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The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-10
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 than the richest princess on the face ayNoe is mel will the little old man come to my rescue now?" sighed the unhappy maiden. ,,, =. man, suddenly appearing. But what shali be my reward if do this heav- fest task of all for your
 "Will you, when you have become queen. make me present Of your frst-born?'
 Yes" promised the maiden without besitation. since she had no idea the King would really fulfill his promise and make her his wife. But when at dawn the King found that every straw in the huge room had been spun into spoois and spools of pure gold. he did not go back on his promise, but ordered the court to prepare for his wedding. and in few days made the miller's daughter his queen.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-10
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, We looked in each others eyes for traces of hesitation, and, seeing none. nodded decisive agreement. and made a bee-line for uncle's room, where we loaded the breech- loader: and then we sneaked out with 1t through the Lack gdrden gate.
 Whew! but that breech-loader was heavyi Standing on its butt 1t was al- most as tall as 1 and taller than Charlie. but we Iugged 1t along down the dusty road to Briggs woods. turn ana turn about, without letting on, what fearful weight it was and how It cut into our flesh.
 In the midst of the woods was Crow Centre-a famous meeting place for crows-and as we approached 1t the cawi cawi cav! from a hundred throats \ fell on our eager ears and whetted our thirst for blood.
 Gee! but this gun is heavy, I must say,Y admitted Oh rlie, at last Che was carrying it just then). So we took hold
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-10
Tom Tits Experiment.r

To shape the bow. soak it in boiling hot water until it is soft and pliable; then, by means of strong cords, bind it into the shape you want. When dry it will retain this shape without the bindings. Then you must whittle it into nice, trim form and try to make it of such size that it will not bend a particle when the bowstring is drawn.
 Use two pieces of very strong elas- tic for your bowstring. Connect them by a strong string, which forms the centre and takes the brunt of the wear and tear.
 Make trigger Tn the way boys usually make one, but don't screw 1t on one side of the barrel, but cut a slot in the barrel for it and fix it on pivot.
 Now cover the groove with a long. thin piece of pine, fastening it down at the sides with small brads or screws, and your crossbow is finished.
 IT you don't have lot of fun with your bow. I miss my guess
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-10
Make an Elastic Crossbow.

wF YOU have none, get one up, boys.
 Here are brief directions to help you; also a picture. which will
 help even more.
 Take piece of thick plank (pine or cedar or some such wood), sketch on 1t and saw out the stock and barrel of your crossbow.
 Reduce it to desired form and pro- portions by whiting with your good jackknife.
 Now take one of the curved instru- ments (called gouges, I believe) that are used by carpenters to make grooves. and cut a half-round groove along the top of the barrel the entire length from the muzzle end to the butt. Make 1t good and true.
 Next, bore good-sized hole through the thick under portion of the stock a bow, which you are supposed al- ready to have made, and make 1t fit perfectly tight and rigid.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-10

the centre of the cane until 1t will &C., commodate the glass tube.
 Then with putty or wax plug up the ends of the tube, and trim the ends of the cane to flush evenly with the ends of the tube.
 Your blowgun will shoot arrows, peas. pellets made of clay or paper wads.
 If you use arrows. make them tinv with a point made out of a pin with ifs head Knocked off. A bit of cotton at- tached to the butt end will make it stick in the blowgun until shot out.
 You wlh be tempted to attack birds and do serious mischief with these blowguns, but
 Yield not to temptation" boys.
 I don't think much of boys who are so veakkneed in tlie face of temptation that they must be molly-coddled and warned off from any temptations at all
 Learn to stand up against temptations and RESIST themI
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-10

~ NCE upon time there was . mil- Ter who was very, very poor. but
 he considered himself rich in one
 possession-he had a very beau- tiful daughter.
 So, when, one day, he found himself face to face with the King, instead of cringing before him. he called out:
 T have daughter fit to be the wife of a king. She is beautiful in face and form. and can spin the poorest straw into finest gold"
 Sop inte. rogated the King T shall put your daughter to the proof. then. Bring her to my castle this very day, and she shall have a chance to show her marvellous skill.
 When the miller's daughter arrived at the castle, the King took her into room that was filled with straw, and there he left her with a spinning wheel. saying:
 "If, indeed, you can do as your father claims. I shall expect to find all this straw spun into gold by dawn tomor- row. Do 1t, or die."
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-10
Animals That Don't Drink.

There are some animals which never drink; for instance, the ilamas of Patagonia and certain ga- zeiles of the Far East. A number of snakes. lizards. and other reptiles live jn nIaces devoid of water A bat of western America inhabits waterless plains. In parts of Lozere, France. there are herds of cows and goats which hardly ever drink, and yet pro- duce the milk for Roquefort cheese.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-10

equals plus 3, while y equals 1s of plus g. in other words By equals plus and 2y minus equals X. But we have already been told that X equals plus g. 2y minus 6 equals plus and equals 9.
 So equals pluss3 or 12 There fore the body F. head g and tail 3 equals 24-the length of the fish.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-10
Authors Zigzag.

Here is a zigzag which will test the knowledge you boys and girls have A boy of IA or so made 1t up, See if you can answer it correctly, Write down in the zigzag the names of the authors of the eight quotations. re- spectively. Then read the star letters zigzag. They spell the name of an English poet laureate who is now
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-10
MAGIC TOP
AUTOMATIC MACHINE

A MACHINE has been invented at A Florence that should prove a The machine. which works automat- icaiIy, prints the time of departure and arrival. stations. the price, class. date, number of ticket, whether Tor riod during which 1t Is available. At the same time it prints duplicate. which is retained by the railway com if ia delivered, is also indicated by the machine. The device IS being tried experimentally on the railway between if is to be adopted on other Italian railways.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-10
Conundrums.

The whale that brought him up. Because he shrinks from washing. .. An icicle.
 5 One is a single He (Cingalee) the other a single She. man.
 nook C from chair, leaving hair. Q Put on ape, making cape. Io Added E to cur. making cure.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-10
STOOL DANCE
lHIS Is a game for the lawn.

Get small stool Ca three-
 legged one is fine for the pur-
 pose) and set it on the lawn in the centre of a circle of players.
 The players should divide into two sides, facing each other. At a given word or at the touch of a piano the two sides should join hands in one cir cle and dance around the stool. Then. at a second signal, they should sud- denly take sides without letting go hands, eash side striving to pull the other side forward. causing some one to touch the stool and upset 1t.
 This somebody must then drop out of the ring. the dance is resumed. then the scrimmage, another player mas to drop out, and so 1t will go on until at last only two contesting players remain, and while they hght things out the others will line up and eheer their respective champions.
 What adds to the excitement or the game is this: That with care players Gan avoid touching the stool by hop ping over 1t or by throwing them selves back hard or by doing some other clever thing. -..- ...-, 1t is one of the jolliest games eVer'
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-10
Answers to June 8 Puzzles.

The answer to the five half-column puzzle pictures are: 1. Dombey and osity Shop; 4. Three Musketeers; 5. Bret Harte.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-10
What well-Known city9

What well-known city of Ohio con- sisting of eight letters Is the answer to this puzzle?
 s4s GA government building in Philadelphia.
 CTS A weight. 32S Not a woman. 325 6-A grain that is brewed. l23 A meat.
 "A MARY RITTER
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-10

Call the body (feet long). Call the head v (feet long). We know the tail is (feet long). Sc, according to the description x
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-10
RllvcEaaDe'Ra Razzleg
How Many Sheepp

Two men, John and David met each other one day going to the market. John had a certain number O. sheep. so did David. John said to David: Give me one of your sheep and l will have as many as you. No, said David. give, me one of yours and l will have as many again as you. How many did each have? VIOLA TASkER.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-10
Riddle,

A man of deceit Can best counterfeit; And so, I suppose, Can best count her toes!
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-10
A Numeral Riddle.

The number of letters contained in each numeral (e. {. three letters in "SIX").
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-10

The quotations are as follows: 1. Breathes there a man with soul so
 dead
 Who never to himself hath said. This is my own, my native land? 2. Oh! ever thus, from childhood's hour, I've seen my fondest hopes decay 8. Mid pleasures and palaces though
 we may roam,
 Be it ever so humble, there's no
 place like home. 4. The melancholy days are come.
 The saddest of the year. E. Full many a flower is born to blush
 unseen,
 And waste it's sweetness on the
 desert air. 6. Should auld acquaintance be forgot
 And never brought to mind? I, I've seen your stormy seas and
 stormy women,
 A.,d pity lovers rather more than
 Seamen. &. The boy stood on the burning deck Whence all but he had fled.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-10
Annthar Riddle.
How Long is the Fishp

Thousand. one alone-Thou Exceeds all count and score-sand.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-10
A rnrhine on the pacific.

The first turbine steamer on the Pacific wifi be the new steamer Maheno, of the Australian- Canadian Line. sailing from Vancouver to Syndey, N S. w.; calling at Honolulu, Fiji and Brisbane
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-10
Great Britain's Camels.

The British Government owns more than 5000 camels.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-10

vyNCLE GEORGE is a capital
 sport. With all his big farm
 ing, he manages to find time
 for a lot of sport too.
 In the spring he hardly ever fails to take ten days or so for fishing up State, and in the summer and fall he gets in more hunting than all the other men of the family taken to-. gether.
 Nv cousin, Charlie Crane, and (my names Morton Sigler) being pretty nearly of an age-15 now, but, at the time | am telling about, 10 years ran together all the time, and Uncle George was the man we mostly ran after, for we were daffy on the sub- feet of guns and gunning.
 But Uncle had an idea guns were dangerous for kids, and, too, l guess he thought kids were a nuisance on a hunt, so he gave us the cold shoulder most of the time during hunting sea- son.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-10

Beheading and Curtailing. Here is, clever rhyme in which a
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-10
Conundrums.

ConundrumS. 1. When is a sailor not sailor? g. Why are persons with poor m -.- ories like sel6rseeking politicians? g. Do you remember ever to have heard what the embers of the expir- ing year are called?
 4. When are newspapers the sharpest? 5. How do we know that Uncle Toms Cabin was not written by the hand of it's author?
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-10

0H, the awful Googleloos. V Tiptoeing in a row,
 Will they eat up all the lambs And the babies, do you know? Deep, deep in the Goblin Glades, Near an old, old messy we'll,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-08-15
coon ROADS CONVENTION.
An Enthusiastic Meeting Is Held fin AnmfHfOn.

AMM18NDma
 Anndston, Aug: l4-(speeiai, l-A =. Roads Convention held at the court house today. Strong and practical speeches were made and a plan out lined that will mean good roads for Calhoun County.
 Commissioner c. D. Martin, among others, made a good talk for good roads, outlining the issuance of $35.o00 in bonds for the equipment of the road
 force. also urging the necessity of se- lection of a road supervisor, Expert
 Dodge, who is building the Government
 road north of the city. made an inter- esting talk regarding the building of roads He said that Calhoun County to build roads all over the county for
 ComRIssioner NJ. B. Wellborn urged the Issuance of bonds and the employ
 ment of road supervision. Col. W. IF. McKieroy urged the appointment of Q
 legislation committee to have drafted
 the measures for the change of the road laws in Calhoun county ana this
 The meeting endorsed the employmen: of a supervisor, of assessing an addi- tional road tax of mills. of changing
 the work period to eieht days, or $3, of 30 feet wide roads in the first class. to roads and the ordering of an elee= ton for the issuance of bonds for roads. A vote of thanks was rendered MT. Dodge for his talk The meeting was presided over by Dr. A. w. Lgon of Oxford, who was made chairman of ths legislative committee. The ether mem bers are as follows; J. C. sprouil' Gray. F. NJ. Formby, J. D. Crow and 1T H. Burton.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-08-15
DASDnLIor ADDS ANOTHER.
Winner of saratowa Takes the Delaware

Saratoga, Aug. 14.-Dandeiion, win win ner of the saFatoga handicap. added another race to his list by winning the Delaware handicap at one, one m,Is nrias sooasl os time of 1:ss s-s. In the stretch Dan- deAon drew away and won py ensi e,i near the finish in the first race. The riders escaped Injury.
 Belle strom. ss. gFrieshon,, 30 to ! sseo wee TeassssS Toets Mooh doi s seGFsI Fna 's third. Time. i:l3. Pink Garser ba- Hocus Focus, Bribery, silver Wsddilng, int Bud and Kiiikare feii.
 Second race, mile--cary. 90, Garner 20 to 1, won; oiseau. l2e; IMartinl. to second; ceiersssS ss, Miis,TIs hs,Is Is RoIo IO sheraa a'Ju Just 50, | Burnett Prudential Girl Aucassin and Amberjack ran.
 Third race. five and one-haif fur- longs-Pope Joan. 1is, tElasdstake}' to to ,, second; sir William Johnson, .1ls' (sewell. 5 to 1. third. Time, l:O5. sandy creeker. Arnperisy, Herstod waysds SsSs soTrs Hsk3Ty uEa Ess Tns MaTs d Little Captain and vinton ran;
 Fourth race, the Delaware handicap one mile--Dandelicn. 120, tSewSill, 1 | .cooG wOn InqSsisSSs RqnasSs ilS ensr Knspp i iS to 5. third Time, 1:Ss s-5. Dolly spanker. von Tronip and Johnstown
 Firth race, selling, i've and one-half furlorlgs& omentufi. i02. CMiller). 9 to 10, won: Montgomery. no, Oyne), IS to 5, second; Fish Hawk, s4. SGar- nerl. 15 to 1, third. Al Powell, Ellicott, vaquero, charada and Golden Pheasant
 Sixth race. mile: seliing--I Told You, es, (Koerner), 10 to 1, won: Belle of Jessamine, 1Ol. tAustinl, 2 to 2,Ssecond' third Time, f:ss i-5. Littie Dock Bizzy lazy, Simple Honours. Woodsmari, Dave Lewis. EccentricaL Qrphan. Pet the Eve. Mount Henry. Huddv, Fatiniti- ga and Single Life ran.
 First race, five and a half furlong: --Baringo, 1O4; Revenue, 1Ot; Speed Queen. Del strome winsome Ways Beggar Man, Mintberias Furseet Nancy Pepper and Salt. Anna May, Skirt. 99i Sally K, Lucy Marie. 9s; Marion Rose Star spanglei a.s salviss; Eudora' Cora
 Second race, Steeplechase. short course, about two miles-Patagonian 1858; Glangale. 153; onetora. l4s; Max imiiian. 14S; Buchanan, oleroso, l40.
 Third race, the Grand Union Stakes, S10,000, six furlongs for, 2-year-olds-- superman. 125; Golf Ball, Don Enrique. if; Chaseaway, Penares. IA; Ale theuo Flint Hiil, Chas c. Gates, 112.
 Fourth race, handicap. mile and xteenths-Mohawk IT., 126; In- ferno, I24; Brookdale, Lymph, Il9; Ge- ranium, l16; Peter Sterling, Ill; Elm barrassmefit, Reservation. 106; Leila. sS; Sailor Boy, 90.
 Fifth race, mile, selling-Paprika, 10s; Pleasant Days, Hammeraway' Courtmartial. Lancastrian, Mollies Don ohue, Macy, Jr, Wrenne Woolwich, 106; Iilita, 104; General Haley. f03; Colonel Bartlett, Delmore, calabash, 101; Star Russell, Yves. California King, Sir Ca
 sixth race. handicap, seven furlongs --Brookdale, Lymph, 126; Graziallo. 123; Heaslip, 122; Coincidence, 1lS; Sir I.ynnewood, 1I3; Bohemia, no; Jack Dolin. 1O5; Warning. 90.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-08-15

terday afternoon. Enterprise defeated Daleviiie with the score 10 to {. The game was hotly contested until the seventh if ping. when the score stood and f1 favor Of Daievifie. The io- caIs then rallied and tied the score. After this. the visitors were at the mercy of Sanders. the locals twirier, whsle-the Enterprise boys batted Dale yilie's pitcher all over the field and piled UT six good runs.
 The batteries were as follows: En- terprise. Sanders, Singleton and War ren; Daleviile. Walden. Morris and Whistner. Walter Folks umpired the game.
 Ben Bailey. one of the local players. happened to rather serious accident while running In home. Ills shoulder was broken. Dr. Mansfield. who hap pened to be on the ground. took hiin in hand promptly and caffied him to town and made hinh as eppafortabie as possible. M s9
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-08-15
t AND PERSONAL
uHLFELDER-FABER.

-t.s Julius H. Faber announces the ffs ement of her daughter, Miss Car 7ser to MT. Bernard A. Uhlfel-
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 c. T. Brown and her daughters as Mary ana Margurita and Miss Curry, will leave Thursday for an .ded trip to Savannah, Tybee, ieston, Thomasvilie and Troy. 7 will be the guests of Mrs. Brown thers, P. F. and R. D. Curry. while Savannah and Tybee.
 Miss Emma Dickinson of New Or ans, is the guest of Mrs. George w. fails on South Lawrence street.
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 Miss Eunice shannon has returned from Five Points where she was called ta attend the funeral of her aunt. the late Mrs. J. R. Bassett.
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 Mrs. Virgil J.. Smith has as nef guests, her two nieces. Misses Deliska wilson and Scotia May Proctor of Sir. and Lawrence streets.
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 Mrs. E. C. Golson of .Brewton. is visi- ting her sister, Mrs E. Foster, at her home on South McDonough street Miss Josephine Calhoun is at Fointe Aux Barque, Michigan. where she went to join her niece, Mrs. Norman Jones of St. Louis, who has taken q cottage there for the summer.
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 Miss Elizabeth Hancock. of Mont gomery, Ala, has returned to her home after a visit with Mrs. w. R. Norris of 1426 North Corona streets--Coloradc Springs Telegraph. N & ss Mrs. Barnett H Mathews and two little daughters, Nellie Naui and Louise will leave today for Mobile, Daphne and other points on the Gulf Coast. Se s Ss
 ~ Lula Belle Mathews has re-
 >n vssit to relatives at
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-08-15

"A adjacent to
 CT former Alderman
 ri Maddox. 309 Madison Ave nue For the sake of charity the wo- man was taken into the residence. She was refreshed and was soon revived from her stupor. but her recovery was accompanied by an unusual scene. She gave utterance to unseemIy oaths and her conduct became so offensive that the. family of Mir. Maddox was corn- pelled to call for police assistance.
 Mounted Patrolmen Roberts ana Smith reached the residence and found that the woman was drinkfnR She refused to be taken home and was ta- ken to the police station in the patrol wagon. A charge of disorderly con- duct, drunk. was docketed ana she was assessed fine of Sb and costs by Re corder Haber yesterday afternoon. IIn- ted to a ceII
 The woman is about 70 years old.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-08-15

urday night. The deceased and a friend were fin Bessemer on that night and both ate ice cream at an Italian stand. and while the result was fatal In the case of Mir. Thomas, according to the attending physicians the other man suffered no i'll effects. The de- ceased Is a brother of J. J Thomas, yardmaster of the Louisville and Nashville yards and the remains will be shipped to Woodstock for inter- ment today.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-08-15
WILL BOYD ARREsTED.
Negro Charged With the Murder of an
 Italian.


 Birmingham. August 14--(special. ) --Will Boyd. a negro. has been incar- cerated in the county jail upon orders | of Coroner Paris. pending the inves- tigation into the killing of Charles Mentillio, the Italian merchant of Ensley. which occurred near Owen- ton early yesterday morning.. A sitl ting of the coroner's Jury was held this morning with Boyd present Af- ter several witnesses were examined an adjournment was taken until Sat- urday morning at 10 o'clock. The testimony of several witnesses i indicates that q crippled negro was in some manner implicated in the crime and efforts are being made to locate him, Boyd was arrested yes- terday by Officer Elledge, of the po- lice force. He appears very nervous and excited
 The jurymen empanelied on the case are J. B. Marshall, w S. Russell, J. H. Newman, D. A. McGhec, Lee White. R. W. Coleman.
 Four witnesses were examined this morning whose testimony was some what conflicting.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-08-15
RUSSELL AT COLUMBUS.
Candidate for Nomination for Governor
 neIfvera e Sneech.

Columbus. Ga, Aug. 14.-(Special,l J. Plain Dick Russell" candidate for Governor of Georgia, made whtrl- wind campaign in Muscogee County to- day. Judge Russell arrived this morn ing ct $40 o'clock from Barnesville, Ga where he spoke last night after having delivered three other speeches in Pike County during the day. He caught a train for Columbus at 3 o'clock in the morning and was thus up practically all night.
 Judge RusselPs. first address today was at the court house at II o'clock this morning, where he addressed an audience of 200 or more. He was in tIoduced by pr. Charles A. Howard, a prominent young politician. He made a forceful speech and handled his op- ponents with gloves off, giving par ticular attention to "the two Atlanta candidates" as he termed them. After a hasty dinner, Judge Russell went by private conveyance eleven miles through the country to Fiat Rock, Ga. where he addressed an audience of Muscogee County farmers. Tonight the main speech of fae day was deliv-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-08-15
DEATH OF MRS. POPE.
Good Woman of Montgomery Passes

Good Woman of Montgomery Passes
 Away.
 After an illness of more than year, Mrs. Mary E. Pope. wife of D. Pope, died at 6 o'clock yesterday morning at her home on Key street
 Mrs. Pope was forty years old. She was born at Hardaway. but had passed the greatest part of her life in Mont gomery. Through her long illness she had been a patient sufferer and was a woman greatly beloved by her friends and feikhbors.
 She is survived by her husband. six children and two brothers, John T. Gardner and H. Gardner all of this city
 The funeral services will be cenauct- ed this morning at 10 o'clock at the family residence, corner Key and Bras- sell streets. Rev John Bass Shelton, pastor of the Adams Avenue Baptist Church will off1ciate. The interment will be made at oakwood cemetery.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-08-15
BROUGHT FROM LOUISIANA.
The Body of Drew DObbins Is Interret
 at AnntsfOn.

Anniston, Aug. 14.-(Special. )--The he remains of Drew Dobbins reached the we're Inferred at Edgemont Cemetery. He, while Respondent. took revolver containing three loaded chambers, fired the first bullet at his wife, and, missing her. deliberately aimed the second af his baby. but again missed. He sent the third into his own body. dying in q few seconds.
 A neighbor was slightly wounded by one of the shots Drew Dobbins was a son of Mir. and Mrs. J. N. Dobbins and was well-known here, having visited the city onlv a few months ago, He spent his boyhood days in and around Annfston,