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The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-28

ernment has been contemplating the establishment of a bureau of engrav- Ing for the making of bank notes. in- stead of having this work done by foreign companies Eventually a site was selected in Picking and the erec- tion of buildings which. 1t is expected. will be completed In the spring of next year. was begun. Then came the prob lem of choosing competent men to un- dertake the work.
 Students of the question were sent to Washington to study the methods employed in the bureau of engraving there. and 1t was decided to follow the same plans The effort to obtain the services of an expert was not so easy. as if was found that there were very few who thoroughly understood the work The messengers of the Chinese government travelled from one country to another and. after many in- terviews and much comparison of notes. they selected MT. Grant as the most capable man available for the task.
 Mr. Grant accepted the invitation and has signed a contract for five years. The Chinese government will pay the expenses of himself and family for the trip to China and will provide for them a house In Peking. with ser wants rent and supplies free.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-28
NEWS OF sCoTTsBORo.
The City Schools with a Large At.

The City Schools With a Large At-
 Scottsboro. Oct, 27-(Special) )-The Scottsboro city schools opened Mon day With 100 pupils.
 large number of visitors were passent at the opening. and all ex- pressed themselves as delighted with the comniodious building and the prospects for successfulsyear.
 Jesse Swain. the son of Mir. and Mrs George Swain, died at their home on Estill Fork. He had been confined to his bed since June with dropsy.
 : George Harris. son of Captain and Mrs. John R. Harris, passed away after an illness of ten days with typhoid fever
 The death Of this young man who was 20 years old, caused universal sorrow in the town.
 The funeral took place in the Metho- dist Church of which he was a steward conducted by Rev. Alonzo Monk or Nashville and Mir Aldredge the pas tor. 4 vast throng filled the church and grounds and followed the remains to the cemetery where the impressive services were concluded and the grave banked in beautiful floral offerings.
 MT. and Mrs. James Dieus are III at the home of County Commissioner J. P. McClendon, with small pox.
 MT. and Mrs. Dicus reside in Chat tanooRa and came to Scottsboro just a few days ago to visit relatives. and were at the country home of Mir. Mo- Clendon when taken i'll.
 The Bank of Scottsboro and the First National Bank here consolidat- ed. and the business is being conduct: ed in the First National Banks new building. J. w Gay is the cashier and Ben r. Hanland and Delbert shelton are the assistants. Wyeth Rorex cashier of the First National Bank, will be cashier of the new bank at Bridgeport.
 A barn on the General Ad White old place. now owned by c. W. Brown. was burned near Bal1efonte few nights ago, the loss being s1,ooe MT. Brown thinks the fire was caused oy spontaneous combustion.
 The commissary store of F. Y. Knabee and Company near Pisgah was dstroyed by fire Sunday night. The fire is thought to have been, caused by rats gnawing matches
 The pretracted meeting that has been conducted for the past two weeks in the Methodist Church at this place by pr. Monk of Nashville was closed Sunday night
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-28
CONFER ON REUNION.


 COi' Harvey E. Jones and Major 4. 0.
 Sexton Talk Program.
 Major A C. Sexton, comma nder of the Alabama Division of the Sons of Confederate Veterans. was Tuesday morning in conference with Col. Har- yey E. Jones. Adjutant General of the Alabama Division, United Confederate Veterans. with regard, to the coming re-union to be held in. Mobile of the two bodies during the latter part of November. Resulting. from this con- ference a very satisfactory program has been arranged along general lines. the details of which have not however. been thoroughly gone over and settled. It is the annual custom of the Sons of VeteranS to have their reunion dur ing the time and at the place selected by the Veterans themselves, and the conference of Tuesday was in line with this general plan.
 At the conference Tuesday in Major Sextons office, the general call to be sent out was drafted and the pro- gram for the exercises gone over along general lines. While a few details have been settled relative to the pro- gram itself. nothing definite can be given out until certain information has been received from the Mobile camp. That the program will be impressive and most satisfactory is the state ment made by those In authority
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-28
HOW FIGS ARE MARKETED.
r-..u Grow Wild and Fruit is Dried
 fin the Sun.

rr.eu Grow Wild and Fruit is Dried
 in the Sun.
 Premier Enquirer.
 The fig tree grows almost Wild ana requires very little cultivation. AL though certain varieties are grown in various parts of tho world, those of Asiatic Turkey, commonly called Smyrna figs. for the reason that they are packed and shipped from. Symrna, ara the best. The growing district Is in the province (vlla-yet) of Aidln. the plantations extending from Ayas- soiuk to Ortachi:. valley over 100 of the line of the Ottoman Railway, which runs through 1t, affording direct Transportation from the interior.
 The figs ripen by the beginning Of when. they reach a certain maturity they begin to dry and consequently they drop on the ground; Tn the morn around with buckets gathering the fruit. which they carry. to a certain place where the ground Is covered with dry leaves and straw (sergeD exposing it to the sun. allowing 1t to remain there from two to three days.
 Fig packing Is one of the principal industries of smyrna. Thousands of of August and the months of septem- her. October and part of November. more than half million dollars being paid In wages during that time.
 The demand for figs has increased considerably during the last two years. Some years ago a crop of 75000 to S0.000 camel loads was considered large. and difficulty was found in dls- posing of the goods With the in- Creased demand new plantations have been started. and the crops of the last two seasons have been enormous, in 1906 reaching 120 900 loads Not wfthstanding this the goods find a ready market and with the excep tion of very short crops. at higher prices than were ever realized before.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-28

miles in three days and to walk fifty miles in order to meet the require. ments of the army regulations, from which he appreciates that he has been officially disqualified by the report of the examining surgeons. but he does wish to perform doubly the demands of the service merely as a demonstration to the Retiring Board that he is 1t for active duty. notwithstanding the apprehensions of the examining sur geons. The board denies him this privilege. however. on the ground that 1t has no authority to permit 6 man to prove his physical soundness and his powers of endurance. In other words. an apparently well man is oficiaIiy declared by two medical "experts" to be a sick man, and the Retiring Board refuses to give him an opportunity to prove that they have made a mistake. The handling of this case and the at- titude of the administration toward 1t are not we'll calcu ated to attract our American youth to the military service of their count ?.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-28
RESIGNATION
 OF RAGLAND Submitted to Traction
 Company. TESTIMONY IN THE BIG SUIT Nothing Shows That Company Acted
 on Resignation,
 Attorneys Exert Themselves to Prove Allegation That Power Company
 Charged Excessive Prices.

Closing Its testimony late Tuesday afternoon, counsel for the plaintiff in the case of the Montgomery Traction company against the Moritgofnery Light ana Water Power Company rested at the time of adjournfnent of court The lawyers of the Montgomery Light and water Power Company will open today al o'clock with the examination of their witnesses
 The trial of the big s5OOO suit brings forth Winute examination and cross questioning. attorneys for each side using every effort on the case The examination Is necessarily slow. in- volving expert testimony. and elicitinR legal arguments The examination of the witnesses eliclts every particle of evidence.
 Somewhat of a sensation was nro- duced. when under the questioning of tne attorneys of the, light and water power company. Mir. Vessels. the elec- aricai expert. In the employ of the traction Company, announced that the resignation of W. H. RagIand. manager or the company, had been submitted to the ohicials of the concern. The tes- timony failed to establish that the res isnatlon had been acted upon. or followed by the appointment of a sue cessor, but 1t was announced that the resignation had been sumbltted some months ago.
 The general trend of the testimony introduced by the plaintiff through out the day was that of alleged erroneous meters. installed by the light and wa ter power company with which to measure the power furnished the traction Company. It was also at tempted to bring forth that a storage battery, using power greatly in excess or that required by the Traction Com pany. had been installed by the, light company. thus causing the figures of consumption to run high. 7
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-28
RIDERS ATE CONDEMNED.
Farmers' Union of Conecuh County
 Pass res5IutIOns.

Pass EesJIutiOns.
 Evergreen Oct. 27--(Special)--At a meeting of t'te armers' Union of Co., necuh ~ounty. the following res- olutIons were adopted;
 "Whefeas, there is being circulated in some parts of the cotton telt reports that the Farmers, Educational and Co., Operative Union s. in a way respon- sible for depredations being committed by what.is commonly called night rid CTS or raiders, and,
 "Whereas. the Farmers Union has always contended for law and order,
 Therefore. be it resolved, that we look with disfavor on any unlawful conduct and especially lawlessness that ieopardizes the life or property of any one.
 Be 1t further resolved, hat we here by proclaim to tte world that we not only look ith disfavor upon this night riding, but denounce Ne same as un- called pr.
 ''Be 1t further resolved. tat we be- ieve the reports connecting the Farm CTS Union with these night riders are wholly without foundation and have been circulated by designing parties for the purpose of injuring the Farm erg Union by creating d spi-it of strife between us and on-unfon people"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-28
4 Caae of stubhornneaa.

New York mmerclal.
 Why should not every officer of the United States Army of Colonel Stew arts age, be sumoned forthwith be- fore the Retiring Board for physical examination as to his capacity for con- tinuance in active serviceF Why pick him out from the whole list and sub tect him to "expert" examination? He Is ready and anxious to subject him self to any physical tests that may be ordered for him. He persists that he does not ask permission to ride ninety
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-28
Aaar...ed Cood Crovvds.

NJ, V. Richards. Mir. Shaw and MT; Henderson of the Land and 1ndustrial Departnent of the Southern Railway returned to. Selma tonight from a trip of two days over the lines of the Southern Railway west to Selma.
 At nearly every station along the mos of citizens upon the question or farming and diversified crops.
 The addresses were heard with close ,atfantion and the officials believe that fhev nave done the farming interests oY West Alabama some good by their visit.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-28

Mrs. W. R. Huston has gone to Bir- ninqham to be at the bedside of her sister Miss Virginia Smith, who is Ill.
 The.many friends of Mrs. Sam strauss will be glad to know She has sum- ot iIlness at a local sanitorium to re-
 On account of the death of MT. Vogel tbere will be no meeting of the Tues dav Fridge Club this week.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-28
Y.ro. poIIce Docket.

A large number of cases were calleo .nd heard in Police Court this morn ing. ..... ,zotnst Y1i |.
 ot NS Rverv a negro, who Monday af- tsrnoon stole a pair of shoes from the ',torS of Morris Feinstein on Washing ion street. The negro was trlea TOT larceny and was fined s4o an1 .i.0 6oss1 wsra assessed during the session of the court.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-28
nanrn Cnttina scrape.

Catherine Hardy and Bud Brown, ne- eroes,, engaged in fight late last tnieht at the negro park in the north ern part of the city. The woman pull, ed a razor and carved the man ssveISi .aS Tn po1Ice Court this morning the ,1ornan m was fined s25 and costs on the charee of assault with weapon ana .tbs % man was fined t5 for disorderly conduct
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-28
ADJUSTMENTS.
 THE GRAND Thursday Night .,aNu ~~a~w-., VAffAnvr. Ss

Rose Glosz. the prima donna who sihgs inc title role in Henry w. savaEe's. production, '"rhe Merry Widow, has sung. the part over two hundred times in New York city, thus having the record for this country: Mss Glosz has A beautiful voice or rich quality. and her perfect heaI s Snnra singer are some of the reasons yhv MT. Savage selected her above All others for the trans-continentai tour. - 9A tt,a
 The Merry Widow" comes to the Grand Thursday night.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-28
Friday Ana saturday Night
 And Saturday Matinee Charles Frohnann'a Great Hay,

sSThe Thief"
 No play in recent years has so served for editorial comment and even Judicial references as has "rhe TnieI, CbarIea Frohman's production of HenrI Bernstein's great play which comes to the Grand Friday night and Saturday matinee and night. This fact constitutes 6 great tribute to the motive of the play. and the masterly treatment of a great and widely ap, healing theme by the dramatist. and exceptionally intelligent and artistic interpretation by the players of the authors creations. Charles FronIhan has aAieoted the following. finely baiance,5 cast: Charles Dalton. Her bert Kelcey Fife shannon. Leonard Tde. Arthur Lawrence, Cecil Owen and Edith Blair.
 Seat sale opens Thursday morning for all performances. -Ao'
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-28

Behind pr. Pfsrce's Medicines stands tho LnvaIfds' Hotel and Sur RicaI Institute. st Buffalo, thor oughIy equipped and with Staff Of Skilled Specialists to trsst the more diGffcuIt cases of Chronic diseases whether requiring Ned fcaI or Surgical skill for their cure, Write for free
 MVALLDS GUIDE BOOK
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-28
Cheap NEnt nery.

Milwaukee Journal
 Chicago women are heroic. Hence forth they will wear only feathers of A crow as hat ornaments. There win ha no scarcity of feathers. Crow is always plentiful in q national cam naiRn year.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-28
Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical DiscOv'
.uri76 fine above and Kindred affections.

gerous experiment slightly tested medicines sometimes urged Discovery The dishonest dealer Pofered substitute made o but I should into yo stomach expecting To only Dr. Fierce Gooeh Neo S notp promptly supplied trade elsewhere:
 mailing only on Hee copy 1l.
 Medical Adviser 1908 Add5fS; K V Fierce Nl Fres
 Dr. Stomach Liver and Bowels
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-28
CHINA CHOOSES AMERICAN.

William A. Grant, of New York. WiIl
 Supervise New Currency Issue. Now York Herald.
 At least one Chinese American alli- ance testlfying to the friendship and admiration Of the Celestial empire for this nation has come to pass. After a search of the countries of the world China has come to New York for the man who is to conduct its currency issue. He Is Villain A. Grant. of 3l5 East 156th street.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-28
They Are esneralI, Faverea.

Demopolis Times.
 The Montgomery Advertiser has edi- torially advocated the ratification of all three of the amendments in a re- cent issue. The Times has been advo- eating all of them for many monthe a and with few exceptions all the paperA are favorable to them.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-28

E R. Martin of Martins station Is snandine today here with helatives.
 Mrs. Cochran of Lowndesboro Is bera with her brother. Mir. Harris Me- curdy. who is i'll at local infirm-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-28

Mrs George Bruden will be hostess on Friday morning for the members 0l her bridbe club.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-28
so,., ana PersonaI.

NSrs. Claughton Johnson FeluInuu ME .hts Afternoon after a short visit to relatives in Uniontowh'
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-28

Miss Ethel Randall of Marion spent ,,esterday here with friends.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-28
THE GRANn

Matinee, Today g. o'clock. Baldwin-NEelyi1le Stock Co. Presenting "Blue Jenns.o
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-28

certain that every. stevenson vote would be cast for Bryan. That Is the problem in one of the pivoted States. CrOIC MEATS. of ell kinds. Beef, Pork. Veal and Hutton. Best goods and prompt aeliv- cry.
 Kent Cash Market
 Phcne sse3. 70 '. Perry
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-28

It's foolish dangerous experiment with but upon the afflicted ust good better than Golden edi
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1908-01-05

Nacogdoches. Tex. Jan. 4.-Beforc
5000 persons Hon. WI. Bryan Friday
made his first political speech during
his present tour Of Texas
Mr.. Bryan came to this city upon
Invitation OF the Cum Concillio club,
an organization composed exclusively
Of ladies'. to deliver lecture. but when
be was informed that the hall where
the lecture was to be delivered was
inadequate 10 accommodate those who
desired TO hear him he consented 10
fellver short public address. lie
spoke from the balcony Of the Red
lands hotel. and. the street was crowd.
I'd with people
The speech was only OF few MIN
stcs' duration. but In Il Mr. Bryan
practically announced his candidacy
fer the Democratic nomination for The
presidency. AZ O'Clock he spoke 10
the school children in the high school
auditorium, and at 1850 he delivered
his speech az the hotel.
Before beginning bis speech Mr.. bry-
an EXPRESSED some fear that the gal
iery might fall because OF the weifh'
Of the people assembled ON II, remaIs.
ing that he had had seven platform
to fall with him. and which several
people wGc Injured for life and some
killed n. he said. this gallery were
like the Democratic platform you could
not get too many on II"
Mr.. Bryan said the Republicans have
been IN power elev-n years. and that
the party Is less popular now than
when II vent In. There u only one
among the leaders n that party who
can ~ claim TO respectable popular
NY. he said. and his popularity ex-
tends only 20 far beyond his party as
he has borrowed from the Democrats.
The Democratic party Is united. while
the Republicans are hopelessly d.
vlded.
He said that In Indiana Senator Bev-
eridge Is reformcr and Vice Presi'
dent Fairbanks a stand.pattCr. "nev.
erldge." he said. win 20 about rinr.
Ing n bell and crying. Wake up Walk
up. and Fairbanks comes along with
a bottle OF chloroform and says sleep
on. sleep on, I am for reform
When President Roosevelt first an
nonnccd his advocacy OF railroad rev
uiation I was among the first to call
At the white house and bid him God
speed"
In conclusion AIR. Bryan said; II
hive sDokeu long enough 10 satisfy
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1908-01-05
msrnoplsr CHURCH seav.css


The regular services will BE- held At
this church today. Sunday school at
s:45; Rosebuds and Epworth Leagues
at the usual hours. The newly organ
ICED classes will be announced a. the
opening OF the Sunday school. with
the newly appointed teachers. Il Is
hoped that every pupil. and more e.
pecially every teacher. will be pres
ent to begin this New Years work.
on this the first Sabbath OF 1905. Al
the II o'clock service. the pastor Will
install the new teachers. after which
service. he win preach from the sub
ject. THE Sleeping Giant" The sac
ramont OF the Lords Supper will be
observed at the close OF the service.
At night the subject will be. The De
ceitfulness OF Sin" The pastor viii
preach special sermon TO the chill
dren at the meeting of the Rosehude,
az $3.50 y. M. to which all children
are earnestly invited. Everybody cor
dial invited to come Worship thu
Lord with us at all services.
]. b. TuRRENTiNE.
Pastor
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1908-01-05

ID. Il. Bowling OF the College COM
munity was In the city. yesterday.
For Rent-At 90 per month four
room house rnd one acre Of ground.
we'll improved. one block from East
Side school, See Joe 0reelsn. "
lar. and Mrs. Mat sheppard, OF the
Kurten community. left yesterday for
their new home at Colorado city. They
were accompanied to this CITY by J. W.
sheppard. NJ. n. Casters. Am Tobias
and others
w. A. withers was coq'aned to his
home yesterday ON account OF being
bruised up by fall nom a step-ladder
at the store OF Mr.. J. Allen Myers.
Fortunately his injuries are not OF a
permanent character and he Will be
out In day or two. sir withers
struck Frank Myers In falling and be
was considerably bruised up BY the
accident.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1908-01-05
TO PARENTS AND ADULTS.

We are much in hopes that the men
and women Of Bryan. and especially
OF the Baptist church. will take great
interest In the Sunday school and sun
day school work. Our success de-
ponds largely upon your interest. your
sympathy. and your prayers. II you
fail to do your duty. your children
and the young people generally. will
fail 10 see and appreciate the real mer-
It's. usefulness and glory OF the sun
day school
We have always believed that the
Sunday school IL Bible school and
as the Bible contains truths and
thoughts for all ages and conditions,
for the philosopher and the statesman.
we believe there Is mental and spir-
itnal food for men and women In
the Sunday school as well as In the
church and other places OF religious
worship. Men. GOMEZ Women. come.
Come to the Sunday school-spend
and hour with Us: Ne viii see that
you enter the class OF your choice
and that you will feel better for the
coming. Then. YOU owe Il to your
self. your family. the church. and your
God 10 come. We win expect you.
Be on time-s:&5. n possible, but II
you can't. come anyway.
To The Children:
The future OF our town, community.
church and state depends upon the
present generation OF boys aud girls.
Therefore. boys and girls. do your
duty--come 10 Sunda yschool Come
with your hearts and minds fa:l VI
love and devotion. Study your ses.
sons. know that God loves you and
what He would have you do and be.
Keep evil out OF your hearts and let
goodness. kindness. and devotion b.
the emblem Of your life and when
yon are grown you win be man
among men OF n woman of grace and
culture. NJ TO adorn the palace Of a
king. have always loved children
and am always glad OF an opportun.
nifty TO make you happy aud to show
my appreciation for you. Ask your
fathcrs and mothers. II necessary. to
let you come 10 Sunday school and be
with your friends and share with them
the benefits that are yours Cor the
coming. Corr. and we viii see that
you are made comfortable and happy
To The Non-Atsendsnts Of Church and
Sunday School:
n you are not accustomed TO at
tending Sunday school. may We insist
upon your coming to the Baptist sun
day school. We want to take you by
the hand and welcome YOU into our
midst. Our programs are varied. our
music Is fine. n YOU will come and
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1908-01-05
Gig BLAZE.

Three Twc-ssory Business Houses Con-
sumed At Naesss~;hes-
Nacogdoches. Tex. Jaa. 1.-THE es-
Establishments Of Mayer 4 schmitt. dry
goods: the Weeks Drug company and
Julius Eichels. dry goods. together
with contents. were destroyed by fire.
The losses win foot up about $4,000.
The fire II thought to have been OF In
cendiary origin.