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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-10-13

am at breakfast" said Armstrong to
the hostler. and, receiving every as
kurancc that the beast should get ear
nest attention. he went to the inn and
there found Frances awaiting him.
"Ah, my girl" he cried, 'you have
not slept well | can see that at once.
This will not do. never do at all. But
you are certainly looking better this
morning than you did last night Is
that not sou
"You are looking very well. she said,
avoiding his question.
"Oh. I've had morning gallop al
ready"
"What, With the ride to Scotland
still before you. is not a merciful man
mcrcful to his horse
"IIc should he. but I may say this
for Bruce he enjoyed the ride quite
as r'ich as | did And now am raw
cnous for breakfast and eager for the
road again" lie tinkled Il little hand
bell that rested on the table.
Tho servant answered the tinkl'n-
bell. and Frances busted herself acting
tho housewife. She was convinced
that he had aS vet no knowledge of his
loss and wondered when and wher"
such knowledge would come to him.
Shc hoped the enlightenment would he
, delayed until they were near the Scot
fish line or across ii, Then she must
tell him the truth at whatever cost 70
herself and persuade him. If she could.
not ia rntiIrp " hon cbp made her
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-10-13

ming with supcrstitious fear. and tho
she asked a duplicate Of the questio
that had been asked Of her few houI
before
ibid you kill Cromwellf"
CROMWELL ] never saw him"
ooh, | am going mad Who Is th
thief? Who is the thief
"De Courcy, if you must know. VIII
does this trivial matter so disturb you
DE Courcy followed us from Oxfor
last night and was lodged at our inr
BY some means he penetrated into III
room, stole this from me and | neve
missed it until ] saw him ride 70
Prouphton and not even then to tel
the exact truth. But | remembered tina
lie had seen me place this paper in tn
inside pocket of my vest. in the King
own presence. and then the whole plo
came to me Before be saw Broughton
Bruce and | were down upon him llks
n highland storm ON the lowland
This is not the kings commission,
she said.
ooh, but il is"'
ct is not. Have Won read it?"
"No. but that's soon done"
I lie united the cord and unfoldcd thd
>heepskn. She leaned eagerly forward
and scanned the writing. while Arm
strong read it aloud.
you sec" he cried gleefully. 20.
course It is tho commission. There are
/ the names Of Traquair and all the rest,
Just a gave them TO the secretary,
! and there is Charles Rex in the king =
own hand
"It Is a duplicate. Cromwell has theI
original You never loft he Courcy
alive within a mile Of Broughton cas-|
tcf"
Il did that very thing Not as lively
as have seen him. yet alive neverthe-
less"
Then ride ride for the north We
have stood roo long chatterinG here"
IAN in good time. Frances. There
is no moro hurry than over there was;
loss, indeed. for it seems to me that
Cromwell for some reason. wants to
7 come NJ this by fraud and not by force
But now that u" Courcy's name is
mentioned between lis. ask You what
80" "noW AGAINST nm more than l
have told vout"
A""n~t h''"t Know eNerEth'ng
against MIN. Wond that Won had Kill
eel "'Ia. ii' would N'I MS ''"I. IL ne
h", one II" robbed my dying rather,
"nd on the day OF mis- DEATH when l
was Nh" "ulN ON" in London VINO dld
nor Know d" was executed l." ''urcy
iurod me 10 his apartments at W hlte-
nan unf'r pre'ense oi leading me 10
the KING that J might plead Tor my
fathers Hio Tier" h" attempted to en-
trap me-. suaNp"i IN my hand the sword
which ] had cIutrhoi from the wall to
defend myself. aud / struck hlm twice
in tho face ANA blinded MIN with his
own false hlool ami So escaped Junge'
then. my fear when saw him there at
Oxford.
The truth Tho truth At last the
truth" shouted Armstrong as If a
weight had fallen from his shoulders.
"Ihc truth has ring like honest steel
ana cannot h' mistaken NHen o''"
you near IT, re iI'u 10 me "'oN' you
III OAlofd' ana 'all'u Nun mar ana
would nave proven II On MIN oUt
tlat ne tolu NE you were III udiStt'
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CHAPTER XXVI.

and he recognized the humble of the
hoster who had assisted him yester-
day. He lay still, half drowsed, the
mattress most slluring to him, when
suddenly he was startled wide awake
by a voice he knew.
"Then | turn TO the left for Brough-
TOM
Eyes. sir" muttorpd the hostler
Armstrong lcapcd from his bed.
placed his eye AT the chink in the shut
tcrs and peered down into the stable
yard. The voice had not misled him.
De Courcy, sitting on a horse. was just
gathering up the reins and departing
The Scot lost no time In pulling on his
boots. pushing aside the bed, unbolting
the door and making his way down the
stair What did this gayly plumagcd
bird Of i'll omen here in the country of
the parliament when his place was be
side the king Was there troachery
afoott II looked like il. once out
side he saw it was still early. with tho
sun scarcely risen. He accostcd the
yawnng hostlcr
"Who was that man you We're direct
ing TO Broughton:'
II don't know. sir
when did he arrivc?'
"Last night, sir, after Glrk.'
"Did he stop in this house,
"Nes sir thought he was a friend
Of yours. for he know your horse when
WAS putting NY his own. He asked
IL v,u wore hpr, and fold him Won
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1904-07-09
Modern Advertising.

Louisville Courier-JournaL
One OF the notable business tendencies
OF the present is the resort to advertising
by certain classes of merchants and manu-
faeturers who formerly ignored this means
of extending their markets. Until recent
ly they left newspaper advertising to the
retailer, contenting themselves with other
methods Of seeking trade. their chief reli-
ance being the drummers employed to make
personal sales OF their wares to Jobbers and
retailers. How rapidly such manufacturers
and merchants are changing their views and
methods glance at the advertising COL
umns Of high grade newspapers and pertodi-
calls will strikingly show. In them Will be
found regularly the advertisements of es-
Establishments that a sew years ago aid not
advertise at all: indeed. OF whole lines of
business that have but recently become con-
WINGED Of the advantages of advertising.
Until the last few years most of the general
advertising was OF proprietary and patent
ed articles. whose sales depended upon the
creation OF a market for them by making
their names and ella ms known to consum-
ers by constant and effective advertising.
But the makers and sellers of staple ar
tcles have discovered that what has thus
been done for special articles can also be
done for their own products
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as many officers in the regular army as
any of the Southern States and that
Alabama officers are taking especially
high rank.
1.-TWO Montgomery officers, Captain
Frank Mcintyre of the general staff
and Lieutenant Vincent Gilmore of the
9th infantry are now here visiting their
old home. Besides them Captain Sam
Jones. Captain Williams and Lieutenant
w. p. Screws, Noble Wiley and Lynch
are Montgomery representatives In
the army that l recall.
Major Byram, of Mobile, Major r.
e. l. Billiard of Opelika. Captain Buck
of Mobile, Captain Mcdonald. Major
Thurston of Huntsville and Captain
Smith of birmingham are among the Of
ficers from Alabama who have won
distinction. Lieutenant sgd Williams
of Mobile is another young officer who
has reflected credit on his State.
Captain Peyton G. Clark of the 18th
infantry whose home is at Hope Hull
in this county has just graduated at the
General Service and Staff College In
Leavenworth Kansas. as one of the dis
tinguished officers of his class. Captain
r. +. Walton of the 9Th infantry who
was reared in Alabama's canebrake
region was No. 2 in class of ninety
one this year at Leavenworth and Lieu
tenant Gordon Johnston a cavalry Of
ficer of Birmingham. was the honor
man at the college last year"
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GORDON V. THE STATE.

Indictment for Murder.-Appeal from
the Circuit Court of Cherokee.
/. Homicide; admissibilitv Of evil
dence: res gestac.--On a trial under an
indictment for murder, where the evil
dence shows that the killing occurred
under lighted shed of a furnace plant.
and that the deceased was sitting under
said shed talking to several persons.
when the defendant walked up to where
they were. and after the defendant had
been there for some time, the alterca =
ton resulting in the homicide took
place, the testimony of witness who
was present at the killing. that there
was light enough under the shed for
the defendant. when he came up, to see
deceased. Is admissible; such testimony
being in reference to the res gestae
of the offense.
2. Same; same.-On a trial under an
indictment for murder. where there was
evidence TO show that at the time OF
firing the fatal shot the defendant was
retreating from deceased. the fact as
to whether or not the defendant, when
retreating. was walking in the direction
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1904-07-09
fELLED BY A NEGRO
YOUNG WOMAN KNOCKED DOWN BY
A BLACK.
Miss Octie womack Endeavored to Pre-
vent n Theft and Was Rendered
Unconscious, the Negro Els
Gaping.

Gadsden, July ESPECIAL Miss
Octie Womack. stenographer for Good
hue & Blackwood, lawyers. was rend-
cred unconscious by vicious blow in
the breast by burly black negro at
o'clock this afternoon.
Miss Womack had just returned from
dinner and was entering the office, To-
Gated on Broad Street, in the heart of
the business portion of the city, and
found the negro with j. E. Black
woods coat and gold watch. She
grabbed the coat and screamed, and
the negro struck her in the breast,
knocking her down. In falling she
struck her head. rendering her uncon-
sclous. The negro escaped.
Miss Womack lay unconscious for
half an hour before she was discov-
cred by Mr.. Blackwood. Physicians
soon restored her. The negro Is de-
scrfbed as being about 25 years old
large mole under left eve and wearing
a black hat and blue shirt Blood
hounds have been placed on his track
Great excitement exists and swift ven
geance is threatened
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HILL AND BRYAN OPPOSED.
Crossing of Oratorical swords i'm ResO-
luton Committee.

ST. Louis. July S.-The Committee on
Resolutions, of the Democratic National
Convention. spent the entire night on
the platform and at $3.50 o'clock this
morning considered the last resolution
of the draft submitted by the SUI
committee. But this did not mean
that the platform was finished and
ready for the convention. The strug-
gle continued and at 10 o'clock 1t was
clear that an agreement on the docu-
ment as a whole could not be reached
Immediately.
During the long watches of the night
in the committee room there were
many dramatic scenes, not the least
striking of which was the verbal en-
counter between Senator Hill and Mr..
Bryan. 1t occurred while Mr.. Bryan
was making one of his many attacks
upon the gold standard plank as framed
by the subcommittee. He was wrought
up to high tension when, approach
ing the New York leader and shaking
his finger dangerously near the nose
of that gentleman he exclaimed: You
ought to have a gold platform to go
with the gold candidate you are forcing
upon u.s.
Mr.. Hill replied that he knew moth
ing as to Mr.. Parkers monetary views
do you mean to say" demanded the
Nebraskan. that you don't know Judge
Parker's financial views?"
Il mean just that" responded Mr.
Hill.
You have no knowledge on that sub
ject?
None"
Have never asked him?"
Il have not. I have never sought to
secure an exposition of his views and
he has never sought to convey them to
me. only know that he is Demo-
crat and a high minded and patriotic
man, and l believe he can be trusted
implicitly on this as upon other mat
ters of public policy"
Mr.. Bryan then demanded to know
when the gold plank had been decided
upan and why 1T had not been incor-
porated in the New York platform.
Mr.. Hill replied that the latter had.
been first discussed at the meetings of
the delegations about ten days ago and
that the declaration was the result of
insistence by other members of the
delegation than himself.
AS reported and adopted. the plat
from contains no financial plank.
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OF his home, is immaterial; and evil
dence to this effect is inadmissible.
8. Same; same.-In such a case the
fact that the defendant made inquiries
or witness. before going to the fur
mace where the killing occurred, as to
whether or not the people at said fur
mace were bad. is immaterial and mad
missible.
4. Same; same.-On a trial under an
indictment for murder, the fact as to
whether or not one of the defendant
witnesses had been raised with him
and had been his school is imma-
terial and inadmissible.
3. Same: same.-On a trial under an
indictment for murder. where 1t Is
shown that the deceased and the de-
PENDANT had a difficulty some days prior
to the homicide. 1t Is not permissible
to ask a witness who testified that he
was present at such former difficulty,
why he went to the place where the diff
flculty occurred and where the deceased
was.
6. Same; Evidence of former difficul-
ty.-On trial under an indictment for
murder. where 1t is shown that some
days prior to the homicide the defend
ant and the deceased had a difficulty.
the defendant Is not entitled to prove
Guilty.
Z. I1omicide; improper question on
direct examination.-On a trial under
an indictment for murder, where there
Is evidence introduced tending to show
that at the time of the killing the de-
ceased was drinking, question asked
witness on direct examination, IL,
when the deceased was drinking, Is It
not true that he Is a. fussy and over
bearing man. is a leading question and
is properly disallowed.
8. Evidence; proof OF character
The character OF q deceased in the
neighborhood where he lives can not be
proved by witnesses who did not know
the deceased during his life time and
whose opinions are formed from what
they have heard about him, after his
death.
8. Witnesses; when conviction of Of
Tense not admissible as affecting credi-
bility.--The offense of throwing a stone
or other missile into a railroad train.
not being a common law felony and
not having the elements of crimen
falsi, the fact of a witness having been
convicted of such offense can not be
proved for the purpose of affecting his
credibility.
10. Charge of court to jury: reason
able doubt-In the trial of a criminD
case. a charge which instructs the jury
that If they have "a reasonable doubt
growing out of the entire evidence, or
out of any part thereof. as to the de-
PENDANTS guilt then the jury can not
Is erroneous and properly re-
fused.
H. Same; homicide.-In the trial up-
der indictment. for murder, charges as
to justifable ,micide. which prefer
init all reference as to the duty of re-
treating, are erroneous and properly
~. Argumentative charges are prop
erly refused.
Reversed and remanded.
Opinion by Sharpe. ].
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Goes to the Circus.

Milwaukee Wisconsin.
II came to the circus, by gee and
I'm not ashamed to confess it," said A.
G. Helmuth. Of Wyocena. at the Kirby
House. From the time 1 was old enough
to know the difference between an ele-
plant and n house l have attended every
circus that came my way and I hope that
will always be able to do long as
can see. circus is the greatest civil
ger earth. II a man from Mars would
come to and say. Give up your schools
or give up your circuses, I would say
Take the schools And I want TO aid
that whenever l go to the circus 1 buy
five cents worth of peanuts and feed half
OF them to the elephants and eat the other
half myself If it's a real good circus. /
buy two bags
Now. I'm different from other people
in this respect. not because like to go IN
circuses' hut because I am proud of 1t and
don't have to go and borrow some neigh
oor's children to take along as an excuse
for going myself. No. sir, not me. &c
alone"
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STATE SUPREME COURT

kDMPE, JUDGE, etc, " IRWIN.
Petition for Writ of Prohibition.--Ap-
peal from the Circuit Court of
Lawrence.
l. Constitutional law; when proof
of notice by introduction of local law
insufflcient-An affidavit submitted
with local act to show a compliance
with Section 106 of the Constitution of
1901. as to the required notice being
given, which was made by the editor
and publisher of a newspaper publish
ed in the county to which said local
act refers, and which simply recites
that the notice attached to said afii-
davit has been published once a
week" and fails to show that 1t was
published in a newspaper published in
said county. and that 1t was published
once a week for four consecutive
weeks" in such newspaper. is not O
sufficient compliance with the manda-
tory provisions of said section of the
Constitution, and such affidavit being
tho only proof submitted with the act,
as affirmatively appears from the Jour
nails of the two Houses of the Legis-
lature such act Is unconstitutional and
void.
Affirmed.
Opinion by HARRISON, J.
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GOT HIS HAIR BACK.
was Perfectly Bald When He Started
to Use Newbro's Herpicide.

Frederick MANUEL. Maryland block.
Butte. Montana, bought a bottle OF
Newbro's Herpicide. April 6, SO, and
began to use ii for entire badness. The
hair follicles in his scalp were not dead
and In 20 days he had hair all over his
head. On July he writes, land today
my hair is as thick and luxuriant as
any one could wish" Newbros Her
picide works on an old principle and
with a new discovery-destroy the
cause and you remove the effect. Her
picide destroys the germ that causes
dandruff, falling hair and finally bald
ness, so that with the cause gone the
effect cannot remain. Stops falling
hair at once and a new growth starts
Sold by leading druggists. Send loo in
stamps for sample to The Herpicide Co.
Detroit. Mich. e. G. Fowler, Special
Agent. sat.
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sHACKELFORD v. SLOSS IRON AND
STEEL co.

u
STEEL co.
Action of Assumpsit.-Appeal from the
City Court of Birmingham.
/. Contract to supply ore: construc-
ton thereof-A contract between a
mining company and furnace COM
pany whereby the mining company
agrees to sell and ship to the other
company their entire output or brown
ore up to one hundred tons per day."
for a stated period of time at a fixed
price, binds the mining company to
the purchasing company to sell and
ship to the furnace company the out
put of such ore from said company's
own mines, which the furnace company
agrees to receive up to a certain num-
bei of tons per day and under such
contract the furnace company is not
bound to receive ore which Is the out
put of the mines Of some other COM
pany other than the one which is the
party to the contract; and the fact that
during the period covered by the con-
tract the furnace company accepted
deliveries under the contract. of ore
which was not the output Of said min
ing company. does not bind the furnace
company to continue to receive such
ore for the performance of the con-
tract.
Affirmed.
Opinion by Dowdell. j.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1904-07-09
NEGRO SHOT BY OFFICER
Man Wanted on Serious Charges A.
tempts to EscaDe

Abbeville, July S.-(Special John
McLendon, negro, wanted on sew
eral charges. is confined in the comfy
Jail with pistol ball in his hin AZ
a result of his attempt to escape after
being arrested.
Deputy Sheriff George skipper ar
rested him Thursday afternoon about
four miles from town He started no
get away but was halted and in n
few minutes made another ATTEMPT,
this time refusing to stop, and the Of
ficer orened fire upon him with his pis
tol. ball striking the hip.
on being brought to town the coun-
" physician dressed the wound and he
is doing very well. Besides being
wanted for offenses In this county re-
Gently. he was also an escape from
the penitentiary.
Mitchell COxwe1l, who holds an i'm
portant position with the Southern
Railroad at Selma. visited his sisters.
the Misses Coxwell. this week It Is
with pleasure that the many friends
or this young man note his success in
the railroad business.
Several Abbevillians left today to at
tend the Confederate Veterans Re-
union at Hartford tomorrow. BIG
preparations have been made to enter
tain the crowd and the old soldier will
be royalty entertained.
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The News Of Pensacola

Pensacola, Fla. July S.-(Special.) y
A baseball team from Montgomery will
come to Pensacola Sunday for the pur-
pose OF engaging the crack local team
on the Palmetto Beach diamond.
arrangements to this effect were con-
summated this morning by Manager Oh
iver of the Pensacola team. who talked
with the Montgomery manager over the
long distance telephone. 1t Is expect
ed that this will be one of the very
best games of the season. aud the To-
calls state with positiveness that the
hbnors will be theirs at the conclusion
Of the Sunday game.
1t is the purpose of the management
here to arrange for two games, the
second one to be played Monday after
noon This arrangement, however. is
not assured at present, but efforts are
being made to have two games.
The locals have been endeavoring to
secure a game with Montgomery for
some weeks. but there was no success
until the present. In the future, how
ever, 1t is expected that every other
Sundays game will be played with the
Alabamians from the Capital City.
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Superintendent OF the Pubic Schools
Maxwell was day showing off his pu-
pills TO crowd of visitors
Can you make a Maltese cross?" he
sked of a bright-eyed boy.
Yes. SIR" answered the boy readily
You see." said the delighted Maxwell.
this boy knows how to make a Maltes,
ross. Well" to the boy. make one,
II can't right here" replied the puzzled
boy.
why not?" inquired Maxwell. How dc
you make a Maltese cross, anyway"
The boy put his finger in his mouth.
~ pull Its tall" said be.
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LYNCHING IN PICKENs.
Sheriff Odvises Governor Of Violence I,

Sheriff Odvises Governor Of Violence to
Negro.
Sheriff B. B. -Salmond of Pickens
County has advised Governor Cunning
ham of the lynching of Will Robertson,
a negro, by a mob near Gordo. Pickens
County.
1t will be remembered that The Ad-
vertiser published a statement several
days ago that Robertson had offered
insults to two prominent white women
at Reform, and that a mob was pur-
suing the negro.
Sheriff Salmond advised the Governor
that Robertson was lynched before he
was informed of his offense, and that
the negro was never in his custody.
The Advertiser has made repeated
but futile efforts to secure informa-
ton from Pickens County about the
lynching.
Governor Cunningham was absent
from Montgomery yesterday. At the
executive office 1t was said that the
Circuit Solicitor would be directed to
make a searching investigation of the
lynching.