Wilcox Progressive Era from Camden, Alabama • 4

Mobile's Fastest Growing Hardware Store) i jt Jiaruware, uonrs aim uimus, i WAR And Its Ef fed on Business House Furnishing Coods 1 and Maciianic's Tools! i SUUmnt of tha CondHton of the BANK OF CAMDEN Located at Camden, at the close of business, Sept. 12, 1914 RESOURCES LIABILITIES. Currency 3,100.00 Individual Deposits 67,555.75 Gold 600-9 Saving Deposits ...31,982.31 ctSctStKml Time 6,028.50 Due from Banks in this State 9,276.17 Due from Banks other States 1,926.69 Total Deposits. 105,566.56 JL 17,676.03 Capital Stock paid1 'in. .......30,000.00 Bank'." .....1,250.00 Surplus ..5,600.00 lansand Undivided Profits, less Current Overdrafts, 1,761,84 Expenses and Taxes 623.14 Banking? House ,3,000,00 Notes and Bills .53,000.00 Furniture and 2,000.00 ralh Cash 87.61 0af" Grand Total Grand ..........194,189.70 State of Alabama, Wilcox County.

Before me came J. T. Lawler, cashier of Bank of Camden, who being duly sworn, says that the above and foregoing statement is true and gives the actual condition of said Bank, as shown by the books on file in said Bank. J. T.

Lawler, Cashier, Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 17, day of Sept. 1914. Attest: J. N. Stanford, Judge of Probate.

DIRECTORS Bonner, Bonner, Lawler JOHN DEERE PLOWS and IMPLEMENTS 7' I 0 White Clipper Plows. Washington. StoveB and Ranges, A Buildor's Hardware. Colt's Hot Blast Stoves 6 and Ranges, Bishopric all Board, Quick Meal Oil Stoves Shur Edge Cutlery." FOR THE WIFE'S PB0TECT10N French Laws Make Drawing Up of AntNuptlal Contract a Matter Of Highest Importance. If an American girl marries a frenchman, or vice versa, and they go to live in France, let there always be an ante-nuptial contract.

But let it be remembered that if no contract has been signed the consorts, after they have returned to France, will find themselves under the community regime. Every married couple Is supposed to make a marriage contract in France, and if they have not done so the law gives them a contract, which Is the legal community, Case and Comment says. The legal community may be likened to a partnership, but a partnership of a special kind, In which the husband Is the sole manager and absolute master, and the wife has no voice in the management Consequently the husband may dispose of all community property without any hinderance. By community property you muBt understand all personal property belonging to the spouses before and after the marriage. The husband has full and antrammeled right to cash and squander all interest and dividends, to draw checks against the community funds, to Incumber or sell at pleasure ell real estate belonging to the community.

He is the lord and master. Now, let hs take it for granted that the French husband Is a sterling character, that he is possessed of high business ability. But he may be unsuccessful in the management of the community. He may have debts, and still be the best man on earth. Precisely in the case of debts or unsuccessful management, and because there is no fraud, the creditors of the 13 and 15 N.

Water St. Mobile, Ala "Dure Did It." So can you if yo" buy your Wall-papers, Paints, Glass, Varnishes from us D. DURE, Co. Dallas Lumber and Mfg As a direct consequence of the war in Europe, South- ern farmers and business men have found it expedient to co-operate, and call on the federal government, to safeguard the interests of the South. Patriotic business men have pulled shoulder to shoulder with the cotton growing farmer.

Representatives in Congress, and high government officials, have signi- fied a willingness to do all in their power to bring about stable conditions. There is now every indication that our people have risen to the occasion and that they have the situation well in hand. For which the L. N. rejoices.

The L. N. hopes the" lesson will not be lost oh the people. The L. N.

has suffered from the loss of revenue, due to the war. But we have continued to operate trains and supply the same high class service as was supplied in times of prosperity. 1 The people found it necessary to band together, to call for federal aid, for the common good. No individual firm or corporation objects. 1 In times like these the demagogue and detractor are silent.

They are impotent. They do not rise to the emergency. It is the brains of the South, the business ability, the conservatism, the true patriotism, that is exerting itself. The L. N.

knows that the memory of the people is short. But we indulge the hope that the next time the L. N. is attacked, is forced to appeal to the courts for protection, and to the people for fair treatment, that the people will not forget. Our service is unexcelled.

Our disposition is to coop arate. Our effort is for mutual prosperity. Mobile, Ala. 74 Dauphin 5t Vcommunlty will have the right to at ALBERT E. REYNOLDS and COLDER A.

BROWN Proprietors WINDSOR HOI EL CAFE N. E. Corner Royal and Conti Streets. Hotel European Plan Cafe Popular Prices. A Home like place In the Business Center of the City.

MOBILE ALABAMA. tach the community property, even if It belongs exclusivriy to the wife, thus leaving her penniless. Enough has been said, we believe, to demonstrate that it is a wise precaution to carefully draw an ante-nuptial contract, minutely describing and re citing what property belongs to the wife, and it Is not to be included in the regime of the community. Selma, Alabama. Rough Kiln IMed' and Dressed" Long Leaf Yellow Pine Lumber Laths Shingles, Sash, Doors Blinds.

IMF All kinds of Mill Work. Wiite for Drices and estimate A RD WARE Will fiud our stock of Builders Hardware thoroughly i coniplete in every detail, Sash, Doors, Blinds, Column's; Hardware weights Cord in fact everything that the builders needs in" his line of work. Agency for Stu- -dabaker Wagons, Oliver Chilled Plows, Beering Mowers, Iron Range The Farmers fini in our stock every requisite to supply his wants and needs to this particular class of trade we give special attention Plows, Hoes Rakes, Mowers, Cultivators, Binders, and all the mailer thing that you find every day use for on the farm when in need of anything in our line, give us a trial order are confident that we can save you money. RULE THAT HAS EXCEPTIONS Not Always Well to Place Building Stone as Experts Have Agreed It Should Be. To the Merchants of Wilcox Co.

Bros. Jer. Co. Selma, Alabama. Importers Manufacturers and Jobbers.

Solicit your wined business. I In modern masonry it is, generally LOUISVILLE AND NASHVILLE RAILROAD COMPANY 1 STOMACH TROUBLE speaking, the rule that stone used in building should be so placed that it will be as it lay in its natural bed when quarried. This rule is not, however, always to be depended upon and in many cases nneds to be supplement ed with other precautions. There are three planes of fracture known to quarrymen. The 'rift" is the direction in which the stone splits most easily; the "grain" that which ie next easiest; the "head" that which of- i ters greatest resistance.

In a paving block the two sides represent the rift fracture, the top and bottom the grain, and ends the head. But in a quarry the natural bed 1b sometimes consider ably inclined to the plane of the rift; hence the imperfection of the ordinary rule for placing stone in building. Popular Mechancs. ANCIENT TRIBUTE TO LONDON FOR FIVE YEARS THE VOLUNTEER STATE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY Table on Wheels. Steps may sometimes be saved Is doing the kitchen work if one has there a table with castors on the legs.

DisheB which have been washed may be piled and-conveyed at one, time to the closet where they belong. A family has devised a small porch on wheels for a bungalow camp, where the meals are served out of doors. Thus the service for supper may be easily carried back and forth. Home Off ipe Chattanooga, Tennessee Fruits In England. By far the greatest achievement ol i Cardinal Wolsey was combining straw i berries and cream.

A world benefac tor, his failings may well be forgottei and forgiven! How long have Britishers been, a' least, partial fruitarians? Apples pears, gooseberries and plums appeal to have been grown In England for very long time, but cultivated rasp Progress of The Volunteer state Life Insurance comparing the twelve months ending Dec. To Clean Walls. An excellent wash for 'cleaning painted walls Js made by dissolving two ounces of in two quarts of water. Add one teaspobnful of ammonia, use half of this mixture to, a pail of water and use no soap, says the Chicago Journal. After, washing the walls rub them with clean cloths until 31st, 1912, with the twelve months ending Dec.

Majority of Friends Thought Mr. Hughes Would Die, But One Helped Him to Recovery. Pomeroyton, Ky. In Interesting advices from this place, Mr. A.

J. Hughes writes as follows "I was down with stomach trouble for five (5) years, and would have sick headache so bad, at times, that I thought surely I would die. I tried different treatments, but they did not seem to do me any good. I got so bad, I could not eat or sleep, and all my friends, except one, thought I would die. He advised me to try Thedford's Black-Draught, and quit taking other medicines.

I decided to take his advice, although I did not have any confidence in it. 1 have now been taking Black-Draught for three months, and it has cured me haven't had those awful sick headaches since I began using it. I am so thankful for what Black-Draught has done for me." Thedford's Black-Draught has been found a very valuable medicine for derangements of the stomach and liver. It is composed of pure, vegetable herbs, contains no dangerous ingredients, and acts gently, yet surely. It can be freely used by young and old, and should be kept in every family chest.

Get a package today. Only a quarter. J-M berries did not arrive until the six teenth century. Rhubarb was Introduced from Rus Fame Celebrates the English City Widely, Was Old Writer's Testimony. Prof.

Walter Rippman of Oxford. England, has unearthed a little known tribute to the charm and beauty of London, which has a special appropriateness at the present time. It comes from a description written by William FHzstephen, dated 1170 soon after the death of Thomas a Becket, and runs as follows: "Among the noble cities of the world that fame celebrates, the city of London of the kingdom of the English, is the one seat that pours out its fame more widely, sends to farther lands Its wealth and lifts its head higher than the rest. "It is happy in the healthiness of Its air, In the Christian religion, in the strength of its defenses, the nature of Its site, the honor of its citizens, the modesty of its matrons; pleasant in. sports; fruitful of noblemen.

"The clemency of the skies there softens minds that they be not fierce and brutish, but rather benign and liberal. "Above all other citizens, everywhere, the citizens of London are regarded as conspicuous and noteworthy for handsomeness of manners and of dress, at table, and in the way of speaking. (. do not think there is a city with, more commendable customs of keeping sacred festivals, almsgiving, hos- 1 pitality, confirming betrothals, contracting marriages, celebration of nup- preparing feasts and of cheer-Ing guests." sia in 1673, but did not become pop ular until the nineteenth century. I is recorded that a Deptford gardene: in 1810 sent a few sticks to the Lon don market, but was unable to find I customer.

Cherries were brought over by th i Romans, but ceased to be cultivate! 31st, 1911, tne following increases were made: Increase in Insurance in force .10 per cent Increase in Revival and Lapsed Policies 16 per cent Increase in Income(from $586,451 to $639,813) 9 per cent Increase in Assets(from $1,169,881 437,970) 23 per cent Increase in Reserve for Protection of Policy Holders (from $981,279 to $1,216,440) 24 per cent Increase in INCOME SAVED (from to $260,817 32 per cent INCREASE IN SURPLUS (from 34,712 to $77, 854). 124 per cent until one of Henry VII's gardeners re introduced them. Long Unconquerable. The ancient Berbers who still live in the mountain territory of Kabylia were never conquered by Roman, Goth, Vandal, Arab or Turk. They made their first obeisance before the firearms of the French under the second empire.

Through all these millenniums they have lived in their populous villages perched high on the tops of steep hills. Around them in all directions is a zone of trees, with pasture above, beginning at about three thousand feet, and the oft-conquered open valleys below. Here for unknown ages the Berber has lived among and from his trees. There are four staples of life in Kabylia dried figs, olives, bread and meat For mUea there is one unending succession of villages set in tia open forest of figs and olives, Jelly Bag. Fold two opposite corners of a piece of cotton and wool flannel three- fourths yard long.

Sew up in the fornkj of a cornucopia, rounding at the end. Fell the seam to make more secure, i Bind the top riti tape loops by which It may be hung. The Volunteer State Life has now in force in Wilcox County $750,000,00 The 124 per cent, added to their surplus shows unusual growth Qeneral Agent, Selma, Alabama CARP. mm LOST APPETITE RESTORED Why suffer from lost appetite caused, by chills, fever, and ague, when there is a reliable remedy to be found in Brannon's Chill Tonic Whether you have tried other remedies or not, be sure to try "Brannon's Chill Tonic" and you will rely on it forever afterward. It is composed of vegetable ingredients and therefore may be taken by the most delicate person.

Brannon's Chill Tonic is sold to you under a guarantee of money back if cure is not effected. Make your health what it ought to be and got more success out of life. Get a bottle of Brannon's Chill Tonic today. 50c per bottle THE CAMDEN DRUG STORE Mr. Boll Weevil takes llie count Planter uses oline Pluws iiiidlmplements iniiriEiHsr I The line is complete.

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