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The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-22

fering through his neglect, says he can quit but never quits, swears off in the morning but gets drunk before night, losing his pride and manho hood drifting hopelessly from his church, his true friends, and seeking the so- ciety of drinking men, perhaps gam blers and women who tolerate drink because it makes men liberal with their money, apparently indifferent to the suffering, misery, humiliation and pow erty caused others. tears and break ing hearts move him not, Kindness and the pleadings of father, mother. broth- er. sister, wife, children and all com bined do not move him one hairs breadth from his rumstrewn path 10 destruction.
 Perhaps you have realized that dur ing his sober years this was not his true nature, that he is not normally a brute, an ingrate, demon; but that he was a good, kind. loving son, father, brother, husband, a man among men, who had pride and self respect, that whiskey Is responsible for his pres ent condition; that he is diseased. Fer haps you have put advertised orink cure medicine in his conee, or Tn ms food, and still he drinks. and you nave given up all hope, you are despeirins and can see no future for him pnt drunkard's grave.
 Do not give up There is nope there is salvation; THERE IS A CONE. The medicine you gave him secrety was tasteless. A medicine that mas no taste COULD NOT BE A GOOD CURE, conseQuentiy he is still diseased. just as much so as before you DECBiNED
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-22
DIED FROM CATS BITE.
Mad Stone Could Not COunteracf Ef
 feet of Feline's Poison.

Mad Stone Could Not COuntcracf Ef-
 feet of Feline's Poison.
 Union Springs, Dec. 21-(SpeciaD- A few days ago several cats belong ing to Dan Mason went mad and one of them bit little negro child. A mad stone was applied but without effect and the child died yesterday.
 pr. wilbur A. Sellers, has reached home after several months stay In Baltimore and Europe.
 On Christmas Day at Il o'clock there will be a Union Christmas service at the Methodist church, Rev. R. L. Bell of the Presbyterian Church, preaching A program of Christmas music has been arranged for the occasion under the direction of Mrs Kate Mccall
 Last night at the public school auditorium the music classes of Miss Abernathy and Mrs. Mccall gave re- cital. A large crowd greeted the young ladies and the program was in-
 The public school closed yesterday for ten days holiday. Most of the teachers left last evening for their respective homes to spend the hoii- days.
 today for Birmingham to spend the
 Miss Eleanor Hunter is home from Wesleyan College and will attend a convention of college fraternittes to be held in New Orleans. December 27 to 31.
 Mrs. Emma McGowen left yesterday to spend Christmas with her daughter Mrs. Guthrie in Jacksonville, Fla.
 Miss Annie Williams left yesterday tor Clayton.
 Mrs. James Masterson Smith. of Houston, Texas, is expected today to visit the family of her father, James Hey
 The ladies of the Methodist Church held their Bazaar this week and clear ed about s100.
 MT. and Mrs. John Leary. of New York, are her to spend the holidays with Mrs Virginia Foster.
 Judge S. T. Frazer Captain N. H. Frazer and Mir. Frank Frazer. went to Columbus the past week to family reunion at the home of Mrs. J. O. A. Cook. There they were Joined by their sisters. Mrs. Colson. of Brunswick and Mrs. Cook of Waycross.
 The Young Ladies Lyceum cleared S1s460 from It's recent fair, and F. F. Ravenscraft offered a prize to the lady and gentleman guessing nearest the correct amount. The ladys prize went to Mrs. Guy Ritch. her guess being S1s5. The gentleman's fell to Mir T. S Frazer. his guess being p33.45.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-22
RAIN AND WARMER.
Weather Mans Predictions Jars shor
 Keepers.

Weather Mans Predictions Jars Snop
 The weather man stated yesterday that he thought that 1t would rain to- day and that 1t would be a little warm- CT. Late last night his forecast began to be true and doubtless by the time designated what he has said will come to pass.
 This is not greeted with welcome by the merchants, but Mfr. Chaffee gives out the encouraging idea that it Will only rain one day and that by Monday it may be little chilly. This is not given as a forecast but merely as probability. All conditions on which weather forecasts are made now look as If 1t would be clear and chilly dur ing the two days just preceding Christ mas.
 The rain and warm weather of last nigM and today is caused by low barometer area over Texas that IS rapidly moving this way. The reason that it is thought that there will be no rain Monday is that these conditions change rapidly at, this season Of the year. It seems to be just question of time of how long 1t will take that low barometer area to come and go. Al some seasons 1t might take several days but at this season the areas move so fast that it could easily get from the Southwest past this Stae In that length of time.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-22
HUNTERS ARE IN DOUBT
 OVER PERSONAL LOOKS
Average Man Cannot Answer Questions
 OMhand.

Average Man Cannot Answer Questions
 0Mhand.
 When a clerk at the Probate Judges office issued a hunters permit he finds out how little the average man knows about his own personal appearance.
 "I want to take out a hunters H. cense."
 "AIl right. sir; how tall are you?"
 "why, don't know"
 Let me see. what color eyes have T dan't know whether they are grey blue or brown"
 How much do you weigh?'
 '"Well. the last time weighed it was fe2, but I think that l am couple of pounds lighter now," comes the quick answer.
 And that is just about what happens with almost every applicant for liz cense. There is not one man out of ten that can tell just how tall he Is and few know what color eyes they possess unless they are distinctively black or brown. According to a state law they must tell these things and the answers are put on the license as A means of Identification.
 Tt seems funny that people know so little about themselves" said one of the clerks in the off1ce yesterday. We tell many of them in two minutes more than they have found out in years. But I guess it's only natural"
 Now, just for instance. how tall are you? What are the color of your eyeA your hair and how much do you weigh.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-22
FANCY CLUSTER RAIsINs.
NEWS OF RECORD

The following deeds were recorded yesterday: c,
 c. D. Tallman to J. H. Shrevye, Lots IA and 14. Block 5. Shreve Subdivision Section 23, Township 1S. Range IT; con- sIderation. $500.
 c. D. TaIlman to American Real Es- tate and Development Company. Lots i5 to 21 and 2S to 42, Block 5, Shreve Subdivision, Section e2s. Township Is, Range IT; consideration, s1,2O0
 sam Kaufman to American Real Es- tate and Development Company. Lot 23, Block I, and Lots 14. 15 and l6, BLOCK 6. Shreves Subdivision. Section 2s' township 16, Range IT; consideration $400.
 American Real Estate and Develop ment Company, Lot IT. Block l6' Shreves Subdivision, Section 2S, Town ship 16. Range IT; consideration, $lOO.
 Julius L. Rice to w. J. Osborne, Lot q subdivision of Lots 25, 26 and 27' Block B. Goode Ttract; consideration SIPS.
 Margaret J. Hawes ct al, to Helena J. MadiEan. Lot 51. south side of Helham street; consideration, S2.000. Frank Stinson to Mrs. Fannie Bird. Lot IS. Mcintyre Subdivision of Sec tion r, Township 1e. Range IS; con R. L Belser to T. H. Mabson. tw"ntS
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-22
Death at CuIIman.

Cullman, Dec. 21-(Special )-Mrs. M I. Robertson, one of the most popular young matrons of Cullman, died at her home in this city Thursday afternoon after a short illness of pneumonia. The death of Mrs. Robertson was a great shock and cast a gloom over the whole town. She was the wife of M. l.. Robertson. cashier of the banking house of Parker and Company, and was the daughter of Mir. and Mrs. George IT Parker. of this place.
 The following young ladies are at home for the Christmas holidays; Misses Fanny and Lucille Rosson, Mon tsvallo: Fanny and Fula McEntire and Evelyn Fuller. Judson; Stella Leeth and Pearl, Johnson, Nashville, Ethel Fowl CT and Alma Loeth. Athens
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-22
Young Matron Took Her
 Own Life.
SUFFERING FROM NERVOUSNESS
No Doubt that She Was Temporarily
 Insane.
while~ Her Husband Was at Break fast She Teok Her Ow. Lite
 With Pistol.

In a temporary state of nervous hys- teria. superinduced by a torturing ill., ness, Mrs. Wade H. Barnes took her own life yesterday morning shortly af- ter o'clock at her residence. s11 South Court Street. The suffering woman used 3s calipre revolver, with which she sent a bullet crashing through her brain. causing death four hours later.
 Not only was the rash act of Mrs. Barnes shocking to all who knew her, but there was nothing in her recent conduct or conversation that would give the slightest hint that such intent ever found lodgment In her mind. Be- fore retiring the night before she ex- pressed herself in wifely confidence to her devoted husband, indicating her own happiness and how prayerful sne was that nothing should come to mar the sweet continuity of their union.
 But with this happiness. like all oth- CTS, there was the thorn in the shapelof a dark foreboding in her mind. She told her husband that she felt as 1T something awful was to happen. Neither knew or dreamed that the shadow cast before was so soon to en- yelope the happy home in sorrow.
 That Mrs. Barnes was temporarily insane when she took her life is gem orally believed. Beyond a slight in disposition at the time for arising, she was in good spirits, and talked freely with her husband and 4-year-old son. Her husband insisted that she not get up to prepare the morning meal. and taking his little son went to the home of his sister, Mrs. Wilkinson. for break fast. When he returned he found his wife lying in pool of her own blood. fatally wounded.
 Mr. Barnes, who is wire chief of the Montgomery division of the southern Bell Teleph one and Telegraph Co.,, said that he arose yesterday morning as usual, and when his wife said that she was not feeling well he proposed that she not get up and that he would go to his sisters for breakfast. Taking his 4-year-old son with him he went to breakfast. being absent from his home nearly an hour. When he re- turned home at 8:30 o'clock he found the door to his wife's room locked. He went around to window opening into the bath room. Here he smelled gas and looking through the window was mortified to see his wife lying on the fioor His first thought was that she had been overcome by gas.
 MT. Barnes's first act was to smash open the window. and enter the bath room. He was almost prostrated with horror at the sight which met his gaze. Mrs. Barnes was lying on the floor by the side of the bath tub with pool of blood around her. She had fallen almost face downward. A few feet
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-22

away was the pistol with which shs had shot herself.
 Ths broken -heartsd husband hurried to the telephons and called for physt- clans in the hope of yet preserving the small spark of life. For four hours was she conscious of anything around
 The bullet was, fired with the right hand, entering the right temple and coming out about two inches above the left ear. From the position of the body when discovered she was evident ly sitting on the floor when she fired the shot. She had taken a bath and had partly dressed herself before the suicidal idea struck her.
 The pistol with which Mrs. Barnes shot herself was borrowed by Mr.. Barnes some time ago from his broth er-in-law. previous to his leaving the city for few days. The pistol was left with Mrs: Barnes for her protec- tion during the absence of her hus- band. MT. Barnes took 1t from the dresser drawer yesterday morning and NpIaced it out where 1t would be a re- hinder to h,m to take 1t to his broth CT in Jaw when he came down town. It is supposed that the sight of the revolver suggested suicide to Mrs. Barnes while she was suffering rom
  Immediately on discovering his wife and after summoning physicians MT. Barnes notified his relatives and some of the close neighbors. He then broke down and gave himself up to the grief which wracked his Soul.
 Mrs. Barnes has been sufferer for seme time. her illness being of such l terical at times, At no time, however, l has her condition been such as to in' l dicate that she needed watching, es- | pecially yesterday morning when she I did not appear to be suffering as much as usual during attacks of illness.
 Those who knew the unfortunate wo- man declare that she was most low able character, devoted wire ana worshiping mother. She was particu'
 larly happy in her disposition in the
 face of the i'll health which has at tended her for several months. She l was always cheerful and rather op' I timistic, which made the shock to those l who knew her all the more severe I when It. was announced that she hac | taken her own life.
 The tragedy is particularly sad, com | ing at this season of the year wher the young wife was looking forwart with so much pleasure to the Christ mas holidays for the delight that would I come into the heart of her one son FBernard. She had been discussint with him the night before what Santi
 Claus was going to bring, and wha he wanted. Her devotion to the chiif was almost idolatrous. 1 Mrs. Barnes was Miss Anna Haddocl before her marriage to MT. Barne
 five years ago. She was born at For Valley. Ga.. but was reared at ouit man, Ga, by her uncle. The remain will be shipped there for interment.
 Mir. Barnes, the bereaved husbano is district wire chief of the Montgom erv division of the Southern Bell Tele phone Company, and is ex-manager He has been In Montgomery for severa years and is generally admired by hi l business associates. He will accompa nv the remains of his wife to Quit | man.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-22

Miss Jones will be with her people In Selma. Miss Chapman will spend Christmas with her fathers family, near Evergreen. Miss Ciendinen will 90 to Abbeville. Miss Calyer will spend the holidays with relatives in Jackson- vile, Fla. Mr. Hall will attend the Florida Educational Association at Maj riana,
 Rev. C. s. Talley and family left yes- terday morning for their new home tn wetumpka. Mir. Talley will have charee of the Methodist Church at Wetumpka- The people of Evergreen regretted to lose him and his excellent family.
 Rev. J. B. Tate. the newly appointed nsstor of the church. with his family. arrived yesterday afternoon from Pine Anple and was met at the train by q number of citizens.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-22
BRENAU COLLEGE CONSERVATORY,
 GAINESVILLE, GA.

A limited number of vacancies are available for the Spring Term.
 Unusual advantages in Piano. Voice. Pipe organ, Stringed Instruments. Mu- sical Pedagogy, Oratory. Painting, Do- mesffc Science. in addition to the standard literary and scientific courses. Location among the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains makes 1t possi- ble for delicate students to continue In school until the end of the term. A Summer Term makes 1t possible for students from malarial districts to spend the summer in the mountains.
 The attendance during the present session Is the largest in the remark. able history of the institution--nearly four hundred students representing twenty States.
 The Spring Term begins January 2S. Reservation should be made at once.
 adv. Su-wed- 6-t
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-22

A good many people get mad when you tell them they've got dyspepsia, but way down deep in their stomachs they know they've got 1t.
 .'Id love to eat 1t, but l can't" is one kind of dyspepsia.
 'I hate to think of it,, Is another kind. There are thousands of people today who hate their meals, and love them at the same time. They haven't that fine empty y-hungry) )eat-everyth Ing insight kind of feeling which goes with every good strong healthy stom- ach. That's because they have dys- nansia. And then there are others whose mouths don't water at meal time or at any other time. They sit at the table and go through the mo- tions only because it's time to eat. These people, too. are dyspeptics.
 Every possible kind of stomach trouble can be cured by taking some- thing which will just take right hold of all the food in your stomach and digest it alone without the help of the stomach, and let the stomach take . rest.
 Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets do this wary thing. They are composed of the best digestive known to science, and | are absolutely safe. One ingredient | alone of one of these tablets will di- gest 5000 grains of food! These tab ! Iets do exactly the workf that a good strong healthy stomach does. Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets cure all cases of dyspepsia. indigestion, burn 1 ing or irritation, loss. of appetite | bloat. brash. belching, aversion tC | food, fermentation and gas on the 1 stomach.
 | Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets will make you feel good" before and after each meal. and make your stomach strong
 and healthy again. They will make
 yov happy. | Send us your name and address to- 1 day and we will at once send you bS
 mail a sample package, free Address
 F. A. Stuart Co.,, 150 Stuart Rldg., Mar
 shall. Mich.
 Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets are solt at every drug store Tor DUG ooxs
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-22
yesrseIf or bsfore yop DECEIVED

youtsStts VT oohohS soH S@ him.
 w@ have a plan that saves the drink ing man; 1t is a sure plan; 1t has saved fourteen thousand drug, whiskey and tobacco patients, 1t will cure any case, no matter how much he drinks. how he drinks. or how many failures he may have made on so-called "cures."
 As a result of the true merit of our plan, the medical profession pro-i nounces 1t the only salvation for the drunkard. It completely overcomes. drunkenness, drug, tobacco and cigar cite addictions, within the privacy of your own home. We have the indorse-, ment of ministers, governors, mayors city officials. bankers, physiciany and thousands of cured patients. Our sixty four page book sent postpaid. under plain cover to any address, contains many beautiful views of our extensive sanitorium and grounds, scores of tes- timonials and much other interesting matter.
 For those who cannot visit our San atorium, we specially prepare course of home treatment. which embodies all of the essential features of thorough course of sanatorium treatment, and will cure any case.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-22
JAMES HOME CURE REMEDIES.

Specially Prepared Home Remedies-- For the cure of Alcoholism, Drug Ad. dictions. Cigarette. Tobacco and Snu6 Habits, will be furnished at the fol- lowing prices:
 Full Course for Drunkenness .&l2.50 Full course for Tobacco habit SOC Full course for Cigarette habit. 6.G0
 Cost of specially prepared treatment for drug addictions is dependent en- tirefy upon the age and physical con dition of patient. kind and quantity of drug used, how drug is used, etc. Lit erature and testimonials and free sam ples furnished drug patients on appli- cation to Chas. B. James, 1SS Poplar Ave-, Memphis, Tenn
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-22
FOR HOUSEHOLD GOODS.
Fannie Lee ;NeIms Files Suit Against
 Central.

Fannie Lee ;NeIn,s Files Suit Against
 Central.
 Fannie Lee Nelrfis yesterday filed suit in the City Court for $1.b00 damages against the Central of Georgia Rail- road growing out of the alleged fall ure of that road to deliver consign- ment of household effects. The plain tiff does not state in her petition from where nor when the goods were ship ned to her. but only that they failed to arrive in Montgomery. The greater part of the petition is taken up with a list of the articles lost. It is averred that the goods were delivered to the railroad company in good shape and that the freight was prepaid.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-22
NEWS OF MARION.

Tuscaloosa Presbytery Anxious for Lo-
 cation of College There.
 Marion. Dec. 21--tSpecial.) 1.-The Committee of the Tuscaloosa Presby- tery having under consideration the securing of the Marion Female Semin- ary for the purpose of converting It into a Synodical school held an ad- tourned meeting in Marion Thursday. The following members of the Commiv- tee were present: Rev. F. F. Bagby, Myrtiewood Rev. N. B. Keahey. Marion Junction; Rev. ]. B. Anderson. Greens boro: Rev. Mir. Moore. Moundville; Rev. E. B. Robinson. Selma; Rev. ". Bruce Doyle, Marion; Judge T. W. Coleman. Eutaw: J. S. Moore, Marion; pr. T. F. Walton, president Synodical School Talladega
 The Committee was unanimous for accepting the proposition made by the Seminary Board of Trustees. There are now only matters of detail to be ta- ken up pertaining to the transfer of the property. and the Committee ad- journed late in the afternoon to meet again in Selma, after the holidays. at which time the president and other officials of the school will be named. The property will be greatly improved and an effort will be made to make 1t one of the best schools for FITS m the South. Backed by the Synoa the school will be able to secure ample means. and there is every reason to believe the Marion Seminary will assume It's, old and time honored place among the leading colleges of America for young ladies. The very best talent will be placed at the head af the Institution and the teachers selected from the best in the country, and the latest modern equipments will be installed. The Com mittee was entertained at the manse by the Presbyterian ladies during their stay here.
 The Marion Light and Power Com pany has received and installed the | new machinery for operating the city's waterworks. Some months ago the city contracted with the electric company to operate the water works plant under | a contract which saves the city about | s1, ,o00 per annufn on the present cost. 1 The Farmers Union of this county will hold a two days session with the
 Levert local in the eastern portion of 1 the county, next week, December 27 l and 2y. It Is understood the county | union has altogether about 1000 bales | of cotton yet unsold which Is befne | held for 15 cents.
 The contest over the division of the l dispensary money with the county
 promises to prove very interesting. Tne | passed by the recent session of the 1 Legislature and It Is claimed to be de- l fective. There are two dispensaries fn
 this county, one at Marion and one al | rJniontown. The division of the pro. ceeds was to have begun october 1, but
 thus far both towns have been holding l fast to all the funds. The remains of MT. J. H. Hornbuckla
 and old citizen of Marion, were brought
 here from Talladega, where he died a few days ago, for burial.
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 Shaving Cabinets, Work Tables, Far
 Tor Cabinets, Music Cabinets, Costum'
 ern, Ladies' Desks, for Xmas presents
 Grnyes-Arnoid Furniture Company, | fAa nexfer Avenue.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-22
rANCY CLuaTER RAIsTNs
READY FOR CHRISTMAS.
1vergreen Baptists Will Have Eater-
 tainment fn New Building.


 Evergreen, Dec. 21-(Special.) )--The Baptist Church and Sunday School will have a Christmas entertainment in their new building from to s p. m., Christmas day. A program of instru- mental music and short addresses will be given. The church will be elabor- ately decorated with evergreens, 6 Christmas tree. etc.
 It is expected to have the opening services In the new church about the middle of January.
 The State Agricultural School of Evergreen, closed yesterday for two weeks holiday. Christmas exercises were held in all the rooms at 1 o'clock yesterday afternoon.
 The following teachers will spend the holidays at their homes:
 Mir. Siappey will spend Christmas q, his home in Georgia. Mir. Chapman will go to his home in Mississippi; Miss Car. michael will go to Sunny South. Ala