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The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-05

the first class, that of actual counterfeit ing. the production of bogus bills Is the most common feature It is cheaper. no more difficult and the returns of infrequsnt success would seem to be larger. Almost every denomination of notes is counterfeit ed. but the public has the satisfaction of knowing that it's circulation invariably leads to the detection of the counterfeiter, with consequent term in 1afl While the average man feels that the task of detecting bogus bflis when they pass through his hands in q perfectly innocent way is rather too much for him- and must be left to expert. there are nevertheless. several rules which if re- membered will often afford protection. These rules have 10 do with the manusac- ture of the currency by the government
 All United States notes are printed in sheets of four notes of one denomination on eaeh sheet. Each note is lettercd in it's respective order. in the upper and lower cor ners diagonaiIy opposite A. B. C, and D, and ws have this system for numbering our notes. All numbers on being divided by four and leaving one for remainder. haev the check letter A; remainder. B: re- mainder. c; even numbers, or with no re- mainder D. Any United States note the number upon which can be divided by four without showing the above result is q coun- terfeft. and while this rule Is not infsilible in ail instances. 1t will be found of sersics in the detection of commercials.
 
 gold and silver coins receive more atten- ton. The great difficulty in the field of the money maker. is found in the neceasi- ty of conforming at the same iir1e to the standards. weight, appearance and ring While a counterfeit coin may have the cor rect weight. the ring as general thing ta often so poor as to cause immediate expos ure Then. too, it usually is not 90 trim in appearance as the genuine. and the coin often has the well known greasy feeling of base metal.
 daring and temporarily successful counterfeIting scheme was discovered re- gently in France, where thousands of coun- terfeit gold ten franc pieces were put in circulation. They were made of glass. which, in a molten state. was forced into mould. Then by another equally ingen- ious process known technically as that of '.galvano-piasterie, the coins were covered with fine film of gold. So perfect vas their appearance and so Joyous thelT ring when tested on marble slab that no one thought of suspecting them There was one weakness, however. there is always, and that was their fragiiity The cashier of bank dropping one on the stone floor in his hurry was .stupefied to see 1t shiyer into thousand pieces. and the murder was cut. Next days nearly every merchant in the city where most of these coins had been put in circulation was husily engaged with many maIedictions in testing all his gold coins with hammer.
 Methods in this country would hardly seem to be so artistic. One of the common
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-05

Bren9a IdeaIs. There are sever
 al particulars in N which Brenau is
 d st i n guished
 from other insti-
 tutions of a simi-
 lar kind. which cannot be adequately explained in a newspaper article. Among these may be mentioned the system of self govern ment, the unit system or credit, the recognition of Music. Art and Oratory as electives for the literary degrees. etc. Those who may be interested are re- rerred to the handsome catalogue which contains full information, and is profusely illustrated. It will be sent free upon ap-
 plication.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-05
FOR YOUNG LADIES

ory College, Ga, the University of Chicago. the University of Wurzburg, Germany. and has done post graduate work at the Ecole des Hautes Etudes, Paris. France. He was president of the female college In Columbus, Ga, before going to Brenau.
 Professor VanHoose and Dr. Pearce have been associate presidents of Bre- nau for fifteen years, and have deveI- oped it from an obscure institution to one of the largest and best known in the country. What they have done at Gainesville they confidently expect to repeat at Eufaula. and the success of the past three years foretells the re- alization of their hope.
 Faculty.
 A we'll known millionaire has said that the secret of his success has been the fact that he knew how to get good
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-05
BAD MONEY
woRx or cOUNTERFETrER GROWING
 sTExDfIY MORE HAZARDOUS.
ucw e Detecf spuricus~ Bills and Coins That Have Been Tempered Win
 by D1shoncst Per

.
 New York, July f--(epecial l-Whether xr11ne fs actually increasing or decreasing 1s disputed point arnons sccioiogists. One hr8nth of criminal activity that shows steady failinT off from year to year is the xnakans and passing of counterfeit money
 According to the records of the govern xpxnt secret service and of the bankerg as seefntzen the amount of s'Cueer" money in circulation has been growing steadily less and 1sxs in proportion to the total for the pet twenty years rhe expert counter fsiteru. msn- like the famous Ninger. who kious profession. have been driven out of ff hy the increasing risks and the relentless rarauit which the government and the henks have practiccd toward them.
 Al the present time most of the men xnxnxed in this occupation are "chenp 1ixatss' who would not have been recognis- ed hy tho old time leaders who reckoned their profits by tens of thousands of dol- lars The efforts of these modern money cyixnfnals are confined chiefly to sweat fnss. gold coins and passing off on newly arrived fmmfxranfs base limitations that would not for a moment deceive person familiar with our currency.
 The reason for the virtual disappearance of what once was recognized as the top rank Of the various criminal pursuits is 6ue partly to the reientIessuess with which uncis Sam hunts down every counterfeiting
  10 reArh the criminal. Partly also 1t comes from the increasing use of banks. with tho multiplication of banks and trust ccmpanies almost everybody maintains some kind of bank account and this Is really the greatest protection against countsrfeit- axs fer t is in passing under the scrutiny of the money handling experts in the banks that most spurious money is detected and retired from circulation. While it is true that eounteTfelters as successful criminals are becoming more and more scarce 1t is equally true that there is stfli large amount of money in circulation. perhaps q million dollars or more. which fails to come up 10 standard requirements In one or mora particulars.
 There are two general fields of activity for the man who tries to make his living by tampsring with the money of the coun- try The first of these is the reproduction of currency whether paper or metallic The second the more deviouA. is that in which shs chief end is robbing goid and the iarg- CT silver coins of part of their value and then puting them into circuleticu again. In
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-05

management of Brenau. Great care is exercised in the selection of the tac- ulty and 1t Is thls respect that supe- riority is claimed. Teachers are se- lected upon merit alone. and they are been satisfactory and when 1t conforms to the high standard which nas been fixed as the result of the fifteen years
 Music Department.
 The excellence of the Music Depart ment has always been a source of spe- clal pride. The Alabama Brenau con- particular py the parent institution.
 Mir. Edward Scherubel, the director of this department, is an artist of the first rank. He is not only a fine con- cert pianist, but is also a teacher of unusual ability, as is evidenced by the results achieved during the past year.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-05
A GREEK CoLONEY.
Brif Record of Firuf Years Work
 sOvvs Encouraging Results.

A Brif Record of FIruf Years Work
 sOws Encouraging Results. Mobile Register.
 Through the efforts of Mir. H. H. Wefel of Mobile g number of Greeks were induced to settle in Baldwin county in January of 1907, buying acres of land six miles northeast of started in to clear up the first forty acres and put up temporary houses. A provisional colony had been organ ized by a number of leading men of this nationality living in Chicago and New York. and later the colony is to be incorporated under the laws of this state.
 The present officials will hold oface until then, their names being Jason Malbis. president, pr. Papa George. treasurer: William Papa George. sec retary. With the exception of the treasurer, who remains for the pre- sent in Chicago, the above are on the colony grounds, together with MT. and Mrs. Christ Papa George. Miss Fortini Papa George, John Vocoles and Nick Argyros.
 President Malbis impresses one as a man of much more than ordinary energy and executive ability. com- bined with good judgment. and. while the interests of the colony are made the business of all. great respect is paid to the opinion and decisions of the president
 During the larger part of the year their hours for work are from to 10 o'clock a. m. and from to 6 p. m.
 At the noon meal all gather at the table and discuss the colony business and prospects the four hours being devoted to business. recreation and rest The colony Is based upon a purely business plan. Members who remain with the colony for a shorter time than three years are paid an agreed upon sum of wages for the time; those who remain over three years are paid wages and share in
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-05

This institution is the successor of the old Union Female College. which was erected in 1855 and for fifty years filled a useful place in Alabama and the South. But the conditions have changed and there is an educational re- vival which demands improved facili- ties and better methods.
 It is to meet this demand that the Alabama Brenau has come into exist ence. The old building has been re- modelled and new building, which more than doubles the capacity, has been erected.
 Three years ago upon the invitation of citizens of Eufaula, Presidents Van Hoose and Pearoe. of Brenau College, Gainesville, Ga., undertook to reor- ganize the faculty and to remodel the entire school in accordance with the plans and ideals which have made Bre- nau College one of the most famous
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-05

Professor Wilkinson is an educator who has had most successful experl- ence as head of boarding school in South Georgia, and more recently as Superintendent of the Schools or W Wash- ington, Ga. He is a graduate of the University of south Carolina and has done post graduate work in the Unit verslty of Chicago.
 Presidents VanHOOse and Penrce.
 Tbesa gentlemen will continue to ex- ercise general supervision over the school. and as formerly will continue to spend a portion of each year in the school. They are both educators or long and successful experience. Pro- lessor VanHoose is a graduate of the University of Georgia and taught in his alma mater soon after graduation. He also taught in Thomasville, Ga.' ana in the military school at Marion. Ala. pr. Pearee Is a graduate of Em-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-05

colleges for young women on the Amer lean Continent.
 The growth of the institution since this time has been phenomenal It has been crowded with students from the opening day. At the end of the first year, a magnificent building was erected, and during the second year this building also was crowded. Dur ing the third year Presidents VanHoose and Pearce purchased a large residence adjoining the college and turned 1t into a dormitory and 1t. TOO. has been filled.
 Prof. Thomas G. Wilkinson.
 On. account of the remarkable growth of the school, Presidents VanHoose and Pearee have found 1t necessary to as- sociate with themselves a third edu- cator, Prof. Thomas G. Wilkinson, who will reside permanently in the college and have the immediate supervision of all of It's affairs.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-05
Mrs. Gonzales Jallea.

Ei Paso, Tex. July Mrs. Francis A. Gonzales. who calls herself "Presi- dente of the Liberal Party of Mexico" has been jailed at Chiahuahua. Ambas- sador Enrique Creei will reach here tonight en route to Washington to protest to the United States that Texas has been unfriendly in the pres ent border troubles
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-05

Adjoining the colony lands are the wes kept farms of Messrs- ". ;. Grabham. F. J. Stirmill and Mrs. n. ' ~ Edward quincy Norton.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-05
nInr rnn SALE.

About 5000 yards. Ready for deiiv- cry at The Advertiser building apoat July and must be moved immeaiaseiy after that date. Apply to HugEer Brothers, Contractors. Telephone 1127.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-05
ODD LENGTHS IN woRsTED TR0Us-
 BRINGS

in stripes both neat and hobby Never out of date. Made to measure. Just enough for one pair in naany of them Trousers that were made for SIC %, sIl % and SIP co. we're making now for s6B0. $500 and sDyO0.
 PRICKETT-GERSON CO, 2S Dexter.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-05

Chattanooga to Atlanta is heavens branch office.
New-York tribune., 1908-07-27
TRAVELLING LIBRARIES.

About three years ago an appeal was made in
lis column for books for travelling library in
elstant Western state. A good response was made
~ friends and members. and out Of those sent a
toz q ftty VOLUMES was made up and named for
ne Tribune Sunshine Society, under which name 1t
Aas since stood on the catalogue OF this institution
ne T. ;. s. Queen Esther branch, of New Haven,
Il response 70 the same appeal. gave a separate
hoH which was named for it The conditions Of
naming a box n this travelling library after an
Individual or an organization are fifty acceptable
Volumes ana s. in cash to pay for box and name
I-stz
These books have been in daily use since then
Ihey have gone 10 remote mining camps. to little
"g and adobe schooIhouses far OUT upon the plains
!" country churches. stores postoffices and tele-
esla Offices. They have gone to clubwomen and
. lonely ranch houses. Everywhere they have gone
NE boxes have been open TO all borrowers The
'oe1s were used TIL the leaves and covers came
"os- Then they rebound and used again
1Ail IL only for the waste basket This appeal is
e ask The T. : :. members If they do not wish 10
eh'ribule The books 10 I'll this box afresh
Ihis library is state institution. but it is con-
e0-ied entirely iy clubwomen- The state furnishes
Hsns1oTation Of The boxes. Office room. clerk hire
.eoinding-sl the expenses Of administration. In
--e Rl; it has never, thus far, been able 70 fur
- money for all the books and boxes that are
'ta Tor For instance the state has l,'oO schooi
cs'rc's The library IS able TO send boxes 10 only
l's- L has 81 boxes. but Il could keep three
-4S IS many fn constant trayei. Since this IN
mutton was started. IN 1893 eleven free local cir
mating libraries have grown out OF H. Eneour-
- ~ the possibility % box Of fresh, readable
eunE books coming ia every three months.
aseS 1ale besfirI=1 themselves open free read
-s f9o1ns al accumulate local libraries. in some
- h'W numbering several hundred volumes each-
S IS q ersai work 10 grow from so small an IN
Tin great coal mining company vas so IN
s-tl ia Tie yrorS tllat after borrowing a few Of
,.,S s'zeS and seeing taat they We're patronized 1t
DisHoa IFS owa travelling library. and now
- 4ort--tVe boxes IN circulation through its own
- @iohe- Eastern pcorle cannot imagine he
~3'taeAs OF ylilages and haualets IN the enor-
New-York tribune., 1908-07-27
An ENJOYABLE DAY.

Mrs " \ Granville. state president of Con-
,scticlIt who attended the 'oldtime exhibit and
sale Of the Clinton (Conn) branch, gives the fol-
jovfag description Of the good time enjoyed by the
visitors:
Mrs. woodruff. Mrs W Tuttle, Mrs. W. l.
Allen and Mrs George Coau. OF the Elm city
branch Of Nex Haven. accompanied me TO C!lntoi
w went over the Adam Stanton home, with It's
wonderful collection of historic antiques We were
invited TO luncheon by Mrs Walter W Gilman ana
her mother Mrs Cummings Their summer nome
k one of the old New England houses handed
down through several generations. and though re-
modelled inside with modern convenienceS II is
TIIaG with rare and beautiful old things in furnl-
lure dishes. etc and Is a charming, hospitabIe
home Tho hostesSes are both members OF the
Clinton branch.
At2p m. we went direct TO the town hall. and
he whole interior given TO relics lent for
TIE exhibition The attics Of these people are
wonderful s1oTehouses Of antiques, and they have
been well preserved The food sale held out
al were soon sold. A delicious dinner served
IN the Congregational church at s o'clock. In the
evening the Clinton band gave free concert, the
vornc -1.u strung japanese lanterns among the
frees. and cake ana ice cream We're sold for the
benefit of the branch. Mrs. Eli Mix. Mrs. D. W.
Baldwin and Mrs. q. Q. PoNning. also of the Elm
City branch. came over from New Haven in their
auto and literally patr0nized the food sale. The
Adam Stanton house viii be OpeA Wednesdays
ana Fri5sy- TO twenty visitors st Is cents each.
The proceeds TO 20 the T s s. branch treasury.
The secretary viii send you the result Of this most
enjoyable and successful day
New-York tribune., 1908-07-27
REQUESTS.

A member writes: An old and active T S. s.
member has had TO go into the country account
Of Ill health until September. May I ask that
she be remembered during the summer stay with
historic pictures copies of paintings in cards
and silk pieces? Some living pine trees
could bestow benefit by sending pine for a
small pillow. Kindly address Sarah s. Newton
GAYLORD Farm Wallingford. Conn
Mrs Mary F. Morton, aged and educated
member of Smiths Ferry, Mass, asks if Sun
shine members will sometimes think to send her
reading matter 1t is her only recreation. as she
must ever be 'shut-in After enjoying it she will
pass II 10 others
A semi-invald member who is compelled to go
into Boston to visit the doctor is in need OF a
seasonabie suit-44-inch skirt and 38-nch bust
She finds herself unable provide the needed
clothing as her limited resources barely meet
other needs A wheel chair invalid in Massachu-
setts hopes that small contribution from the
outing fund will reach her this year last, for
the memory of the bright, sunshny day abroad
the first in years. still fingers with her.
New-York tribune., 1908-07-27
SUNSHINE SALE.

Mrs. Belle c. butcher. president OF the Arlington
~ 5 Juniors. reports their recent Sunshine sale
follows.
our branch sale was not as successful as usual
tbs year owing 10 the larereSs Of the season and
Tie intense heat. We have never before sent s
smal sum $27 10 the general Office. Outside
people did not come 10 purchase: the T s 5.
members themselves bought well sold Some
q ire more expensive articles. such :ace hand
keTctlcfs, PAINTED salad bowl. cake plate. etc.
were disposed Of later. The flower table in
charge o. Florence and Edna ShUler. Phyllis and
LoAs Van Zle AlarGeTy McLear: and Mabel Big
gaEs. and. this table secured the largest amount
q mGueT. the gold T :. 5 badge Went TO II as
prize. The candy table. which voted the
Irttiiest at the sale. received the silver badge
prize The girls at this table We're Phyllis
BroczWay- Jessie Jordan. COnstapos Irwin. Mildred
Pat Nettie Watson and Queenie RingoId. Gladys
Glgare told fortunes in an ORIGINAL booth and
Alice Zimmerman Ursula hronsEahl and Lillian
Klein sold aprons Martha Lawrence donated
handsome carving set and Miss Marsh pretty
Photograph frame and. her friends did not come
lo Tie safe, Martha took these WAGES to them and
secured the third largest obtained at the sale
INC cake table was presided owes by Jean Beat
ie, Grace Huber, Edith Paulson and Alvina Rein
1a-t. buC two boys. Charles Knapp and Parloe
LJs1ce. sold pies. a funny bean bag game was
i cb@rge of Charlotte Koch and the grocery boys
We're Edwin Zimmerman Conrad hronstahl and
harry Fhylikv- Edwin Frobisher manufactured
seh large kites and q goodly sum was realized
ltoin Their sale. The lemonade stand OF Frances
5cwel and Gertrude Goldstein well patron
ized owing TO the severe heat: also the ice cream
99oi.- in charge OF Mildred StroES. Eugenta and
Jesse Srur1evant, Martha Gowen and Florence
5ooa Special thanks due Mrs. Van Zile. Mrs
II shaI help; also Miss Kennedy and Miss March for
New-York tribune., 1908-07-27

NOUS distances of these Western states. From some
of the little mining there is exit in winter
except by snowshoes. II is obvious that not many
books be brought In One girl OF twelve, given
a book from of the boxes. had never before had
a story book in her hands and she not for
egn child but of old American stock.
There is scarcely weil-to-do home in the
try which has not on its shelves many good and in
teresting books. which stand there year after year
unused and doing any good. They have
study they would be loss TO the owner placed in
the hands of those who would read them TO tatters
Many persons in Manhattan living In flats and ho-
tells have actually not storage for the books
please send them to the T. S. S. office. Tribune
Building, New York City, whence they VIII be
shipped TO destination. Any who wishes TO
comply with the terms given may name a box
= The least desirable books poems, standard
fiction and religious books the standard fiction be
cause much OF it, like Scott, Dickens, Eliot, etc.
is already in the boxes the other two types because
they are not taken out by the borrowers.
The most desirable books are bright. modern. in
teresting Juvenile books: fiction travels, history
biography. sociology. economics. Older and more
solid histories and other works not suitable for
box. which stays only three months in each place.
described, where they are gladly welcomed.
New-York tribune., 1908-07-27
INVALID PLEAS.

Miss Myrtle Jackson. of West Virginia. who has
been invalid seventeen years. says that she has
been more i'll than before and for fourteen
weeks has been unable to do any fancy work to
help meet her expenses. She adds: How would
love 10 60 TO the mountains fifty miles away! But
ii is impossible for my family to aid me- as there
Is heavy doctors bill to be paid. and some one
must go with me, helpless She has
some fancy work-hemstitched handkerchiefs with
lace edge and handsome sofa cushion cover-to
sell. and would also like TO receive orders for
visiting cards. on which she would receive COM
mission. The fact is, this young woman, an In
valid almost from childhood, has intense long
ing to leave her "shut-in' surroundings, even for
a brief time, and enjoy something of the rare
pleasure of outing during this hot season
Massachusetts "shut-in' writes that she is
greatly distressed her doctors bill of sl5 and
doesn't know how she can pay 1t all unless some
help is extended to her by the T. S. S.