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The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-10-30
UNUSUAL BLACK EYE THE FLYING LADY'S" MANA GER WEARS IT AND MoURNS. It Was Planted by Black Fist as a Result of an Alteration
 Over an Injured Pavement.

The stage manager for the Flying Lady in the Electric Theatre has a black eye. He does not like black eyes under any circumstances, and of this par ticular black eye it may be said he is weary, since it was produced by black fist
 The stage manager, the black eye and the black fist were all in the Recorders Court yesterday and the combination evolved a story rare in interest and rich in detail.
 On Monday the men of the Electric Theatre surreptitiously drove great pegs into the smooth brick pavement for the support of their tent Pavement lnspec- tor A. w. Blue chanced that way and under orders, he says. had Jason Bennett pull the pegs up. Jason is muscular darkey with an arm like hitchsng post
 Here there! Let those pegs alone, shouted the stage manager, J. H. Hollen. who saw corner of the tent about to cave in on the valuable mechanism by which the Flying Lady" does her illu- sion act. At the same time he made dive for Jason.
 Jason drew back his fist and planted 1t plump on the stage mana .er's right optic Whereupon the stage manager went down and out. A policeman ran up. Ja- son and fellow worker named Will Christian were arrested
 The theatrical men told their side of the story to Recorder Tarver first and it seemed as if Jason might be caugh: in the net of justice for fine, but when Inspec- tor Blue took the stand and told the Court that the showmen were the aggres- sors the justice dismissed the cases against the prisoners.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-10-30
GREYS CUT PARADE
CRACK COMMAND WITHDRAWS
 FROM EXERCISES.
Officers Say the Street Fair Associa- tion Declined to Permit Them to Contest for Prize
 With Visitors.

The Montgomery !Greys will not be seen in the parade or review today and thereby hangs a story.
 When the Military Committee of the Street Fair Association had under con- sideration the question of having prize drill between the several companies that were invited to attend the festival it was suggested that owing to the fact that there was to be so many visiting com panies the Montgomery infantry com panies should not contest with them for the prizes, In other words it was not deemed proper that the Montgomery com pauies acting as hosts of the visitors should be pitted against them in con test.
 The incongruity of the thing was inten- sified by the fact that the Montgomery Greys as a military organization is re- garded as the best in the State and would undoubtedly have but one or two real competitors. The committee debated the matter for some time and finally by a close vote the committee agreed to in- clude all-comers in the contest the ma jority arguing that 1t was to be contest of merit and that the local companies ought not to be excluded.
 The chairman of the committee, Colonel H. B. May, in extending the invitation to the various companies of the State
  give him an answer if they would parti- cipate in a company drill for a prize. He said last night that only two or three companies were willing to participate in the drill and upon his recommendation the committee decided to abandon the idea of having a prize drill between the companies during the Festival
 Colonel May says this decision of the committee caused friction between the Montgomery Greys and the management of the Street Fair Association which re- suited in the officers of the Montgomery Greys declining to participate in any military exercises under the auspices of the Street Fair Association. Of course this determination might have led to seri- ous trouble if the military authorities of the State had ordered the various com panies to participate in the exercises to- day. but as the exercises are to be entire ly informal and voluntary upon the part of the soldiers no such orders were issued.
 An officer of the Montgomery Greys when seen last night by a representative of The Advertiser disClaimed any inten- tion mon the part of the officers and men of his command to act discourte- ously toward the Street Fair Association and ever declared that there was abso- IuteIv mo feeling in the matter. It was, he said simply il case of declining to per mil his company to participate in a drill because if was acknowledged to be the best conlnauy in the State. Being the hest company in the State the men had a right to win the prize. This discrimi- nation he said had caused the Greys to decline to participate in the exercises which were to he informal.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-10-30

Church of Murfresboro. Tenn, is a graduate of the Nashville Conservatory of Music, has been for more than year a pupil of Mir. Harrison Wilds of Chica- 20 and during most of that time, has had charge of the organ of the First Presbyterian Church of Lake View Chi cago.
 The members of the First Presbyte- rian Church are to be congratulated on securing the services of so talented a musician. and the whole community Is to be felicitated on the presence within 1t of an artist of such superb acdom- plishment. From this on 1t is expected that the music will be a distinct feature in the services at the First Church. Miss Hodge will arrive this week. and is ex- Sunday.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-10-30
RELEASED FROM JAIL TEN PRISONERS GIVEN FREE
 DOM BY SHERIFF.
Grand Jury Failed to Return Indict- ments Against Them After In- vestigating Charges on Which
 They Were Jailed

The following prisoners have been re- leased from the county jail because the grand jury failed to return indictments against them:
 Eliza Moore and Charlotte Staffney, charged with poisoning Peter Jeemes, who lived on the Reynolds place several miles from the city: Ed Gates, larceny; Jesse Fitzpatrick. robbery; Richard Jack son, assault to rob; Moses Miles, assault to murder; Billie Poole. grand larceny; Nelson Dardlc, grand larceny; Wilson White. alias William Perry. assault to murder; Lorinne Davis. assault to mur- der.
 A negro girl. named Katie Craig was put in jail yesterday on a charge of un- lawfully detainng a child aawy from its parents The girl had been arrested on a warrant sworn out before Justice Full Ter and allowed bail In the sum of $50. Yesterday she was surrendered by her bondsmen. 1t seems that an aunt of the child had taken her to Katie Craig's house because the childs mother had threatened to whip her and that she was kept there one night.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-10-30
BABY TURNS BANDIT
TEN-YEAR-oLD BOY HOLDS UP
 WOMAN FOR PURSE.
Told the Recorder He Wanted Money to See the Shows and.Appeared Proud of His Strenuous
 Act.

Alabama pickaninnies do not all pos sess the lovable qualities set forth in the popular "coon" lulabies of the times. Composers would have 1t that these in- nocent things do nothing throughout the livelong day but bask in the sunshine and make goo-goo eyes at watermelons. But here is the story of one, at least, who aspires to more strenuous life. He has turned highway robber.
 Ben Stokes Is just 10 years old. Mon- day night he stood in the shadow of a tree near the front entrance of the capitol Two colored women passed that way, from the belt of one of whom depended a shining steel purse. Desperate Ben, from the shadows, saw the purse. He wanted money. All the shows down on the thoroughfares were going on and he didn't have the price of even one.
 The woman with the purse approached. Desperate Ben made quick resolve. He crouched nearer to the trunk of the tree until the woman was within an arm s reach. Then with a wild cry he sprang at her.
 "Police!" she screamed.
 "Help! Murder! Fire!" yelled her com- panion, who was too excited to notice that it was only a mere baby tugging at the purse to wrench 1t from the chain att taching it to the belt.
 Police Captain w. H. Taylor happened to be in the neighborhood and he hur- ried in the direction' of the women's cries. He came up just in time to see Desperate Ben break away with the purse and dart down the avenue. The officer ran him three blocks and caught him.
 In the Recorders Court yesterday Des- perate Ben plead guilty to charge of grand larceny and was bound over to the higher court by Recorder Tarver in a bond of s2O0.
 q wanted de money to git inter de shows" was all the explanation he would | make.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-10-30
GEORGE STATE FAIR,
Savannah, Georgia, November 6-16, 1901-Low Rates via Central of
 Georgia Railway.

For individuals, one fare for the round trip, plus fifty cents admission to Fair Grounds; half rates for children under twelve years of age. Minimum rate, whole tickets. S1.00; half tickets. fifty cents.
 For military companies and brass bands in uniform, 20 or more on one ticket, one cent per mile in each direction. Tickets will be sold from all points within the State of Georgia. and from Montgomery. Andalusia, Ozark, Sellers ville Opelika and intermediate points, November 4th-15, inclusive. and for~trains scheduled to arrive Savannah before noon November 18th, final limit November 18th, inclusive.
 Wonderful and marvellous attractions of various kinds; racing a speciality. For full particulars see any agent Central of Georgia Railway
 R. c. ROGERS,
 Trav. Pass. Agent, adv-sun-tu-thu Montgomery, Ala.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-10-30
MONTGOMERY THEATRE
"Coriolanus" by MacLean and Miss
 Tyler Was Good Last Night.


 The elaborate scenic production of "Coriolanus" by R. D. MacLean and Miss Odette Tyler and their company at the Montgomery Theatre last night was witnessed by a fair sized audience-an audience of too slender proportions, though, considering the excellence of the play.
 MT. MacLean's splendid physique and voice. together with his artistic ability, admirably fit him for the role he has as- stunned in Shakespeare's history play.
 He has a masterful conception of the part. evidently the knowledge gained by close study of the character. Throughout the play he held the interest of the audience.
 Not more so. however. than did Miss Tyler, whose superb work completely captivated the entire assemblage.
 The support was notably good: the costumes appropriate, of course, and strikingly elaborate.
 Altogether the play was one of the best Shakespearean productions ever put on for the Montgomery Theatre goers.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-10-30
SNAKE EATERS SECRET.
Florence Williams Tells the Recorder
 a Strange Story.


 Secrets of the snake-eaters trade were revealed in the Recorders Court yes terday when FIorenca Williams, who does the 'ea t. em-alive" act for one of the street shows. faced Recorder Tarver cn a charge of being drunk.
 Yes. l was drinking. Judge" she ad m:Ited, lowing her head in evident hu- initiation a tho confession. "I was drink ing. But l have to drink in my bust What is your business?" the Recorder asked.
 I'm a snake-eater."
 And YOU have to drink whiskey?' Yes. sir. l would die if I didn't drink. You see. sir. We eat the snakes and the poison would kill us if we didn't drink the whiskev to counteract the effects" "I see" replied Recorder Tarver. i've heard before that whisSey Is an anti dote for snakes"
 He pon6ered over the legal aspect of the case for moment and then asked the prisoner:
 "Will you stay sober the rest of the week if I let vcu go?"
 'I will, sir " said the snake-eater. Then go." the Recorder said, and Flor ence hurried from the hall of justice.
 
 Tho wicked barber probably expects to ge' bt-a c1n gbaxy
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-10-30
HIS CURIOSITY.
John Miller Couldn't Resist It and
 Lands in Prison.

John Miller saw a crowd of boys peek ing through a hole in the tent of the Alabama Minstrels." Johns curiosity oVcrcame him and he showed the boys aside in order to apply his own good eye to the opening.
 Gee! That's a mighty fine minstrel" he calculated.
 But just then the manager of the show ran out and called a policeman, to whom he declared that John had cut the hole and should be arrested for malicious mischief
 So John was lodged in the city prison a few minutes thereafter.
 To the Recorder yesterday afternoon John explained that he was simply a victim of curiosity. and he was released.
 s.'The next time I see anybody peeking through A hole I am going to look the other way" he promised Recorder Tar yer.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-10-30
Horticultural and Street Fair, Troy,
 Ala Nnvember 5-9th.

One fare for the round trip via the Cen trai of Georgia Railway. Tickets on sale Noverbar f. ,. c. : and Sth final return limit November llth
 For particulars cali on any agent of the Central of G orgia Railway. or R. c. Rogers. Tray. Pass. Agent Montgomery Ala. auN-NA'
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-10-30
POLICEMAN ARRESTED
OFFICER RAPPORT CHARGED
 WITH HITTING A BOY.
He Says He Was Struck from Be- hind While in a Crowd and He Only Tried to Keep
 Crowd Back.

Police Officer Paul Rapport was arrest ed at ' o'clock last night on warrant sworn out before Police Sergeant J. G. Thomas by NJ. F. Mcdonald, charging Rapport with assault and battery.
 The warrant alleges that Rapport struck Earnest Mcdonald, a son of the man who swore out the warrant
 Officer Rapport stated to Chief of Police Gerald that late yesterday afternoon, he was walking up Dexter Avenue with a prisoner when he was struck from the rear. He turned. and with his free hand, struck at a crowd of men who were be- hind him and hit Earnest Mcdonald He expressed to the Chief his regrets at striking the boy.
 The hearing will probably take place before the Recorder this afternoon.
 Ladies and Children
 Go to McDonald's Matinee today; 25 cts.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-10-30
setting a Prisoner Free.

man with rheumatism is a prisoner. His letters are none the less galling be- cause they are invisible. To him Perry Daviss PainlIiller comes as a liberator Rubbed well into the swollen. stiffened joints it not merely drives away the pain, it makes the muscles plable so that the prisoner becomes free man. There is but one Painkiller, Perry Davis. 25 and 50 cts.
 adY-wed
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-10-30
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy Saved
 His Bows Life.

"f believe I saved my nine year old) boys life this winter with Chamberlain's Cough Remedy says A. M. Hoppe, Rio Creek, Wis. He was so choked up with croup that he could not speak. l gave it 10 him freely until he vomited and in short time he was all right" For sale by E. G. Fowler Druggist. adv.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-10-30

The Ladies of Clayton Street M. F. Church will serve one of their popular Camp Stew Barbecue dinners at their lunch stand in front of Fowler's Drug Store Thursday, october S1, from II a. m. +o 6 n m adv-2t
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-10-30
A Word to Travellers.

The excitement incident to travelling and change of food and water often brings on diarrhoea, and for this reason no one should leave home without bottle of Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera and Diar- rhoea Remedy. For sale by F.. G. Fow- Ter, Druggist. --adV.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-10-30

Westbrook, Mo. was a good deal annoyed the other evening by her door bell ringing every few minutes. investigation showing that no one there, Finally when her patience and nerves had about given out she devoutly wishing that small boys had never been invented it was discovered that a pet cat was upstairs playing with the wire.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-10-30

In Par,s the getting out of artistic menu csrds is generally entrusted to young women one young lady has been particularly success full in this work; her last unique Idea was tbe Jecoration of menu cards with insects cut ont in different shades of cotton, with tbeir wings silvered and gilded
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-10-30
JUST AS GOOD.

Just because The Advertiser agre es to practically give every subscriber $1,ooo Accident Policy dass not mean thnt it i5 inferior to others 1t's just as good as any policy you pay full rates for Ask about 1t.
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The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-10-30

ACHES AND PAINS of rheumatism are ,,ot nerrn,lueutlv. but only temporarily. relieved by eNtrnal remfdeS fInSS Why Sa not no blnod on which rheumatism depends and cures inc dIs,aSe' C1)
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-10-30
nr Pierson Better.

Dr. B. R Pt.rs"o, who was very i'll for inc mast f.w days is better His friends were slJd to see him out driving VesterlaV.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-10-30

Hello, Boys! Bring the ladies to the Elks Country Store and on Thursday and Friday nights they will be given gratis an elegant and attractive souvenir of the Fall Festival. adv-3t
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-10-30
MISS HODGE, oRGANIsT.
First Presbyterian Church Secures
 This Talented Lady Permanently.

This Talented Lady Permanently
 The Music Committee of the First Pres byteriau Church. who have been for some time in search of an organist, have secured the services of Miss Florence H odge of Chicago, whose talent mad skill delighted every one who heard her play while on a visit to Dr. and Mrs. Patter- son. last summer.
 Miss Hodge is an organist of excep- tional ability. and "a musician of the highest order. She was for seven years the organist of the First Presbyterian
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-10-30
PARTICIPATING
Done Perfectly by Holt's Dye Works
 Telephone 432.

TeIephone 43E.
 They clean clothes perfectly, no matter how badly soiled: remove every particle of dirt. dust, grease. mildew, etc, with out the least injury to the fabric, and guarantee the grease spots never to re- appear. They send for and deliver work and guarantee satisfaction. adv.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-10-30
Manager Mcdonald

Guarantees the performance at his thea ire today and tonight, to be clean and elegant for ladies and children as we'll as gentlemen. -adv.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-10-30
If the Baby Is Cutting Teeth

If the Baby Is Cutting Teeth
 Be sure and use that old and well-tried remedy, Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup, Tor CnLIaIcn leetn.nS. IL sooInes the child, softens the gums allays all pain, cures wind collie and is the best remedy for diarrhoea. Twenty-Five cents a bottle.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-10-30
Cascade Restaurant.

The best the market affords served in frst-class style. Al Galatas. Prop. op- posite The Advertiser office. adv.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-10-30

IL is estimated that 5000 men are employed in the mines m and about Cripple Creek.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-10-30

DO YOU WANT THE BEsTP Ross's Barber Shop is the place to 90. Exchange Hotel.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-10-30

Tho wicked barber probably expects to ge' .o heaven by a close shave.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-06-10

Very old persons and very young
for etiquette. Queen Victoria was an ex-
ample of the one, and Lord Beauchamp
the present governor of New South
Wales, of the other. Since the latter
has occupied the government house at
Sydney he has been at great pains to
make official receptions as imposing
and dignified as possible. With this
end in view, he has ordained that only
guests of a certain rank should be
permitted to approach the presence
through designated doors. To these
blue tickets are awarded to others of
inferior mould. white.
At recent function, through some
mismanagement, an important public
man received a blue card. while
white one was sent to his wife, and
when the pair reached the audience
chamber, there was trouble. The
lady declined to be separated from her
husband, or to abandon the aristo-
cratic blue ranks. An aide-de-camp
endeavored to reason with her, and
explain the commotion that would en-
sue if blue and white were suffered to
mingle together. But the fair one
was equal to the occasion.
Nonsense" said she, as she pressed
forward; what do you take us for?
A seidlitz POWDER"
The aide collapsed. And yet it is
sometimes said that women have no
sense of humor.-New York Evening
Post
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-06-10
PEARLS OF THOUGHT.

To be great is to be misunderstood.
The dust we tread upon was once
alive.
Literature is the thought of think
ing souls.
Property has its duties as well as
its rights.
Clever men are good, but they are
not the best.
Silence is as deep as eternity, speech
is as shallow as time.
What strange thing is man! and
what stranger is woman!
Time dissipates to shining ether
the solid angularity of facts.
All who joy would win must share
it-happiness was born a twin.
Some people are so fond of i'll luck
that they run half way to meet it.
There is nothing so powerful as
truth-and often nothing so strange.
There is no refuge from confession,
but suicide; and suicide is confession
A blessed companion is a book-a
book that fifty chosen is a lifelong
friend.
That is the best government which
desires to make the people happy, and
knows how to make them happy.
Blessed is the healthy nature; it is
the coherent, sweetly cooperative. not
incoherent, self distracting, self de-
structive one!
Adversely is sometimes hard on a
man; but for one man who can stand
prosperity there are hundred that
will stand adversely
Government is trust, and the Of
ficers of the government are the trus-
tees, and both the trust and the trust
tees are created for the benefit Of the
people.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-06-10
WITHOUT THE FRlLLS.



Who Wanted to Get Even.
An editor who was thoroughly tired
of the foolishness that goes on at
church wedding finally got even as
follows: "They were married in great
style. All the elite of the town were
invited, principally because it was
thought that they would be more like
ly to bring elegant presents for the
bride.
"Of course the ceremony took place
in the church, and the church was
most beautifully decorated for the oc-
casion. Potted plants were borrowed
here and there, wherever they could
be secured without making the owner
mad enough to fight.
"The brides young lady friends had
the decorations in charge, and when
they were not making nosegays they
were chewing the rag about the trou-
BILE and work, and wishing that the
bride had sense enough to get up her
own wedding. The ushers wore claw
hammer coats. parted their hair in the
middle and stepped high when they
walked down the aisle The coats
were hired from costumer. and their
white gloves came from an under
takers who kept them on hand for
funeral occasions.
at was a ring ceremony. The ring
was monstrous gold band borrowed
of the village jeweler. People called
the bride lovely, but she was so home
ly that hollyhocks wouldn't grow in
the dooryard where she lived The
bridegroom was dressed in conven-
tional black. so called because his
father once wore the coat to Demo-
cratic convention. The presents were
simply elegant. They came from peo-
pie who couldn't afford to hire the
washing done or buy bakers bread.
Then after a 'sumptuous supper the
bride and groom went to st. Louis on
their wedding tour, where they spent
more money in "a hours than both of
them can earn in a month. h."-Atchison
Globe.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-06-10

There Is more Catarrh in this section o: the
country than all other diseases put togeth er,
and until the last few years was supposed tobe
tncurable. For a great many years doctors
local remedies, and by constantly failing to
cure with local treatment, pronounced it in
durable. Science has proven catarrh to be a
constitutional treatment. Halls Catarrh Cure,
manufactured by +. j. Cheney So Co., Toledo
Ohio, is the only constitutional cure on the
market. 1t is taken internally in doses from
l0drops to a teaspoonful. 1t acts directly on
The blood and mucous surfaces of the system
They offer one hundred dollars for any case
1t fails to cure. Send for circulars and testi-
monials. Address FL. CHENEY& Co., Toledo, O.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.