. Probate court:
Taken up by NJ. B. Self, on the 2Sd day
of February, 1907, and estrayed before
James r. Taylor, justice of the peace
for Precinct No. 10, a certain dark mare
mule colt with left fore foot dubbed;
about years old and valued at $25.
Witness my hand this I'd day of March,
1907. S. e. GREENE,
Judge of Probate for Jefferson County.
3-6-we-3t
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Bids Wanted.

Bids for siX-story bank and office
building will be opened on the 10th day
of March, 1907, at the office of the CO.
iumbus Insurance and Banking COM
panys building at Columbus, Miss. Plans
and specifications are now on file in this
office and at r. II. Hunts office in Chat
tanooga, Tenn. Bids can be made on
the whole, or heating, plumbing and
wiring can be let in separate contract
Address u FRANKLIN,
3-2-t President.
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Estray Notice.

The state of Alabama, Jefferson county.
Probate court:
Taken up by ]. d. Trucks on the 2Sd
day of February. 1907, and estrayed be-
fore James r. Taylor, a justice OF the
peace for Precinct No. 10, a certain dark
mare colt, about d1a) one and half years
old and valued at $25.
Witness my hand this I'd day of March,
1907. S. e. GREENE.
Judge of Probate for Jefferson County.
3-6-we-3t
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Will Build Cottages.

1t was announced today that many i'm
provements would be made at the local
plant of the Alabama Consolidated Coal
and Iron company at once. Among them
will be a large number of cottages for
employees, a residence for the superin-
tendent a blacksmith and machine shop
and a round house for the company's
locomotives. The improvements will cost
upwards of 500 000.
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Crash In Canada.

Toronto, Ont, March 5.-A Grand
Trunk Express from Toronto for Mon
treal today crashed into a stalled freight
train just outside the city limits. A dozen
people were hurt, none seriously The
crews of both trains saved themselves
by iumping.
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MAY Realize Spanish Reforms.

Madrid, March 5.-Premier Maura, in an
interview today was quoted as saying he
will try to realize many of the reforms
on the liberal programme, but that the
multiplicity of other and more serious
questions compels the relegation of the
church issue to the rear.
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Notice to House Builders.

Sealed proposals will be received by the
undersigned until II o'clock. noon, Satur-
day, March g. 1907, for constructing a
fire station at the southeast corner OF
Fifteenth street and Third avenue. Plans
and specifications may be examined at
this office. The right is reserved to re-
ject any or all bids.
(Signed) JULIAN KENDRlCk,
2-2S-7t City Engineer.
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NEW BARGAINS FOR SALE.
s25O0-One- third cash; IA acres of land
on the pike just north of the Bessemer
ear line, at South Park station; fronts
south and is a fine piece of property;
why not get out little and have a
big lot and plenty of room; this is the
place to get it.
$5, 5OO-Corner, 5Ox1OO; corner sd street
and Sd avenue, right on the way to the
new depot; one-thrd cash, balance long
time, per cent interest.
s130OO-50xl40; on Cd avenue, near 18th st
this property is easily worth several
thousand dollars more than this; must
sell quick.
sSoO-Two lots; corner and next lot; beau
tifully located; Farview park; In front
of fair grounds, up on the hill; one
fourth cash will do.
s20OO-60x19O; in Norwood; only 60 feet
from car line; easy terms.
s15oo-Beautiful lot on st. Charles street,
in Glen Iris survey.
S. E. THOMPSON, Agent,
Bell phone "a. 23. list Street
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Herbert Knox Smith Sworn In.

Washington, March 5,-Herbert Knox
Smith. deputy commissioner of the bu-
reau of corporations, was today sworn in
as commissioner of that office succeed
ing james Garfield, who today became
Secretary of the Interior.
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A GOOD
LEGAL NOTICES.
Notice to Contractors.

Sealed proposals will be received by the
undersigned until IL o'clock, noon,
Wednesday, March 6, 1907 for certain
grading, macadamizing, curbing, cutters
and sidewalk paving. Also for certain
vitrfed brick paving. Specifications may
be obtained at this office The right is re-
served to reject any and all bids.
(Signed) JULIAN KENDRICK,
2-2S-7t City Engineer.