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The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-17
MIR. CooPER's FUNERAL.

We'll Known RaIIroad Man Is Laid to
 4 Rest.8
 The funeral of1John +. Cooper, well known railroad man of Mont place from his residence, POP Scott Street, yesterday morning at 10 o'clock Rev. charles A. Stakely. pastor of the First Baptist Church. officiated. The
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-17

DRESS SUITS PRESSED. For G1.OO by HOIt's Dye Works al IO0 s. Court St.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-17
$1.769.419.3S
$1,769. 419.3&

The above surplus of $1S7,56s .0S has been expended and S350.686 of the school fund available for the year of 1907-190S have been Used to pay the expenses of the State for the past year. These amounts added make a total of 353S,2 30 over and above the reve- nue gathered in the anne perlod Should the receipts and disbursements for the next hree years remain sub- stantially tho same. which is a reason able assumption. the deficit at the end of that time will be $l,965, ,452.12, or more than the entire school and the old soldiers tax funds and more than two- thirds of the general fund for the suc- ceeding year. Could these cunts be used the year before to reimburse the funds previously transferred? No sen sible man would contend that this could be done. This will necessarily haspen in the policy of encroachlng upon the truCt @unds continue. This should cause every taxpayer in the State to pause and wonder.
 The foregoing figures are based on the 1908 collections of school and sol diers tax and do not take into consid- eration any balance remaining to their credit If these funds october 1, 1908 or any unpaid warrants on that date. These warrants will probably increase the deficit to probably $400,O00 on sep tember 30, 1909.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-17

The following transfers of real es- tate were Friday recorded in the of- flee of the Probate Judge:
 Dinah Fountain and husband. Rob ert Foutnain. to G. F. Thrasher. six and a half acres. Hagan Tract, six miles from Montgomery, consideration $500.
 Martin Green and Jane Green, to Prince Barnett, William King and Archie Barnett, one acre, east corner, northeast quarter of the northeast quarter, township, Montgomery Coun- ty, consideration SIS.
 Bessie R. Maultsby and husband, B. S. Maultsby, to William F. Black. lot No. 8, west side of Amanda Street, be- tween Mildred and Jefferson Davis Av- nue, consideration $1,500.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-17
oUT-oF-TOwN PEOPLE.

If you can't possibly call at the store, phone or telegraph us. We will send you list of the bargains. Get your order in early and name first and second choice. We will ship instru- ments to reliable people anywhere and guarantee perfect satisfaction. Easy payments If desired.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-17
Going At Practically Your Own Price
The Big Sale Now Going On and Will last About 10 Days Fro yded the Enie Stock Is Not Sold in the Meantime NOth
 ing is Reserved -P POsively Everything Is to Go
Read Our Reasons For the Sacrifice

dent there will not she enough of the good things to so around. so It win be first come first served.
 AS TO TERMS.
 We have marked every instrument down so low that we really ought to get cash for them. but we realize that many will not caro to pay all cash so we extend the privilege of our easy pay plan of s1o. SIS. s2b to $50 cash down and the balance at se. s7' SS to s1o monthly on upright pianos. ONE PRICE PLAIN FIGURES.
 Every instrument. included in this sale, will bear al large red sale tag' which win plainly indicate, the price. This tag will, ho in addition to the regular tag. 50 the saving on each will be apparent. No deviation from marked prices. Don't ask 1t as you will be refused. Everybody is going to have the same opportunity at these bargains.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-17
AS TO SALE PRICES.

Space wihs not allow our naming all of the many bargains here. It is real- Iy necessary that you see these me old makes, learn the prices at which they are now offered and the easy terms obtainabIe, to understand and fully realize the full importance of this sale, of the many money saving possibilities here presented.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-17

L. G. Pettyjohn of Birmingham was Friday appointed a notary public by the Governor.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-17
SAMPLE BARGAINS.

Two new walnut finish uprights, sold regularly at s275 and a2sS, plain or carved panels. They go ct sis7 and $143. >e~a s.A
 Two $2s5 uprights at. each $lbS.
 Two $500 uprights at. each slss-.
 Five elegant uprightA choice of three makes, mahogany, English oak and walnut hnishes. large, handsome styles. plain panels latest designs. They sold heretofore at sSSS. Your choice for only SITS.
 TWO ss5o English oak uprights at S1s7.
 Three ss5O mahogany uprights at $1ss.
 Four Colonial design uprights. one of the best makes, very little diffeF- ence in the designs. medium size. sold always at SSs5. Take your choice for
 Three 3s75 mahogany uprights at s23s.
 TWO sa75 French walnut uprishts at SPAS.
 Five of the best and highest grades uprights ever brought to this ooun- try, two in walnut. the others in ma hogany, choice of two makeS. latest styles. worth and sell the world over at 44O0 Your choice at S26s.
 And then there are a number of the very best and most expensive cased uprights, in a variety of styles. make and finishes. pianos whose names are household words, that are going at the same great cut in prices. These pianos retail everywhere at S425. s46o' $500 to $500. They are here marked down to only s27s, S2s7. $2ss. $312 sss7. S342 and slightly higher for the more elaborate styles.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-17

Another notice of incorporation filed Friday was that of the Alabama Land and Supply Company of Dwight, Wash ington County. The capital stock Is $l0,0e0, of which S2,500 has heen paid in. The incorporators are T. E. Gayeski, J. E. Burton and V. G. Car
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-17

Open Evening". During this sale our store will be open evenings to accommodate those unable to call during the day.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-17

SPREAD THE GOOD NEWS. Tell your friends about this wonder ful sale. You will be doing an act of kindness.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-17
NEWS OF RECORD

The Secretary of state was notified River Coal Company of Tuscaloosa. with a capital stock of $2Oo.ooO. Of this amount ali has been paid in.
 Creek Coal Company. Helen D. Jones' R. E. Rodes. W. G. Somerville. L. J. Snow. all of Tuscaloosa and W. E.. Leake. of Birmingham. The corpora, tion is organized to deal In mineral
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-17
SALE FOR TEN DAYS ONLY

The sale began Friday morning. Oct 16th, and lasts ten days only. or two weeks at the most. We are eonh-
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-12-22
THE MAYOR SMILED
Al Law Committees Suggestion
 of GstIIuQ $lOO,O0O.

The lawyers committee on adding to the court house held another meeting this forenoon but came to no conclusion. Attorney John O'Neill's latest idea is to build on the site of the Merriman homestead, corner of West Main and Prospect street, providing of course, that the city would buy the present court house. MT O'Neill says it would make a first class place for a police station and city court, or still a bet ter n place for the H0bate court and town clerks offices, What 1t would cost to buy the Merriman site and build there none of those at the meeting dared even to suggest. It would depend great deal on what the city would give for the court house building. This idea of the city buying, saddling debt of $S0'000 or $100,000 on the already heavy burden of the taxpayers is not con sidered feasible. Mayor Thoms when asked what he thought about it just smiled significantly.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-12-22
SOME ELKS CHANGES
Contract For the New Lodge
 Rooms Was Awarded.

While 1t Is not probable that the Elks will begin the erection of their new lodge rooms In the rear of their home on West Main street much be- fore spring, the contract for the building of the same was awarded to-day to Chauncey Seeley X Co, the contract price being close to $l9,- 900. The building as originally pro.
 posed will be much changed under
 the new plans. It will contain the regular lodge rooms, for meeting purposes, bowling alleys, gymnasium and banquet hall. It will be ar ranged to seat in the meeting room at least 800 and possibly more.
 John F. Griffin, who has been steward of the Elks' home since the lodge entered the new quarters, re- signed that office few days ago. As he was also the janitor of the Holmes building on Grand street, where the lodge rooms originally were located.
 he could not give his time to both places. In his place Hubert M. Reed,
 who has been travelling salesman
 through the west for a bitters con
 cern, was elected to the position and has assumed his duties.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-12-22
Christmas
 1908

Why not be a satisfied customer? Ask any of our many customers about us and their THANKSGIVING TURKEY and you Il have your Xmas Turkey. etc from here and be a satis- fled customer; also one of our best advertisers
 Good Turkeys are scarce, but the quality will not be scarce here, and We also have looked out for our sup ply of Native Stock and to be dressed Monday before Xmas. We will have full line of Green Vegetables. Fruits, Nuts. etc from X to /. Rest of Meats always Please order early ahead oC the rush.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-12-22
TIMELY TOPICS.

Slippers and leggins. His majesty King Dodge claims he sells more than any four stores combined.
 Big lot of toys at Hamilton Hard ware Co.'S; carving sets, shaving sets, manicure sets, etc.
 Look up the prices on turkeys, chickens, geese, etc, at Model market this week. Small pigs 1Sc pound.
 The Imperial shoe store has bar gains in all kinds of footwear. Slip pers at all prices.
 Oranges, celery, nuts, cranberries and all the trimmings for the turkey at the White-Simmons store.
 Halpera' $ New York bargain store has all sorts of goods suitable fOl Christmas gifts.
 Curran's gloves are in evidence these days. They are showing nice line of silk stockings.
 Big poultry sale at the Public market. Native chickens 14c to 200 pound, turkeys 2Oc to 25c.
 Mller & Peck have umbrellas from 9Sc to as high as you want to go; silk petticoats $29S to $10.
 The Fulton fish maret has turkeys at 1Sc, 24c and 26c pound; native geese 1Sc.
 Big reduction on boys suits at Up son, Singleton & Cos. They have everything for men and boys. C. F. Wilson has full line O furnishings for men in the very lat est styles.
 Jones, Morgan & Co has clothins the young men like. Suits that SC the pace, SIP to $30. F. H. Lewis can sell you pianos at very lowest figures. Rooms III stairs at 26 East Main street.
 When selecting a piano see NJ Sonnenberg's Chickering, kranich & Bach, Gabler Sterling or Hunting ton.
 Not thing boy wears but cal be found at J. B. Mullings & Son S 1 Neckwear in boxes. Lamps, pictures, rugs, portieres [ lace curtains and fancy pieces of fur niture at Boston furniture store
 D. B. Wilson has coat sweater from $2 up; safety razors sl up pocket knives 10c to $J ! The Connecticut Boot X Shoe c, give tickets on their doll house ol rubbers, arctics, boots, etc.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-12-22
DEATHS AND FUNERALS.
Well Known People Who Have Been
 Called Away.

The funeral of Gregory Connor was held this morning from the fam fly residence on Cherry street to the Immaculate Conception church where a mass of requiem was celebrated by the Rev John G. Murray of Hartford, chancellor of the diocese, and grand son of the deceased The bearers were ?. J. 'Cavanaugh, Thomas O'Reilly, D. T. Harrington, Michael Dwyer, James Whitney and M. P. Fogarty, the two last mentioned rep resenting Court Fruitful Vine, F. of A. The remains were taken to Tor rington for burial in charge of Un- dertaker Mulville, accompanied by many relatives and friends.
 The funeral of Mrs Mary Sullivan was very largely attended this morn< ing from her late home, 43 Fuller street, to the Immaculate Conception church where mass of requiem was celebrated by Father Frederick. The bearers were Thomas Crane, Hugh 1 Crane, Timothy Donahue. Patrick Rice, Eugene Sullivan and Thomas Brown. The interment was in new St Joseph's cemetery The floral tributes included a standing heart marked Sister," from her brothers; standing harp, Ladies auxiliary, A. o. H.; Gates Ajar, employees of the Smith X Griggs Manufacturing Co; | pillow, MT and Mrs M. T. Sullivan and family; wreath, Miss Julia Sweeney; wreath, Mr and Mrs Pat rick Sullivan and family: wreath, John Sake; cross, Mir and Mrs James Ahearn: bouquets, Miss Jennie | Moore, Mr and Mrs P. Flaherty, Mr and Mrs James Fitzgerald.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-03-20
FATTENING TURKEYS.

An experiment was made as to the
gains by turkeys confined in pens as
compared with those that ran at
large. Those in pens were given all
they could eat clean Of mixture of
wheat, oats, and barley 2:1:1. In
the morning the grain was fed
chopped and wet with milk, but in
the evening it was fed whole. 1t was
noted that the turkeys were appar-
emily more fond of oats than Of the
other grains, so toward the end OF
the fattening period the proportion of
this grain was increased. A little
grain was fed the turkeys which
were not confined in addition to the
food which they could gather. The
five turkeys in pens weighed on an
average 6.55 pounds each at the be-
ginning of the test. During the
forty-two days of the feeding period
the average gain was 405 pounds,
six pounds Of grain being eaten per
pound of gain. The turkeys running
at large also weighed at beginning
of the test 6.55 pounds each and
made an average gain of 1855 pounds.
In both cases, the greatest gains were
made during the first three weeks of
the period. 1t is stated that the
penned turkeys when dressed shrank
five per cent. less than those rum
ming at large and that they were
plumper and were in every way more
inviting in appearance. Manitoba
Experiment Station Bulletin.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-03-20
WOMEN IN PouLTRY woRK.

1t is right and proper that women
should have access to the poultry
courses, as we venture to say that
if an accurate census be taken it will
be found that there are many more
women than men engaged in the rails
ing of poultry. In the case of the
farmers the business is about almost
entirely in the hands of the woman.
This is right, too For woman is by
nature the better suited for carrying
on the business. She has the patient
application and constant daily appli-
cation to detail, the lack of which
wrecks many poultry venture,
where made by men, When it comes
to the raising Of little chicks, she is
supreme in her material ministra-
tions and will make man turn green
with envy at the number she will
raise strong and healthy, to vigorous
maturity In East Tennessee she is
the poultry raiser. The fact that the
business is in the hands of women, is
the salvation of the industry, no help
from stock, no facilities and little
time, they have made the poultry in
dustry in Tennessee the greatest in
the South. Another point in their
favor, they stand for Improvement
and advance; while the men stick
stubbornly to acquainted methods,
the women stand for progress, for
improved breeds, for poultry shows,
for general betterment along i'm
proved and modern lines. Usually,
too, when a poultry paper is taken
by the farmer it's the good wife who
reads It and profits thereby / never
had such success in raising young
chicks the year I was away from
home and my wife did the raising.
All hail to woman, the sovereign of
the poultry world, as of many others
IT. L. B., in Industrious Hen.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-03-20
South For Hog Raising.

There is no reason why the South
should not be the greatest pork pro-
ducing section on the continent and
sell millions of dollars worth Of hogs
annually instead Of buying the great
er part OF it's bacon in the West. 1t
is only necessary to take advantage
of our natural resources and to mix
brains and energy with the venture,
to transfer the greatest swine breed
ing section OF the world from the
Middle West to the South. We can
raise more crops and the grazing PEI
Rod is longer. Then, 1t is a well
known fact that hogs do not grow or
iatten as rapidly in cold weather as
in warm In other words, it takes
more feed to produce'a pound Oh pork
in cold climate than in warm one,
for in the colder sections large por-
tion OF the concentrates fed is CON
sumed i'll keeping the body at a nor
NAL temperature Leslie d. Kline, OF
Frederick County, Virginia, in the
Southern Planter.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-03-20
BREED BETTER COWS.

we have got to breed better cows:
we cannot afford to buy pure-bred
stock; we must select fifty per cent.
to be mothers; the average age of
usefulness in New England is five
years. If buy for SIS and sell for
SIS I lose $50. Four cents a pound
must be deducted from her butter to
make up for the depreciation in her
value, and has got to be considered,
If she lives four years she produces
four calves, probably two males and
two heifers. So we need every other
heifer or to raise the heifer calf of
every other COW, and must improve
by selecting the best of them. With
these as basis you can graft on
your herd the improved qualities you
want by using a pure-bred sire.
Professor G. L. Beach, in the Ameri-
can Cultivator.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-03-20
Number at Horses Needed.

How many horses should be kept
on the farm for each man at work
speaking III the fermer doing his
OWN work with the aid of his boys.
Following the plow behind a pair
OF little runts is not doing days
work The man can just as readily
handle three On four large horses
hitched 70 the gang-plow and much
OF the machinery requires really
more than two horses, A farm with
three willing men should probably
have eight Or nine horses, and per-
haps few more, ii half Of them
are brood mares.
On the other hand, The keeping Of
more horses than can profltably be
worked is an expensive luxury, as is
also the keeping and feeding OF any
span OF horses that IS not large and
strong enough to do q good days
work. Any good farmers time is
too valuable to waste 1t behind
team eli ruIts.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-03-20

The writer has stood on fields in
the Old World, fields of marvellous
fertility, some Of them more fertile
than ever he has seen in America, and
thought, How rich these lands are.
and vet they are more than 100 years
old" thought that, and thought
again and said: why, yes, indeed
they are more than 500 years DID,
thought again. and almost shivered
as the immensely come over him and
said why, yes 1000 years ago this
was an old field, and yet it is more
fertile than anything in America to-
day"
All, reader, awaken Get new
faith in that soil OF yours, and add To
faith good works. Feed animals.
save The manNres, feed the land, drain
it II it is wet, plant clovers. sow alf-
alta, grow fewer acres oil corn and
more bushels Plant faith, love ana
good works in that field and see how
much more beautiful 1t will be as a
matron than ever as q virgin. Jos.
II. Wing, In Breeders Gazette.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-03-20
San Francisco,s Rat war.

The raid on rats at this time is not
the first Of the kind in San Francisco.
In 1852, when the sidewalks in Kear-
ny and Montgomery streets were as
uneven as the existing walks in
Market street east of Front, and
were made up of dry goods boxes
laid in the mud end to end, some
high and some low, the town was
overrun with rats of all colors, gray,
white, brown and black. At night
they would crawl out of their holes
and ruiz along the uneven walks.
They were SO thick on the streets
during the spring Of the year named
that women were afraid to be out
after nightfall, and the men who ven
tured forth on the poorly lighted
streets often stepped on a dozen 70.
dents in walking the distance of a
block. 1t was no uncommon thing
to see men with crooked canes on
the sidewalks playing shinney, the
rats being used in place of knurs.
In that way many were killed.-San
Francisco Call
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-03-20
Southern Agricultural Topics.
Modern Methods That Are Helpful to
Farmer. Fruit Grower and StOcknan.


It is a sin, both against yourself
and against posterity to allow your
farm to wash. Many think they can
not control this matter, but they can
ii only they will start with the de-
termination to do it, BY terraclng
and deep blowing, and then by keep
ing the terraces built up, you can
prevent any land from washing. Dur
ing the winter season and spring is
the time to do this work. III any
portion OF your farm needs terracing
do not neglect it. Get level and do
the work at once. There is a great
difference in the character OF the soil
over our Southland, but the majority
of all the rolling land is composed
OF clay and sand, in just such pro-
portion as renders it extremely easy
to wash, and nothing except properly
built terraces will retain it. Especi-
ally is this true where clean cul-
ture crops are planted consecutlyely.
We see much land still needs terrac-
ing. One has only to note the diff
ference between well-terraced
farm and one that is not to convince
him Of the great value of terraces.
For the lands sake" and for better
crops, terrace your land. DO mol
allow any Of your fertility to wash
down the streams or be carried to
lodge upon some other mans land.
Southern Cultivator,
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-03-20


Take an inventory of everything
on the farm and put O fair value on
each article and enter in book and
then open cash account and every
day enter every item OF cash re.
ceived and paid and goods sold and
bought and thus be able at the end
of the year to see how you have
prospersd. 1t is also we'll to keep
an account with every crop and the
stock so that you may know what
each costs and then you can tell al
what price you must sell in order
to make a profit. Every merchant
does this and then fixes his selling
price accordingly. Farmers are all
ways complaining that the "other
fellow" fixes the price on his pro-
ducts. This will always be the case
Until the farmer knows what each
article he has to sell has cost him.
When he knows this he can fix his
own price and justify it and will then
come much nearer getting it. Don't
forget in making up the account that
you live rent free and get much OF
what you eat from the farm. Credit
the farm with full price for these
items. If you had to pay money out
for them you would find that they
came to a good round sum each year
Southern Planter.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-03-20
Should Let Trees GROW Bigger.

y Attention was lately called by
Arboriculture to the way farmers
rob themselves when they cut down
small trees. The writer says that ten
years ago he saw in Virginia about
thirteen thousand apple barrels held
together by hickory hoops, to make
which sixty-four thousand young
hickory trees had been cut down
The barrel hoops had been sold for
about four hundred dollars. If the
trees had been allowed to grow they
would have been big enough in a few
years for cutting up into carriage
spokes, and would have produced at
the present price Of thirty-fye dollars
a Thousand, spokes worth more than
eight hundred thousand dollars This
is the kind Of forestry argument
that ought to appeal to owners OF
brush lots.