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The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-11-25
Mrs. Blank and Mrs. Crank

These two excellent ladies were friends and neighbors. Mrs. Blank had phone. Mrs. Crank had no phone. On warm Summer days Mrs. Crank would poke her head out of the window and the whole neighhborod would know that she was going to ask Mrs Blank to telephone to Andrews drug store for something Then a conversation somewhat like this would occur:
 Mrs. C.-Oh. Mrs Blank. am so sorry to trouble you, but Buddy is not well at all today and the reaches are about to run me crazy. Please telephone MT An drew 10 send some Hooper's Fatal Food, Borax and Insect Powder up at once. I must get something to exterminate these pests. As for Buddy. if he does not get better in a day or two I will send for the doctor.
 Mrs. B.-I am so sorry to hear of your troubles will phone at once. 0eaves the phone before Mrs, c. can think of anything else. and talks to herself on the way to the 'phone:) 'i wonder if that woman thinks that I have nothing to do but send messages for her?' Sends the message and returns to window. All right, dear, he says the packages will be
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-11-25
Checking Up Ticket Office.

Yesterday was a busy day with Union Ticket Agent Sam Suratt and his assist ants, Messrs. Copeland and Llnehan. Six travelling auditors of the roads entering Montgomery were checking up the office Atlantic Coast Line, W. H. McGlemery of the Louisville and Nashville, E. E. Williamson of the Seaboard Air Line R. l.. Williams of the Mobile and Oh = c. Fite of the Central of Georgta and the Pullman Company, and MT Hooks # the Western. The work will not be com- pleted until this morning.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-11-25
Mir. Egan's Future Movements.

A dispatch from Savannah says:
 Tt is rumored in Seaboard Air Line circles here that Vice-President and Gen eral Manager J. M. Barr of that com pany is soon to be made president, Presi- dent John Skelton Williams becoming chairman of the board of directors. No body vouches for the truth of the report that has gained circulation. yet it is credited. In view of the activity that has been visible in the innermost circles of the Seaboard recently, 1t is suggested here, too, that John NJ. Egan, who has just resigned the presidency of the Cen tral of Georgia Railway. may go with the Seaboard in an executive capacity"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-11-25
Louisville Out of Contest.

Louisville, Ky. Nov. 24-Bent Altsheler today transferred back to the executors of Captain W. F. Norton the auditorium property for the consideration of S1 This is the last step in winding up an unsuc- cessful effort to place the Coliseum upon the site of the auditorium at Fourth Av- enue and Hill Street. and is believed to preclude any possibility of Louisville making a bid for either of the national conventions
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-11-25

sent up immediately. If can do any thing else for you. let me know"
 The scene changes. Winter holds high carnival. On a bitter cold night Mrs Blank hears some one calling for help or something. Going to the window she raises 1t cautiously and is met by fusilade of requests: Dear, it is really too bad to trouble you. but 1 need so many things and just must have them to- night. Buddy needs some things and I have no one to send for them except Mir c. Telephone Mir. Andrew to send them up. He always has what 1 want and never disappoints me. Tell him to send good Hot Water Bottle a tube of Cam phor Ice, some Syrup of Squill, bottle of Paregoric, bottle of Syrup of Ipe- ,ac. one of Syrup of Pine Tar and Honey. a package of old-fashioned Hoarhound Drops. a box of Mutton Suet, bottle of Sloan's Eminent. two Belladonna Plas- ters and-just wait a minute and I will see if there Is anything else.
 Mrs. B.. almost frozen, lowered the win dow softly and went to the phone. The on the Winter winds, but ANDREWS and sent 1t up promptly.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-11-25
Enr A Rad Cold

If you have a bad cold you need a good reliable medicine like Chamberlain 8 Cough Remedy to loosen and relieve it, and to allay the irritation and inasmma- ton of the throat and lungs, The sooth- ing and healing properties of this remedy and the quick cures which 1t effects make 1t favorite everywhere. For sale by all druggists. adv.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-11-25
LINE IS INDEPENDENT
sEABoARD IS FREE FROM ALL
 ALLIANCES.
John skelton Williams Authorizes Announcement as to Policy of
 His Company-other News of Railroads.

MT. John Skeltton Williams, President
 of the Seaboard Air Line, has authorized
 me to say that the Seaboar I'd will be oo- erated independently and that no trunk
 line in the South has anything to do with
 Its management"
 The above was the remark made by
 MT. James U. Jackson to The Augusta
 Herald.
 Mir. Jackson. The Herald continues, Ie-
 turned yesterday from a weeks trip
 north. and, of course, was very busy
 today, catching lip with the accumulation
 on his desk. and receiving several visitors
 who wanted to talk over the new county campaign. He, however, stopped to have few minutes chat with The Herald. MT. Jackson said that he had an inter- View with MT. Williams soon after the meeting Of the railroad magnates and the election of the new Board and that MT. Williams spoke in glowing terms of the future of the line.
 The directorate of the road embraced some Of the leading financiers of the coun- try. the affairs of the system were never
 Tn as good condition. and their program or development in the section the line traversed. which had market the history Of the system in the past, would be car r1ed on In vigorous way in the future. MT. Williams said he would remain at the head of the road. and 1t would be op- erated as an independent property. None or the trunk lines in the South had any thing to say about the management; and. the progressive policy of the line since its first appearance among. the big sys- | tems or the country, would be continued"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-11-25
PRESBYTERIAN SERVICES
Dr. Little's Sermons at the First
 Church

Interested congregations heard strong sermons at the First Presbyterian Church vesterdav morning and evening by pr. A. A. Little of Selma who is conducting a series of services at that church.
 At the morning service beginning at 10:80 o'clock Dr. Little preached from John 9O-25 his subject being The Cause and Cure of Doubts" using the story of Thomas the doubting disciple as his theme. ~
 Last night Dr. Little spoke on The CruCifxion of Christ" choosing ms te%t from Matthews 27-46.
 pr. Little will preach again this morn ing at 1O:3O o'clock and this evening at 7:30 o'clock.
 Tomorrow morning there will be special l Thanksgiving music and pr. Litue VIII preach.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-11-25
First of hew Calendars.

The Atlantic Coast Line and the Louis- will and Nashville are the first of the roads entering Montgomery to get out of the Coast Line and Beasley of the Louisville and Nashville received big supply of them yesterday. Both calen- dars are unusually large and unusually handsome. both as to appearance and de- tail.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-11-25
Terminals at Nashville.

The NashViIIe American says:
 Tt Is an interesting announcement
 that. during the present month all faclii-
 ties of the Louisville and Nashville Ter
 was the completion of the interlocking switch system and laying of side and private tracks. The geater part of tbis work In the past year has been done i'll South Nashville.
 When the Louisville and Nashville Ter mlnals were opened here it was intended | that there should be about ninety miles
 ress may be had when 1t is known that 1t has been necessary to lay 122 miles of track. This includes only the rails in the | terminal grounds, embracing also all side tracks and private sidings. The termna tracks here today, if stretched into one | line. would reach from here to Decatur,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-11-25
rf tha Rahu is Cnttinp TaeLn.

If the Baby is Cutting Teeth,
 Be cure and that old and well-tried remedy MRS. WINSLOW'S SOOTHING SYRUP, for children teething. It soothes the child, softens the gum, allAyB all pain, cures wind coils and is Chs best remedy for diarrhoea- Twenty Ave gents a bottlaI Aa-EAd-AJ
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-11-25
Notice to Contractors.

Alabama Girls industrial School.
 Office of the President ,.
 MONTEvALLO Ala. Oct 29. 1908. Sealed proposals addressed to the President and endorsed Proposals for Construction Work and Wirsng for Electric Light Plant will be received by the Alabama Girls Industrial School until Nov 24, 1908, and will be opened by the Executive Committee of saidI school on said day, at the Morris Hotel, Birmingham. Ala Proposals must cover the entire con- str,Iction work and wiring. proposals for only a portion of said work wiring will not be considered. Copies of specifications can be had of Gel. J, M. Falkner, Montgomery, Ala.
 FRANCIS M PETERSON su-vyd-fr President.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-11-25
Notice to Stockholders.

souA and North Alabama Railroad Co.,,
 Ofice of Secretary,
 MONTGOMERY, Ala, Oct. 25. 1908. If the South and North Alabama Railroad Company will be held the office of the com pany n the City of Montgomery. State of Alabama. on Saturday, Nov 26. 1908, at 2 o'clock noon, for the purpose of electing Di- rectors for the ensuing year. and for the trans action of such other business may be brought before it. c. W. CRAIK. If Secretary.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-11-25
ORDER EARLY

Small Turkeys, Celery, Cranberries, Oysters, Hen-, Fryers, Ducks and Cooking Butter, BOG per pound
 Stuckey's. Phone 324
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-11-25
Special Notice for
 Thanksgiving Dinner.

French Pastry, Oyster Patties, Fruit Cake and Mince Pies, the best baked in the city at UNGER'S BA- KERY.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-11-25

pliable all the parts, and
 assists nature in its sublime work. By its aid thousands of women have passed this great crisis in perfect safety
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1903-07-03
IS THIS THE LAW.

q
The Pioneer Press in speaking of
a man recently acquitted Of tho
charge Of murder for killing a man
while drunk says: = lis it possible
that it ia the law that a man may
kill another, while admittedly
drunk, so drunk, as he claims, that
he did not know what he was doing,
and, il the jury believe that ne was
in that condition, then they must
find him not guilty, and he must be-
dischargedi If that is law, the
sooner it is changed the safer will
human life be. Insanity is a defense
when proven, but the law does not
let the homictde go scot flee. He
may be committed to tho hos pital
for insane and kept there for life.
The irespanGbity Of insanity
and drunkenness can be only differ
ent in cause, not in kind; in dura-
ton, not effect. Aud can any, one,
either from what personal expert
ence he may have had or what OPP
portunities of observation he may
have used, believe that a man who
has become so drunk as not to know
what he is doing, is not also 80
physically incapacitated that he
could not commit murders Is such
a state of mental irresponsibility
not the condition of one who is
1''dead drunks''
Again, in such cases, what effect
is or can be given to that part Of
section 1889 of the penal code,
which reads: upon an indictment
for murder, if the jury find the de-
PENDANT not guilty thereof, they
may, upon the same Indictment,
find tho defendant guilty Of man
slaughter in any degreea" Man
slaughter is"defined to be ''homicide,
not being justifiable or excusable,"
and the second degree of it is homi-
eide by ''culpable negligence. "
Granting that drunkenness may
produce a mental state of irrespons-
ibiity, is there no ''culpable negli-
geuce" in getting into that condi-
.tion' In no light in which this
case can be viewed, certainly not in
the light Of preponderating evil
.dence, can the verdict be regarded
as other than an outrage upon
justice in itself, aud as q precedent
of which advantage will be quickly
taken by criminals. And in no light
can. a law, Designed to protect
society, be seen to be efficient, that
holds drunkenness, seltinduced, to
be-. q defense against homicide in
some one of it's degrees. II such
be- the law, and the court says 1t IL,
and the jury, against the clear
weight of evidence, 80 found then
the. safety of society demands a
change in the law made as speedily
as possible.
Nh. oRlscoM's HAIR LIP.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1903-07-03
CAME BACK ron HIS OWN.

How Wilkinson Wa outvstt1edl BY .
era3ny Tramp
When Wilkinson went TO his once
,one day hast week he felt calm and
He hadn't any need to
worry about his wife's loneliness any
more, for he had bought q capital
watchdog for her.
But, alas! when he arrived home
his wife met him With the deplorable
news that tho dog had gone.
'.Eh!" said .Wilkinson. did he break
the chain. them"
NO." she replied; "but a great.
ugly-looking tramp came here and
acted 80 impudenuy that let the dog
loose. But instead Of tearing the tramp
to pieces the nasty. dog went OF with
him"
Great scott!" said Wilkinson, that
must have been the tramp ! bought
him FRONT.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1903-07-03
Humorous Request Made by overca
-.2 stloue Lover.

Humorous Request Made by Over eau.
-'& tloue Lover.
The tanitor in the fats where I
board can neither read nor write, and
Is in love with girl who lives in Mt
Clemens" said a. Detroit capitalist yes
terday. He recently induced me to
become his secretary, by extending
certain favors which can only be en-.
tended by q janitor Of q fiat, and %
for some time I have been writing
his letters to hh sweetheart and read
ing her. replies to him. IT,. >$
The other evening, . peculiarly ten
der letter came from Mt. Clemens and
I started reading It. When got 10
some very gushing expressions my
janitor friend stopped me and asked:
"sa1, can't you put little cotton
in yosr ears? dom think Bridget
would hike to have you hear them
things. detroit News. -T ~. =,
! H.rN = -. ~
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1903-07-03

offered a site, corner 9th ave. and
10th street at $11o0 and would
donate $50 of this amount. P.
Thompson offered fifty foot front
site on 18th street, next to tennis
court, between 3rd and 4th avenues
for $1,000. value of lot $1,000. The
city now own a forty foot square
lot adjacent to Mr.. Thompson g
where the old tank was located.
MIR. .Thompson's lot is not quite
wide enough but it is thought that
twenty feet could be purchased OF
DR.. Dolan who owns the Ludlow
property. Rev. Mr.. Robinson would
sell fifty feet off his lots where the
old Presbyterian church stood for
$4,000. He after wards phoned MIR.
Upper Saturday that he would
reduce the price $500.
All of the library committee when
here, will, with the Mayor, fix q
date and place for holding another
public meeting at which it is hoped
a site will be selected definitely.
The council is taking the right
steps in looking after the approaches
to town. These roads must at all
times be kept in good condition or
farmers tributary to this place will
90 elsewhere to do their trading.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1903-07-03
THE KING OF HARD DRINKS.

Effects Of IRON" . Native Beverage Of
Panama.
It II said that during the construc-
ton Of the Panama railroad for every
To laid human life was given up. but
this IL, one Of those romantic lies
which everybody likes to read but few
believe. ,,",. '.-.t. ill.,, ~ .jj$s..
There were, indeed, q great many
deaths; some caused by legitimate dir
ease and. some by careless living, and
many by drinking native beverages
called ron. This latter liquor is made
from sugarcane, and it is such q drink
that . Scotch highball is pink lemon
adeS alongside Of it. -
Taken in small quantities, it pre-
vents malaria, but taken in copius
draughts, as some men use 1t, 1t pro-
auces life everlasting.-The National
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1903-07-03
ADRIAN AND ELLSWORTH BALL
GAME UNSETTLED.

Adrian and ELLSWORTH are still
figuring out last summers ball
game and the more time that passes,
the more serious the situation
grows. The following from the
Herald, Ellsworth: Charley Slade,
a direct descendant of the noted
Simon Slade OF 'Ten nights in Bar
Room fame, came over from
Adrian Monday and after filling
himself up on elixir of highball
asked to be showed few points
concerning that big ball game a
year ago. The result of his hilaity
and inquisitiveness he acknowledged
it out of town with the prettiest
pair of black eyes he ever carried.
Ellsworth people have their opinion
about that ball game and they
don't propose to have any one
tampering with it.
The Democrat Adrian, says: Two
of Adrian's citizens were assaulted
in Ellsworth last Monday evening
without any provocation whatever.
They were conducting themselves
IN a gentlemanly manner when an
Ellsworth bruiser vet up a howl
about the ball game that was
played here last summer between
the Adrian team and the Rock
Rapids Ellsworth combination. The
Adrian men were not looking for
trouble and had long ago. forgot all
about the ball game, but the bruiser
was not satisfied until he landed one
of them. At the same time another
duffer took hand in the game, just
to show what he could do when he
let himself out. There was no
chance to fight back as the presence
of a hostile gang discouraged any
thing of that sort and made discre-
ton on the part of the Adrianites
more sensible that valor. We do
not believe the peopel of Ellsworth,
as a class, approve of such conduct
on the part Of a few DULLES. When
Ellsworth people come to Adrian
they are not subjected to insult and
assault and they should sec to it
that Adrian people are accorded
decent treatment when in Ellsworth.
It pays to be respectable.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1903-07-03
Nh. oRlscoM's HAIR LIP.

Atrocious Pun Perpetrated by Nine
8 Year-0ld Youn0ster.
Clement A. Griscom, the head OF
the International Navigation COM
pany, is not deformed in any way.
Some years ago, however, when on q
certain evening A. J. Cassatt, presi-
dent of the Pennsylvania railroad
company, announced to his family
that Mr.. Griscom would call to see
them the next day, Robert Kelso Cas-
sat-, who was then a little fellow OF
eight or nine years, said:
"Mr. Griscom is that man with the
hare lip, isn't he, father?" =
why, no." Mr.. Cassatt answered.
what makes you think Mr.. Griscom
has q hare lip?"-
II thought he had whole lot OF
hair on his up," said the boy. w..
Since Mr.. 'Griscom's smustache, h
unusually luxuriant, Mr.. Cassatt was
obliged to admit that his friend had,
IN that sense, q hair lip.-Minneapolis
Journal. 49,, =,
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1903-07-03
Enjoyable Denunciatlons.

i Society to-dcy IN search Of fresh SEN
sation docis to hear IL manifold folliesl
densunced from the pulpit, and the|
more outepoken the preacher the more
It enjoys his discourse. Times havsi
changed since the day when Losd
Melbourne walked out Of church mi
disgust after a rousing sermon on the
consequences Of sin, :exolaiming:l
Things have come to pretty PASS
when religion is allowed to invade the
sphere Of private life!" To-day society
revels in hearing itself denounced and
plumes itself with joy when a fashions
able preacher discourses on bridge
scandals and divorce cases. 6
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1903-07-03
Council.
Library Sltet are Discuss
ed and Another Pub
! lie MeetIn4
Be Hell,

The village council met in regular
session Friday evening, all men,
bers crescent. Minutes Of last meet
ing read and approved. Following
hills were allowed:
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1903-07-03

Stolen bases johnson 1, Forbes
/, Riley 3, Voak 8, Jacobs 1,
Kinginneyer 2, two base hits Voak
2, struck out by Christiana 10,
Haskell 10, base on balls oil
Christina 8, Haskell 4, pass balls of
voss 2, Pierce O., earned runs
Brewster 2, time playing 1:45'
UNI pire G. K. Bidwell.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1903-07-03

the past twenty Ave years.
rs The funeral will be held Sunday
afternoon $3.50 at the house and 500
o'clock at the Baptist church. The
bereaved parents have the sympathy
of the entire community in their
hour Of bereavement. Vs. .,.a& I"
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1903-07-03
Bribery In Kansas.

IN making afndavits of his election
expenses, a Marion county candidate
reports that he paid his wife so cents
for getting up and making the fire five
times. Things must be coming to a
terrible pass in Kansas. We want to
know if this is not bribery.-Ex-
change. ~
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1903-07-03
! BREW ri: / ! wins.
Our Boys Play Good Considering
Their Practice. s.. n

Errors on the part of Worthington
gave Brewster the first game of the
season. 1t locked like cinch for
our boys up to the ninth inning,
then Small wood 3 error of an easy
fly, when two men were out gave
Brewster the game. Taken a. q
whole tho game was we'll played.
Our boys got into the game like
winners from the start and before
tho fourth round was over the
Brewsterites were seen to be excited
and if it had not been for the fatal
ninth. the story Of the game would
be told differently. The features
of the game were the stick work Of
Voak who managed to get away
with two base hits one of them COM
ing in the fatal ninth scoring the
winning run and the fielding OF
Captain Christiana who got five
assist to his credit. Jake" Evans
made good with tho fans, when in
the ninth in a pinch, he caught the
ball,squara and placed a nice single
scoring Riley. Given proper sup
port, by the patrons of the game,
the team will get together and the
result will be gratifying list of
victories which will more than
condone for the yesterdays defeat.