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The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-14
Tke Dix Case.

Tke Dix Case.
 Because of a sudden turn in the trial of Robert l.. Dix, charged with the murder of Bert Pesneli, a motorman, in the Criminal Court today, it may be necessary for both the State and the This was brought about by the failure of Dix to take the stand in his own behalf before his attorneys closed.
 When the plan of the attorneys for Dix became known, the State asked the courts permission to introduce several witnesses who had been reserved to re- but the testimony Dix was expected to give. Two of the witnesses were called before the dinner hour arrived. They were John Reddiek, tne deputy sheriff of Ribb County, who caught Dix, and Policeman St. Clair. to whom Reddlck delivered the negro. Both testiIea that Dix admitted to them that he was one of the principals in the trouble and said he acted in self-defense. This threw an entirely new phase on the question for the reason that DIX mas of mistaken identity and that he was innocent of the charge. .
 A knife bearing the initials "R. L. O." and found by Frank Parker. was The state closed yesterday afternoon early and the defendants witnesses were introduced. The taking or tneir testimony was coneluded tnis mornin,s'
 
 ing the stand. Then Il was the State began to offer rebuttal witnesses, who had nothing to rebut. but whose state ments threw an entirely new construc- The defendant will be allowed to re- open it's side also inasmuch as the State has gone into new testimony, ana it is not likely the case VIII De con- cluded until tomorrow. @@
 Merger seems to Be Fact.
 Information was received here tooay which would indicate that some definite Announcement will be naade In the next day or two Tn reference to 2 merger between the Tennesse Coal, Iron ana RaiIroad Company, and the Repubnc iron and Steel Company, Alabama properties President Don II. Bacon, of the Tennessee Company; ils now III III said to be on. A telegram received from that official to L. T. Beecher, the vice president in this city, asked that ali employees of the Tennessee Cont- pany be assured that whatever might take place in the near future or what eyer might be announced as having taken place would not jeopardize their nation Is given that merger has talk en place and the employees are assur- ed that there will be no interference with the labor and positions now held. many rumors have prevailed for some | time in regard to the merger or the Tennessee Coal. iron and Railroad Company with other big industrial com | firsx announcement which tends to show that such deal has been con- summated or is about 10 be consummat- ed.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-14

TO CURE 4 COLD IN ON DAY Take LAXATIVE PROMO ouinine Tablets Druggists refund money if 1t fails to cure. E W. GROVES signature Is on each box 26c-
 tu-thu-6af
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-14

Willie Lowe. alias Bud Lowe. was State Commissioner John A. Elmore, Jr., on a preliminary hearing. charged with retailing liquor. Lowe was dis charged.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-14
SCHEDULES OF TRAINS. THE WEsTERa BY. OF ALA. AND
 THE 4. & ". p. R. R. fThs West Point Route. }

from Montgomery carries through PullmaA drawinG-room sleeper to New York; Din: carries through Pullman drawing-rooml sleeper ts New York and day coach tO " CONNECTIONS FOR COLUMBUS MAJ CON AND SAVANNAH: Trains 3e and 4N from Montgomery connect at Opelika with e of Ga for Columbus. Train ss from Montgomery, if on time. conneets for Co iunlbus and if not moEa than thirty uas6s- ntes late. for Cpumbus. Macon @nd Savan- nah. Throueh sleeper at opslika for Sa- TRANSACTION FOR MERIDIAN AND xACRsON: Train 90 from MohtRomery via 8elrna connects at latter point for &sridisD
 ". O. HUNTER, 0. A.a
 MOntGo1szy. Ala A w MMLuPg o. F. A.,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-14
In the City Court.

Tn the civil division of the City Court of Montgomery yesterday. yer dict was rendered in favor of Lonzo w. Borden in a suit against Marcus Catts. lot of tin roofing alleged to be held by the defendant.
 Tn the suit of Chandler & Douglass against William Ditchman, a verdict was returned in favor of the defendant The suit was to recover commissions alleged to be due on a sale of real es- tate.
 The suit of P. |. Taylor against ]. P. Downing was called and was on trial when the court adjourned. In this suit the plaintiff seeks to recover the sum of $500 as damage for an alleged as- sault and battery.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-14

In the criminal division. Lula Will Hams was acquitted of the charge of using abusive language.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-14
EDrToRIAL NOTE .---Tn orde,

EDITORIAL NOTE .---In order to Root you may have a sample bottle a sent absolutely free by mail The b upon thousands of testimonial letters The value and success of swamp sso are advised to send for a sample bo Kilmer & Co.,. Binghamton, N. F.. be fer in The Montgomery Daily Advert guaranteed.
The Washington times., 1905-12-08
ROOT AND FOGLER
REGAIN A LAP
Even Now With BedellS in
SiX-day Race.
AROUSED WILD ENTHUSIASM
Sprint in Wee Sma' Hours Stirred Up
Things-Downey Also
Pulled UP.

NEW YORK. Dec. S.-One of the wild
est demonstrations ever witnessed in
Madison Square Garden since the six
day bicycle races have been held. &C
CURED between 2:30 and $3.50 o'clock this
morning This great outburst of enthus-
iasm was caused by the plucky little
New York riders. Eddie Root and Joe
Fogler. making several attempts to gain
a lap.
They succeeded in getting 1t. after
turns at sprinting for fully fifteen min
utes without a single let-up. AS this lap
tied them with the Bedell Brothers. the
leading team in the race the 1000 per-
sons present cheered themselves hoarse
while Root and Fogler were going after
the Ian
The Washington times., 1905-12-08
COURT DIGNITARIES
WILL ATTEND "SNOKER"
Men Prominent in Bench and Bal
Circles 70 Be Guests of George
town Law Class.

The guests at an elaborate smoker to
be given by the second-year, class of
Georgetown University's school of law
next Saturday evening at Rauscher's. in
clude Mr.. Chief Justice Shepard. of the
District Court OF Appeals; Chief Justice
Clabaugh. and Associate Justice Gould.
OF the District Supreme Court; District
Attorney D. William Baker, Assistant
District Attorney J. s. Easby-Smith. and
Messrs Charles A Douglass. Clarence
Wilson and Daniel Webster O'Donoghue.
all of the faculty Of Georgetown law
school.
The arrangements for the smoker are
being made by committee of the class
consisting of James H. Cannon. chair
man: B. w Butler. and BENJAMIN f L.
Heron. Mr. G. l. Sanford will preside
Is toastmaster The class officers are
Charles VI. Mattingly. president; Will
lam +. Columbus first vice president:
Francis NJ. Tracy. second vice president:
u Z. t1llerer. secretary; +. H. Reedy
treasurer. and Charles J. Smith jr.. SER
geant at arms.
The Washington times., 1905-12-08
HUSBAND TlCKLED WIFE
AND DIVORCE RESULTS

ST. LOUIS. Dec. Mrs. Katherine
Ragel. twenty years old and appear
ing younger. is suing George RageI who
says he Is twelve years her senior. for
divorce They have been married thir-
teea, ponths and lived together four
months. SOD
Their first trouble according to the
testimony Of the husbands mother. was
when Ragel t1ckled his wife at the sup
per table and she objected. Ragel had
been married before and had two boys
by his first wife. Mrs. Ragel testified
that he refused TO allow her To correct
the boys. and that they were .'awfuItv
ha d. She said that she did the best
Lsae could FOR the children. and her hus-
band bore her out in that statement
saying also that ne was perfectly will
ing 70 become reconciled. and did not
blame her
The case was not finished today
The Washington times., 1905-12-08
WEALTHY WOMAN
JOINS S|STERHOOD
Widow of Judge Gives
Castle to Nuns.
WILL RETIRE FROM WORLD
Divorced From Husband, Once President
Of the Frisco Railroad.
People of Wealth.

ST. LOUIS, Dec. 8.-Mrs. Alice ODay
widow of Judge John ODay, has com
pleted arrangements for conveying her
$4,000 home. near Springfield. No. to
the St. De Chantel Academy of the
Visitation Nuns. in which order she will
soon retire from the world.
Mrs. O'Day was the second wife of
Judge O'Day, who was man of several
millions and. formerly president of the
Frisco railroad. After u Quarrel in st.
Louis, about six years ago, she created
a sensation at the Lindeu Hotel by at
tempting suicide by, shooting herself
with revolver. She recovered, and
afterward procured a divorce from the
judge. who then married his stenog-
rapher.
Judge O'Day has since died. For some
time before the divorce Mrs. O'Day and
her husband did not live together. but
he gave her their handsome home, near
Springfield. and provided literally for
her
The property IS given to tna SISTER
hood in fee simple without. reservation.
IL is 10 be converted into "A boarding
school for girls at once and the acad-
emy Will be removed from St Louis at
the close of the June term.
Elfin Dale. the name of the homestead
Is one of the handsomest homes in the
West. IL is i thirty-siX room. massive
stone structure. with a high tower, sit
uated in thirty acre park in the midst
OF the Ozarks. 1t is a veritable fairy
land. j Judge and bTrsF or Day. spent. more
than len years laying 'olr me grounds
plan tn e. frees, and -shrubiserv .-ld hav-
ing lakes and riVuIets~ constructed
In addition -tO the main building there
are half dozen cottages. 1t IS said
Mrs o Days only request was that the
architecture be not changed during her
lifetime. This request'Will be observed
though chapel and one or two Duild-
ings viii be erected in connection with
the castle to give more room for the
school, but this win not mar the present
scheme.
The Washington times., 1905-12-08
HOW WILL YOU ANSWER
THIS QUESTION, WHICH MAY Be PUTToYOU BEFORE LONG?

Many HE insurance companies have
come to the conclusion that patent
medicine users are bad risks. and they
require their examiners TO ask all ap-
pHcants for Insurance. What patent
medicines have you used in the last five
years?' This has become necessary be-
cause Of the large number of human
wrecks. whose health has been destroy
ed by the constant use Of patent medi-
cincs advertised so largely all over the
country
Ihese medicines are made UP Of al
c"hol. opium. cocaine. and other drugs
which should only be used in sparine
quantities and under the direction Of
competent physicians. They are so
many people unconsciousIy destrovins,
| themselves through the use of these
''iat the insurance COMPANIES must pro-
The Washington times., 1905-12-08
CONGRESS PETITIONED
TO MAKE WAR ON BAD BEES
Citizens Of Sioux City, Iowa, Claim
the Honey Bees 10 Be
a Pest

SloUN CITY, Iowa, Dec. S.-Indignant
that this great and powerful nation os
which they are citizens has so far neg
lected Them as 10 allow honey bees 10
encroach upon their rights. the people
OF Defiance, iowa. have sent a petition
10 Congressman y. s. Smith demanding
Immediate legislation restraining the
wings and stern apparatus of the bees
from disturbing their peace of mind and
body
One hundred and thirty citizens signed
the format document in which. IL is set
forth that the bees by biting flowers and
frequently singing Deaceablv disDosed
citizens have made themselves aa- nufs-
anee worthy of@the attention Con-
RreSS
The Washington times., 1905-12-08
C0RSETS, SAYS MRS. WADE,
WOULD MAKE MEN PRETTY

The use Of corsets by men was advo-
Gated by Mrs. Linda Ross Wade. a lee
turer on fashions and physical culture,
before a large audience composed only
Of women last night at the pure food
exhibition In Convention Hall. Whale
bone judiciOusly used would improve
mans shape just as loose belts and tight
suspenders tend 10 ruin it. At least this
is the opinion of Mrs Wade. who argues
that If a person hasn't good figure he
should make one. by all means, provided
this is done artiSticalIy.
The cooking lecture by Mrs. Lily Hax-
worth-Wallace was one Of the main
features at the exposition yesterday
afternoon
The Washington times., 1905-12-08

Oec' themselves by learning whether or
not applicants FOR insurance are addicted
TO their use
VIM A. Campbell. Of 20 18th Street
Newark. n J.. had taken a number or
so-called cures for pulmonary com
plants. and afterwards made anpIica-
tion for Insurance He was rejected nv,
the physician who examined him
friend advised him 20 try that old pre-
scription known as Father Johns Mod
iclne. Mr.. Campbell writes: ITO say 7
was skeptical is but the truth. But I
lrled one bottle and found such relief
mat since then I have been insured in
the company that rejected me. having
been passed by the very physician who
had refused to pass me In conclusion
] wish to say that / am a firm al
vocate Of Father Johns Medicine.
The Washington times., 1905-12-08
EXPLORER FIALA SAFE
IN PORT OF MARRIAGE
Arctic Traveller Completes Romance of His Last Trip for
North Pole by Marrying Miss Claire Puryear
at Nashville Last Tuesday.

NASHVILLE, Tenn, Dec. S.-Anthony
Fiala. Arctic explorer. of Brooklyn. N
Y. married Miss Claire Puryear here
Wednesday night.
Miss Puryear comes from one of the
Oldest families of Tennessee and is n
lineal descendant OF Commodore Mat
thew Maury.
The wedding is the happy ending OF a
romantic attachment begun eight years
ago, when F'iala, who was a member of
Troop c, o. Brooklyn. accompanied the
troop to Nashville to attend a reception
given at the Tennessee Exposition In
honor of New York State. Fiala met
Miss Puryear at the ball and at once
became her ardent suitor-
He asked her, before starting with
The Washington times., 1905-12-08
DEATH LEAP FOLLOWS
QUARREL WITH WIFE

PITTSBURG, Pa, Dec. s-AdoIph
Thoma, aged fifty-eight years. a dairy
man. of Margaretta street and Pacific
avenue, leaped from third-story win
dow Of the Hotel Stebler, at Forty
ninth street and Penn avenue, and
died an hour or so later at ST. Francis
Hospital
His wife made an effort Go reach his
bedside before he died, but arrived lust
two minutes after he had breathed his
last
Thoma quarreled with his wife while
milking the cows Wednesday evening.
and shortly after supper left the house.
going TO the Hotel Stebler
The Washington times., 1905-12-08

the first Ziegler Polar expedition in 1901
If she would be his bride She said
No He asked her again when he
returned. She said NO" He asked her
again as he was about to lead the sec
end Ziegler expedition in 1903 But still
she said No
She made him then i promise. though,
that sent him on his way rejoicing. She
came TO New York TO see him sail. ON
his way to the frozen north tiala en-
countered tramp whaler. by which
ne dfspa tched a letter TO his sweetheart.
From that time late in the summer OF
1903, soon after he left the coast OF
was heard from the young Brooklyn eX-
plorer Miss Puryear shared with his
mother the terrible suspense of those
two years. but she never gave up hope
The Washington times., 1905-12-08
PENNSYLVANIA TOWN
VANISHES IN A WEEK

WILKESBARRE, Pa. Dec. s-Edper-
ton village, in Lackawanna county.
which week ago boasted a hundred
houses, now has only two and a saloon.
and these are for sale. A week ago last
Monday the Edgerton CoIlierv was
abandoned, and a hundred families
sought employment elsewhere The
houses were sold. quickly torn down and
are being re-erected in adjoining mining
villages.
The Washington times., 1905-12-08
COLLEGE STRIKE OVER.

STATE COLLEGE. Pa. Dec. s.
Things are running very smoothly now
and the students are cooperating
heartily with their professors in making
up for time lost by the strike
The Washington times., 1905-12-08
Wife Encouraged Root.

The spectators cheered both riders re-
peatedly for fully fifteen minutes after
the teams had let up in their sprinting.
Although Fogler made a number of bad
picA-ups from Root. the latter was de-
termined TO gain the lap. urged on. bv
the cheers of his wife
During this sprinting Keegan and
Logan. Bowler and Downing. HolIister
and Mcdonald and Calvin each lost a
lap. The Bedells, Mclean and Moran
and .Vanderstuyft and Stol were TIE only
teams who did not lose or gain lap.
After all of this great riding. Matt
Downey sunassisted. gained another lap
at 4:S7 O'Clock, making the third which
he secured
r Shortly after O'Clock little Eddie
Root climbed out Of his cot and. calling
his trainers. he said:
We must go out now and get that
lap from the Bedells even if we have to
sit on our wheels all the morning. l
will go out and start il and YOU have
Fogler ready 10 pick me up
Root then rode out on the track and
| relieved Fogler A few minutes later
Root shot down the embankment on the
Fourth avenue side and started at a
terrific gait.
Around the track Root spurted while
the excited spectators cheered Fogler
took a hand at sprinting While Root
was off the track and sittir on his
bicycle his trainers gave him cham
pagne.
The beverage must have worked like
dope" for no sooner had Root drank
IL than he started out on the track.
Roots wife. who was sitting in a box
with Fogler's fiancee. Ida Miller. stood
up as Root came in sight and waved for
MN 10 go on Quick a fash Root
shot away in front and began tearing
around the track. every rider after him
and then followed another great demon
'strauon- Root rode at a terrific pace
| for four laps. when he was relieved nv
Fogler. -
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-01-05
RECORD Or THE YEAR 1904.
The Year Of 1904 One Crowded with Events and One Which
Brought Many Things Of Interest to the People
of Kenosha and the Vicinity.
y MARCHING FORWARD WITH STEADY PROGRESS

THE CITY MARCHING FUKWEKD WIFI STEKDY PRUGRES5
the Prominent Citizens
TweIv Months A Reviev of
1t Has Brought tox
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-01-05

/. Col. George w. Caruth makes
big hit in Democratic State conven-
ton at Oshkosh.
2. Miss Mary Carey overcome by
Illuminating gas, dies two days later.
Death of Miss Laura Brown.
3. Two members of the fire depart
ment injured by falling chimney.
Kenosha golfers defeat Hinsda1e
eight up.
5. A. E. Buckmaster resigns from
police and fire commission. 10000
people attend the celebration Of Labor
day at Anderson park. Fred Petit
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1905-04-06

laz]em; p6jdziesz jutro do
OLGA x. i powiesz mu, re
ia Gle przysla}em. W tel
mierze ME przyjmuje odmo-
wy; zostawiam Gle samemu
sobie, byS sic zastanowi} mad
SODA i porachowa} sic z SUI
mieniem. Dobranoc.
Nazajutrz 0 godzinie 9-tej
wiecz6r ktos puka do jego
Otwiera, a dwaj przy-
jaciele rzucaja sic W objecia.
- Przychodze rzecze
grzesznik z radoscia - przy-
chodze, by ci najserdeczniej
podziekowac; oca}i}eS mnie.
Poszed1em i zrzuci}em ciezar
sumienia u tego p~oczciwego
OLGA, kt6rego mi wskaza}es
z%ostawi1em tam wszystko:
b1edy, zbrodnie, niedowiar-
stwo, a przynosze wesele, ma
dzieje i szczeScie. Jutro o
niespodziane szczescie! jutro
pozwoli1 mi przyjac Komu-
MIA sw. W kosciele Fanny
Maryi wraz z tymi gorliwy-
mi katolikami, kt6rzy bez
trwogi wyznaja swa Ware W
tym wieku spoganionym.
Poczciwy Ojciec X. powie-
dzia1 mi, re "a mnie odprawi
pokute i re ME potrzebuje sic
bac niczego. 0 piekna, Gu
downa, s}odka o%dpowiedz.
TAX jest, to Boskie ustano-
wienie, moi przyjacielu; jakos
mi powiedzia}, ona zdar1a z
mego serca zas1one, kt6ra
W MEM sprawia ciemnosci.
Mech ma wieki pochwalony
bedzie Bog i MECH mi raczy
udzielic wytrwania.
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1905-04-06
ZMIENIONE PISMO.

PAM: - Przykro mi, moja
Karolino, re tw6j brat ciezko
chory. Coz tam bylo W tele-
gramie?
Parma s}uzaca szlochajac:
Niewiele, prosze PAM, ale
przez telegram wien w}asnie,
re must bye ciezko chory, DO
jego jest tax zmienio-
ne, re pozna6 go ME mog}am.
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1905-04-06
w SZKOLE.

- Nauczyciel: Dzieci! MECH
mi z was kto odpowie ola cze-
20 Abraham wstrzyma1 sic cd
zabicia na ofiare Bogu syna
swego Izaaka?
49, Mkt sic ME odzywa. -
Nareszcie wstaje Wojtek, mai
m}odszy syn rzeznika: - Bo
zapewne uwaza}, re jeszcze
ME byl dosyc t}usty.
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1905-04-06
u ME POSZkA W
LAS.

Pewien nauczyciel, chcac W
dzieci wpoic rozstropnosc, ra-
dill i'm, zeby W waznych O.
kolicznosciach zycia liczy{y
zawsze do stu, zanim pre-
m6wia. Sko6czywszy lekcya
stana} PREY kominku, ale pc
chwili %zauwazy}, re uczniowie
licza cos pc cichu. Nagle
wszyscy razem krzykneli:
Dziewie6dziesiat die
vice, sto! Pana p%rofesora sur
dut pail sic z ty}u!
- Maciejowa, co wy wy
prawiacie? pc co zawiezujecie
|pysk krowie - ME bedzie
mogla oddychac.
To MECH Sc ME oddycha
aby mleka DUO dawa}a; tot
powiadaja, re kt6ra krows
wiele ryczy, malo mleka da'
lie; a jak jej zwiaze gebe, tc
ca}kiem ME bedzie mog}a ~
!! c,zz,etycts.
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1905-04-06
Dwaj koledzy.


wskazuje nam nowy przy-
k}ad powrotu do Boga i do
wodzi, re spowiedz jest mai
lepsza o~dpowiedzia ma zarzuty
wolnodumc6w.
Dwaj starry koledzy spot
kali sic pc ~ latach niewi-
dzenia. Jeden z mich pozosta}
wiernym katolikiem; drugi
niestety, porzuci} wszystkie
obowiazki W religii i W mic
juz ME wierzy1. Pc rozmai-
tych pytaniach O wzajemne
koleje zycia, zapYta} katolik
nagle swego towarzysza i
przyjaciela:
- A coz, jake z twojem
sumieniem?
- 0, co sic tego tyczy, ME
m6wmy 0 tem... ia juz ME
jestem takim, jakim mnie
kiedys znaies. ia nam swoje
zasady i juz ami wien, co to
konfesyona}.
- Bardzo mi to przykro,
.doprawdy. "a sQbie wysta-
wia}em, re wszyscy moi daw-
nj koledzy zostali dobrymi
kato]ikami. ,Jezli cheese, O.
powiedz mi twoja historya,
a ia ci potem opowiem moja.
I sill razem, przypomina-
jac sobie lata dziecinne.
Wyszed1szy z kolegium, W
k%t6remesmy sic wychowali,
wdaIem sic nieroztropnie z
r6znyni towarzyszami, kt6-
rzy wyzyskiwali g~orliwos6
moja do piracy, dajac mi Ely
kierunek, wzbudzali i pod
mccall mole namietnosci,
miasto mnie pouczyc, jak je
mann trzymac ma wodzy, az
wreszcie wydarli mi najdroz~
sly skarb WARY. DIS juz W
mic ME wierze. Skosztowa1em
wszystkich rozkoszy, jake
SWAT swym stronnikom ofia-
rule i nurza}em sic we
wszystkich wystepkach. Gdym
z wiekiem nieco sic unfair
kowa}, wszyscy sadzili, zem
sic poprawi}; ale to tylko
poor, SERGE me jest tax
chore, tax s}abe, tax n~iesta}e,
jak zawsze.
- Musia}es przynajmniej
znalesc jake takie szczescie
w tym stanie i W takim ro-
dzaju zycia?
- Oh, ME - rzek} tonem
gorzkiego zniechecenia -
pok6j odemnie ucieka, WY
wan go we dnie i w nocy;
ME ma juz ola mnie pokoju,
Wymusi1es ma mnie to &C.
znanie; pred dziesieciu mi
nutami wola}bym by1 u
mrzec, niz take wyznanie
uczynic. Widzisz, stara}em
sic, powtarzam CT, uzy{
wszelkich rozkoszy zycia
wierz mi, re zadna z mich
ME warta lyle, co jedns
zwrotka piesni katechizmo'
wei. @ przyjemne to lata
lata katechizmu, lata poboz'
nosci, prostoty. Gdziezescie
sic podzia}y. Stara}em :sif