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The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-03

Miss Eloise Marshall, who has been visiting relatives in Mississippi. is here on a visit to her sister. Mrs. Will Ligous
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-03

W. G. Wolff of Montgomery spent Sunday in Selma.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-03
Social and Personal.

Mfr. Ben Bibb. who has been spend ing the past two weeks at Tate Spring, has returned home.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-03

strength of the militia in each State; but now the conditions have very greatly changed and in future 1t Is thought that the distribution of equip ments should be made on war strength basis for the best interests of the service. At present the plan gives only sufficient equipment for or e'anazations at the authorized peace footing; whereas. sufficient equipment is to be supplied to enable the Na- tional Guard organization, when war first becomes imminent, to recruit up with trained men from either the Na- tional Guard or the regular army, to full war strengh. This reserve equip ment is to be kept on hand either at the State arsenals or in the company armories, So that when the occasion able the organization to report at the point of rendezvous with full war strength. fully armed and equipped The failure to do this in the past has been one of the weaknesses of our sys- tenn, and 1t is said that the nicety with which it works out is demonstrated al every mobilization of the French and German reserves, and the plan Is in general use in Europe. Tn future, It is likely that the distribution to the States will be made upon a war basis and the extra equipment be required to be kept in the arsenals. ready for emergencies and then 1t is regarded as putting the National Guard on ai- most an equal footing with the regular army, as near as it can we'll be done.
 Personal Mention.
 Captain Frank H. Armstrong is at the head of the new company of the 3rd Regiment at Athens and 1t is said that be has the material in him to make a most excellent officer and that he will have a most efficient company. He now has the opportunity and results from his efforts will be watched with much interest.
 Captain Allen Crenshaw is at the head of the new company at Andalusia in the 2nd Regiment. He has a familiar and popular name in this section of Alabama and it is expected that he will keep up the reputation Of the name in the organization he com mands He is said to be equal to the place and good reports are expecfed from him.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-03

Miss Eioise Smith has returned home after a pleasant visit to friends in Carlowville.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-03

Mir. Watt Dudley of Benton is spend ing today here with friends.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-03

Mir. Harris Lewis has returned home after spending two weeks at Point Clear.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-03

Instructions Needed. The main weakness of the National Guard at this time is the lack of
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-03

Miss Louise Wilkins of Mobile Is ex- pected here tomorrow to visit her aunt, Mrs. Stuart.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-03

Mfr. Win Buck of Hamburg spent today here while en route to Thomas ton. Ala.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-03

Mr. Nat Waugh of Marion Junction is here today with friends.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-03

Mrs. PheIfrer of Demopo1is is in the city today.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-10-11
LOST AND FOUND,
Judge William GasIin
Victim Of PickpoCketS.
Loses PoCkeiboCk and Con-
tents al Union Station Portland,
But Receivers the Property Later
Minus the Cash.

Judge William Gaslin of Omaha,
N"b., who has been passing the sum
ln.r with relative: III thus city. left for
h"n!" "li train II Wednesday morning,
hut suffered the annoyance of having
his pocket picked While i'll the tnioil
station al Portland. the thief taking
his Yochctbooil containing Il small
amount Of e; Sh some railroad pa :;t.~
and ! MOI" for $4,000 On which 800 had
Icon paid. The loss WAS discovered
Wh!Ia Judge GaSlin Was on his WAY to
Iildcf"rd ana on reaching that city M
took tie next train fur Augusta. ;lrIiv-
ing in the afternoon.
Judge Gaslin was IL nave been met
il Boston by Il nie"t. Miss Lcta Has
k"ll. ana upon learning of the incident
referred to ;bove Will q. Haskell of
Thu, city tclcgraphcd her and learned
that III" po"ketbook and contents cX-
c"pt tho cash had been recovered. Miss
Haskell had been to the train on which
k'r uncle was expected and on inuuir-
inc for him the tra;nnen to!d her that
he mad Sturprd at Ritidrfnrd and ais,
gave her tic missing pock"tb"ok
which mad been found on the floor of
t'lt' t'Ftt WI: inc tillSl ilFt'i II It.
Judge tirSlin started enc" more ON
train l.: Yesterday morning and hoped
10 make the trim in safety.
", tuesdays Hiddcford Journal had
the following in relation /" the affair:
William Ga-lin. a man - years Of age.
or possibly older Gtl off IN" W"St!olmtl
train N the Eastern division station
this morning. AMI reported to Station
Agent g. F. Ferry mat h. had lost his
puckCibunK. all tho MONEY he had in it
and ! railroad ticket Whil" ciIaI"in'5
ears At III" Union station this morniEi,.
II" asked station Agent Berry 10 50"
what could il" done to aid him in 70
covering what he mad lest. Nj. Berry
notified The Portland polio" and gave
them all the particulars he could but
there is very littl" likelihood that the
polio" will be able to do anything in
their efforts to apprc bend the thief.
Mr.. Gaslin was Oh his way from .tu-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-10-11
UNIVERSITY OF MAINE.
Important Meeting Of Sophomore Glass
Is Held Thursday.

Orunr. Nc. oct. o.-(SpccaD.-
E.!.lt!>i.y uf Maine was held after
rha,.l service Thursday. President
to CONSIDER u.A;trrS concerning the De-
h.,in@ rtub ana tn" Athletic ASsocia-
tom joe t:"rrity announced that the
first meeting of the Debating club
would b,- held Friday evening. Man
agcr Johnson spoke Of the coming DC
bates. Tho first will be the annual de
bate between the Sophomores and
Freshmen. just before Thanksgiving.
The Sophomore. wil! next dcbat" with
tn" Sophonorrs of Colby College ana
shortly after the Varsity team will
meet the Varsity team Of Colby Man
agcr johnson expects to arrange sew
cr;il other debates for later in tn" year.
President Berry called on Captain
Brown. who has charge of the military
WorI,. ANA vino is also treasurer of the
Athletic Association. Captain Brown
reported that ii is the strongest wish
of the executive COMMITTEE" of the as
section and also of the faculty to plaC"
the financial side of the association in
such a condition during the coming
year. that by next Year the University
Will be able to support training tables
for all branches of athletics. John Ken
drigan. president of tn" Athletic AsS"-
citation spoke. after which it was vot-
ed that every member Of the Sophie
more class pay the regular athletic
dues on or before Nov. |.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-10-11
THE III" CT WINTER.
Inc Easiest Thing in the World to
overcome Them If Yo,, Know How.

~" season of the year has greater
,"'' " or NOR" acute ills than the
months from October to April
!, me winter bruises and sprains or
y" *Nrious colds that lead to pncu-
Ni'nla' can all be readily cured by
,"uF''Fic An"dyr". There is not
.'n'' IN tie Northern states that will
AV' get many times its value at tlis
S'"s"h from the Anodyrc.
',I'umatism, neuralgia, headaches
scrin,i t, aches and pains of every de-
curGI AN H are quickly and positively
cdv y J. lhiS valuable household rem
o,,icl., Even the sore chilhlains will
dvnn ny; !; disappear when Neuralgia Ano-
~ IS rubbed on.
do NO you rs" bottle Of Anodyne and
tb.r Nv" u think You have Cotton more
tn" the, e, 80 cts, value from it. take back
vii, nitty hotti" TO Your dealer. and he
rrnnr n;',und The money to YOU. and the
e. P'ts'"rS Tho Twitchnll Champlin
him u PORTLAND, Me, viii reimburse
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-10-11
CALVE LEAVES MAINE.
Goes to Montreal First and From There
Will Go 70 Boston.

Portland. Me, Oct. 10.-Mme. Emma
Calve. the French prima donna who
was given such ovations at the Maine
music festivals at Bangor and i'll this
city. left today for Montreal. where she
will begin her five-months' concert
tour Of the United States. She was ac-
companied by Nine. Renee Chemet-
Decrease and NJ Camille Decrease the
violinist and pianist Of her company
whose marriage recently was ANNOUNCE
ed. the party leaving in her special car
which was attached to the forenoon
train over the Grand Trunk Railway
From Montreal Nine. Calve will go To
Boston.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-10-11
Funeral of Horace 3. Smith.

The funeral If the late Ilorac" T.
Smith Mas held at 30 o'clock Thurs
dry afternoon from the residences at
No y North street Rev. Brian {. Rob
cr;s ui1icatcd. Intermcnt was i'll the
family lot in Riverside cemetery, East
side.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-10-11

Tho first case Of mistaken identity up
in tn" hunting regions y: tn" State
comes from Midway where horse WAS
shot anC killed Il short time ago by he
ing mistaken for a bear Chairman
Carleton of the Commission of Inland
Fisheries and Gam" has received Il let
ter from Game Warden f.. w. Ward
of Millnockct under date of oct. q. tell
ing of the incident. The Warden stated
The horse had been killed on the night
of Sept. %. and as he had heard that
4 party hunting With Il ''iack-liSht' had
done it he had been looking the matter
M with the result that on Wednesday
morning he had arrested one +. j. Den
net, of East Millnocket and took him
before Trial Justice G.. w. Stearns OF
Millirocllct. The man claimed that he
was not "Jacking." that he had a COM
mon latern and was going out to a cami
to work I'D some wood. When he got t.
the edge of the woods. he said, lie saw q
black object. and thinking that il might
be a bear he killed it and found it to he
a horse bennett agreed to pay Sl"' FOL
the horse. and As there was no proof
that he was "jaCking'' he was allowed
to go upon the payment of costs
amounting to 50.
Warden Ward also reported to tho
chairman that saturday or Sunday
some one had killed a calf moose or
Schoodic stream at East Miillnocket
He found the carcass and it proved t.
be that Of young COW. portion o.
it having been carried away.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-10-11

The members of the Nickery Whist
Club will be the guests of Mrs. FER
sis Martin this Afternoon at her hoiae
on state street. Lunch will he served
at o'clock ana the afternoon VIII ~"
devoted 10 the game.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-10-11

Mrs. William Howard Taft. wife Of
he Secretary of War. has many ac-
notably that Of music.
She is q graduate Of the tincinnH.i
conservatory of Music.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-10-11

DieWitts Carholizea Witch Haze, s,,vs
Soi Hoon for little burns and big burns,
Drms o.. .. E"nehliu. Augusta, Beano's
orus store, Gardiner.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-03

with their eyes.
Horace faded and dwindled to the view as
ne Whlzzed away down the slope, until sud.
denly he vanished from the sight of the
watchers in what appeared to be a cloud Of
smoke. o -
AT the point where the leader thus disap-
peared was steep pitch, as Billy knew, and
tney all anxlously awaited his appearance
er below. But Horace did not reappear.
AT the same point Weston Bryant vanish-
ed ef IN a like magical manner. One by one
the coasters sped on to this gulf of mystery,
and one by one they seemed to be gulped
the hill.
'I don't understand it at all" remarked
Billy, getting his barge ready for the plunge.
.,Oh. dear. I'm frightened!" cried Esther,
ing comrades.
Just then the surprise was relieved by one
visible item of the vanished procession. It
was Shadow. He had been the last to dis
appear. now he was dimly deserted some
what to the left of the vanishing point.
He was still whizzing downward, but the
his sled.
As the group gazed at him breathlessIy, he
and an rolled over and over, clutching wildly at
things unseen by the beholders. Finally he
shot out OF sight on his stomach. At the
same instant. his sled was observed frantic
aily sle"lng In the same general direction
as its master.
I'm off" shouted Billy.
And away. he doomed. amid lively chorus
of shrieks from the girls.
Billy Caswell had enjoyed no little expert
ence on steep coasts, but never before where
the steepness was so liberal, so wholesale as
here.
He soon found himself gasping for breath
in the rush of the current created by his
headlong speed.
He, dropped his head gripped the barge
stouty, held his steering foot hard ON the
crust, and kept wary eye out for hidden
boulders.
Before he had time to think about il. he
was right upon the point of mystery
The barge gave mighty bound and dived
with shrill swish into deep drift of light
snow. which boiled up and enveloped sled
and rider like an angry surge of the ocean.
Billy was blinded for the instant and near
~ choked. But he had no leisure to analyze
his sensations He set his teeth and chung
with grim desperation to his barge, which
semed to quver in every fibre of its sturdy
oak.
1t was an abrupt ravine or gully, about
twenty feet in width and packed with fine,
drifted snow, into which Billy had plunged.
The leap of the barge had carried it well up
the opposite bank of the ravine. and it now
CONTINUED ON FOLLOWING PAGE.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-03

Go ahead. then!" cried Laura, as the
three girls leaped from the barge and shook
themselves "Where you lead, we'll follow,
won't we, girls?"
Both Esther and Abby avowed this to be
their own intention. and the caravan began
its ascent forthwith.
This was no ordinary climb, you under
stand. In spots the hill was as steep as the
roof of house. The crust was, fortunately,
just enough influenced by the obliging sun
that smart foot-beat would make an impress
sion sufficient for hold.
Yet it was good solid work to Chamber up
that broad and rugged hillside, for rocks
were scattered here and there. and also r-
regular hollows and depressions
1t did not take many minutes of climbing
to tire out the languid and lazy members OF
the party, for even among school-boys and
schoolgirls there are always some of that
species.
But good dozen of the boys persevered
to the summit, of course including Horace
Stokes, Billy Caswell. Shadow Wheeler and
Weston Bryant. The others need not be
enumerated.
And the girls? Why, they were the fresh
est and gayest of the entire troop. Of course
they were; they had a mission, which was
to inspire the boys to a coasting dash such
dS Lney anu Olu IOWueTuOrn udu uSNSI Aho"h
before.
1t was glorious view from the crest, but
we need not stop to describe that.
The ice glazing of the first day had disap-
peared, but yet the possibilities of efficient
steering were small. One thing was COM
forting; the scattered boulders great and
little, upon the hillside were smoothly coat
ed over. There was little danger to be dread
ed from any chance collision with those OBJ
structions.
But it was an appalling descent, almost
sheer down in places, stretching away for
full mile, including the meadow at the base
of the hill.
The boys were searching eagerly for the
most practicable track for their experiment
The girls cast uneasy glances at each other,
and then turned to their boy comrades in
thrilling expectation
"Well who goes 6rst?" cried Shadow, with
grin which semed outlined with incredu-
II do" echoed back Horace Stokes.
At the word, he flung himself upon his
sled with the right foot, trailing behind as
rudder. and off he shot
Yes, he fairly few. Weston Bryant was
not far behind him, and then one by one,
at short intervals, the other boys Joined the
flying column, except Billy Caswell. Shadow
Wheeler's majestic form brought up the rear.
Billy and the girls followed them eagerly
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-03

"Powderhorn" to them, it was as if spark
had been touched to tinder, as we have just
observed.
Quite a sensation was created along the
route, as the destination of the boys became
What! coast down Powderhorn? Well, 1
never You must be crazy!"
This sort of derisive benediction greeted
Horace and his comrades from all sides. And
yet recruits began to fall in behind the
procession, for enthusiasm is always catch
ing" however impracticable the scheme in
view may appear.
Among these accessons were Ned Wheeler
or Shadow" as he was facetiously called
on account of the imposing rotdndity of his
peerson--and Billy Caswell, who hustled along
after the caravan, tugging a homely sled OF
most uncommon proportions.
This sled had been constructed originally
as a freight sledge for the transportation of
such small lumber as is used by builders in
the finishing of houses. 1t was about four
feet in length, and broad in proportion. 1t
had been originally equipped with an upright
stake at each corner, but these Billy had sawn
left side. This was $50 handy" Billy re
marked, "for a girl to hang to-"
1t may be properly inferred, from this fore
thought of Billy CaswelPs, that the Chelsea
girls were habituated to coasting. Such was
indeed the fact, and the capacity of Billy's
SiSN ioi o1OmihS 6ihiS hou iLouC hiih HuAsS
popular.
1t will not seem strange, therefore, that
the ranks of Horace Stokes expedition were
swelled before the village was fully traversed
by three merry young maidens- namely, Lau-
ra Winch, Esther Elder and Abby Lewis.
These adventurous girls needed little per
suasion to fall in. Perhaps the ambition to
scale old Powderhorn might have furnished
motive enough, but when the boys proposed
to haul them on Billy's stupendous, barge
like sledge, the girls gaily abandoned their
own dainty sleds in their parental door-yards,
and. curled up in state upon the broad, car
peted platform of the barge aforesaid the
festive company soon found itself at the foot
of old Powderhorn.
At this halting-place the boys held a con-
sultation. They were already putting like so
many steam tugs from the exertion of haul
ing the girls, with the train of empty sleds
dragging behind. One glance up the precipit-
GUS mountain flank which lay before them
was enough.
"Now, girls" said Billy Caswell, with some
hesitancy eve are delighted with your COM
pany, you know"
"Of course we are!" echoed Horace
Stokes and the rest of the chorus.
"Yes," continued Billy, uneasily, but
but"
"You mean we must haul ourselves the rest
of the way; supposew said Laura.
"Well, yes, that's it," responded spokes-
man Billy, greatly relieved in his mind.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-03
Copyright by James Elverson.)

CNH, l say fellows this is getting mon
IA otonous! Let's go somewhere
FN1lENI Thus spoke, somewhat weariy,
Vit&tdB Weston Bryant, as he halted mid
way of the modest little soplng
house-lot up which he was towing his sled.
"Go where?" asked one of his comrades.
Government Hill is too risky"
"Let's track it up to Powderhorn." exclaim-
ed Horace Stokes, with emphasis.
"Powderhorn?" echoed several boys OF the
coasters, with gasps of incredulity wv
"Yes," replied Horace" "Powderhorn Why
not? Come on, all Of you'll
Horace Stokes was boy of action. With,
out waiting for his words to cool, he whlrled
his sled about, bounced upon it with an ener-
getic leap, and SKINNED off down the portion
of the coast which had been reclimbed.
Example is infectious. Several of the
youngsters set out at once on Horace's track
with applauding whoops and howls. :,
OF course, all Chelsea boys understand
what "Powderhorn" means, though the gen
Grafton of today can have no precise idea
of what the grand old Massachusetts hill
was like many years ago, at the date OF
the incidents now to be narrated.
Two or three days before there had been a
heavy fall of snow, eight inches on the level,
with drifts of all sorts of depth and eccen-
tricity This had wound up with drenching
rain in the night and the sun peered out the
following morning over an unbounded ex-
panSe OF Ice, uaZZllng III lts WuiCchc9o anu
irresistible in its temptation to all juvenile
feet with the poetry of motion in them.
After two or three hours the crust was
ground up in the road centres by the horses
roofs, and the sleighs plowed bris<ly through
the burrows of newly-turned snow. But all
along the edges, and over plain and hill, the
ice veneering remained firm, so that the
skaters skinned unchecked from towns end
to towns end.
This wonderful winter surprise, SO crate
full to the skaters, brought its embarrass-
ments to the coasters. On even the most
modest slope the seds would dart madly
away, as if impeled by invisible and mys-
terious powers. and were quite beyond the
control of any ordinary method of steering
The steep hanks of Government Hill were
tantalizng enough during those two or three
days. Sleds were, for the most part, utterly
unmanageable on the descent, not to mention
the peris of the formidable fence at the foot
of the hill
day or two, and great was the fun and hilar-
ity, you may believe. But as for sleds, the
Youngsters were confined to gentle inclines,
often in inconvenient iocations-that is, in
convenient for passing seigh-riders and pc,
destrans, who were always in the way, and
usually growing at the coasters, besides.
So the boys became weary of their wayside
cnasting. and when Horace Stokes shouted
The newspaper., 1907-07-26
The Churches

FRIENDs-Sundny school 1000 a. m.
Preaching 1900 a m &. +, serv ice bi3" y.
m. Junior q. T.. $50 y. IN. Evening service
500 D. m. Prayer meeting "Wednesday
evening T.8o. business meeting first satur-
day In each month &c 300 p. in.
r. HowAnp BnowN, PASTOR
E-Prenehing ON sunday at 200 n. m.
and 500 D. m. sunday School az 1000 A.
m. Epworth League prayer meeting sunday
At 700 y. M. Prayer meeting each Ne'lne--
day nt $50 y. m kicuAitn NtNcHnT, fa-t"r-
FIHsTcoNGREGATIO Third
str,-et and North Fork avenue Preaching
service at I 100 a. n. and $500 p- m sun
day school 1000 o.. m. Christian EudcnNor
Hry. l.. ". wmrnEEGEH.
FIRST aAPTIST-Afrrt- each sunday nf
Roger fhrp.i. Snhheth school nt 1u.Ou. "a.
m. Preaching services az 1900 a. m. and
500 y. n. Prayer mesting every wednesday
evening g ~ SMITH i"rt"f-
CHRISTIAN cHuRCIi-EYery Lord'S Day
sunday school. iu a. m-. preaching ser
vice. ] n. m. aud $500 g. m, g = Prayer
Meeting. ESQ y. m. Mid-wrek PRAYER Meet
ing every Wednesday evening nt 500 elock.
Junior Hndenvur society sunday ESQ =. m.
The Ladies Aid society me-st- every second
= y;,siS.--aay at 900 O'Clock In the afternoon
!. X. HE-TEn. Pastor.