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The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-08

no doubt that in this great audience there are literally hundreds, if not thousands. of men and women who in- tend to be Christians some time, but who keep saying. Not yet" Not to- day" and I am going to tell you not merely why you ought to become Christians but why Iyou ought to be- come Christians tonight
 First. because: The sooner you come to Christ the sooner you will find the wonderful Joy which Is to be found in Hlm. It admits of no con- troversy that there is in Jesus Christ an immeasurably better joy than there is in the world. a purer joy. a higher joy. a holier joy, a more sat- isfying joy. a more abiding joy, a more wonderful joy in every way. This fact does not admit of dispute. Every one here tonight who keeps his eyes open knows that 1t is true. Go to any person who has ever tried the world and tried Christ, and put to him the question, Which joy is bet ter-the joy which you found in the world or the joy which you have found in Christ?" and~you will get the same answer every time. The joy found in the world is not for a moment to be compared with the joy that is found nj Christ I have tried both.
 oecohu-iHe sooneT you conne to Christ the sooner you will escape the wretchedness and misery that there is away from Christ. First of all there Is the misery of an accusing conscience. No one out of Christ has peace of con- science.
 Then there Is the slavery of sin away from Christ "Whoso commit teth sin Is the bond-servant of sin." John viii. 34. Away from Christ Is ap- prehension of what may happen, ap- prehepsion os disaster, apprehension of what. man may do. apprehension of what may lie beyond the grave. When you come to Christ you get rid of the fear of man.
 Third-The sooner you come to Christ the more you can do for Christ. The moment a person Is saved he wants to do something for the Master. If you are saved a year from tonight
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-08
EXPORT TRADE FALLS OFF.
Low Price of Cotton Causes Large
 Loss in Lanunry.

Low Price of Cotton Causes Large
 Loss in January.
 Washington. March 7.--In January last, there was a falling off of about $50. .000. 900 In the total value of the country's exports as compared with those of January, 1908, while for the seven months ending with January last, the total exports amounted to s1, 301. .719,944 against $1,1S9. 9.090.551 in the corresponding seven months of the previous fiscal year. a fall of $157.Q00.- 900 in the seven months in question
 According to a statement just pre- pared by the bureau of statistics, one cause of this falling off Is found in the reduced prices of that largest single item of our export-raw cot ton. The average value of cotton ex- ported in January, 1908, was H. cents per pound and in January, 1909 9.4 cents per pound. Another cause ot the decline is the falling off in the quantity of corn, wheat and flour eX- ported and still another Is found in values of iron and steel manufacture exported, the value of these exports 1. the seven months ending with Janu- ary. 1909, being SS0.000,000 as against $116, ,500,000 In the corresponding pe- riod of the previous fiscal year.
 On the import side, figures for Jan uary last are encouraging. both man ufactures and crude materials for use in manufacturing showing an increas. over those of the previous January.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-08

1t. Before l had taken one bottle was better, and now I am completely cured. LENA V. HENRY, Route No. 8, Adrian, Ga. =. Why will women take chances with an operation or drag out a sickly, fourths of the joy of living, when they can find health in Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound?
 For thirty years it has been the standard remedy for female Ills. ana has cured thousands of women who have been troubled with such ail- ments as displacements, inflammation, ulcerati0n dbr9id tpmSrs iFrfsggglagi fgggssi ton, and nervous prostration-.
 If you have the slightest doubt that Lydia E. Pinkham's Nege- table Compound will help you, write to Mrs. Pinkham at Lynn, Mass, for advice, Your letter will be absolutely confidential and the advice free.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-08
Notice Of Bond Election.

State of Alabama. Montgomery County:
 Notice is hereby given that in pur- suance of an order of this date of the Board of Revenue of Montgomery County, Alabama, an election will be held i' said county for deciding whetl 3r not the said County snail issue ads, of character and amount hereinafter SC forth said election shall be held on the 25th dayNf March. 1909, at the polling places establish ed by law in each. of the several pre- cfncts of said County for holding elections therin; the amount of the proposed bond issue Is one hundred and fifty thousand ($150,00O) dollars, and the maximum rate of interest proposed to be paid Is four and ione-half per centum (4 1-2 per cent) per annum; the said bonds to run for fifty (50) years from date thereof; the said bonds to be issued for the purpose Of con structing and paying debts created for constructing public roads and bridges in said County.
 This the goth day of February, 1909
 DAVID FLEMING, Chairman of the Board of Revenue of Montgomery County. Alabama. mon-3t
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-08

you will go to work for Christ. but there will be one year gone that will never come back. between tonight ana a year from tonight of you come . year from tonight.) You can never so back over this year. You are as- sociated with friends that you can lead to Christ between now and a year from now who may be past your reach then.
 Fourth-The sooner you come to Christ the richer will be your eter- nifty. We are saved by grace. we are rewarded according to our works. Ev- cry day of mans Jife>after he Is saw ed he is laying up treasures in Heav- en, and every day that you live for Christ you will be that much richer for eternity. You little boys and girls in front, who are already Christians. you will be the future mllionaires of Heav- en.
 Fifth-The sooner you come to Christ the surer you are to come to Christ. If you are not saved tonight you may be tomorrow night, but you may not. ] believe there are scores of people here who will be saved tonight or never When a person stands on . platform like this and looks over such vast audience. and feels in his very soul that the eternal salvation of hundreds of souls Is trembling. in the balances as the result or that sermon, II ls ah awful feeling; but that Is the feeling I have now. believe there are hun dreds of people that hear every word I am now saying who will either be saved tonight or never. The Spirit of God may leave you. People think they can turn to Christ when they will. but. men and women. when the Spirit of God Is in the room. as He is in this building now. passing from seat to seat, and heart to heart. 1t is an awful moment. To say Yes, means life; to say No means death. To say Yes. means Heaven: to say No, means hell. Oftentimes a man will be so near the Kingdom, and he will say, Y am so interested I will certainly be just as much interested tomorrow: but the critical hour has come, and If you do not yield tonight you will have no in' terest tomorrow.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-08
Great Revival Comes To
 a Close. RECORD BREAKING CROWDS AT THE FAREWELL MEETING \ Words of Dr. Torrey Bring Tears
 to Many. At the Eleventh Hour 206 Were Con- verted, Making the Total Num- ber for the Meeting 1.311,
 as Reported.

More than 5000 people listened to Dr. Torrey's farewell sermons yester- day, and by far the greater number of them were those regular-as-a-cfock K church members who have sat in al- most exactly the same seats day after day. They were not glad to see pr. Torrey. go, and most of them had tears in their eyes when they went up and shook, his hand after the sermon. They all said. T do wish you could stay with us." and Dr. Torrey always replied, T wish I could stay"
 But that was not the formal fare- well that Christian Montgomery bade pr. Torrey. Before the sermon in the evening Mr. Cody, in relating how much good pr. Torrey had done in Montgomery. said that he thought Dr. Torrey should be given fitting Good bye." whereat he asked everybody to rise and wave handkerchiefs. As there were more than 4,000 individuals pres ent, as 1t transpired some of the individuals were equipped with more than one handkerchief, the air was filled with fiuttering white squares One old gentleman from the country fiourished a red one. but nobody mind cd that, least of all the old gentleman.
 There-were POS who-were converted at the eleventh hour. making the total number of conversions 1.311. But pr :. Torrey explained yesterday that 1t is not in the number of conversions that appear on the official list. that the re- suits of the revival are to be hgured, but rather on the good worked In IoiH who were already Christians and in the reclamation of those who had back slidden. He figured that three times more persons have been saved than the figures show.
 Dr. Torrey and MT. Jacoby both said that Montgomery and Montgomery folk have grown very dear to them. MT. Jacoby, in particular. wished ev- erybody to know that he has very warm place in his heart-the heart that Dr. Torrey ayers is the biggest and warmest on earth--for the church members of Montgomery He said he had made so many friends here, whom he valued. that he hated to leave MT. Jacoby was given silver loving-cup and a pair of gold cuff links by the class of personal workers which has been under his supervision. MT. Pal mer the choir leader, and MT. Young, the soloist, and MT. Collins the pan fist, were given silver handled umpreI- las by the choir yesterday.
 The real moment of the day, how ever, came this way. pr. Torrey had Just told how he thought, unlike MT !. Cody, who believes the greatest vis- 1ble improvement worked In the per- sonnel of the congregations has been in the increased peace and happiness in their faces, that the greatest visi- ble improvement has been in the sing ing. Herewith he asked te audience to sing that old hymn. Blessed be the Ties that Bind" Right then was the impressive climax of the dag. There was a quality in the singing that showed that there were hearts and not merely lungs beneath the words
 At the conclusion of both meetings Dr. Torrey was fairly smothered with
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-08
FAIRBANKS RETURNS HOME.
Former Vice-President to Resume
 Eracftce Of Law.

Former Vice-President to Resume
 Practice of Law.
 Indianapolis. Ind, March 7.-After twenty years public life. former Vice President Charles W. Fairbanks re- turned to his home here today from Washington.
 MT. and Mrs. Fairbanks received many friends. at their home today Concerning the new administration. Mir. Fairbanks said:
 The new administration starts with every assurance of success. The President was wise in calling Congress in extraordinary session at the earli- est practicable date so that tariff re- vision might be speedily effected. When revision ia accomplished. if 1t Is done on proper lines. 1t will tend to give stability to industry and trade and will result in the improvement of business conditions"
 MT. Fairbanks. after he has taken a few months' vacation. will resume the practice of law in Indianapolis.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-08
WANTS ACTORS TO ORGANIZE.
Addresses Members of Actors Society
 in New York.

New York. March 1.-The bringing of all the actors of the United States into @ national organization, which could affiliate itself with the Ameri- can Federation of Labor. and secure whatever benefits accrue from con- certed action. was urged here tonight by John Mitchell. the well-known labor leader.
 He did this at a meeting of mem hers of the Actors Society of America, the Actors Church Alliance, the Act ors' Union. the Vaudeville Comedy Club. the White Rats of America and a number of other associations of act ors. called for the purpose of protest Ing against alleged abuses of which they claim to be victims at the hands of theatrical agents.
 '"The time will come" said Mir Mitchell, when every actor will be a member of an international organiza- tion which will fight his fight"
 The actors adjourned after passing resolutions endorsing a bill to be in troduced in the Legislature tomorrow by Assemblyman Voss, limiting the commission to be paid to theatrical agents by actors to five per cent
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-08

visit her freqGently and every time I see her she brings out the postal cards she has received from the men of the fleet and shows me the pictures of the places visited and what you have writ ten to her. She sends her best wishes to you.
 The jackies ,cheered Miss Gould lust lily. and at the conclusion of the fes- tivities each man in turn shook hands with her Three cheers were also giv- en for Mrs. Sage.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-08
DAuTPRAYER.

Oh, God. Whose blessed Son was { manifested that He might destroy { the works of the devil. and make us the sons of God. and heirs of { eternal life; grant us, we beseech Thee, that, having this hope. we may purify ourselves. even as He { is pure; that, when He shall ap- pear again with power and great glory, we may be made like unto Him in His eternal and glorious kingdom; where with Thee. o Fa- ther, and Thee. O Holy Ghost. He liveth and reigneth. ever one God. { world without end. Amen.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-08
ENTERTAINs BLUE JACKETS.
Miss Helen Gould Gives Reception and
 Ten

New York. March 7.-Three hundred bluejackets from the battleships of the North Atlantic Squadron, now at the Brooklyn Navy Yard, after their round the world cruise. were enter tained by Miss Helen Gould today at a reception and tea party held at tho naval branch of the Young Mems Christian Association.
 In welcoming them, Miss Gould said:
 T wish to welcome all the boys home. I have watched your trip around the world with interest I want to tell you about another dear friend of yours. Mrs. Russell Sage. who would also be here to welcome you back had she not broken her arm a few weeks ago. I
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-08
ISOLATION BROKEN
RAITIMORE BEGINS T OSEE END
 OF DIFFICULTY.

AA00GIoyeO
 &o s.cure . Direct Wire Conn.,
 munication With the New
 York Headquarters.
 Baltimore. Md, March 7.-The isoia- ton from the outside world Of which this city has been a complete victim practically since Thursday morning was broken today and the city began to ace the end of the dificulty.
 The Associated Press office here managed to secure direct wire com munication with the New York head quarters by the cordial cooperation of the Chesapeake and Potomac Telc- phone Company at this end and the American Telephone and Telegraph Company at the other. Communication between Baltimore and New York of- Aces of The Associated Press was soon afterward secured over a wire of the Postal Telegraph Company and the Western Union. and thereby connected this Scity with the Western circuit.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-08
F MAKING A NEEDLE.

Many a woman often wonders about the making of the needle she plies so diligently every day in the course of her household duties. The manu- facture of this useful article is, indeed. interesting. -
 It is estimated that about 80, 1000. 900 needles are made weekly in the town of Redditch, England.
 A coll of very fine wire is run into the machine used in their manufacture and cut into pieces the length of two needles. These lengths are then made into little bundles. Each end of each wire Is sharpened. a hundred or so Of them at time. by being pressed to a grindstone. Two eyes are then stamp ed in the middle of each wire In each bundle. Each wire is then broken in the middle, thus forming two needles in the rough. They are then polished until all the rough edges have been worn down.
 To harden them, the needles are placed in a bath of hot oil; when cool, they are very brittle. Done up ia bum dies of a thousand. they are then rolled in fine sand for seven days and be- come quite smooth and polished They are then threaded on wires and rubbed until the eyes themselves have become bright and polished. The needles are then ready for shipment and the mar ket
 A popular visiting matron for whom there has been much entertaining. is Mrs. Phares Coleman of Montgomery. who has spent the past ten days as the guest of Mrs. Richard Randolph. Despite the general observance Of Lent in society, not a day has passed since Mrs. Coleman's arrival without some function more or less formal in her honor Most of the affairs have been very quiet, but all were grace full tributes to the charms of a woman of usually magnetic personality. One of the loveliest events with which che was complimented was the bridge luncheon given by Mrs. William Pitt man Redd, who asked about twenty five of her friends among the matrons to meet Mrs. Coleman. The affair was made most picturesque by the abund- ance of cherry blossoms. which gave a truly Japanese setting. Quaint Japanese fans and dainty score cards ornamented with Httle Japanese maids further carried out the plan of decora- ton.
 A series of small card parties and luncheons have had Mrs. Coleman as the centre of a coterie of admirers. and she continues general favorite here just as she Is in her home city. Society, however, was not the pri" mary influence in bringing Mrs. Cole man to Birmingham. She Is one of the leaders in club work in the State and delivered a brilliant paper on What Alabama Women Are Doing," at the recent reciprocity meeting of the fed- erated and non-federated clubs of Bir- mingham at the Country Club. She Is President of the State Federation of Women.s Clubs-Birmingham Age Herald.
 The Atlanta Georgian of Saturday printed a picture of Miss Cecel!a Payne with the following comment: "A charming Montgomery girl. who is the guest of her sister. Mrs. Marion Will lingham, in West End"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-08

than a minute Ut d time. My doctor said an operation W as the only chance l had, and I dreaded it almost as much as death. One day I was reading how other women had been cured by Lydia E.
 Pinkham's Vege- table Compound,
 and decided to try
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-08
Bark Wrecked.

Luderitz Bay. German Southwest Af- rica, March 7.-The Norwegian bark Auckland, Captain Githmark, has been wrecked in a gale off Passion Island. All the members of the crew were lost. The Auckland was bound from Rosario, January 27, for this port.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-08
TIED UP IN WASHINGTON.
Tbousands Can Not Get Out, so Con-
 wested fa Traffic

Washington, March 7.-The rear guard of civic and military organiza- tions that participated in President Taft's inauguration departed today.
 These included the Republican Glee Club of Columbus. O. Thousands of visitors who remained In the city af- ter inauguration because of the con- gested trafIlc conditions. besieged the union station, but the crush was so great that many were compelled to de- fer their departure. Normal tramc conditions will not be resumed for sev- eral days,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-08
AUTHORS DIE IN POVERTY.

That Ouida should have died as she did, in poverty and loneliness, an ex- ile. though a voluntary one, from the land of her birth, was an undoubtedly pitiful ending to an exceptionally bril- liant career. >Equally sad has been the fate of some literary geniuses of the past
 For instance. Richard Savage, the gifted poet, died in debtors prison at Bristol after enduring the bangs of semi starvation for years.
 Chatterton, driven desperate through hunger. poisoned himself at the age of eighteen.
 Swift died mad, as he had all along predicted he would.
 pr. Dodd, whose Beauties of Shakes peare" Is well known. was hanged for forgery.
 George Gissing. after suffering hardshlps that embittered his whole existence. died just as fame was be- ginning to be assured to him. \ Stow, the famous antiquarian au- thor of the Survey of London" be- came in his old age licensed beg
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-08
YOUNG COUPLE INJURED.
Struck by a Street Car i'm New Or
 leans.

New Orleans. La. March 7.-WhiIe on their way to attend a Purlm Ball tonight. David Lupritz and Miss Sadie Klawn were struck by street car at the corner of Camp and Poydras streets and both badly Injured.
 t.upritz suffered fractured arm, severe cuts and bruises and possibly internal injuries. His condition is very serious. but not necessarily fatal. Miss Klawn sustained several severe con- tusions about her head and body. She will recover. The couple were to have been married next week, 1t Is stated
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-08
CHOICE PLANTS AT HALF
 PRICE MONDAY ONLY.

At Montgomery Drug Company, II Dexter Avenue. Five Fancy Ferns, worth 50 cents, for 25 cents.
 Two Large Ferns q Boston, SprengeviD, 25 cents.
 Five Assorted Plants e Geraniums, Begonias, 1 Fern), 25 cents. s. B. STERN & co.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-08
Two Killed by Express.

Eagle Lake. Texas. March 7.-John Barrett and Patrick Corrigan were killed today a mile east of here by q westbound Southern Pacific express Corrigan has Sster and brother re- siding at Princeton, N. J.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-08
800, 900 CHURCH BURNS.
One of the Finest in Western PennsyI-
 Vania DeSfrOyed.

Kittaning. Pa, March 7.-The First Presbyterian Church. considered one of the finest houses of worship in Vest ern Pennsylvania, was totally destroy ed by fire, which was discovered at o'clock this morning. The loss Is $9O,. 900, with $3S00O insurance.
 A s3S.O0O Carnegie pipe organ and six handsome stained glass memorial windows were destroyed.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-08
SOCIAL CALENDAR Monday, March 6.

, Address of pr. Eliot at The } Grand at noon.
 , Planting of tree on Capitol , grounds at 10 o'clock.
 } Meeting of Court Street Home } Mission Society at 3:30 o'clock.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-08
PosTPONEs DEPARTURE
New War Secretary to Take Up Duties
 Next Week.

Chicago. March 7.-Jacob NJ. Dickin, son, the new Secretary of War, ap- pointed by President Taft, has post poned his departure for Washington to take up his new duties until Thurs day.
 He will arrive in Washington Fridas night and expects to assume his og. helal duties next week.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-08
WHEN YOU THINK

WHEN YOU THINK Of flowers, think of us. We offer the most beautiful and appropriate tributes of love and respect for those who have passed Beyond, also, choice cut flowers for other occasions.
 II Dexter Phone 1oo1.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-08
OPERATION HER ONLY
 CHANGE
WasCured byLy E.Pink-
 hams sVegetable Compound

Adrian, Ga. a.-"I suffered untold misery from female weakness and disease. and could not stand more
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-08
Fxtnr Edward Leave. Par,.

Paris. March liking Edward. who arrived here on Friday. left today for Biarritz
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-08

ican Rolling Company's sheet mill here was closed for an indefinite period last night, throwing 200 men out of em- ployment
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-08

Sheet Mill Closes. Zanesville. O.. March 7.-The Amer