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The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-15
NEMs oF wnTuMPKA.
Ladies of Methodist Chufch Do wen With F3aEahF.

Ladies of Methodist ChufcM UO Well
 With BasahF.
 wetumpka, Dec. 14.--(Speciai.) )--Ths ladies basaar of the Methodist Aid sos ciety was even more successful than the one given last year.
 Nearly $500 were realized. Two ex- duisite centorpleces, given on lucky numbers. were admired by all the vis- itors to the flower bedecked court room. The centerpIeces fell to Mrs. Henry Taylor and Mrs Morris Hohenberg.
 The Methodist congregation was agreeably surprised to have Rev J. H. James returned to thls charge.
 Mrs J. M. Jenkins Jr., has gone to spend the holidays with her parents in Nashville, Tenn.
 Among recent real estate tranAfers was that of the residence of the late Peter A Buyck. The property was pur- chased by<W II. Macon. Property has increased In value from 40 to 30 per cent within the past fe wears. De- sirable buildings lots are now rather difficult to buy.
 Thursday afternoon Mrs. M. Hohen- berg entertained the Euchre Club.
 The new school building draws a good many visitors, who are becoming anxious for the work to approach com pietioh. The auditorium has reached a stage where its future beauty can be The vaulted ceiling gives it an air of spaciousness that appeals to all.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-15
BAN ON FIREWORKS
MAYOR SENDS ORDER. TO CHIEF
 or POLICE.
Mshsaoiisery Ordinance viii be laiRia- Iy Tcnserced Durimg tle Holidays s-4asf. Tea@ue Says Practice is
 fynmaePOua,

Mayor w. NJ. Teague yesterday re- quested that Chief of Police W. H. Taylor use admonition and if necessary the fliil force of his authority to pre- vent the further discharge )S fireworks ifi the streets.
 Tn response Chief Taylor issued in- structions to his men Ind had copies of the ordinance forbidding ;he use Of fireworks posted conspicuonsly about the streets.
 Following is a copy of the Mayors letter.
 Montgomery. Ala, Dec. IA, 1906. Capt. W. H. Taylor, Chief of Police,
 Montgomery Alabama.
 Dear Sir-A serious accident was narrowly averted yesterday evening caused by dlscharging fireworks in the straef 4 horse was badly frighten sd and the occupants of the vehicle at tached might have been badly injured. ,sThis Is only one of several incidents which have occurred since the ap proach of the holidays. Children must not be allowed to fire crackers, or oth- CT Spieces of like character, on the streets. and I wish you would give personal attention to the ordinance prohibitlngSsuch practice from now on uhtfl the expiration of the holidays.
 ''I de not wish to advise the arrest of those who offend in this respect, but if admonitions fail of. the desired eff feet, it may be necessary to resortto this extreme in order to protect per son and property.
 Yours very truly,
 ew4 NJ. Teague. Mayor.
 While patrolmen are expected to ex- ercise discretion, arrests will follow fiagrant violations of the law.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-15
BURIAL OF AAR. sEEhYE.
Funeral of Former MontH0merian At
 tended bx Many PeUu1e,

Funeral of Former MontgOmeriasa Att
 tended by HTany People.
 The funeral services of Horace A. Seeiye, who died at his homo in New Decatur Wednesday, were conducted at Oakwood cemetery yesterday morning on the arrival at Montgomery of the remains from Decatur, at noon.
 Rev. E. E. Cobbs, ector Of St. Johns Episcopal Church, conducted the, service, which was attended by a large ooneourse of the friends of the deceased. The many beautiful flowers brought from Decatur we're supplemen ted by an array of flowers sent by Montgomery frineds
 The remains were accompanied to Montgomery by Mrs. seelye and her daughter, Mrs. workman.
 The pail bearers of Mir Seelye were: M. c. Scott, W. 8. Jones, Major w. w. Screws, Fred Hammond, c. A. I.aliier 1G. c Fowler.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-15
aervIcea for Nerroea.

The revival that has been in pro gress two weeks at the Dexter Avenue Baptist Church. for negroes. will close tomorrow night The Evangelist. Dr |. C. H. Phillips will preach his faPe- w efi sermon at the ii o'clock service Sunday, and at 8 D. m. he will address the men on "A Decision. At night the pastor. Rev. R c. Jtidkfns wfll administer the ordinance of Baptism. The revival has created a great deal of interest among negroes, and 1t is believed that mitch good has been done. Special efforts are being made tn have a large attendance at ths mems meeting Sunday afternoon 4 chorus of twenty-five male voices will furnish the music for the occasion.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-15

Make a nete of this, \ few of the contributors to the Christnaas edifiOa of The Advertiser aret Senator John IT.
 Moran, Prof. wafflefd (. RIehaFd&Om, Major W. ". Screws. Dr. John ". AbereroaiAbEe. Governor Jelks, prs ". 2
 Wymun, Mayor w. M. Teague eg Ment- womery. Miss Martha Young, Mas En- 0eId Joiner. Will IT. sheehan. Frank G. Burrows. Miss ZfteflG Cooke, Miss Ethel Arnaes, ss0Aemnn BulmeF and c haIf huu- cred others. The bIG paper will De is- aued next snnday. S1o0 worth Of rrad-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-15
A BANK AT CALnRA.
", E. Holloway VIII Be President of
 Nevv ImNfataffsan.

W. E. Holloway -WiIl Be President of
 New Institution.
 w. E. Holloway returned to Mont Eomery last night from Cafera where he attended mass meeting of citi- zens' National Bank of Calera. The subscribed capital stock of the bank is S25,o00 and the authorized capital Is to be S50,0O0.
 It is understood that W. E. Hollo- way, who is interested in a number of banks in Alabama towns. will be pres- ident of the bank, and that S. M. Ad- ans of Clanton will be cashier MT. Adams was authorized to purchase equipment and fixtures.
 It is expected the bank will be in- eorporated and opened for business in January.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-15
nO TT NOW

Do you want choice Flowers for ChrlstmeBs
 order now before the rush begins. We will please yOu--that's what we are 9hSFe for.
 g. R. STERN q CO, ii Ftexaef Avenue. Phone 1OO1.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-15
NO DncIsIoN REACHED.
Republicans Win sablnit Ship Subsidy
 Btu To Entire Committee.

uIII ITO EWNHEU NWElIEI1TttNV'
 Washington, Dee. 14--No decision as to the committees attitude on ship subsidy was reported at the caucus of the Republican members of the House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries, held today.
 After discussing the amended Gai- finger bill, the Republicans took no ac- ton, but decided to call meeting Of the committee for January [. when vote of the entire committee will ba taken on the measure.
 The amendments to the bill drafted by Representative GrosvenOr, eliminate cargo subsidy entirely and limit the governments aid to mail carrying ships to South America and the Orient. Even with these changes the members of the committee from the Middle West de not favor the measure.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-15
FAREWELL. TO ARTIT.LERTsTs.
lBhnauet in Honor of Men Who EnlIst-
 ed in Nawy.

fanquet in Honor of Men Who Enli@t-
 ed in Navy.
 Forty odd members of Battery "Bs" of Montgomery gave farewell ban- auet Thursday evening at a down town cafe in compliment to four members of the battery who have just enlisted as recruits In the navy aNa who will leave the city soon.
 The artiiierists who are to take up the seafaring life are George Hale, Gilbert Roper, Tom N. smith and Clyde wofthington. These young men were the toasts of the occasion.
 Captain Sam Roswaid who commands the battery presided at the dinner and several happy speeches wera made.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-15
An0TRE nAME Lkny.,

T will s9id free with full instructions some Of this simple preparation for the enfa of Ieucorrhoea. Liberation, Displacements, riods, TumoFs or Growths. Hot Flashes. De- sire to Cry. Creeping Feeltng up the Spine, Pain in the Back and all Female Troubles, t6 all sending address. To mothers of Suffefing daughters I will explain Q Success Ytll Hoine Treatment. If you decide to con Enue 1t will only cost about IF cents q week lo Rnafal1tee a cure. Tell other sufferers If it that is all I ask. If you are inter ssted write now and tell your sufferins friends of It. Address Mrs M. Summers.
 Box 400, Notre Dame, Ind. -
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-15
WILL FURNISH OIL.
Tariff ln Japan Makes it Impossible tO
 Furnish Refined Product.

San Francisco, Dec. I4.-GenerAl Manager $. H. Irshi, of the Toyo Risen Haisha Steamship Company and repre- sentatives of the California troleum Refineries have put their signatures to a contract by which the oil com pany undertakes to deliver to the steamship company 20oO000O barrels of liquid fuel over perioc of ten years.
 The high tariff on reAned oil in Japan makes it's shipment from here prohibitive. The oil will be rcflned In JApan. Shipments will he made from san Luis Bay, where a pipe line reacheS Tidewater,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-15
BLACK KILLS SLACK.
WrIE Th0nsas Cuts ThFoat of Oscar P
 with Knife.

With iknlfe.
 News was received at tfe county jail yesterday afternoon of the murder at ssprague Thursday afternoon of Oscar Price, a negro. by Will Thomas, 6 1e- gro, who escaped.
 Thomas is reported to have cut the throat of Price with a pocket knife, killing him almost instantly.
 4 warrant for Thomas was sworn out before Justice C. w Boyd at Sprasue Junction and this warrant was mailed to sheriff waller steps have been taken to spprehena the murderer.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-15
n,shon SEecabe Inprove..

New York. Dec. 14.-The condition of Bishop McCabe of philadelphia. who is In the New York Hospital, suffering from aplOplexy. was said at the hOspi- tai today to be slightly improved.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-15

While patrolmen are expected to ex- ercise discretion, arrests will follow fragrant violations of the law.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-06-01

continue to suffer rather than submit
10 examinations which so many physl'
clans propose in order to ~intellEently
treat the disease; and this is the rea-
son why so many physicians TAI TO
cure female disease.
This is also the reason why thousands
upon thousands of women are CORE
spouding with Mrs Pinkham, daughter
in-law of Lydia Il. Pipkham. at Lynn,
Mass. To her they can conhde every
detail of their illness, and from her
GREAT knowledge. obtained from years
of experience in treating female HIS
Mrs. Pinkham can advise sick ome
more wisely than the local physician
Read how Mrs. PinkEam helped Mrs,T,
{, Willadseu of Manning, la. She writes;
Dear Mrs. Piukham:
AZ can truly say that vCt have saved my
life, and I cannot express my gratitude IN
words. Before | wrote 10 you telling You
how I felt, | had d~octorcd for over two wears
steady, and spent lots Of money IN medicines
besides but it all failed to do me any good.
had female trouble andwould daily have faint
ing spells, backache, bearing-down pains, and
nv monthly periods were very irregular ana
finally ceased wrote to Won for your ad'
vice and received a letter full of instruction
| lust what to do. and also commenced TO TAXI
| lydia T.. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
and | have been restored TO perfect health
Had il not been for you | would nave beei
in my grave to-day
Mountains of proof establish the fac
that no medicine in the world equals
lydia f. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound for restoring women's health.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-06-01
DIFFERENCE OF DEGREE.
Both Parted Their Hair in the Mid
die, But Ones Part Was Much
the Wider.

One Of the veteran lawyers OF Bur
lEngton. ", is A. V. SpalIiuE, writes
F. II. Kelsey Of Lowell, IN the Boston
Globe. one day when he was trying a
case in the Chittendcn county court
he called as a witness a styIishly
dressed young man who parted his
hair in the middle, a practice that
used to be regarded as indicative Of
a dude" The young man, however,
gave his testimony in a plain, straight
forward name and resumed his seat.
When the argument came to be
made by the counsel opposed to Mr
Spalding, reference was made IN a
peculiarly cutting manner to tae top-
pish looking witness who parted his
hair In TIE middle.
On rising to reply, Mr.. SpaidinE
said: al fail to see how the fact that
this young man parts his hair in the
middle has any bearing in this case
He certainly has a right to part his
hair in the middle, and he parts it ex.
actly as my brother on the other sid'
does his, only" he added, pointing tt
the perfectly bald head Of the oppos
ing lawyer, "he doesn't part 1t quite
so wide"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-06-01

| looked off to tie south and the cow
boys we're coming back with pas re-
mains on q blackboard.
I went up to the wagon to see II
pa looked natural, and he raised up,
like a corpse coming to, and said:
"Hennery, did you notice how roped
the black ~steer?" and | said: Yes.
pa, l saw the whole business, and saw
you start south, chasing the steer,
armed only with a saddle, ami what
is the news from TeXas?"
Pa said: "Look-a-here, | don't want
to hear any funny business, doliy-
cred the goods all right, and If the
cinch of the saddle had held out faith
full to the end, l would have tied the
steer in record time, but man proposes
and the rest you have to leave to
luck. | was out of luck, that is all,
II the ride | had across the prairie
has given me some ideas about flying
machines that will be worked into our
show next year"
Pa got up off the blackboard and
shook himself, and he was just as vel
and hearty as ever, and the cowboys
got around him, and told him he Wa'
a wonder, and that Buffalo Bill
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-06-01

only man who had ever been there
and the only man living that had
seen a live dinos2urus.
Then we turned in, and pa never
slept a wink all night, thinking Of
the rare animals, or insects, or rep
tiles. or whatever they are, that he
expected to land for the show. He
whispered to me in the night and said:
"Hennery, | am on the trail of the
dinosaurs, and while | am not pre-
par,d to capture one alive, at this
time, | am going to that valley and
see the animals alive, and make plans
for their capture, and report to the
management of the show. What 90
you think about it,
| told pa that | thought that cow
bow, Bill, was the worst liar that we
had ever run up against, apd | knew
by studying geography in school that
the d~inasaurus was extinct, and had
been for thousands. of years. Pa said:
$50 they say the buffalo Is extinct
but YOU can find 'em, if you have got
the money. Lots of things are eX
tipct, till some brave explorer pehe
trates the Businesses and finds them
The nastodon is extinct, according tc
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-06-01
PERSONAL PARTICULARS.

George II. Patterson, the Pennsyiva-
nian, who died recently, was the only
travelling man" in congress Mr.. Pat
terson was proud of the fact that ne
was a foul salesman, and had put IL IN
his official biography.
After a period of So years spent In
the service of the Jews free school,
Bell lane, Spitalfelds, England, L. b.
Abrahams, the head master, Will
shortly retire. He is 81 years old. Is
rael Zangwill was one of his pupils
The Jews free school Is said to be the
largest elementary school in the world,
having $500 pupils.
There is nothing doubtful about the
| record OF the descent from revolution
airy stock of Mrs. Annie Knight Greg
DRY Of SeIingsgrove, Pa. She Is the
| daughter and thirteenth child of Rich
ard Knight, who was a drummer boy
in the continental army. Mrs. Greg
DRY was the daughter of his third wife
and was born when he was SO years
Old.
One can hardly imagine that digni'
fed and Jealous temperance advocate
Lady Henry Somerset, as a practical
Joker, and yet 1t is a fact that she anc
her cousin, Lady Dudley, once dressed
up as a pair of French tourists n II
this guise and heavily yelled visited
her place at Eastnor castle and wen'
all over it. But apparently she was
not sufficiently impressed by the beau
ties of her own residence, for afterWarC
her h~ousekeeper confided to her tna'
that duchess de Montmorenci"-tEf
name which Lady Henry had giVer
herself--"was a ~disagreeable creature.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-06-01

with their fingers, and look at pa as
though they expected he would break
out violently insane any minute.
Finally we got up on a high ridge
and a beautiful, fertile valley vas un-
folded to our view, and Bill, the cow
boy who had had his herd Of steers
eaten by the dinosaurs, said that
was the place. and he began to shiVer
like he had the ague. He said ne
wouldn't go any farther without an
other hundred dollars, and pa asked
the other cowboys If they were afraid
too. and they said they were a little
scared, but for another hundred dol
lars they would forget 1t, forget their
families, and go down into the death
valley.
Pa paid them the money, and we
went down into the valley, and rode
along, expecting to jump a flock OF
| dinosauruses any minute, but the val
ley was as still as death, and pa sald
to Bill: why don't you bring on
your dinosauruses," and Bill said ne
guessed by the time We got up TO the
far end Of the valley we would see
something that would make us stand
without h~itching.
We went on towards where the val
ley came to a point where there
seemed to be a hole in the side OF
the mountain, when all of q sudden
four or FIVE gun shots were heard, and
four of our horses dropped dead in
their tracks, and about a dozen men
come out of the hole in the wall anu
told us to hold up our hands, and
when We did so they took our guns
away and told US to come in out oil
the wet.
We went into a ave and found that
we had been captured by Curry's gang
Of train robbers, who made their head
quarters in the hole in the wall, The
leader searched pa and took all MI
money. and told us to make ourselves
at home. Pa protested, and said HI
was an old Snowman who had com
to the valley looking for the supposed
~to.be.eytinct dinosaurs, to capture
one for the show, and the leader o
the gang said he was the only al
nosaurus there was, but he hadn'
been captured. Then the ade
slapped our cowboys on the shoulder
and told them they had done a goo
lob to bring into camp sue a nc
old codger as pa was, and then W
found that the cowboys belonged I
Curry's gang, and had roped pa l
in order to get a ransom.
The leader asked pa about no.
much he thought his friends at IN
east could raise to get him out, an
when pa found he was In the hand
of bandits, and that the dinosauru
mine was sailed, and he had bee
made a fool Of, he said to me: "Hei
merry, now. honest, between man an
man. wouldn't this skin your
began to cry and said: ~
both of us are skun. How are "
. going to get out of this?' and pa sale
f Watch me-"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-06-01
NO KoWToWlNG FOR HIM.
Hotel Man Who Was Not TO BE Over
awed by Dignitaries Of
State.

They tell this one on former Gov,
George Hoadly Of Ohio;
once upon a time. in the midst OF a
campaign, Mr.. Hoadly was to deliver
a speech at a little Town in the great
and glorious Buckeye State. When no
reached the one hotel the town boast
ed he walked up to the register n
wrote his name. The proprietor-head-
porter-steward headwaiter-depot run
ner was behind the desk in his shirt
sleeves. his hat on the back OF his
head. and q cigar stump held hetween
his teeth. When the visitor had put
down his John Hancock, the iactotuIn
turned the register around, read with
out the flicker Of an eyelid the name
there written, wrote TO- beside II
with a lead pencil, and said:
you kin Jest take yer grip right up
that stairway there an back down the
hall clean to tn end. Yer rooms right
on tn left hand side Of tn hall, In tn.
corner-uumher To-
With considerable establishment and
not a little injured dignity Ohio's chief
executive pointed to his name, smiled
family, and said:
81 am George Hoadly.'
yep: I notice, said the rustic
without turning a hair, AN yel
rooms right there at tn end OF tn
hall-numher 10. Can't miss tt
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-06-01

the scientists, but they are alive in
Alaska. The north pole is extinct.
but some dub in a balloon will find
il all right. | tell you, | am going to
see a live dinosaurs, or bust. You
hear me?" and pa heard them cooking
breakfast, and we got up.
Before noon pa had organized a pack
train and hired three cowboys, n
got some diagrams and pictures OF
~dinosauruses from the scientists, n
we started north on the biggest fool
expedition that ever was, but pa was
as earnest and excited as Peary plan"
ming a north pole expedition, and as
busy as a boy killing snakes. After
the cowboys and the scientists had
tried to get pa to make his will before
he went, and got the addresses where
pa wanted our remains sent to In
case of our being found dried up on
the prairie. and our bones polished
by wolves, we we're on the move, and
pa was so happy you would think ne
had already found a live dinosaurs
and had him in a cage.
For four days we rode along W
and down foothills, and divides, anc
small mountains, and all the time pa
was telling the boys how, after We
had located our d~inosauruses, VIZ
would 20 back east and organize al
expedition with derricks and cages a.
big as a house. and come BACK anc
drive the animals in. And when w
got them With the show people w
would run trains hundreds OF mile
to see the rarest animals any shov
ever exhibited to a discriminating put
lie. and We could charge five dollar
for tickets, and people would mo
each other to get up to the ticke
wagon. Then the boys would win
at each other, and tap their forehead
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-06-01
NUGGETS OF KNOWLEDGE.

There are ladies' smoking cars on
English railways.
Alligator, a popular native dish In
India, tastes like veal,
The wood used in the best pianos
has been seasoned 40 years.
Those who reach 80 in good health
are likely, statistics show, to last to
70.
Over 100000 pounds of human hair,
valued at 100000, is sold annually
in Paris.
The majority Of criminals can draw
and paint. That is why artists can
rarely get credit.
In many parts of Switzerland the
government buries the dead, supplying
collins and undertaken free of cost.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-06-01

couldn't hold hold a candle W nn
nc on aII.around rough rider and cow
hoy combined. So pa hlreu aoou.
dozen of the cowboys to go Win oui
snow and then we went into camp
for the night, and the COWBOYS toIu
- a n,ace apyut 20 miles away, WHERE
some scientists had a camp, "nere
,bev were excavating to dig OUT pe',f
fed homes Of animals supposed " oo
~ox+inct like the dinosaurs ana the
hodov and pa wanted to go there anu
aaa abont il, and the next day we LOOK
half a dozen of the COWBOYS pa naN
hired and we rode to the camp
Coo hut | never believed that such
ontr,a,s ever did exist in this coun.
INV Int the scientists had one amman
nicture that showed the dinosaurs as
he existed when alive, an anlmal over
"a feet long, that would weign as
srob az a dozen of our largest ele-
chants with a neck as long as 10
CRATES, and then they showed US
bones Of these animals that inc Jug
out and put together, IND mt coinpie'-
ed mess of bones showed that the
1iaosaurus could eat out of a siS-story
window. and pas circus instinct toia
him that If he could find such an am
NAL alive, and capture it for the
show, our fortunes would be made,
We stayed there all night, and pa
asked questions about the probability
Of there being such animals alive al
this day, and the scientists promptly
told pa these animals only existed
e 9 and ages ago. when the country
was covered with water and was a par
Of the ocean, and that the animals
lived on the high places, but when INT
water receded, and the ocean oecam'
a desert, the dinosaurs died OF
broken heart, and all we had to shoV
for It was these petriied bones.