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The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-25
THE FALL FESTIVAL COMMITTEES REPORT GOOD PRO-
 GREss MAKING. Many Subscriptions are Yet to Come in-Some of the Great Attrac- tions Secured for Mont
 gomery's Show.

There was an enthusiastic meeting oi the Finance Committee of the stree; Fair Association at the Commercial and Industrial Association rooms las. hlght. Each subcommittee showed largely increased subscriptions since the last meeting, and enough money is now in sight to justify certain prelimi- nary arrangements and expenditures StIli there is not enough promised, np to the present, to authorize the Amuse- ment Committee to so as deeply into us projected plans as have been mapped out.
 One thing has delayed the suDscrip- ton work and this Is the absence from the city of several gentlemen, who have been liberal contributors in the past. The return of these gentlemen VII no doubt swell the fair contribu- tions to o figure that will make a cer- tainty of the entertainment being a great success in every particular.
 Fall Festival Brevities.
 George will be here.
 Fake shows will have no show.
 Keep your eye on the date, Oct. 2S- Nov. 2.
 Seventeen lions in one aggregation that's what you'll see.
 The great "Gondola" feature will probably be added to the Bostick show
 The famous female whistler. Alice Shaw, and her two daughters, may be secured for the Auditorium. The Mystic Maze will have fifty enormous mirrors, while it's general furnishings will form a palace of beauty.
 A monkey navigating an air ship. and descending from a dizzy height of 1000 hn nf fa VHln hnt IL and young.
 The high dive! The high dive! The plunge from 100 feet in mid-air will again form one or the attractions of the Fair
 The gorgeous Oriental World will re- vive all the rich dreams of the Arabian Nights, the novel costumes and people of the East. It will be truly the Streets of All Nations"
 Mrs. Murphy" the sagacious mon key, which makes the daily balloon as- tensions, will hold receptions for the children and offer her pictures to each visitor.
 The high wire act. upon an invisible wire, will be one of the daily free at fractions. The daring aerial perform cycle, leaving the illusion that he is suspended, without support, in mid air.
 The Brother Act" will be one of the neyel free attractions. It will embrace some thrilling acrObatic feats, not easily described, but replete with the elements of peril and daring.
 Frank Bostock, the king of animal trainers, will daily enter the great cir cular steel cage, filled with lions. tig- CTS, leopards, jaguars and monkeys. and show his supreme control over these fercest denizens of the forest.
 The Auditorium continuous perform ance will embrace the most high class black faced come6ians,' dashiny sou brettes, superb song and dance teams. clowns, haGleQuiIls and veatriloqulsts' ae,ooatic and Et&tueSQce acts. daring
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-25

Commission as to this matter of tariff Is absolute and mandatory. The Lvil- mission nas the power to Dankrupt every raili oad in Ala Oama. py reducing the laIlIl 10 suGn poIGt tnat the luiI~ ioaus coulu not operate without sucn d loss as to ruin them. assert furtiiei. that if tnc Commission snouid nN rum ous rates. the rates nxed would stand. and the railroads could not avoid them without going into the courts and en- Joining the Commission from enforcing them upon the ground that such rates dlu mot aIIoW the raliroaos d tair anu Just return upon their VaIue, appurtcn- anCes ane equipments. It may Dn asked wIenC1 comes InIs pOWery 1My answer is read Section 34Sl of the Cooe. and II will be found that the Commission ts given absolute power to revise. reduce or increase all tariffs. passenger and freight. the only limitation being that such rates shall yield fair and just return upon the value of the railroads, their appurtenances and equipments. How is this enforced? l answer in two ways. FIrst, if after the rate Is fixed tn. railroads should charge more than the tiAed rate then such railroad iS guilty O. exIortion and may be prose- cuted criminally for so doing; or, sec- ond. q suit will lie to recover the overcharge. and, the Statute says plainly that such recovery shall be for double the amount Of sucn overcnarge, with all costs and a reasonable aLtor- ney's ice for bringing sucn suit. IL is idle to say that the snaIlness ot the claim would oeter any one from bring ing the suit, because an attorney can be found anywhere who would be only too glad to take every case of this character for the fee to be recovered from the defendants.
 It must not be forgotten. however, that the railroads. too, have some rlgnts. no that whenever they are governed by the tarifr approved by the commission. they are prot L.cIed rom any suit for extortion, because in both instances the findings Vf the COTnmis- slon is held to be prima facfe correct.
 There are still other powers and du- ties but this article would be too long to enumerate them all and l prefer nor to become tedious. It follows, there fore that the Commission has ample power to remedy almost every con- ceivable wrong done the pub.ic by the railroads, and when properly edminis- tered this office IS not only usefcI. but a necessity to the people. Tn another article 1 expect to go into the details of how the office should be admirjster- ed, and cite instances ,n whicn the peo- pie have been beneiited ny the Com mission, and also go la some com parisons 76f the. tariffs of the State with those of adjoining States.
 JOHN V. SMITH
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-25
mistakes as I did.

mistakes as did.
 Mrs. B.--That ts encouraging. but you must not say T do not make nearly as many mistakes as 1 did.' You should say: T do not make nearly SO many mistakes as I did."f You must not use "as" after "nct." You should use "so'' after not" Whenever you compare unequals use "not-so.' Thus you may say: This, room is as large as that. but;it is not so pleasant" You are as tall as your sister, but you are not 50 "as1:in the comparison of equals, SO follows mot" in the comparison of un- . Mrs. A.--Yes. remember that learned that rule in school, but l had
 forgotten it.. ss8,5 sf,, -
 Mrs. B.--some one has said: "wha,
 the sorid needs most Is not so much, to
 Lc informed as II does to be reminded"
 Mrs. A.--Well. shall try and reinem-
 Der. but people don't hardly ever. Oh serve that rule. do they?
 Mrs. B.-You must not say "I shall
 try and remember" You should say "l
 not say T shall endeavor and remem- -ber." You cannot try and" any more
 than you can endeavor and" "En-
 deavor" and "try" are verbs that re-
 auire the infinite mood of some verf to complete their meaning. Then, again
 you must not say People don't hardly
 ever observe this rule" You should say
 People hardly ever observe that rule. To say People don't hardly ever ob. serve that rule'' Is an incorrect as tc say No people don't observe that rule. Mrs. Al can't understand hardly
 why that is so. Mrs. B.-You mean you can hardly understand why 1t is so.
 Mrs. 4 Now think ! understand 1t but must go now. as I am going tt attend lecture in the Fine Arts build ing.
 Mrs. B.-You mean you are going tc attend lecture at the Fine Arts! build ing. Y. Mrs. A.-Yes. and must be there al o'clock. and it is now 20 minutes of 3 You see I did not forget to say 20 min utes of 3 instead of 20 minutes to 8 You remember you told me about that the last time I saw you. Now I hav' got to go. or I shall be late.
 Mres. B.-"Now I have to go" ol
 Now I must go." Got is superfiuou! in that sense. You must come again. Mrs. A.-Thank you. I shall be yer, pleased to do so.
 Mrs. B.-You should say II shall bs
 very much pleased to do so." Mrs A.-Well. now I must go, and shall be very much pleased to cal again in the near future.
 Mrs. B.-That is right. Come soon | and shall be pleased to give you ani suggestions that may help you Mrs. A.-Thank you very much. Nov must go. Good afternoon.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-25
trapeze and horizontal bar acts. In

trapeze and horizontal bar acts. In fact as fine vaudeville as can be seen anywhere in New York.
 The German Village will be com- prehensive affair. reproducing all the novel features of Teutonic life, their quaint peasant costumes and customs, and many other peculiar habits of Ger man life. will be whole show by it. self.
 Electra, the Flying Lady, will be seen for the first time in this city. Her act Is one of thrilling and perilous inter- est, which will not fail to make 1t one of the leading attractions of the Fair week.
 The famous "Edison's Moving Pic tures." always interesting and greeted everywhere with vast audiences. Will be a prominent attraction here. The illustrations will be appropriate to the time and occasion.
 The Lon ion Pony. Dog and Monkey Circus will be an e,ys'um for the chil- dren. It will embrace numerous AcSs of these S&heciouS sniz1GlA whO haVU
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-25
TO DOUBLE ITS CAPACITY. The Ashcraft Cotton Mills te Be
 Enlarged at Once. ,.

Florence. Aug. A.-(speciai.) )4The Ashcraft Cotton Mill will double its capacity at once and work has already commenced excavating the foundations for the new building. The company will nut in 5000 spindles and 100 addi- tionaI looms. The mills have been In operation a little over year and q half and nave been very successful, paying a quarterly dividend during the dullest season in the cotton mill busi- ness, President c. W. Ashcraft Is tust hack from the east where he closed a contract for the machinery and placed some of the new stock The Ashcraft mills are making a first class grade of shooting which finds a ready sale. .---'
 w. w. Collins representing the Fidelity and Deposit Company of Balti- more, Md, left today for Baltimore after a conference with the Probate Judge and County Commissioners of I.auderdaie County for the purpose of turning over the court house which has been completed by the bondsmetl for the contractors Nicely Smith. The county officers claimed Sf.o0o forfeiture under the contract with Nicely & Smith for extra time over and above contract time at $10 per day. together with rent, salary of watchmen and other expenses incurred by the failure of the con tractors to complete the court house on time. MT. Collins and the officers were unable to arrive at an equitable settlement and the matter will proba- biy be settled in the United States Court. The court house is finished and can not be occupied until some settle ment Is arrived at. The building t one of the flandsomest structures of the kind in North Alabama and cost. fur. nished' about $50.000.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-25

been taught by skilled trainers to per- form many wonderful things.
 An Electric Theatre. which afforded such unalloyed interest last year, will again form a feature of Fair week.
 A Trip to the Moon" is wonderful mechanical contrivance. based upon the celebrated novel of Jules Venre. It's wonderful ingenuity will prove a source of great interest and amusement.
 The original Australian Wild Girl. the snake eater. Electric Fountain. Beautiful Orient and Ferris Wheel, will be among the great aggregation of the Bostock show.
 There is every assurance that the coming Fall Festival will eclipse any thing ever seen here in the past. while every feature of this great merry, making wills be the very best of itG class.
 Each evening there will be c gorgesus display of fireworks. while the great high wire act of Professor Grant wit be done in a blaze os YaSj.coieFss kiGAG8 Il
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-25
BRoUGHT HIGH PRICES.
Union Springs First Bale Sold for
 205S Cents.

Union Springs. Aug. 24.-(special.)-- Union Springs received her first bale of cotton today. being bought in by Mir. J. W. Burt. ginned at the Traders Cotton OH Company. and sold at public outcry in front of the court house. bringing the remarkably fancy price of 20 5-s cents. The bidding on this bale of cotton was very lively. and 1t was finally Liven to MT. W. M. Pitts at the price mentioned. The cotton was stored in the new warehouse just erected by MT. w. A. Curry and pr. s. c. Cowan. which has been leased by Fay and Walker.
 The grading on the Union Springs and Northern Railroad Is about com pleted and work will be begun laying the track on next Monday. In a very short time Union Springs will have two railroad systems. and the merchants and people generally hope and expect that they vii; ret For1a ~e,jS' '~H-- .~N enormous freight charges with which the town has been aITnc k. TOT sJ many years.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-25
Fought Duel With Pistols.

Middlesboro. Ky, Aug. 24.--A pistol duel. was fought on Little Bird Creek near here today between Thomas Lit tie aged 70. and William Strong. aged about 40. Strong was killed and Little surrendered to the authorities. Trouble arose over alleged treacherous business transactions.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-25
Barbecue and Dance.

Fort Davis. Aug. A.-tSpeciafy- y--i0 B. Roberts and s. WI Dobbs gave their friends a barbecue and dance 'yester- day. The orchestra consisted of four pieces and furnished delightful music. The young men spared no pains to make the affair grand success and they fully succeeded. Everyone pro- nounced the occasion a most enjoyable one. They will repeat the barbecue and dance in tn enear future.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-25
Hiph 0rades and All.

Not only the cheap and medium but the high grade pianos will be sac rific4d at E. E. Forbes's tomorrow--the Ia st day of the sale. .-adV.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-25

Tho farmer believes tbe results will juatIfy the ends when he pa3s the small cr'i in tho md He O. the ha.rol and the largo at either extremity
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1901-11-10

ly conceded failure. There is not A star
on cur sage who has fought so bitter .
light is Minnie Madden Fis5e, and her tw0
successes, Tess OF the dUrbervilles'' and
Becky Sharpe" were late rewards OF
much merit. 1t is discoura ging to her
friends 10 find her down on her luck once
more. However, she still holds her Own
and keeps herself out of the syndicate
One of the few stage prodigies' who has
ever grown up to be a successful actress is
Elsie Leslie. who was made famous years
ago by her Gelineation of Little Lori
Fauntleroy. She and her curls played the
part for long run Later she retired an
studied until IL was time for her to ap.
pear as full-fedged actress. She Is now
PLAYING Glory Quayie in The Christian.
Our matinee idol. E. j. Morgan, has not
Yet carried out his promise to star this
season. He was to have a try at "The
Master of Ballantrae." dramatiZed from
playing John Storm in THE Christian"
II is the role which first attracted atten-
ton to his strong. repressed work.
Maude Adams is said TO haE some de-
lightful scenes well fitted to iler in Bar.
rie's new play Quality Street" Miss Ad-
ans has been struggling for a long time
with parts which were entirely beyond
her and since she gave up The Little
minister she has held her Mace in thc
public heart bv virtue of previous achieve
ments. But Barrie seems TO understand
her abilities and her limitations. and he
has fitted her once more with a part
which is likely to make a record.
Australia IS decidedly on the theatrical
map. and IT manages to get some plays
before we do. II has booked Ben Hur
Lovers Lane" and Sherlock Holmes"
Lewis Morrison has an advance agent
who is worth while. He reached Toronto
when Toronto was getting ready for tho
Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and hal
no welcome to spare for Morrison. Bar
rels of Sand stood in line along the streets
holding hagpoles and lightpoles. The
agent reached the town just before these
barrels were draped. and he promptly
went TO work to decorate them after his
own fashion. The next dav each barrel
showed black sheet on which appeared
ing"
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1901-11-10
A GLIMPSE INTO THE
THEATERS OF SAN FRAN
CISCO AND ALSO A LITTLE
GOSSIP ABOUT ACTORS
AND ACTRESSES THE
WORLD OVER.

~ AN FRANCISCO has little time
left Just now TO talk about the
alters. for grand opera is absorb
The opening week of the season
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-08-13
LAYING A MILE OF TRACK A DAY
Burlington Toluca-Cody Branch Max
ing Rapid Progress-Win Be
Finished in October.

A letter from II. B. Segur, general agent
of the Burlington at Billings, states
that track is being laid on the Toluca-
Cody branch down into Wyoming, at the,
rate Of a mile a day, exclusive of side
tracks. Already 81 miles of the road is
completed, leaving only 80 miles for the
construction gang to finish. Some of
the latter part will not be finished up
quite so rapidly, however, and it will
be two months or perhaps as late as No
vember 1, until the entire line is open
for traffic. Freight is now being accept
ed for shipment for more than half the
distance.
The road opens up fine district, rich
in that makes country prosperous, and
1t is considered one of the best sec
tions opened up by the Burlington in
any of its branches for many years. The
building has been accomplished with far
less labor difficulty than is usual in
the west. This year, 1t has been al
most impossible to secure men to work
on roads, owing to the great demand for
labor. Mines, harvest fields and almost
every department of labor seems to be
short-handed. The railroads are paying
the highest wages in their history, and
still cannot get men. But the Nor
mon settlers in the Meeteetese and Grey
Bull valleys, near where the new Burl-
ington branch runs. were so interested
in getting the road, and incidentally
in getting financial start, for many of
them moved in there only last year, that
they came flocking in to the construction
camps, and the road is being built at
almost record speed.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-08-13
NO CHEAP RATES TO TACOMA
Ticket Agents Kept Busy Answering
Questions Regarding Fictitious
Low Fare

The railroad ticket offices have been
besieged during the past few days by
applicants for the alleged cheap rate to
Tacoma on account of the Elks' car
nival which Is to be held there. The
report had bee spread broadcast that a
rate Of $1,000 for the round trip was to
be offered. AS the regular fare is $21 80,
one way the low rate had great at
fractions.
People from all over the state have
made application by letter or in person,
and the Offices of the lines which lead
to Tacoma are receiving no less than so
eager-eyed applicants a day. They are
met with the information that not one
Of the road has ever authorized the
rate, or even suggested so doing, and
that they never will.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-08-13
CHEMIST STARR EXPLOSION
Well Known Helena Assayer in a
Chemical Wreck, But Attends
Pharmaceutical Meeting.

Emil Starr, the well-known chem
list and assayer of Helena, is in the city
today to attend the meeting of the
State Pharmaceutical association. He
is suffering from severe bruises re-
ceived in an explosion in his laboratory
few days ago, some chlorate of pot
ash having burned his arm SO that it
cannot be used at present. Some time
ago he had an explosion of molten
metal, which burned his face badly,
and left each separate eyelash. where
they were not singed away, with lit
tie globule of metal hanging to it. For
tunately he escaped with his sight UNI
impaired.
Mr.. Starr is interested in making ex-
pert analysis of some of the alleged oil
finds in the west, and expresses the be-
lief that some day oil will be found in
great quantities througho0 the noun
tain region.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-08-13
JURYMEN TURNED PAUL. DOWN
Evans Wanted to Comprise the
Damage Case But Is Glad
He Failed.

Ed L. Evans, who has been carrying
g.. - with him for John PAUL,
an Assyrian, has come to the conclu-
sion he will keep the money and has
deposited it in a bank. He had the
$4,000 in the district court yesterday
with the intention Of turning it. over to
Mr.. PAUL in case the jury brought in a
verdict for judgment against him, but
the verdict went the wrong way for
PAUL.
Evans used to be a deputy sheriff
One day, while walking around the
block, he ran against PAUL and ar
rested him. PAUL remained in custody
and hour and when released he hunted
up a member of the legal bar and sued
Evans for $1,000 damages. The trial
began last Friday and was finished last
evening, the jury returning a verdict
of mot guilty. in favor Of Evans.
It is understood that Evans wanted
to settle the case three days ago by
paying PAUL $4,000. but PAUL would not
compromise.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-08-13
PARK STAGES ARE CROWDED
Great Rush Of Tourists to Take Ad-
vantage Of idea Weather
Monida a Busy Place.

1.-THE park travel by way Of Monida
is probably the best in the history of
that great pleasure resort" said H. O.
Wilson of the Oregon Short Line. 'The
transportation company Is having all
the passengers it can we'll handle, rum
ming as high as four stages day from
Monida.
This is the best time Of the year to
visit the park. The weather is almost
ideal. It was pretty warm during July.
but now it is just right for one to en-
Joy himself every moment of the time.
The excursionists are all more than
pleased with their Journey"
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-08-13
CAMPING OUT FOR 4 VACATION
Many Butte Residents Take to the
Cool, Shady Nooks Throughout
the State.

All the local railroad offices report good
sales of tickets to campers who are leav-
ing Butte FOR a short summer vacation.
They go in all directions; down along the
Big Hole. over to Twin Bridges and
Pony, to Boulder. to Rock Creek and
Bonita, to the Gallatin valley, and Up
on the Great Northern to Kalispell and
other points.
! The season Is open for doves and sage
hens: and pheasants. grouse and ducks
will be in season before the return Of
many of the hunters. Birds are said to
be very plentiful all over the state this
year, and hunters are likely to come in
with we'll laden game bags.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-08-13

zine since we began it's publication. All
over the state interest has been shown
and we believe that there is good flu
ture ahead of the publication.
1T Is not money making venture
at all. We have not made anything out
of the venture, but we have given the
state of Montana a magazine devoted to
its interests and dedicated to the upbuild-
ing of whatever makes for the states
progress. The people Of the state appear
to appreciate this and we are encouraged
to believe that the headquarters to Butte
will be Of still further aid to us.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-08-13
BUuFS YEAR OLD MAGAZINE
The Rocky Mountain Magazine Of
Helena Has Been Moved to Silver
Bows Capital.

Daniel Bradford. publisher Of the
Rocky Mountain Magazine. is in Butte
today He came over from his home in
Helena to install his magazine in Butte
and will conduct the publication in this
city hereafter. The magazine has met
with great encouragement since Mr..
Bradford began its publication a year ago
and has become deservedly popular all
over the state.
TENDER number orfm Butte-that will be
are encouraged and gratified at the cir
1.-THE magazine Is a year old now" said
Mr.. Bradford. I'VE will issue the Sep
TENDER number from Buttt-that will be
the first number Of the second year. We
are encouraged and gratife at the cir
culation and patronage given the maya