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The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-09-05
MIXING TIE MATERIAL
 FOR BITULITHIC PAVING
The First of Its Kind is to Be Pu
 Down in Montgomery.

Tn. First of It's Kind is to Be Put
 Down fin Montgomery.
 Assxtng the paving to be used on Montgomery street for three Dloeks vast of Moulton, was started yester- day by the working force or the Southern Bitulithfc Company or Nash vile al the plant they have put up in the yard of the Western of Ala bama Hallway. There are several large piles of crushed stone at the rIaca and tanks of bitumen. The ap- Taratua for mixing the paving con- sIsts of a bucket lift conveying the crushed stone to series Of screen. where the sizes of rock are sorted and in proportion mixed with the hItuu1en. a little cement is also add ed not so much for its adhesive quail itv but because the fine powder fills ali the apertures left between the crnshed rock that the bftumen does not reach. The whole apparatus Is on a high platform to allow wagons tp he driven under to be loaded with the mixture.
 The construction of the paving is for the purpose of getting as near as possible a soundless and smooth stone surface. By crushing the stone into very small pieces, some of them not more than a quarter of an inch long. and cumming the pieces together with the bitumen, the end is obtained; the bftumen not carrying Sound. the sound waves produced in each piece of stone by the passing traffic being too small to gain collective volume, for the waves cannot pass the bitu- men.
 Another force of men are at work preparing for the laying of the pay ing and by the first of october the three blocks of roadway will be ready for traffic.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-09-05
TWO NEGROES ARE
 HELD FOR LARCENY

Tried yesterday afternoon at police headauarters on the charge of grand larceny, Yancey Bird and Ed Williams. alias several other names. were each bound over to the grand jury, the former on a bond of S150, the latter on a bond of $25o.
 The two negroes, 1t is alleged: en tered the house of Miss L.. D. Bibo, SIS Montgomery Street. one night more than a month ago and stole a watch and chain valued at $40. knlte ana S3 in cash. Warrants were SI,,orn out for their arrest and Bird was caught some time ago. Williams hAinx arrested later. The watch was recovered.
 Several days were spent in working ur the evidence in the case so that the trial could not be held before yester- day. A charge of burglary would nave been entered against the negroes put for the fact that they made their en- trance into the house through a win dow which was already open
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-09-05
Woman Atfocked Another
 Ln Recorders Court Room

In direct conflict with these state ments Mir. and Mrs. Jones. as also their daughter and another witness, swore upon the stand that Goldberg had entered their house. without even knocking upon the door. They all de- ciared that he had been guilty of using offensive language and that he had treated his brother brutally.
 At the conclusion of the trial. Judge Baber announced that the preponder- anee of evidence appeared to be against the defendant, Goldberg. and he pro- nounced q sentence upon him of s5 and costs.
 Finis seemed to be writ large upon the proceedings hut the spectators who cherished that view of the situation counted without Miss Goldberg and Mrs. Jones.
 Throughout the trial the witnesses had induiged in personalities and feel ing flowed near the surface of things that feeling which is productive of action.
 As the judge finished pronouncing sentence. the sister of the accused strode up before the desk of the judge and made this request:
 Judge. I want you to protect me from that woman She always has her sleeves rolled up ready to fight"
 There existed no need to inquire who that woman" was. No sooner had fhe words been spoken than Mrs. Jones. who was at the far end of the court room bounded toward the sister There was an expression of intense anger in her actions. looks and words. The sister" first advanced as If to meet, her and then retreated to a cor ner. A hand-to-hand conflict between the two women was only averted by the expedition displayed by three of the officers in the room. who jumping over benches and darting through the crowd of spectators reached the in- cipient combatants in time to stop the engagement.
 As soon as quiet could be obtained Judge Baber had the women brought before him and fined Mrs. Jones $5 and costs, as she had been aggressor. The other woman was permitted to leave the room without a fine. The incident was then really closed
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-09-05

negro population The reductions at least are for the most part in the negro children.
 In 1906. when the last census was taken. Lowndes came up with a total of 17.5S5 children. The July, 1908, cen. sus rolled in yesterday to the State Department of Education, showing only 13.798 children. It took the breath out of some of the clerks. They adjusted their lamps and looked again. There was no mistake. The figures wouldn't lie.
 Even with the heavy reduction in the negro children population, how ever, a surprising preponderance of the negroes is shown in the Lowndes report Of the total enumeration for the county. the whites only furnished 1.403 children while the negroes roll ed up a total of 12.395.
 Dallas holds second place for coun- ty shortages. Its county board re-. ported a few days ago that whereas in 1906 they were 20.433 strong on school children, this year the drop was to 1S,410. This is a falling of of 2.o2S. Lowndes's tumble was about 22 per cent.
 It all means that when the State Stu. perintendent of E60cation goes to compute the per capita for the State. It will be decidedly larger than in the two years past. In this way the short counties may not suffer after all.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-09-05
CAR MEN ATTACKED
SYRUP BOTTLE BEAT OFF HIGH wAYMAN.
xsoto-xo.n ana Conduetor Have An Exciting Adyentufe at Riversfae As Trolley Was Turned on
 Last Run.

snringinr unawares upon J. A. watts conductor of the car making tha last run on the Riverside car Thursday at midnight, thug bore the car man to the ground ana threat ened him with a knife.
 watts had been turning the trolley when he was attacked, and looking up to see If the trolley had caught the wire. was taken absolutely by surprise. A. the same moment another mug jumped on the front of the car anu covered G. W. Stier. the motorman' with pistol.
 Stier was eating his late lunch and looked up from his biscuits and mo- Iasses in en-mouthed surprise. Hardly stopping to think. he gathered LID the rnolasses bottle and let 1t ny. The missile crashed through the car window a few inches from the high wayman,s head. so close 1t sapped the thugs courage. for he sprang from the car. firing as he jumped.
 Yelling at the top of his voice: ashoot himl shoot himp Stier jumped after the man. unarmed. a pistol bull let whistiing past him and burying in the side of the car with crisp "patr'
 The unusual turn things had taken was a bit too much for the rogues. and firing again. they made of
 When Stier threw the bottle Watts had almost twisted loose from his cap- tor. but getting q plainer view of his antagonist and a rather keen looking knife. he took council with himself and decided discretion the better part of valor.
 Several belated pedestrians Joined the car crew in a half-hearted and ab- bFaviated search for the roguess but with no result
 Watts notified the police as soon as the car reached town. but the perpe- trators of the holdup had too great . start and they will probably not be heard of again.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-09-05
International SundaySchool
 Lesson

Third Quarter. Lesson A' samues
 xxxi.f September 6, 1908.
 Saul and Jonathan Slain in Battle. Ia Saul dead? In the depth of the vale
 make his tomb--bid arise
 A gray mountain of marble, heaped
 four-square, till built to the skies. Let 1t mark where the great First
 King slumbers: whose fame Wouio
 Se A Robert Browning.
 The Philistines had mobilized great army. Its equipment was the pest tne age and the Grecian forges couia tMuIn M U ont Homer has made us famlhar with the weapons then in use. Eacn soldier was a moving fortress or D,ass with his coat of mall, shield. helmet and rreaves. His offensive weapons were as good as his defensive-spear. lance. sword and arrow. The brazen cha rtots with their scythed wheeis, corresnonded in effectiveness to the artillery of modern times. besioes complete equipment, the invaders "SIe encouraged by the knowieose ol S @ rapidly waning prestige or saul anu ina aerious detection to David.
 finder ordinary circumstances the hsstorIc associations of the place ought to have inspired the highest entnusl- asm among the Israelites. Here De- horah and Barak had defeated Sisera' and Gideon had led his Spartan three hundred. Again this was no unJusti- fable invasion for booty or territory on the mart of Israel, but defense or home against the invader. But noth. ing could offset the paralyzing effect of the kings melancholy. Saul was Hebrew Richard III.: He could hear only those fateful words. Despair ana die!''
 Having no further access to God, Saul had inc night before the battle. re- sorted to one of those base creatures whom in his better days he had sought to rid the nation of, so desperate was he to know the particulars or his rate. The spectral words uttered in the cave at Endor sat heavy on his soul when the battle began, ana they nso an .asay and bloody fulillment. The hopeless ness of the commander in some subtle manner communicated itself to his officers. and the defeat was one of the most complete and overwhelming 1s- raeI evsr suffered. The first Jewish dynasty was extinguished in blood on Mt. Gilboa that day.
 "crownless, breathless, headless fall
 Son and sire. the house of Saui!"
 Two shafts of light fall across the midnight gloom of defeat and death. Saul's military career began with the daring ana courageous NoHeh VI " of Manasseh. As If in recompense or that deed, the men of Jabesh-Gilead, at their own peril. took down the bodies of Saul and his son from the walls Of Bethshan where the enemy had exposed them, and gave them burial.
 The other Illuminating ray IS David taroant for Saul and Jonathan, called the Song of the Bow" and unsprpass- ed by elegies of modern times. The nhysical beauty of the dead Is pictured; silence concerning their fall Is enjoin- ed lest the uncircumcised triumph; the nrofanation of the dead is deprecated; inc courage of both is applauded; Jona- than's bow could not be turned back. and SauI's sword returned not empty: they were swifter than eagles and stronger than lions
 "Daughters of Israel weep
 How are the mighty falieni
 How are the weapons of war perished"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-09-05
SUITS FOR sI5.OOO
TRACTION COMPANY 0BJECr OF
 LITIGATION.
Tbe Western of Alabama Has . Heavy Suit and the City Must De-
 fend Two Suits.

Aggregating claims for s15.00o dam ages. i've suits were filed yesterday in the office of the Clerk of the Court against the Montgomery Traction Com pany. A suit for s10.000 damages against the Western Railway of Ala bania. and two suits each for $1,000 damages against the city of Montgom- cry were also put on record,
 William A. Franklin brought suit against the Traction Company for s5.000, alleging that through collis- ion of a car of the company with a buggy In which he was riding at the time he had been seriously hurt. The accident occurred some time ago on the corner of High and Lawrence Streets.
 Mrs. C.tC. Hare brought suit against the Montgomery Traction Company for the recovery of s5,00o damages. alleg- ing that while q passenger on car of the company. May 29, 1908. she suf- fereds-severe personal injuries through the negligence of the company.
 Suit was filed by Robert Foster against the Traction Company for a claim of $1.0oo damages on behalf or William Foster. a minor. The latter, it Is alleged. while a passenger on a car of the company, May 2s. 1905, had his knee and arm seriously injured through the negligence of the com paf,y. These suits grew out Of panic on a runaway car coming from the ball park.
 Alberta Short brought suit against the Traction Company for $3,0oo, alleg- ing that through the negligence of the company in looking after the safeiy or passengers she had been internally ih- fured and had on that account m c1rred large hospital bills.
 Jeanette Jackson brought suit assinsl the Traction Company for $1.ooo dam- ages alleging that while a passenger of a car of the company she had been thrown to the ground. sustaining per rnanent injuries. The accident occurred June 21, 1908.
 Suit was filed against the Western Hallway of Alabama for $lV.Voo uan ares by Mrs. Dolly Mitchell, admin .strator of the estate of Webster Mltcn- eIl The latter. it Is alleged, wniie crossing the Selma Road, the track oi inc company on the Selma Road. De- cennber 3, 1907. suffered injuries which resulted in his death.
 Mir. Mitchell. the suit alleges. whiie riding in his buggy was struck by 2 train of the Western Railway, through inc negligence of the company or It's
 suits for s1.ooo each were brought against the city of Montgomery py Robert c. Harris and W. J. Byrnes. Tn hoth cases the plaintiffs were in. tired. If was alleged. through improper condition of the city's streets ana pave ments.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-09-05
The Teacher's Lastern.


 History nowhere presents A sharuar contrast between death in honor ana dishonor than in the case of samuel and Saul.
 The laconic statement Is that Samuel was dead. but it is quickly added that all Israel lamented and buried him. Samuel has been called another Luther. once convinced. he broke up an old system which he concluded was effefe. He initiated the new with dowurieh N forcefulness. He was no pensive nhlk osopher, but the man of aegressi1e energetic action. Such was the i&nf ana most glorious of the judges. <fha spiritual father Of his people.
 The witch scene shows the pisffnl extremity of Saul's fortunes as noth- ins aise could. So evident wax his doom that an ignorant woman could tell him what 1t was to be- So s3fs- traught was the king, that he did not detect the ventriloquistic trick and the hocus-pocus of the brazier and smoke
 The advance of civilization nowhere is more evident than in the humane treatment of prisoners of war In car ly days they were made the butt of public ridlcule before physical indigns- tiee were uOne 10 them. Thus CleOpa- tra deprecates being shown in Rome, where ''scald rhymers would ballad her out O tune" and quick comedians extemporally stage her.E This was insupportable to Saul's proud spirit. 
 Robert Browning describes Sauiss boyhood as one of wonder and hope present promise aid wealth of future beyond the eyes scope. When he came to the throne, all gifts which the world offers Singiy on one head were combined.
 High ambition and needs which su.-
 pass 1t, fame crowning them--au Brought to blaze on the head of one
 creature-King Saul.
 The Book of Proverbs presents the counterpart to this in its portriature of his disgraceful and hopeless end. He has disdained the entreaties of wis dom and would none of her reprocf. So she in her turn laughs at hts calamity and moeks his fear. To his belated call she makes no answer. He must eat the fruit of his way and be filled with his own devices.
 Jonathan is a synonym of friend ship. His love rises like a white cameo on the lnky base of sauls ha- tired. The nature, use, and value of friendship has no finer illustration.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-09-05


 left this morning for Tailadega Springs.
 Misses Elinor Wilson, Gertrude Eegge. Barbara Dibblcs. Messrs. Ta- tum and McElson and Mrs. R. H. Hines, of Montgomery. are the guests of Miss Bessie Cox. The young peo- pie will go on camp hunt and fish for about a week.
 Miss Florence Matthews is the guest of Miss Jennie Buyek. Miss Buyck gave her a delightful bid domino party on last Friday evening.
 Miss Pearl Rouse entertained few friends Wednesday evening in compli- ment to Lydia Overall.
 Dr. and Mrs. J. w. Gamble have returned from a several months visit to North Alabama.
 Mrs. Elmer Grey. of Leary. Ga. is the guest of her mother, Mrs. E. E. Gaddis, on Pine street.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-09-05
ENSLEY MAN FOUND BABY
 PLAYING WITH DEAD MOTHER

Birmingham, Sept. 4.-(special .)- when c, W. Edge. who is employed at the Ensiey furnaces of the rennes. see company. went 70 his honne ba was surprised to find his wife lyinr on me floor and his baby playing near here. "eaF close investigation revaslaa ... woman had died from heart Sa,,,'rH Her body was still warm. Physfcia n . were hastily sent for but 1t was too
 The body was prepared for shipment and will be taken to Sugar Valley. Ga, The deceased is survived by her hus- band and three children
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-09-05
4 SANFORD MEETING.
Citisens of Troy interested in c
 araama0na1 GsnaHfaaAR

Citisens of Troy interested in COn-
 gresaiOnai Candidate.
 Troy, Sept. 4.-(Special. )-A very en- thusiastic mass meeting was held al the Council Chamber tonight in the in- terest of the candidacy of Hon. ". H Sanford. candidate for Congress from this district.
 The meeting was attended by about 200 of the most prominent and infiu- entiaI men of this city. The general condition of the campaign was gone into and from the reports his friends are very much encouraged and hope- full for a decided victory at the pri- mary September IF.
 He will speak at me Court House Tn Troy at noon next Monday. when it Is expected 4hat large crowd will be present.
 Speeches were made at the mass meeting by Hon. W. B. Foimar. Mayor of Troy, Hon. Charles Henderson, J. S. Carroll, Prof. E. M. Shackelford' K. B. Price, E. R. Brannen. Major J. p. Wood, all of whom are enthusiastic supporters of Mir. Sanford.
 The meeting was presided over oy A. B. Foster.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-09-05
GOLD IN RANDOLPH. New Mining Company to Operate on
 VmrRa SPRle.

Anniston, Sept. 4-(SpeciaD-There ia soon to be renewed activity in the gold mining district of northeast Ala bama.
 The Gold Ridge Mining company ,vhose holdings lie fin six miles of EJirhtower. in Randolph County. near the foot of Turkey Haven Mountain, has purchased a twenty stamp mill which will be used in turning out the precious metal.
 The plant Is on the road, the founda- tion for 1t is being laid, and as soon as 1t arrives 1t will be placed in posi- ton and operations will begin at once
 New York partieA purchased the property and placed A. H. Robinson in charge. He has been operating with a four-stamp mill for the past three and one-half months.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-09-05
NEWS OF wETUMPKA.

wetumpka, Sept. 4.-(Speciai.)-- Business is being revived throughout this section by the marketing of cot ton. From fifty to one hundred bales are received daily in Wetumpka.
 Miss M E. Doster has returned from a business trip to Atlanta
 Capt. c. P. Storrs. who has been spending several days in Wetumpka,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-09-05
HEFI.IN AT GooDwATER.
Congressman speaks For Church
 Large Audience.

Large Audience.
 Goodwater, sept. 4.--(Spccial.) )--Con- gressman J Thomas Heflin spoke here last night to large audience.
 The ladies auxiliary of the Baptist Church got Mir. Heflin to make a speech here for the benefit of the new Baptist Church that is being built. O. T. smith introduced the speaker.
 MT. Heflin said that the chairman allowed him to speak from any sub- feet that he might choose. and that as he was now in the campaign and would soon go In the Northwest to speak TOT Mr. Rrvan and the Democratic party. he could hardly think of speaking on any other subject.
 MT. Heflin went from here to Gads- den, where he will speak Saturday.
 The Goodwater business men ana tba Midway boys played an interesting game of ball here yesterday afternoon. The score was Il to Il and the game was called on account of darkness.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-09-05
Nrr. Norton Not to Lenve.

The published encouragement that Henry W. Morton had, because of his assumingA connection with an import ant New York clothing house, gone to New York to make hls permanent home there, was in error. so far as 1t re- lated to Mir. Norton leaving Montgom- cry. He will continue to travel in Alabama with Montgomery as his head quarters.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-09-05
THE GEOLOGICAL EXHIBIT.
Secretary Dave Has Returned from,
 TuscnIoOan

UH"e HIN Fteturned from
 Tuscaloosa.
 O. Grosvenor Dave returned last night from a trip to Tuscaloosa where he went to arrange for the mineral and forest exhibit of the State Fair He was delighted with the progress which had been made along that line and stated that practically all details of the exhibit had been satisfactorily com pleted.
 of Birmingham, stopping there for a few hours in the interest of the Con- gress of Commercial Club Secretaries the holding of which is being agitsted Mir. Dave is well pleased with the out look for the movement
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-09-05
nRAnsrHEEr,s BANK cLEARINGs.

New York. Sept 4.-Bradstreet's bank clearings report for the week ending sep tember 8, shows an aggregate of sz.oso, aTT oOo as against s2,163,s2o.00o last week last year. The following is list of the cit
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-09-05
WILL SPEAK FOR TAFT.
Postmaster MoseIey of Decatur is In-
 Vited.

Decatur. Sept, 4-(Special)-w Vaughn, Chairman of the State Re- publican campaign committee. has in- vited Postmaster William Moseley, of Decatur to make a number of speeches in Alabama between now and the day of the national election in the interest of Taft and Shrman.
 Postmaster Moseley has not accept ed te invitation. but it is quite likely that he will accept and make at least a dozen speeches in the state.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-09-05

Nev orleans. Sept. 4.-Receipts i6s bar reis rosin: turpentlne nothing doing.
 Exports for New York 5ii barrels rosin 2b barrels 'turpentlne.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-09-05
Receipts. Shipments

-she-I suppose 1t would break your heart if were to say that can only be a sister to you.
 girls say that.-ChIcaEo News.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-09-05
NAVAY. eTOREe.

savannah, Sept 4.--Turpentine firm ssc; sales ss2; receipts $40; shipments isi. ahinments ss2: stock i6s,ess. Quote: ABc s2. 40: D @ .45; E s2.so@ss; F ss.ss@TS; c s2To@So; H 8 3.3o@ss: l fs s:SS@se; wv S6.l0.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-09-05

Charleston. Sept 4-Turpentine steady o' Ros,n steady; quote: ABc s2.3o; D g. as: p s2.l0045; F S2 50; G s2.s6; F ts. i5; l a. 50; K s4.20: M $40; $b.ib; VIC Sk so: wv Ss. %.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-09-05
ST xoTyTs PRODUCE.

st Louis Sept 4-Flour steady: No. red winter patents s4. .4o@ @s4 .7oj extra fam cy and straight a. sO@94. 70: clear ss.lS Timothy steady s2.763S3.1o.
 Corn meal steady S3. 80.
 Bran strong; sacked east track N'fV@ Hay unchanged.
 Whtskey steady $l. 3sh.
 Iron cotton ties $l %.
 BaggIng Sc.
 Hemp twine 7c.
 Iord lower: prime steam 30 Sb9 t9. DO. Dry salt meats steady; boxed extra shorts Sio z5: clear ribs t1o. 2s short clears 'ig Bacon steady; boxed extra shorts tIfaH; clear ribs Sl1.1sA: short clears Si1 3TA. ,.- .A,--.....
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-09-05
THE METAL NEARKETs.

New York Sept. 4--The London tin mar kot was Sd lower: futures 132 pounds los. Locally easy in sympathy. ranging $2sbo Conner was higher in London at so hounds los for spots and s1 pounds 5s for futures The local market was weak but Lead was unchanged in London and To- cally.
 shelter was unchanged in both markets.
 Tron v1as higher at 52 for standard foun- drv in London but Cleveland warrants were lower there at 5zs Sd. Locally no change was reported.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-09-05
Save for my daily range Among the pleasant fields of Holy Writ I might despair. --Tennyson.

(copyright. 1908. by the International Religious Literature Bureau. Inoor- porated. The Rev. Davis ". Clark D. D.. Edftor.l