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The Montgomery tribune., 1909-12-03

Schwarz could not afford to put>on large force
of men. His foreman. Fred Slather, is German
stone mason The wages of the men are the one
debt which Mr. Schwarz does not intend to neg
lect and his men are paid every Saturday II
they were working for wealthy contractor who
had thousands to back his operations. To do this
the builder has had to rely upon the kindness OF
his other creditors, who have helped the cause
by not pressing their claims.
That $4,000 that has already been put into the
work gathered mostly from the contributions
of friends all over the country. Other pastors
have taken up benefit collections, friend in In
diana sent $780, and the congregation has con-
tributed far beyond what might be expected from
their means. Mr.. Schwarz made houseto-house
campaign of four days down in Riley, Kan. and
raised 5000 in that way. One of the church trus-
tees, who declared when the project was begun
that he would not do anything to aid it, has al
ready given $100, and others have given $100 and
$500 contributions. Churches have promised
contributions that will probably average $25 each
and several hundred dollars Is expected
from that source.
IF just had $4,000 more could finish It,"
says the minister, and he seems not to lack faith
that .he $4,000 will come as 1t is needed.
Mr.. Schwarz's unique undertaking has attract
ed considerable attention and promises of fnan.
cial assistance have come In from various parts
of the country. These donations to most wor-
thy cause are for the most part in small amounts
but are none the less appreciated by the ener-
getic pastor and the encouragement thus re-
ceived has had no little part in helping along the
good work Rev. Schwarz has announced that all
outside contributions will be gratefully received
and promptly acknowledged
The biggest addition to the fund that has
come so far was the $4,000 got from selling the
old parsonage, which the pastor advised as soon
as he saw the possibility OF making a home for
himself as part Of the new building, It Ia be-
lteved that enough more can easily be raised to
put on 2 roof 80 that oeryices can be held In the
The Montgomery tribune., 1909-12-03
SCIENCE AND FAITH

Is 1t true that the greater the knowledge the
less the religious interest? Are these two persons
the man whose zeal for religion is equaled by his
bigotry and ignorance and the other in whom sci
entihc study has dwarfed spiritual sensibity fair
types by which to Judge the relations of religion
and knowledge?
is intelligence incompatible with real piety?
Will the growth of knowledge bring about the dis.
solution of religion? Is the life of religious aspi
ratons and feelings out of date in scientific age
such AS we constantly reminded this one is
to-day? Science has overcome superstition: ia
faith SO bound up with superstition that it. too,
must go?
We can be sure of one thing, at least; that no
matter what our feelings, theories or ideals may
be, we cannot turn our backs on the great world
of fact 1t Is laid before The faith that fights
facts is committing suicide Appeals to our fears
cannot to-day make the facts less real to us and
we know that by them we will have to stand or
fall.
II you stop to think about It, there is a striking
significance In the fact that this question has
arisen Is there religion for the intelligent edu-
Gated. scientific mind? 1t suggests another ques-
tion; Can any other mind fully comprehend the
riches and meaning OF religion? The unthinking
cling to customs traditions and forms that are the
vestiges OF truth. The trained mind distinguishes
between the garments Of truth and truth itself
The Montgomery tribune., 1909-12-03
Boy,s ESSAY on cIothlna.

Here Is an extract from an essay,
written by boy in London school:
Clothing is an article which every
body should wear. The least of this
article is worn by savages or natives,
which is piece of cloth or few
leaves or feathers round the waist. in
cold Countries, same as Eskimos, the
people wear more clothes than we do,
count of the icy cold out there. They
can skate all the year round. except
about one thaw there is In summer.
If they walked about like natives they
would catch cold directly and die of
bronkitis. We put clothes on which
are nearly like our bodies. some have
caps, coats and trousers. but women
and girls wear hats and frocks to tell
who they are" %%~
The Montgomery tribune., 1909-12-03
BREAKS COLD IN A DAY.

This prescription is one OF the very
best known to science. The ingre.
dients can be gotten from any good
druggist, or he will get them from his
wholesale house.
Mix half pint of good whiskey with
two ounces of glycerine and add one
half ounce Concentrated pine COM
pound The bottle is to be shaken
each time and used in doses Of tea
spoonful to tablespoonful every four
hours. The Concentrated pine is a
special pine product and comes only
in half ounce bottles, each enclosed
in an air-tight case, but be sure 1t is
labeled Concentrated"
The Montgomery tribune., 1909-12-03

oiiuA anu s'ohe was taken out and put into the
walls that were gradually rising on the church
site. Some Of his congregation bepar to 90
tribute two or three days. work with teams In
gathering material -
The south steps from the old high school
building followed and these made the "water.
table. on both sides of the church part of the
building. The parsonage end was being added to
from the stone that could be picked I'm around
stone yards for small expense and converted
into suitable blocks.
An opportunity came to the builders when the
driveway was constructed leading down to the
Union station on the north side Here was
bought $1,000 feet OF lumber that had been used
in scaffolding and carload of fine red sandstone
was purchased for 500. When, few weeks later
contractor offered Mr.. Schwarz $40 for that
same carload of red stone because he needed 1t
to I'LL contract In hurry, the minister gave
up his material and added $50 clear to the fund.
This was the only enterprise for profit that was
entered into for the benefit of the cause except
little deal in lead pipe which the minister had
with prominent fraternal order. He bought
some old lead from the lodge for s1.50 and sold
it for SIS to Junk dealer.
All winter long he has been haunting the repair
gangs about the streets. visiting stone yards and
junk heaps and adding to the pile of materials
that Is being made into a building by his men.
One of his biggest and most profitable finds was
pair of iron pillars in excellent condition which
he bought from the street railway company for
their price as old iron. The street railway CON-
pany afso furnished him with the most novel use
of old material in the whole building, which is
the making of rafters out of old steel rails The
rails are more than strong enough and were
bought for the price of junk.
The church. which consists OF basement
with beautiful fireplace and an auditorium
which will seat 300, measures 44x73 feet. The
roof extends back over the parsonage, making 1t
= full three stories high. with one room In the
attic. The house part y 24x5o feet In ground
The Montgomery tribune., 1909-12-03
TORE HIS SKIN OFF
In Shreds-ltchlng Was Intense
Sleep Was often Impossible.
Cured by cutlcura In Three Weeks.

"At first an eruption Of small pus.
tules commenced on my hands. Theae
spread later to other parts of my body.
and the itching at times was intense.
SO much SO that literally tore the
skin off in shreds in seeking relief.
The awful itching interfered with my
work considerably, and also kept me
awake nights. I tried several doc
tors and used a number Of different
ointments and lotions but received
practically no benefit. Finally / set
tied down to the use of Cuticura Soap,
Cuticura Ointment and Cuticura Pills,
with the result that in few days all
itching had ceased and in about three
weeks time all traces of my eruption
had disappeared. have had no trou.
BILE of this kind since. H. A. Kruts-
koff, STA Wabash Ave-, Chicago, ILL.,,
November IS and 2S, 1907"
Potter Drug s. Chem. Corp, Sole Props, Boston.
The Montgomery tribune., 1909-12-03
Country Neslcctins the Children.

If the percentage of tuberculous chill
dren recently ascertained by an inves-
tigation in Stockholm, Sweden 1.61
per cent? were applied to the schools
of the United States there would be
273,700 children between the ages Of
eight and fifteen who are positively af-
fected with tuberculosis, according to
a, statement of the National Associa-
tion for the study and prevention Of
tuberculosis. AS contrasted with this
figure, there are only IL open-air
tuberculosis schools In operation in
the entire country, and nine more un-
der consideration. At the lowest esti-
mate, even with all the schools now in
operation and those proposed, accom-
modations will not be provided for
four-tenths of one per cent. of the
children who need, this special treat
ment.
The Montgomery tribune., 1909-12-03
SECRET WORKERS
The Plan Upon Which Coffee Operates.

Coffee is such secret worker that
1t is not suspected as the cause Of sick
ness or disease, but there is a very
sure way to find out the truth.
A lady in Memphis gives an inter-
esting experience her husband had
with coffee. 1t seems that he had been
using it for some time and was an
invalid.
The physician in charge shrewdly
suspected that coffee was the Worm
at the root Of the tree" and ordered
1t discontinued with instructions to
use Postum regularly in its place.
The wife says: I'VE found that was
the true remedy for his stomach and
heart trouble and we would have glad
ly paid hundred times the amount
Of the doctors charge when we found
how wise his judgment was.
"The use of Postum instead Of cof-
fee was begun about year ago, and
It has made my husband a strong well
man. He has gained thirty-five pounds
In that time and his stomach and heart
troubles have all disappeared.
"The first time I prepared 1t did
not boil 1t long enough and he said
there was something wrong with 1t.
Sure enough it did taste very fiat, but
the next morning followed directions
carefully, boiling 1t for fifteen minutes.
and he remarked this is better than
any Of the old coffee
I'VE use Postum regularly and never
tire of telling our friends of the bene-
tit we have received from leaving of
coffee"
Look for the little book, "The Road to
Wcllville," in pkgs, There's q Reason"
Ever read the above lcttery a now
one appears from time to time. They
are genulnos trucs ana full Of hu4M
The Montgomery tribune., 1909-12-03

\ architectural anomaly, beautiful build
ing built from scrap material, is the pro-
duct of the genius, energy and inspiration
of an Omaha clergyman. When completed
the First German Presbyterian church will
present an edifice of stable and dignifed
beauty, yet all the material that goes into
its construction is discarded junk gathered
from every available source. 1t represents
what can be accomplished by few ear
nest, hard-working men under the leader
ship Of a preacher full of enthusiasm and
inspiring optimism.
When he first went to Omaha, three
years ago, Rev. julius F. Schwarz
determined that his CONGREGATION AS
The Montgomery tribune., 1909-12-03

basement, and after that tae money
will come in faster. In the meantime
the minister is watching everywhere
for anything that will make his
church more commodious or his home
more attractive.
THE reason for my doing all this"
said Rev. Mr.. Schwarz, as he laid
aside the tools with which he was
helping the workmen, "is that | be-
lieve that right here is the best field
for work among the Germans that
there is in all the northwest. My
life occupation Is missionary work
among my German people and the
only reason why l want to stay here
and put up this big church for my
small congregation is because from
here / can reach so many Germans. I
was born an American, but came
from German parents and am thor.
oughly German in thought and feel
ing. When ] decided to become a
minister l saw that the greatest need
was among my own people, so ]
studied at German seminary. My
The Montgomery tribune., 1909-12-03
a6ez66I6lfA kdf1ce 6eMy Erected bE
Her 0cHNar6Z a.

dimensions and has
IL fine rooms.
On the front of
the church will be
a tower which will
be just as high and
substantial as 1t
can be made from
what Is left of the
stone after the rest
of the structure is
finished.
The plans for all
of 1t were sketched
by the Rev. Mr..
Schwarz and made
exact by an archi-
tect. There are no
specifications in use.
The plans are fol-
lowed not by get
ting material to fit
them. but by con-
forming them as
nearly as possible
to material that can
be cheaply bought.
The work went
slowly. because Mr.
The Montgomery tribune., 1909-12-03

etTuCIuTal use, Hll Jne loose anu lTTeS
all the generally discarded building
could be found in Omaha and from
them to build church. II was not to
be mean and ugly house Of worship,
but well-equipped, well arranged,
ample meeting place for his people.
He has now extended 1t to include
an 11-room house for his own family
and the whole property would have
cost $4,000 If it had been built by
contract. AS built by Rev. Mr..
Schwarz and his fellow laborers 1t
will cost less than s25,000. The other
$4,000 has been saved to his people
by the perseverance, energy and in
genuity of the pastor.
The first charge that Mr.. Schwarz
took when he left the theological
seminary was at Connersville. Ind.
For six years he remained there and
was called to Omaha three years ago
on recommendation from one of his
instructors in the theological school.
At that time the First German
Presbyterian was a small frame
church. AS soon as the new pastor
came he announced that the church
was too small. To build a church
with membership of 60 seemed out
of the question to all but the pastor.
He thought he knew way and he
set about it with almost no support,
at first. from the others.
For year he sought for a suitable
location and finally purchased the lot
the new church is on for $1.S00
When he bought this tract the fund
which he drew from amounted to s57
His first move was to sell the old
church for s1,S50. AS soon as the lot
was paid for he shouldered spade,
and replacing his ministerial dignity
with grim and effective energy he
began to dig. The first thing that a
church needed was a foundation. He
had no money. but he could make
the foundation himself, and that
would be one step toward It.
He asked for contributions from
friends outside of Omaha and waited
for his own people to contribute vol
unfairly. The dollars came slowly
but they came with sufficient steadi
ness to assure him that he could
make a few purchases for a start
While walking on the street one day
he saw that In repairing the street
the old curbs were being taken up.
These are good blocks" said the
pastor-builder, and he bargained with
the contractor to take them of his
hands. That stone went into the
foundation.
His next lot of material came
when the wall that supported the
yard of the old Rosewater residence
was to be torn down. Men hired by
Mr.. Schwarz did the work and tbo
The Montgomery tribune., 1909-12-03
CHEAP GOALS.

Smythe-Dc you pay much for
your coal?
Jones-Not a cent. live near the
railway line, and get my son to make
grimaces at the engineers of all the
trains as they pass.
The Montgomery tribune., 1909-12-03

should have new church. The fact that the men,
bers numbered only 60 and the whole property Of
the corporation about $4,000 troubled him not
at all, and he began to build with as much faith
IL he had the riches of Solomon. His plan to
gather everywhere, whenever he could, all the old
but strong timbers all the iron junk available for
structural use all the loose and irregular stone and
all the generally discarded building materials that
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-12
Years Pig Iron Production

December's output of pig iron was 1,740,912 tons. At that pace the years production would have been nearly 21,- 000,000 tons. The production ot 1908 was. however, 15,S7S,0 tons, de- crease of 3S per cent from the figures of 1907.
 Some fear that pig iron production is at present outrunning the steel in- dustry, for the iron output was in December S5 per cent of normal, while the steel mills were on basis of 90 per cent. The orders for spring may, however, justify the present ac- tivity of the blast furnaces. Taking the year as a whole the output was however only 61 per cent of that of 1907 The activity of December Is what causes comment and even crit icism
 Alabamas g active coke stacks turned out in December 14S,611 tons, which is perhaps a record output. It at any rate shows that production is normal again in this district. Fossil bly the December production in this
 district was in part due to dry, fine weather
 In the whole country there were 220 coke and anthracite stacks in blast on January 1, a gain of 10 in a months time. The Gary furnaces are being blown in from time to time, and dur ing the present year that great plant will become a considerable factor in the steel industry.
 The furnaces are ready and the furnace companies are well-equipped. What the sum of the years business will be remains to be disclosed. The Iron Age intimates that the iroa makers are too optimistic, especially when the impending changes in the iron and steel schedules of the Ding ley tariff are considered.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-12

ty has also advanced. and great trans actions in finance, which not many years ago would have passed muster without a question by the public, are now apolo- gized for by those who were concerned in them upon the ground that they were according to the moral standard of that day, and that not more than ten years ago, and transactions of a similar char acter would hardly now be regarded as possible. Not that there are not specula- tors who would gladly promote and in- dulge in them if they thought they could safely do 1t, but the fear of punishment and the higher sense of the public con- demnation have rendered us pretty safe against them for the time being, at least l will not undertake to apportion the credit for these great and notable ad- vances during this short period, but I think you all know to whom much of the credit should be given, and however we may differ from him on particular meas ures, the balance of credit in his favor when the historical books of accounts come to be written up will be very large indeed
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-12
Building Operations Increasing

The American Contractor published in New York presents official reports of building operations in December, 1908, from 40 leading cities of the country. The sum total shows in- creases so large and general that they must be considered evidence of in- creasing confidence in the times and present conditions. Only three cities report losses in building permits and these losses are small. The other 37 report increases. The total permits for December aggregate $45,643.513, as against s23, 3,70O, 1892 in December of last year. A gain was anticipated, but no one had expected so large an aggre- gate as the returns for last month present.
 The following figures show the per centages of gains in leading cities Baltimore. 226; Birmingham, 397; Cleveland, 297; Cincinnati, so; Dallas, 43; Denver, 401; Detroit, IA; Duluth 40; Grand Rapids, IS; Hartford, 16e; Indianapolis. 239; Kansas City, BIO; Louisville, 12S; Los Angeles, 65; Mil waukee, 206; Minneapolis, 79; Mem phis, II, Nashville, 170o; New Or leans, IT; New York, IA; Omaha, 35; Philadelphia, 127; Portland. Ore, 193; Rochester, 110; Spokane, 402; Soul1 Bend, 926; Toledo, 94; Tacoma, AT; Washington, 93; Worcester. 200. The larger gain in Nashville was due al most wholly to one permit for the cree ton of building to cost $600,000.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-12
THE LADY AND THE PIE.

From the Cincinnati Times-Star.
 Let us turn from the important events of the day, from the narrowing accounts of earthquakes, cold waves. political bat ties and prohibition victories. and con- l template the heroic act of Mrs. Albert Farrow of Wilkesbarre, Pa.
 Appeared before the lady's home, a man, and speaking her fair. with hat in hand, he requested food. The gentle housewife, being of charitable nature and feeling sympathy for those who need ed sustenance, proceeded to prepare a meal for him; prepare it fresh, mind you, as she would have done for her hus- band.
 The man, having looked upon it criti- cally, ate; but having eaten, he was not satisfied. Not even thanking her for the food and the trouble he had put her to, the brute demanded in addition-pie "Pie?" repeated Mrs. Farrow. taking off her apron and buckling on her fighting spirit if not her firearms, "I'l show you what kind of dessert you deservel" Still unwise to her determination the man once again spoke peevishly concerning the | repast-and then he lost all interest in the proceedings.
 When he came to, he was being held up by the coat collar. His eyes were blacked, his head ached, and the police man into whose protecting arms the irate lady placed him after she had cuffed the unappreciatiye individual once more for good measure, dumped him into a cell without compuncton. The $2 .50 fine as- sessed by the court the next morning has not been paid. The prisoner is work ing it out for the city; and his meals do not include pie.
 It Is plainly an ill-manner performance to criticise a complimentary repast, espe- clally in the face of the donor. We are delighted to note that at times it may be dangerous performance as well.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-12
Huquinq a Dou.

'It was one of those cold raw days in the Old North state, and had walked out late in the afternoon with my gun and a splendid bird dog of the Red Irish strain,'' said a sportsman.
 Very promptly the dog made stand at the edge of a wide field of broomstraw. On the flush I bagged one bird, but missed my second. The birds scattered into the straw and lay quite close. Now, it's fact that quail can withhold their scent so long as they do not stir
 After working a ound in the straw where I had marked the birds and find- ing no sign from my dog I began to abuse him with harsh words. Presently, work ing back over the area where the birds had in plain view alighted my dog came to a stand. At the flush I killed the sin- gle and the dog went to retrieve. On his way to me with a bird fluttering in his careful paws he came to a full stand again. I flushed and killed the bird The dog brought me the bird he already held, dashed after the other; when he proudly returned I got down on my knees and put my arms around his neck and hugged him. I killed nine quail in a few mo- ments.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-12
Reaardina orchestras.

''The Damrosch orchestra has been en- gagged for the music festival at Richmond to be given in April said a musician. The festivals in the Virginia capital are held under the auspices of the Wednes- day club, a well trained choral society of many years standing. Up to this time 1t employed the Boston Festival orches- ira, E. Mollenhauer, director, but the management decided this year to branch out by engaging a larger body of mu- sicians.
 "Damrosch himself ranks as the great est Wagnerian director in the United States and he is a fine all round mu- slcian. His orchestra is better this sea- son than ever. He Is able to keep his men together for rehearsals and concerts 42 weeks in the year, which is a much longer season than the Boston Symphony or the Thomas orchestra of Chicago have.
 'Damrosch's festival itinerary this sea- son will include Richmond, Norfolk. Char lotte, Spartanburg, Augusta, Atlanta, Bir- mingham and Louisville