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The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-02-02

would, undoubtedly. be united for ser vice. The irritating sources might be violent exercises, excitement or ex- eesses."
 "wouid you conslder that sitting on . jury would csus him to have the troubleT'
 "No. sir" he is liable to have it any time under any conditions.
 The State called several other phy- sicians and asked them hypothetical questions. At the conclusion, Judge Hart tefseiy remarked:
 s.Suinming up the evidence. gentle men, the court Is of the opinion that the juror can do jury service."
 Immediately after the decision Judge Anderson. of the defense. said that the time had come when the defense wished t, speak on the Whitwortn case.
 Fasserson's Name Used.
 After Whitworth was chesen.' he went on, ..we heard ruuiors that the juror was subject to chaiienEe for cause. About the same time Mrs. Whitworth sent to us to know If we wonid oppose his release for illness. We said we would not if he were III. We fnever sugkested, instigated or promoted this, illness. We have wftnesses. however to prove that AAtt W,Vh tA&1 VARANDoS~ ana is Incompetent ,we have wit nessss here to make good our con- tenti0n and we will examine them and ask Whftworth's discharge"
 Arch Hzrpcr, the first witness, heard pr. weakley and Whitworth taking Tat q funeral just before Christrnas Whitworth said people who were for Patterson before the Killing were not for him now.
 T believe" Whitworth said. that Patterson had something to do with the murder of Carmack.v
 This is the first time Governor Pat terson.s name has bsen drawn into the case. .sss, s..9s..
 pr. weakIey corroboratsd Harper's testimony. C. W Mitchell swofe that inme- diataiy after the three defendants had been indicted he heard Juror Whit worth say:
 '.Exsfy damned one of them ought Go be hanged"
 This remark was made In the pres. ence Of two other men In . black smith shop. s5st The State asked for time to meet the charges. 60 court adjourned until 9-a. fn., Tuesday.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-02-02
BIG SAW MILL BURNS
AaARnURY LUMBER COMPANY sUF-
 FERs HEAVY Loss. s.
The Saw MilI is Located One Half 4Eile South 0R AzOuat@in CreeA<--
 Part of LumbeP Stock nesarOyed

Mou ntain Creek, Feb. 1.-(special.)- The Marbury Lumber Company's saw mill and part of lumber stock. just one-half mile south of Mountain Creek. was totally destroyed by fire at an early hour tonight.
 Most of the lumber probably will be saved but as 1t is. the loss is heavy, doIlarR.
 At this time. the actual loss cannot bo estlnaated as the fire is still burn- ing. IL is reported that the large mill was covered by insurance. Just how the fire originated is yet unknown.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-02-02
WEST POINT CADETS WON'T
 } ATTEND THE INAUGURATION

washington, Feb. 1.--Unless subse- auent 'legi islative action Is taken, the west Point Cadets in all probability will not attend the inauguration of Taft and Sherman on the fourth of March.
 TJpon A point of order, made by Rep resentatfve Cox, of Indiana, the item of the military appropriation bill. mak- ing A 4r.5s7 appropriation for extra ordinary subsistence of the cadets while attending the inaugural ceremonies, was stricken from the bill.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-02-02
LnMoTNn Is snNTENCED.
F1rpnehn.nn who said He Could SEake
 gamwaosaAm.

Paris, Feb. l.-Henri I.emoine. the Frenchnan whose elaine that he could manufacture diamonds were aired in the courts of Paris last summer, has been sentenced to ten years inprison- ment in default.
 Lemoine fled just before the final nearing of the case against him. He was being tried on charges of hav- ing secured money from an English diamond mine owner on false pre- tenses by declaring that he .was. able 10 manufacture diamonds,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-02-02
Aetlnm aa Paeaacater.

Panama. Feb. 1.-That Mr. Taft is ncting as paciflcator in the strong post election factional feeling. which at times has been very marked, Is shown by the fact that invitations have been sent to both Preaident Obaldia and Senor Arias. at one time opposition candidates for the presidency. to the dinner and reception arranged for to- morrow by Herbert G. Squfres. the American Minister, in honor of the American President-elect.
 Mir Taft this afternoon called upon ex-President Amador, who is i'll. Ex- President Amaaor and President Obal- dia have not been, on friendly terms for a long time, because of political differences. Mir. Taft wishes to make 1t plain that his cordiaIfty is toward Panama, as a whole, and not toward one or another political faction, and he has endeavored during his stay here to treat all men. and all parties in the same cordial manner.
 Both sides of the controversy which has arisen through the commissary system, will be given Q hearing, but he will make no recomm endation with regard to the treaty. which refers the question to arbitration. Without doubt the commissary will continue, although so-called Injuries will be eliminated. in the judgment of Secretary Root in this matter.
 Prior to the visit of Mfr Taft and the board of engineers to the Culebra cut today. all dynemite was removed from the workings, So that possibility of ac- cident to the President-elect might be avoided. s
 Although not speaking for publica- tion. the engineers do not conceal their
 A. e. nrsfNf Aa. Gatun dam. Chief of Engineers, Lieu tenant Colonel 0oethals. and the army engineers engaged in the construction work. are much gratlfed at the results of the investigation of the special en- xineers. Colonel. G0ethals said today that naval vessels would sail through the lock canal by January 1. 1915.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-02-02
TO REJOIN FLEET.
Admiral ArnOEd's Third Squadron C2n-
 centratEHg at Guantananho.

AdmiPRI ARnOkdFh ThIFd SquWufVH VI
 ceatratEng at GuantanaHlo.
 Washington, Fab. 1.--Admiral AFr nold's third squadron of the Atlaufic fleet. now coneencrating at Guantan- amo, is under orders to leave there pc. tween Feb. s and 10, to meet Admiral Sperry's fleet of sixteen battleshipss which are to leave Gibraltar. Feb. C.
 Some where in the broad Atlanue. Ghe ships of the several squadrons wAA get into wireless communication with each other and then, with Admiral Ar holds ships as an escort, the vessels will proceed to Hampton Roads, where ey are due to arrive Feb. 22.
 The New Hampshire. which has just left New York, Is now proceeding to- ward Guantanamo.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-02-02
FIGHT OVER A DOG
RROTHERs-TN-LA IN A BLOODY
 TRAGEDY.
Atex I,oeVxa Was Chopped in the Back - With Axe By Steve BFtdges-
 Loeke VIII
 TnaR

Huntsville. Feb. I.--steve Bridges and Alex Locke. brotheFg-in-iaw, and welI-known farmers, engaged in bloody light near JefS. Ala. today
 Locke was chopped in the back with an axe and win die. Bridges has tele- phoned that he will come in and sur render. The diiiculty arose over dog
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-02-02
OraereA ta Phillnnlnen

Washington. Feb. 1.-Brigadier Gem eral Ramsey D. Potts, commenting the Department of the Gulf, Is ordered to the Philippines. where ho will com mand the Department of the Vizays. relieving BriEadfeP General Charles L. Hodges. who viii proceed Co San Fran cisco for orders es
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-02-02
COTTON COMMITTEE.
Experta VIII FIX the standard of
 Grades.

Experts VIII FIX tAe Sues1Neu VA
 Grades.
 Washington, Feb. 1.-The committee m experts on cotton classification re- gently appointed by Secretary of Agri- culture Wilson to fix an official stand ard of the various grades Of cotton, be- gan its task at the Department of Ag- riculture today.
 The committee is composed of nine members In addition to three special assistants. representing the leading eot- ton concerns of the country.
 n lie efforts to establish nine grades os cotton as provided for by an act of Congress, the committee will have the nae of cotton standards of the cotton exebanges of this country and Europe. A week probably will be required to complete the work.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-02-02
RETURN FROM CUBA.
I've saaadrens ef Cavalry Arrive al
 Tamm@. Flm.

Tampa, Fla.
 Tampa. Fla, Feb. 1.-Two squadrons of the 18th United States Cavalry. eighty-five men and IF head of army horses and mules, under command of Captain McNamee, arrived on the trans port Progresso today, after 8 very stormy passage from Havana.
 The traops have been stationed at CienfuegBs for over two years, and are en route to Fort Sheridan. The Progresso encountered q southwest gale after passing Dry Tortugas. and grave fears were entertained for the transport's safety.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-02-02
sTGTE-WTDE PROHIBITION.
west VIrganla'n Lower House PaSse
 williams Res0lutiOn.

charlenton. w, Va, Feb. l.-By Q vots oY e2 to 13. the House of Rep resentatiyes foday passed the Williams resolution which proposed the submis- sion 10 the voters of an ameAdment to the constitution providing for state wide prohibition.
 The resolution will be brought up in the Senate and the- forces for and against prohibition are exerting them selves to theif utmost in preparation for the impending contest
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-02-02
by Lieutenant Governor White, Mir. sherman said in part.

by Lieutenant Governor White, Mr. sherman said in part:
 T do not pretend to know all the legislative bodies of the world, but in- solar as my study of legislative pro- ceedure goes, I believe the rules of the House of Representatives of the Uni ted States. are the best calculated to do business of any code of rules adopted by any legislative body in the world. and the great distinction between the rules of the lower and the higher leg isiattve body in Washington Is this: In the lower house. the rules provide for, a majority to do business promptly and in its own way, whereas in the higher body, the rules make 1t possi- ble for minority to prevent the do- ing of business"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-02-02
MEXICAN RAILROAD MERGER.
Mexican Gevernment Takes Over Many
 Miles of Central Line.

mexfeam Governmemt Takes Over Many
 Miles of Central Line.
 Mexico City, Feb. 1.-The physical merger of the Mexican Central and the National Railroads became effective to- day, and the Mexican government has taken over 7,0i2 miles of line.
 FEN Brown Is President of the new company. s. Nj. Felton, formerly President of the Central, will remain in Mexico as the representative of the minority stockholders, consisting of e group of Americans headed by H. Clay Pierce. The financial corporation of the Central, of which Mfr. Felton re- mains the head, is not disturbed by the merger.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-02-02
INAuGuRAL ExPENsEs.
Senate APPropriates Money f
 form nt Capit0i.

form at Capitei.
 Washington, Feb. i.-4TO defray eN- penses for fitting the Capitol for tho inauguration of William n. Ialet ioint resolution was agreed to unanl- mously in the Senate today approprt- ating $1s,000.
 The resolution provides that the tr- augural platform to be erected ~ front of the Capitol shall seat $500 persons, which is one one-third more than four years ago. It also author lzes extra policemen at the Capitol Tor three days. The work of erecting re- viewing stands in the vicinity or kne white House was begun today.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-02-02
SUCCESSION TO PRESIDENCY. 7
Bacon Jslnt Isessiutfea Is Adopted by
 the Senate.

Washington, Feb. 1.--The Senate Committee on Judiciary today ordered favorably reported the Bacon joint res. oiution. proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States, respecting the succession to the pres idency. t
 vide the manner of succession where there is no person entitled to hold the ofiice of President or vice-President. Later in the day, the Senate, by two thirds vote, adopted the amendment.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-02-02
count TanaIxR Ia Dead,

Chicago. Feb. IA special cable 70 The Daily News from Tokio says Nis- count Tanaka died there today. he Mas a menber of the privy council and took a prominent part in the restoration ot ths empire after the downeaii of tne Ghogunaso.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-02-02
SHOCK IN sEONTREAL.,
People of Canadian Metropolis Have
 Seare. ~.

Montreal. Feb 1.--shortiy before 2 o'clock this morning a second earth quake shock followed the slight ope that occurred before midnight and number of people who had been arous- aa bv the nrsC tremor were badly frightened. .s.&
 The quake was not recorded on me aeismograph at McGnl University.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-02-02
TAFT AT GUERRA
PREsEDENT-ELECr AND ENGINEERS
 ExAMENE CUT.
Mir. Taft and Enxin@srp Age verS Afaeh GrntIaea aa Exteak es WeKk
 AeeoBplsnhed at ss Eaaehrm.

,cwlehra. PanAnta. Feb. illiam II. 4stk end the engineers aceonpnsl2s ing 1f-l. reachea tEerof sresn Panama today on a special tfaan enc mede q detailed exaanIAKti6n Of tae fonfteeh miles of the .Ghipbta cut. e
 The facf thk4, Eha eKtstinE pIa1ss for the lock And dam At GatnC are satis- factofy to the visiting engineers has creatsd q local feeling of optimism and the fears. of delay in the completion of the work have been relieved.
 MT. Taft expected the view. of the engineers reRarding the situation at Gatun would De favorable and their fndings consequently did not come as a surprise to hin. "
 Mir. Taft and the engineers are very much gratified ak tho extent of tho work accomplished at Cnlebra.
 MT. Taft called this afternoon on former President Amador, who Is quite IL
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-02-02
EXTEND SAvANNAH LINE
Fneswht and Passenger Steamships Be- tween Baltimore ana Jacksonville.

tweea Baltimore ana Jacksonville.
 Baltimore, Md, Feb. 1:-Within the next three or four months. there will he direct freight and passenger steamship me between Baltimore and JacksonvIlls. Fla
 J. c. Whitney. President Of the Mer- chants and Miners Transportation Com rany, made this announcement today, The line will be a continuation Of the present Savannah line.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-02-02
Innl.er fnr NEeaalna.

Mobile, Feb. 1-British barkentins Hillside cleared here today with car go of lumber for the earthquake zone at Messina. Italy.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-02-02
VESSEL GOES ASHORE.
CsptAIn and Crew of sPan1sh Bark
 are still AhoaFa.

are still AsOaFd.
 West Palm Beach. Fla. Feb. l'-Ihe Spanish bark Coquimbo went ashore today on Boynton Beach, about a haii mile below the BOynton Hotel She Is loaded with lumber and steel The cautain and crew are still aboard ana tha vesseIa is resting easy on the sand. The ocean Is quiet end there IS mo danger as yet. Word has been sent to Jacksonville for assistance.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-02-02
IUSBAND AND WIFE
 DIR IN THE

HUSBAND AND WIFE
 DxH IN THE STREET. st. Louis, Feb. 1.--While sum- rnoning ati for his wife. who had dropped dead in the street from heart dibease last night, Sebas- dian Stoll, e years old, died be- aide the body of his help meet of ntty years. Mrs. Stoll was on her way home from church with her husband when she expired. He. believing she had fainted. went to a near nv house, obtained assistance and then fell lifeiess beside the corpse of hiS wife.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-02-02
THE WEATHER.

wtsskfngton, Fsb. is--Ferecasf fer AIabensas Pastzy eIeudy <and warmer Tpesdays psasfbsy showers af night in eeuth poxtaont Wednesday partly eisudy, iixht nsrtheast winds.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-02-02
DIES IN ELECTRIC CHAIR.
.Ivator. eOvsrnaIe, wac Killed T,ss

Salvatore GOvernaIe, WhO Killed Tvs
 Policemen. tt oaslning. N. r.. Feb. 1.-Saivators Governale was put to death in the elec- tric char at Sing Sing prison today for the murder of two New York City pe-t ljceynen. 0eorEe M. Seehler and Albert A silleck. on Sunday. April 14, 1908. The double murder followed a nEhe 3n WashInRton Square Park during which Governale fired a revolver az fellow countrymLn and the police iD- terfered.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-02-02
JAMES s. SHERMAN SPEAKS.
VIes-Presldent-Elec TalkS of Legisla.
 tive Procedure.

Albany, N. r., Feb. 1.-Viee-Presi- dent-eleet James g. Sherman was q vIsItor at the Capitol tonight and ad- dressed. the Sanats- bRie4ly. Introduced
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1909-09-25

where. The cane is down and
stripped ot leaves, but the damage
to this crop is nut considered Sc
rious.
The home of Mrs. Alphonse Ro-
chon, Just south of the town limit
Was cut ~ two by a large Tree fall
ing upon it; ten persons were III
the house At the time, all escaped
uninjured with the exception of a
little girl WHO received frw light
scratches
The First Home Mission Bap-
tiste church, colored, WAS blown
from its foundation and greatly
damaged.
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Night On Bald Mountain.

On a lonely night Alex. Benton Of Fort
Edward. n. Y. climbed Bald Mountain tn
the home of neighbOr. tortured by
Asthma, bent on curing him with DR..
Kings New Discovery. that had cured
himself of asthma. This wonderful me-
iicine soon relieved and quickly cured
his neighoor. Later it cured his sons
wife of severe lung trouble. Millions
believe its the greatest Throat and Lung
cure on Earth. Coughs, Colds. Group
HemorrhaGes and Sore Lungs are surely
cured by it. Best for Hay Fever, Grip
and Whooping Cough. soc and 81 LOO
Trial bottle free. Guaranteed by T. j
Liable drug store.
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Why Druggists Recommend Cham
beriaIu's Collie, Cholera and
DiarrhOea Remedy.

Mr.. Frank G.. Hanrahan, II prominent
druggist 0f Portsmouth. Va. says: For
the past six years have sold ami rrcom-
mended Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera and
Diarrho, Kennedy. II is great REMEDY
and one of the best patent medicines Oh
the market. handle some others for
the same purposes thai pay me larger
profit, but this remedy is 50 sure a cure,
and my customers 81 certain to appre
ciaie my recommending it to him. that
| give ii the preference. For sale by
ALL DRUGGISTS.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1909-09-25
Swamp Land Reclamation.

Perhaps more attention Is now
being paid to the reclamation of
swamp lands in Louisiana than has
over been the case before. Several
syndicates have during recent years
purchased large tracts of swamp
lands from the levee boards of the
State aud from private Individuals
and have set tC work to drain them
and place them upon the market
for cultivation.
In some places, notably in wes-
tern VermllIion, III Calcasieu and
in Iberia the people have organi-
zed drainage districts aud have
taxed themselves Tor the purpose
of constructing drainage canals,
by which means thousands of ACRES
of marveiuusIy productive land
have been brought 10 Il condition
fit for profitable cultivation. In
the Fifth Levee District, cUmpris-
ing the Parishes IN the northeast
ern portion of The Slate, gigan-
tic undertaking bss been planned
whereby 1T rs proposed To drain
and make cuitiyaUle somewhere in
the nelghborhood of million acres
of the finest cotton land in the
United States.
Aud so The work Of reclamation
is going on in Louisiana more IA
pldly than most people would dare
believe, and as the profit 10 be re-
allied from such improvement be-
comes manifest there will be other
similar undertak ings wherever
swamp lands exist. There are said
to be nearly ten million acres of
low-lying land in Louisiana that
needs to he draiued before they
can be cultivated successfully, but
after being drained their produc-
tivily almost surpasses belief. Pri-
vate syndicates have already re-
claimed aud put iuto cultivation
within radius of fifty miles from
New Orleans large areas of land.
which, because of their swampy
condition have long been consider.
ed worthless.
The productive capacity of these
reclaimed swamp lands has sur.
prised the capitalists who under,
take the enterprise and the wealth
thus added To the State has alrea
, dy been considerable. Especial,
do these lands seem to be adapted
, tn truck farming, and it is only {
, question Of few years when the
immense swsmps which once hem
med IN. New Orleans on almOs
! every hand will have disappeared
and the whole region will be con,
, verified into well-drained and we'll
5 titled farms, ochards and siocl
pastures supplying this aud otheI
, markets with vegetables, fruit auC
: dairy supplies and bringing wealth
to thousands of farmers, truck
, growers and dairymen.
Indeed one who has not VISITED
these reclsimed lands would be as
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1909-09-25

tonished to discover how much in
that line has been accomplished
already. Because of tho nearness
of these lands to the gulf, the RI
YER aud the lakes the climate 10
more equable in winter than in
other places in the same latitude,
"A fact which enables the market
gardener to get bis vegetables Oh
the market some time before they
become marketable in lass favored
localities. There is little room to
doubt that within the next few
years trucking and fruit growing
in the immediate vicinity OF Now
Orleans will receive such an i'm
petus by reason of these advan-
tagss as to make New Orleans be-
come a serious competitor of Los
Angeles in Northern markets.
In addition to the profits that
shall accrue from the reclamation
of these lands, of the happy and
prosperous homes that have arisen
almost 10y magic, as it were, out
of the midst OF marsh and swamp,
will be also the blessed relief
from the pestiferous mosquito.
Already the screening of cisterns
and the drainage and paving of
New Orleans have greatly reduced
this evil, but so long as the low
lands remain in tho outlying dis
tricts we shall continue TO have
the mosquito as most unwelcome
guest. When the tracts now CO.
vered by tangled underground and
staguant water, at times, shall
wave with golden fruit and ripen.
ing vegetables, when the prattlt
of babies at play shall supersedt
the shrill cry of the bull-frog, anC
when the song of the husbandmar
shall float in on the evening breez'
where once desolailon and dealt
held undisputed sway-aud thes'
things are near in the future-thel
the enormous wealth that througl
> the centuries has laid hidden il
; these forbidden wastes will be re
. allied.
The work Of retaining them i
> one of the most important enter
prises that has ever been uuderts
ken in Louisiana and with it's con
: pletion multiplied millions of do
lars will have been added to til
wealth of the State, and the grea
u est sanitary triumph of the cent?
nv will have been achieved.-N
States.
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There are five States in which
steps have been taken toward get
ting bills passed that would result
i'm the taxation of bachelors.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1909-09-25

Women at Cincinnati dance,
finding a scarcity of partners, turn
ed in a false alarm of fire, and
when the tiremen responded ex-
planned the situation and invited
them to dance.