The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-23
STILL AFTER COUPONS
THE CANDIDATES RESORT TO sCHEMEs TO SECURE BALLOTS.
MT. Harrison is Ill, But His Friends are Caring for His Interest. '
 Interest in Contest .s. Increases.

Coupon chasing Is becoming sci- ence in Montgomery. In fact, 1t IS becoming a habit with a great number of citizens, and no doubt It Will pc long after the present contest cioses before some of the most enthusiastic nersons discontinue their efforts Tn COL lecting coupons.
 Never has there been such a mani@ before. It is no uncommon sight to seq prominent citizens standing on the corners at all hours Of the day, appa- entIv Unconscious, but occasionally one will see a young man ride by on pi- cycle and hand out bunch Of coupons wIthout stopping. Presently gentle man will come up to the corner man, yvth A solemn look end gently draW ferth from an interior pocket pack age of the hunted votes and with word of cheer will pass on as though nothing unusual had taken place. Inen | the picket will walk out to hold up buggy, whose occupant VIII ma con- cealed beneath the cushion anothe,
 hnnch of coupons. And so 1t goes all day long. Nothing wrong about that but what a degree of system this cou- l pon game has been reduced to.
 MT Gladden. Harrison .s still connned
 to h,s room by illness, but his frienos hope for his early recovery, wnich Wlii
 enable him to resume his place In the
 battle of ballots.
 From early indications. a regular cy-
 clone of ballots Is expected Saturday 10
 be counted for Sundays contest. In an
 tic.pation of such news being con firmed. the Rainbow Editor Is making
 extra preparations to take care Of the rush. Washtubs, barrels, baskets and even trunks are expected to be brought in full of votes before p. rn Satur- day eveAing. A force of carpenters has been busy this week preparing ex-
 tra tables and facilities for handling
 the final count with expectations that
 the close w-ll be as enthusiastically patronlzed as the present stage. AS
 the close draws nearer the list of can
 didates grows smaller, until 1t will soon
 be paired off evenly with combinations r of teachers, clerks and policemen, all arrayed against one another. Then the real war will beg,n. It will be Buffalo , or die.
 While The Advertiser would dislike . very much to have any serious conse quences arise on account of this famous
 contest, it would appreciate 1t verI
 much If cases of somna nambulism, hunt
 ing coupons in ones sleep, or cases O
 being overcome by over-confldenc,
 were promptly reported in order tha I the afflicted may receive prompt ant
 careful attention before serious com
 plications take place. It has beei
 learned that the most serious conse T uuences may arise from a fretful feel y ing more aptly toward the Midwa, e Complaint, which has been thorough! 7, discussed and finally decided that th'
 best general remedy may be suppliet B through these columns, by givint f glimpses of the famous Midway now If | full blast at Buffalo.
 . For the benefit of those feeling an! degree of nervou sness on this account e the following extract has been recon = mended as a remedy for immediate re ]. lief:
 = The smallest automobile ever built | }, now a common sight on the might. f Midway of the Pan-American Exposi e tion. Chiquita, the doll lady, can b seen daily riding about in her uniqu K vehicle attended by her negro dwar | chauffer. The machine Is a little elec 8 tric Victoria, complete in every detail f with leather top. fender. cushions, cleo = tric lights, gong and wheel-steerinl = gear. It is in fact so exact a miniatur I duplicate of a full-sized automobile Una \ if is difficult to fix its real proportion
 in ones mind. It has 12-inch- wheei - fitted with l 1-4 DlamOnu pHcuhot VI 7 tires, electric lights showing red an'
 green. a top which raises and lowers
 the cushion is 14xs 1-2 inches and ou a IA inches from the ground, the step
 hut inches up, the front and req
 axIes are 24 inches apart from cente . to center, and the truck is 24 inche e wide. With the top up 1t does not com LID to ones elbow. It was built by tn
 Jenkins Automobile Company Washington, D. C.. and is guarantee
 to run for two thousand hours pen pen {. easy to guide and control. The moto d is hung beneath the body on the true l. and connects with the gear on the oli g ferential directly on the rear axle, Is. an 1T, S hoth rear wheels drive. While the i' f tIo machine is suitable for use in tn if streets. 1t is unequaled for stage kin e dersarten. playhouse or in ,ndooT SoiIer us, n
 a,i,a or other explosive or infiam msble fiuids. no acids nor heavy lea a,
 hatteries. and it requires no expert al '- tendant.