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The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-24
October 18th, 17si, Surrender At York
SAVANNAH BEFORE
 THE REVOLUTION
Ancient Pamphlet Brought to Light by
 Thomas Purne.

In looking over. some old pamphlets
 a few days ago. Secretary Thomas Purse. of the Board of Trade, came across one that is worthytof careful preservation from the historical stand, point of Savannah. It is one of the issues of Colonial Tracts" in which appears reprint of a paper original l ly printed in London in 1742. 1t con tains an account of "A State of the Province of Georgia. Attested Upon | Oath, in the Court of Savannah, No vember 10, 174o."
 That was 4 time when Savannah con
 sisted of 1f2 houses and huts and the boom In real estate had not commenced with the aggressiveness and the demand which Is now manifested. Interesting old facts are brought out. The paper states, concerning the surroundings oi
 savannah. that the soil, in general when cleared, is productive of Indian corn, rice, peas. potatoes, pumpkins
 melons and many other kinds of gourds in large quantities.
 Mulberry trees and vines agree ex- Iceedfngly well with the soil and eli. mate and so does the annual cotton
 whereas large quantities have been | raised. which in some parts is peren' | nial. dies here In the winter. ships of about three hundred toni l can come up to the town. where ths worm (the plague of the American seas) does not eat. = There is already a considerable l trade in the river. and there is in this | town a court house, jail. store house e large house for receiving the Indians a wharf or bridge a guard | house, and some other public build ings; public garden of ten acres eta ss
 notwithstanding thes.. quantity Ol
 silk hitherto made has not been great yet it increases. and will more and more eonsiderabl as the mulberry tree | grows" sS
 The paper then gives something ol 1 the wine industry in which many peo. | pie have "an emulation of outdoine
 their neighbora"
 l old Ebenezer, where the Saltzburgh 1 CTS came to make their home in thu l new seonntr '. seems to have been yer. | much on the map at the time the his
 toricaI sketch was written. It speak l of their thrift in raising more provis
 ions than tneY can suss 90 s4hat the, sen the surplus In Savannah The geog-
 raphy of the surrounding country is
 reviewed. Of the town of Augusta i
 says: "This town was laid out by tn. l trustees orders in the year 1735 ant several warehouses thoroughly wei | furnished with goods for the Indiar | trade, and five large boats belonging to the different Inhabitants of the town which can carry about nine or ter | thousand weight of deer skins each | making four or five voyages at leas | in a year to Charleston for exporting | to England, and the value of each car
 go Is computed to be from 1.2ot | pounds to 1.5o0 pounds sterling" | At Augusta there is a handsom,
 fort, where there is a small garrison | of about twelve or fifteen men, besides l officers. and one reason that drew the I traders to settle the town of Augusti l from thence to their nation. so tha
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-24


 Graves of Revolutionary Soldiers Chairman, Mrs. ]. V. Allen. Bir- mingham; Miss Anna Elmore,s Mont gomery; Mrs. Fannie Dodd. Cooper, Anniston-ss .s.Ig Real Daughters of the American Rev. oIutfon In Alabama-Chatrman. Mrs. John B. Knox, Anriston: Mrs. F. F Glass. Montgomery; Mrs Julia Dnn- can, Auburn. Memorial Continental Hall-chairman. Mrs. J. Morgan Smith. Birmingham; Mrs Rhett Goode. Mobile. Revolutionary Reiics-chairman. Mrs.
 Octavia F. Frazier, Birmingham; Mrs. M D. Bibb. Montgomery; Miss Nellie V. Baker, Selma. Working Committeem. Z &Anfericaff Monthiy -Magazine-Cbair- : cry: JslH Thomson. opeiika; Mrs. Legislatiye Aid and Patriotic Incentive
 to Educafion-Chafrman. Mrs. J. , Maygield. Montgomery; l.. T. Dean,
 Eufauia: Mrs.. Mary c. Brickelll {. Proper Observance of National Anni-
 versaries and Alabama Day--Chair- man Mrs. Joseph St. George Tuck. ers ery: She Mrss W v E' crswford @ tui Decatur
 man, Mrs. Florence King Draper
 oxford; Mrs Mrs Eli.a as Coleman CSa an s.,i Tnaoh
 A0DhAAs -1ASs Afa1hS OA@y tOsAf A@eA6 " gacksoi1 Roads in Aiabama- Chair.
 man, Mrs. Roberta M. Russell. Alex.
 ander City: Mrs. W. W. WhIteside
 Anniston; Mrs. Bessie M. Phillips
 Sylacauga.
 s7Safchez Trace" Committee-Chair- Man, Mrs. LIT. P. Pride. Pride; Mrs
 John D. Delaney. Tuscumbia; Mrs
 gs-M. Drisdale, Tuscumbia. AChild Tabor -2Legislation-Chai
 Mrs Margaret Walker Boiling, s HunfsviIles Mrs. Scott Roberts, An
 niston; Miss Melissa WyInan. Tusca-
 loosa.
 Cultivation of Fraternal Relations
 with the Sons of the Revolution and
 the Sons of the American Revolu-
 tion-Chairman Mrs. Francis Tap
 pey. Huntsville: Mrs. Robinson. An
 niston; Mrs. L. G. Woodson. Birm.
 fngham.
 Jefferson County Memorial Roads
 Chairman. Mrs. A. O. Lane. Birming-
 ham.
 Decoration and Furniture for Ala
 bama Room in Continental Hall
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-24

Parasols are still being carried; some of the smartest for late fall use are of black tulle.
 Again the betrothed bracelet has come into partial favor. to try to dis place the engagement ring. It is locked upon the arm by the lover and
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-24

Mrs. Augusta Btbb Garrett Bell- view. chairman; Mrs. H. ID. Barr, Anniston: Mrs. Narcissa Maupin Shairpan, Mobile.
 D. A. n. NOTES.
 The chapter list of committees is given today, that the chairman may marshal their forces for full reports at the coming D: A. R. conference to be held at Tuscaloosa the first week in December.
 As delegates are named by the chap ters, 1t is requested that the lists be sent for publication in this column. Through courtesy to our hostesses this should be done as early as possible. October 18th, 17s1, surrender At York
 town.
 On Tuesday, October 18th. was cele- hrated the 12Sth anniversary of the surrender of the British forces at York town. A full program was observed. and the pageant participated in by the several patriotic societies, such as the Descendants Of the signers. the Order of the Cincinnati. the Yorktown His torical Society.sand others. Among the speakers for the occasion, appear the historic names of Morris and Filgh- man. .f .4H 4 Great national importance was given to this celebration of the historic event of more than . century and a quarter ago.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-24
Good Time?

Last night--eating big dinner is often the maker of c BAD TODAY. Why uotf over-eating means extra work for the stomach and bowels. You've got to suffer if you don't help nature unload with cAscARErS. "75ey aVork w6fis yoS sleet'-you're o. K. in the A. M. Tonight's the night to take care of to- uorrow. Sas
 cAscARETs--Ise bsZ-week's treat.
 meut All druggiSts. Biggest acIle9
 tA the weKid. 1illAos he4es moa4es
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-24
standlng Committees.

0. A. R. Virginia Dare Chapter, Mobile--Re. gent. Mrs. James O. Smith.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-24
cHApTrR pIRECTORr.

5Ix&n0F8I N fn&ndms NS& eraf. Mrs Charles ]. Sharpe. Potter Forney--Montgomery Regent.
 Mrs. 1G. H. McCombs. <xndrew Jackson--Talladega; Regent.
 I Miss Mfttie McElderry.
 Light Horse Harry Lee---Auburn; Re-
 { gent Mrs. George Duncan Martina Wayies Jefferson--Opeiika;
 Regent. Mrs. J. H. Thomson:
 John Wade Keyes-Athens; Regent Mrs w. F. Chandler.
 Tuscal Regent. Mrs. Ellen Peter Bryce. :Lewis-1 Eufaula: Regent. Mrs L. Y. 3fobiis--Mobile: Regent. Miss Metta stephens-New Decatur; Regent. Mrs H B. Beard.
 Frederick William Gray-Anniston:
 Regent; Mrs. Hiram Donald Barr. Francis Marion-Montgomer Regent.
 Mrs. Walter Black.
 Bienville--Anniston; Regent. Mrs. A. L. Tyler. Katherine Steel--oxford: Regent. Mrs. James R. Draper.
 Cherokee--Selma; Regent. Miss Nellie V. Baker.
 Colbert-Tuscumbia: Regent, Mrs. John E. Deloney.
 :Twickenhan Town--Huntsvilie: Re- gent Mrs. Francis Tappey. Captain John Bacon--Alexander City; Regent. Mrs. Roberta Balloon McD-
 Russell.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-24
DAUGHTERS OF THE
 AMERICAN REVOLUTION

Mrs. Augusta Bibb Garrett, Bell view, chairman; Mrs. H. D. Barr, Anniston; Mrs. Narcissa Maupln Shairpan, Mobile.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-24

rua,tcr--Afiss Anne N. Williams, state
 Historfan. 535 South Perry street. Montgomery. Ala
 sRamemher the days of old. consider Che years of many generations; ask Shy father and he will show thee; the elders and they will teach thee.
 Remove not the. ancient landmark which thy fathers have set-'-soio-
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1909-12-26
A SIGN.

Advertisements ls-a
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adver ts-t
articles
mercantile These lately
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article
Richmond
AS has been said advertisements
Let illustrate thoroughly
of
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this by the the Festival
Richmond national advertising
It is optimistic of cooperation Richmond
which all
in building in
a
Grafton for Richmond and for the individual
muc
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1909-12-26

Topic-Our responsibility for home and
foreign missions Matt xviii. 1870. Com
ment by Pev sherman II. Doyle, .. D.
The great interest manifested by
practically all Christians in the sub
ject OF missions today is a strong init
nation that the Christians response
bility toward the un-Christianized parts
Of the world is fully realized. There
was time when such responsibility
or obligation to missions greatly need
ed to be emphasized, but today this
need is not so great Yet there are still
many who do not feel any such re-
sponsibhIty and need TO have it pressed
home to their hearts. Nor is II impos-
sible for those who are already inter
ested In the worlds salvation to be-
come more interested by considering
their responsibility to home and for
eign missions. May this study. there
fore, arouse interest where there is
none and increase the interest to the
highest possible extent where 1t al
ready exists. The salvation OF the
world Is the supreme work OF the
Christian church. and therefore no
Christian can become too much inter-
ested In the subject Of missions.
1. Christ's command places a respon
sihilitv uoon ps In relation to home
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1909-12-26
The Sunday School Commentary
SERMON DEC. 20, BY REV. D. NJ STEARNS.

and foreign missions. We have given
ourselves TO Christ We have placed
our lives under His control. As His
disciples we have promised to obey
His commands One of these. and His
dying command at that. is that We
shall "go. therefore. and teach all ma
tions, baptizing them in the name Of
the Father and Of the Son and Of the
Holy Ghost" or. as Mark records 1t.
"Go ye into all the world and preach
the gospel to every creature" Upon
every Christian rests the obligation OF
obeying Christ's commands. and He
will hold Us responsible for any fail
ure to do SO. This applies to missions
as well as to any other Christian duty.
We may not be able to so personally
and thus literally obey this command
as the first disciples did. but we can
obey it in spirit and thus fulfill the
responsibility that it places upon US
by giving Of our money to send others
II we do this freely and cheerfully and
to the extent Of our ability we viii
discharge our responsibility to mis-
sions. both home and foreign
2. The opportunity TO do something
for home and foreign missions places
a responsibility upon Us to do 20. We
all have some onnortunities to engage
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1909-12-26
S. Clause Takes $6O,OOO,OOO
Big Gain in Christmas Drafts and Money Orders Is Thought
To Indicate Country's Prosperity.

Banks and the express companies
have been garnering a harvest from
last-minute givers, and the st. Louis
alone, it is estimated, dumped 81, 1,5OO,-
900 of Uncle Sans Christmas cash
into Europe's stocking, not to mention
the hundreds of bagsful of other pres
ents.
The steamship Celtic carried $371,-
900 in United States money orders,
most of which, like those that had
gone on the last Christmas boat, were
for small amounts The Celtic's s
Christmas presents won't reach Lon.
don before Sunday night.
Banks for long time have regard
ed their small foreign draft business
at Christmas time as a good barometer
of the general condition Of the coun-
try, and the business of the banks this
year shows great increase over that
of last, in some cases as much as SO
per cent
The New York postoffice. further
more. did almost A per cent. more
foreign money order business in the
holiday period this year than it did
last, and the American Express Com
pany's foreign credit business showed
an enormous jump of so per cent.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1909-12-26
The Sunday Church Services

shan know more than we can now
about these wise men-who they were.
how many there were. just where they
came from. what they knew about Him
or His star and how they came to
know what they did. II the star led
them all the way to His land We Won
der why they turned from it to call
upon Herod and inquire Of him. We
note that when they left Herod the
star seemed to be waiting for them.
for it went before them till 1t came
and stood over where the young child
was. leading them to the very house.
This was therefore no ordinary star.
but a supernatural light. q heavenly
messenger. and it makes US more than
ever interested in these men whom
God SO honored. When they saw the
star again after leaving Herod they
rejoiced with exceeding great Joy
(verse 1O). and we do not wonder, for
it must have, been like passing from
hell to heaven to come from such a
presence into the presence OF Gods
own messenger. When the angel
brought the shepherds word the glory
Of the Lord shone round about them.
and the message was. Behold, bring
you good tidings OF great Joy. which
shall be to all people," Peter says Of
Him. Whom. having not seen. ye
love; in whom. though now ye see
Him not. yet believing. ye rejoice with
joy unspeakable and full Of glory"
Il Pet /. s..
In the presence Of this child and His
mother these men fell down and wor-
SHIPPED Him. opened their treasures
and presented unto Him gifts. gold
and frankincense and myrrh (verse
III. This is no loose change or pocket
book story. but a record Of treasures
brought to Him. 1t makes US think OF
the woman who gave all her living
and received from Him such COM
mendation and by contrast Of another
woman who spent all her living on
physicians in a vain search for health
and then received 1t one day in a mo-
ment from Him freely. Mary OF Beth
any brought Him treasure when she
anointed Him with very costly oint-
ment duke xxi. SAB: John xii. B..
Are we bringing Him anything that
can be compared to treasure. a really
sweet SAVIOR to Him. willingness to
suffer with Him? When there is no
plain guidance given us in His word
He will not fail to guide US in some
way by His providence or by dream
or a voice If 1t is necessary. Ps. xxxii.
S: Isa. XXX. 81. are sure words. I have
often been helped by the fact that be
fore thev were ordered down to E1ypt
the gold was on hand to go with. and
it was with His gold they journeyed.
1t had been given to Him. Notice the
unexpected source 1t came from. Re
member Hag. II. s; Ps. xii, 5.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1909-12-26

There is one great truth emphasized
ment which is not made much of by
preachers and teachers. as a rule, and
that is that Jesus is the son Of David.
the promised heir to Davids throne.
See in Matt. 1. l.; Rev. xii, 16. how
the New Testament begins and ends
with this and note how Paul uses it in
Rom. 1, 3; II Tim. ii. S. See Gabriels
use OF it in his message to Mary in
Luke /. 80. 33. and Peters reference
to 1t in his great Pentecostal discourse
In Acts ii. 80 Then take the question
Of the wise men in our lesson, where
is He that is born King Of the Jews?"
Remember that that title in the Ian
guages of Jews and gentiles was placed
over His cross and that when He shall
come again in His glory and Israel
shall say, This is our God; we have
waited for Him. and He will save u.s."
it will be to make Jerusalem the
throne Of the Lord. that all the nations
may be gathered unto it. to the name
of the Lord, to Jerusalem. Then. the
Lord being King of Israel in the midst
of them. they shall not see evil any
more, and He will make them a name
and praise among all the people Of
the earth. Then shall all the nations
bring their wealth to Israel. even as
these wise men did. and Israel shall
blossom and bud and fill the face of
the earth with fruit Usa. XIV. 8; Jer.
iii. II; Zeph. iii Is. 10. 20; lisa. X. s;
margin xvii. g.. ] sincerely trust that
every teacher may verify what have
said by these and other texts and thus
have the best possible kind Of Christ
mas lesson concerning Him Of whom
the prophet said, "Out Of thee (Bethle-
hem Ephratah) shall He come forth
unto me to be ruler in Israel whose
goings forth have been from of old.
from the days Of eternity" (Mic. Y, 3.
or, as it is in our lesson. "Out Of thee
shall come a governor that shall rule
my people Israeli verse g.. Such a
king as Herod might we'll be troubled
by the mention of King Of the Jews.
for the time will come when the kings
Of the earth and the great and rich
and mighty men shall call on noun
tains and rocks to fall on them and
hide them from His face and His
wrath (Rev. vi. 1910. The chief
priests and scribes knew prophecy well
enough to be able to tell where the
Messiah should be born. but their
knowledge did them no good. for when
He came publicly and in every way
proved Himself the Messiah about thir-
70 LOT roiocf06 Hin, on6
killed Him. 1t is not knowledge OF
Him nor Of what the Scriptures say
about Him that saves any one. but
only the heart reception Of Him. ac-
cording to John /. Il. Some dav we
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1909-12-26
Items Gathered in
From Far and Near
The Christmas Spirit.
From the Springfield Republican.

From the Springfield Republican.
The true way to have the Christmas
feeling early enough in the Christmas
season is to have it in the heart and
hand year before. and keep it lively
all the year through Why should old
Scrooge have waited to be awakened
by the ghost OF Marley-who was
dead, to begin with''-before the no.
tion entered his avarlcious head that it
was better to have loved than detested
and better to love than to care nought ?
But a late conversion is better than a
hardening OF the heart. and when we
read the christmas Carol" we feel
that the magician Dickens had the
right OF it. For, after all, the Christmas
spirit is simply the old message of good
will toward men-a message which
could never be fulfilled except through
mans own impulse and volition. 1t is
mans good will that is needed-God's s
good will is always there, bank to
draw sight drafts on. secure that there
are always funds enough to meet them
for the man of good will deposits of
his income at the very moment he has
his kindly and beneficent thought. and
acts up it. 1t is the only bank of the
sort, for it has no limitations.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1909-12-26
Army in Need Officers
Secretary of War, However, Insists That the Cause Is On
y Temporary 0ne-But Others Differ.

precluded from entering the military
profession by reason of the severity of
the competition.
Lord Middleton even contended that,
in order to obtain the class of officers
we want, the government must make
the attractions of military equal to that
of the civil service The question of
pay will have to be taken in hand Sc
riOusly before long, otherwise we cam
not expect regimental officers to give
up their whole time and reach the
present high standard of efficiency en-
such a wage, with no prospects before
them. unless they have been through
the staff college.
Moreover, nowadays, even if they
have been through the staff college
and done we'll on active service in ad
dition, they may still, if they have not
the fortune to be "in" with the powers
that me, be left in the lurch. All this
is very bad for the army; and. apart
from other causes, nobody anticipates
that the supply of candidates will in
crease. until the system of promotion
on the higher ranks is conducted with
more fairness, than it is at present.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1909-12-26

London, Dec. 2J.-It is becoming
more and more difficult to get officers
for the English Army and although
the secretary of war, Mr.. Haldane. in
sists that the difficulty is merely tenn
porary or accidental many military ex-
perts are taking a very grave view Of
the situation.
After lecture on "The Army as 4
profession at the United Service In
stitution last Wednesday, former
war secretary and several others COM
mitted themselves to some very grave
structures on the existing state of af-
fairs
Lieutenant-General Hutchinson, who
was recently in charge of military ed
ucation at the war office, admitted that
the army nowadays was not popular
as a profession. and that vacancies for
commissions were greater than the
number of candidates.
This is very unsatisfactory state
Of affairs, and is also very hard on
individuals. At present candidates
gain commission without competitive
examinations Yet short while
back many desirable candidates were
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1909-12-26
Five Hundred Dollars Damage
Caused by Wire Trouble
Yesterday.
FIRE COMPANIES CALLED
A HIGH TENSION WIRE CAME IN
CONTACT WITH A LONG DIS
TANcE WIRE AND A BLAZE WAS
THE RESULT.

Fire as the result of high tension
wire. coming in contact with the long
distance wires of the Home Telephone
company yesterday morning, abou: s
o'clock caused damage estimated a.
not less than $500. The service with
the country districts was also destroy
ed. and it will be four or five days be-
fore everything is in working order
again.
1t Is believed that the high tension
wire was one of the Terre Haute, In
dianapolis and Eastern Traction COM
pany. The exact location of the orig
inal cause of the trouble is not known
by loca. employees of the company. 9th
er than that it was somewhere between
here and indianapolis.
The switch board was covered at the
time the fire broke out and the operat-
Ors were not given warning in time to
discOHnect the connections. The loss
in property consisted of relay coils.
wires and the like. The principal loss
lies in the matter of business. The
fire department was called and soon
extinguished the fire. Little damage
was done to the furnishings in the
long distance room.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1909-12-26
An Ultimate Consumer.

An Ultimate Consumer.
OP Joe Struthers says he's in
A most unhappy humor.
Because of how things goes agin
The ultimate consumer.
He sits around the Goals aglow
In Zeb Poindexter's store,
An says. when the supply gifts low,
Zeb ought to buy some more.
or Joe Struthers says he's in
He uses SO unsparin'
While criticism of the rich
That amt out profit sharin
He eats the crackers an the cheese
An gifts his clothes on tick,
An manages to take his ease.
Though work is offered thick.
I'd like to have or Joe explain
One little point, an that is.
While he's a-makin' out to gain
So many things free, gratis.
Why don't he pause in his complaint
An tell us plain and straight
II ultimate consumers amt
Sometimes right fortunateo