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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-10-03
A . CORDIAL NATURE.
If It Is Not Yours, Do Your Best to
 Acquire 1t.

if It Is Not Yours, Do Your Best to
 Acquire 1t.
 r. The cultivation of cordiality and pop ularity early in life will have a great deal to do with one's advancement, comfort and happiness. E r. < It is, a mortifying thing to have a kindly feeling in the depths of ones heart and yet not be able to express it, to repel people when one has just the opposite feeling toward them. To be incased in an icy exterior with a really warm heart is most unfortunate thing. B.
 Some people have repelling express sion in their faces and manner which is constant embarrassment to them, but they do not seem able to overcome it. This is largely due to lack of early training or to the fact that some times these people have been reared in the country, away. from the great centers of civilization, where they do not have the advantages of social in tercourse, and in consequence ce become cold and appear unsympathetic when they are really the opposite.
 It is very difficult thing to over- come these handicaps, but the cultiva- tion of good will, of helpful spirit and kindly feeling toward everybody will go far to open up the hard exterior so that the soul can express itself.-Suc- cess Magazine.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-10-03
Brevities
THE HALL OF FAME.

Emperor Francis Joseph has appoint ed Lieutenant Baron Prucuschen to be the first permanent Austrian naval at- tache at Washington.
 Twins at eighty is the distinction at- tained by George and Charles Buck ley, two men well known in Hartford (Conn.) business circles for forty years. Elijah L. Robinson. deaf and dumb | newsdealer of Cleveland, claims to be q direct descendant of Pocahontas in the ninth generation on his mothers side.
 Royal T. Languirand is barber in Salem, Mass. He also claims to be the champion fencer of the country and has defeated some of the noted swords men of the world
 W. E. Schutt, who has been appoint ed secretary to President Schurman of Cornell, was famous two mile runner, in his undergraduate days and held the intercollegiate record before going to Oxford as a Rhodes scholar.
 r. D. Price, who was Mansfield's first manager, says that he believes no other man could take a mixed con- pany of men representing the arts and public life and entertain them with such courtesy, grace and tact as he.
 The story goes that Mrs. Stuyvesant Fish learned enough Swedish to well come Prince Wilhelm in his own lan- guage. The prince knows English well, and 1t is said that his constant con- panion for long time i'll preparation for his American trip was tutor who gave him lessons in the colloquial phrases that he would be likely to hear.
 The late Dr. Joachim had one of the finest collections of violins in the world. One of his most valuable in- struments was that presented to him by his admirers in London, formerly the property of Viotti and said to have cost $6,000. He had several "Strads," most of which were given to him at one time or another as tokens of ap- preciation of his skill.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-10-03
Collections
A HUNGRY GHOST.
Story of Recent Premature Burial
 In China.

Story of Recent Premature Burial
 In China.
 This is the tale of ghost that eats and 1t has thrown the towns of tlle Siangfu district of China into com motion. The facts are related in the North China Herald. On March 27 the thirty-year-old son of Tzl Lung, a schoolteacher, was thought to have died of typhus fever. His family be- ing very poor, the body was placed in q frail wood coffin and buried only few inches under the soil outside the western gate of the town of Slang yang. On April 2 a man put his horse to graze on the spot. The beast found good grass near the grave and brought its foot down upon the soil above the coffin, the lid of which was broken. In little while the owner of tue horse saw gaunt white arm thrust up through the hole made by the. horses hoof.
 Thinking the dead mans ghost was about to rise to avenge the insult of < ASASu III lAiC Oi CdhiA6 Ol tAt fOiuu, tiic watcher hurried up and began shovel ing earth into the hole to keep the ghost down. A untitled voice expos tulated and begged to be freed, claim ing to be the living son of Tzi Lung. The watcher fled in terror to the town, where he told every one he met of what had happened. The ghosts fa- ther urged that the ghost should be let alone and not further disturbed.
 A large crowd, however, went out of the city to view the wonder. The ghost kept begging most piteously to be let out. One man had courage enough to unearth the cover of the coffin completely and open it., allowing the "resurrected" man 10 sit up Rice soup and wine were brought and ray enously devoured by the ghost, still sitting upright in his coffin imbedded in the earth.
 Finally the unhappy spirit was re- leased and confined in temple until he could prove himself to be a living man.-Chcago News. @
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-10-03
INK THAT NEVER DRIES.
Care Used In Handling Fine Etehinss
 and Engravings.

Care Used In Handling Fine Etchinss
 z. and Ensravnss.
 "One of the first things we have to impress upon newcomers in this busi- ness," remarked dealer in fine prints, lis to take the utmost care in handling prints for the simple reason that the ink used in printing engravings and etchings practically never dries. Of all the men whose works in this line we handle 1t can be safely said that on the prints of only two of them Rembrandt and Durer--has the ink really dried. And you know it is a long time since they were alive. It has been our frequent experience to have prints fully 200 years old show signs that the ink still had some mois- ture in it, as we have learned to our cost in seeing them rubbed.
 "An expert, whether he be profess sional or amateur collector, can tell at glance that print has had another one pulled across it, for to his accus- toned eyes the telltale marks of the ink having been drawn across blank place on the paper are as clear as day. light. That is why we keep all of our prints in boxes that just fit them so that they must be lifted out squarely with no chance of their baing dragged across the one below. It seems like trifie. But it is just such trifles that make or mar the sale of a really fine pri1ft worth thousands of dollars."- New York Press.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-10-03

"l Stand on My Record" -William E. Thoms- Two ago. MT Thoms declared over his own sigma ture unalterable opposition to LIBRARY PARK. called by him in dersion "Cinder Park" he declared would cost $5OO,000 and insisted that this unjust and unwarranted expenditure of Taxpayers money His ad ministraton, he declared would be Taxpayers Ad. ministraton."
 On Feb IS, 1907. he signed as Mayor. with the N Y N. H. Htfd R. R. Co., contract which provided as its central feature this same library park
 He has adopted Tammany Hall methods in the assess ment of City Employees for his Campaign fund City En- poys who have refused pay this assessment have been dismissed
 He has expended money roads than ever before Look at the roads,
 He exacted, previous to their appointment undated and signed resgnations from the members of his Muni ciap Boards thereby dpriving the City of Waterbury of the services of its representative citizens and rendering the appontees completely subservient to his will. He has tolerated maladmnistration of the Fire and Police Departments by the trial the Board of Public Safety
 Isn't two years of this enough?
 Two the Saturday previous to the day of electionMr Thoms issued circular and made public speeches containing false and malicious statements in regard to the issues of the Campaign and particularly in regard to his competitor MT Ralph N. Blakesee BEWARE OF THE SAME TRICK THIS YEAR Neither the Republican Town Committee its Press Committee will hold itself its party responsible for Newspaper communications that any way reflect upon the character methods of MT Thoms not necessarily volved in legitimate discussion of his official acts as Mayor of the City of Waterbury.
 REPUBLICAN TOWN COMMITTEE Beware of the same trick
 this year.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-10-03
Great Scheme.

Mrs. Simpson in her Many Memo ries of Many People" says of Arch bishop Whately: He was utterly re- gardless of appearance. If he came to us without servant and perceived Q hole in his black stocking he would put a piece of sticking plaster on the corresponding part of his leg to con- ceal the defect.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-10-03
Foolish Question.

Hello" cried the neighbor. "What are you building new chicken house for?' ..+..
 Why" replied Kettles, "for a flock of pink elephants, of course. You didn't suppose I'd put chickens in it, did you" ar
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-10-03
Initiative,

Mother-Whateve are yo. doing to poor dolly, child? 'Child-Pm just go ing to put her to bed, mummy. I've taken off her hair, but can't get hel teeth out.--Sourire.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-10-03
Raiected Advice.

Blobbs-Why don't you consult "a doctor about your insomnia2 Slobs- What! And run more bills?f Why, it's because of what owe him now that I can't Sleepi
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-10-03
Applause,

Applause. , A friend having declared in Mrs. Siddons' hearing that applause was necessary to actors, that it gave them confidence. "More." interposed she; Tt gives us breath."
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-18
ROW AT COLBERT SHOALS.
- whiskey Was the Cause of the shootins Array.

Whtskey was the Chuse 0A tne
 AfKray.
 Tuscumbia, Sept 17T-(special. l-- Sheriff McCleskey, of this city, who was summoned to the government Works aI Colbert Shoals Canal yesterday, Tn re- sponse to a long distance telephone message from sheridan Kirks, foreman. stating that one white man had been killed and two others wounded. return. ed to Tuscumbia last night.
 He found no dead man, but one, Mar tin Condon. desperately wounded. with twenty buckshot at different spots in his body, and with hardly chance for his life. He was shot in the shoulder side and thigh, with single barrel shot gun in the hands of young negro, Gus Bronson.
 The officer says, from what he could learn. the negro had jug of whiskey and Sunday morning several white men went to his tent to buy quart. While the negro stepped away to get change tho men made off with the, jug,
 On his return the negro missed the He quor, and grabbing his gun started IT pursuit. He soon overlook the men and tried to get them to return the jug. which they refused to do. cursing the negro. who fired over their heads to frighten them.
 They took to their heels and the me- gro again fired, one of the bullets strik- ing a man named Willis in the arm. At this juncture. Bronson rode up in 6 wagon, ana hopinB to pAcAiy bhe ih1u riated negro jumped from the wagon and approached the negro. who still had the gun in his hand. The latter at once turned his gun on Bronson, empty ing a load of buckshot in his shoulder, and reIoading the gun fired another charge into Bronson, twenty bullets finding lodgment In the latters body The negro made his escape
 The officer says he was informed bv several of the negro's friends that he said he expects to come to Tuscumbia and surrender. but as yet he has failed to put in an appearance. The~sherin is hardly expecting him
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-18
MARKED PROGRESS
 IN TWO STATES
Development of Alabama and Georgia
 Is Steady and Unceasing.

Columbus Ga, Sept. 17.-(Special.) The Georgia and Alabama Industrial Index will say tomorrow in it's regu- lar weekly issue:
 tion of profit and by vast resources that invite development, the flow of money into Georgia and Alabama for investment Is steady and unceastng. In unison with local capital it is help ing to advance the two States rapidly toward that point of great material wealth and commercial prestige com mensurate with their possessions and
 "Definitely projected investments announced during the past seven days are expressed In millions. mining company with capital stock of $5s00e,- city to operate in the Birmingham dis trlct New York and Georgia capital will build a $500.0o0 cotton mill at Manchester, Ga. During the week twenty-one new corporations, with to- tai minimum capital stock of $2,745,- 200. have been formed in Georgia and Alabama These are larger items or & number of varied industries report ed by The Index for the week.
 Among tho latter are: Bi-product plant, Birmingham, Ala; botAng plants, Anda1usia, Ala, and Columbus, Ga; cotton picker plant, :na.;.,u A,ugusta, ca; pncity Of fertilizer factory to be dou- bled, Valdosta, Ga; lumber manufac- turing plant, Alapaha, Ga, Citronelle, Ala; Tuscaloosa, Ala, Pretoria, Ga. and lime plant, Huntsville, Ala ; power plant. near Mobile, Ala; .turpentine plants, Baldwin County, Alabama. Cit izens of Wrightsville. Ga, are organ- izing company to build railroad be- tween that city and q point on A. x ir. railway.
 'Continued activity is shown in con struction of lines. Among other things pannrfq. EiOhf fRn- story apartment house, Montgomery, Ala: fifteen residences and fifty-room hotel, near Mobile, Ala; eight resi- dences. ocilla: Ga; twelve store build church buildings court house, Chat tooga County. Georgia; three school buildings, theatre, road improvement. sewers, four warehouses. paving plans and business buildings. Erection of four four-story apartment houses at Savannah. Ga, Is contemplated. and the construction of 125 residences at Waycross, Ga is under consideration Municipal and County Improvements are keeping pace with private enter prise. Columbus, Ga., has voted S10'- 900 of bonds for building bridge; Bax- lev County, Georgia. $40.000 for erect ing court house and Bessemer, Ala, $S6, 900 sfor constructing school build ings and for other purposes Forsyth, Ga, will vote upon issuance of $15,00O of sewer bonds. Ashburn. Ga. upon 1000 of light plant. water works and school building bonds and Conecuh County, Alabama. upon $100.000 of road improvement bonds;
 In Baldwin county, Alabama, 17,40o acres of turpentine lands have been purchased for development; nt Wy fam, Ala. and J1nsley, Ala, tracts of land have been purchased for sites for manufacturing plants at the rates of S4,O00 and $3,OOo per acre, respective ly: building lot In residence section or Montgomery sold for $10000; practi- cany all of lots in Columbus. Ga. sub urban section were sold by the day fixed originally for opening of sale: Georgia farm was sold for nearly $l00 per acre.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-18
THE POWERS AND MAXINE
 cerh by c N A !. M wnnamsn. Reserved
All Rights Reserved.

back. Di, don't look out for an in- stant, till he's passed. .Ivor is com ing now He's walking in great hurry: There! he can't see you and sec for yourself. He's at Maxine de Renzie's gate.'
 It was all over. then, and no more hope. His eyes when they gave me that tra gic look. had lied. even as his lips had lieds last night, when he told me there was no other woman in his world but me.
 T won't look" stammered, almost choking.
 Someone, I can't see who, is letting nim in. The gates shut behind him"
 "Ne let us us go now begged ., must know what happens next We
 I hardly cared what she did. now. Ivor had come to see Maxine de Rem zfe, and nothing else mattered very much. I had no strength to insist
 T wonder what the man in the shadow would do if he saw us?" Lisa said. Then she leaned out. on the side away from the hiding man, and S aionS Sia ths street This he ver did I'P bnt the man did not move.
 stop before that house behind the wall with the creepers." directed Lisa. but TSud ns shai not not o0w ssop shas therer
 
 claimed. Lisa, forbid 1t. You've had your way in everything so far. won't let you have it in this"
 ''Very well. we'll turn the corner in- to the next street. to please you,' said Lisa; and she gave orders to the driv- CT again. Now stop" she cried. when we had gone half way down the street, out of sight and hearing of anyone in the Rue d'IIollande. Then, in an- other instant, before l had any idea what she meant to do, she was out of the cab. running like a child In the direction whence we had come. I looked after her, hesitating whether or not to follow (for I could not. bear to risk meeting Ivor), and saw that she paused at the corner She was peeping into the Rue dHollande, to find out what was happening there.
 "She will come back in a moment or two" I said to myself wearify, and sat waiting. For a little while she stood with her long dress gathered up under her cloak: then she darted round the corner and vanished If she had not appeared again almost at unce, should have had to tell the driveF to follow, though I hated the thought of going again into the street where Maxine de Renzie lived. But she did come, and in her hand was a pretty little brocade bag embroidered with gold or silver that sparkled even in the faint light
 (To be Continued.)
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-18
Cepyri9ht. 1907, by c. N,

'T cant stop here and watch for him like spy" I said.
 Not like a spy, but like a girl who thinks she may have done man an injustice. It's for his sake ask you to stay. And if you won't, must stay alone. If you insist on. going away, I'll get out and stand in the street. either until 1vor Dundas has come, or until I'm sure he isn't coming But how much better to wait and see for yourself"
 You know I can't go off and leave you standing there" I answered And riage. and walk through the streets alone might meet l would not finish my sentence, but Lisa must have guessed the name on my lips.
 "The only thing to do then, is for us to stop where we are. together. said Lisa, "for stop I must and shall, in justice to myself. to Ivor Dundas and to you You couldn't force me away, even If you wanted to use force"
 Which you know is out of the question:" I said, desperately. But why has your conscience begun to re- proach you for trying to put me against Ivor? You seemed to have no scruples whatever, last night and this morn- ing"
 I want my warning to you either to be Justified. or else I want to apologize humb1y. For if Ivor doesn't come to this house tonight, in spite of his em- barrassment when he spoke about an engagement, I shall believe that he doesn't care a rap about Maxine de Renzie."
 l said no more, but leaned pack against the cushions. my heart beating as if 1t were in my throat, and my brain throbbing in time with it. I could not think, or argue with myself what was really right and wise to do. could only give myself up. and drift with circumstances
 "A man has just come round the far corner" whispered hisa. ''Is 1t Ivor7 I can't make out. He doesn't look our way
 @rhank Heaven we're too far otf for him to see our faces! would rath- CT die than have Ivor know we're here. broke out.
 T don't think 1t Is Ivor," Lisa went on He's hidden himmseif in the shadow. as if he were watching. It's that house he's interested in. Who can he be, If not Ivor? A detective perhaps"
 why should a detective watch Mad emofseile de Renzie's house?" l asked in spite of mmyself. :.
 Lisa seemed little confused, as II she had said something she regretted swered i'A hastily why, indesds It so anxious not to be- seen. oh-keep
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-18
HAN N
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 lIlEEliiiI naB

We were late in getting out our odds and ends to clean out. However, we will likely have two months yet of reasonable wealth CT to wear low shoes, and again many wear low shoes all winter.
 But there are besides these, slip pers such as are worn in the eve ming at home and up-to-date styles. They are merely little of this and a little of that, which means not complete sizes and widths in any one kind.
 But there may be just the size and kind that a person wants. All of this of course means individ- ual seeking.
 We have all of these different styles arranged on tables so that you can see every pair of them and pick out what you want. This sale will only last a few days longers
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-18
LIGHTING COLUMBUS.
Columbus In a Campaign For BOnd
 


 Issue.
 Columbus, Ga., Sept. 17-(Special)- The card publishing stage has been reached in a campaign now on in Coll umbus having for it's object the estab- fishing of a municipal lighting sys- tenn.
 The registration books will close Fri- day for an election that Is to be held October 10, on the issuance of S100. 900 or lighting bonds.
 In the local newspapers today ap peared a long statement signed by number of leading citizens who are op- posed to the bond issue Perhaps the main point that is made by those who are opposed to the issuing of bonds Is that, If lighting rates here should be excessive now or at any other time, an appeal can be made to the Georgia Rail road Commission, which, under the power recently conferred upon it by the State Legislature has authority to regulate such rates.
 Mayor Chappell is fighting for the Issuance of bonds. He has advocated and carried four issues of bonds during his administration as Mayor--the first bonds by the way, ever authorized at the polls by the people of Columbus. He wipf retire from office in December and is naturally anxious that the fifth bond issue should carry. The Mayor has for a long time been an advocate of municipal lighting.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-18
COURT AT HAMILTON.
Disposition of Six Cases Agains
 RmsIrnaA.

Disposition Of Six Cases Against
 Railr0ad.
 Hamilton. Sept. 17--(Speicial. 1.-The County Court of Marion County was opened Monday for the first time Since February, 1895.
 There were nine cases on the docket. The Alabama Western Railroad Com pany had six cases against it for ob- structing the public roads. The cases were sent to the grand jury. In the other cases there were pleas of guilty and settlement of the cases.
 Sheriff R. A. Baird has been engaged in selling a stock of goods under order of court in an attachment case.
 Anderson Wiginton and many other Hackleburg people were here today at tending the County Court.
 c. W. SBurleson, of Beat No. 10. was here today on business.
 Hon. A. F. Fite. of Jasper, visited his parents here yesterday.
 Deputy Sheriff Luther Lloyd, who staved at Brilliant last week, has re- turned homa. He was attending tossome matters forThe Brilliant Coal Company, the only miners of coal that we have in the county.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-18
SHORT TALKS BY BOOTHE

like to comment on letters like the one I print today. It shows that there are people in this world who are gem timely grateful and not ashamed to ex- press it. If it were not for letters of this kind, my job would be very mo- notonous and distasteful. This letter is from Miss B Harris, No, 851 East 7sth Street N. Y, the fashionable district
 May 21, 1907.
 T bought my first bottle of Bro monia on April 23rd; I bought 1t after having spent over one thou sand dollars for doctors bills and without knowing what was the matter with me. except that I had Hysteria, Nervous Prostrauon. Nervous Dyspepsia, Catarrh of the Stomach, but I did know without being told that I suffered agonies after eating; l don't fear to eat anything now. and I didn't use over five bottles of Bromonia all told. If you want to refer to me do so. Enclosed find P. o. order for $6.00; send six bottles to Elise Jansen. Oklahoma City"
 like to get these letters, 1t makeH advertising a pleasure.
 Recommended by Exchange Drug Go A
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-18
DEATH OF MRS. GIVEN. Young MatrOn of Huntsville, Passes

Huntsville. Sept. 17-(Special.) )--Mrs. Florence Stubbs Given, wife of Alvan D. Given. a prominent young druggist died Sunday at the city hospital after an Hines aDf several weeks.
 She had been desperately i'll for time and passed the critical stage of that illness when complications set in and brought about her death.
 Mrs Given was formerly Miss Flor ence Stubbs, of Savannah. She was married to Mr Given at Monteagle four years ago and since then has lived in Oklahoma, returning to Huntsville with her husband a few months ago. , Her youth, and the fact that two little children are left motherless, make her death peculiarly sad.