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Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1909-12-23
t@urbOnbalc GorreipOnOens.)
6erih tlibeS.

Der friibere YuptiitenpreOiser u. 8.
Douglas pom @lurt's summit, Der Die
Beopls's 0lational Bant nm 5000 be-
ldwinoelte. lpuroe gu einem Subr Sc
idnsniB perurtbeilt.
Wti6asl Qoftus pom glr6balO, Der
Obne Sijsns 9etrGnfe uerfaufte, bat brei
MOnate @sfdnsui6 ubsuiisen unb eint
Strafe uOn $500 ju be;ublen, pdbrenr
6abriiion D'anorsu uon Duumore me-
gen SOnntasuertuui 5000 Strafe bsSab'
len muB.
SOiepb 9eurp unO 9sOrse GbOmas
uOn DidiOn @itp, bic uuseblid oeu
EbOmuS @riffitbs iiberfielen unb um
feline Gidenubr bcruubten, eutiumeu mil
elmer Strafe pom ie $25.
SSilliam Sanolep, 9llias Rets Smith,
Der @burles 9iifunp uOn Softer unr
ipei unoere 8eiuder lestsn September
iiberfisl unO bsruubte. bot cine unbe'
itimmte Daft BON nsun WtOnatsn bic
3Uei unO eInbulb Sabren i'm 3uhtbuus
absuIieen.'
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1909-12-23
Wilfess8arre Ra6riAten.

- Sin Ssuer riatete porlesten Wton'
tag in benz bsna6bartsn Rlains einen
S6aoen BON $15, 600 al.
- 8orlesten Dlontus itarb babier
ua6 LANCER Sranfbeit i'm sllter uon 2s
Sabren Srau gilbert araft.
= Srau Ssnuie 9. Teidurb 1T uOr'
lssten Otittpo6 nod elmer arantbeit
BON brei Utouutsn i'm gllter pon 70 Sab
rem seitorben.
- Der bisiise @sianspersin r@On'
coroia" bot beidlOfen, i'm 9aufs bss
ua6itsn Subrss cine Rsiis uaG europa
,u MAIDEN unO ss iOllen iid) bsrsits Sun'
berts % bu,u Semelost buben.
= Su benz bsnudburten Plains lit
am Donneritus Der pOlniid'fatboliide
Srieobof Ourd 9rubenientungen tbeils
weiis siussitiirjt uuo cine ausabl Sdrgs
fielen in Die 3efe. gluh Die nah benz
Srieobui Iibrenoe StruBe unO mebrere
Sduisr iinO beidaOiSt.
= gBm. Spucs uon NBOminS, ein
Sormann Der Eemple Goal & SrOn Co.,
itarb SOnntus abeno i'm itaOtiihcn 9o'
Ipitul on eiusm SddOelbru6e. 3pei
gBuhsu suuor mar er, pie es i6elnt,
auf Dem Ssimwsse uuf ben aopi 9es
I6laseu.wOrOen. wabriAeinli6 pom Se'
mano, Der ibm aufseluuert bate. Cine
llnteriuduns lit im @unSe, UNI baS
Rdtbiel Su lOien.
= Sm glter pOu 49, Subreu uer'
Itarb bier WiittpOd letter WOhe 6rau
%Ouiie SrcbI seb. Bdr, uno @ittwe
bes i6ou Dor 3ubreu usrit. @briitopt
Yrsbl. Die YerllOrbsne mar in &urS'
burg. 9apsru, am s. 3uli 1924 gebO'
rem, fam 1851 ua6 lSiltesbarre uni
uerbeirutbete lit I'M 3unuur 1925 mil
Srehl. @s iibelleben iie flint SiuOer,
unter Oielen Sruu j. w. @tlniter in
Scranton unO Yfurrer sSm. Srcbl in
EittstOn.
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1909-12-23
Stabtratb.
Sslsct Council, 16. Desembsr.

Seled Council, l6. Oe5eHpet'
Die swsi SrbinanSsn in betrsff Der
Straeenbetsu6tuns wuroen In oisier
Seriammluns pom untersn 3wsis sm'
pfanssn unb Obue Debate oosr Sra9sn
refsrirt. Sn Ssrbinouns nit Der 6rups
rei6te 9omrp cine Reicluticn Elm, bic
bsitatist purOe uno ben DirsftOr Der
Sfisntli6en. .Bsrfs anweiit, einsn Soltsn'
liberialas uno Die anSabl Der nOtbissn
9idter nit Der Serisnitdrfe ,u unters
breiten. Ole SeiOman YOrlase in be-
trefi einsm 9smeiniamen 8Orseben iiber
Sbsrfldheueri6iebun9en erbielt Belr
itimmuns. Der Srau Warp 9annon
uon Der ~. S9aro muroe Elm 9luflaB
bss absusstunul sliisbments perm l.
CERT.
IS CAB iotssnSs nsue 8Orlusen: Cos
iteuo -OaB alien llumiinoisen pom Sc
iunObcitsburcau obne Soften elm 9e'
burtscertifitut seliefsrt Weroe. Sowrp =
Dab Die @aitsrle SfaoeuiOroerun9 Iiir
$3.50 beslihen werce beitdtist. Brouo'
lOd -OaB al sewiiieu 4suutten an ame-
lia, Dean, Depot unO @irs StrnBeu
SreuSwe9e Selc9t Weroen iOtlen; be.
ftGtist. SrOiuunS iir Rfluiteruns oou
8eit Marfet Strabe. uOn '9toro Wfniu
our Solliitsr 2lueuue; referirt. Sroi'
naus fir Y1uiterung pom 3brOOp Ctr,
uon 9ioro Wfain CUR 0Ollilter auenue
referirt. Dauis -3feiolution, bic oen
9bomas SuuilIe uOn Suiupstte Stra6C
Die @rlaubniB 9iebt. iGin @i9enihuu
nit Dem 9iOro Diaiu gluenue gJius5
tunal ~ uerblnoen; beitItist. SeWIs .
DaB Elm gBaiisrftOd al Gable Ylucu
uuo 81. StruBe auigeitellt werOen loll
beitattst. Sroinani iir sinen priuater
Nb;r9stanal an SilmOre auenue, nah
g8aibburn StruBe; rsfsrlrt. Sroi
nan; fir Ssitennegs an @arfietb aue
nue.. uon Baibburu Sur DiuiiiOr
Struse; reierirt.
DiupOr Bon Bergen beleste icnl
YOrluse nit isinsm Yeto, Die Dor
i6relbt, ouB Die 9ln9eitellten Der per
ibisoensh @Ompuniecn Den GOuiumsnter
ben Staub bss Wtetsrs beri6ten iOllen
Der DtupOr slaubt. OuB bic Seute MIDI
se,wun9en weroen iOlltcn, cine anSub
Bidder umberSuidleppeu, oa Die Som
pauleeu mOuutIlb Jie6uuus uusisuoen.
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1909-12-23
Nittstpn.

- 0as Hainep 8obnbaus an Der
obereu Rartct Strn6e braRnts 9eitern
WfOr9en total nieOsr uuO oes ansren'
senoe Rc9lnorep Nobnbaus murbe
i6per bsidaoist.
- Der 1S Sabre ulte Reter Slagous
pom @rster 3Ownibip, elm 2reiber in
Der Steuens 3ede, wuroe Samltu9 10
i6limm ,miihen eiusm Surren unb
SOblenpfeilsr seroriidt, Ous er Wtontas
ltarb.
- Das VI. y. Yrowu @ebduoe an
Der @de BON 9toro Wtuin uuO 8illiam
Straben wuro frib SOnutas Wtcrgen
Ourd elm 5euer.uOlitauOis aussebrannt,
eiueu Yerluit bon etwu $50. 600 perurs
iudenb.
- Deri2o Sabre ults Charles Sbdn.
ora, Der Gags SuuOr in oem 9opt
S6att 6ur9 einen Selienfall Elm &C.
brohenss 8sin unO innerlids Serles'
unsen erbielt, lift 6reitus i'm Yittstcn
SOipital ben Serletuu9en erle9cn.
- Die SleioerbanOluns Oes WtuiOr
Suufmaun in @rstsr Borough wurOe
uorleste WiittWOb 0iaAt I'M etwa $50
in SaurselO unO ueridisoene aleioun9s.
itiids bsitOblen. Der Diebitubl waro
friib DOuneritas Morsen BON benz
DienitmGohen entoedt.
- Der 40 Sabre aIte SObn s. Seat.
ing uOu Bort @riffitb wurOe 5reitas
9lbeno uOn einem StraBenbabnwaseu
ostrOffeh, babel einsn S6dbslbru6 unb
ssbrOdeuss Ssin erbultsnO. @r Wurbs
beiinnunsslOs benz bisitgen SOipital
iibsrmieien, mo sr am folsen6en WtOr.
gen ltarb.
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1909-12-23
Bon NeterSbura.

0err Better Stipp, uuier tiidtissr
Stabtratb, niro iib I'M cine gBieoernos
mination bewerben uno In ben lesten
3asen bat or cine biesbeiiSlide Eetition
Sirtuliren lalien.
- Sm bofbeta9teu alter BON 76
Sabreu lit Souuta9 WtOrsen Sruu
DOrOtbg YiabIsr in ibrsr WObuuns an
0iOrO Sruius Nusnue seitOrben. sic
miro pOn pier SObnen iibsrIsbt unb Die
Ssiiseung srfOlste MOutus i'm Dun
more 6riebbof.
- Der Stalisuer Donate DeliiO uOn
9lib StruBe beridtete Der POliSei Iesten
iSrettu9, oaB feline Satin ibou Dor Wtos
natsfriit nit gllfonlo @iOrbnnu Our6s
ssbraunt isi uno babel 1912 in Suar'
selO uuO psrI6ieOene S6mudia6su uuO
SlsiOungsitiide mitnubm.
- Sarl 8. Bed BON Dtprtte Struse,
Elm SObu Oes g6tb. g8. S. Bed uOu
DiOscon unO oils Ieller in Der Dime
Sunt unseitellt, lift 6rsitus mad mebr'
tdsissr Sruutbsit Der Dipbtbsritis uno
Sdarludfiebsr srleseu. @r mar 27
Sabre alt uuo ss iiberleben ibn Die
lSittpe unO ein SinO.
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1909-12-23
gNannc GpiIntn.

SuursSnlr. - Der WiittwOd ;uuOr
i'm slltsr uOn SO Subren iu SiiO @a.
uuun usritOrbens Satob Ru6t purbs
5rsitus, nub einsm IrausrOisnit in Der
bieiisen ct. Wiusbuleua STRIDE, ;ur
lssten Rube bsitattet. = Der 80 Sabre
ults 5rant WtaSulsfi uOn FrOmptOn
wurOe 6reitag, oils feline PierOs bur6s
bruuntsn uuO er aus benz 8assn ss'
ialsuosrt puros, 10 ifIimm inusrlid
usrlsst, bub sr buIO oaruui Oem siuss'
trstsnen Slutiturj erlas.
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1909-12-23
Aus cem obercn 1balc.
(9lr6balo @orreiponoen3.)

- Dnr1 sinsn Dedenfall in Der
Sohniou 3ede ~ Pricebur9 muroe am
Disnitas Siahmittus Der % Sabre alte
6ranf SsrOonid aui Der Stslle eridla'
gen. Der 36rpsr bes 8eruusliidten
paro bOs sntftellt.
= Der 9iabrise Soispb SibbOns
uon gr6balO, Der lesten Douneritus
auf bsm 8ss ;ur S6uts uuf osm siIissn
Seitenmes aus9litt uno nieoerfiel, babel
innsrIi4e Serlssuusen erbalteno, 1T
osnielben SOnntaS srlesen.
= Gin bOppeltes BObnbuus Su Wiap.
fislb, @issntbum oes DOminid @urricO.
Ia, murOe OOuueritas giudt burd einen
Srauo uOllftduoiS ;eritOrt unc bic Sn'
iuiien muBten aus ben Senitern oes
srpeiten StOdwsrtes iprinsen, um fif
,u retteu.
(@arbonbale @orreiponoenj.)
= POitmsiitsr Sobn .. EbOmas but
in @rfuhruns sebradt, ouB bic arbeiI
oil bem ueuen Boitumt oabier niht Dol
6riibiubr in gOruusriff 9euOmmsn lper'
ben fam, 90 iOlhss ROutineumaBtf
seihiebt.
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1909-12-23
Satarrh fam niAt furirt mer

Satarrb Fam ni6t furirt pers
ben rur6 luraIr appIiratiOnsn, bd iit ben sip
Der aranfbtit niht trTtihtn fSunsu. aatarrb
IN zine Slut. Uptr Gcnltiuiiprs, 9raufbtit une
um is ~ btiltn, mtei 9br inutrlitt St lmitth
nGbmen. Sall's aatdrIb Sur pire siugtupm.
mtn ure piIIt birsft auf has 9lui uno bic
idIsimias Sbnaihs. SalPs aataub.aur IL
ftins Aiafialbu' Wfbiiu. Sis pures felt
9abrtn ppn siutm ftr btltsu gtritt eitits Can.
res psTprentt uue III tiu raslmGBgts 8tsspt.
Sir btiisbt aus BEN btitn btfaunitu 5ouiCa,
pTbuuhsn nit htn bfifin SluiTtinigungsmiiiflu,
bic eirst auf bic Sdsimpbnaa9t pirfsn.
Die ppIlfpmmtnt gtrbineung Der ipti Ss.
itanetbtis ii IS. ipas lob' puneuppllt RtiuI-
tate bti btr Ssiluue ppu aaiarrb btrpprbrinat.
eAet 9u6 3msuiiit umiOuif etbrn.
.. 3. 9btutp & 6 o., 6issutb, 5pIsep, 8.
Ytrtauft ppu alien AppibtfsTu, prds 75e.
Saa's 6amilisn pilsu iinb bic bthtH.
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1909-12-23
NSid,t thcure 6efheufe

in 9eOsr-W WtuiitrOlleu, Damen SauOta'
idsn, Euidenbii6er, Wullsts, uip.
8sibuadtsuOrrutb isst fertis. SeGer &
Sarris, 2O9 g8pomins sIusuue. 5O,2
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1909-12-23

Gine Sanotafbe fur ben SruSer
oosr Semanb anOers Sru6er, O6er fir
ben Sater, pirb als elm geibnadtsses
ibent 9Iuerfeununs finOen. lBir buben
elm prubtUOlles ghOrtimeut. Ssllsr e.
Sarris, 2O9 S8pumin9 sIucnue. 5O,2
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1909-12-23
SSel6es @ei9ent
TT 1llcbr
anneDmbar wte
striimpfe +?

I Der 8eibnadtsitrumpf 1T bier in ist'
uer liebli6tsn SOrm. SSel6e Sunlt in
oisIslbsn ssitsdt wurOs, lift bier nidt be-
fannt, absr ibre sldujenos Shonbslt
unb sarte Brau6burtsit appsllirsn an
iebe ssldmuduole Srau. StrhmpTe
selanssn msbr rno mebr ieoes Sabr
aum gnieben oils acknowledgements,
9Sarum? Nun. wessn ibrer Sdonbelt,
neil Iie @sIdsute MAIDEN, Die sstraSen
unb anertannt weroen oas sunje Sabr
bineur6, unO beitanois Die @mpidn9erIn
on ben @eber sriuneru, 9tOtiret Stele;
Samea iriSsne Strimpte.
Seine I6warSs OOsr furbiSs, OOppelte
abidee unO .3eben, elaitiihe Top.
Spe,isa. Ous Puur, $1.0O.
Stalicniiae isiSene strimpfe,
@uruntirt. buB lie uidt uufrcibsn OOer
lauien, ihprre SeiOe, nit SOppeltsm
StrumpIbauO Cop Ober i4marssn,
SeiOe seitidlen @sIsntsn. 0as $uur,
$3.50.
sdwsre idpar3e isiSsne
Striimpfc,
Stderei ieiSene Striimpie coer Spit'
5su isiOene Striimpfc-Ill-Ousr Spissu
unb Spieeu @elsnts. Das Faur biz
su $500.
Tanes stiaerei elsie strampis.
Su oil Der SaiiOn neueiten WtoosH,
Sheds obsr SsiOsitiderei. Das Faar,
80 Gents.
1infer GurdsuuS- SauptTlur.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-16
NEWS OF MARION.
Many Hogs Are Dying of the Cholera
 In Perry County.

Marion, August 5.--(Special. )-Seyeral large planters living west of Marion re- port the loss of number of fine hogs from cholera. William Long lost 37. George Wallace 45. Jack Evins and Wal ter sturdivant report similar losses.
 pr. J. B. Hatohett, who sold his home opposite the Baptist church some time ago. has purchased the old "Lowery house." and will improve It.
 Samuel " Woodfin and family are at Mt. Eagle. Tenn, for few weeks
 Many persons who have been away for the summer are returning home, and the old town is beginning to assume the usual business hustle. Cotton is opening very fast and in few days the first bale will come, and from that time on busi- ness will be at a rush.
 J. W. Arbuthnot will erect a concrete store building on the lot adjoining the postoffice. With the closing of this gap, but two vacant pieces of business prop erty remain in the town. After that has been improved Marion will have to look to another section If it extends it's business property.
 Mt. Nebo church, few miles north of Marion, will entertain the County Sunday School convention on August 31.
 MT. and Mrs. Frederick A. Goode have returned from their wedding trip, and are now occupying one of the Judson cot tages.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-16
HOW ALABAMA FARMERS
 MUST MEET BOIL WEEVIL
BY LEE M. OTIS.

There is a saying that there Is nothing certain in life but death. But we of the southern agricultural states, and especial ly of Alabama. might change this saying and say s'There Is nothing certain but death, prohibition in Alabama, and the coming of the boil weevil." While some may look on prohibition in Alabama as joke all must realize that death and the coming of the boil weevil are both sad realities.
 It being certain that the boil weevil is coming, and by the estimates made by the government 1t will not be a very great while before 1t will be with us, then, 1t certainly behooves those who will be affected by it's coming to prepare for it, to try to so circumstance them selves that It's coming will do them the least possible harm.
 In this day of scientific farming" |" thanks to the efforts of our state and federal governments, the farmers can very readily learn how to fix themselves so as not to be ruined by this pest. Any farmer can, with but little trouble, as- certain for what his lands are the best suited. Having found this out 1t only remains for him to get up the courage to and cotton and go to that kind of farm ing that he is told can be successfully and profitably done on his land.
 In many portions of Alabama, and espe- cially in the black belt, 1t has been dem- onstrated that alfalfa can and is being proftably grown. Already many fine old plantations that had under the "old re- gime" of the negro and the mule brought their owners to the door of poverty, have turned out to be veritable gold mines when planted in alfalfa. If one should now drive through parts of Sumter, Greene and Hale counties, where his eye formerly fell on the pickaninies around the quarters of log cabins. and the darkies ''way down in the corn field' or the cotton patch, he beholds skilled laborers driving the mowers, or running the hay presses. Many men have already made fortunes by planting fields in alfalfa that formerly planted in cot ton yielded only enough income to keep up the negro and his family.
 Hand in hand with the growing of this hay crop should and no doubt will go the raising of cattle, sheep and hogs. When Alabama is able to raise Its own meat instead of doing as it has done for years past, sending each year thousands and thousands of dollars out of the state for its supply, then it will indeed be gar- den spot.
 We have mentioned alfalfa and stock raising, not that they are by any means the only crops that can be made to take the place of cotton, but we mention them only in an illustrative way. The point we wish to impress upon those who read this is that 1t is necessary to find out what crop your lands are the best adapt ed to, and then to get to work to raise those crops, for the raising of cotton when the boil weevil is here cannot be followed so as to make a profit.
 One of the greatest needs of the state at this time is good roads. and if the people can but be made to see and real ize the importance of this, so that they
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-16
Bibles in Hotels.

Harriet Quimby in Leslie's Weekly.
 The "Gideons" constitute an organiza- tion that seeks to have a copy of the Bible placed in each room In every hotel in the United States. The Hotel Victoria believes In the Christianizing influence of the Bible. The first thing an arrival will see when he enters his room is a medium sized and nicely bound copy of the New Testament lying on the table. Tt is the funniest thing 1 nthe world" said the pretty Irish maid, ''to see how the diff ferent ones are affected by the unex- pected appearance of the Good Book. Some take it up and look it over with the greatest interest, as though 1t might be the first one ever seen. Others slam it in a bureau drawer or on the top shelf of a wardrobe and leave it there. One man, a rich manufacturer from out of town, rang his bell furiously, and when I answered it with extra towels, think ing that would be the only thing he would ring my bell for he thrust the Bible in my hands and roared out, Do you think I'm bloomin' heather in need of sermons?'" Women take more kindly to finding the Bible in hotel rooms, but the travelling public, rule, seems more familiar with current literature than with the New or Old Testament.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-16
NEWS OF RAGLAND.
H. B. Ingram Dies at Infirmary at BTr-
 mingham.

Ragland. August 15.-(Special.) .)-Mayor N. L. Davis has determined to breal, up the violation of the prohibition laws i at Ragland. Marshall Laney was ar rested and convicted for this violation and was fined $50 and cost and 30 days on the streets. The mineral spring in Ragland is get ting quite a reputation for its medical qualities. A great many people in and around Ragland are visiting the spring every day. It seems that this spring more than 50 years ago was the health resort of this part of the county, but the heavy rains had filled 1t up 1t being at the foot of a mountain, and 1t was lost sight of for many years. But an old gum was dug out and the spring im- proved
 The body of H. B. Ingram, who was recently hurt when J. M.. Scroggins was killed by a fall of the porch of a house near Ragland, was brought back from an infirmary at Birmingham and buried at the Box cemetery today.
 Miss Lois Martin has returned to Gads- den after a pleasant visit to her parents at this place.
 Mrs. Watt T. Brown is attending the county Sunday school convention at Springville
 Miss Minnie Inzer of Ashville, who has been visiting relatives here, has re- turned home.
 Frank M Morris, tax assessor of the county who has been visiting his par ents at this place, returned to his home at Ashville yesterday.
 Miss Jessie Morris Is visiting relatives at Cartersville, Ga. MT and Mrs. R. B. Rogers and Miss Willie Rogers are visiting at Carters- vile, Ga.
 A series of meetings are in progress at the Baptist church, with the Rev. Loyal in charge.
 Mrs. Staples of this place, who went to Altoona a few days since to attend the bedside of her daughter, Mrs. Mealor. will arrive tomorrow morning with her daughters remains to be buried at the Rasland cemetery. Mrs 8. E. Dobbins Is visiting her sis ter Mrs. Glenn, at Coal City. Mrs. J. F.. Hawkins. who has been i'll for some time, was carried to the Davis infirmary at Birmingham last night
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-16
SMOKE LOSS $500, ,ooo, ,ooo.
cLief Engineer Wilson Argues for
 Abatement of Great Nuisance.

Syracuse Dispatch of New York Tribune
 At the convention of the Internationa association for the prevention of smoke Friday, H. M. Wilson. chief engineer of the technological survey. made the prin- cipal address at the closing session. He said, In part:
 'No greater step in the conservation movement of the United States could be taken than the utter suppression of the smoke nuisance in our great cities This evil Is one of the great dangers of mod ern times insidiously taking the health of the individual, lowering his vitality. increasing the death rate, and causing untold injury to property.
 '-The damage which smoke inficts every year in the United States amounts to more than $60o0O0,0O0 in the destruc- tfon of merchandise, the defacement of buildings, the furnishing of metals, the injury to plant life. and the greatly in- creased labor and cost of housekeeping. In our great and middle-sized cities more than So,O0O0OO people live and those suffer all the loss which is shown in the total of $500, ,000 GOO.
 But this Is not the most serious phase of the question. The smoke nuisance means uncleanliness, poverty. wretohed- ness, disease, and death. The medical men of the country are unanimous insthe declaration that the breathing of coal smoke predisposes the lungs to tubercu- losis, and even more violent lung trouble, such as pneumonia.
 ''The technologic branch of the United States geological survey Is charged with conducting investigations into the fuel resources of the country. with the pur- pose of showing the best utilization of the coal fields The experiments have proved highly successful, so much so that the statement is made by the gov ernment's experts that the smoke nuis- ance of American cities is needless and should not be tolerated. Smoke preven- tion is not only possible. but we stand ready to prove it by actual demonstra- ton at the experiment. station in Pitts burg"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-16
ALABAMA RURAL
 CARRIERS TO MEET

Anniston, August 15.-(Special.) )-The seventh annual convention of the Ala bama Rural Letter Carriers association will met at Anniston September 6. Pres ident Julius Merritt has issued the fol- lowing announcement:
 Good roads, motor power, insurance and state organ are issues. Congressmen Burnett and Hefiin, Secre- tary Rountree, postoffice department s representative Ditz and other prominent speakers will be present.
 Cheap rates for round trip on all rail- roads except the Southern between Tus- cumbia and Decatur have been arranged. On sale September and only. On ar rival come to the New Wilmer hotel, R. F. D. headquarters. Or inquire at the postoffice for place of meeting.
 Now, boys of North Alabama. this is a rare chance to attend a state convention of rural carriers.
 By all means go, even at your own ex- pense. You will never regret 1t Each county in the state should be repre- sented. Organizations in arrears should send in their dues at once. Remember you are delegate in proportion to paid up membership. One for every five members or major faction thereof. Attend to all matters possible now or before we meet If you have had experience with or want to know something about moter power, meet with us and discuss this matter, or anything else that may improve the ser vice or help the carrier in any way. Have all questions ready and be on hand early Monday morning. September 6.
 Following is the programme:
 Monday, September 6, 9;30 a. m.
 Called to order by President Julius Mer- ritt of Dothan.
 Reading Scripture and prayer by the Rev J. D. Simpson of Anniston.
 Sond, America"
 Calling roll of officers and delegates by the secretary.
 Appointing credential committee by the president.
 Reading synopsis of minutes of previous meeting by secretary.
 Welcome address by Hon. J. l.. Wikle, mayor of Anniston; also address by C. k. Barker, postmaster of Annston.
 Response by President Merritt, w. D. Pate and E. r. Curoin.
 Why Rural Letter Carriers Should Or ganize" lead by J. R. Paremore and H. c. Taylor of Dothan.
 What Has the Association Done and What May It Yet Do for the Carriers?' led by Bruce A. Jackson of Electic.
 Should Rural Carriers Organize a Fra ternal Insurance Company to Cover Death and Sick Benefts?" led by J. R. Whalen of Columbia, and J. J. icks of Ashford.
 Should We Have State Organ, Owned and Operated by Practical Printers Now in the Service?" lead by w. D. Pate of of Columbia and J. J. Hicks of Ashford.
 Monday afternoon, 30.
 Call to order by president.
 Report ofcredentials committee.
 ''The Horse vs Motor Power" lead by w. D. Pate of Hartford, J. P. Dupree of Ashford.
 How Can I Serve My Route,' led by l.. B. Lackey of Dothan.
 'The Rural Letter Carrier and Good Roads," address, by J. A. Rountree, sec retary Alabama Good Roads association, of Birmingham.
 Growth and Benefit of the R. F. D. Service" led by Congressmen John L. Burnett and Thomas Hefin.
 Appointment of special committees.
 Tuesday, September ', a. m.
 Devotional exercises.
 Annual address by President Merritt