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The weekly true Democrat., 1907-12-13
SONG OF WuCOnE.

SVt0 W WEAgSOEA8e
Have you heard the story Of the King
who TO save the dying nations, came
from light and gladness
Toe world Of sadness, bringing unto all
salvation
welcome, Christmas morning, unto all
tay dawning
Brings a message pure and holy, Of the
angels singing
And the music ringing, telling of birth
90 lowly.
Welcome, heavily stranger, lying in a
mRngef,
While the angels watch above thee, we
viii praise thee ever,
We viii leave thee never, we will gladly
learn to love thee.
Sing In joyful measure, praise the man
geH's treasure,
Hearts, and happy voices ringing join
in song unending,-
Praises heavenward sending, for the
peace the morn is bringing.
CHORUS-
Welcome, welcome. beautiful morning
star,
INV light divine shall never cease;
Welcome, welcome, wonderful King Of
The mighty God, the Counsellor, the
Prince of Peace.
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DE-. Thomas N. Evans, Dentist, Office
up stairs, next TO telegraph Office.
Phone No. 267. 2S-f
RutabaRa Seedl Call at Yae9er-
Bethel Co.'S for your Rutabaga Seed.
2S-tf
Mr.. VIM. ]. johnson, was among our
pleasant callers again yesterday and
advanced his subscription.
A nsW assortment Of beautiful
brooches has just boen received bV p.
+. NkcholDon. Tho patterns are as un-
common a. they are beautifuL 20.
Hons. w. D. StOutAmiro and w. A.
Register, were In the city sgAin yester-
day.
Dual BrOthars' large sale has drawn
great crowds 10 thStr store. Fact is,
thee b no sign Of tightneSs Of money
IN TallahAgeoe now.
A few days ago a lady was heard TO
say that the first thing she ever saw
about q mati was his tie. Then, Of
eOurse, the scarf pin Is SeFutinizod next.
Nicholson has scarf pins thst will bear
scrutiny from the most oxactinG wives
and sWeothearts. 20.
Judge r. Don Mcleod and his little
sun, who was IN the city for medical
treatment, for quite q while, not long
since. were among their Tallahassee
friends again yesterday. The little fel-
low has greatly improved.
A pretty arm encfrcled by band OF
Rohd 'eA ioy % the beholder. See that
your daughters q arm he's it's FiRhtfHl or
narnGue by pnEchn8iug one Of p. n.
NiehoisonS lovely hraeelets. 20.
The weekly true Democrat., 1907-12-13
WE HAVE THE GOODS!
Holiday Goods"

Choice Gut Glass Water Sets. Punch Bowls. Berry
Dishes and various odd pieces Beautiful Manicure and
Mirrors Brushes Combs, and full
plete line OfTOys.
Everything Ofthe best Holiday Buyers.
We are Agents for Nunnaly's Candies.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-23

It was a shock to find Ivor's photo- graph. horribly reproduced, gazing at me from the front page. The photo graph was an old one, which had been a good deal shown in shop windows much to Ivor's disgust. at about the time when he returned from his great expedition, and published his really wonderful book. I had seen it before met him; and as it must have been on sale in Paris as well as London. 1t had been easy enough for the news paper people to get 1t. Then there came the story of the murder, built up dramatically. Hating 1t. sickened by 1t. yet read it all. I knew where to go to find the house. and I knew that the murder had been committed in a back room on the top floor. Also l saw the picture of the window with the balcony. Ivor was supposed-ac- cording to Girard, the detective to have tried in vain to escape by way of this high balcony. on hearing sounds outside the door while busy in search ing the dead mans room. Girard said that he had seen him first, by the light of a buips-eye lantern, which he-- Girard--carried, standing at bay in the open window. There was photograph of this window, taken from outside. There was the bal cony; and there was the bal cony of another window with another balcony just like it, on the adjoining house. I looked at the picture, and judged that there would not be more than two feet of distance between the railings of those two balconies.
 That would be my way to get there If I can get there at all," I said to myself But there was hardly any "if'' left in my mind now. meant to get there.
 By this time. it was after 5 o'clock. left the Duya1 restaurant, and again took a cab. The first thing I did was to send petit bleu to Aunt Lillian, saying that she wasn't to worry about me. I'd been hipped and nervous. and had gone out to see friend who was
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-23

Memphis, Tenn, Sept. 22.--(Special.) At the next meeting of Southern League fathers radical action may be taken towards creating a clause to be added to the Leagues bylaws suppress ing sale of all Beverages in bottles. The purpose will be to eliminate the ragged fans in vicious manner and aim- ed at players and umpfres.
 President Coleman of the local club will try to have the movement meet with unanimous approval of the League directors and points to the recent nar- row escape from death of Umpire Ev- ans in St. Louis as illustration for the mate the soda bottles and other Sucn weapons used by fanatical men or boys who lose control of their temper.
 Complaints reached headquarters sev- eral times during the past season from various cities where fans hurled heavy bottles at urnpires or players. In Mem- phis Umpire Flynn narrowly escaped at his head The bottle hit wooden wall behind the umpire and broke into a dozen pieces. It mjssed his head not more than two inches.
 In New Orleans an enraged enthusiast threw a bottle so hard and so close to Umpire Clarence Eldrfdge's head that he hustled from the park after the where he handed in his resignation to President Kavanaugh and hasn't refer eed another game since.
 President Coleman is authority for the statement that in the next to the last series in Nashville with the Mem phis club that several bottles were thrown with such force that had they hit
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-23
DECLINE IN HITTING
IN COTTON STATES
 LEAGUE ARE LOW'
Mauaxer McCay Is Given Much Credit For winning the Pennhnt TOT MohIIe-PIayers Worked in
 Perfect Harmony.

x,,oi,shurp. Miss, Sept. 22.-(Special.)
 when official Cotton States League averages are promulgated they VIII probably show considerable decllne LII hitting, and the 300 hitters will hke- Iv he counted on the fingers of sih- gle hand. Guy Sample, manager oI Meridian- attributes this falling on III bittjnC to the general admixture or seasoned players into the ranks thls season. According to Sample the m m and outfielders have been stationed to such advantage that they have been able to gobble up balls that woulo have counted for hits had youngstSIs had a hand in the placing of the heId- CTS s .ho diAraran+ o,nbs foo. contained good men, and fvyirIers who were due to go Tn game and get a drubbing were alto gether exceptional. .ko
 whether or not the personniig9l ii9 ot Sif Si
 1908 Cotton States League VIII De diI. diI ferent from that of the season Just closed, remains to be seen. some oI the directors in Meridian, Nickspurs and Jackson favor gettsns ,e.91 some me reore compact, if possible, but if Mobile ana Columbus desire to come In any way to place an additional tax on these far away members, s,.,.o So.
 Monroe La. is after a franchise TOT next year, and 1t is also stated that Hattiesburg will be anxious for ad- mission. as well as Natchez and pos sihlv Greenville. There will be several applicants before arrangements are
 Many of the Cotton States players have been sent to the big leagues and critics expect that most of these Will ''I Ali Cotton States League magnates agree that the most serious mistake of 1907 was the long season 14O games es having been provided for when l2O would have been sufficient. During the last part of the season two-game se- ries were scheduled and otten Lte guarantee money did not pay the Vlslt- ing clubs expenses. Next year the sea son will be shorter and there will De no games of two series It has been found that a series of three games suits conditions in this league.
 President Compton has declared that he will net stand for re-eiecI1h pus his friends are already urging nm to reconsider, and they may ofter lnd1ce+ ments to change his mind. Presldenl Compton has had enormous detail Work to look after. He has had selecIioh and management of umipires' aeGla5ns 1ae a,,,s averages, besides handling league funds He has faithfully discharged ms duties and the demand that he retalh office Is a splendid compliment to the high toned and honest manner III Which he has conducted the once. ..,
 While there have been troubles with umnires. as usual, the amount of clashes between players and omcials have not been abnormally large. A number of peculiar plays have come up during the year. and there nave nave Dseh Stsl agreements. While the charge has often been made that a number of the umptres went to the bad because they
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-23
RECEPTION AT MIDWAY.

Midway, Sept. 22.-(Special. )-The palatial country home of Mrs. Ben Seays was the scene of a happy gath ering of about forty guests, when she entertained Thursday afternoon from to o'clock in honor of Mrs. Eliza Thornton of Birmingham, Mrs. A. D. Wright of Enterprise, and Mrs. J. D. Parrish of Clayton.
 The massive walls of the reception hall in which the guests were received, were adorned in graceful festoons of smilax and evergreens, while here and there was to be seen a touch of au- tumn's own flower-the golden-rod.
 On an exquisite old-fashioned ma- hogany table, embedded in an attrac- tive garland of roses and ferns, was the punch bowl over which Mrs. J. D. Parrish gracefully presided.
 well rendered program of read ings and music by Mrs. Seay, Misses Conner King and Thornton was erec- lively carried out, after which a course of ices and cake were served.
 At the close of the evening many were the expressions of genuine pleas ure for the pleasant hours spent at this hospitable home
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-23
NOTICE

RESOLVED that a meeting of the stock holders of the Andrew Railroad Safety Ap- plianee Co.,. is hereby called to be held at the office of the Montgomery Light Wa ter Power Co.,, in the City of Montgomery, at pm, o'clock, on the 18th day of Oc- tober. 1907, for tho purpose of increasing the capital stock of said corporation. from S10o, GOO to s2.500. 900. and for the transac- tIon of such other business may lawfully be transacted at said meeting;
 RESOLVED FURTHER. That the Secre- tary be and he is hereby instructed to send a copy hereof. by mail. 10 each stockhold- CT whose address is known, and also to cause the same to be inserted for thirty days prior to said meeting iu The Mont gomery Adverti. sr a newspaper pUblished in the City and County of Montgomery, State of Alabama, in which said corpora tion is located.
 l. E. F. Higgins. Secretary of the Andrew Railroad Safety Appliance Company. here by certify that the foregoing is a full and true copy of resolutions adopted at meet ing of the stockholders of said corporation held on the 18th day of September. 1907,
 Witness my hand and the seal of said corporation. this the 18th day of September. 1901
 CsEAL) F. F. HIGGINS, --tf Secretary.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-23
Would Keep Bottles From Fans
 For the Protection Of Empires

the umpire or player death would have followed. ..A
 Glen Liebhardt, the Memphis pitch CT of 1906, escaped possibly fatal in, jury by a few inches when he looked up in time to dodge a wicked plow aimed by a Nashville fan who hurried a deadly bottle at him vast year.
 Because of these incidents ana many others that may have possibly been never reported to President Coleman, who admits that he has been advised by legal talent, does not care 10 have hfs association involved in a lawsuit in the event of the death of player or umpire on his grounds and will ex- pect cooperation from other club ofh- cials to cause directors in the Southern League to take radical anti-pop bot the action at the next meeting,
 President Kavanaugh is known to be heartily in favor of the move. The Southern. through President Kava- naugh and his associates, has proved the pioneer in several innovations 1a- ter adopted by the major leagues.
 It was president Kavanaugh who fn- troduced the method used By the um- pires in motioning with the right or left hand and arms whether strikes or balls" were called. The National and American Leagues have since adopted this system. President Kay anaugh does not believe that any rev. enue from the sale of the refreshment privilege will be affected to any great | extent by the suppression of all bev- erages in heavy bottles.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-23
NOTICE

CITY CLERKS OFFICE Montgomery. Ala, September lTtb. 1907 All city licenses expire September 30. 1907, and are required to be renewed Octo- br l. 1907. for the ensuing year.
 JOHN J. FARLEY. aSt City Clerk.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-23
SAMARITAN IS SHOT.
Pistol Duel Ensues over a MIsunder-
 standing at Florence.

Pistol Duel Ensues Over a ATisunder-
 standing at Florence.
 Florence, Sept 22.-(Special )--An- gry that his good offers were rejected and his efforts to act the geod Samari- tan rebuffed, Henry Givens last night went after his pistol. and. returning. opened fire on the former object of his attentions.
 J. R. Weaver, a blacksmith at Seven Points, is subject to spells and while they are upon him he is compelled to sit erect or suffer great pain. Last night Givens happened along as Weav- CT was having an attack. and, with the mistaken zeal. tried to force Weaver down on the floor. He per sisted in his efforts until the black smith grew desperate. and choking Givens until he released his hold, threw him to the floor.
 This so infuriated Givens that he went for his pistol and attempted to floor his man in a more effectual and permanent manner. He fired several shots at Weaver. which went wide of the mark and Weaver returned the fire, one ball taking effect in Givens's s right arm. Both men were arrested this morning and each put up a $50 forfeit to appear before Mayor Walker Monday morning.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-23
A "C0MMERS" HELD
GERMAN SINGERS PLEASE VISITORS
 TO sAEcNGERFEST.
There Are Over Hundred yoealfsts I'm Bfrmingham And Many Cities or The South
 Are Represented,

Birmingham, Sept, 22-(Special)- The first part of the entertainment for the Saengerfest of the Southern district of the North Am ,rican saeger Band, was carried out today in Rjrrn- ingham and the hundred and me re German singers who have gathered from several Southern cities were given a good time.
 Tonight "Commers" was ruled off at the Concordfa hall. Some very fine German singing was heard. Refresh ments were served and the evening proved one of much pleasure to all who participated or looked on.
 The grand concert to be given Mon day night promises to Ie attended by a large and enthusiastic audience. Ire Hippodrome has seating capacity for no less than six thousand people. The program for this event Is an excellent one. As an opposition to the grand concert, will be four theaters full blast tomorrow night and thir-een moving picture shows, one skating rink and other amusements.
 The Ladies Auxiliary of the lccal singing societies are entertaining the visiting women. A trolley ride and few home entertainments are 10 be given while the Saenye Fest is on. New Orleans. Memphis. New Decatur, Cairo, Chattanooga, Mobile, ('ullman, Pensacola, Atlanta and other places are represented in the SaenSecfest, rot to mention a large number of places from which come visitors. The business sGs- sion will be held Tuesday morn ng, officers chosen and a Volksest given at Germania Park.
 Emil Lesser, president of the Southern district of the Sac ager Fund, is in Europe just now Professor Fred l.. Grambs is the director general of all singing during this festival
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-23

developed into home officials. another side of the matter Is set forth when the statement is made that different club homogeneous have been too apt to take up for their respective mana gers against umpires, and this has caused unruliness on part of players. especially when they were on the road.
 In winning the pennant for Mobile, Manager McCay is given much credit. When the club started off more man aEers around the circuit predicted that the team would not finish one, two. three. McCay took this bunch and changed but two positions, yet kept to the fore all during the fight. Team work and willingness to labor for good of the club at expense Of individual records was the main factor in favor of the winners. The Mobile men work ed in harmony. used the squeeze play often to advantage, pulled ofr lots of double plays and PPia5yedd wta ginger SsG a gooo pitching staff and he could rely on his twirlers.
 Manager George. 7 Blackburn kept Xicksburg well in the running and be- nant had the team secured an even break with luck. In several positions Vicksburg never had better men, such man. and Redmond, second baseman. In the early part of the year a poor outfield hurt the team. The box strength was not up to proper stand
 
 fected Manager Blackburn will be able to start the coming season with a good nucleus of players
 than anything else to bad management, but after Montgomery took hold of the team the club forged to the front Montgomery was promised $2O0 if he landed his team in first or second place. and while he made a good try he just fell short.
 Bob Gilks planes the standing of a crippled team for long periods he would have stood much higher at the wind-up. l..
 Guy Sample of Meridian, declares he has enough of handling youngsters and wants to get out of the management yoke for a while He says he has grown ten years older since he as sumed charge of the Meridian club. and says he has enough for the pres ent of teaching the youngster what to do and what not to do. Sample says
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-23

almost sure the occupants of the room
 tan old man and his wife) would will
 ingly agree to such proposal, If I paid them well enough for their trouble in turning out,
 Would three louis be enough? I
 asked. The concierge--whose eyes orightened--thought that 1t would.
 knew by his look he would take a large commission for managing the affa' r. as he quickly offered to do; but that didn't matter to me
 He confirmed my idea that 1t would
 have been hopeless to try and get into the room of the murder itself even if I could have borne 1t. saying that the door. and window too. had been sealed by the police, who were also guarding ihe house from curiosity seekers; bat he added that I could see the shut window from the balcony of the room was going to hire.
 I waited for him, and played with his very unattractive baby. while he went upstairs to make inquiries. He was gone for some time, explaining to the people; but at last, when my patience was almost too far strained, he came back to say that Monsieur and Madame Nissot had consented to go out of their room for the evening. They were din ! ing at the moment, however and Made moiselle must be pleased to wait a few moments until they finished the
 meal. and gathered up a few things which they could carry to a neighbors;
 books. and work for their hours of
 absence, the concierge politely suggest ed. But that was to save my feelings. no doubt; for I was sure the husband and wife meant to make parcel of any valuables which could possibly be car ried off by an unscrupulous American | journalist. Also, they stipulated that payment must be made in advance. This I agreed willing. And then--l | waited. waited. It was tedious but after all, the tediousness didn't matter much when I came to think of it. It
 would be impossible to do the thing had made up my mind to do, till after dark.
 (Continued Tomorrow)
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-23

when a manager has to make a team out of the whole cloth from year to year, it is a most dlfffcult prop osition be accomplished. But for run of Ill luck, however, and crippled players, he believes Meridian's showing would have been considerably better.
 Columbus started out by losing the first three straight games and never got out of last place. The team that started the season contained some weak spots, but had some fast men. as Collins Huber and Wright. Wright, Collins and other men of ability were allowed to slip away, andawhen Colum- bus tried to strengthen, she in fact tion went from bad to worse With a years experience in professional company. the people behind the game will know how to act next season. and if Ace Stewart is retained to manage the team 1t is believed Columbus will be a factor.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-23
GDE GKAW
 ISl1El5S
NOTICE.

Books of subscription of the new stock Andrew R. R. Safety Appliance Co., will be opened for subscription at the office of ing, Sept ssrd, 1907. Parties interested will do well to take the matter up with MT. J. T. Andrew. the companieS president -2t
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-23
Weeks Calender Of Sports
Monday.

Fall race meeting opens at Latonia and will last twenty days. Third yacht race for the Lipton cup at the Jamestown Exposition. Women's championships of the Royal Canadian Golf Association begin at o. tawa-
 Great Western Circuit race meeting opens at La Crosse, Wis. .t Tuesday. Two days convention of automobil- ists of New England and Eastern States opens at Springfield. Mass.
 Wednesday. Football game between Carlisle In dians and Lebanon Valley College at Carlisle, Pa.
 Thursday. Opening of tenth annual horse show at Morristown. N. ;.
 Friday. Meeting of the International Hockey League at Chicago.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-23

National basket ball championships at the Jamestown Exposition.
 Saturday.
 National basket ball championships st the Jamestown Exposition. Bill Squires vs. Jack (Twin) Sullivan, twenty-five rounds. at Colma. Cal. Pennsylvania-Lehigh football Eams at Philadelphia. Ohio State Otterbein football game at Columbus, O.
 Cornell George Washington football game at Ithaca. N. Y.
 University of Nebraska-Peru State Normal football game at Lincoln. Brown-New Hampshire State foot ball game at Providence.
 Haskell Indians University of Ar kansas football game at Fayetteville, Ark.
 Carlisle Indians villanova football game at Carlisle. Pa.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-23

I'd just found out--staying in Paris Perhaps I should stop with the friend to dinner; but at latest I should be back by nine or ten o'clock That would save bother at the hotel (for Aunt Lillian knew I had heaps or American friends who came every year to Parls), yet no one would know where to search for me, even if they were inclined
 Next, drove to street near the Rue de la File Sauvage, and dismissed my cab I asked for no directions, but after one or two mistakes, found the street I wanted. Instead of going to the house of the murder, I passed on to the next house on the left--the house of the balcony almost adjoining the dead mans.
 I rang the bell for the concierge, and asked him if there were any rooms to let in the house. l knew already that there were, for l could see the advertisement of "Chambres a louer." staring me in the face; but spoke French as badly as l could, making three mistakes to every sentence. ana begged the man to talk slowly in answering me.
 There were several rooms to be had, 1t appeared, but it would have been too good to be true that the one wanted should be empty. After we had jab- bered awhile, I made the concierge understand that I was a young Ameri- can journalist, employed by New York paper. I wanted to write up the murder of last night according to my own ideas. and as of course the police wouldn't let me go into the
 room where 1t happened the next best thing would be to take the room close
 to it, in the house adjoining. l want ed to be there only long enough to
 "get the emotion, the sensation" l ex- plained, so as to make my article real iy dramatic. Would the people Who occupied that room let 1t 10 me TOT few hours. Long before bed time, thev could have 1t back again, if got on well with my writing.
 The concierge, to whom gave ten francs as a kind of retaining fee. was
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-23
THE POWERS AND MAXINE

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