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The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-19
FACTS OF INTEREST
 FROM NEW ALMANAC

There VIII Re Three Eclipses of the l Sun During Year 1908.
 According to the almanacs of 1903 there will be three eclipses of the sun during the coming year. and also one eclipse of the moon. None of these three ecIipses will be visible here. ex- cept possibly a scant vision may be had of the first eclipse of the sun. This will occur January 3 and is to be a total eclipse. visible in the southwest ern part of the United States just at sundown.
 The only lunar eclipse of the year occurs December 2. It will not be wis., ible here Other things revealed by the new almanac are that New Years Day occurs on Wednesday. Lincoln's birthday on Wednesday. Washington's birthday on Saturday, Memorial Day on Saturday, May 30: July on Sat urday.
 Church days for the year are: Epiphany. January 6; Septaugesima, Sunday. February Is; SexaugesIma Sun day, February 23; Shrove Tuesday March 8; Ash Wednesday, March 4 ouadragesima Sunday, March 8; Palm Sunday, April 13; Good Friday, April IT: Easter Sunday April 1s; Ascension Day May 2S; Advent Sunday. Novem- Der 2s; Christmas Day, Thursday De- cember 25. Fk
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-19
[. x N. HOSTLER SHOOTS
 AND KILLS A NEGRO

Pensacola. Fla, Dec. 1S--(Special)--- William Farrell. hostler at the Louis- vile and Nashville shops. this after noon shot and instantly killed an un- known negro who, crazed with drink, attacked the hostler, and knocked him from an engine.
 Farrell was exonerated by the cor oner's jury. verdict of justifiable hom- icide being rendered.
 According to the evidence, the ne- gro, who had evidently been a fireman. climbed into the cab of an engine which had just arrived, and when or dered out by the hostler, refused to go. and struck Farrell, knocking him from the engine.
 The latter then secured a revolver and returned to the engine. He did not see the negro, who was hiding, and climbed into the cab. when the man ap- peared and grasping Farrel in the col lar, was about to strike him with 8 cot ton hook, when the hostier drew his revolver and fired, the bullet striking the negro in the face and producing in- stant death.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-19
HoLDSUP MIR. HARRIS
TUsCUMBTA MERCHANT BEATEN
 INTO INsEN SIBILfTY.
PhH Underwood, . Negro, is Traiied By BloOdhomnds and Arrested. E Cftixens are Much
 Aroused. t

Tuscumbia. Dec 1S.--tSpecial.)~-- Three stores burglarized, and prom inent merchant beaten into insensi- bifity, is the record of crime in Tus- curnbia last night.
 The stores enteTed were the Palace Drug Store. the Globe Drug store ana the grocery store of J. F. M Harris, all Ioca ted on Main Street in this city. J. F M. Harris was cudgeled by burly brute, and barely escaped being murdered. ee-
 Bloodhounds arrived at 10 o'clock and followed the trail of Phil Under wood. negro, who was lodged in jail. Doubt as to his guilt. or the lack of sufficient evidence, was the only obstacle probably in the way of Iynching in Tuscumbia as the result of the bold burgiaries and assault of one of the city's most prominent busi- ness men and citizens.
 After he had closed his store. as usual. last night, Mir. Harris. who re- sides on Fifth Street, about six blocks from the business portion of the city. started to his home, and had reached his front gate when he was dealt heavy blow from behind. and knocked down. He cried as he fell and his wife rushed to the front door with lamp .n her hand. The highwayman made a dash for her and she ran screaming into the house. Her screams attracted neighbors, who rushed to the scene and found Mir. Harris in an un- conscious condition. with two wounds on his head, inflicted with what was supposed to have bean piece of iron
 Sheriff McCleskey and Mayor Isbeli reached the Harris home within few minutes after the occurrence, and at once telegraphed to Lawrenceburg for bloodhounds. which arrived at 10 o'clock. The dogs were sent to the scene. and took trail which was fol- lowed to the home of Phil Underwood. He was taken charge of. but stoutly denied any connection with the rob- bery. but was. however. placed behind the bars of the county jail.
 Mir. Harris remained unconscious for several hours, and 1t was thought he was seriously injured. but he Is con- siderably improved this morning. He remembers nothing of the assault, and does not know whether his assailant was white or black. as he was struck from behind. Ills wife is of the opin- ion that the robber was crouched be- hind the fence and sprang upon her husband as he approach ed the gate. It Is thought that the hfghwayman secured MT. Harris's keys to his store. and while the crowd collected at his home the store was robbed.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-19
PEOPLE BUY PRESENTS,
 THEN PAY COUNTY TAXES
Holiday Receipts at County Tax Col Iector's office Slower Than
 last Christmas.


 Iector's OfIlce Slower Than
 last Christmas.
 People are not paying their taxes this year as readily as they have hereto fore. and it Is most noticeable at this particular season of the year. All dur ing the week the County Tax Collec- tors Office has been about the most dead place in the city, when usually plenty of business Is being done there.
 As rule people pay taxes the week before Christmas and then buy their presents, but 1t seems that they are putting the cart before the horse this year. It was expected that great deal of money would,come in this week but so far 1t has failed to materialize. Those at the office think that many people feel the financial conditions to such an extent that they are going to make Christmas purchases and then pay their taxes 's4
 This condition of affairs will doubt less give the office a poorer showing this year than 1t made last as the amount that comes in week before Christ mas is usually one,of the largest of the year. No otheroreason is assigned by those at the office but that the con- ditions of the money market has a tendency to make the people hold thelr money.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-19
ANOTHER RBADWREN
TRAFFIC TIED UP ON N. . M. DI-
 VISION.
Thirteen FreiGht Cars Derailed and
 Wrecked-No One Hurt, sBut Trnims Are Tied %

The Louisville and Nashville Rail- roRd was the victim of another disas- trous wreck yesterday morning. The wreck was on the Mobhe and Mont gomery Division and happened at the Identical place that a, bad freight miles south of Greenyille. It was the first section Of train No. IT going south in charge of Conductor Burch and En- gineer Ash.
 There were twenty-three cars in the train and at the point designated the fifth car behind the engine, car load ed with coal. Jumped the track. The engine was not wrecked, but the next thirteen cars in the middle of the train i-eieven cars loaded, were thrown from the track The next five cars with the icaboose, were not hurt, but the thfr- teen cars were turned over and badly wrecked. ! The accident happened on hill of two or three feet and the track was torn up for some distance. The big steel wrecker of the Western Railroad left here for the scene as soon as the accident was reported in Montgomery. getting out about 12 o'clock. The road was blocked for about eight hours. but fortunately the early morning trains, both going south and coming north. had all passed the place before the ac- cident occurred.
 Later in the day there was pretty bad blockade and traffic was tied up. Yesterday morning the homeseekers from the West, who had taken advan tage of the cheap rates Tuesday passed through Montgomery. The travel was heavy and there were two sections of Train No, 1 due from Chicago and Cin- cinnati at II a. m. Both of these trains were tied up at Greenville until the ale rad Tho (Sracavtl1a . comm odation left here on time at 3:20 D. m., but was stopped at Greenville. not getting away from there until af- ter I2 o'clock this morning.
 Trains No. and f. due from Mobile and New Orleans at 6, and 6:30 p. m. did not reach here until early this morning. A train was made up here and left as No. 4 for Nashville at 6.4a D. m.. the Western also sending out their train No. 36. at 6:45. on time. both trains leaving with out the connection from San Francisco and New Orleans
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-19
FREIGHT BUREAU CASE ONCE MORE POSTPONED
Manager kealhofer Advises Members that Interstate Communication Will
 Conduct Hearing h February.

that Interstate Communication Will
 Conduct Hearing In February. .. Again has the hearing of the case of the Montgomery Freight Bureau against railroads in Alabama geen post poned, and the hearing of the matter will not be held until February. The particular day on which the hearing will be had has not been named.
 Only a few days ago H. s. Kealhof- CT. Manager of the Montgomery Freight Bureau. received from the Interstate Commerce Commission, which will sit upon the cause that Commissioners Clements and Clark would conduct the hearing in Montgomery January 8. 9 and 10.
 Later, however. Mir. Keaihofer was advised that the hearing had been post poned and he accordingly sent to mem bers of the Bureau letters of which the following is a copy:
 Montgomery. Ala. Dec. 16. '07. "To Members:
 "Referring to my letter of advice December T. to the effect that our case before the Interstate Commerce Com mission had been set for hearing on January s-10. 1908. 3 "I am today in receipt of informa- tion to the effect that this hearing will be postponed until some time in February, probably the latter part. The exact date will be announced later.
 AS arranged. the hearing will be conducted by Commissioners Clements and Clark at Montgomery.
 III. $. Kealhofer,
 Manager"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-19
HERON-GRUBBs.
Wedding Is Announced In
 Union SnPinxS,

Union Springs, Dec. I7-(Special.)- MT. and Mrs. D, A. J. Blue have issued Invitations to the marriage of their daughter, Miss Minnie Grubbs, to MT. Edward Mastlmer Heron. of Jakin. Ga
 The marriage will take place in Pe- rote Thursday. December 26.
 For the past few years Miss Grubbs has lived in Union Springs.
 The Union Springs Dam of Beavers is arranging for a big reception and dance Christmas evening, and on the evening of December S1 stag dinner.
 Miss Mabel Patterson. of Selma. vis- tied the Misses McLaney this week.
 Mir and Mrs. Vernon Harris. of Cairo. Ca are guests of MT. and Mrs. Henry Harris MT. Harris will come over for the holidays: ton and Villa Reynolds are expected from Judson College Saturday. to spend the holidays.
 T. $. Frazer has returned from Greensboro, where he attended a house party.
 Foster of St. Louis was married in San Francisco. December , to Miss Ed wards. He and his wife arrived here a few days ago to visit MT, Fosters grandmother. Mrs. Virginia Poster,
 George B. Miles. of Birmingham. snant this week here. He came to nlace his two motherless children in the home of his aunt. Mrs. Slaughter. who will rear them for him.
 Mrs. G. A. McAndrew. of Birmingham snant A few days here this week.
 M N. Eley has been quite sick the past two weeks
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-19
GOOD DRANK
 BAD WHISKEY Found Dead of Acute
 Alcoholism. DIED IN RAILROAD YARD
RAILROAD YARD
Drank Half Pint Without Remov-
 ing Bottle from Lips.
peas Man Said to De Member of Prom inent Family--Csme to Mont sonery From PensaeoIa
 Tuesday.

Going to sleep in a watchman's house in the yards of the Louisville and Nashville Railroad in the northern part of the city, and requesting a friend to awaken him at 2 o'clock. George M. Good, white man, now sleeps the eternal sleep. His companion, Lewis wambee, becoming alarmed soon after o'clock after trying in vain to awake his chum, walked the streets in a drunken condition for the rest of the night.
 Good and wambee reached the city early Tuesday afternoon from Pensa- cola, Good to take a position on railroad in the city, and sWambee to go on to Knoxville, Tenn. Soon after reaching the city they started drinking. visiting saloons on Dexter Avenue and Commerce Street.
 Having spent almost all of their money, they wondered to the railroad yards shortly before 12 o'clock, and going to the car inspectors office ask- ed Ed Ellison, an engineer on one of the L. and N. switch engines, to come to one of the watchmen's houses be- tween the tracks and awaken them when he had finished his lunch about o'clock.
 When Engineer Ellison went to the ,vatchman's house he found Good lying on his back apparently dead. He sum- moned several of his friends. and Cor oner Tice. There was no trace of wambee.
 Coroner Tice immediately went to the yards and after talking with sev- eral of the yard men and learning of the places which Good had visited ear- Her in the night gave as his verdict that Good died as the result of acute alcoholism.
 Lewis Wambee, the friend and com panion of Good. yesterday came to The coroner's establishment and ident- lied the body, and told where his home was and what relatives he knew Good 10 possess. He explained his disap- pearance of Tuesday night by the state lnent that not being able to sleep he had tried to awaken Good about half hast 1 o'clock. He obtained no re-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-19
neyNeesr WI7Ilnme.

' Sheffield. Dec. 1S.-l )-The marriage of Alfred Otto DeWeese and Miss Dora Dean Williams. two promi- nent young persons of this city. was solemnized this evening at the homo of the brides parents in Sheffield. the ceremony being witnessed by num- Der of relatives and friends of the young couple.
 The bridegroom is a young man of fine character and business qualifica- tions, holding responsible office with the government corps at Mu5sel Shoals Canal, while the bride is a young wo- man of wide popularity in this city.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-19

vived by, two daughters. Misses Flor ehce and Clara Perryman.
 She was the widow of A. l.. Perry man, for many years . passenger con ductor on the Memphis division of the Southern Railway, who died suddenly on his ''run,. between Memphis and Chattanooga about ten years ago..
 Mrs Perryman was a member of the First Baptist Church in this city. She was buried in Oakwood Cemetery, Tus- cumbia. Wednesday morning.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-19
HOLIDAY EXCURSION RATES Via Central Of Georgia Hallway

Tickets will be sold on December goth to 18th, inclusive. December 30th and 3Ist. 1907, and January 1st, 1908, with limit good to leave destination returning not later than midnight Jam uary 9th. 1908.
 For full particulars apply to nearest Ticket Agent. or R. c. Brookes Com mercial Agent. Montgomery, Ala.
 Dec. 12-4-5-7-9-22-4-5. adv.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-19
An Xmas Gift Suggestions A pretty PICTURE.
 TRESSLAR's STUDIO.
sunday School Association.

The Montgomery Sunday School As- sociation will meet at 3:3o o'clock thix afternoon in the First Presbyterian Church.
 The Primary Lesson will be taught by Mrs. W. M. Cox, and the beginners course by Mrs F. A. Tyson. Mrs. Thornton will speak on Methods"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-19
Death of an Infant.

EIlouisa, the infant daughter of MT. and Mrs L. Lawson. died at an early hour yesterday morning at the resi- denoe of her parents on Clayton street. The funeral will take place this morn ing at 10:30 o'clock from the residence. Interment will be in Oakwood.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-19
CHRISTMAS PHOTOGRAPHS.

Order your Christmas photographs at once. We guarantee the very best work at moderate prices. and prompt delivery. We also have special
 which we are offering at low price. for the Holidays only. Schulze Studio, 10 N. Court St. Adv-tf
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-19
HoIiday Ratee.

The Louisville and Nashville Rail- road win sell round trip tickets to all points in the Southeastern Passenger Territory. Dec. 20 to 26. inclusive, Dec of one and one-third fares plus 25 cents ! l4 6. adv.-tf
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-19
wnI Adopt MunIcipnI Code.

Girard, Dec 1S-(Special. .)-At a meeting of the City Council last night. an ordinance was introduced providing for the adoption by Girard of the new Alabama municipal code.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-19
FLORIDA ORANGES,

Fer Hex ... ... .tJ.Ot Dozen 20, 25, 10 ana 35 cents.
 BROCK GROCERY co. 15 N. Perry st. 7O6 Highland Ave.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-19

CD s::;; ,; ;;::' $: .::.,: ::.: .,, "The Xmas Gift Store..
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-19

NEW YORK STATE APPLES Large. red ones. sO and 60 cents peck. I5 and 20 cents dozen.
 BROCK GROCERY co. 1sN. Perry St. 706 Highland Ave.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-19
DEATH OF MRS. rERRYMAN.
Esteemed Woman Of Tuscumbia Passs
 Away.

Tuscumbia. Dec. Especially )-Mrs Laura J. Perryman, one of this city's most estimable women, died at her residence in Tuscumbia Tuesday morn- ing, after an illness of several weeks, from a complication of diseases.
 She was sixty years old and is sur
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1907-03-01
A Financial Genius.

"Sonny." said company promoter
to his youngest son the other day. I'll
give you s shillings If you dig that
patch of ground all ready for your sis.
ter to start her flower garden"
Fright you are. guv'nor." said young
hopeful thoughtfully, ''but shall have
to ask you for 25 per cent of the con.
tract price in advance, not as an evi.
dence of good faith. but simply as
working capital"
working capital? What do you
mean?" said the father.
"Well, you see, III bury sixpence
somewhere and tell all the boys in the
neighborhoOd that have found out
that an old miser buried his treasure
In our field. When they strike that
tanner they'll 60 OIL digging like Tro-
jams, can tell you. In that way !
reckon l can clear about 80 per cent
In fact. r.
"Well, what?" inquired the proud
parent.
''In fact, I don't so much know but
what l can also arrange to find that
sixpence myself"
And father wept tears Of joy as he
thought Of what rough time f1nan.
ciers would have when his boy grew
up.-Pearson's.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1907-03-01
In the Bondage
Of Meadville.
BY RITA KELLEY.
Copyright. 1906, by c. H. Sutcliffe


Its no use talking to me-" Ellen ex-
claimed. 'My mind is fully made up"
The man rose and. walking over to
where the girl sat, stood looking down
Mt her intently. She shifted uncOln-
fortabIy under his gaze and finally
slipped from her chair and fed igno-
miniously to the window. where. she
felt sure, he was too proud to follow
her.
"Oh. know you are shocked!' she
cried. Its plainly girls mission in
life to marry the first man who thinks
lie wants her and settle down to dish
washing and wiping the children's
noses She shivered in disgust, ig-
noring the look of pain that crossed
bis face. ''That is what all the girls
in town have DONE" she continued.
And because l am palled by the very
wholesale monotony of it you think
me an anomaly, an unwomanly girl, a
reprobate. Bahr'
The defiant little rebel against the
conventions of Meadville struck terror
to the heart of Elton Maxwell. lately
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1907-03-01


STORY.
chosen president Of the Meadyille Saw
ings bank and owner Of the fastest
trotter on the Meadyille county fair
race track. He looked at her helpless
ly and cleared his throat. g. ~ n
'''But we could keep hired girl. FL
len." he said, and, frightening, you
could drive Fanny G. wherever You
liked. You wouldn't be tied down.
We'd run up to Chicago often to the
theater You would have a much
easier time than any of the girls he
finished proudly. ia
Ellen looked at him a moment pity
ingly. How apparent were the limita-
tons Of his mind! Then she fired a
death dealing bomb into the enemy's
camp.
"I'm going to study art!' she said
triumphantly. -
"Ellen, now The horror in his voice
was genuine.
Years ago another rebellious maiden
Of Meadville had expressed the same
resolve, and it was like Jane. Jane.
she never was the same" There We're
dark hints of unseemly behavior. and
the girl never became an artist and
never returned home. To young Max
wells mind his sweetheart was as
good as lost already. though he broach-
ed the possibility of marrying him and
then seeking the higher plane which
the dizziness Of Meadville seemed to
render imperative, but she quickly
snatched the heart out Of him.
mo-" she said; 81 shall be welded
to my art instead. 1t isn't that want
to do it exactly" she added, in a quick
pity. maybe some time I'll find that
you are the best. Elton. but not now.
must try. I'm SO deathly sick of
matrimony by the job lot!''
The amateurish daubs on the four
sides of the little parlor appeared
frightfully fiat and unpromis!ng as she
turned from watching Elton walk
down the street. the spring gone from
his step, his face paler than she had
ever seen it. But she must try! A year
ago she would have given her two eyes
for the love she had so lightly refused
today, but that was before she had
climbed the hill of knowledge and re-
allied that her only habitatiQn thence
forth must be in the realm of art, not
| stale old Meadville. She was packed.
ready to go the moment the director of
the big art school should say the word.
Her father stepped gingerly into the
best room.
| "a letter, Ellen. Must be from that
art school. Have you got your things
sll packed ready to go? reckon you'll
come back bout the biggest picter
painter in the country. Won't scarcely
know us then, will you:"
| The unwOnted tenderness in her IA
Tiers voice and the real misgiving In
the last sentence. ill disguised by the
short laugh, made her heart suddenly
contract. How good every one was to
her! Even her father and mother were
ready to sacriic painfully. even to the
point of placing her on a plane where
she would be ashamed to recognize
them as her humble Meadville parents
If thereby she would be rendered
happy.
She chung to her father in an unac-
customed. wholly denonstrative fash.
ion that embarrassed him.
There, there he said, patting her
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1907-03-01
The Hearts Of Birds.

Most people will he surprised to learn
that the hearts Of birds are far heavier
proportionately than the hearts Of ami
mails, including man. but little expla-
nation will show that this is quite nat
ural. The more the body works the
greater the demand upon the heart,
upon which falls the duty Of driving
the blood through the body; hence the
heart develops and becomes heavier.
Everybody knows that birds are
among the most active and hard work
ing Of living creatures. The swallow
can overtake an express train. The
falcon will carry load weighing three
pounds in the air without hindrance to
Its power of flight or it's speed. In
short. they have a tremendous capacity
for work. and their hearts are CORE
spoa1iasE developed.
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