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The Huttig news., 1909-01-16
Saturday, January i6, 1909.
TOWN OFFICIALS.

The following are the duly elected of foials of the incorporated town of Hut tig:
 Mayor-C. A. Berry.
 Rec order-H. A. Finley.
 Marshal-E. M. Cabiness.
 Aldermen--J U. Brown, c. T, Thomp son, H. W. Baskin, T. c. Rowland, an F. w. Scott. Board of Education-A. E. CulbreatF pr. K. E. Rowland, J. u. Brown, F. W Scott and A. w Corkins.
The Huttig news., 1909-01-16
Ordinance No. 27.

Be it Ordained by the Town Council of the Town of
 Huttig:
 SECTION 1. It shall be unlawful for any person under the age of sixteen l6 years to oiter. rambie or play upon or frequent the sidewalks or street. alleys or public places of the Town of Huttig after to March st of each year and after nine 9l o'clock D. m. from March st to October st of each year. unless such person is accompanied by parent. guardian or other person having legal custody of such person, or is in performance of an errand or duty directed by such parent, legal custodian when employment makes it necessary to be upon said streets alleys public places during the night time after said special hours.
 SEC. 3. It is hereby made unlawful for any par ent, guardian other person having the legal care permit any such minor person to loiter. ramble or play upon or frequent sidewalks, streets, alleys or public places of the Town of Huttig in the night time, specified in this ordinance. Any parent, guadian or minor person under the age of sixteen q l6) years. violating any of the provisions of this Ordinance, shall be deemed guilty of misdemean- or and upon conviction thereof be fined not less than one tSl dollar than twenty five tS25) dollars, or be imprisoned in the town jail for a time not less than q day more than thirty l5ol days for each offense
 SEC. 5. This ordinance shall be in force from and after its passage and pubicati Jn.
 Passed December 22, 9o9.
The Huttig news., 1909-01-16

If you want to cultivate your voice to singing and enjoy yourself, attend the singing at the First Baptist church every Sunday afternoon at 5:5o o'clock.
 ADAM LEWIS, Pres. JULIoUs JONES, Asst.
The Huttig news., 1909-01-16
 Ordinance No. 26.

Be it Ordained by the Town Council ofthe Town of
 Huttig:
 SECTION 1. That any person who shall put up at any hotel, inn or boardnghouse and shall procure any food, entertainment accommodation without paying therefor, except where credit is given by express agreement with intent to cheat or eefraud owner or keeper thereof out of pay for same or who with intent to cheat or defiaud such owner or keep out of pay therefor. shall obtain credit at ang ho- tel inn boarding house for such food, entertain ment or accommodation by means of any false show of baggage Of effects brought thereto, who shall with such intent remove or cause to be removed, any baggage effects from any hotel inn or board ing house, without paying the proper charges due from him or her for such food, entertainment ac- oommodaton, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in any sum not less than Ten IS ol dollars more than Fifty $50 dollars.
 SEC. 9. This Ordinance to take effect and be in force from and after its passage and publication.
 Passed December %, eoe.
The Huttig news., 1909-01-16
Notice

The Union Saw Mill Company will pay S5O.0O as a reward to any one, not in it's employ, who will fur nish information from which any person shall be Convicted of depre- dating or trespasslng upon the tim Der of said Company.
 This 1st, day of February, 1906
 UNION SAW MILL Go.
 By.F. w. Scott.
 Sec'y and Treas.
The Huttig news., 1909-01-16

ROWLAND LODGE No. 5e4 F. & A. M meets every second and fourth Satur day evenings at z:5o o'clock. Visiting Masons always welcome.
The Huttig news., 1909-01-16

Arrives Monday, Wednesday, and Frl- day from Monroe and goes to Farmer vile.
 Arrives Tuesday, Thursday and Satur- day from Farmerville and goes to Mon roe.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-06-01
SEATS IN CARS.

What constitutes ownership of a seat
in car is a question often talked
about and lately settled. II a man is
riding In a passenger-car and vacates
his seat. leaving q satchel or some 9TH
er article Of baggage on It. does that
establish a valid claim to the seat
while he is absent? A man who Is
disposed to be hoggish may occupy
one-half OF a seat for himself and the
other half for his luggage; then he
may get up. arrange his belongings
SO as to cover the entire seat. and be
absent for an indefinite time, believ-
ing that the seat is pre-empted and
that no one else can occupy It, but Is
his ownership valid?
That. we say. is a question that the
general public has always been hazy
about. but the courts have recently had
occasion to take 1t UP. and in a recent
case. as We learn from a contemporary,
the court decided against the plea
anu dhSSCO piANAlCECs anu IldlHIalnSQ
that depositing any baggage on a seat
does not confer a title TO the use of
that seat. According to his decision,
the only way to retain seat is to sit
on It; and the ruling is that no grip,
vAlise, dressing case, Saratoga bag,
box or bundle can be said. with truth,
to occupy a seat In the sense of sitting
on it,"
II that decision should be generally
sustained by the courts 1t will cause a
notable change in the habits OF trav-
elers. but at the same time It seems to
us that 1t may bring up some nice
points for adjudication. The question
will come up as to how long a man
must be out Of his seat before he
will be considered to have abandoned
It? II he gets up to get a drink OF
water. or for some other purpose that
will occupy but a minute or two. leav-
ing his luggage on the seat, will an
other passenger have the right to re-
move the baggage and take the seat?
Questions of that nature are sure to
come up and we think the courts will
have to do some close sailing to avoid
snags.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-06-01
The following from The Lneviiie
Headlight 10 of interest

Crop conditions are excellent In this
community. We have never seen finer
oats and wheat is looking well al
though the wheat acreage is small
Both corn and cotton are growing. on
nicely. The corn acreage Is larger than
we have ever before observed In this
section and the cotton acreage appears
to be about the same as last year The
farmer who cannot make living ID
Clay county could not make living In
any other place In this country.
From various portions of the State
there have come so many complaints
OF bad crop prospects that It is good
to hear an entirely different report
from Clay. The only fault we have to
find is that the wheat area Is SO small
II present prices Of -four continue to
hold we predict that wheat growing
in the hill country will become much
more popular than at present. II
they cannot grow very large crops they
can produce 1t at much lower prices
than they are compelled to pay at PRES
ent. Any man who knows how to farm
can make good living in Clay. as he
can make as good living in Clay. as
he can in any other part of Alabama.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-06-01
TUESDAY, JUNE 4, 1900.

When The Montgomery Advertiser
question as to whether 1t was Molly
or Johnny who put the kettle on, we
trust they will enlighten us as to who
took the tea after 1t was made.--Co-
lumbus EnQuirer-Sun.
The Advertiser has already settled
IL that it was Molly who put the kettle
spn. The Observer can't settle anything
hand doesn't care to do SO. What 1t
wants is to keep up a disputation with
those who are better informed. After
Molly had put the kettle on well all
take tea" says the song. and the whole
bunch assembled around the board and
partook of "the cup that cheers but
not inebriates." We are giving this
information for the beneit of our CO.
lumbus contemporary. not the other
one. The Charlotte brother is 50 hope
lessly befogged, bemuddled and be-
dinged that we have practically aban-
doned all hope of ever leading 1t up
from the wilderness In which 1t is
entangled. Solomon couldn't satisfy
that mule-headed brother.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-06-01
APPEARANCES OF FLAG
OF TRUCE.
General y. l.. ChamberIain, Of Grants
Array, Writes Of the Appearance
Of Captain Thomas @. Joness
Bearing FLAG That Sig
nined Surrender of
General Lee.

+. B. ~ u
Major General Joshua L. Chamber
lain. who commanded q division In
Grants, army. and received the formal
surrender at Appomattox. and who was
afterwards Governor OF Maine. has
written a very Erahpic description Of
Gnerais Lee and Grant. which will
prove interesting at this time in con-
nection with Judge Joness lecture AZ
81 .hs Asn .SnlghS on hs & Pays
General Chamberlain. after descrih-
ing his advance to the court house.
and Gordon's and Fitz Lees attack on
My right was in the air. advanced.
unsupported, towards the enemy's gen
eral line. exposed to flank attack
rG sseoRs BE .s sSaa Il shs INSIST Ssss
that extreme flank. where / could see
the csvalry which we had relieved.
now forming in column of squadrons
was anxiously hoping Il would save Us
from flank attack.
watching intently, my eye was
as os y 'S Sswassn nrs those hss soen
Joined by another. and taking di.
rection across the cavalry front to-
wards our position. They were nearly
them TIN lost from sight in the nearet
suddenly arose to sight another, from
NAooS Al sQuI~ own ITOuL--d SOlQleTly
young figure, Handsomely dressed and
mounted--a Confederate stan oficer.
undoubtedly to whom some Of my ad.
position. Now ! see the white nag
earnestly borne. and its possible pur
port sweeps before my inner vision
like a wrath OF morning mist. He
comes steadily on, the mysterious form
In gray. my mood so whimsically sen.
sitive that could even smile ut the
material of the flag. wondering where
IN either army was found towel; and
message--that simple emblem Of home
ly service, waited hitherward above
the dark and crimsoned streams that
can never wash themselves. The mss-
senger draws near, dismounts; with
graceful salutation and hardly sup
pressed emotion delivers his message
"'Sir. ! am from General Gordon.
General Lee desires a cessation OF hos-
tilities, until he can hear from General
Grant as to the proposed surrender"
Surrender" II takes moment to
gather ones speech.
"'Sir.' answer, that matter exceeds
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-06-01
The White Flag And The
Young Officer at Appomaffox

my authority. 7 will send 10 my SUI
perior. General Lee 10 right. He can
do no more
"All this with forced calmuess,
covering tumult OF heart and brain.
( bid him wait o while, and the mes-
sage goes up to my corps COMMANDER,
General Griffin, leaving me amazed at
fhe boding change Now from the
right came foaming up. In cavalry
fashion the two forms ] had watched
from away beyond. "A white nag a gain.
held strong aIoft, making straight for
the little group beneath our battle
flag. high borne also-the red Maltese
cross on q deld Of white, that had
that It Is one OF our Cavalry stan in
the iead--indeed recognize him, Col,
onel Whitaker of Clusters stan: and
hardly Keeping pace with him. 2 Con-
mounting, without salutation. the cav
airyman shouts:
This 10 unconditional surrender.
This 10 the endr
Then he hastily introduces his COM
panion, and addsi
Il am just from Gordon and Long
street. Gordon says For. Coos sake
stop this infantry or hell VIII be TO
payi I'll 60 to Sheridan, ne adds,
and dashes away with the white Tag,
ieayinG LongstrsAts aide with me-:
Il was doubtful OF my DUTY Tne
nag OF truce was IN, but had no right
to act upon y without orders. Tnerc
was still some firing from various
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-06-01

information from an authoritative
source has reached President Taft and
Secretary Knox in the last few days
SHOWING serious condition of affairs
Q situation that demands another In
PREVENTION. IL would seem that the
new Cuban government Is just begin
ming to enjoy Its freedom from Amer
lean restraint, and Is In fRir way 10
make ducks and brakes Of the finances
of the Island, and may precipltate a
national bankruptcy.
In the short time that the Gomez
government has been In power there
have been several Indications Of the
way n which i enjoys spending mon
OF raising It. The total revenue OF the
island Will hardly be more than $685.
100000, but the budget now In the
hands Of the administration calls for
expenditures OF more than $sS,00o.ooo.
does Is In passing appropriation bills.
These and other incidents have been
reported to President Taft Of the sam
pie OF the reprehensible acts the Co
meg government is doing, and what
the island treasury IL suffering from
an extraordinary stringency
The conservatives in Congress after
lighting the tendency to extravaganza
for time. apparently have come to the
fs to help the Comedies along as much
as possible SO as to hasten .the climax.
It Is pointed out by those familiar
with, Cuban affairs that In case the
epoch of extravaganza Is not checked
before long, situation win be pro-
creditors of Cuba to call upon the Uni
ted States for assistance In liquidation,
and another assumption of authority
over the island will be necessary.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-06-01

The New York Tribune thinks that
''to make, bS act of Congress- an hour
consist sometimes OF forty. sometimes
of sixty. and sometimes OF eighty min
utes. is enough to make old Father
Time throw up his job" Just so, but
The Tribune must bear in mind that
all things are supposedly possible to
the law makers these days. If they
can make laws to regulate all human
tastes. desires and inclinations why
may they not call old Time of his
perch and do his work for him? Moth
ing easier, and we are surprised that
some crank hasn't introduced a bill to
change the time of the suns rising
and setting. 1t would be about in
hne with some other legislation.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-06-01

that each car was worth thousand
dollars at the Castieberry depot In
the same degree other towns. where
the industry was established profited
by long and favorable season. when
the "cut over" lands OF South Alabama
are as thickly dotted with farms as are
the older "cut over lands Of Southeast
Alabama. that part Of Alabama will be
one of the richest agricultural sections
of the entire South.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-06-01
A Few Word. As To Money.

New Orleans Picayune.
The Picayune is asked why. II money
Is only measure Svs o, Va hcsu Ssef T. "a
not always practical to exchange COM
modities, government legal tender
notes are not better than gold, as they
are supposed to be cheaper?
The answer is simply this: Govern.
ment legal tender notes are not only
the money generally In use in tins
confined to the United States, but It lie
International TO a great extent. Our
legal tender notes will not be accepted
Countries. and. therefore, we must
have International money that will go
everywhere. The only international
money is gold. and that we must have.
AS to the supposed cheapness OF
paper legal tender notes are they
cheap? Are they any cheaper than
Try to get such legal tender note,
You must give its face value in gold
for It, or you must give an equivalent
in labor or IN merchandise nssn,n. ons,n
about " that but is it Cheaper to the
government to make such notes than
to get and coin cggs Odid' 70 If . tas go9
print paper notes by the carload, by
the billion. But who would accept
note today is guaranteed to be as good
as its face value in gold. and gold can
be got for 1t in the National Treasury.
or doubtless IN any of the banks.
1t Is the guarantee that, every such
note is as good as gold that gives ev-
cry citizen confidence in such paper is
the government cannot make Its guar
antee good, and from that moment
such paper note ceases to be as good
as gold Greenback legal tender notes
were first issued February IS. 1882, to
pay the soldiers, because the United
States dig not have gold and they ns ,,,
ERE rsS %bs6 speos sol fesump pTs T Took
| place. During the seventeen years
from the time they were issued the
| greenback notes were at a discount,
and all through the year 1884 the aver
! age price Of dollar in gold was S2.20
in Rreenbacks, and one day in July. Of
s2.ab was required to equal one dollaF
Therefore, greenbacks are only al
| GOOD as gold as long as the govern
| mont can make them so. When II no
! longer has the gold with which to pay
it's guarantee, then the parity of value
| ceases. Many persons n the South re-
$50 for one OF goid and after that they
nsper money OF our Revolutionary
War never was redeemed and becamS
| only so much waste paper.
Paper money Is only credit money
and nothing more. Gold has come 70
ineorruptibie. not being subject to rus!
or corroslon. it's beautiful oolor and
inoorFuptlbiiity have made II desired
| for ornementAi uses in every eSs Of
the world and while Il exists IN TIA
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-06-01
He'll with "A History.

Lond0n 3lODe.
Few persons suspect that in the ca
thedral church of Notre Dame Is a bell
contemporaneous with Joan Of Arc
"the blessed bell" which sounded the
tocsin when the maid OF Lorraine ap-
peared in August. 1920, and Paris was
besieged by the English. This historic
bell, referred to by Victor Hugo in his
"Notre Dame de Paris" was given to
the cathedral in 1900 by Jean de Mon
taign. 1t was refounded In 1885. and
then rebaptized under the name of
Emmanuel Louise Therese, in honor of
Louis XIV and Marie Therese of Aus
tria
so If this bell is not the same bell
which the heroine of Domremy heard,
neverth eless the same metal vibrates
today at the great religious eremonies
of the metropolitan church. In view of
later events 1t seems rather more than
a coincidence that when all the other
bells of Notre Dame were destroyed
by the revolutionists Joan's bell should
have been spared.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-06-01
Granted.

Dothan Eagle.
special dispensation has been
asked of Editor Hall. of The nothap
Eagle. to permit Secretary Jacob Pep
perman and Editor Bob Mel. of The
Selma Times. to wear. frock coats.
commonly called ELIAS" in the Wire
Grass, during the meeting OF the Ala
barna Press Association. 1t rs a noto-
rious fact that both these gentlemen
own frock coats and they need not
claimed anv interest Whatever In the
request saying that 1t was made with /.
out their knowledge or consent. Ed
itor Mel AYERS firmly that all coats he
wears now are of "the sawed of
kind."-Montgomery Advertiser.
:, On. the occasion Of the meeting Of
the Alabama Press Association here In
June, we hereby grant Bob Mel and
Jake Peppernap a special dispensation
to wear their Elias out of statutory
time. They can wear them whenever
and where-eyer they see fit, be they
short. or rounds bouts or Mormon
Elder lengths. Jake looks better in
the latter. with his famous horse
dealer. or sherif's hat. But Bob Mel
has done well to assume the sawed
offs-he's not built right for the
others.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-06-01
This Is My 9th Birthday
Bishop HartzeIl.

Rev. Joseph c. Hartzell. one of the
famous missionary. bishoph Of the
Methodist Episcopal Church. was born
in Illinois. June l. 1912. ana received
his education at Illinois Wesleyan
stituto. He united with the Central
Illinois Conference IN 1858 and soon
became prominent in the affairs of the
church. In 1888 he was elected sec:
Church Extension Society and In 1884,
was elected missionary bishop to At
RIGA. In his many years of work In
Africa, Bishop Hartzell has accom-
plished great reforms of q political as
well as an educational nature among
the various tribes and colonies. Mt
merous writers and travellers familiar
with his work have ranked him with
and reformer in the Dark Continent
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-06-01

Some idea of the quantity of material used
by the postal service may be gained when it
is stated that during last year the division
furnished s25.OOo,OOO yards of Irvine, $780,
900 pens, $4,000 pen holders $50, 600 pencils
and $500 900 blank cards, To wrap the
bundles. $500 sheets OF wrapping paper
were used Blank forms are furnished by
the millions. OF the form Application for
Domestic Money Order" which il seen in
the lobby OF every post office. there were
I6l,770, 600 used last year, and during the
same period. ss.oS4 rubber stamps were man.
ufactured and supplied to post Offices
Asst Postmaster General P. V. De Graw. in
The National Magazine for June.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-06-01
seo.ooO.OOo To Reclaim the Arid Lands

500 100000 To Reclaim the Arid Lands
Director F. H. Newell, in June Natioa-
al Magazine
In a little over six years. construct
ion has gone forward rapidly, and
there have now been planned projects
involving the expenditure of about
500 000. 900. of which amount over $50.
000. 900 will have been spent by the end
of the present year. These works win
otherwise almost valueless, which
when reclaimed. should have a value
of upwards of 500 per acre. There
are now. under ditch nearly a million
acres. of which q third is Irrigated
The land available for settlement has
been divided into 5000 farms. aud
about $500 miles of canals and bitches
have been built. carrying. water to
these. In constructing the works
about hftv million cubic yards OF
earth have been removed. and nearly
rock. over Ave thousand separate
structures have heen built. including
large dams. headworks. riumes. ST.
phons.l ebrjdKes.9 and culverts. Near
iy q thousand miles Of telephone lines
and ffty-seven tunnels have been con-
structed.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-06-01

1t is strange how relics and remind
ers OF the great war will sometimes
Unexpectedly come to light. We have
Just read of case in point which &C.
CURED in a sawmill at or near the bat
tle-held of spottsyivania Court House.
While saving through a large pine log
the saw came In contact with a solid
cannon-ball. which shattered the saw
and partially wrecked the mill. Evil
IDENTIFY the ball was fred during the
bloody battle of May. 1854. and for
forty-five years It has been hidden in
the pine. It is interesting to think Of
what would have been the result II the
tree had been left standing. Cen
turtles from now, perhaps. the tree
might have fallen and decayed and
some one would have found the bali
and regarded 1t with as much wonder
as one would now look on a relic OF
the battle of Hastings. 1t had a good
long rest. as it was.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-06-01

Having decided" argues The New
Bedford Standard, that negro and
a white man DO not suffer equal hui
initiation by reason OF false arrest,
the New York Supreme Court is logic
ally bound to rule. when the issue is
brought before it. that there are not
merely color distinctions. but class dis
tinctions when compensation is sought
for the shame Of an unfounded accu-
sation."
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-06-01


Little Alice came one day
When the sun was red and low
On a path that crossed my way
That the fields Of clover know.
And I loved the little maid;
For she talked of things I knew
How her dogs and pony played
How the sweet, white clover grew,
How the brooklets sing and wind
Through the country, how the rose
All about her yard was twined
MingIing with the wind that blows.
Little Alice-Sad the bloom
On the clover field today,
Tears are in my heart and gloom,
A white hearse has crossed my way.
Kate Slaughter Mckinley