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The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-08
PAPPY'S PLAN OF SALVATION
BY MRS. L. H. HARRIS.

"Yo' lay still, son." crooned the old mar i brownie. we had CT time castin' tn devil oiiten yo' an hit left yo powerful weak Bet yo' air sho ter strengthen III soon, fer yo' hev drunk five quarts oi sweet milk terday. Marthy mighty nigf stripped tn gall bladder outen' Spicey gittin' hit; an thet ole COW air rarin round tn cuppin with her tail twisted al tn injestice of bein' milked four times in one day. To air plum full, son.
 Twouldn't s'prise me ter see you sweat cream!'
 'Shet up, Pappy, afore yo' turn his stomick ergini" commanded Martha. An yo' ontie his legs, toop' she exclaimed Ines thet weak he can't cervort no more.'
 Cleghorn closed his eyes and groaned with modification.
 Mighty weak in tn poodlev' comment ed Pappy, who was determined not to observe the delicacies of the situation.
 'Yo let him be, Pappy!' retorted Mar tha, who always adopted her husband S quondam children with maternal fierce ness.
 Clegdlorns condition was indeed serious for it was one thing to recover gradually from a case of delirium tremens, cared for by a physician who gave the proper amount of stimulants, and quite another according to the abstemous measures of a Brasstown Valley reformer.
 But on the evening of the following day Pappy found him seated on the bench out side the door when he returned from the field. Martha's high treble rose with piercing melody inside the house.
 "She hain't sung that hymn since our little boy died. Tor bein' here puts her in mind of him." he remarked confi- dentially.
 But why am I here?" asked Cleg- horn, who had no recollection of events after the closing scenes in the confer ence room where he had been "silenced'' by the Bishop and deprived of his cre- dentials.
 T brung yo up here, son." Pappy sat down beside him prepared to go into particulars.
 Them church fellers dropped yo', an yo celebrated by gittin' on CT spree. Now yo' air ter stay here till yo' git well. Maybe yo' hain't heered much of this valley. Hits jest CT little green basin scooped outen tn very top of tn Blue Ridge-er sort of independent re- public, founded upon ignerence and bliss. We hain't no institutions, no laws, an thar's nobody ter rule again us bet tn preacher an tn jestice of the peace. We hev one creed which teaches er1glnal sin Tn lnnercent cnllu- ren, election fer some folks, an pre- destination fer all. An thar's half CT dozen hymns which promise free saliva tion. Yo' kin take yo'r choice. Still, this is CT healthy place fer tn speret of man. I don't keer much for doc trines merself, bet this little valley do whisper of peace, now don't it?" He swept a gesture indicating the green and golden fields of corn and wheat. An them hills thet guards us eround, never changin' ner gettin' tired, they seems ter bar witness ter somethin' mother, eternal an everlastin'. An they
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-08

faced and blowsy they are thin and anemic looking. In the summer they are freckled and sunburnt; in the winter, on the indoor courts, they reflect the pallor of the wintry sun in an uncomfortable way.
 Speak gently. Only the dubs look pret- ty and nice They can't play the game; they have their looks to fall back upon.
 But the champions know the game. They stride manlike to the base line. Not for them the underhand serve; not for them the buhgling return. They whip the ball up into the air and serve with the hard drive and the reverse twist and all that sort of thing. They play the banckhand as well as the fore-. hand, and they don't giggle. They can play the game too well to have to fall back upon that feminine resource.
 In the mixed doubles 1t doesn't pay to play the ball to them. They are com petent to hold up their own end. They know the erossover system in doubles, and they are up to the latest tricks and lt- tie more.
 They know the slow places from just under the net and all the latest tricks So. when they play the pink and white girls in the t-ftting white skirts the ones who display tiny foot and a well-turned ankle when the skirt is blown aside, 1t is like a hawk with
  It's downright murder, and no less
 It's beautiful, but is 1t fair? Well, most of the weak men are inclined to like the helpless fair one. even though having the other for a partner makes the winning of the mixed doubles prize so much surer.
 However, men don't like to be in- ferior to women. and when a man is playing with such a woman partner it's the least bit hard to keep up his side of the contention. So the coward ly man persists in liking the poor pun ball. and, although he admires the tennis of the other kind he admires it as tennis and not as feminine at tribute.
 Take it by and large. one who has seen athletics of various kinds for some years looks in vain for the beauty and the athlete in one. There are some exceptions it is true. But in general when you see the great Miss K. the heroine of ever many stricken fields of athletic sports. you say, My goodness, isn't she homely and awk- ward," And then your girl friend says. Yes, but you ought to see her play
 Play she can, but most of the men arc like the mothers of three generations back. They see in athletics a sort If hardening and coarsening influence, and they don't see in it the beautiful ex- ercise that it is painted sometimes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-08

es CT pore man givin' his note fer CT thousand dollars
 Thus was the compact sealed, and Cleg- horn remained d year longer, cultivat- ing all the land which lay along ''liquor ridge" without again falling victim to his besetting sin.
 He'd hev been here yit," Pappy was accustomed to complain, ''ef thet bishop tn very one thet turned him outen tn church hadn't heered how well tn boy were gittin onS,with. hls salvation. He come up here ter see fer himself, an then he offered Cleghorn CT church out west somewhar, an I be gol dern. mis- ter. eff hit want thet ole Pharisees dar- ter he were engage teri 'Twan't long afore me an Marthy got invited ter tn wedding. An they tell me thet boy kin outpreach ary preacher in his confer ence, bet low he hain't never equaled tn sermon he give us thet night in Jim Coopers stilli"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-08
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 K MARTHA was a little, wizened, ap- MI ple-checked woman who lived an IV1 exciting life because she was Pappy Corn's wife. She never knew what to expect of her husband, and a pair or absurdly arched brows added to this ex- pression of uncertainty. Summer and win ter she wore a little plaid shawl pinned beneath her chin, and kept her nerves prepared for the worst that Pappy could do with a plentiful use of snuff. But, not withstanding this antidote for excitement, her ancient wrinkles of astonishment deepened into consternation one morning when she hurried out to meet her huspano' just returned from his weekly trip to Blue Ridge. He was perched nigh upon the drivers seat, with his short, thin legs braced against the dashboard. Ills wnis- kers spread out like white frill beneath his clean-shaven chin, his mouth twitched dryly as Martha approached, and the light of his small, bright eyes rested upon her quizzically like two azure beams or humor Suddenly she drew back and threw her hands over her head. She had caupht sight of an elegantly dressed young man lying in the battom of the coach with closed eyes and pallid face.
 "Oh, Pappy! What yo' mean comin' home with CT dead man" she exclaimed
 "Don't git skeert. Marthy he nam [ dead; jest fer gone in his tresspasses an sins" he explained, climbing down and peering cheerfully at his victim.
 'sEf our son had a lived he'd be erbout the age of him. Thet's how come me ter think CT bringin' him up here ter wean
 "Ter wean! What yo' mean talkin' erbout weanin CT grown man?'
 "From drink, Marthy,' he air soakin' full of hit'
 ''Yo' nave kilt him." she walled.
 "He ain't dead, l tell you', just flung CT fit back thar on tn road. l were glad he done hit bein wore out fightin snakes fer him an drivin' at tn same time"
 "Pappy,e exclaimed Martha, whose anxiety took a new turn "hev yo' brung CT man up here with tn delirium trem- bles7"
 "That's exactly what I done, Marthy. The Methodist conference met at Blue Ridge last week. This here John Cleghern were one of the young preachers in nit, but they turned him out fer gittin' drunk an hiccoughin while he were preachin' !. They wer fer gittin' rid of him afore he spilled tn holy repertation of their church. An, l reckon they done right; CT church hey ter be ez pertickler ez CT Pharisae erbout 'sociatin with publicans an sln- ners. Bet you know I hain't got no reper- tation fer piety ter take keer of, so seein' him fxin' ter hit tn bottom. an not one of them goll-dern preachers raisin' CT hand ter save him, lowed ter bring him up here an see eff we couldn't sweat some of tn devilment outen him.
 In the afternoon of this same day Cleg- horn opened his eyes with sigh of ex- haustion and regarded the two figures seated beside the bed with rational inter- est. The absolute, silence the prim white- ness of Martha's company room, the two old brownies seated beside his bed were all incredible to him.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-08

 Make up your mind to come down to Burgers and buy your entire supply of cheap Wash Fabrics-stuffs for the children and stuffs for your self. Really you will be sur prised to see what pretty, springy Wash Fabrics o4c will buy-not this coarse cal leo kind you have been in the habit of getting-but fine, sheer, artistic and fast colored, that are nearly double their their value.
Milford chronicle., 1908-09-25
RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED BY SUSSEX
TEACHERS.

WHEREAS: We the teachers of Sussex. Co.
in Saith annual Institute assembled
have met at the call of the Supennten-
1 dent, John d Brooks, under such auspi.
| ciOus circumstances in order to gain in
| spiratioH for our years work from the in.
! structors and from friendly intercourse
with one another, and also to have an
| opportunity to express our sentiments
and to petition the proper authorities
concerning certain reform in school ad.
ministratlon, therefore be it
Resolved, that we express our ap.
probation to the Superintendent for pro-
curing, and to the proprietors of che var
ious hotels and cottages of Rehoboth for
providing such excellent accommodations
at reduced rates
Resolved, That we feel grateful to
the excellent instructors for their able
and persistent work throughout the In
stitute.
Resolved, that We extend thanks |
to the Sussex Co. Bible Association for |
the generous contribution of one volume
OF The New Testament and Psalms for
each seat and teacher in the public
schools of Sussex Co.
Resolved, That we favor day be-
ng set apart to be known as Parents
Day" which day in each year shall be
previous to the opening of school, for the
purpose OF identifying the grounds, dec.
)ratng the building and establishing
mutual friendship between teachers and
PARENTS.
Resolved, that we again urge the !
doption OF closed text book list through I
ut the State, believing the one book d,
Ian to have many advantages over the
resent arrangement, the chief Of which |
economy.
Resolved, That in order to do more '
ystematic and efficient work we recon- t
lend that at the proper time and through q
le proper channel some measure be Sc. .
lred which will make it obligatory up =
q all schools of the county to begin work
the same time. Il
Resolved, That We strongly favor y
lch legislation as will empower the al
Duuty Commissioners to re-district the ir
unity in whatever parts it may deem n
That it shall have full power
divide or unite any district or districts
hich in its judgement will make the pl
'rk OF the school more efficient. And be
rther, VI,
Resolved, That we heartily endorse tn
d recommend to the Superintendent ga
2 holding Of County Institute at Re- -,
both each year, one week before OPEN Ia
; Schools Of said County. tn
WHEREAS, Rehobeth is the most pop- US
II Summer resort in the State and its pa
matte conditions make it an ideal gri
&c Tor study ana recreation during the for
n"iei iHon'ns' therefore De II ste
Resolved, That the simmer school
etofOre held in Dover be transferred
2ehoboth, and that we urgently re-
st our Superintendent to use all rea- Pc
able means to procure such removal. sil
NJ. NORMAN JEFFERSON,
Chairman. -
Milford chronicle., 1908-09-25
Sabbath School Teachers Discuss Topics

1--WE are here to learn Of Jehovah. ,
will be the theme Of the annual con
vention Of the Kent County Sunday
School Teachers Institute, to be held
at Harrington on October 2lst.
Morning Session-9.3O, devotional
service. Theme: Take My Yoke
upon You and Learn of Me- $50
convention called to order by president;
1--WE Welcome You" Rev, r. H. Ad.
ans, Harrington 1--WE Thank You -
President George NJ. Jones, D iver; 10
address, Rev. Franklin McElfresb !.
10 80 superintendent conference con.
Quoted by Professor J. P. Burdette of
Smyrna, and assisted by Professor NJ
l. Hydorn, Frederick B. f B. Wood
all, Milford Rev. Henry Olmstead
Dover; lilo, address, Temperance
Work" Mrs. Lila Aron III 25. PASTORS
conference, led by Rev. S J. Cleeland
Dover; Il So, offering for convention
expenses; announcements prayer and
benedictiOn.
AfternOon-1 80, Scripture lesson
prayer and song; lbs, "Snap Shotsu bv
the hundred ecretaries-Duck Creek
Mics Emma Stevenson East Dover
Herman G. Taylor Kenton, S. Brady
Cooper Little Creek, Mrs. Jennie Fen. |
nimOre Milford Or. c. w. Reed Mis- |
pillion, Irving f. Legates North Mur- |
derkiIl, r Kemp Caulk; South Muir. |
derkiu, H. X. Moore; West Dover
Herman Baxter.
publishing the tidings"-a. chair
man Of the executive committee. Yves.
ley Webb b, corresponding secretary
Professor J. P. Burdette c, superin.
Of departmental work ; ele
nentary work, Miss May TAYLOR
lome department, jefferson Cooper
escher training, Mrs. Lila Wilson
Aron missionary, Miss Ella Catterson.
dult class, Professor NJ. L. Hydorp.
2 As, address, Rev Franklin MeEI.
resh, d. d. 3.05, graduating exercises !
I Teachers Training Glasses, in charge
( Mrs. Kate E. Cook /; 2 so, conference :
The Work Ofthe County Association - =
Hiss Maggie S. Wilson ; 80, confer. :,
nee, departmental superintendent +
eacher training, Mrs. Kate E. Cook 4
Irs. Annie Faulkner, DR.. McElnesh
Ome department, Jefferson Cooper; =,
work, Miss May Taylor >,
iult class, l Elmer Perry.
Evening session. 80, unfinished h
lsiness; offering for convention ex. -
.nses S, Louisville, 1905" 1. Elmer 4
cry $50, address, Dr. franklin Nc. -
fresh benediction. =,
Milford chronicle., 1908-09-25
Will leave Milford and New Wharf as follow
OCTOBER,

HseE will Leave Milford for New Wharf, Half. Hour
before Sailing Time
Milford chronicle., 1908-09-25
FLOODED CATTLE.
IN Head Of Cattle
~ for Sale.

l will offer at my farm % miles west of
Lincoln, on
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 80, 1905.
at 10 o'clock, am. at public auction. the
following live stock. l thoroughbred
Angus Bull, 20COws 40 being half blood
Angus, 70 Steers from weaving age to 8
years old. % Heifers from weaving age
to years old. The young stock are
from to blood Angus. These cattle
are IN fine condition, a number being fat
enough for beef.
II stormy, next clear day.
HOUSTON HUDSON.
Milford chronicle., 1908-09-25
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT.

An Act Proposing an Amendment to Sectior
10 q Article OF the Constitution OF the ssfsfs
- delaware relating to the Conversation m
tne members and Presiding Officers Of the
General Assembly. W
BE It enacted by the Senate and House NJ
representatives OF the state OF Delaware In
0eheral assembly met; ltWo-thirds Of all the
members elected to each House agreeing1:
section i. That the following amer d menf
ne ana the same is hereby proposed 10 Section
ID OF Article Of the Constitution Of Delaware.
That the word "five" be stricken ont Of he
tnlra line OF said Section Is, Article 2 OF the
Constitution, and the word item be inserted
In lien thereof and the word six be stricken
out OF the fourth line OF Section IS. Article .
OF the Constitution, and the word ttWpl ven ~
inserted in lieu thereof
RICHARD HODGsON.
Speaker OF the House
ISAAC T. PARKER,
President Ofthe Senate.
4 Joseph L. Cahall Secretary OF state OF the
9tate OF Delaware, do hereby certify that the
ABOVE ana foregoing is a true aud correct conv
o. House Bill NO3l2 entitled: IAN ACT pro-
posing an Amendment to Section Is OF A mi.
cle OF tne Constitution OF The State Of Della
ware reHaung TO the com pensatiOn of the
members and Presiding o 81 GERS Of he General
Assembly" as the same appears on Inc on.
rolled Dill nled in the Office o. the Secretary
OF STATE, which said bill proposing sucb
amendment TO the Constitution Of this STATE
il PuDlsned IN accordance with the reOuire.
ments OF the Constitution Of the Slate.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF I !
have hereunto set nv hand
and official seal, at Dover this !
ls'sl tWenty-tfth day Of July in the |
wear ofour Lord one thousand |
nine hundred and eight
JOSEPH /. CAHILL,
'uIy o. 10 Oct' 81 Secretary Of State
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-12
SECRETARY HEsTERps WORLD,s
 VISIBLE SUPPLY STATEMENT.

New Orleans, Dec. 11-Secretary Hes- ter's statement of the worlds visible supply of cotton made up from special cable and telegraphic advices compares the figures of this week with last week, last year and the year before. It shows an increase for the week just closed of 211.0a3 against an increase of 146.993 last year and an increase of 135.S71 year before last.
 The total visible is 4,s0O,50S, against S,68s,425 last week. 4.170,147 last year and 4,73S,499 year before last Of this the total of American cotton is Al52 . sos against 3,992.425 last week, 3, 3OO,- 271 last year and 3,s4S.4sS year before last, and of all other kinds. including Egypt, Brazil, India, etc, 748.O0V against 697 900 las week, S69 s76 last year and 890,Q00 year before last
 The total worlds visible supply of cotton as above shown an increase com pared with last week of 21l ,0S3, an in- crease compared with last year of T30- 361 and an increase compared with year before last of 162,oO9,
 Of the worlds visible cupply of cot- ton as above there is now afioat and held in Great Britain and Continental Europe 2,564,O00. against 2225OOO last year and 2,206,000 year before last: in Egypt 249.000. against 209,OOO last wear and 204.000 year before last; in India 100000, against 320,000 last year and S5S.000 year before last; and in thc United States 1,8S7,0O0 against i A1es 900 last year and 1.970.000 year before last.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-12
THE STOCK MARKET

New York, Dec, 1.-The running up of the gold engagements for shipment to France tomorrow to the sum Of Ss,- s0o.0o0 took the edge off the specula- unloading of stocks resulted In the latter part of the day The lesson or the gold shipments was strengthened by the preliminary estimates of the which is sppssnsS pssrs that mpySca practically no gain on balances fyom the interior had occurred to offset the absorption or to,- 93S,00e by the sub-treAsury operations for export has figured yet in the sub treasury operations, the effect there- fore being deferred to next weeks bank statement rather than In the showing to be published tomorrow afternoon. The payments of subscrip- tions to the Panama canal bonds have not commenced to figure in the sub treasury operations, leaving another money requirement to be met It IS not unusual for the temporary accumu- lation of funds to prepare for the year end disbursement to make some strain on the market and to involve the cali ing of loans. The expanding tendency of the loan item of the banks also con tinued. With the surplus reserve or the banks last Saturday standing at but little over S20,000.0eo there was presented by this rapid summing up or requirements rate of inroad on that
 
 what prodigal. The feeling of~eonfi- dence that the interval to the east money markets Of January could De bridged without special care in re- trenchment of outlay was somewhat disturbed by this- development ana some hasty retfrements from stock commitments followed. The small efs feet produced on the exchanged mar impression of a still thrilled reauire- ment which indicated likelihood or the continuance of the gold outgo. IL is supposed that besides the very heavy inflow from abroad of American securities at the high prices lately pre- vailing. the conduct of the speculative campaign has Involved some large car ryinSs of stocks in foreign markets with money borrowed in those markers. Bills are scarce in the exchange mar ket with which to effect remittances and the shipments are found necessary to meet the occasion. The amount or the shipment today was limited only by the supply of bar geld procurable at assume from the sustained strength or foreign exchange that gold will be shipped next week to considerable amount. A falling off in wheat ex- from last week and in corn of 7o5,30B bushels helps to explain the scarcity of exchange bills. The money market became active and firn1er with these uoNetopnShbs, She 0sHlahu peAhB nosb noticeable for the shorter period. There was also less demand for mer- cantile paper and some increase in the discount on this was recorded. The call money rate was stiffer but the actual lending rate was but little af- fected.
 Bonds were irregular. Total sales par value, $6.4sS. .000 United States bonds were unchanged on call.
 CLOSING STOCK LIST.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-12
NEW YORK wEukLx nnvr,,.1

NEW HOheA WEEkALX REVIEW. New York, Dec. 1.-The sugar mar kst vas during the past week showina condition unusually witnessed in December. but doubtless accentuats6 this year by the business depression- A demand from distributors for req fined sugar was at the minimum ana there Is little contracting aheAd, the pFsvsiIling 2rsn,1Ilg net gEicss for standard that preliminary to inventories. buyfne snould be only for pressing requires H1ehitS, nrs is,,i put apart from thes some brok- Srs ioek for lower rehned prices. baS- tendency to raw sugar.
 tiaIae Ine approaching end of the ccnfee- nsnslIy nUnsrS season en,- Is felt there being soprce for assorted sugars. A favor apIe view is drawn from the fact that o1ss onere .L is not likely to be any carrying so that once this sugar IS Sn nsrketsd, the Gastern manufacturers should have q clear field for their summer cam
 Interest here in default of activity in rehnea has centered about the raw sugar. situation. New crop Cuba were JSnSysry OHs5fo saustsg dsSllne sS s9s ses Nsy York, though .rehnsrB showed In- difference, except in the case of De- fSesE fSon soms nSgaTTsk Ss which ths Fsssr
 ~NiNSSs -FA~AANfA9
 Grinding in Cuba Ia gaining headway. nve centralg being In operation, as compared with none last year at this time As refiners close down the lat ter part Of the month for repairs, their stocks are ample with the present light demand. enabling them fo pursue a waiting policy. Some circles look for reduction in the duty on raw sugar, ponuting out that at lac, New Or leans is sixty points under Europe, the Louisiana plenter obtaining there fore only Los beneht from the 1.6S cent protection.
 The rice market has been under the ban of the. holiday trade, wholesale grocers buying only as their depleted stocks compelled. Receipts have been liberal but considerable portion found its way into consumption from the docks. Stocks in store are not excessive khen compared with the usual supply at this time of the year. and ae@ortments none too good ~on Honduras sorts, which for fancy heads holds firm. The attractive level of Japans give them the preference, though there Is still an clement of the trade holding on In the expectation that the South win recede from it's position and further cutting ensue.
 This inference may be due to the easier onfer from some Texas miils, though others hold firm. claiming that the high price of rough rice precludes coneegSions. A