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The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-03

tarily. as bent down to examine them.
 Whoever had done the work had done It we'll. tried as gently as I could to unrevel the knots: but failing. drew the knife from its sheath at my side to cut them. As I did so she drew in her breath quickly with a shudder. I think she saw the traces of blood upon it.
 Have no fear" murmured. T will not harm you"
 severed first the cord which bound her legs and then that which held her arms. The hemp had deeply indented the fair skin and the efforts she had made to release herself had lacerated it. She did not notice the hurts, but kept her eyes fixed steadily on mine. as if l were some wild beast whom she hoped to hold fin check by the power os her gaze E When I had done the task stepped back few paees and stood by the little table on which I had placed the lamp. 8&kF She tried to rise: but the rush of the released blood through the arteries en . feebled her. so that she could not stand. As she fell back on the bed. I stepped forward again to offer my help: but she shrank from me: and again mo- ticed the look of horror and fear and ioathing.
 You need not fear me" said reas- suringly. Then a thought occurred to me. laid the knife on the bed, "I have no other weapon" declared. This act had more effect than my words. She picked u9 the knife and placed 1t well out of my reach: and then set to work to restore her circu- lation.
 stood In considerable hesitation what to do next and was backing to the door tol leave her alone, when she turned to me.
 why have you done this?-
 You are in trouble. why should not do it?''
 Why do you speak to me in English: {: You have some purpose. What Is it?'
 My only wish now is to help you Can I do anything further? You have only to speak and I will do all I can ."
 She could stand up now and she rose, keepisg the bed between us, and faced me.
 You are Beppo serrano: scarcely an hour ago you helped to bring me by force to this room and yourself bound me with these" and she pointed to the cords on the bed. Why do you release me now?"
 DO you mean that have ever seen you before7"
 The question seemed to anger her. Do you seek to fool me with such q question:" she cried Indignantly. DO you think lie, or am mad?"
 The word recalled my former fears for my own sanity.
 Tt is who must have been mad" replied, with a shudder. 'I have new CT seen you until this moment.''
 She laughed scornfu1ly. .'So this your pretence. is it7 This is meaning of your English speech. know you too well for such a|trick to serve you. What is your object? You have some further villainy to perpetrate." The words were hotly spoken; and with a sudden start she laughed even more angrily before and cried: T think I understand, You mean me to kill my self with this" and her fingers closed around the haft of the dagger.
 God forbid" I exclaimed earnestly q have no such thought. Test me as you will. Let me help you"
 (COnfinued TOm0rrow.)
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-03
PHEASANT WEATHER WILL
 CONTINUE, BUT NOT FOR LONG
Predicted Isain Came No Further south
 T'han Tennessee Line.

While nine cases out of ten in the conditions on which the weather bu- reau predicted rain for Sunday, would have fulfilled the predictions Montgom- erians were more than pleased that the rain did not come to Montgomery and vicinity on. Sunday or yesterday nor will 1t for some days yet.
 The rain which the city should have received on Sunday morning and dur ing yesterday. went d trffie, to the north Of this section. and was reported rain and enough og it to make things look dreary in both places. It didn't get this far South, however. although yesterday was cloudy part of the time, and partly cluody the rest of the time.
 These clouds may remain through today, although rain Is not looked for in this Vicinity for some days. Tn ere win be no decided change in this tenn perature either. While the tnermome- ter will show a slight lowering this morning, it will not be enough to no- tice unless you look carefully at the mercury tube.
 This slightly lower temperature ex- pected will be caused by downfall of cool air from an area of moderately high barometer central yesterday morning over the Missouri valley and moving slowly in southeastern direc- ton. The weather conditions are gem erally unsettled in the far west at present. so the pleasant weather can not be expected to continue for q very long time.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-03
FALKNER NOTIFIES BOARD
 HE WILL BRING $5,OOO SUIT
Claims To Have Been Injured By Fall
 From Bridge.

Claims To Have Been Injured By Fall
 From Bridge.
 All of the members of the BoarA of Revenue were present at the regular weekly meeting, but there was little done with the exception of authorizing the county engineer to make survey looking toward the letting of a con tract for the building of short road near Hog Creek. and also from La Pine on the Rocky Mount road.
 Through his attorneys. J. W. Talk ner notified the board that he was in- jured on a defective bridge over the Allen Mill Creek on December Is. and that he would start suit for $5.O00 damages. He alleges that his left arm and shoulder was injured, and other bruises were inflicted upon his person by his accident on the bridge. The matter was referred to the county att torney for investigation.
 West. Stegall Grain and Commission Dealers were awarded the contract for the feeding of the county teams for the coming month. This contract is let by the month, and occupies that attention of the board at it's fret meet ing during the month.
 After the passing of many small routine business, an executive session was held for short while. During this time the building of more county roads was discussed very informally and no action taken.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-03
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 r4ore then. could we have met WnA. AHA tss. thrown us together l hah {, !. ~~r,1teefion. Could he be anotner ..<.*,,,, ,F fha fnlscraants who had struck '. ' ;sz~,,e was this one of New fofk :. ,.,< .s.,.,s,r ,,t. aans. of which had heard .,.rs<, rnuorse Had been in reality out of my mind and kept in. close cohnns. fn>nf by these wretches. ana hau snes brought this dead man 70 tn ac- <.<,,,,,f for his death7 Was 1t to be iaid It my door. as the act ot man uh accountable for his acfss ,..
 <sox.id if indeed be possible that ih ,&x rnania had slain him2
 i rnne from beside him with my brain fin a whiri and staggered paek ln.o a chair. looking heipiessty apnul ns. \ fonrhf against the damning thoush. 4haf his blood might be on my head and tried to reason. The man naa been 1eifiad with \ dagger thrust that was eIenr. I had found the weapon by my a{st> on recovering my senses; anu i haa the empty sheath In my belt.
 fefched the knife and tried Y 1t wauld it the sheath. and to my innn- itcf horror discovered that U oiv. ans agony Of that moment was beyond xgorsx. 1t was proof that my worst fears were too well grounded.
 I was murderer
 ra,,aht with the frenzy of despair fa recall something of the circum- stances under which the deed had been done. But in vain. With the return of my reason. all recollection of what had parsed during the period of my rsadness had gone. l was sane enough now. indeed, and realized that no one would believe had been mad when l done this fearaome thing. As sane man I should be held responsible for th&f dead of madness: and death would be the penalty.
 1f was beyond my power to prove my innocence. Apathy seized upon me then. I would make no effort to escape. would face the consequences, let them be what they might.
 sat by the side of my victim dumb founded by the sense of overwhelming calamity and waited almost as if the power to move and attempt to save my self had left me
 The stiffness of the death watch was opnrassIve. awezome intoIerabIe A prey to morbid forecasts of the fate in store for me. I began to long for khe coming of those who would drag me away to trial and punishment; saw
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-03
BOTTLE OF OIL CAUSES AN
 EXCITING DEPARTMENT RUN
But the BIaEe Was Was Put Out With
 Little Damage.

A fire in pr. W. H. Tuttle's office on Dexter avenue yesterday about p. m.. brought out the fire department for a sensational run through Court Square, and for a few minutes traffic on the street was held up. The blaze proved to be very insignificant and was extinguished before the engines arrived on the scene.
 The fire was caused by the over turning of a bottle of oil in close prox- Unity to a small gas jet which pr. Futile used in his dental operations, and was put out with little difficulty.
 large crowd, attracted by the presence of the fire engines, collected in front of the building. By many 1t was thought that a false alarm had been sent in. HaclImen and street vendors on the. Square had several mar row escapes from collisions with the englneG
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-03
COURTS BUSY DAY
SEVEN CASES OCCUPIED ATTEN-
 TfON OF COURT.
CaHey Case Game Up oniy To Be Post poned Until Next Friday.
 Coons Was Acuuit-

Seven cases occupied the attention of the City Court yesterday morning and afternoon. Most of them, with the exception of the cases against Dr. Frank CaffeyAwere comparatively triv- ial. George Coons. the white man picked up in North Montgomery some weeks ago by the deputy sheriffs on the charge of vasrancy. was acquitted by the jury.
 The case against Eldridge Timore, the negro accused of shooting super intendent Auerbach of the Alabama Chemical Company, plead guilty to the charge of assault to murder and was given five years in the peniIentIary upon agreement between Solicitor Dent and attorneys for the defense : On the charge of carrying concealed weapons the negro also plead guilty and was fined 260..
 Frank Crum, a negro, plead guilty to the charge. of false pretenses ana was fined s1o by the jury. Wesley Frazier, a negro. accused or the thett of set of harness from Stcughs sta bie on Lee street. was also fined.
 The four cases agalnst pr. Frank Caffey, the negfo physician. three of which are for malpractice and the fourth for receiving stolen property, were postponed until Friday morning. The cases were postponed on account of the indfsposition of the court ste- nographer who was not present yes terday to give previous testimony tak- en in the court.
 The juries for the coming week are:
 Jury No. 1.-F. c. cleghorn, T.. W. Hannon. A. J. Lamar. Alva Fitzpat- rick, W. S. Yougene, William Allen. Jack Powell. A. F. Duncan. M. E. Perry. c. c. Borg. W. A. shaffer, and R. l.. Crowell.
 Jury No. 2.-W. L.. Blackh J. P. Martin, T. A. Watts, R. M. Cook, P. H. Deckard, R. F. Karr, M. P. Can non. D. K walliford, J c. Supple, J. P. wescott. M. B. Graham and W. E. Fillmore.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-03

Chicago March 2.--The Record Herald today says: Miss Franc King snorth. an artists model. was led blind folded into room filled with cadavers yesterday and was protographed for a picture to be entitled Asleep With the Dead"
 She tainted when the bandage was re- moved and her eyes opened on the grewsome, grinning hulks of human forms that surrounded her. Her col- lapse was followed by mysteries In which she screamed and struggled to free herself from what seemed to her a living tomb. until she fell Tn an un-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-03
Death Of Professer Nelson.

News of the death of Professor Henry Loomis Nelson in New York on Satur- day has an interest for Montgomery. Captain James Williams. Montgomery officer of the regular army married q daughter of Professor Nelson. He city.
 Professor Nelson held a chair in Williams College at the time of his death He had a wide reputation as thinker and a writer. He was at one time editor of .Harpers Weekly He held positive views and they were vigorously expressed.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-03
Girl Had Picture Made
 With Dead, Then Painted.

conscious heap on the floor of the an- atomical laboratory.
 For bours after her experience she was in precarious condition at the home of physician. whence she was removed following the scene created as the result of an effort to obtain a protograph that would eclipse all the imaginative horrors conceived by art.
 Miss Kingsnorth previously had nerved herself to waltz with an arti- culated skeleton. and to pose with the same bony remnant oi a departed per sonality upon her lap and several pic lures were taken.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-03
CHATTER IT. Mgsi<n.

had never seen. never even cor. ceived' fafrer picture of beauty. awed and terror-held. than that which the girl presented as she stared wide-eyed at me. mass of rich. golden hair. dishev- elled in lovely confusion. clustered about T broad forehead now scored with lines of alarm straight eyebrows. dark in hue drawn almost together over deeply dashed large eyes of the color of the Mediterranean on a clord- less days a nose as exquisiteiy shaped as that of Greek goddess. the nostrfls dilated. as the strenuous breath came quickly through the chiseiied lips slightly parted and revealing a row of white and even teeth.
 For the momentI stood gazing at her incapable of speech. The enigma of her presence in such place and at such a time amazed me.
 We looked thus far space at one another in silence; she fear filled: I, lost in sheer bewiiderment. Then with low cry of unnlistable horror she breathed once more her prayer to the Virgin for help, and buried her face in the pillow. q
 Her movement and the intense earn estness of her prayer broke the spell which had held me. She spoke in Ital- ian; but although spoke the language tS AS1utiy ,aS my oWus ! replieo In Eng Hsh.'
 You are in great trouble, but will help you.t am friend ,"
 At the sound of my voice she started and looked up at me again. Intense surprise was now mingled with the ter TOT in her eyes.
 You are Beppo Serrano." she mur- mured. after seconds pause.
 Why she should call me by this name did not of course understand: but I did not stop then to ask, The first thing 10 do was to loose her bonds and moved te the bedside.
 Let me unfasten the cords which bind you--h I can. that is." said.
 Again her reply filled her with as- tonishment. You tied them yourself. and should know how toyloosen them." q tied themr I exclaimed involun-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-03

the grim procession of events: my ar Test. examination. my trial, the Jeers which my story would produce: my conviction, and lastly the end--a shame fui death in the chair.
 Ihen, all suddenly che oppressive sil- ence was broken. Not as had antici- pateq, by the coming or the police. but the house. 1 =
 I rose, trembling and shivering. so snaken were my nerves: and as I stood for help
 l staggered to door at the farther end Of the room and thrust it oDen. To my left hand was a narrow staircase. heturning for the lamp. I passed m the rfckety stairway to a room ahove.
 Who cailsy' I asked, as thrust inc aoor open and entered the room. hold ing the lamp high above my head.
 Ahotner cry was the response this time low and fear-filIed.
 It came from 2 girl lying bound on the pallet bed o' her sreu to
 Her face was toward me-the most DeautHul face had ever seen In my hie-and as l made to approach the ped she shrank from me, her large lustrous deep blue eyes filled with horror. and vet another cry of fear broke From her lips as if she recor- nized me. -Beppo Serranof Holy Mother protect me!s
 At the words I halted abruptly and stood staring at her. spellbound in sur- pflses admration and bewiIderment.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-03
BANKRUPT SALE

Property belonging to H. A. CuIIberg bankrupt will ke sold at auction noOn Wednesday March 9th at stable on WashIngton, street, Montgomery, AlR- bama. Horses, Harmess, wagons, iroa safe, desk, etc.
 George stuart, Receiver.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-03

E B.. Joseph. chairman; S. D. Well. assistant chairman. H. c. Davidson, A.. M. Kennedy. N. Lobman, Jacques Loeb and John W. Tuliis.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-03
TO DISCUSS PLANS.

Way and Means Conmlttee To Meet At
 COmmereaal Club.
 The Way and Means Committee of the Commercial Club will meet We'd nesday afternoon at o'clock ip the club rooms. The purpose of the meet ing Is to discuss plans for the better ment of Montgomery.
 The membership of the committee is
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-03

The Commissioners of Agxacultura and succeasfuI farmers everywhere en- dOFse eur acid phasphates sad Day break Fertilizers. Marks q Gayle. if
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-03
MY LOST SELF
m m nE mH m M m ~ an rTsn
B. A. ". MARcHMONT

cs.,rsas As'A.r " n-ssAna.s
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-03

Mr. Bryan was the recipient of about all the complimentary adjectives the Wisconsin Democratic Convention had in stock,-Dallas News.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-03
LENTEN SERVICES.

Program For the Week at the Holy
 Comforter. Rev. Stewart McQueen, of the Church of the Holy Comforter makes the fol- lowing encouragement of the services arranged for that church during the week:
 Wednesday, II a. m.-Morning Prayer and sermon.
 8 p. m.--Evening prayer and sermon. address.
 Friday, 8 p. m.--Evening prayer and sermon.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-03

Wnkng time is past ' It's important mission has been accomplished It has acquainted the pubic with the genuine goodness oE KeEOgg's Toasted Com Flakes
 It has hmEarized everybody with the package and the new name KenOgg'a Now the dimes are rolling in Everybody who tried this most delicious of al breakfast foods wants more. This the nvaIiabe result of the first taste.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-07-09
new YORK BANK
men IN..SESSION
Hearst News Service. /,

Watertown, N. Y, July9.-Members
of the New York State Bankers AS
ISOLATION, the wealthiest and most in
fluential organization of its kind in the
country are gathered today at the
Hotel Fontenance, Thousand Islands,
st. Lawrence River, for the annual
convention. The speakers on the three
day program include Alexander Gil
bert, president of the New York Clear
ing House Association; Job E. Hedges
and w. H. McElroy, of New York;
Joseph T. Talbot, of Chicago, and Jas.
A. Emery, whose topic will be 1.-THE
Banker and Glass Legislation" In
view of the recent legislation affect
ing banks and trust companies, the
discussion is expected to be of an in.
teresting nature.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-07-09
PANAMA ELECTIONS
TAKE PLACE sunday

caustically remarks, with a covert
threat:
"On election day, God forbid there
may pass in Panama something
which, like the explosion of the Maine
in Cuba, may serve as cause so
that all of us remain epmeshed in the
common conflagration, for is it not
true that the Americans are today in
the world the heralds of purity of
suffrage, and that solely through love
of this purity do they come to break
lances in a foreign land, whilst in
their own country the recollection
that ballot boxes full of ballots were
thrown into the muddy waters of the
Mississippi still remain fresh?
I'VE desire pure elections. We
want a President to be he who has
obtained the greatest number of votes
at the polls, but we do not accept the
present Intervention, because we
consider it unconstitutional, incon.
venient and dangerous"
The Obaldia party, on the other
hand, welcomes the supervision OF
the election by the United States
authorities. The Press, a supporter
of General Obaldia, declares that the
discomfort of the Arias supporters is
! due to the fear that the Intervention
of the "big stick" will prevent the
carrying out of their plans for steal
ing the election.
Fear is expressed in some quarters
that present peaceful appearances are
deceptive and that the malcontents
will yet succeed in arousing the PEG
pie to a widespread revolt that will
give Uncle Sans marines plenty to
do in coping with the situation.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-07-09
NEWSPAPER BITTER
AGAINST AMERICANS
Intimates That United States Activity
in Panama Is From Selfish Motives
and Fears Repetition of Maine
Incident.
Hearst News Service.

Panama, July 9-As the presidential
campaign in Panama draws to a close,
charges and counter charges of graft
and corruption are being made by the
leaders of the two factions and the eX-
element among the people is reaching
a high pitch. The election will be
held Sunday. All present appearances
point to the success of General ]. D.
de Obaldia, whose party was success
full in the recent municipal elections.
Obaldia is the opposition candidate to
the government party, which is sup
porting DR.. Ricardo Arias, President
Amabor's minister of foreign affairs,
for president. Obaldia declares that
wholesale graft has marked Amador's
administration and that it is the pur-
pose of Arais to perpetuate such a
regime. Hundreds of American ma
rines are patrolling the canal zone.
to protect the property of the United
States government. but no serious
trouble is anticipated. 1t is alleged
by Obaldia that the government
party, frightened by the result of the
municipal elections, is making prepa-
rations for wholesale ballot box stuff
fing.
The organs of the Arais party are
very bitter against the United States
government for its Intervention in
Panamas political contest, and the
Star and Herald, in an editorial said
to be inspired by President Amador
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-07-09
COAL famine
TOBE AVOIDED
Retail Coal Dealers Meet in Min.
neapolis to Discuss Means
to This End.
Hearst News Service.

Minneapolis, Mimi, July 9.-Methods
of preventing the annual fuel famine
which obtains in the Northwest every
winter, leaving suffering, privation
and death in its wake, are under dis
cussion at the convention opened here
today by the Northwestern Retail Coal
Dealers Association. Dealers are here
from Minnesota, Montana, the Dakotas,
Wisconsin and Manitoba, and for three
days will give almost their undivided
attention to the difficult matter of out
lining system of fuel supply for the
coming winter.
One of the questions to be given con-
siderable discussion is that referring
to summer freight rates. 1t has been
the desire of the association to have
the railroads copcede certain points
in the way of summer rates that will
enable the dealers to ship coal at re-
duced rates to all Northwestern
points early in the summer.
If the roads can be persuaded to
grant special rate for the three sum-
mer months, the companies will be
able to get the coal to the. Northwest
ern points at cost that will allow
them to sell the fuel at greatly reduced
prices, hoping thereby to get the con
sumers to buy coal early in the year
and avoid the congestion which in
evitably brings on the coal famine in
the late winter.
The matter was taken up last year
but little success was met with. but
with the working of the Interstate
Commerce commission and specia
committee from the association. it II
believed the roads will concede somt
points to the association.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-07-09
AUTOMOBILES
CARRY MAILS
Hearst News Service.

Washington, July 9.-In the near fu-
ture mail may be collected in the
larger cities of the United States by
automobiles. Assistant Postmaster
General Brandfield announces that the
department has under consideration a
proposition from Detroit companv to
furnish automobiles of the 5000 pack.
age cart pattern, to collect the mails
instead OF wagons and foot collectors
now used. If the automobiles can be
got without increasing the cost of mail
collection they will be accepted.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-07-09
ChamberIain's Collie, Cholera and hi.
arrhoea Remedy Would Have
Saved Him $4,000.

In 1902 had a very severe attack
10 diarrhoea,' says r. N. Farrar of Cat
Island, La. For several weeks was
unable to do anything. On March 18.
1907, l had similar attack, and took
Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera and Di-
arrhoea Remedy which gave me
prompt relief. 1 consider it one of the
best medicines of its kind in the world,
ana mad | used it in 1902 believe It
would have saved me a hundred dol.
lar Doctors bill" Sold by HAYS &
Field and Yellow Pine Pharmacy.