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The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-21
xss EXIT THE RABBIT root.
The Once Highly Esteemed TaIisman
Has Passed Into Disrepute.

Relying upon that obsolete symbol
OF an exploded superstition. the left
hind foot of graveyard rabbit, Mar
tin A. Flanagan, of Belleville. N. j.,
came the other day to grief and disas-
ter. Flanagan carried the foot in mis-
starboard vest pocket, and Ii filled him
with feeling OF serene confidence.
1t had been plucked in the orthodox
manner by an Afro-American clergy
man in the dark of the moon, and 1t
had been given TO him by the estima-
BILE young woman whose charms in
famed him with the passion of love.
SO ne patted 1t affectionately, and re-
garded himself as safe, by its magic,
from the hazards OF human existence
in the State of Jersey.
But poor Flanagan WAS doomed to
bitter disillusion. Scarcely had he
left his home before o banana peel,
or somt other treacherous garbage,
sent his feet flying into space and ne
cam down upon his nos. Staggering
into a drug stor. had himself plas-
tered with healing balsams. and Jared
forth again. A fat pocketbook lay In
his path; his luck seemed to De chang
ing. But an irate woman claimed 1t
before he could make of with 1t.
When he resumed his melancholy pro-
gress a Newfoundland dog took to his
trail, seeking to tear his fiesh from his
bones. He escaped with his life, but
Sunday pantaloons. Homo at last, he
had to send for both physician and u
tailor.
We are not surprised. The rabbit
foot, we have long maintained, is an
obnxious pretnder, cheap swindler.
1t belongs to the category of overrated
institutions, along with the Thanks
giving turkey, the pumpkin pie, Ibsen-
ism, and the music of Claude Debuss-
ay,. Faith in 1t Is Of piece with faith
In political platforms, psychical re-
search, weather prophets. and remed-
TAI legislation. It is sinister, dubious,
an object of Just suspicion. 1t be-
longs to the shattered necromancy of
a credulous and ingenious age. Let 1t
be anathema forevermore.
In Baltimore and other truly civiliz-
ed places the rabbit foot is no longer
trusttd by Intelligent men. Even In
the country remote from halls of learn
ing the old faith In the rabbit foot Is
aecayinR, The graveyards of Charles
county are no longr ravagd on moon
Its BY blackamoors armed with snares
and knives The rabbit foot has seen
its best days. 1t is a fraud. and 1t
daaArVaQ n die
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-21
Farmers. Attention.
Commercial Appeal.


The farmer in the North and West
grows grain, hay, hogs, cattle, mules
to 500 oper acre. He has never raised
any crops but thost named above. He
has money in the bank. His barns,
dwellings and fences are far better
than ours. He Is buying land IN the
South by the thousands OF acres every
year. Did you ever consider why mas
Condition financially is so much better
than ours? 1t Is simply this ne grows
food crops and live stock. From mas
own crops, he takes a good living TOR
his family and what he sells Is MAIN
ly so much much money to put IN the
bank or to invest. Did you ever ngs,
ure how much better of you would
now be II each year that you nave
farmed, you had first raised yCur corn,
hay, meat, one or more mule colts TO
supply your needs for pillow stock ana
then, after these things as m1eh . Sos.
ton as you. could? II not, 90 THIS;
You must figure. Your merchant and
banker could not get long without
figuring on their business, and you
must figure on yours. II you VIII IN
1910. FIRST raise everything you need,
win and that the proceeds of your cot-
ton crop will, in the main. be surplus
money which you can invest Don't
blame the farmer IN the North ana
West because he is getting rich on OF
us; don't blame the government; DON
blame your landlord or your Merchant
but give this matter your careful con-
sideration. II you find that this sus-
Restion is right, then put II into prac.
tfce You know, and we know, thai
the South can raise its corn nay, hog
and mules. Let us own our fault,
food crops for 1910 and be indepen-
dent
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-21
Cheney's ExpectOrant-a quick relief
for coughs, colds and grippe. All
NrNeeiStS Csc.
Sherf's Sale.

An attachment having been placed In my
hands from the City Court OF Montgomery IN
favor OF II. II. Bozeman and against w II
Crawford and W. T. Judkins a partnership
doing business as Crawford and Jndkins
The said attachment was levied on six
mules. 4 horses $40 bushels corn. more or
less 467 bales OF hay more or less four p
horse wagons. sets Of wagon harness. one
lot Of sacks and sheets, one lot OF peas in the
hull about six hundred pounds more or less
agreement between the plaintiff and the de-
PENDANTS the above described property Will
be sold at public auction on December 77th,
1908. at IL o'clock. noon on the plantation
known as the Watts Place, about miles
from the City Of Montgomery, Ala. on the
Washington Ferry Road the said property
will be aald for cash, TO the highest. best
and last bidder.
December 18th 1903.
-st HORACE HOOD. sheriff
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-21
lpP0LD'S MARRIAGE NOT
RECALLED BY CHAPLAIN

rineh Francisco. Cal. Dec. 2o.--Rev.
hr Eggioffstein, s. j.. for twenty
prior, to 1907 foreign chaplain at
one Reno. where the religious mar
asof the late King Leopold and
noli'fhess Vaughan Is said to have
al. d place, now lives in San Fran
tior 8.
mig o a representative of the Associated
IS today, Father Eggloffstein denied
in It he had performed the marriage
he admitted the possibility OF such
mo ceremony having taken place. II
W a part of Father Eggloffstein's
has les TO marry foreign visitors and
lid perform many such ceremonies
Molather Eggloffstein admits. however
nes.o Il the sisnop Of san hemo NAG
the lid have been registered in the
iop's private books, to which the
Ho' lie has no access.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-21
ChaIIenwe tor Match.

An open challenge to a contest OF
skill on the ride range has been
sounded by Captain J. C. Morris. of
the Dothan Company, LIST Regiment, A.
N. g., to the Montgomery militia
At Dothan there has been installed
a rifle range and the Dothan troops
anticipate good results from the prac-
tice that will be afforded. Captain
Morris has implied that his company
will come to Montgomery before long
to try q few tricks at shooting.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-21

The hands of growing girls are often
ginning to take thought of their APP
pearance are sometimes In despair
about them. not being aware that they
grow whittier and whittier every year.
The ideal hand is white. certainly, but
not dead white. 1t should have a touch
of healthy flesh tints. The tips of the
fingers and the portions that surround
the palm should be tinged with pink.
The fingers should taper toward the
nails, the most approved shape for
wnich Is the hilbert" SO called from
its resemblance to the oval form OF the
nut OF that name and the similarity
of the direction OF the lines of the
nails to those ON the wood of the nut.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-21

New Orleans. Dec. 1s--Sieet and
snow which have held the northern
and north central sections of Louis
lana and Mississippi in their grasp for
the past two days, win be worth
thousands of dollars to the districts
Ing to United States entymologists
now In this section. With the winter
retreats of the weevil encrusted In
ice and with the temperature as low
as twenty degrees In some portions Of
Louisiana and Mississippi, the experts
say that untold inroads have been
made on the alternating weevils.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-21
COLD WEATHER


Kansas city. Mo-. Dec. 20-Southern
Oklahoma and the Pan Handle In Tex
as are experiencing the coolest
weather OF the season today. Ard
more. Okla. and Abilene. Tex. report
ed four degree above zero and Fort
Worth eight above. In Kansas the
temperature ranged from ten above at
Wichita to zero at Concordia.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-21
Conductor Hit py Engine.

Philadelphia, Pa, Dec. 20.-After
having been employed for forty-nins
years by the Pennsylvania Railroad
Albert Head, 50 years of age. con-
ductor was killed here today by STEP
ping in front of a shifting engine.
Though entitled to go on the pension
list. he had asked to be permitted to
remain at work until February. in or
der to round out fifty years continu-
Gus service
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-21
stilI No Report ,

Despite the general expectation
that the United States grand jury
would report to Judge Jones upon re-
Stunning its adjourned session, Monday
morning, the body remained behind
closed doors all day, and at 4:30 in the
afternoon adjourned until Tuesday
morning. The report probably will be
In Judge Jones's hands Tuesday.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-21

Athens, Dec. 20.--(Speciai. 1.-THE
heaviest snow that has covered this
section in fifteen years Is now on the
ground. 1t began falling early Sat-
urday morning and continued up un-
til noon of Sunday almost without in
Permission. The snow Is several inch
es deep and the ground Is frozen.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-21
was News TO Gage

washington Los Angeles. Cal. Dec
2o.---''This is news to me-" said former
Governor Henry T. Gage. when Inform
ed that his nomination as minister to
Portugal had been sent to the Senate
today. However Mr.. Gage conveyed
the Impression that while he had NOT
been officially advised of his selection
he has been consulted fully and the
tender was made by the president with
the knowledge that IT would be accep-
table
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-21

An announcement demands no reply.
The matter OF wedding gifts 10, OF
course an unsettled question.
There are a number of well-bred per-
sons who do not respond to an invita-
tion with gift. believing that 1t IL
poor taste to send gifts to those whom
they scarcely know. but to whose we'd
ding they may have been invited, for
some reason of courtesy.
An "at-home" card inclosed In the
invitation necessitates call within the
time named. or, IL one lives In dis
tant city, card sent by post.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-21

washington, Dec. 20.-Wu Ting
Fang. the retiring Chinese minister,
presented to Secretary Knox today his
successor. Chang Yin Gang. The new
minister win be presented to the pres
ident tomorrow, at which time DR..
WI will present his letters of recall
and take his leave of the president
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-21
Falls on slippery street.

Athens. Dec. 20.--(Special John
H. Raney, a contractor OF this place.
fell yesterday on the slippery streets,
receiving serious injury to his, head.
which rendered him unconscious for
some time. Fer q while his condition
was thought epAbe serious, but he Is
Recovering.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-21

Gallipoifs. o.. Dec. 2o--Heavy fioes
Of ice in the Ohio River stopped navi-
cation between here and Pittsburg to-
day. Many tow boats on the way to
Pittsburg with empty barges were
caught near here and forced TO the
shores.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-21

Norfolk, Neb.. Dec. 20--The ther-
mometer here registered sixteen de-
grees below zero today.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-21
nerIn CIrnnon Anniversary.

St. Louis. Dec. 20-The silver jubilee
~ Archbishop John j. Glennon began
today on the twenty-fifth anniversary
of his ordination to the Roman Cath.
Ollie Priesthood -
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-21

washington, Dec. 2O-The Senate
today confirmed the nomination of
william J. Mills. Of East Las Vegas.
n. NJ. TO be Governor Of New Mexico
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-21
wireless Man Lost.

anc wv Orleans, La. Dec. 2o.--Joseph
F Smith; wireless operator OF the
neg 1t Company. was lost at sea ac-
.. ing to q message received here to-
~. The message did not state when
be how he met HIS death The Ellis
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-21
20 Enjoy

messas confidence Of the Well Informed
DAY af'k World and the Commendation Of
Masno t eminent physicians it was essen
naa oss the component parts Of Syrup
'nA' and Elixir Of SIENNA should be
WIN TO and approved by them; there
, California Fig Syrup Co. pub
full statement with every package.
feet purity and uniformity Of pro-
~ . hieh they demand in laxative
.on,m. II an ethical character. are assured
.ncs :, mpany's original method of man
WAS rev nown to the Company only.
) of California are used in the
The I'm Of Syrup Of Figs and Elixir Of
man W promote the pleasant taste. but
ed ou icinal principles are obtained from
ana Known to act most benefcially.
Tn, ct its beneficial effects always buy
reyeenuine- manufactured by the Cali.
had Fig Syrup Co. only. and for sale
erou leading druggists.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-21

left New Orleans Thursday for sagua
La GranJe. Cuba Smith was 26 years
old. His home was at Long Beach
Mississippi.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-21
wedding InVitatinN,

indianapolis News.
They need not be answered unless
the recipient is an Intimate friend.
Then 4 congratulatory note may be
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-21

APRICOT LIQUEUR Very Old.
Made from the Fruit, No Artificial
FIavors or COlOrlnR.
ONE QUART sI.75 EXPRESS PAID.
Greii Trading Co., Pensacola, Fla.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-21

BIDS ARE OPENED by THE COUN.
TY commissioners.
No Award, In Made An the Board Ad'
5ourns Until Tonight-News
Of Florida Seaport.

Pensacola. Fla. Dec. 2o.--(speciaL)
Bids for the erection OF q new jail
by Escambia county we've opened to-
day by the county commissioners. there
being six bidders. whose bids ranged
from one hundred and sixteen thou
sand to one hundred and forty thou
sand dollars.
The lowest bid was by the Keynton
Construction Company. OF this city,
which was the first named price.
No award was made, the commits
sicaers adjourned until tomorrow night
to ascertain II they have tha power
to issue notes of one. two. three. four.
and fve years. and IL the firm's sub
mitting the bid will accept these as
payment.
This bid is for twoLstory fre-proof
jail with cells furnished by the Pau
ley jail Company, SUFFICIENT to accom-
modate one hundred prisoners easily.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-21

City Engineer Thornton this after
noon submitted q report to the Board
OF Works on the condition Of the De-
villier street sewer which was ac-
cepted few mnths ago by the con-
sulting engineer and which has utter
ly failed to carry of the water.
The City Engineer says 1t Is two
feet too low at some points. while at
others II Is from one to three feet too
high. The lines and gradeh have been
badly followed. he says. while the
sewer projects some 500 feet too far
In the bay. which he recommends cut
ting on. leaving 1t extend out~1 900
feet.
Much of the work will have to be
done over, before results satisfactory
can be obtained.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-21

j. w. White. OF jacksonville. Past
Grand Sachem offthe Red Men OF
Florida. arrived in the city today and
will tomorrow night install lodge
here of that order
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1909-04-30
SHOP TALK

WANTED-Strawberry pickers and
packers. j. SercOmbe.
For rent-Three houses. See
Frank Emigh
For the best, buy Washburn- Cros-
by's Gold Medal Flour at Kolbs.
For rent-Two rooms in the Reed
block. J. J. Reed.
Try Silver Loaf Flour made from
Montana Hard Wheat, our exclusive
brand. kOlb's Cash CIR pcery
Team for Sale 11501bs each, young,
true; also harness and buggy cheap.
Address Courier.
Oh, See Beck for one of his Ideal
pumping outfits for irrigation. Op-
posite the power house,
Notice-Opening OF the Couer d
Alene Reservation to take place soon
For Information write the Couer d
Alene Reservation Co., Lewiston
idaho.
For Sale-Five shares White Bluffs
& Columbia River Telephone Stock
for $780, 90 cash. One city lot, No. H.
block 4, First Add. to White Bluffs
for $3.50 90 cash. E. II. COrnwell,
White Bluffs,
Wash
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CARLEY AND LUzOR ITEMS

Mrs. Grace Beardsly 8 visiting
with Mrs. Carley and Mrs. Ingram
this week.
Sunday school was organised at
Luzon few Sundays ago, with
Mrs. Lawarance our superintendent
George Bennett ia just finishing
setting out sixty-tive thousand
strawberry plants for Mr., Grove.
D. J. Mckinney, OF Paterson. visit
ed at the home of his brother, j.. W.
Sunday.
Mrs. Carley received word from
Miss Virginia Dixon Tuesday, stat
ing that her broeher VIII is very Ill.
Rev. Quinn. of Goldendale, preach
ed at Luzon Friday evening, he gave
Il very interesting talk on Sunday
Schools.
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SCHOOL NOTES

The May day social, which was to
be given by the Juniors. has post
poned indefinitely.
Howard and Ellis Lincoln and
Katherine Croslyn have entered the
sevtnth grade.
Dnring the past week one hundred
and sixty-nine scholars were absent
from school.
1t is contemplated to put a years
course in Agriculture into the high
school this comming year, following
the example of most OF the better
high schools in this state and in the
middle west. The work will deal
with problems having to do with
content, texture, moisture, tillage
and fertilization Of the soil; the char
acters of plants will be studied, their
propagation, the preparation OF the
land for seed and subsequent care OF
the plant. The planting, pruning
and training of trees, will also be TAX
EN- up. with some study upon the i'll
sect life harmful to trees and fruit
The breeding, care and management
| Of stock will also be trea ted, the Oh
ject being to provide for some of the
| students uf our high school a course
! III science more intimately connec te
with the affairs Of their every day
! life than any OF the work now offered
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Bad Attack of the Grip completely
Knocked Out

"SOme weeks ago during the severe
winter weather both my wife and
myself contracted severe colds which
peedily developed into the worst
kind OF the grip with all it's miserable
symptoms" says Mr. J. S. Eggleson,
of Maple Landing, Iowa. "Knees
and joints aching, muscles sore, head
stopped up, eyes and nose running.
with alternate spells OF chills and
fever. We began using Chamberlain
Cough Remedy aiding the same with
a dose of Chamberlain Stomach
and Liver Tablets, and by it's liberia
use soon completely knocked out the
grip" For sale by Columbia Ptar-
macy.
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KenneWick Market
NURSERY STOCK

A choice lot of home grown nur-
sery for sale consisting of all the
leading commercial varieties of ap-
Piles, peaches and pears, also berries
grapes, etc. Write at once for par
ticulars to Richla nd Nursery CO.,
365 Richland, Wn.
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For Sale-Good sewing machine.

| For Sale-GOOd sewing machine
Inquire T. V Decker, r. F. ID. No. l.
Strayed-3 mares. with halters: .
bays; one sOrrel; reward for infOrma
ton. W L Davis. Finley. Wn. 67-6Sp
MIR G. p. Staley, in the Garden
Tracts says he will get $500 worth Of
Strawberries this year from two
acres of plowed under clover. adv
The Willing Workers of Section {
will give n tea at the home Of Mrs.
Geo. Stewart on Thursday. May 9th.
All ladies cordially invited to attend.
Miss Lord, the trained nurse who
so successfully nursed the two Daugh-
erty children IN scarlet fever, return
ed home Tuesday morning. The
children are recovering nicely.
Miss Eva Hunt of Spokane. con-
trhltO soloist of much promise will
assist at the morning service in the
congregational church next Sunday
morning.
The North Bank trains are hitting
up the speed notch higher now and
are running on schedule that re-
duces the running time from Spokane
to Portland about two hours. The
new schedule makes the best cOnnec-
ton with the best trains and every
effort will be made to have the trains
ON the new line fit in to best advan.
tage with the transcOntinenta
travel to the fair.
Last Thursday. the last will and
testament OF d. W. Owen was open
ed In the presence OF G. A. Radaatz,
l.. E. Johnson, H. E. johnson, P &.
Book,C 0. Anderson and L.W, Soth
and the contents read. The docu-
lnnnt confirms the necessary pro
visions for the tn neral EXPENSES and
then makes the following disposition
OF his property: to his brother, John
Owen, YOnkers, N. V, 500; to his
niece, Miss Emma J Rock we'll, San
Antonio, Texas. 500; the residue is
divided share and share alike be-
tween Vim. Dickinson, q newhew,
and Miss Sarah Dickson, niece. of
Usage, Iowa, and Mrs p. G. Book, Of
Kennewick.
L. W, Brown came down from
Pomeroy Monday night and expects
to be here for the next two Or three
months looking after the work of
construction on his concrete block.
The architect of the building, j. Fl.
Upper, accompanied him and will
be here until the work is well under
way. The bids for furnishing the
lumber have been submitted and the
Crab Creek Lumber company was
awarded the contract. at is very
likely" said Mr.. Brown, that we
will make the building three stories.
That is our present intention. The
architect promises the store room to
he completed by September lst."
CALL FOR BIDS
The board OF trustees of the First
Presby terrain church of kennewick.
WASH. will receive bids :for the con.
structiOn OF concrete and brick
church building to be erected in Ken
newick according to the plans and
specifications now In the office of Ar
chitect F. A. Swingle in the King
building in Kennewick, Wash. Bids
will be received until May 5, 1909 at
five o'clock p. m. and may be deliver
ed to Architect F. A. Swingle or to
the board. The right is reserved to
reject any and all bids.
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| must engage my berry pickers
and If there is any one here who
would like to pick for me let me
know at once. Would be glad to
have all my pickers again back this
this year. Frank EmiRh,
One car OF fancy white oats, at The
Chas II Collins Co.
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CON(,KEGATiONAL

CONGREGATIONAL
W. l.. Rowan, pastor.
S S. at 10 Il. m.
Morning service II a. m. Odd
fellows Memorial Service. Special
music. Miss Eva Hunt of Spokane
will sing.
G.. L. 6:45 p. NJ. -
Evening service 500 p. u.
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PRESBYTERIAN.

PRESBYTERIAN.
Sabbath School at 10 Il. m.
Morning service at IL am. by the
pastor "Does it Pay2." Offering at
this service for Missions.
Junior Endeavor at SPIN.
Christian EndeavOr society meets
at rs p. m.
Scrmnu by the Pastor ut 500 p. m.
Prayer meeting on Thursday eve
ming at AS.
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t might
Da., the
borship.
loyed BY
Mexican
pension
v Repre-
[Lsissippi,
ure also
es OF the
on the
| can war
Fee brick
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Bremen
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his.
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AT thf Gl1urrl1rs
May End, 1909.
BAPTIST
c. K. Delepine, Pastor.

c. K. Delepine, Pastor.
You are all invited to the services
Of the Baptist church if you care to
hear the gospel.
Preaching services every Sunday at
IL a m. and 100 pm.
Sunday School at 10 am. sharp.
Prayer meeting Thursday at 7:3O p
N.
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CHRISTIAN

Services at III a. m. and 7:30 p. M.
by the new pastor, J A Pine. Every
one cordially invited. Rev. Pine is
corresponding secretary of the East
ern Washington Christian Missionary
Society but is supplying temporarily
for the Church here.
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METHODIST EPISCOPAL

l.. n. Il. Anderson, Pastor.
Sunday School 10 a. M, Preach
ing, leo a. H.,
700 e. N Epworth League, Topic.
"The Beginning of a Revival" Lead
or II NJ. Ashbaugh.
1870 p III preaching,
Preaching at Finley at 800 p. m.
Prayer meeting Thursday 1870 p. IN.
The public invited. Strangers vel
come.
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EPISCOPAL.

II Nj Bartlett, Rector.
The morning sermon and service
at St Paul's Episcopal church begins
at IL o'clock. Everyone cordially
invited.