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The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-10-22
Ancient and Honorable Circus
 ProUides NeU Form Of Amusement.

But it Is relief to have novelty. and that's what the combined shows givd.
 Everything an ordinary circus has, the combined shows have. Among those present were the usual grand en- try, equestrian acts, acrobats. aerial performances. plenty of clowns Jap and equilibrists of other nationali- ties. contortionists. high school horses and the races.
 All of these acts were of high-class and the big audiences did not fail to respond.
 One act that showed something new in skill, strength and daring that de- serves special mention, was the aerial ballet of the Three Alvos. These young women perforrl ai tlre rop of the can yass and do their dances and make three changes of costume suspended py their teeth. The act has much or beauty and grace despite the peril or the position of the performers.
 But the real, real thing was the trained animals. It is not difhcuit 10 train a beast of high intelligence, such as tfle dog, horse, monkey or elephant, but when trainers get results sucn as were exhibited yesterday out or lions tigers. leopards seals, etc, there IS certain sign of hard work ana con sistent endeavor.
 1t is needless to try to describe. You should have gone there. Prooaoiy you did.
 Two big audiences saw the perform ances at Capitol Heights.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-10-22

The Carl Hagenback and the Great Wallace Combined Shows gave Mont gomery patrons of the ancient and honorable form of amusement. called the circus, something entirely new along circus lines at two performances yesterday.
 The combined shows are the latest development of the aforesaid ancient and honorable amusement Just as the perepatetfc Italian with hand organ, monkey and dancing bear. developed into tn eancient one-ringed circus with one clown. two acrobats. one bare back rider. q mangy lion. and moth eaten elephant, SO that one-rinE circus developed into the immense affairs or the last two decades
 Then Hagenbaek sput out his great trained animal exhibition. It was something new and was one of the great features at the Chicago Worlds Fair Now the combined shows give a full -fiodged animal exhibition that adds to the performance by detractfng from the sameness of the circus and fur nishes an afternoon of pleasure to even the most blases
 A circus Is always enjoyable. When you 70 to a circus, you come in con tact with people. It is the most demo- cratic form of amusement America has. not even excepting baseball. And Tor that reason, if for none other. people flock annually to see circus. when they know that the new things will be in the decided minority.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-10-22
Council Says Socrates Snooks
 May Walk Streets Of Montgomery

Mir. Harrison's follower an apple. while Socrates was a-neating of the ap-pool as the fruit-peddlers pro. nounce 1t. the police officer thwacked him most cruel with the billy The blow knocked Socrates into the street
 Mr. Harrison immediately went 70 Mayor Teague. who told him the only recourse by which he might obtain immunity and impunity for Soc was to the City Council. Hence the petition' hence the orations
 Alderman Sullivan introduced the resolution in a touching address in which he told how wonderfully well trained Socrates is--and he is as well trained as any dog you ever saw-and what an ornament to any city such an intelligent citizen as Socrates Is. This address was followed by many briefer ones in which Alderman Sullivan was eomplimented for his sympathetic root ing in behalf of Socrates, Jockey and Jersey, the two latter being younger but quite precocious friends and fel- Iow-tribesmen of Socrates; Alderman Parrish wished 1t understood that his vote for the swiilinE Socrates did not indicate that he advocated the utiliza- tion of beer.
 So If you see Mir. Harrison and SOC rates, his big pig. and Jockey and Jer- sey, his little pigs. don't hit either one of them. The Council said they may all walk the streets.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-10-22
Amusenlents
Opeuing of The Majestic.

with marked success, the Majestic Theatre on Commerce street vas launched yesterday. The tasty Vauoe- vile house drew the crowds from the moment the doors were thrown open for the first performance at 4 o'clock yesterday through the third series or vaudeville skits last night
 With a circus in town and a gooo bill on the boards at an opposition playhouse, the management or the Majestic was highly pleased with the patronage of the Majestic's first try in the lighter theatrical field Of Mont gomery.
 It affords an entertaining vaudeville show. It employs an excellent orches- tra. It is brilliantly illuminated. It IS tastefully designed and artistically decorated. It contains the additional diversion of a penny arcade IL IS conveniently situated and comfortably furnished. These are the assets of the new play house.
 Being a vaudeville house, the Majes- tic has attempted something entirely new in Montgomery. Three perform ances are given daily--one matinee ana two night performances. Each Is ar ranged to last an hour and firteen minutes.
 Walking into the lobby of the Majes- tic from Commerce street. dazzling brilliancy meets the eye The ceiling. the walls and every nook and corner of the lobby are studded with electric bulbs of all sizes and shapes. In this lobby are arranged innumerable de- vices of the penny slot design. Here are found all of the little amusements of an arcade of this character. Proceeding through door on the Tar side of which are drawn portieres' the visitor Is within the main auditorium of the Majestic. Here also one Is at tracted by the brilliant illumination. A commensurate stage. with ample set tings, faces the long rows of comfort able seats.
 The first performance at the Majes- tic took place at o'clock yesterday afternoon. This matinee, which will be daily feature was attended by a large crowd. The next performance began at o'clock last evening and the last performance was started at S'SO o'clock. This gives one afternoon ana two night performances which, IL IS the | intention to continue.
 Best in yesterdays series Of ,vaude- vile turns. was farce presented py two clever people, Robert Rogers ana Louise Macintosh. The loving wire plays a huge joke on her tipsy husband
 to the amusement of the audience Tipsy husband sobers up enough 10
 realize that he has been trieked. He
 turns the tables and the result Is comi- | cal
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-10-22

Let Charlie Harrison and Socrates Shocks and Jockey and Jersey alone. Mir. Police" the Council said last night.
 The Council said 1t loud. with only one dissentient voice and with ever so many votes in it's favor. It was in regular resolution. offered by Alder man James !. Sullivan. by request, and was
 Be 1t resolved, by the City Council of Montgomery. That Charlie Harri- son may have three little pigs follow him about the streets"
 Ayes. 1s; nays. l." cried City Clerk Farley" and The resolution is adopt ed" cried Alderman Tait, who was then in the chair.
 It followed from a blow delivered Socrates Shocks, c. A. L. Harrison's trained pig. by a police officer yester- day morning. According to MT. liar rison, Socrates Shocks. who nearly al- ways follows him, was taking con- stitutional with him yesterday morn- ing. Socrates had just had his usual eye-opener>of q half-gallon of beer and was feeling fine and dandy, when the trouble came. Of course a woman was at the bot tom of 1t. She was out for a matuti- nal stroll, too, and she was followed by a man, instead of a pig. So she ad- mired Soc and made her follower give
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-10-22
COURT DECIDED
 IN HIS FAVOR.
Cooper Fought to Retain Formula
 Which Has Made a Fortune.

sL. T. Cooper. the man who believes that 90 per cent of ali i'll health of this generation is caused by stomach trouble, is fast winning a national faith in his. theory. His claim is now admitted bA surprising number of people throughout the country, and he Is gaining new adherents every day.
 While speaking of his success in a recent interview Mir. Cooper said. T believed ten years ago that any one who could produce a formula that would thoroughly regulate the stom- ach would have fortune. When got hold of this formula knew with in six months that I was right, and that my fortune was made. I called the medicine Cooper's New Discovery. although did not get up the formula. have owned 1t, however. for over three years. I have had one lawsuit over 1t, which I won In the courts
 When 1t was settled The Cooper Medi- cine Company became the only firm in the world that can prepare the medi- cine. The preparation has sold like wildfire wherever introduced. As I have said before. 1t is successful sim ply because, 1t puts the stomach in perfect shape. then nature fdoes the rest. There are any number of com plaints never before associated with stomach trouble that the medicine has alleviated in thousands of cases
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-10-22
TRACTION COMPANY
 WINS DAMAGE SUIT

verdict for the defendant was the result of the only case that went to trial yesterday in the civil division of the City Court. Jerry Reeves. a rail- way mall-clerk. lost his $5.0o0 damage suit against the Montgomery Traction Company.
 Reeves is a young man. He was in- jured last November at the intersection of Commerce and Bibb Streets While riding a United States mail wagon, the vehicle collided with a street car with the result that he was painfully hurt, the most serious injury being about the hips.
 The plaintiff. though, it was leiieved from the verdict. did not prove that the accident was due to the negligence dict for the defendant was rendered early last evening after a half hours deliberation.
 A judgment by consent for $500 was rendered in the case of Albert L. Will son against M. c. Stokes and others. This was a suit on an injunction bond. the proceedings growing out of the llti- gation in the courts over the affairs of the Alabama Central Railway.
 Other cases were disposed of as fol- lows:
 Bill Folks vs, Montgomery Traction Company. Judgment by consent for plaintiff for $250.
 W. D. Reynolds vs. Montgomery Traction Company. settled and dis missed.
 Robert W. Hadden vs. Montgomery Traction Company, settled and dis missed.
 Jurors empaneled for the week were as follows: J. R. Bailey, L. Johnston IT.. W, E. Soles, A. S. Neal, H. V. Carr, N. F. Stoddard. c. O. Sands. A. A Ross, w. J. Proctor. L. Misseldine,tG. D Garner, Percy Halse. J. E. Bartlett W. TtDees, J. W. Tullis.Jr.. W. P. Curry w. R. Watson, W. H. Maybin, w. H crusius, P. w. Carr. A. W. Blue, F. H Cobbs, H. H. McLemore and William Pullium. ...-.s -.-.
 Court adjourned to meet again at 1( o'clock this morning,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-10-22

Among statements obtained recently from users of this medicine that is .arousing such universal discussion Is one from Mrs. Emma Stanley, living in Chicago. at 713 washington Boule- yard. who said: Perhaps | had the most complicated case that MT Cooper had to deal with. was troubled for years with my stomach. consulted with doctors and took many patent medicine preparations without result. My stomach was in such a wretched shape that could not enjoy meal that I ate.
 T was very nervous. and could hardly sleep; I had a roaring In my ears and dancing spots before my eyes I felt very bad and weak Then there was a very sore spot at the pit of my stomach that nearly set me wild.
 T heard about the Cooper medicine and decided to try 1t. I used four bot ties. and the improvement in my case has been really wonderful. My nerves have been quieted, and am so much improved that feel like . new wo- man.
 .T cannot say too much for these wonderful remedies. for they have made me welt"
 We sell the Cooper medicines and consider them well worth a trial by any one afflicted with chronic stomach trouble and it's attendant diseases. --E. q. Fowler.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-10-22

Joe CarrolIs most valuable asset is the nimbleness of his lower extremi- ties. In his turn, he sings some and he spins out a yarn or two, but we had rather see Joe work his feet than do anything else.
 Caesar and Company put on the third speciality of the evening. This was bit of sieight of hand coupled with il- fusion. The trunk stunt. though 1t has been seen before, will always be in teresting and mystifying.
 At intervals, the Majestic orchestra rendered musical numbers. The per- formance closed with moving picture entertainment.
 The bill will be repeated at the Majestic today and tonight.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-10-22
TO HEAR INgUNcTIoN.

See Theato's Vaudeville BII Page Two. wre
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-10-22
Only Four Changes Made
 in City Officers.
TWO vETOEs ARE ovERRIDDEN
Majority and Minority Reports on
 Salaries of Officials.
Interesting Session of New City Fath- CTS Held--Busy and snappy, AL though Brief--Many Matters
 of Importance.

The announcement of the Mayors appointments. making four changes from the personnel of his last admin istration, the reception of majority and minority reports of the Salaries Com mittee, and the passage of two ordi- nances over the veto of the Mayor were features of the brief but busy meeting of the Council last night.
 Other matters transacted included the methods of bonding required for the oflce of City Treasurer and the an- nouncement by Chief Taylor of the ap- pointment of the same Captain and Sergeants and Secretary under him in the Police Department. The members of the force will not at present be an- nounced.
 The appointment of officers by the Mayor had of course been anticipated with most interest though those most interested. it is said, had already been informed of what would happen to thern.
 The only changes in the administra- tion by Mayor Teague were in the of fees of Superintendent of Streets where Superintendent S. l.. Smith succeeds H. c. Mckee; in the Sanitary Depart ment. where Jake Hinderer succeeds O. E. Courtney as fumigating officer, and H. B. Metcalf, formerly inspector of meats 2t tne SAA16htch houSSs iS oAAie- ted from the Department, his duties being assumed by M. H. Moore, who also assists City Chemist B. A. Tay- Tor in the inspection of milk; and in the Water Department where William Lucas succeeds Nick Jones as assist ant bookkeeper.
 Following is a copy of the Mayor s communication:
 .'ohice of the Mavar,
 Montgomery, Ala, Oct. q, 1907, ITO the Honorable City Council of
 Montgomery:
 aGentlenen--I beg to hand you be- \ low, for your information, a list of the appointments, made by me, for the en- suing term. Next attached is list of the appointments made by the Chief of Police, which meet with my approval: License Inspector. J. G. Cowan.
 Sanitary Inspector. Peyton Bibb.
 Chief Clerk Sanitary Department, D. W. Crosland
 Sanitary oficers, J. Baum and W. '. Maxwell. Flusher of Sewers, Dennis Madigan. Fumigating Officer, Jake Hinderer.
 Inspector of Meat, Milk, etc., M. H. Moore, at Slaughter House.
 Inspector of Meat. Milk. etc.. B. A. Tayior, City Chemist. at Laboratory.
 Chief of Fire Department, John F. Browder.
 Assistant Chief of Fire Department, E. ]. Gri11th. 'I '' City Electrician. B A. Blakey
 Market Clerk. H. D. Long.
 supetintendsnt of Water Works, Mc- D. Calm UT.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-10-22
aaThe Awakenlnw of MT. PIpp."

AmG AWAACAAM8 VA FAAAs T hPRs
 ''The Awakening of MT. Pipp" at the Montgomery Theatre last night was what the advertisements claimed for 1t; it was the '1atchkey of laughter and kept the audience in a roar from the rise of the curtain to the finale.
 There was a moral to the perform ance which was strikingly brought out in one of the most realistic morning after" scenes that has been presented on the local stage. The whole play is built around this scene. It is scene quite familiar to patrons of the vaude- vile on northern circuits, in which MT. Grapewin and Miss Chance have been made headliners on many of the vaude- vile bills. The scene gave to the principals the chance to leave the vaudeville for the legit
 MT Grapewin and Miss Chance have surrounded themselves with a cast which adds greatly to the show and a chorus which Is good to look upon.
 The story, what there is of 1t, is of Mir. Pipp, and the night he spent in the cafe having sworn off for year.
 The audience thought the perform ance would be of another character than what was developed. There was a trifle too much noise for the first two scenes of the act.
 However. in the second act, the audi ence was not disappointed. It was comedy, but comedy with moral. It was "the morning after" of MT. Pipp's night at the cafe Dore. And 1t was in this scene that the principals showed their ability.
 Others who assisted materially in
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-10-22
FOR WATER WORKS
REPORT SUBMITTED TO CITY FATHERS.
Net Earnings for Past Year Greater fThan a Year Ago-Recommen- datIOns for Improvements
 Go to Committee.

: The report of the Waterworks De- partment, submitted by Superintendent McD. Cain to Mayor Teagus was re- ceived by the Council last night with a short communication from the Mayor.
 The report makes an admirable showing for the Department Its net earnings for the fiscal year ended Sept. 20, 1907, were $1O.0l7.72, which is larger than the net earnings of the year immediately preceding. The cost of operation of the department was smaller by s44S.72. Detailed, the re- port showed total receipts, $50 .35O.l7; total disbursements. $70.2S2.45.
 The liabilities of the department are: Bonds at Ia per cent. SsOo.o .oOO .V0 Vouchers unpaid .......... 4,VSe'SS Net receipts. July l, 1893,
 to October 1. 1906 ........ lO7'S6e eo Net receipts, October 1, 1S06'
 to October 1, 1907 ........ 1O,OlI'Iz Cost of plant to date ...... SOS'Se1.4l Accounts uncollected, cash
 on hand matefial, etc.. BITE; eo
 'Superintendent Gains recommenda" lions upon the improvement of the wa terworks system were referred to Tn the communication with which Mayor TeaRue committed the report to the Council. They will be taken ID "y the Council at a later meeting.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-10-22

There is just one other sure way to be cured-painless, safe and in the privacy or your own home-it is Pyramid Pile Cure , We will mail trial package free to all who write. It will give you instant relief, show you the harmless. painless nature Of thls great remedy and start you well on the way TO- ward a perfect cure. = Then you can get a full-sized box from any druggist for 50 cents. and oIten one box cures. just as good. 1t is because he makes more money on the substitute. , rx
 Insist on having what you call for, The cure begins at once and continues raploiy until it is complete and permanent
 You can go right ahead with your work and be easy and comfortable all the time.
 It is well worth trying.
 Just send your name and address to Pyr- amid Drug Co. 95 Pyramid Building Mar shall, Mich, and receive free oy return mall the trial package in pialn WiaPpel' T.
 Thousands have been cured Tn tnis easy painless and inexpensive way, in the pri- vacy of the home.
 No knife and it's torture,
 No doctor and his bills.
 All druggists. 50 cents. Write today For Q free DaclAEA'
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-10-22
Date Fixed For Case of The Town of
 Effxuatrfck.

Fitzpatrick.
 Union Springs. Oct. 21--tSpecial)- The hearing of the injunction case of the flown of Fitzpatrick against the probate judge, the sheriff and other officers of Bullock county. to prevent the calling of an election on the pro- hibition question. has been set for November 2nd. before Chan cellor Gardner at Troy. The outcome of this hearing Is awaited with much interest.
 The Circuit Court convened here to- day The civil docket was taken up and will probably be disposed of this week The criminal docket. which is unusually heavy, will be taken up next week.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-10-22

the success of the performance, were Fred Wayne, as Muggy. a messenger, Tillie Sallinger as Mr. Pipp's mother in-law. and Almorah Halla. as Tessie' Tiptoe from the Frivolity Theatre.
 '"rhe Man of the Hour will be pre- scented this evening. io
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-05
BANDITS HOLD UP
OKLAHOMA TRAIN
ROBBERS STEAL PRECIOUS
CARGO
Armed Men Board Engine and at Point
Of Revolver overpower Crew
and Remove Valuable
Load of Coal
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald
GUTHRIE, Okla, Feb. 4.-One Of the
most daring holdups ever recorded in
the southwest occurred at Foraker to-
night when an armed party of desper-
ate men boarded a local train and at
the points of their revolvers compelled
the crew to surrender the valuable
cargo they were carrying.
Midland valley freight train No. 81
has just rounded a curve outside the
limits of Foraker when a band of
armed miners, twenty strong, boarded
the slowly moving engine and with
cooked revolvers made the trainmen
bring the engine to a halt.
While some covered the crew with
their guns others clambered into the
tender and without ceremony loaded
four wagons full of precious coal. The
town had been without fuel for several
weeks and the situation had reached
such a serious point that drastic meas
ures seemed necessary.
The train crew, their fuel exhausted,
could do nothing, and they put their
switch and settled down for twenty
four hour rest, the first they had en-
joyed for forty-eight hours.
No. Ga will be outlawed, because it
will be twenty-four hours late, but as
coal cannot be procured from any
quarter the crew will have to wait It'll
! the regular 64 comes through torTor-
row night. When the second train
comes in the outlawed cars will borrow
sufficient coal to come back to Guthrie,
when they will come in as an extra.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-05
STORM Loss IS
MANY THOUSANDS
Ravages Of the EIements on the Coast
Cause Heavy Damage to
Bridges and Tie Up
Railroads
BY Associated Press.

By Associated Press.
UKIAH, Cal, Feb. 4.-The present
storm has done thousands of dollars
worth of damage to bridges and roads.
The large bridge which had just been
completed by the Atlantic, Gulf e. Pa
cific company went out, as we'll as the
new Pieta bridge. At Mendocino the
lumber company's boom broke and
nearly thousand logs rushed toward
the ocean taking a big river bridge
with them and cutting off travel to the
coast. All three of these bridges went
out last year and had just been re-
placed.
The county road between this city
and Bonneville, and from Gualala to
Westport, is in an impossible condi-
ton. All of this road was damaged
by earthquake last year and when the
heavy rain started it slid out. Num-
bers of small bridges have also gone
out. The railroad trestle in Redwood
valley is partly out and the track is
blocked by the large slide at Summit,
and communication with the northern
part of the county Is cut off. All the
railroad from Willis to Sherwood is in
bad shape, as the trestles are out and
the tracks are covered with slides.
The Fort Bragg railroad from Alpine
to Fort Bragg is completely demol-
ished and it will also take several
weeks to repair it.