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The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-07-06
WANT DALE DRY,
Citizens Hold Mass Meeting In Ozark
 and Pass RcNolutiOns.

and Pass Resolutions.
 Ozark, July 5.-(SpecAaI) 1.-The glorious Fourth was generally observ ed throughout this section yesterday.
 The Southeastern Musical Convention held it's annual sing at Rocky Mount. three miles east of this city. The Crocktawhatcha Musical Convention held theirs at Dalevilie. HeaaIand had a big barbecue and horse racing; Slo- comb barbecue. Samson reunion and other places public functions. No serious casualties are reported from any quarter.
 Yesterdays game between Ozark and Brundridge, played at Klonuick Springs was to in favor of Ozark. The game on the Ozark diamond this morn ing stood to 6 in favor of Ozark.
 largely attended ncass meeting of the citizens of Dale County, was held in the court house at 10 o'clock this morning. Judge W. w. Morris. Of naleville. was made chairman, and Hon. J. R. Levy, of Ozark, secretary.
 Speeches were made by Hon. William Garner, Judge J. M. Carmichael, Hon. H. B. Steagall. O. c. Darter. Mir. R. Ls Jones and Prof. Tatt, of Newton Rev. J. w. Matthison, Rev. w., H. Simmons and others. Judge J. MI Carmichael. MT. L. W. Kalb, and O. C. Doster, were appointed q committee to visit the prop CT officials of every dispensary in the county and ask that they close them up at once.
 resolution was also adopted. ask ing Hon. II. B. Steagall to introduce bill in the adjourned session of the present Legislature to prohibit the sale of liquors in Dale County, and to pro- hibit the shipping of liquors into dry territory in this State.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-07-06
RAMPAGE KILLED
FIFTEEN YEAR OLD YOUTH FOUL
 LY MURDERED.
Boy Was Employed as Tracknaan for Southern Steel Company at Gads-
 den-Robbery Thought to
 He Motive

Gadsden, July 5.-(Speciai. )--Joe Armitage. a t5-year-o,d boy, was foul ly murdered at the South Steel Gem pany's plant at @ late hour last night and the murdere" is still at large.
 The boy was employed as a track man and about iJ clock he went to tn. blacksmith shop to rest until he was needed work having become slack. SomG time afterwards a me essenger was sert to awaken him bur the door was fastened aai the messenger returned une a brothar of the boy was sent to sec If he co I'l awaken him. Al en- trance was forced and :le boy was found lying On a cot with his head crushed in and nearby q piece of iroh ahout four feet long was found. It Is thought that the murder was deliber- ately planned and that robbery was the motive.
 Four dollars and seventy five cents. which the boy was known to have a short time before he left work, was missing.
 This is the second crime of this na- ture to take place within six months at this place, an engineer having been murdered while sitting In a chair in the engine room.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-07-06
PITT SHOT HIS BRIDE.
Lawrence Couny Young Husband
 "Didn't Know It Was LOaded.'


 "Didn't Know It Was Loaded"
 Decatur. July Especial. Mrs. El- mer Pitt. bride of only few weeks. was accidentally shot yesterday with a revolver in the hands of her hus- band at their home near Moulton, in Lawrence county.
 It is the old story of not knowing the weapon was loaded. Mir. Pitt and his wife were preparing to go to picnic when the accident happened Mrs. Pit was standing in front of dresser putting on her heat and her husband took an old rusty revolver from the dresser drawer and was cleaning the weapon when it was dis charged. The ball entered the fleshy portion of Mrs. Pitts hip. causing only A flesh wound. While the wound is quite painful 1t is not considered as being serious.
 MT. and Mrs. Pitt are among the prominent country people of Lawrence county.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-07-06
LLOYD LEFT NAKED.
DadeviIle Boy Says He Was Robbed oS
 Clothes in Birmingham.

Birmingham. July 5.-(SpeciaI)- James Lloyd aged 16. who came to Birmingham from Dadeville to cele- brate the Fourth of July. was found wandering in the railroad yards early this morning with nothing on but one shoe and one sock, and the story he tells the police is interesting.
 He says he was overtaken by a high wayman who not only took SIP frolu him, but also every stitch pf cIothing he wore. The boy was bewildered He said he came to BiI min gham with some other boys and that he had an exciting experience. In addition to being robbed Of money and clothing. he told of another fearful mistreat- ment.
 The police took up collection at the station and purchased the boy some clothing. He will remember hls trip here for some time. some of Inc police do not be,ieve the entire story.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-07-06
school stny. i'm HuntsyiIIe.

Huntsville, July (SpeciaL)--RN- ports to the effect that the Conder Training School would probably be moved from Huntsville have been dc nied by Prof. J E. Conder. The homo of the school. the Calhoun building will be restored with numerous neces- sary Improvements and the school will open its next session September 10.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-07-06
,,inhtner is Yictorionr.

Huntsville. July 5.-(Special )-Jack Fichtner champion lightweight wrest- for of the South. was victorious over Kid Kindon. champion of New York ctate, last night in h wrestling match. Fichtner put his antagonist on the mat twice in the first two falls.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-07-06

Palace Market. Spring Lamb, Spring Chicken. Home Tomatoes, Toe per quart.
 R. H. YeIVertOn, No. Court Square. Phone, 247.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-07-06
stabbed Ky sOn-in-I,aw

Huntsville. July 5.-(specia1. IA. J. Slatten was seriously cut last night on the cheek by Will Priest, his son-in- law. The blade of Priests knife en- tered Slatten's jaw, narrowly missing the jugular.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-07-06
New Suits FiIed.

Thomas F. Hood today filed suit in the Circuit Court against Emil Lesser for S5.OOo. It is averred by the plain tiff that he fell through an elevator shaft at the Metropolitan Hotel on DecenaAaE A9~ 1906.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-07-06

Tennessee Coal. Iron and Rail-
 road Co. .$' Sloss -Shefiheld Steel
 and Iron Go. .... Woowward Iron
 co. ........ Pratt Consolidated
 Coal Co. ...... B. R., L. & P. Co. Birmingham Water
 Works Go. .... Republic Iron and
 Steel Co. ...... Southern Steel Co.,. Birmingham Realty
 Company ....
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-07-06
IMPORTANT AMENDMENTS.

To Charter Are Considered Fly National
 Press Association Members.
 Boston, July 5.-At tOday's session of the national convention of the Nation al Press Association, important amend ments to the constitution were eonsid cred. the chief one being a SToSositlop to raise the standard of life member ship by doubling both the fec requirc9 and the number of years of service in the association before the member is eligible
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-12-19

chose. That is the rule as regards
lawyer and his client. But there pro-
fessional delicacy ends. If lawyer Is
acquainted with a secret of a person not
his client, he may conceal it or publish
it as circumstances direct"
That completely disconnected him-un-
duly as it seemed TO me then. for l was
only thinking Of the mean and under
hand manner in which he had sought TO
learn Flexmore's testamentary Intentions
1t never entered my head wish it had
that his anxiety related to that paper
pellet he had lost.
He looked at me. then at the table, as
he ficked it with his riding whip; then
at me again; finally as if uncertain as TO
the extent of my meaning, and to prove
it, he said:
Surprising I gave you a laundering
good horsewhipping, as you deserve, what
would you do?"
Bring an action for damages like a
shot," said l.
He drew long breath, and there was
visible sign of relief in his expression.
You're wanted, if you please, sir,
said my servant, coming to the door.
ITO be continued)
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-12-19

THEIR BRAND OF TEA.
EN.x>&S&sa>G>G>G>G

1.-THE cup that cheers, but not inebrl-
ates," may not be known as quotation
to our Japanese friends who study
English in their own land; but one of
them, at least, entertains the same
opinion that Cowper did Of the bever-
age thus described. He is the keeper
of a little rest-house on one Of the
main driveways of Yokohama, where
it is customary to allow jinrikisha-run-
ners a breathing spell while their pas
sengers enjoy light refreshments.
On one side of the doorway appears
this insinuating suggestion:
THE tea am restful and for sharpen
mind"
The newspaper advertisement of a
tea dealer on a larger scale, quoted in
the Philadelphia Young People by
Paulina Winfield, is yet more delight
fully queer:
Notice. l beg to state that I have
long experience and circumspected In
choosing and preparing the finest quail
ity of tea for sell. Their scent are of
great fragrance; the taste is very nice
ly, and the tea-water is very good too.
They are known and remarkably that
they are able to relief any one who is
suffering by little out of sorts. These
kinds of tea are much easier to pre-
vent your thirsty than any other kinds
of tea, and are now in great demands
in America and are really very useful
to any human living in the world.
Whosoever wishes to purchase, careful
examine out signature my company. 1
shall be much obliged as customer get
money sample"
None genuine without our sigma
ture, and no family should be without
it''-how little is the difference; but it
is probable that no one will wish any
improvement to the enterprising jap
anese advertiser in his mastery of
English.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-12-19

to all women and girls, white or black;
that the negro children go to school in
groups, as the white children do; and
that the negro women, like white wom-
en-, in the South recognize that it is
not safe to go far from home unpro-
tected. This statement has probability
in it's favor, and for various reasons
sounds true. 1t was worth making
the more so that we do not remember
to have seen it In print before. We
have all along known and deplored the
peril to the white women and chill
dren, but no one before this has thought
1t worth while to mention that the
negro women and girls were in any
danger The reason why this ought to
be known is that a common danger is
a strong tie, and the blacks and whites
in the South are developing antag-
onisms so fast that no tie that remains
ought to be ignored. After the Atlanta
riot decent people, white and black, got
together to discuss preventive meas
ures. That was the right way. Shot
gun methods will only increase their
perils.-Harper's Weekly.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-12-19
Mixed BegEars.

Mrs. Annie Besant, the famous the
osophist, was being interviewed by a
reporter during the Philosophical So
ciety's convention in Chicago.
Mrs. Besant smiled broadly at one
Of the reporters questions.
$50 far as theosophy goes" she said,
you are very ignorant young man.
This ignorance puts you at a disad-
vantage, doesn't it? I fail to see how
you can write a theosophical article
Of the slightest value"
She frowned at the confused youth.
What you write will be ridiculous"
she said-"as ridiculous as the plight
Of the two beggars. These beggars
knew no more of reading and writing
than you know Of theoaophy, and when
they got their placards mixed they
were not aware of it. The public was
good deal amused to see on the
placard Of the first beggar, blind man,
the words, Result of a Fail from
Fifth Story Window and on the
placard Of the second beggar, who had
lost both legs, a Jealous Woman's Re
venge'"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-12-19
CHICAGO THE WINNER.
Republican National Convention to
Be Held There June 10.

The Republican national convention
of 1908 will be held in Chicago, June
Is. This was the decision reached by
the Republican National Committee in
session at Washington, Chicago having
thirty-one votes Oh the first ballot,
against eighteen for Kansas City and
four for Denver.
Chicago won on a guarantee to pay
the legitimate expenses pertaining to
the convention, and without any prom
Use to raise the nucleus of the cam
paign fund for the national committee
which will be chosen to prosecute the
work looking to victory at the election
in the fall.
1t was pointed out at the meeting Of
the national committee that the next
convention of the party will develop
the only real contest incident to the
nomination of presidential ticket
since 1888, and that in consequence a
great crowd will be attracted. Chica-
go was the city that offered the facili-
ties to care for the crowd. as well as
the best facilities for the transmission
of the news of the convention to 3d.
100000 people vitality interested in ev-
cry feature of its action.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-12-19
They Needed the Medicine.

Some years ago a railway was be-
ing made in the west of Scotland, and
it was arranged that each of the nu,
merous laborers employed should pay
a penny per week to a medical prac-
titioner. so that they might have his
services in the event of accident OF
medicine in case of illness.
During the summer and autumn nei'
ther illness nor accident occurred.
But when a severe winter followed
all at once the "navigators" began to
call on the doctor for castor oil.
Each brought his bottle, into which
an ounce was poured, until the oil was
exhausted, and the doctor was forced
to send to town for further supply.
When that, too, was getting low the
doctor one day quietly asked healthy
looking fellow what was wrong with
the men that they required so much
castor oil.
Nothing wrong at all, doctor" he re-
nlied. "but we grease our boots with
it."-London Chronicle.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-12-19
AN EXTINCT ANIMAL.
The Saber Toothed Tiger Was
Formidable Creature.

me Saber TOothed Tiger Was n
Formidable Creature.
The most remarkable Of all the ex-
tinct feline animals are those known
to naturalists as the saber toothed cats
or tigers, group comprising the
greater part of all the fossil forms.
They date back to the earliest times of
which we know anything about the
family in North America and reach
down to the time of man himself. A
large and powerful species described
from the Indian Territory by Cope
lived contemporaenously with the hairy
mammoth, as evidenced by the COM
mingling Of their skeletons There can
be little or no question but that the
hairy mammoth was contemporaneous
with man in North America as we'll
as in Europe. It's geological range Is
from the close of the eocene to the lat
ter part of the pleistocene.
The chief popularity of the animal
is the extraordinary elongated canine
teeth. The tail is of unusual length
and the legs are short. The animal
measures about seven feet in length
aside from the tail. The lower Jaws
have a downward projection in front,
due to a fangelike widening of the
jawbones, which doubtless served as a
protection to the teeth, preventing their
injury or loss. In some Of the larger
forms from South America this f1ange
was not present, while the canine
teeth were even more elongated than
is the case with this species, attaining
a length Of over six inches and pro-
truding far below the jaws when
closed
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-12-19
FOREIGN NEWS NOTES.

Chinese troops in FormOsa mutinied
and killed sixty-three japanese.
Horace Mckinley of Portland, Ore,
bored his way out of Jail at Mukden.
Two hundred students at KIev Russia,
were arrested to quell an incipient riot.
Richard Croker announced bis inten-
ton of leaving Ireland to spend the win
ter in Egypt.
The Pope postponed until January the
consistory which was to have taken place
in December.
Admiral Sir Francis Leopold McClin-
took, mainstay of the British navy,
died in London.
The King of Spain was entertained at
a ball given in the subterranean palace
of the Duke of Portland
A stone hurled through a car window
in st. Petersburg injured the Austrian
ambassador, but not seriously.
1t was reported that the Earl of Var
mouth would seek a divorce from his
wife, a sister of Harry h. Thaw.
Miss Mary Robinson, witness in the
| famous bruce case, tainted in a London
court room, where she was tastifying.
The session of the Russian ddma open
ed without extraordinary scenes. it being
in marked contrast to former meetings.
Frenchmen, eager to help America in
the financial stringency, urged the Bank
of France to ship gold to the United
States.
Count Okuma urged Japan to take a
hand in the affairs of India, saying that
heaven has granted an opportunity which
cannot be ignored.
The German Kaiser, visiting the Isle
of Wight, where he was supposed to take
the rest cure. devoted himself to the most
strenuous pursuits.
The German government has completed
plans for the construction of harbor on
the island of HeligOland, in the North
sea, at a cost of S7,j0o,000.
The new armored cruiser Ibuki, which
was launched at Kure, Japan, was built
entirely from japanese materials and her
keel was laid only last April. Japan has
made the lowest bid Of any power for the
construction of a warship for Spain.
a strike begun by the European engi-
neers on the East Indian railway, which
is 2.165 miles long. has now spread TO
include the native helpers so that the
most important section of the road is tied
and thousands of passengers are strand
ed. while many industries are at stand
still. The strikers complain of oyerwork
and poor pay. The situation is especially
serious in view of the recent rnutinieS and
of the prevailing famine.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-12-19
Rails Are Eyener.

The fact that within the past twenty
years two-thirds of the unevenness in
railroad tracks has been done away
with on certain lines was discussed al
a recent meeting Of the American
Academy Of Sciences.
The improvement has been brorght
about principally through new designs
and methods of manufacture of rails.
A track indicator" car. traveing
twenty or thirty miles an hour, SIMS
up the inequalities, the ups and
downs" in the rails for each mile ira
versed. Formerly the total ineqrali-
ty" per mile amounted to six or seven
feet, even for the best roads; nov II
has been reduced to only eighteen OF
twenty inches, and this remnant is said
to be due to dents in the rails.
1t has been pointed out that the i'm.
provement, which may be carried Ear.
Their, brings with it heavier locono.
tives and cars, longer trains and higher
speed.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-12-19
Observation-Disclosures
IN THE WASTE-BASKET.


The recent death of Miss Julia By
ant, the daughter Of William Cullen
Bryant, has called forth number or
"reminiscences of the poet and his fam
LILY. Although always kindly, Bryant
was not a man of winning personality.
He was too dignifed. But at home
he could unbend with his children md
their intimate friends he could otca-
sionally even romp. With strange dill
dren the poet, perhaps being a Little
shy Of them, became even more han
usually dignifed, with the result o! re-
ducing them to solemn and HOPELESS
good behavior.
Il always, in my infantile mind,
confessed lady who knew him sight
ly in her childhood, connected him
vaguely with the Old Testament, and
revered him accordingly. Such bard
and such a brow were his as 1 lnew
only in Biblical Illustrations depiting
Methusaleh and jeremiah. 1t would
have shocked me, I am sure, to see
him laugh"
With another little girl, whom he
knew better, however, he often laughed.
and used to perch her on his des1 to
listen to her amusing chatter. When
he had had enough Of it, and wished to
resume his writing, he would put her
in the big waste paper basket, cary it
outdoors, and merrily tip her out Oh the
grass.
His own girls were at that line
grown up, but it was a method of ,los-
ing conversation first practiced Upon
them. Sometimes, too, he used the
same receptacle to hold daughter too
small to be overconversational. but
large enough to insistently demand
amusement. Dumped in among the
scraps, she would be happy for long
time, grooming to herself and tearing
bits of paper into smaller bits.
Not until the grooming stopped did
her father need to give her any further
attention, but silence was signal not
to be disregarded, for it meant that she
was, by no means fguratively, exercis-
ing her literary taste upon his l,test
discarded poem. Her opinion it was
never possible to extract: but the poem
it was-more or less chewed-am it
was removed from her mouth as rap
idly as possible, and the little lady sup
piled with some other plaything less
tempting or more digestible.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-12-19

also present 200 officers and soldiers
who had been at Port Arthur and who
were clad in their full dress uniforms
blazing with stars and decorations.
Gen. Stoessel alone was in civilian
attire, and this made him conspicuous.
He wore proudly around his neck the
Gordon of the military order of ST.
George, which was conferred upon him
by the emperor during the siege, and
on his breast was pinned the cross Of
George Ill, awarded the general for
conspicuous bravery in frontierfght-
ing.
This same coveted decoration was
worn by many of the witnesses and
spectators. Empty sleeves and crutch-
es, especially among the men who had
been at Port Arthur, showed that many
of them had seen hard service during
the war
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-12-19
Poverty Party.

For a Marcel wave there was a fine
Of 1 cent, and like sun was levied on
the wearer Of crimps, rsts, pompadours,
bracelets, necklaces or beads at "pov-
erty party" given recently at the Oak
land Presbyterian Church, Bouquet
street, near Wilmot, Pittsburg, under
the auspices Of the Christian Endeavor
Society. The party throughout was
unique In It's arrangements, but 1t
caused no end of fun and was also
profitable.
The girl who was brave enough to
sport diamond ring was fined 3 cents,
and a bouquet was paid for at the rate
OF 5 cents. Men were asked to come
in old clothes and flannel shirts.
billed" shirts and stand-up collars
were liable to a fine of cents, and
creases In trousers we're paid for at 9
cents per crease.
Extras in the matter Of love-making.
wearing perfume, flirting, spooning,
chewing gum, telling secrets or being
wall-fowers were paid for at the rate
of . cents for each oeense.