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The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-03-09
LIFE CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRATION
 WILL BE GIVEN TO VOTERS OF ALABAMA
Books Will Be Opened by Board of Registrars at Court House OmOwFac Smile Cefcaet Handsomely Engraved and Worthy of Pre-
 seryaion 1.-The Voice of the People the Couns Safety" the oo

The first voter of Montgomery County to have his name entered on the regis tration books Will be registered tomor- row morning at o'clock. At that hour Messers Harris; Teasley and Gunter. composing the Board of Registration of Montgomery County, will open the books for the hard work of making out the registration lists of the county.
 It is possible that there may be some rivalry for the honor of being tho first voter registered here, there has been in other places. No great rush. however. is expected at that hour by Che registrars. The Board will haveS quarters for the present in the office of the Tax Collector in the right wing of the court house. The Board will remain in the city for sixty days. During that time the schedule of the Board in visiting the country beats will be announced and published. The applicants who go before the Board will be furnished with an ap. plicatfon blank, which will contain all the
 equirements of the new Constitution for registration and this blank the applicant will be expected to fill out. under oath. When this is handed to the Board the
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-03-09
Death of Six MinstreIs.

The death of Billy Rice, one of the last of the old-time minstrels, in Hot Springs Sunday came as q great blow to man. agers of theatres. During the last mGntf. six famous minstrels have died, and with one exception they passed to their etcr- nal rest penniless. The exception was Billy West. and now three women are contending for his estate, which IS valued at about $500, 900.
 Che after the other Billy West, Billy Emerson, Jack Haverly, John Queen, Billy Rice and Neil Bryant passed away, and now there are few of those once famous impersonators and singers oi comic songs alive
 Frank Hall, owner of the Broxan Heart. and for years a wel-known the atrical manager, recalls many incidents in the lives of all these men, says The St. Louis Republic. He said when in formed of Billy Rice's death:
 ''Is Rice dead? That ends the old-time minstrels There are few, left who can rank with any of them. Dockstader, ] think, is the coming minstrel.
 When l owred the Casino, at Chicago, which l purchased from Jack Haverly in 1892. Billy Rice was my stage mana ger and remained with me until 1895. He was known for his stump speeches. He Was the best impersonator the stage has known. Forsker and other prominent Senators were among his best.
 When the sherman bill was in Con- gress he appeared as sherman. Coming out, he would say: Do you know what Is tile difference between a silver dollar and a paper one? If you put q silver dollar in your pocket, there 1t Is in the morning, but If you put a paper dollar in your pocket in the morning you find 1t increases This joke took so well that even on the floors of the Senate Chamber 1t was heard.
 At one time he was worth S100, ,0O0 but he was so generous that money did not stay with him any time. He would never pass a beggar without giving him window and saw a woman begging or some one sitting in front of hand organ he would run to them with some money no matter how difficult 1t might be for him to get to them. It was a supersti- ton of his. He died pennIless. / Jack Haverly at one time controlled tWenty<three theatres in different parts of the country, and was worth $l,O00, 900. Gambling and unwise speculation swept all his wealth away and he died in Col orado pepniless. A broken heart can be assigned as responsible for his death Loss of his money and family troubles were too much for him.
 While a minstrel he often got as high as $75O a week for turn of twenty min utes Billy Emerson was known the world over for his singing of I Am the Dandy Copper of the Broadway Squad. . At one time he was worth $500 0OO At one race at Sheepshead Bay he lost S26,O0O and died in a Chicago rooming house penniless-
 Billy West was one of the sweetest voiced singers I have ever heard. He died with an estate worth S50O0OO. He was. perhaps the only saving minstrel in this famous group. He was first in the
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-03-09
k 4 $% < < 4 4 4 4 < 4 4 4 4 | k VITAL STATISTICS. =

4 < Deaths reported to the Sanitary Depart ment during week ending yesterday were as follows: 72 years, bronchitis: body shipped 10 Orion. Ala. oe March ?, Charles A. Allen, Jr.. age 26 years. accidental drowning.
 March ?, William Thomas Allen, age 15 wears, accidental drowning.
 March 3. infant of J. c. Cunningham. premature.
 March 2. Lizzie Pollie, age 45 years dropsy. .o March f. Mary Sims, age 80 years, old age. , rs ..o-s 'PIah March c. sallie Williams. age 80 years. old age. ., ,= u. t,iberculosis of bowels; body shipped to Fitzpatrick, Ala.
 Births recorded during past week were az TO o MT and Mrs. T. A Barlow. boy. To MT. and Mrs. J. T. Porterfeld, a girl. ,.,. To MT. and Mrs. ". T. Burgess. boy. To MT, and Mrs. Pat McGauly. a boy. To Mir. and Mrs. McDuff Cain. boy.
 Negores.
 To Reniamn and Ada Jackson, a boy. To James and Exie Williams. boy To Frank and Tempy Stokes. a girl To F. NJ and Mattie Lewis boy, To William and Mary Woodley. boy
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-03-09
. A STORY.
With Moral-Pluck or Luck, Hon.
 ,A esty or Cowardice.

Charles Gibson in Indian Journal.
 It was in the gay month of May, just after the rebellion and ourselves were squelched. The green grass was luxu.i- ant and laid in waves over the rolling prairies, at the will of the zephyrs. The grass was fine feed for Mike and Mig, but not for the writer. He had learned to eat some cattle feed. such as blackjack acorns. during the war. but he could not so the sweet. green grass. He with four others and Mike and Mig bid fare well to their Red River friends and lum- bered out in Confederate wagon to on half bushel of golden yellow corn meal. but 1t was all right as long as 1t lasted. because it was Indian corn meal. Now this particular half bushel of vel low meal was all the rations In sight. no meat. and there was thing called greenbacks in the enemy's camps but we had not been placed in peaceable pos session of any of 1t; therefore the meal. as aforementioned. was all we had. There were fat cattle which come to our camps nightly, fat hogs ditto, yet we were a. hungered, and through fear We did not kill and eat.
 Now on the morning of the sixth day our provender was very low. On the morning of the seventh day the much-val- ued meal made it's exit, but we drove Mike and Mig right along, although at the same time we looked longingly upon an old female swine and her grandchil-
  River, and had persuaded to come to the Creek Nation with us. but they. like our selves. were stricken with poverty. and were a poor last resort; so, like Robinson Crusoe, we gave over the idea of eating the old hog. We poled on until late in the afternoon. when our shadows began to grow long and hungry. As we were driving along, of course, wishing for something to turn up, and that p. d. a., we espied a fox squirrel. as large as an OK we thought. climb a small tree. This was meat if we were fortunate enough to possess his carcass. A hungry man Is very dangerous animal A couple of pebbles in the direction of his head caused him to leave his hiding place. In alight- ing he struck a rock so hard that we, like Samson and the Philistines, were upon him. After the battle we persuaded Mike and his pal to move on. AS we journeyed along, belaboring the afore- mentioned female swine and family, we, like Napoleon or some of those old codg- CTS, were looking not for worlds to con- quer. but other game that was edible. In the road just ahead was a little ra- vine. Up this went the old spotted SOW, Of course we did not wish to lose her company. so we ran up to head her of. Just as we turned her we looked across the little ravtne. There. within a few steps, lay a wild turkey on her nest It was the season for new-laid wild tur- key eggs. We crept to the wagon. took
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-03-09
BUNKER HILL FAST LINE. Old Woman Who Walks Sixteen Miles Every Week for Snuff.
Indianapolis NeWI

lndldnapOnS NeWs.
 Mrs. Christophemia Miller is s1 years of age, yet once a week she walks six teen miles for a 25-eqnt package of snuff.- The clerks at the drug store that she has patronlzed for more than "a score of years expect her every Monday morn ing. and she never disappoints them. She lives in the vicinity of Bunker Hill, eight miles south of Peru, where she owns few acres of land and the house she calls home.
 She lives alone, her husband having died many years ago. Twenty-seven years aga Mrs. Miller came to her present home from Germany, and never since then has she been on a railroad train. She has made the trip between her home and this city from once to four times week ever since she came to this locality, and she always walked. In the summer time she carries a clothes basket full of veg etables upon her head to this city and disposes of the garden truck to regular customers.
 What she earns in the summer more than Peeps up her expenses in the win ter and apparently she is happy. Every one in Peru knows her, and she has often been termed the Bunker Hill fast line" from the fact that she walks so rapidly and makes her trips so regularly.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-03-09

with portraits of Mr. Conried and the principal members of his company is par ticularly timely. David Warfield gives an interesting account, with illustrations. of how he went to the Ghetto disguised as a typical ,slavok to get ideas for the part he plays in The Auctioneer." An in- tervIew with Francis Wilson, with pie lures especially taken of his fine home at New Rochelle, shows the popular comedian in an altogether new light Alfred Ayres continues his instructive and scholarly papers on the great play CTS of other days. In the musical part of the magazine considerable space is given to pictorial review of the first performance of Paderewski's opera Man ru'' at the Metropolitan Opera House, New York, while reviews of all the new plays and criticisms of all the important musical events go to make up a splendid number.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-03-09

applicants name will be placed on the ljst If the member of the Board are satisfied that the questions on the blank are correctly answered.
 Those who successfully pass this gaunt- let will be given. . life certificate of registration which is here produced. The life certificates are really works of art. One of them .issa thing of beauty and worthy of preservation for Its handsome appearance 1t is not unlike bank note and is as handsomely engraved. The scroll work on the margin Is similar to that put on national bank notes It bears fine figure of justice, blind and holding the scale and a sword in her hand. On the. reverse side is the signi- ficant sentence. The voice of the peo- pie Is the country's safety"
 The temporary plan under which the registration begins will expire the first of August. although provision is made for the registration of voters who may have been out of the State during tn :, rt gular time for registration and for those who may come of age between the fst of August and the 2oth of December. On the 2oth of December. the temporary plan ends for all time. The chief fea-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-03-09
Marital Complications.

Some consternation has been caused In certain circles in New York by the ac- tion of Police Magistrate Pool. who re- fused to recognize a Dakota divorce granted to William c. Haskins, a well-to- do mining engineer. and ordered him to pay a weekly sum for the support of his wife. The divorce was granted five years ago without the wifes knowledge If the case is appealed, as threatened, some in teresting points may be raised.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-03-09
FAIR AND PLEASANT.
Weather Expected in Montgomo-
 Today and Monday.

The atmospheric disturbance which caused the light rain here yesterda, morning, passed too far to the north O. us to cause any very unpleasant condi- tions over this region. and an area of fai, and cool weather will more than proba bly, move in from the westward over this section by this morning. The fair and pleasant weather will probably last through tomorrow. though another de. pression. now developing over the Pacific northwest. may move far enough east. ward to cause unsettled conditions in this portion of the country by Tuesday or Wednesday
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-03-09
The editor was with his party. right or

The editor was With hls party, rIsht or
 wrong. ,.,
 of the press from party subserviency. It
 praises and condemns more discriminat- ingiy than of old It censures the bad men in It's own party It praises the good the men who run political machines '.statesmen." but speaks of them as bosses" the papers which follow this policy nave the influence the papers of the other
 days used to have He is mistaken. They
 have more These papers reach men of
 both parties, and their criticisms of "men
 and things" command the attention ana
 affect inc judgment of men of both par
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-03-09

When Lewis Morrison, over two years ago, decided to retire from the stage, he was wearied by the constant repetition of the lines and business of the part or Mephisto which he had played for twenty continuous seasons. or in other words, almost 5000 times. His was not to be a lasting retirement. however. Jules Mur- ry, his manager, arranged the present tour for this splendid artist. secured a talented dramatic actor who has prac- tically made a new Faust and intro duced a new prologue of remarkable beauty.
 Her Lo.d and Master" with Herbert KeIcey and Fife shannon in stellar roles as seen iE Montgomery earlier in the season, received it's first New York pre-. sentation at Harrison Grey Fiske's Man. kattan Theatre recently. The play Is the is in four acts. Miss Merton has been responsible for more than one brilliant effort in the past and much interest was felt in her new work. Most or the crit ics showed some hesitation in pronounce ing it a complete success. the feeling ap- parently being that the play suffered some through being too "talky." The Fl ave fault found with 1t by most of the reviewers, however, was that 1t bur lesqued too severely. the typical Amer ican character. The story, as will be remembered. has to do with the tanning of a Western girl by an English viscount whom she has married. Incidental to the progress of this work the girls American relatives are introduced and 1t is these characters that Miss Morton has so ex- aggerated and overdrawn that the critics feel that they constitute too frank com ment on our supposed lack of refinement On the other hand the first night audi ence seemed to be decidedly pleased and was very generous with curtain calls and applause.
 In the quality of its reading matter and the nrofuseness and artistic excellence of tie iIIustrations the March issue of The Theatre is far more interesting than any nreyious number of that fine publi- cation An article on the German Thea Ire in New York, elaborateiy Illustrated
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-03-09

lainous company of Thatcher. frimross Lnu West,' s.Eu then LIlG cvnpa... Ui fflmrose 1nQ nvs. Was tOriueo, aid idter West c. Saa.zeu ms own coinpans.
 oon.l Slceu uleu' lu New Av.A. -le vas uurn m New O.4eaIs. ne wroLe .Iearly al OL the patUuI,s sIhe On .IIL.s.fel stage. L1ls suns, Guo-Uoo Es SS q, Ianlndf .o every one. .
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-03-09
It Shouldn't Take Long.

Baltimore Herald.
 Having compromised with the Senators from South Carolina. there ought to be some spare time for the. consideration of justice to Cuba
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-03-09
NOTES VE PLAXERS. |.

William A. Brady of Foxy Grandpa" :" Dlth Josepn> mart and Cailie l,v ..ar. .Ias maue .,dcn q hat dt lne Fourteenth .,.IeeI Anvu..c, .>ew Yurk, .hat -udnager .lvseuQu,sG nds cdlCeieu o.her' 1l- ,rdctiunS lnaI were 10 nave peen pIay ed ms St dson ana will let tne farce occupy nis stage un,n hot weatner puts an end .o it's run.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-03-09

Clyde Fitchs semi-recovery from his recent illness indicates the speedy aP pearance of the country play which tiie success of Lovers Lane determlnto nIm upon writing.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-03-09
WEEKS ENTERTAINMENT
 OFFERED BY THE THEATRES
Lewis Morrison in Faust" Piano Recital by Josef Hoffman; "Reaping the Harvest' and
 an Electric Carnival.


 Faust" Saturday Night Honuann, vruoso McD0NALDs the Tuesday Manee saturday Pan- Electric Carn ivaL
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-03-09

If the Boer war ends in time, the Way Down East company that goes 10 Aus tralia is slated to tour Soutn Africa and perhaps continue on around the world. appearing in London during the spring ut Iyy3,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-03-09
To Frank and Mary Brown. girl.
 Contagious Diseases.

Three cases of smallpox were reported -one from the city proper, and two from scarlet fever. one from police Jurisdiction and one from Ward ?.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-03-09

Grace Georges season will end on May ll al the Grand Opera House. Chi- cago. Miss George will then have played 'Lnaer southern Skies" twenty-seven weeks, of which time eleven weeks were spent in New York and nine weeks will have been divided between five other large cities.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-03-09

Thomas and his Chicago Orchestra. He was only heard in a ll.nited number of
 concerts. but they were sufncient ap- pearances for the critics to stamp him with their approval as a master of his
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1902-11-22
Some Church History.

Rev. ]. L. p. Sheppard, who has
been holding a series of services in the
Colfax NJ. e. church this week, was
the first preacher to organize the
Methodist church at this place, with
j. o. Grayson as class leader. Mr..
Sheppard was on the Pineville and
Colfax work In 1878 and 1879. but the
organisation of this church was al
lowed to lapse, or rather the organi-
xation was lost sight of In 1880, by
failure Of the new preacher to keep up
the appointments. In 1881 a new
work was made. in charge Of Rev. 8.
H. Whatley, who reorganized the
Colfax church Dec. 5. 1881. and this or
ganisation has remained intact tC
the present time.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1902-11-22

Heavy eating is usually the first cause
of Indigestion. Repeated attacks infiame
the mucous membranes lining the stom-
ach, exposes the nerves Of the stomach.
producing swelling after eating, heart
burn, headache, sour risings and finally
catarrh of the stomach. Kodol relieves
the Inflammation, protects the nerves and
cures the catarrh. Kodol cures indiges-
ton, dyspepsia, all stomach troubles by
cleansing and sweetening the glands Of
the stomach. ]. A. Hyde.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1902-11-22

Breaking into q blazing home. some
firemen lately dragged the sleeping in
mates from death. Fapcied security, and
death near. It's that way when you neg
lect coughs and colds. Don't do il. DIR.
Kings New Discovery for consumption
gives perfect protection against ell throat,
chest and lung troubles. Keep II near,
aud avoid suffering. death and doctors
bills. A teaspoonful stops late cough,
persistent use the most stubborn. Harm
less and nice tasting, it's guaranteed to
satisfy by Crescent Drug Store, C0lfax;
Bush 4 Randolph, Fairmount. Price SOC
and elO0. Trial bottles free.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1902-11-22


The best attraction yet presented
by the Colfax Lyceum VIII be given
Wednesday night, Nov. 26th. All
who can should come out to this en-
tertainment. "L0yett's Boston
Stars" composed Of Mr.. Frank Rey-
nolds, star singing humorist, Miss
Elizabeth Mayo, violiniste. Miss
Georgia Harvey, reader, and Miss
Frances Bickiord. ballad singer, have
had nearly q hundred recalls to the
principal cities In the United States,
and their entertainment has wonder
fulexcellence. On account Of the late
hour word was brought to this Office
we cannot give the attraction much
Of a notice, but 1t is one you cannot
afford to miss.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1902-11-22
a 9tartlIng Surprise.

Very few could believe in looking at
A. T. Hoadley, q healthy, robust black
smith of Tilden, Ind, that for ten years
he suffered such fortunes from rheuma-
tism "a few could endure and live. But
q wonderful change followed bis taking
Electrict Bitters. Two bottles wholly
cured me-" he writes, "and have not
felt q twinge in over year." They reg
ulate the kidneys. purify the blood, and
cure rheumatism, neuralgia. nervousness,
improve digestion and give perfect health.
Try them. Only Scotia at Crescent Drug
Store. Collar; Bush 4 Randolph, Fair
mount.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1902-11-22

Alice Cox, the wife Of Campbell Cox,
a well known colored woman, who
has been a most efficient cook and
household servant In Colfax for a
number Of years, died on the 18th,
from galloplng consumption. She
was an industrious and trustworthy
woman, and had many friends among
the white people who greatly sympa-
thised with her In the lingering suffer
ing and pain of her final illness.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1902-11-22

Mr.. ]. C. Goulden. the painter. OF
Alexandria, arrived In Colfax on
Thursday. and has painted a hand
some sign, valley Drug Store, "
across the front Of DR.. Jones' fine
two-stofy building, and Is at work
painting some fancy signs on the
show windows. Mr.. Goulden has
many friends In Coliax, who will he
glad to learn that he viii he with us
for some time filing other painting
contracta.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1902-11-22

Mr.. C. E. Haddox brings us this
week two enormous sweet potatoes,
the two Weighing 9H pounds, and al.
most fillfng q peck measure. They
are Of the yellow Dooley yam variety,
and were raised on the Nash place
two miles south OF Colfax.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1902-11-22

Prof. ]. F. WEIGH returned from
New Orleans last Tuesday, complete
~ restored to health, and the pupils
and patrons Of our high school are
greatly pleased to have him assume
the principalship Of the school. Miss
Moore who was sick, ID also at her
post, and altogether the school IL
getting on finely.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1902-11-22

Mr.. ]. p. Kelsoe has completed the
hall for the Woodmen OF the World
up stairs In his two-stOry building at
the corner of Front and C streets,
and the Woodmen have held a couple
of meetings in their new hall.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1902-11-22

Mr.. Jno. T. Furlow, proprietor Of
the Furlow Millinery Co., was in Col
fax again on Thursday and Friday of
this week. and in addition to making
extensive orders for his business here,
also has engaged Mr.. J. C. Goulden,
the painter to paint him neat and
attractive sign.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1902-11-22
The Colfax Oil Mill.

Mr.. J. H. McNeely, president of the
Colfax Cotton OH Company, has
bought q kiln Of about 100, 900 brick
from Mr.. w. c. Williams, and fully
80, 900 have been delivered at the mill
site. He has also engaged 200. 1000
brick from Mr.. VIM. LaCrolx, to be
delivered about January LIST, 1903, at
which time it is expected to begin
work on the mill.