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The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-22
A WOMAN SUICIDES.
Drank CnrbOEc Acid Because Husband
 Criticized Her Cooking.

Indianapolis. May 21.-Because her husband had criticised the supper she had prepared. Mrs. Edward Rippetoe late last night committed suicide by taking carbolic acid
 The woman, 1t is said, told ner hus- band of her intention to kill herself but he did not he'd her throats. The Rippatoes were married four years age
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-22
BIGGEST DRY GOODS
 COMPANY IN WORLD

Dover, Del, May s1.-zAo Untted Dry Goods Company oe Haw NCsaz, wlth a sapttm of s6l. 0oeaqoO, was Anenrpo. raSsd hsRe todaA M e enc dg che iassegt conOeraa ever ehasSaES& Id Delaware.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-22
Appeala to Knanp

Washington, May 21.--Representative Howard, of Georgia, had conference today with Chairman Knapp, of the Interstate Commerce Commission. at which he presented to the Chairman a telegram he had received from the Georgia Railroad requesting that the Commission do something. if possible under the law, to avert trouble on the Georgia Railroad.
 Chairman Knapp explained to Rep- rosentative Howard that the Commis- sion had no authority to interfere in a matter of that kind.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-22
nlanln Entarnnlnll.

New York, May SA.--John OiAfin of this city Is at the head of the United Dry Goods Company of New York, ln- corporated today in Delaware.
 He Is the President of the H c. Ciaflln Company. the largest wholesale dry goods house in New York city, and of the Associated Mercharfs Company a $t7,2S0.ooo ooooeBn hitherto the largest dRx g0oda eTssutAaston in thG 1Gari s N t
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-22
rHxr BOOK UNIFoRMTTY.

cnrn FsIII Passed To Third Reading In
 Florida House.
 raIlahassee. Fla. May 21.--The House today voted to indefinitely post- none the Doke bill. which provided county uniformity of school text books The vote was thirty-tAree for to twen- ty-nine a9atnsf.
 The csrn bill which provides State uniformity of school tex. books and creates a State text book commission, was passed 60 its third reading.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-22
Cave Birth to Five nabSea.

Eau Claire, Wis. May 21.-The wife of Fay Irish. of Thorpe. Clark county. has given birth to five babies. three daughters and two sons. All are alive and we'll. There are now ten children in the family.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-22
THE WEATHER.

washington, May 2t---Fcrecast for Alnbamas Partly cloudy with moder- ate temperature saturday and sunday Ifgint variable winds.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-22
NAVAL CADETS PASS.

EUWF ANWW1NHszW NVF"
 men.
 washington. D. O.. May 7f.--(spe- as unidshipnaeu to the Naval Academy only i01 passed. Of the successful ones there were four AlRbamians as follows; J. Galloway second District: T. g. Hasson. Sixth District: J. C. Jones and Kirlknan O'Neal. Eighth District
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-22
STRIKERS TIE UP A RAILROAD Situation in Georgia Is
 Serious. APPEALS TO GOVERNMENT No Trains Arc Moving on One
 Branch. Labor Trouble is Due to Employment of Negro Firemen and People ] Along Line show
 Sympathy.

Augusta. Ga. May 21.-The fremen's strike on the Georgia Railroad is be- coming very serious. The railroad aays 1t is much more serious than 1t was at this time last night.
 White Fireman Sloan was forcibly elected from the Buckhead train at Thomson, forty miles out tonight The passengers and mail laid over there and missed all connections A freight loaded with perishable goods Is on the sidetrack at Lithonia, near Atlanta. Three firemen were sent to t. bat not one reported.
 The .Picayune," a train due here at S:s5 a. m.. is still tied up at Camak. Three trains are sidetracked at Dear ing. A mixed train, two through freights. and two local freights. are tied up at Union Point. One through freight Is tied up at Thomson.
 At Tn omson today an angry crowd 5erked the armed guard from an en- glne, beat him and ordered him back to Augusta. There is no trains nov ing on the Athens branch.
 One sheriff and a mayor have re- ported that they will not be able to guarantse preservation of order.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-22
EnHineeru Conplaln.

Augusta. Ga. May 22.-At ? a. m. General Manager Thomas K. Scott of the Georgia Railroad made this state- ment:
 I have just received from F. A. Bur- gess. Assistant Grand Chief of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers. who is now In Atlanta. . telegram stating that trains are being rocked and that engineers cannot be expected to continue on duty without adequate protection. and requesting me to state my position.
 q have replied to MT. Burgess that have appealed to Governor smith to take vigorous measures to protect the engineers against rocking and other violence.
 'Afr Burgess's telegram is my first notice that the safety of the engineers had been jeopardized. I have also wired Mr. Burgess that the matEr of our difference with the striking firemen had been submitted by me to the chair man of the Interstate Commerce Com mipsson. and the Commissioner of La DOT, Washinwkon. D. C. constituting q Board of Mediation. as provided in the Erdman act"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-22
TEARS OFF AN ARM.

Terrible Accident to MIn Man In
 Huntsville.
 Huntsville, May 21--(Special. l--While trying to put a belt on a shaft In the Merrimac Mill today George Leaman, foreman of the weaving room. had his right arm caught tn the flying bgit and the arm was pwl1ed or elotS te ena -shouider. Aeagaan naaZF alas
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1909-01-09
The Sermon
THE HOLY SPIRIT

Text. John IA ,26. l But the
Comforter. which is the Holy
Ghost, whom the Father will
send in my name, He will teach
you all things and bring all
things to your remembrance,
whatsoever | have said unto you.
2 The Holy Spirit, the third per-
son in the God head: The Spir
it, the author Of the Ho
ly Bible. See Tim. 3:l6. Also II
Peter 1:21. 3 For prophecy
came not in old time by the will
of man, but holy men of God
spake as they were moved by
the Holy Gnost. 4 The Holy
Ghost is the agent who converts
sinners. The Holy Ghost is he
who regenerates and sanctlties
the souls OF meG and women.
He is the bestower Of gifts,
the reveaIer of Christ in the Spi-
rit to hum anity, the architect Of
a holy character in the Christ in
dweIt believer. Eph. 3:t6-17.
6 The Holy Spirit is the same
person who guides the Christian
into all paths of truth. John 1913
Let no one suppose that Ell
ther person iu the God head. or
in the Holy Trinity, worketh "a
part from the other persons ia
the God. head. What each one
doeth he doeth in cooperation
with the other two. 1t is the trl-
enne god that worketh redempt.
ion for the salvation Of men.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1909-01-09
Slaughtersville, KY.

Miss Ottean Couch has return
ed to school after spending the
holidays with parents and friends
Miss Mary II. Drake of the
State Normal, Terre Haute, Ind -,
is at home again.
Mrs. Joanna Drake entertained
at dinner last Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Dixon en-.
tertaihed several friends at din
ner, last Sunday.
Mr.. Arthur Dixon is contem.
plating a "Trip to OttumMa, Iowa,
in the near future.
Misses Clara l.. Brooks and
Fannie Thompkins assisted in
the Holiness meeting at Nebo
last week.
Our collector will call next
week. Please be ready to pay
lOf your paper.
Mrs. Kate Yarbro spent part
of the holidays in Henderson, Ky
Ethel Yarbro spent the holi.
days in Madisonville.
Miss Myrtle Bell went to Sc.
bree. last week.
Pearian Literary society of our
school, has resumed work again
with Aaron Thompkins, presi-
dent, Miss Willie Drake, secre.
tary They had a short inter.
esting program last Friday.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1909-01-09
Bloomington Notes.

Mr.. J. Robinson is out of the
city on business.
Mrs. j. Samuels gave a sur.
prise stagg party on her husband
last week at their home on West
Je ferson street. An enjoyable
time was had.
Mrs Ora King is seriously i'll
at the home of Mrs. A. Steven.
son.
A fair sized audience heard
Prof. Wood Of Los Angeles, Cal.
ifornia, on the moral, Intellect.
ual and Financial Conditions of
the Afro. Americ IN Checked by
Shortsightedness. Tuesday ev
ening, at the Third Christian
church. The speaker gave his
hearers several seed for thought.
If the Negro race had more G..
W Woods they would be thought
more of by our white brother.
Miss Blance Hoagland aud sis
La Raine, will visit in Springfield
Sunday and Monday.
Miss GaIena Caldwell is indis.
posed.
Mrs Chas. Caldwell of West
Wood street, is confined to her
bed with tonsiltis.
j. Scrogg rs is in Jacksonville
this week, with Hoagland's Oh of
Gladuess.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1909-01-09
At Union Church.

Union Baptist church services
last Sunday was most excellent,
preaching at 11:00 O'Clock A M.
Rev, B. L. Ivory, D. D., the
new pastor. took for his subject;
THE holy Spirit and preach
ed quite an intelligent sermon.
The Sunday School in the af
ternoon was we'll attended, col.
lection 50 67. Communion serv.
ed at night to a large number.
Collection for the church, 33,
36. The church took up three
dollars and sixty nine cents for
the Lincoln Home.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1909-01-09
The Law and Order League.

The Law and Order League
meets tomorrow (Suhday) at Ma
souic Hall at 4 &C ,ock. We urge
everyone interested in the Leag-
ue, or good government, to come
out and come on time
This League has done a good
work already and has the en-
dorsement of the best white and
colored people, it has and OBJ.
ject in view and good work to
perform, and the members who
have the best interest of the com
munity at heart, are determined
chat this organization does the
work for which was organized.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1909-01-09
Notice K. OF P.

Major General Robert r. Jack.
son Of the Uniform Rank K. vi P
will be here January 25, 26, to
install co npany in our city.
After the installation Of the
company, which will be on the
evening of the 26, a banquet will
be rendered the general, and all
Knights of Ply thias in the city
are requested to be present and
JOIN in the spread. On Tuesday
evening, Jan. 26, the Uniform
Rank will give a concert and
dance in honor of the major gen.
eral, at Masonic hall at which
the general public is invited to
be present. TIE general is an
eloquent speaker and entertainer
and it will be treat to hear him,
Tickets now on sale, admission
25c. Come out and enjoy a good
entertainment.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1909-01-09

Terre, Mo. The CLUB will meet
January Is. at the residence of
Mrs. Clarence Jones, 1701 East
Stuart street. Mrs Alonza Wade
entertained the Thimble Club
Monday evening, at her residence
1916 S. 17tf street, in honor Of
the clubs guest, MISS Foxx Of
Alton and Mrs. Maui of Bonne
Terre, Refreshments were serv'
ed. Miss Alsene Wilford enter.
tanned the Tumble Club Wednes.
day evening of last week IN hon
or of Miss Ruth Davis and her
guest, of Bonne Terre. A de.
hghtful time was spent. Light
refreshments we're served. Mrs.
Alma Smith entertained the
Thin ble Club Saturday evening
at 5 o'clock dinner, in honor Of
her guest, Miss Fox, of Alton.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1909-01-09
Enter tanned.

The pupils of Mrs. Pearl
brakes class were pleasantly en-
tertalned at an Informal musical
at her residence on N. Cd street,
on New Years eve afternoon
from 3 to 5 O'Clock. Each one
rendered selections showing ad
vancement made during a GER.
tain period of instruction. At
the conclusion of the program
the teacher presented each one
with their Christmas gift. At 5
o'clock they departed for their
respective homes wishing her a
Happy New Year for 1909
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1909-01-09
To The Boys.
To the Editor of The Forum.

To the Editor of The Forum.
If there are any colored boys in
Springfield who desire to enter a
free drawing class, l desire to
meet them in the basement of ST.
Paul's A. M E. church, Saturday
at 2 p m. do not want to teach
boys who take this up idly. |
want the fellows who are draw
ing pictures already. Every boy
must bring a specimen of his
work Any.boy among the colored
people between the ages of II
and Il, is entitled to bring a
sketch.
Very sincerely,
Nicholas Vachel Lindsay
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1909-01-09
MOrtuarV.

The funeral of Charlie Nelson,
Jr., took place at ST. Paul A. M
E. church, January 4. 1909, at
230 p. m Rev. T. Price officiat
ing. The interment was made
in Oak Ridge cemetery. He was
young man and was reared in
this city and whose parents and
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1909-01-09
City Locals, continu
ed from local page,

Mrs. Jesse Warren received a
telephone message this week
stating that her cousin, who re-
sides ten miles from Decatur, had
departed this life.
Messrs. James Miller and Jesse
Hawkins of Cook County, mem
bers Of the Old guard (pollticaD
are in the City as a resultant from
the opening of the General As
sembly.
Miss Fox left Sunday after
noon at 2.40 for her home in
Alton, after spending week in
our city.
Miss Ruth Davis and her guest
Mrs. Maui. left Sunday evening
after delightful week S visit in
the city.
WANTED-A reliable colored
girl to do general house work
Apply at SIG S. 9th ST.
Grand opening of the Goth Cen
tury Dlncing School at Masonic
hall, Wednesday, Jan. 13, 90.
Don fail to attend.
Capt. Kinnebrew of Jackson
vile, was in the city New Year
day and called on the governor
with the other military officers.
The Twentieth Century Dane.
ing School will open at Masonic
hall, Wednesday, Jan. 13. 09.
Music by Nix's orchestra Prof.
S. j. Morton, instructor.
The entertainment given New
Years night at Masonic hall by
the Terrell! Co., was quite an en-
joyable and creditable affair. A
large audience was present. and
the people had pleasant time.
Most things put on by Mr.. Ter
rell are successes.
Many praises ar heard given
to the Young Mems Progressive
League, at Masonic hall, Wed
nesday. Dec. 80, o. 1t is said
to have been the swellest thing
in years.
[ am looking for the Colored
American Magazine for Decem-
Der in on every mail. | do not
known what delays them. I have
written the publishers twice and
they assured me 1t would be out
by Dec. 25.-E. L. r.
Mr.. Glenn Hinton, postal clerk
in the Federal building, visited
St. Louis during the holidays,
and is highly pleased with the
hospitality shown him by the
people of that city.
L. F, Osborne is on the sick
list.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1909-01-09
Thimble Club.

The Thimble CLUB met at the
residence of Miss Ruth Davis last
Thursday afternoon in the form
of reception given in honor of
her guest, Mrs. Maui of Bonne
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1909-01-09

The remains of James Alonza
Motley, who died from pneu-
monia, were brougt to this city
from Rock Island Tuesday. The
funeral services we're held at the
Union Baptist church, Rev. Ivo=
ry. officiating.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1909-01-09

relatives are we'll known and are
good citizeus. He leaves to
mourn, a wife. father, Charles
Nelson, Sr., brother, Everett
Nelson and a sister, Bessie Mel
son. also other relatives.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1909-02-19

Somplheo colony and Brooder House.
be used, unless very cold, when the
windows may be kept shut to prevent
the combs being frozen. BY getting
the fowls accustomed to the condi-
ton as cold weather approaches
they are better prepared to stand
lower temperature with no injurious
results.
Each bird Of the Plymouth Rock,
Wyandotte and such breeds requires
about nine inches of perch room, Leg
horns. ETC., about eight inches and
Brahmas and Cochins ten inches.
Roosts should be made lower or near
the floor. Fowls of the heavier
breeds cannot fly high, and those of
the lighter breeds frequently injure
the soles Of their feet in jumping
from high perches, causing humble.
foot. When dropping boards are used
they should be moderately low down
to admit easy cleaning. Dropping
boards should be made of matched
lumber and should be 20 inches wide
for one roost and three feet for
two, the first being placed ten inches
from the wall. Most poultrymen pre-
fer roosts two by three inches wide,
with edges rounded slightly. Nests
are usually made from IL to Is inches
square. If placed near the floor they
are apt to induce egg eating. Dark
nests prevent this.
Cement floors are the cleanest and
II properly constructed, and dry and
warm and give good results. Six
inches OF coal cinders rounded we'll
down close with some fine material
on top, sand will answer, and one to
one and half inches sand and &C.
ment, one cement and two sand will
make strong enough floor for
poultry house.
Colony houses have many things to
recommend them. They can be used
for several different purposes and
be moved from place to place with a
horse, insuring fresh land for rear
Ing chicks on. Breeders can be
placed in these early in the spring
and after the chicks are old enough
to do without heat the brooders may
be removed and perches put up. This
makes an ideal house till very late
in the fall Laying hens can be win.
tered In colony houses with as good
results in egg production as in larger
houses. Ventilation can be arranged
in colony houses much the same as
in larger ones. The two cuts here
show the shed roof and gable roof.
The shed roof is ventilated by muslin
curtains on upper part of windows,
the gable roof house by straw loft
with lattice in each gable to admit
the air to pass over and through the
straw, which is held up by wire net
ting fastened to the sides of the roof.
A muslin curtain was used on up.
per half Of windows shown in figure.
On mild days this was hooked up in.
side during a great portion Of the
day and was let down during the
night. Although the temperature
IN some nights during the time reg.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1909-02-19
MANAGING POULTRY TO
GET THE BEST RESULTS
Fhs Kind Of Building Needed Arran1enent-H.,
W. Clark, Pennsylvania Experiment Station. - "

Poultry is found thriving and yield.
ing good returns in SO many styles
Of houses that it is difficult to lay
down any hard and fast rules. The
tendency at present is toward cheaper
houses with better ventilation. The
dollhouse style of housing poultry dur
Ing the winter has not been satisfac.
tory, many of the houses being damp
and the air in them anything but
agreeable. Disease has been quite
common and the results in many
cases have been disappointing.
Poultry houses should be so ar
ranged as to admit plenty Of sunlight,
especially in winter months, as it as
sists very materially in warming the
house and making fowls CHEEKY. 1t
also dries up moisture and is one of
the best agencies for killing microbes
and disease germs. Windows should
be arranged to come we'll up under
the front. This will permit the sun
TO shine well toward the back part
Of the house. Winter is the most i'm
portant time for plenty of sun and
as 1t is lower in the heavens during
the winter months, hence the impor-
lance Of having the windows higher
At least one-third of the front of a
poultry house should be gabled or
open to the south. It should face the
south or southeast. Windows should
be arranged to slide back or to be
removed in some way. On bright
mild days no covering is necessary
over the opening; on windy or cold
stormy days a muslin curtain should
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1909-02-19
MONEY MADE II LIVE STOCK.
IN CENTRAL CANADA.

w. ]. Henderson, visiting Seattle,
writes the Canadian Government
Agent at Spokane. Wash, and says:
Il have neighbors in Central Canada
raising wheat. barley and oats for the
past 20 years, and are now getting
from the same land 20 to 80 bushels Of
wheat per acre, 40 to 60 bushels Of
oats.
1T was the first week Of May when
got my tent pitched, but the farmers
all around had finished putting In
their crops, 30 only got fifteen acres
broke and seeded. They advised me
as it was late not to put in much
wheat, so put in five acres Of wheat
and ten acres oats, one-half acre pota.
toes and vegetables. All kinds of veg.
etables grow well up there, sweet corn,
tomatoes, onions, carrots, peas, beans.
cabbage. My wheat yielded about 20
bushels per acre, for which I got 70
cents, others got 80 cents; oats
threshed IS bushels per acre, for which
got IS cents per bushel. You see I
was three weeks late in getting them
in, still I was satisfied.
From my observation, there e more
money made in stock, such as cattle.
horses and sheep, as prices are high
for such, and it costs nothing to raise
them, as horses live the year around
out on the grass. In fact, farmers turn
their work horses out for the winter,
and they come in fresh and fat in the
spring. Cattle live out seven or eight
months. They NOW the prairie grass
and stack 1t for winter and give oat
straw. My neighbors sold steers at
$40 each, and any kind of a horse
that can pillow, from $4,000 up. I raised
60 chickens and pigs, as pork, chick.
ems. butter and eggs pay we'll and al.
ways good market for anything q
man raises, so have every reason to
be thankful, besides, at the end of
three years get my patent for home.
stead. heard Of no homestead SELL
ing for less than $4,000. so where I'm.
der the sun could an old man OF
young man do better?"
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1909-02-19
STATE OF OHIO CITY OF TOLEDO. J
LUCAS COTrNTv

STATE OF OHIO CITY OF TOLEDO.
LUCAS COUNTY. Z %.
FRANK J. CHENEY makes oath that hs = senior
partner o. the firm OF r j. CHENEY CO.. doing
aforesaid. and that said nrm will pay the sun Of
ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for each ana over
case OF CATARH that cannot be cured by the uss Il
HALLS CATARRI CURE ~
FRANK J. CHENEY,
this eth day OF December A. d.. 1855
J sr., A. W. GLEASON,
'@~' NOTARY Pu1LIo
al, HATS Catarrh Cure Is taken internally and acts
directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces Of ~
system Send for testimonials free
Sold BY all Druggists 7so. wa 1s''1'' ~
TAKE Halls Family Pills for constipation.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1909-02-19
Slime for Sick Horse.-To improvis

Sling for Sick Horse.-To improvise
a sling for supporting horse on his
feet, fold a canvas stack-cover so as
to pass under the belly, then roll it on
pieces of scantling from each end
so as to form a hammock of the prop.
err length. BY the use Of chains and
singletree the sling can be support
ed from above. Straps or ropes must
be used at both ends to prevent the
horse from falling forward or back.
ward. Last winter he held q horse in
such sling for three weeks.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1909-02-19
Hole In New French Coins.

Hole In New French Coins.
The French chamber is to be asked
shortly to sanction the minting of
sone new nickel coins to the value Of
e3.000,000. There will be two new.
pieces Of s and 10 centimes, and these
will have hole in the center, after.
the manner Of the Belgian nickel
coins. Thenames Of the new coins
and their weights are still under con-
ideration. The hole In the center
Mill effectually prevent any confusion
nth existing silver coins. 4,
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1909-02-19

tstered over ten degrees below zero,
the combs of the birds were not af-
fected except a Leghorn cockerel
which had been purchased and came
from warmer pen. Fowls will stand
considerable frost If accustomed to it
The buildings are single boarded.