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A Big
Lift That,
and it will probably floor him. Our Car
pets are bound .‘.r> get there somehow.
Any floor we cover is just about as hand
some as covering can make them.
MONDAY will be ItEMNANT DAY
with us.
Find out the quantity you need.
Come Monday. ___.... ....
Alice
Carpet
Company,
202S and 20.10 Corner Second Avenue and
Twenty-first Street.
8-18-tf
SECOND EDITION
SPAIN IS ANXIOUS.
SEN,OR MAURA'S PROMISED SPEECH
He Doesn't Think This Country Will Recognize
Cubans as Beligerants -Regrets of
Madrid Papers.
Havana, Oct. 2, via Key West, Fla..
Oct. 7.—The Spanish cablegrams pub
lished here Indicate the anxiety In the
mother country. Senor Maura, ex-minis
ter of the colonies, lias delivered his
promised speech on the Cuban question,
In which he declared that his plan of
reform, embodied in the measure intro
duced by him regarding a meusure of
home rule, had not provoked the pres
ent outbreak In Cuba. He said that Cu
ba, to solve the race question, must re
main a Spanish colony. He warmly
praised Capt.-Gen. Martinez Campos, but
the Spanish “constitutionals’* he de
nounced as calumniators.
In the name of the minister for the
colonies, Senor Castellanos, there has is
sued a royal decree, under which a rig
orous application of the law will be made
to all municipal judges in Cuba who show
sympathy for the rebels. In official cir
cles In Madrid It is reported that the re
lations between Spain and the United
States are friendly and cordial, notwith
standing rumors to the contrary pub
lished in Paris and London. It has also
been stated in Madrid that the govern
ment in Washington will not recognize
the rebels as belligerents, nor will It It
self in the Cuban question unless the war
is prolonged. In Madrid the alarmist
rumors of the French and English press
are attributed to speculators.
On September 27 Senor Romero Iln
bledi, the minister of justice, returned
to Madrid, and rumors with regard to an
approaching cabinet crisis are being cir
culated. Senor Robledl continually ob
structs the majority of the cabinet, and
by his imperious will seeks to dominate.
As regards the dissensions In the conser
vative party, the liberals hope that Pre
mier Canovas de Castillo will fail In re
uniting the factions, and.that their lead
er, Senor Sagasta, may come again into
power with a strong following.
The leading newspapers in Madrid ex
press regret that the United States
courts acquitted the filibusterers recently
on trial.
The World's Fair Tests
showed no baking powder
so pure or so great in leav
ening power as the Royal.
THEY FAILED TO INDICT.
The People of New Orleans Surprised at the
Jury’s Action.
New Orleans, Oct. 7.—The grand jury
today made the following special report
to Judge Ferguson of the criminal court:
Your grand Jury beg to report that on
a vote, a motion to indict the district at
torney failed.
REUBEN O. BUSH, Foreman.
This decision of the grand Jury has
caused great surprise to the public at
large.
It has been the boast of parties close to
the district attorney's othce ever since
the question of an indictment against the
district attorney has been under discus
sion that this grand jury would never
find an indictment against him, and they
■were willing to wager money on their
opinion.
Judge Ferguson’s charge was directly
opposed to this action by the grand Jury.
It is believed the next step will be the
suspension of District Attorney Butler
by Governor Foster.
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He Long Evaded the Law, but at
Last Overtaken.
NATURALBORNED SWINDLER
The Remarkable Feature of His Career Has
Been the Wonderful Success in His
Dealings.
Charles Wellborn was convicted yes
terday in the United States cotfH on the
charge of a fraudulent use of the mails.
The maximum punishment for this of
fense Is a tine of $500 and imprisonment
in the penitentiary from six to eighteen
months.
Wellborn is well known in Birmingham
and it is said that he has prominent con
nections in south Alabama. He has lived
in this city about fifteen years. His
record for sharp dealing is familiar to
all who have read the newspapers of the
city. He has been before the courts, fed
eral and state, on similar charges hereto
fore, but yesterday was the first convic
tion that has ever overtaken him.
There has never been anything of the
desperado or sneak thief character about
his operations. Hu laid his plans on
wind, and the breesses that be stirred up
abroad about his stock and lumber asso
ciations and farms and commercial se
curities rarely failed to net him no in
considerable profit. But the remarkable
feature of his career has been not so
much the returns gained by his dealings
as the wonderful success which has at
tended him heretofore in his trials before
the courts. It became a common belief
with agreat many that Wellborn was too
slick for the lawyers.
However, Attorney Weakley and As
sistant Solicitor Lee Cowart succeeded
at last In bringing down a verdict on him
yesterday in the United States court,
though Wellborn was abiy represented
by leading counsel of the local bar.
A State Herald reporter called at the
county Jail yesterday afternoon, where
Wellborn is conllned, for the purpose of
ascertaining how he accepted his con
viction.
Said he: “Don’t imagine that I am blue
at all over this. I expected as much, but
I won’t behind these bars long. Yes.
I’ve been behind the bars before, but I’ve
walked out a free man before, too. To
day’s verdict was the result of public
opinion; of a strong local prejudice that
has been worked up against me. There
are witnesses who testified falsely
against me, and I could and would ex
pose them If it would not effect others
who have befriended me. I never go
back on a friend.”
"Have you anything else to say?”
asked the reporter.
“Nothing particularly, except that I
shall appeal the case. 1 will secure bond
within thirty days^the time fixed by lav
to appeal.
“In a general way you may say for me
that, though I am a scoundrel, I can say
for myself some things few other men
can say. I never wronged a woman, I
have never taken a drink of whisky or
played a game of cards. And you may
not believe i't, but if is a fact, too, that
I have never committed theft.
“I have kept a certain pride about
these things ail through my career, shady
as it has been. I operated on a more
genteel plane. I was business, and in
my business schemes I could not look
after my Interests and the other party’s,
too. If they didn't have sense enough
to do me. why I just did them.”
"Do you mean to say that you were
ever 'done' by anybody?” the reporter
asked.
•’Do I! Well, yes, I do. I’ve been done
nice and brown by some of my flick
competitors right in this city several
times. Charles Wellborn is not the only
smooth artificer in Birmingham."
Wellborn talked on at considerable
length and recited a number of liis ex
periences. He said that he could have
escaped the day before he was arrested
if he had wanted to do so. In regard to
his frustrated designs he Informed the
reporter that he intended to pay for
what stock he had on hand, and t£at he
had already paid for the horses. Then he
intended shipping 'them to Atlanta,
where he would open up a livery stable
for the exposition trade. The jack, he.
says, was sold because he knew that it
was going to die.
Wellborn says that when he gets out
of this trouble he will quit Birmingham
for good and will go to one of the large
eatsern cities and try to make an honest
living.
His manner was not at all depressed
by his misfortune, nor did he seem to
have any doubts as to his discharge be
fore going to the penitentiary.
Attend the Annual Pall Open
ing of
THE TRADE PALACE
Tuesday and Wednesday,
October 8 and 9.
THE FIRE FIEND
Attacks Miss McCrossin’s Millinery Store—Res
idence Burned at Avondale.
Fire damaged the millinery stock of
Miss Kate McCrossln. 1928 Second ave
nue, at an early hour yesterday morning.
The lire, which originated among some
boxes in the rear of the store, was discov
ered by Fireman Rolla, and both depart
ments turned out. The lire was stopped
before a great deal of damage had been
done. The stock of goods was insured
for $4500.
Miss McCrossln was to have had her
fall opening yesterday, and everything in
the store had been arranged for that Oc
casion.
The origin of the fire Is unknown. No
one is known to have had any fire in the
store lately.
The residence occupied by Joe Crowzer,
at Avondale, was destroyed by fire about
11 o'clock yesterday. It is not known
how the fire started. Hard work by
neighbors saved nearly all the furniture,
which was removed from the burning
building.
Preparing to Receive the Liberty Bell.
Atlanta, Oct. 7.—Great preparations are
being made for the reception of the lib
erty bell In Atlanta. A committee of cit
izens will meet the special train at the
city limits /tomorrow afternoon at 4
o’clock, where they will board the train
and escort It into Atlanta.
The bell will be taken to the east side
of the city, where it will be kept under
guard over night and will be brought into
the Wall street station at 8:15 Wednes
day morning. There the Fifth regiment
of Georgia Volunteers arid the Fifth
your jellies and other condi
ments by the use ol our
California Fruit
Preserving Powder.
^It is thoroughly effective and
United Staten Infantry will form a special
escort to bring the precious relic to the
exposition grounds. The public schools
will all be dismissed and 15,000 children
will meet the bell at the exposition
grounds. A chorus of 1000 voices selected
from the public schools will sing "Hail
Columbia” as the Liberty bell is drawn
~up to the Pennsylvania building.
Speeches will be made by Mayor Porter
King of Atlanta. May or Warwick of
Philadelphia and Mr. C. A. Collier, pres- ,
ident and director-general of the exposi
tion. The 15,000 school children, each car
rying a small United States flag, will
make a grand demonstration—the most I
conspicuous and the most impressive fea
ture of the ceremony. In the evening
there will be a grand Illumination and a
magnificent pyrotechnic display in honor
of the occasion.
The railroads have made arrangements
to run special trains to Atlanta from ev
ery direction, and children will be
brought here from hundreds of miles to
see the Liberty bell. Wednesday prom
ises to be one of the greatest days in the
history of Atlanta and the exposition.
SAM CHILDRESS SHOT.
Deputy Sheriff Cole's Pistol Brings Down a
Would-Be Murderer—Will Proba
bly Die.
Shortly after noon Sunday Deputy
Sheriff Henry Cole was called to hl4 door
by a negro, who wanted Mr. Cole to go
with him to a house in North Birming
ham, where, the colored man said, an
other darky was holding an intruder on
his household affairs at bay with a Win
chester rifle. Officer Cole mounted his
bicycle and kept his informant at a
sharp pace until he had reached the ne
gro’s house in North Birmingham. He
found that the disturbance had been cor
rectly reported to him. Sam Johnson,
a negro, told the deputy that a negro
woman was under his roof and that an
other negro by the name of Sara Chil
dress had knocked at the door and de
manded admittance, which was refused,
and that Childress then threatened to
break open the door and kill the woman;
that he, Johnson, had held him at ’bay
wdth the rifle while he dispatched a
messenger for an officer, but that Chil
dress, the would-be slayer had departed
just a few' moments before Mr. Cole ar
rived. The deputy got on his bicycle
end after some vigorous pedalling in the
direction Childress had taken came in
sight of him a short distance from John
son’s house. It happened that Childress
saw the officer when he was still quite
a distance up the road, and judging that
he was w'anted by that official he crawled
through a wire fence and ran across a
ploughed field.
Mr. Cole left his wheel and followed as
fast as possible on foot. The* negro
reached the other limit of the field,
crawled again through the wire fence
and waded Village creek and was just
in the act of getting through a wire
fence on that side when the deputy came
within shooting range. He called on the
fugitive to halt, he says, but Childress,
who was in a stooping position, did not
heed; the command. Cole then leveled his
revolver and pulled the trigger. The
shot went wild, but the negro having
then effected a passage through the
barbed wire sprang to his feet and faced
the officer. The distance was about 30
feet. By the darkey’s bold action Dep
uty Sheriff Cole says he thought Chll
dress meant a duel to the death across
the little stream, and thinking that de
‘lay would hazard his own safety he fired
at him twice. Childress then turned and
ran. After running about thirty yards
he stumbled and fell.
When Deputy Colo reached his pris
oner the man had an ugly hole in his
left side. The bullet ranged around
through his left side and came out near
the naval.
It is considered fatal. The negro was
brought to the county jail and given med
ical attention. He said yesterday that he
had no idea of shooting Deputy Cole and
that he had m weapon on him at the
time. At last accounts last night the
negro was still alive, but his condition
was critical.
Childress admitted that he did not throw
up his hands when the officer called to
him, but Says he stooped in trying to get
his pantaloons free from the barbed wire.
The woman says she used to live with
Childress in Coalburg. and that about
three weeks ago he tried to drown her in
a creek. She swore out a warrant for his
arrest and when Officer Burk came to
arrest him, she says, Childress shot him,
though the wound was not serious.
Childress is considered a bad character.
It is highly probable that he will die
from his wound.
THE SELLS BROTHERS' WORLD’S FAMOUS
SHOWS.
This great show exhibits in big cities
only and will visit Birmingham Satur
day, October 12, and regarded as a whole
it is doubtless without parallel. Wherein
it differs from others is this: In Its rare
variety, endless interest and boundless
capacity to please every taste. Good
things with it are not doled out with' a
grudging hand; they are poured forth in
a Niagara-like profusion, typical with
the great country of greatest enterprise.
Here we have a regal Roman hippo
drome, fifty-cage menagerie, three big
circuses, caravan, performing droves of
wild and domestic beasts, a huge tropi
cal aquarium, Australian aviary, huge
stages, gladiatorial combats and magnifi
cent free street parade, rolled into one
tremendous alliance, but for one price of
admission. Under some ten acres of
tents. Whew! the very thought of it
fairly makes one catch his breath. And
not only Is it all a very great, but Is a
very good, clean, admirably managed
show, under the immediate eye of its
proprietors, and free from any and every
annoyance or objectionable association.
Grand excursions will be run on all lines
of travel to the big show.
Wedding invitations en
graved in the very latest and
newest forms. Smith & Mont
gomery Book and Stationery
Company. io-6-at
“YOUNG MRS. WINTHROP”
Will Appear for the Last Time at Matinee To
day at 2 O’Clock.
At O’Brien’s opera house today at mat
inee “Young Mrs. Wlnthrop” will be re
peated. this being the second and last
opportunity to see this artistic drama.
The cast of characters is as follows:
Constance Wlnthrop—Miss Lucy Mor
row.
Mrs. Ruth Wlnthrop (Douglas’ mother)
—Mrs. Albert Oelders.
Edith, the blind girl (Constance's lis
ter)—Miss Sophie Goldberg.
Mrs. Dick Chetwyn—Mrs. Erall Levy.
Janette, the maid—Miss Blanche Roth
child.
Douglas Wlnthrop—Mr. M. A. Porter.
Herbert, his nephew—Mr. Henry Sam
uelson.
Buxton Scott—Mr. M. H. Hoffstadt.
Dr. Millbanke—Mr. Alex Kline.
absolutely harmlesss. One
package will preserve from 20
to 25 pounds of fruit or vege
tables.
Price, Per Package, 25fc
All first-class dealers sell it. If
W. H. KETTIG, President.
W. J. MILNER, Vice-President
U. K. MILNER, Secretary and Treasurer.
The Milner & Kettig Co.,
(Incorporated. Paid up capital, $125,000.00.)
MACHINERY • AND • MINING • SUPPLIES.
Bar Iron and Steel, Black Diamond Files, Black Diamond Tool
Steel, Tools, Rubber and Leather Belting, Rubber Hose and
Packing, Blake Steam Pumps, Atlas Engines and Boilers
All kinds of Machinery.
Write for Prices and Catalogue. 1
Birmingham, Alabama.
THE RACES
Gravesend Results.
Gravesend Race Track, Oct. 7.—A
slight rainstorm and a featureless card
were the drawbacks to a largo attend
ance at today’s races. There was, how
ever, a fair gathering, but very little en
thusiasm. Three favorites won the three
first events. In the fourth race the talent
experienced their first reversal of the
day. Beldemer was their choice, but she
was easily beaten by Arapahoe, who fin
ished a length and a half in front of
Bombasette, who was two lengths in
front of Beldemer. There were three on
the favorites in the fifth event, the talent
finding it hard to name the winner. Belle
Amie, after a fierce drive, won hfom
Wild Violet by half length, with Sun
rise II, two lengths away, third. Sum
maries:
First race, five furlongs- Mack Briggs,
108 (Relff), 4 to 5, won; Runover second,
Forum third. Time, 1:Q2%.
Second race, one mile—Captive, 92
(O’Leary), 7 to 5, won; Aldelert second.
Discount third. Time, 1:42%.
Third race, one mile—Emma C., 106,
(Griffin), 7 to 10, won; Beldemer second,
Manchester third. Time, 1:44%.
Fourth race, a mile and a furlong—
Arapahoe, 115 CJ'aral), 5 to 1. won; Bom
basette second, Beldemer third. Time,
1:56.
Fifth race, five furlongs—Belle Amie,
JlO (Simms), 5 to 2, won; Wild Violet sec
ond, Sunrise II third. Time, 1:03.
Sixth race, a mile and a sixteenth—
Peacemaker, 109 (Simms), 7 to IQ, won;
Buckrene second, April Fool third. Time,
1:50.
Results at Latonia.
Cincinnati, Oct. 7.—-The fall meeting of
the Latonia Jockey club opened today
with a tremendous attendance and the
largest list of entries in the club's his
tory. The day was cloudy and threaten
ing with rain during the fifth race, and
the track thus necessarily received a top
drainage. Scratches reduced the enor
mous fields to reasonable proportions.
"With quick work on the part of the
starter the races were run off briskly
amid the enthusiastic cheering of the
largest and best natured crowd that has
ever attended a fall meeting here. The
judges of the meeting, which will con
tinue three days, are John C. Carter of
Nashville, presiding; Charles F. McLean
and E. C. Hopper, secretary of the club.
Summaries;
First race, six furlongs—Lester, 101
(Sherrln), 8 to 1, won; Saturia second,
Collins third. Time, 1:17%.
Second race, one mile—Toots, 100 (Clay),
7 to 1, won; Lobengula second, Uasso
third. Time, 1:43.
Third race, five and a half furlongs—
Hanlon, 110 (Thorpe). X to 1, won; Lit
tle Ilramble second, Moylan third. Time,
1:10%.
Fourth race, one mile and seventy
yards—Semper Lex, 113 (Bergen). 0 to
1, won; Ace second, Stratliro] third.
Time, 1:47%.
Fifth race, five furlongs—Eleanor Me.
97 (Thorpe), 2 to 1, won; Miss S. second.
Passed third. Time, 1:04.
Sixth race, six furlongs—Llsmore, 110
(J. Gardner), 15 to 1. won; Pretender sec
ond, Elsket third. Time. 1:16%.
Besultsat Macon.
Atlanta, Ga., Oct. 7.—A special to the
Constitution from Macon. Ga., says: The
Southern Racing association opened its
meet there today. The meeting is under
the auspices of the New York Jockey
club. The attendance was large. The
results were:
First race, one mile, selling—Belle of
Fermoy, 107 (Ellis), won; Old Plough. 113
(Hale), second; Mrs. Bradshaw. 109
(Brannon), third. Time, 1:47%.
Second race, half mile—Ed Dandridge.
107 (N. Hill), won: ABC. 106 (Brannon),
second; Svengali, 101 (Ellis), third. Time,
0:50%.
Third race, five furlongs—Fagan, 104
(Ellis), won; Little Baltic, 110 (Shaw),
(second; Randolph, 104 (Brannon), third.
Time, 0:53.
Fourth race, one mile—Monarch, 120
(Hale), won; Belixsarllus, 117 (Ellis), sec
ond; Romeo, 104 (Brannon), third. Time,
1:46%.
Fifth race, one mile and one-eighth—
Valkvrie won: Lagrandc second, Duke
of Kent third. Time, 2:01%.
All the races were fine, but the fifth
event was especially good. Valkyrie and
Lagrande ran neck and neck from start
to finish. The purses in the different
races ran from $200 to $300.
Fifteen cars of horses, numbering near
ly 200 animals, will arrive tonight over
the Southern railroad.
When Baby was rick, we pave her Castorla.
When sho was a Child, she cried for Castorla.
When she became Miss, she clung to < oria.
When she had Children, she gave them Castorfa.
Fresh bread and candy made
daily at C. W. Cody’s, 1820 to
1826 3d avenue. ;es tf 2t>
your dealer does not keep it,
send 25 cents to us in stamps
and we will mail you a package
direct postpaid.
Larger remittances should be
made by postoffice money or
der.
CHARGED WITH PERJURY
Is H. M. Harton of Woodlawn—His Land Doals
in Georgia—A Lively Story.
Sunday's Atlanta Constitution.
A story with several turns in it is the
one which has as a chapter the sweating!
out of a warrant before Judge Broyles
Friday, charging H. M. Harton, a prom
inent citizen of Birmingham, with per
jury.
The warrant has not as yet been served
upon Mr. Harton, as he left the city
shortly after the swearing out of the
papers and has us yet not returned.
Mason & Hill, who are his attorneys, say
that he had no knowledge of the warrant
and will return to the city for the purpose
of making bond as soon as he can be noti
fied that the warrant is in existence.
The warrant is the outgrowth of a
transaction which dates back into 1898.
At that time Mr. MCKee, who lives in
Dawsonville, owned nearly 150,000 acres
of land in Ware, Clinch and Echols and
adjoining counties. He began negotia
tions with H. M. Harton of Birmingham
regarding the sale of the property. Sev
eral letters passed between them and Mr.
Harton was given an option on the prop
erty for $80,000. As to whether or not
this option was permitted to expire, is
one of the principal questions upon which
the parties fail to agree.
However, the property was sold by Mr.
McKee to Messrs. J. H. Porter, R. M
Farrar, F. F. Moore and Mb T. Williams.
When the sale was made Mr. Harton
brought suit against Mr. McKee and the
purchasers of the property. The suit was
filed in the United States court here by
Mr. Harton, who retained as his attor
neys Mason & Hill and Mr. L. E. Parsons.
This suit was filed some time ago. and
was referred to a special master, Mr. O
C. Fuller, clerk of the United States
court. Mr. Harton alleged that ho had
an option on l he lands Mr. McKee de
sired to sell, and that before his option
had expired the land was sold, on Jan
uary 1, 1895, to the gentlemen named.
Tn this bill he set forth that he was ready
to pay for the property, and that Mr.
Parsons was associated with him. He
alleged that the purchasers of the prop
erty knew of the option he had, and de
spite that went ahead with the pur
chase.
When the first hearing was had Mr.
Harton introduced a number of letters
which he claimed had been received from
Mr. McKee. These letters were dated
in October and November of 1894.. On the
other hand, Mr. McKee testified that he
hud a letter from Mr. Harton. In which
Mr. Harton gave up the option.
What Experts Testify to.
The letters when introduced by Mr.
Harton wore kept in Atlanta by order
of Judge Newman, and experts testified
that there had been some alterations in
them. One alteration was in the date.
Professor Moore. Captain Myers and
others testified this.
The trial was to be concluded last Fri
day. and Mr. Harton swore to the letters
as having been received by him on the
dates corresponding to the time neces
sary to reach him after the date they
bore.
No sooner had he testified than a war
rant charging him with perjury was
sworn out before Commissioner Broyles.
An effort was then made to find Mr. Har
ton, but his attorneys stated that he had
gone to Chattanooga and would return,
when he could be communicated with.
The attorneys for the defendants in
the land suit are Hlenn & Rountree and
Eh T. Williams, and for Mr Harton the
attorneys arc Mason & Hill and L. E.
Parsons.
EDITOR LU11 WILCOX
Of field and Farm Talks Finance and Farming
to the State Herald,
Editor Elite Wilcox of Field and Farm.
Denver, Col., railed at the State Herald
office yesterday. He was en route to the ,
Atlanta exposition, where his name ap
pears on the programme to make a talk
on "Irrigation Farming.” Mr. Wilcox is
an ardent free silver advocate. He says
Colorado is mining gold now at the rate
of $10,000,000 a year; that little or no at
tention is paid to silver mining at pres
ent, as it cannot be profitably mined at
the present price.
“Mining," says Mr. Wilcox, "has hern
reduced to a matter of labor, like the
raising of farm products. It requires
more labor to raise your cotton than It
does the cereals, and if you do away with
cotton raising you reduce your labor;
hence, in order to give employment to
your laborers you are forced to raise the
staple even at a short price. Where six
men can mine $100,000 of gold in Colorado
It would require the lalsir of 100 men to
mine $100,000 worth of silver.
"As to the Immense amount of gold arid
silver In Colorado," continued Mr. Wil
cox, “It is true wo have some valuable
mine's, but it Is a mistaken idea that the
west is flooded with either metal. I have
just returned from Mexico. Mexico Is
satisfied with the United States' position
on the money question. People from the
states are going there taking advantage
of tlie prosperous condition of the coun
try, and are planting Industries. All
that Mexico lacks of being one of the
best countries in the world is Caucas
Nabers,
Morrow & Sinnige,
Manufacturing Chemists, Bir
mingham, Ala,,
Manufacturers and Proprietors.
sian blood to lift up society and develop
her resources."
As regards the farming interest in Col
orado. Mr. Wilcox says his people are all
covered with mortgages. Wheat, he
says, is selling at from 115 to 50 cents per
bushel, and corn for from 10 cents to 12
cents per bushel. That it costs from $6.
to $8 per acre to cultivate the land, and
that it is at once seen that the people
cannot make anything at the present
prices for their wheat and corn, their
principal product.
He is highly pleased with Birmingham
and the east, and says that the west is
contemplating a show in the near future
that is going to eclipse anything yet
given.
He thinks irrigation might be profita
bly used even in the eastern states; that
In the west the average cost of irrigation
is only $8 per acre, and with our rivers
arid creeks, it can easily be reduced to
not more than $1.50 per acre, and who
would not give that amount to save a
crop in a dry spell?
Children Cry for
Pitcher’s Castoria.
WOODLAWN SCHOOLS
OPEN MONDAY.
We are in the .old stand for
a day or so longer. Periodical
tickets taken on all school sup
plies. Smith & Montgomery
Book and Stationery Co.
10-6-21 _
Shot for Stealing a Boat.
Cape Charles, Va„ Oct. 7.—Benjamin
Hudson was shot and Instantly killed
and his brother was seriously wounded
near Cobbs island this morning by men
on the island who were endeavoring to
capture a cat boat which was occupied
by the Hudsons. The boat was stolen
from near Camden, N. J.. and several ar
rests have been made. The Hudsons are
white men and live in Camden, N. J. It
is not expected that William Hudson will
live through the night.
STRA YED OR STOLEN.
One lay mule five or six
hands high. H s white spot
on left shou der. Will pay
$10 reward for return to T. L.
Perkinson, care of Southern
Railway shops, Avondale.
Wholesale Mail Bobberies.
Washington, Oct. 7.—The postoffloe de
partment was this evening advised of
wholesale systematic robberies of mall
matter at Nashville, Tenn., by two driv
ers of mail wagons. But meager partic
ulars have been received by the postof
tice department and the postal inspectors
of that city are making further investi
gations. _
Cold Weather Gone.
Ward’s coal yard can furnish coal and
wood on short notice. They have the
best coal for summer use in the market.
Buy from them and yon will not com
plain. Will also put coal in for winter.
Telephone 487. 7-lD-tf
Buy the celebrated Yost
writing machine, 2021 First
avenue. 4-2 i-tf
General Mahone'H Condition.
Washington, Oct. 7.—At midnight Gen
eral Mahon*' is still living, but his phy
sicians hold out no hope that lie will live
through the night.
noTJfleVrfpers IV.it.1 tho KcHtFood.
Wfis. Scientists .saj:
Prof. Arnold of tlie University of
New York: “I consider that each and
every ingredient of oleomargarine but
ter or butterinc is perfectly pure and
wholesome, that the oleomargarine
butter differs in no essential manner
from tlie butter made from cream. It
is a great discovery, a blessing f :r the
poor, in every way a perfectly pure,
wholesome and palatable article.
Silver Churn Butterine is prepared
especially for tine table use. Every de
tail of its manufacture is perfect. Re
cent chemical experiments show that
in nutritive and digestive properties
Silver Churn Butterinc is fully equal to
the best creamery butter; while in
keeping quality Silver Churn Butterine
is much superior.
Prepared Solely By
ARMOUR PACKING CO ,
Kansas Cl tv. C. S. A.
2f2*?=CAU'lION-Be SUre t*l it
the name “California” is on
each package. There are many
similar preparations for sale of
more or less merit—some with
out any merit at all. Insist on
getting the “California.” There
is none as good.