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The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-05

ta 4sr compilation of the many data is of course onerous and difficult, az it is done under the present system. but ft fs not cnIy the easiest but the most expedient and satisfactory manner that can be devised. and it Is probable that other States. as they create depart merts similarto the Aiazana Bureau. will adept the AIabsma Bureau es the model
 Deprecates Dnily Reports.
 The necessity and the feasibility of daily reports from ginners. as centera- plated ip a law recently introduced 70 the. Congress of the United states. SIT. Seymour denies. He believes that the daily reports could not be rendered with any great degree of immediate accuracy and that they afford little useful information from the point of view of either producer or consumer or entrepreneur. It would be. he re- marked yesterday. an unnecessary hardship upon the gfnner.
 The reports of the Bureau upon the growing crop are necessarily neither so accurate nor so full as those of the harvested crop but the Bureau will efi- deavor to supply the most reliable. the most complete information possible for the benefit Of the public.
 That the Bureau has been closely in touch with the conditiops of cotton in other States as well as in Alabanls is demonstrated partly by the estira- tion of the crop by MT. Seymour eariy last fall. When 1t was freely predict ed that the crop would be at least 11.sO0,0 ,00o Mir. Seymour. working upon closely investigated informations, prophesied ten and half million crop exclusive of iinters. It Is now estf- mated to be only about | quarter of million bales above that number.
 The March report. the last of their season. brings ststistics of cotton. gin- ned to March Il. Its publication is expected within a few days,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-05
ROBBERS AT LARGE
NEGROES WHO TOOK MONEY FROM
 ROBINSON.
Deputy sherinn, After Long Chase With Dogs, Lose Trail--Clue to Guilty -E Persons Is
 Menwre.

The three negroes who robbed T. E.. Robinson of S75 about o'clock Tues day night are stiil at large. the trip which the deputy sleriffs made last night proving unsuccessful. The depu- ties. Claud McRae, George Wilson and George Norman. returned to the county jaIl about o'clock yesterday morning and reported that their search had been altogether a failure. IF <
 The deputies made quick trip to Tharin, where the robbery occurred, and were met on their arrival by dogs from the convict farm of Walter Brothers. The dogs took the trail quickly and struck Immediately for the railroad. Tie trail was followed with success for about five miles in the di- rection of Montgomery. but on account of the passage Of several freight train. the scent was lost. and the deputies were forced to give up the chase.
 later In the day the authorities at the jail received a teleph one message from a plantation on the Mobile road that there were three negroes at the function of the Hayneville and Mobile road who looked suspicious. The dep uties made another hurry call, and found that the negroes were not those wanted. although they answered the description given them by MT. Robin son.
 The negroes were identified by a road engineer of that section of the county, who told the deputies that the negroes were in his employment, and had been brought from Montgomery by him yesterday morning,
 On arriving at the scene of the rob bery last night, Mr. Robinson recol- lected that large negro, ginger-cake color. had come into the store about noon and had bought some canned goods, saying at the time that he might as well spend all of his nioneX because be expected more shortly. The negro was dressed ;n overails. which had a new patch sewed about one of the knees. Mir. Robinson remembered, after the robbery. that although the faces of the three negroes were entirely hidden by the handkerchiefs. that one of them had a patch on the knee of his oyeralIs.
 Negroes also reported to Mr. Robin son during the afternoon that three negroes were loafing under a bridge near Tharin all of the afternoon. and were eating canned goods of some de- scription. They entered the store when there was no one present with the ex- ception of Mir. Robinson.
 With the description of the negro who appeared in the store in the earlh afternoon. as the only clue, the author ities are still working upon the case.
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 Don't think because a man buys a
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-05
LAST REPORT
 IS EXPECTED Final Figures of Cotton Ginned in State, STATISTICS FOR LAST CROP The Department Has Easily Justified
 Existence. Director Seymour Talks of work Done In Gathering Information For
 Producers And censumers
 of staple. \
STATISTICS FOR LAST CROP

within a few days the last monthly report of the season will be made ready and published by the Alabama Cot ton statistics Bureau, and with it's pub iication the Department will have com. pieted Q work which 1t is believed fully justifies its establishment and it's maintenance by the State. The statistics, gathered from ginners of the State and published regularly under the supervision of the Director, W. II. seymour, of Montgomery. have been of great benefit to the farmers and handlers of cotton in Alabama and in other States of the South and North.
 Tn t3fecuesinw the work of the De- pertinent Yesterday Mir. Seymour ex- pressed especial qualification because of the sympathetic manner in which the states Department and the nationai bureau in washington had, been able to co operate. The assistance was mutual and each had prcfited largely.
 The Bureau was created by the the purpose of acquiring, assembling and publishing statistics of the cotton crop harvested as afforded by the re- ports of ginners of cotton in Alabama The Rinners, who are furnished with necessary stationary, are required, under provisions of the law, to send semi-ponthly reports of bales ginned F0 Gu@ OlEGCtQEp WAVr 4AtCE PtDRCNfy assembling them, offers them for pub lication through the newspapers and bv sending report to the Department Of Agriculture in Washington. In this manner information not only ready but accurate, is afforded
 The reports are made from the first of September, when the number of bales of the crop gjnned to that date ie published. until March I. when the last report Is made. By November 1s. Mir Seymour says, the reports become an authoritative basis for estimations of the crop. for on that day. be ca1- cuiates, two-thtrds of the crop have been Rinned. The information from Alabama. Mr. Seymour believes. is in part useful in the estimation of the general crop.
 That other States will establish de- partrnents for the collection and pub iications of statistics on the cotton crop, Mr. Seymour does not doubt. The
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-05
SPECIAL

For Friday and Saturday.
 The keaton Cracker Company's eeIe- brated Cakes at One-fOurth on. Fig Bars .........A......... I0c n. NeWhonS "'.'s.....s...... 1Oc ID. Date baf@ .1Oc m. The reguIar price of these as 15e.
 KETTLES GROCERY co.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-05

Don't think because a man buys a volume of poetry that he Is going to read 1t.
The Democratic advocate., 1908-12-18
Get $1,000 to Start.

The Philippine service needs teach
ers to instruct the intellectual growth
of Uncle Sans colonial possessions,
and circulars have been received in
this State inviting those ambitions in
that line to get in for the examina-
tions on December 29 and 80. The
positions pay $1,000 salary to start,
with prospects of promotion and ad-
vancement.
In the examinations a thesis of
knowledge in writing, arithmetic, Eng
lish and civil government rank 125
each, while the next important rating
is given to geography, the sciene of
penmanship. The Commission re-
serves the right to examine on other
branches on common school knowl-
edge, cooking and domestic science
and general housework. The appli-
cant will have to make rating of 60
per cent, on assigned subjects and 70
per cent. on optional subjects, which
is liberal, according to those who
know
In country schools here IN Mary
land many of the salaries run from
$500 to $400, and some of the teachers
have to handle eight grades of five
studies each, or, in other words, they
have to hear forty recitations day
between 9 in the morning and 4
o'clock in the afternoon. Whether
many Of these teachers will consider
| it worth going all the way to the Phil
| ippines to get good salary is a ques-
| ton
The Democratic advocate., 1908-12-18
A PPLICATION FOR DUPLICATE
~ CERTIFICATES. sia

Notice is hereby given that after the
21st day of December, 1908, application
will be made to the Carroll County
Electric Light and Power Company for
the issue of a new Certificate of stock
in lieu of Certificate for twenty shares
of stock in the Company, now standing
in the name of George w. Albaugh,
being Certificate No. 43, bearing date
of November 28th, 1900, also for. the
issue of new Certificate Of stock in lieu
of Certificate for one share of stock in
the Company, now standing in the name
Of John H. Gerke, assigned to A. c..
Strasberger, assigned to George w.
Albaugh, Certificate II, bearing date
March 14th, 1895, which certificates
have been lost or mislaid. +.
GEORGE W., ALBAUGH, 3
nov 20 st Westminster, Md.
The Democratic advocate., 1908-12-18
Fate of the Western Maryland.

So long as the Western Maryland
was contented to remain a local or
insular railroad it was prosperous. 1t
paid dividends on it's stock, and in
terest on it's bonds with unfailing reg
ularity. IteXtendedits trade construct
ed lateral branches and was happy.
But owners grew ambitious, Baltimore
city became tired of it's investment
and Indifferent to the control of a
small affair like the Western Mary
land. 1t aspired to greater things,
and was ambitious of making the city
the terminus of a great Atlantic and
Pacific trunk line.
OF course the spider was watching
for the fly. The man with the gold
brick was waiting around the corner.
He was ready to agree to any strings
that Baltimore city might want at
tached to the sale, because he knew
how utterly valueless they were in
law. It was stipulated most positive
ly that neither the Reading nor the
Pennsylvania were ever to acquire
control of the road. In fact the prop
erty was sold to what was said to be
a Gould syndicate for less sum than
that offered by the Reading.
Well, the road became a part OF the
so-called Wabash system and large
sum of money was expended in con-
structing the line between Cherry
Run and Cumberland, thus giving Bal
timore city competing line to the
coal fields of West Virginia. But for
some reason, known only perhaps to
the gold brick man and the spider,
the road did not pay, and finally found
it's way into the hands of receiver.
Now it is likely to be sold under
mortgage foreclosure to the best bid
der, of course. The string did not
hold, and the Reading or the Penn
sylvania are no doubt eagerly wait
ing the chance to gobble it up. The
Western Maryland had better been
content with its prosperity as local
road.-Cumberlan Times.
The Democratic advocate., 1908-12-18

Abstract ideas and great co0ceat are
ever on the road to produce terrible
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
The Democratic advocate., 1908-12-18
Postal Savings Banks Abroad.

In the argument which Postmaster
General Meyer advances in his last
annual report in favor of the estab-
| liShment of system of postal saw
ings banks for this country, he points
to the fact that practically all the
leading nations, with the exception OF
the United States, have the system in
successful operation, AS matter of
fact, not only has there been put into
successful operation a system of gov
ernmental savings banks in what are
generally regarded as the advanced
civilization countries, but also in such
newly civilized areas as Formosa, the
Transvaal, Sierra Leone, Egypt, Jap
an and the Philippine Islands.
In the British Islands postal saw
ings banks have been in operation
since 1861 lin New Zealand since 1867 ;
in Canada since 1868, and in Belgium
since 1869. Most of the European
countries adopted the scheme more
than a quarter of a century ago. The
plan was introduced in both Japan
and FormOSa as far back as 1875,
and two years ago it was inaugurated
in connection with the postal system
of the Philippines. The tabular facts
supplied in the postmaster generals
report seem to fully sustain his con-
tention that postal savings banks are
popular wherever they have been in
troduced, and constitute a peculiar
and important adjunct to the financial
policy of nation"
He directs particular attention to
the success which has attended the
working Of the system in Canada,
where it has been in operation for
forty years. There has been stead
lily increasing enlargement of the de-
posits in the Canadian postal banks
from year to year. In 1898 the aggre-
gate of these deposits was $34, ,480,938,
and in 1907 this total had increased
to $147 ,452,957. In Great Britain
there has been similar steady eX-
pansion, the deposits with the govern
ment savings banks having risen from
total of $599,280,75S in 1898, to $780,
74,125 in 1907. In Belgium, small
but thickly populated country, the de-
posits carried in the postal savings
banks at the end of the fiscal year
1907 aggregated $162,S40,157, and there
were 2,528,207 separate accounts rep
resented in the total deposits with the
Belgium banks. The average hold
ings are larger in Canada, than in any
other country that has adopted the
system, being for 1907, $2S3.67 to each
depositor. In Great Britain the aver
age account is $71.6S, and in Japan
it is $5.77.
There are in the Mikado's realm,
however, over 100000 people placing
their savings with the postal banks,
and more than 100000 of the
british are using them There seems
no room for doubt that the system
meets with popular need wherever
it has been introduced.
The Democratic advocate., 1908-12-18
Ike the Smoke.

Gunner-He had q fancy cigarette
named after him
Guyer-And how did he stand the
fame?
Gunner-Oh, he Is all puffed upESt.
Paul Pioneer Press.
The Democratic advocate., 1908-12-18
Pu. In More Words.

"Now, Peters," said the teacher.
what is 1t makes the water Of the sea
so salty?"
"Salt," said Peters.
"Nextr said the teacher. "What Is
1t makes the water Of the sea so
salty"
1.-THE salty quality of the sea water"
answered 'Next," '.is due to the ad-
mixture Of sufficient quantity Of
chloride Of sodium to impart to the
aqueous fluid with which it commin-
giles saline flavor, which is readily
recognized by the organs Of taster'
Fright, Next" said the teacher. "Go
up onep'
The Democratic advocate., 1908-12-18
ELECTION NOTICE.

U
The annual meeting of Stockholders,
for the election of Directors to manage
the affairs of The Sykesville National
Bank for the ensuing year, will be held
at the Banking House on
TUESDAY, JANUARY 18th, 1909,
between the hours of l and o'clock
o. m. VIM. M. CHIPLEY,
dec IL te Cashier.
The Democratic advocate., 1908-12-18
Trained Nurse Scores Again.

Winchester, Va, November 30-A
romance that started several months
ago, in Garfield Hospital, Washington,
D. c., has eliminated in Philadelphia
in the marriage of Louis B. Ridenour,
of Washington, and Miss Ava Darling
ton, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Darlington, of Winchester.
Miss Darlington was training to be
nurse at Garfield Hospital, when
she was called upon to attend Mr..
Ridenour, whom she nursed back to
health. After the young mans re-
coyery, the couple went to Philadel-
phia and were married SH-8l
The Democratic advocate., 1908-12-18
Against Toll Gates.

State Health Commissioner Dixon,
of Pennsylvania, is an ardent advocate
making of all toll roads free. In an
interview he classes the toll gate
among highway robbers and says they
must ultimately be abolished.
The Democratic advocate., 1908-12-18
Mutton Birds

During six weeks every autumn the
400 inhabitants Of the Australian Fur
neaux islands make enough money to
support themselves in idleness the rest
Of the year. They do this by catching
the very fat young mutton BIRDS" !"
which are hatched there in such num-
bers that the flocks when they mi
CRATE extend for miles. They furnish
food and oil. which Is used for lubri-
eating purposes and also as substi-
tute for cod liver OIL
The Democratic advocate., 1908-12-18
Tho Other Way.

~ heard that Ranter broke down in
the middle Of his speech the other
night" said the man who was kept at
home by illness.
mot exactly replied the man who
was there. "The meeting broke up
right In the middle Of his speech"
The Democratic advocate., 1908-12-18
DIVIDEND NO. 5.
OBJECTION OF DIRECTORS.

A meeting of the Stockholders of the
Woodbine National Bank will be held
in the Rank Building the second Tuesday
in January, 1909, between the hours of
10 a. m. and p. M, for the purpose of
electing Directors to manage the affairs
of said bank the ensuing year.
H. S. OWINGS, Cashier.
Approved
BEVERLY B. BENNETT, President.
dec IL te
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-05-08
SPIRITED FIGHT
IN CONVENTION
MANY ARE THE CONTESTS BE-
FORE THE OHIO DEMOCRATIC
GATHERING.

COLUMBUS, o., May 5.-Spirited
contests between the followers OF
Mayor Johnson. of Cleveland, and the
CARRIER Finley wing of the Democratic
marty marked the district meetings
held this afternoon for the selection
of members of the State Central Com
mittee and various preliminaries to
the meeting tonight oft he Democratic
state Convention committees.
Both factions claim a victory in the
fight for control of the party organiza-
ton. william l.. Finley, of kenton'
State Oil Inspector, who is seeking the
position of executive chairman, claims
to have fourteen votes certain on the
new state Central Committee, with
probability of sixteen. Mayor John
sons followers, on the other hand
while not claiming majority for their
chief. say they have twelve votes to
nine against the reelection Of Charles
A. Kloeb, of Mercer county, as chair
man OF the state Central Committee
and the election of Mr.. Finley as ex-
ecutive chairman.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-05-08
ANOTHER LEADER
LEAVES GOVERNOR
cARMAcK SENTIMENT SWEEPS
OVER HUMPHREYS COUNTY.
YOUNG LADIES ACTIVE.

McEWEN. Tenn, May 5.-The
young ladies of McEwen are becoming
very active in the gubernatorial race
and have gone so far as to wear large
banners on their hats, denoting the
candidate Of their choice. Out of thir-
ty-three young ladies in this town who
are game enough to show their colors
thirty of them wear the red. Car
mack buttons are worn about two to
one, and the chances are II he could
carry the whole state as easy as he
will the Tenth and Fifth Districts he
would go in by an overwhelming ma
jority. NJ. w. Charles, who was one
of the strongest Patterson men in this
county, proprietor of the Henslee
House, says he wants the world to
world to know that he has changed.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-05-08
MELVILLE AKIN
DIES SUDDENLY
END COMES TO PROMINENT FAR.
MER IN THE STORE OF DOB
BINS & EWING.

Melville c. Akin. one of the most
prominent farmers of the county, died
suddenly Monday evening at the store
of Dobbins & Ewing. Mr.. Akin had
not been in apparently bad health,
but complained several times Monday
OF rheumatism in his arm and chest.
He was about town most of the day,
however, and attended the Carmack
speaking at the court house. He
stopped at the store at about five
o'clock and complained of the pain in
his chest and sat for a time on one
Of the counters. Mr.. R. c. Ewing per-
suaded him to go up stairs and lie
down on one of the beds. He was
sitting on the side of the bed talking
to Mr.. Ewing, who offered to go for
medical aid. Suddenly Mr.. Akin fell
over and the end came almost at
once.
The funeral was at the First Metho-
dist church Tuesday afternoon at 2:30
o'clock with services by DR.. Clement.
The interment followed in Rose Hill.
M. c. Akin was SO years of age. He
married Miss Pattie Ballanfant of
Culleoka, who survives him. Three
sons and three daughters, also sur
vive. Mr.. Akin spent the greater
part of his life on his large farm just
east Of town, but about one year ago
sold the phosphate rock on the place
for a good price and has since been
making his home in Columbia. He
was widely known throughout the
county and has many friends who will
deeply regret his sad and unexpected
death.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-05-08
METhODlSTS ARE
FOR PROHIBITION
SAVANNAH DISTRICT CONFER
ENcE ADOPTS STRONG REso-
LUTIoNs oNTHE SUBJECT.
FOR A SALOONLESS STATE
Advise Members to Vote Only For
Candidates Opposed to the
Traffic.

At the meeting of the Conference OF
the Savannah District of the Metho-
dist Episcopal Church South, held at
Cross Bridges on Friday and Saturday
strong resolutions declaring for the
utter abolition of the whiskey traffic
in Tennessee were adopted by a unan-
imous vote. These resolutions not
only declare for a saloonless State,
but members of Christian churches
are advised to vote only for such can
didates for office as will sustain these
sacred principles. The following is
the full text of the resolutions as GER
tilted by Hon. A. A. Patterson, Secre-
tary of the conference:
I'VE rejoice in the continued spread
of temperance sentiment and convic-
ton not only in our own State, but
throughout the entire country.
I'VE note with especial pleasure that
our own beloved and beautiful South
is in the very front ranks in the night
for sobriety and the determination of
the liquor traffic.
I'VE are proud of what has been
done in this State in the past, but
not satisfied with present achieve
ments.
Therefore, resolved,
list We favor the abolition of the
Liquor Traffic throughout the entire
State
end. We favor the enactment of
laws both State and National to pre-
vent the sale or shipment for sale of
liquor into places where the sale of
such is prohibited.
"3rd We favor the strict enforce
ment of laws already enacted against
the illegal sale of liquors.
"4th. We urge that men be sup
ported for office everywhere and for
each coordinate branch Of the gov
eminent, executive, judicial and leg
islative. whose moral characters and
reputation for integrity and sobriety
will make the enactment and execu-
ton of the laws so certain that
the State the liquor bust
ness will be entirely destroyed.
wv. T. S. COOK,
"W. M. McCLEAREN,
wv. A. GILMORE,
Committee.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-05-08
TAFT FORCES
EASY WINNERS
SIX CONVENTIONS IN KENTUCKY
DOMINATED BY WAR SEC
RETARYs FRIENDS.

LOUISVILLE, KY, May 6.-The
Taft forces had matters their own
way in the six Republican district
conventions held yesterday and the
delegates chosen to represent the par
ty at the National Convention were in
structed to vote for William H. Taft.
The Third, Fourth. Seventh, Eighth,
Ninth and Tenth districts held con-
ventions and the victories of the Taft
forced we're gained with such ease
that the Fairbanks men appeared glad
to accept such crumbs as the winning
faction was pleased to give. j. B.
Bennett, ]. Frank Taylor and Robert
H. VIM were reelected State Central
Committeeman, as was M. L. Heav-
rim. who defeated DR.. Ben L. Bruner
in the Fourth district. Congressmen
John Langley and J. B. Bennett were
in their respective dis
tricts.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-05-08
CAPTURE ALLEGED
NIGHT RIDERS
THIRTEEN OF THEM BROUGHT
INTO PRINCETON, KY, BY
THE OFFICERS.

PRINCETON, KY, May 5.-Sheriff
Lamb and Deputy Brown started from
this place late yesterday with six sol
diers dressed in citizens clothes, with
three warrants for parties charged
with participating in the Crittendon
county raids, when ALI Gardens to-
bacco warehouse was burned, and Mr..
Bennett was whipped at Dycusburg.
The rain was pouring down nearly all
night, but the officers returned this
morning with thirteen of them. as fol-
lows: B. Malone, Dick Pool, John
Turner, Will Tandy, Rodger Tandy,
James Tandy, Roy Merrick, OFT
Brown, E. X. Mitchell, Herbert Cole
man, Guy Satterfeld, Bob Oliver, Sr.,
Bob Oliver, Jr The first names are
parties who are charged with the
of Robert and Mary Hollo-
we'll