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The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-05-22
"something less than a million. !"

Something less than a million" | Say, if l put you on to a lead pipe oinch will you cut the bet with me?'' Friend" said the young gentleman calmly, T never bet red cent on a horse race in my life, and I'm not begin ming today"
 little later in the afternoon the young gentleman observed the pasty man and the slim commissioner working the same game on a more promising visitor. And this is the fun the young gentle man gets at the race track-watching the | 1904 methods of the touts. They are work ing this year in double harness, the bet ting commissioner for a millionaire" and his pal" who selects the possible vic- tims and who leads the conversation into the proper channels. The supply of touts Is seemingly inexhaustible. Each day brings a new pair with the same propo- sition- Sometimes one is black and one white, then again both are black or both white. There Is no color prejudice in playing the game.
 The young gentleman who likes this sort of sport is prepared for the touts now. When the conversation man gets to the point where he has been rebuffed by the commissioner and turns for sym pathy to the victim and says, Did you see what he bet on?'' the young gentle man answers promptly, "Yes." This so estontshes most of the touts that they fiji at once. Should they remain, how aver. the young gentleman goes on to ex- plain that the bets were placed on Prince Alert-such being the name of a harness horse in no way associated with the rum ming turf.
 Sometimes he goes further and offers to tell the tout what was bet on if the tout will stake" him. This is a variation of the sport usually attended by symptoms of heart failure on the part of the con versation man.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-05-22

It was a merry and goodIy company of women that recently sailed from New York to Bremen, bound for Berlin. to be present at the gathering of the clans os the International Council of Women. There were some fifty of these passen- gers, among them ladies of distinguish ed ability and known to fame.
 There was Mrs. May Wright Sewali of Indianapolis, the President of the Council. and the woman from whose brain the idea of 1t einanated. There was Mrs. Mary Wood Swift, President of the American National Council of Women:
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-05-22

FREE! FREEM!! Sl, 200 Automobile
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 stores. CARRIAGES AND HARNESS Bowdoin Carriage Works, Corner Lawrence and Monroe Streets. CIGARS WHOLESALE AND RE-
 TAIL.
 A. Gfbian, 2h Dexter Avenue. CLOTHING, HATS AND FURN-
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 | LAvystein. Moses Building.
 DENTIST.
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 DRUGGIST Jacobs Pharmacy. Court squarA DRY GOODS AND CARPETS. John L. cobbs Co. and Dexter Ave.
 ELECTRICIANS Aoseley Electric Co.. 2l4 Blob Street. FISH AND OYSTERS Stuckey's, 27 Monroe Street
 FURNITURE Tennills Furniture Co. s4 8. Court Street
 GRoCERS Alabama Retail Grocery Co.,. 80 Commerce Smith & wOrnam. 1T N. Perry St. T. B Broadway. Phone I4ss. W. B. Holmes & Sons. cor. Mobile & Grady
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 LAUNDRY Montgomery Steam Laundry Co.,, Phone TAO.
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 LIQUORS H. Levystein Co.,. 32 Commerce Street LIVERY 6 BOARDING STABLES James c. Haygood, 1s-22 N. Lawrence St. MARBLE AND STONE WORKS Curbow- -Clapp Marble Co, 2o9-2n Dexter
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The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-05-22
Get Growing Diamonds.

Buy Diamonds at right prices and hey win grow in value faster than any ether investment you can make, nnd in case you ever need money they nre more readily convertible into cash than any other asset
 We import diamonds, we grade them properly and then sell at the lowest prlces In the seuth. All prices are in plain figures.
 We take them back any time, at full purehase price, any diamond bought 'f as which you wish to exchange on q larger one.
 Guch exchanges are the same as cash transaction, because ..e have enc nxed price for every stone in stock.
 Our liberal selling plans
 nre fully explained in our Diamond Book, which we
 wish to send ycu.
 Our fully illustrated cat-
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 Jewellers sell, is also free.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1904-06-22
Love and Eggs.

A correspondent OF the Sterling
Bullotin is reciting some anecdotes
of many yesrs ago when he was
= country boy in Ohio. 81 we'll
remember" he says, the frat girl
| went to see. can tell the very
kind of night; it was winter time
and cold.
The girls mother had basket
of eggs in the sitting room to keep
thsm from freezing. After we
got clear of the old folks | was
sitting on one side of the room and
the girl on tho other, and after
talking a little, she moved her
chair nearer the middle Of the
room, at the same ii ne remarking
that [ seemed a little distant. l
took the hiat and got up to move
my chair and stepped into the
bAsket of eggs. l think there
must have been ten dozen, and 1
guess | broke evury one of them.
Since then | have been IN the war,
passed through niue earthquakes
in south western Colorado, one
kansas cyclone, had the cholera,
smallpox and measles, been in two
ralIrcsd wrecks, heard Jerry
Simpson speak twice, listened to
Carrie Nation, and had frozen
feet, but none of these was any
comparison to the trouble l was
in whom l found myself in ths
Basket of eggs.
"ln trying to get ont fell and
| managed to get the eggs oil over
myself as we'll as the carpet. The
girls mother heard the fuss anc
came bulging into the room in her
night dress, and us size yelled
what in thunder is the matter9
and that fool girl stood there
laughing fit TO kill. | tried TO tell
her would pay for the eggs.
Pay nothing, you green little pup,
py, you should be at home with
your ma. Kansas City Journal.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1904-06-22
RULING EVIDENCE.

Fresh testimony in great guam
tlty is constantly coming in, de-
claring DR.. Kings New discovery
for Consumption, Coughs and
Colds to be unequaled A recent
expression from T. j. Mcfarland,
BentorvilIe, Va, serves as exam
pie. He writes: 81 had Bron>
chitis for three years and doctored
all the time without being bene.
flied. Then began taking DR..
Kings New Discovery, and fow
bottles wholly cured me-" Equal
ly effective IN curing all Lung and
Throat troubles, Consumption,
Pneumonia and Grip. Guaranteed
by Crawford Bros, j. F. Mackey
& Co., and Funderburk Pharmacy
Druggists. Trial bottles free, reg
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The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1904-06-22
Made Her Crv.

1t Is related that a woman who
has been married FIVE years re-
Gently ran across an invitation to
her wedding. There swept over
her recollection of the stormy
scenes she and her mother hadcom
pelling her father to put up the
SIS to haze the invitations en-
graved. and she felt 80 ashamed
that she crled all day. And the
more she thought of the waste of
$15, which she needs 30 badly
now to buy spring clothes for the
children, the harder she cried. -
Atehlson Globe.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1904-06-22
Aged Tennesseean Fell 100 Fee,
Over Cliff.

Bristol, Tenn, June 1S.-Mai.
Fl. M. Folsom of Elizabethton,
Tenn, one Of tho oldest and best
known men in this section of the
state, fell over a cliff distance
of 100 feet and on the banks of
the Wataugs river near Elizabeth
ton this morning, sustaining In.
Juries which will prove fatal. No
one was with him at tho time and
he lay at the bottom of the cliff for
several hours before his groans
attracted a passing mountaineer.
MAJ. Folsom is rs years old and
several bones wore broken. There
/. no hope of his recovery. He
was returning from a fishing trip
when he 8 umbled and fell, rolling
over the edge Of the cliff.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1904-06-22
WORST OF ALL EXPERIENCES

" ohSl of ALL EAfE IL ENCES
Can anything be worse than to
feel that every minute will be
your last Such was the experi>
ence of Mrs. S. Fl. Newson, De-
catur, Ala. "For three years, -
she writes, 81 endured inAufferab Bile
pain from indigestion, stomach
and bowel trouble. Death SEEM
ed inevitable when doctors and all
remedies failed. At length | was
induced to try Electric Bitters and
the result was miraculous. / i'm
proved Mt once and now Pm com
pletely recovered" For Liver,
Kidney, Stomach and Bowel
troubles Electric. Bitters is the
only medicine. Only soc. It's
guaranteed by Crawford Bros, j.
+. Mackey & Co., and Funderburk
Pharmacy, Druggists.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1904-06-22

A lady Vas once travelling
through Mississippi, acc, 'mpunled
by her l-year-olI child. The
lady, in order to please the child,
gave it tickets 10 play with. rhs
Child ate tbs tickets up The
conductor came around 10 take IN
the tickets. The lady explained
the circumstances to him, and be
"punched" the baby and went on.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1904-06-22
Reflections of o Bachelor.

It's a poor rule that won't
spank both ways.
Rain is a good thiag to help
you find the leak in the roof.
Every woman believes in cor
poral punishment for chlldren
whom she hasn't any.
Most people who sot out to ro-
form the public forget to do it to
themselves first.
1t takes man to look for bak
ing powder in the water cooler
and the butter IN the Kitchen
oven.
A girl can never decide wheth-
or she'd rather be married and
not in love than in love and not
married.
lisa comfort to the proud
mother of family of children to
read how none Of the great men
ever got good marks ut school.
The time woman is clazy to
go into business is when she adds
column of figures four times and
gets only three results.
1t makes q woman proud of her
husband, in kind of ashamed
way, to have her husband know
how to button the children up the
back.
When a girl wishes she was on
the stage and somebody mentions
tights hnlf IN hour later she will
blush without knowing she is do
ing it New York Press.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1904-06-22
DRIVEN TO DESPERATION.

Living AT an out of the way
place, remote from civilization, a
family is often driven to despera-
ton in case of accident, resulting
in Burns, Cuts, Wounds, Ulcers,
etc Lay in supply of Bucklen's
Arnlca Salve. It's the best on
earth. 25c, ut Crawford Bros. :,
j. +. Mackey ~ Co., and Funder-
burk Pharmacy, drug stores.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1904-06-22

ARMIES AT THE WAR S END.
Aggregate Federal army
May /, 1865 1000, ,516
Aggregate Confederate Army
May /, 1865 1873, 433
No. in Battle. Con. Fed.
Z days fight 80, 1886 115, 249
Antietam 35, 1855 s7,164
Chancellorsville 57,212 131,66l
Fredericksburg rs, ITO 10000
Gettysburg $4,000 $4,000
Chickamauga $4,000 $4,000
Wilderness 3,9S7 l4l,16O
Federal prisoners in Confed-
erate prisons 100000
Confederate prisoners in
Federal prisons $4,000
Confedsrates died in Feds
eral prisons 26, ,436
Federals died in Confeder-
ate prisons 22,57G
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1904-06-22
Was Wasting Away

The following letter from Rob-
ert Il. Watts, of Salem, Mo-, is
instructive. 81 have been trou,
bled with kidney disease for the
last five years. l lost flesh and
never felt we'll and doctored with
leading physicians and tried all
remedies suggested without relief.
Finally tried Foley's Kidney
Cure and less than two bottles
completely cured me and | am
now sound and WE'LL" Sold BY
Fundcrburk Pharmacy.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1904-06-22
PILES! PILES! PILESia

Dr. Williams Indian Pile Ointment
VIII VIII cure Blind. Bleeding, liberated
and Itching Piles 1t abs RIBS the I'm.
mors' allays the itching at once sct.
a. poultice, gives instant relief Dr
indian Pile Ointm ent IA
prepared only for Piles and itching Of
the private parts. aud nothiug eise.
Every box Is guaranteed. Sold bv
druggiats, gent by mail, for SOC. and
Sl OO per box. WILLIAMS M,F'G
CO., Props. Cleveland, Ohio.
Sold by Funderburk Pharmacy
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1904-06-22
THAT THROBBING HEAD
ACHE

Would quickly leave you, if
you used DR.. Kings New Life
Pills. Thousands of sufferers
have proved their matchless mrit
for Sick and Nervous Headaches
They make pure blood and build
up your health. Only 25c, money
back if not cured Sold by Craw
ford Bros, j. +. Mackey & Co.. ,
and Fundcrburk Pharmacy, drug
lists.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1904-06-22
Lightning Stroke Kills Four.

Chester, Pa , juno 19.-Four
boys standing under cherry tree
on a farm near Flenton, three
miles from here, were killed to.
day by stroke of lightning.
The dead are:Ross Smith, aged 13
years, Of Fulton, son of the owner
of the farm; Alexander Fullerton
13 years FELTON,; VIM. Davis, IA
years, Upland; Samuel Clark, IS
years, colored, Chester.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1904-06-22
Saved BY Kindness.

l went the other day to funer-
eral OF u good woman. She was
the widow of munster who had
preceded her to the heavenly
world. She was not a brilliant
woman, but one of these sweot,
loving natures that go singing
their way through all the burdens
and sorrows of life, cheering up
everybody they meet. This is the
story that successful young man
OF business, with a brilliant pros
pect before him, told of her o, the
day of her funeral. Said he:
"Three years ago was out of
work, out of money and tired
nearly to death. l came into u
little town, and, hungry and worn
ont, l lay down N a yard in from,
OF the village church. While was
there resting in the shade, a swes.
faced, motherly-looking woman
came out on the porch of a little
house across the street to water
her flowers. Hungry as was,
l was hungrier yet to have some
one speak kindly to me, and to
come into friendly relations with
some one. Obeying 4 sudden i'm
pulse, l got up, went across the
street and asked her for drink of
water. She brought it to me in
tho most gracious manner possible
aud then evidently seeing how tired
| looked, asked me to take seat.
With great delicacy she drew
out my story until l told her all
that was in my heart. She took
me into her dining-room, gave
me meal IS gently as she would
have served her own son, and then
after praying for me and encourag
ing me, sho made me take a little
help, and | went on my way like
a new man. All that | am and
hope to be l owe to that hours
kindness received from that good
woman"
The young man came to the
city of Cleveland, got work, show
ed excellent qualities in business,
has been rapidly promoted, and
has every prospect Of fine success.
What II blessed thing it is to be or
the alert to give "cup Of colo
water' when it is needed, and II
tho right spirit !"-Brotherhoo Cd
Star.
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Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1904-11-25
That Freshmen Banquet.

The Rutland Herald devoted nearly a
column to the banquet of the Freshman
of Middlebury College, and the Associa-
ted Press sent out the following report
from Rutland, Nov. II.
"The first successful banquet of the
freshman class of Middlebury College in
many years was held at the Bard well
house, Rutland, Thursday night. The
members of the class, forty-nine in
number, sixteen of whom were girls ar
rived on a special train about o'clock
They We're not molested when they
boarded the train at Middlebnry as they
had locked the sophomore class in science
hall. Five sophomores arrived on the
6 10 O'clock train. Later, j. Leigh Rich.
mond, the freshman class president,
under strong guard, tried to reach
a barber shop. His capture was at
tempted by the five sophomores, but
in the lively tussle that followed, the
freshmen came out victorious and suc-
ceeded in getting four of the enemy
into the hotel while the fifth was taken
in hand by the police, but was late
released The four We're also released
after promising to cause no NOR,
trouble.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1904-11-25
Wedding in Bridport.

The home of C. P. Crane of Bridpor
was the scene of very quiet wedding
Nov. IS, when his housekeeper, Miss
Edna Shackett, and II. w Huestiss were
united in marriage in the presence of a
few relatives. The parlor was tastefully
decorated with potted plants. Miss
Jennie Shackett, sister of the bride, was
maid of honor, both being dressed in
pure white. The bridegroom was at
tended by c. P. Crane The bridal par
ty was ushered in to the strains of the
Lohengrin wedding march, played by
Miss Jessica Crane. The marriage ser
vice was performed by Rev, ". N.
Bacon, in front of two oeanders. After
the ceremony the bride changed her
wedding gown for travelling suit and
walking on a carpet spread from the hall
door to the carriage and carrying tan
hand bag and silk umbrella, the happy
couple departed on the afternoon train
for Burlington and Canada, the former
home of the brides mother. On their
return they will make their home for
the present at c. p. Cranes. Mr.. and
Mrs. Huestiss have host of friends who
wish them much happiness. S.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1904-11-25
Judge Barnes of CHICAGO.

Albert G. Barnes of Chicago, who
was recently elected judge of the su-
perior court of Chicago by the largest
vote of any candidate on the Judicial
ticket, receiving lS6, ,553 votes, was born
in Addison; fitted for college at Beeman
Academy; was graduated from the Uni
versity of Vermont, Burlington, in 1876;
and was admitted to the bar the year
following. Later he held position in
the land office at Washington, and for
a time was United States district attor-
ney in North Dakota; going to Chicago
in 1885 he became associated with law
firm in that city. Since 1895 he has
been first assistant states attorney of
Chicago, under States Attorney Duneen
who has now been elected governor of
Illinois. Mr.. Barnes is 81 years old.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1904-11-25
DEAFNESS CANNOT BE Cue.n.

by local application as they cannot reach the
diseased portion of Ihe ear. There is only one
way to cure deafness, and that is by constitu-
tional remedies. Deafness is caused by an
infiamed condition OF the mucous lining of
The Eustachian Tube. hen this tube is in
famed you have rumbling sound or imper.
feet hearing, aid when il il entirely closed
nation can be taken out and this tube re-
stored TO its normal condition, hearing
will be destroyed forever; nine cases oui
of ten are caused by Catarrh. which is moth
ing but an indammed condition OF the mu
cOus services.
We will give One Hundred Dollars for any
case of Deafness Caused by catarrh) thai
cannot ne c ITed by Hall 5 CataIrh Cure. SenC
for circulars, free
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Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1904-11-25

Miss Martin, after a weeks visit with
Miss Powers, has returned to her home
in Bennington.
The following men have won their
football Ms: Shepard, Caldwell, Pick
ard, Holmes, Cushman, 06, Dodge, Par
ker, Pilger, Taylor, 'O6, Taylor, 'O5, Love-
joy, Vaughn, Lane and Long The cap
tain for next year will be elected the
latter part of this term.
At a meeting of the Athletic associa-
ton last Saturday morning Gordon Nc
Quivey was elected manager for next
year and j. B. Viele assistant manager.
President Brainerd gave a reception to
the students of the college at his home
on Seminary street last Friday night.
A scrap between the two lower classes
took place in front of Painter Hall imme-
diately after the football game. The
Freshmen were waving the class flags in
front of the Sophomores as they returned
from the gridiron. The Sophomores i'm
mediately assumed the aggressive and
started the fight. The scrap resulted in
draw. Thus far this year neither class
can claim a victory, for every scrap has
been draw.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1904-11-25
BEANS S2.25 A BusHEL

Farmers, do you realize 1t pays to well care
Bean Harvester made only by the lie Ro,
Plow Company, lie Roy, New York, is better
than II has been in its 25 Years history
Others Initiate 1t, but the genuine leads nj
others ana costs no more Furnished with
steel or cast wheels 1t overcome the hnrd
est part of raising The crop ana never fails Ia
give good satisfaction. For sale by n
Spaulding Il son, Bridport.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1904-11-25
DOESN'T RESPECT OLD AGE.

It's shameful when youth fails t.
show proper respect for old age, but
just the contrary in the case of DIR.
Kings New Life Pills. They cut of
maladies no matter how severe and ire
spective of old age. Dyspepsia, jaundice,
fever, constipation. all yield to this per
feet pill. 25c at Sheldon's drug store.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1904-11-25
Sophomo ore reFreshmen

The Sophomore-Freshmen football
game was played on the gridiron last
Saturday morning. The game was
watched from the side lines by an en-
thusiastic crowd of undergraduates and
alumni. The Freshman and Sophomore
girls had prepared several catchy yells
for the occasion and the air rang with
the sounds of feminine voices.
The Sophomore team had been picked
as winner from the first and they did
not disappoint the hopes of their enthu-
siasts. The final score stood 4 to in
favor of '07.
The Senior class was well pleased over
the result of the football game. They
invited the Sophomore class, including
women, to a feed at the Commons on
Saturday evening. The Seniors and
Sophomores waited on table in absence
of Freshmen. Prof. Burrage and wife
were guests of the occasion.