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The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-11-13
ADJUSTMENTS. The Grand.
 Tonight,
GILMAN HEARTs.

Human Hearts, the 'idyl" of the Arkansas Hills. comes to The Grand tonight. Like Shore Acres, and the Old Homestead. time only increases The prattle of an innocent child. the tears of an old blind mother, the strong love of assimple country girl, the truth of a half-wit, the love of an old time negro. the, passion of an adxenttiress and the tender memory Of a dead mother of the past of the Governor of Arltansas .are ali cIeverly intermingled by the deft hand of the author of this absorbing tale s1fs fhe Arkansas Hills. To the lovers of good play, none will appeal more strongly that Human Hearts." Seats now on sale.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-11-13
$4.0o NET WAISTS FRI-
 DAY $2.29.

Ecru and white net waists. Lace trimmed yoke and blouse three-quarter length sleeves. Shown in three excellent mod eIs. $4.O0 value Friday spe. cial .. ...'' pZ'%7
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-11-13
WASHINGTON AVE.
 STORE.

The Washington Ave. Store now contains the boys department. the mems section and the corset and underwear section. On the second floor are the carpet and drapery sec. ton.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-11-13
Read every Friday bargain
BOYS. scHooL SHOES FRIpAY sl.4s.

Boys box calf and donsolA butcher. Nish soEd sols $I.75 these husky shoes for husky little chaps Friday pe cal =. ...s.'.s .....f ..ssss .'-s.s..pl.T1 [ $500 MAN-TAMoRED SUITS FRIDAY $te.50.s
 Positively the greratest values for the money have ever offered The number is limited and want you to come down early Friday before the display is depleted $z5OO values, FrIday .es'.s'. '..' '.' .@lO.9U ~ $500. NET WAISTS FRIDAY SPECIAL $3.70-
 limited number of handsome ecru and white lace waists made over china silk. Elegantly trimmed all have short seeves To close the lot quick offer them at $3.70 $t2.5o TAN COVERT COATS FRIDAY $e50.
 Women and Misses 32-inch length English Covert Coats satin lined EpIess models. Button trimmed. exceienty tailored and very chic. Real $l2.50 value Friday pe- cial ..., .... '.... ..s'.''' ''''''.s''%o.1V
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-11-13
KNOWLES
Tremendous selling will result from these clearance sales
REMNANTS REMNANTS

REMNANTSI REMNANTSI
 Remnants of Percale, Madras. Gingham. suihns. outing. and ticking. All marked at act- ual cost. Friday special one-third below cost 25c FRENCH CINGHANAS, FRIDAY 1 SPECIAL l5c
 Mercerized French Ginghams in checks. and plaids. in blue. black. white. and tan. 25c value Friday special ........ ......l5c
 I5c PERCALES FRIDAY Sc.
 Percales. shirting. madras and ginghams. in
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-11-13

assorted patterns. Worth 10 l-2c. Special Friday ... - Sc 10c GINCHAMS FRIDAY 8 I-3c.
 New and pretty patterns of l0ci Cinghams. Friday special .. 8 l-3c' 2oc ARNOLD SCOTCH CLOTH
 l2 l-2c.
 Arnold Scotch cloth. in pIaids. and stripes. B inch ginshams. selling regr l8c and 20c. Friday special. ..... 20c WHITE DIMITY FRIDAY 1 Beautiful white dimity for shirt wa sorted stripes. Worth regularly l6c ar Friday special .........,..,....
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-11-13
l2 l-2e RIBBON FRI-
 DAY Sc.

AnOOther lot of bargains in ribbons in various shades and widths. Sold regularly at 10 and l2 l-2c Friday special Sc
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-11-13
Pictorial Patterns

We have the very popular Pictorial Pat terms on sale at 10 and 5 cents. None higher. All seams allowed We also take orders for the Pictorial Review. ..
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have the cooperation of his wife. If ne
wishes TO attain the full height due his
capabilities. and the wife who does not
put personal feelings aside fer this most
sacred duty has failed to grasp her great
est opportunity. To be ambitious To do
this. Is. think. the highest praise which
woman may receive.
Mrs Newberry has many times been
described as one of the most attractive
women in Washington society. Though
the term is frequently used. 1t seldom
has the significance which il possesses In
this case She has been abundantly IA
vored by fate and perhaps the fact that
she is perfectly happy woman has been
added 10 a natural amiabllity. Her home
is in the heart of aristocratic Washing
ton, in 16th street adjacent 10 Scott Circle,
and formerly noted in social annals as
the residence of Representative George
F. Huff of Pennsylvania The house is
admirably adapted for large entertain
ments, and will be ideal for the throngs
which resort to cabinet homes during the
official receptions. It IS thoroughly
equipped, filled with rare paintings and
Virtu and some superb family portraits.
Mrs. Newberry is the daughter of the
late Gen. Alfred c. Barnes, the veteran
publisher of New York city. and she has
the fine collection of curjos which her
parents gathered during many tours in
foreign countries. The East Indies worries
are equiSite. as are the numerous minia-
lures of celebrated orient beauties
Miss Carol Newbery, the only daugh-
ter Of the Secretary and Mrs. Newberry,
resembles her mother in many important
ways. She is more prone TO serious pur-
suits than TO devoting her time to Vanity
Fair. Miss Newberry is also very fond
of music and is still pursuing musical
studies There are twin sons in the New
berry home, Barnes and Phelps New
berry home Barnes and Phelps New
land. Apart from the interest which at
taches 10 all cabinet homes, Mrs New
berry has the honor OF having one of the
three maidens who will make up the cJb-
net set of girls in her household. The
daughters OF the Postmaster General. tile
Misses Meyer. complete this circle Her
entertainments will he varied. for Miss
Newberry will be among the number ct
a year ago buds who viii share all the
festivities planned to honor Miss Ethel
Roosevelt. including the ball at the White
House December IS.
Copyright, 1908, by Margaret b. DowninsJ
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to their last resting place many miles
away from the banks of the peaceful
Shenandoah and the dreamy little town
he immortalized by his fanaticism in the
cause of abolition
BY reason of the geogra phical situation
and proximity to both the Federal capital
a Washington and that Of the Con
fedacy at Richmond HaIpers Ferry and
the adjacent country figured prominently
I'm the maneuvers OF both armies. Union
troops first entered the village July 4.
ISL and both armies We're constantly
pickering their forces on the heights SIR
rounding the town and pouring voley
after volley across the valley below. ON
September IL. 1S6o, Gems 'Stonewall
Jackson and \. T. Hill captured 13so
Union soldiers under Gen Miles. Gen.
Jackson then left and crossed into Mary
land where he reinforced Gen. Lee for
the battle of .Antietam. which was fought
on the 18th OF the same month The
Baltimore and Ohio railroad suffered
great damage at the hands OF both ar
mics through the war aad in numerous
places the road was entirely destroyed for
miles. You see said Mr.. Higgins re-
ferrius TO this. the railroad was lha
through its western connections the ma
jority of the Union forces from Ohio, In
diana, Illinois. Wisconsin,. etc were
transported 10 Washington This the
ConfederateS tried To prevent by destroy
ing the rCSd, and I saw them at different
times heating the rails over fires male
of ties and twisting them around teic-
graph poles
Pat Higgins remained in the employ
of the road continually from 1852 until
his retirement April L. 1897. He is now
enjoying the comforts of a coy hcme ut
Sandy Hook, but can be seen almost daily
at Harpers Ferry walking the platform ot
the unpretentious little station. whistling
Il tune OF ante-bellum DAYS, haking
hands with passengers on the rear OF an
express train and reminiscing of the daNS
when ali wasn't quiet along the Poto-
mac.
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regular fall and winter revolution. ex-
changing a licorce- coored ruler for one
with complexion like a yellow clarinet
that would match the now golden oak dim
ing room furniture in the president
palace better. The Gar of Russia
was not pestcred much by life insurance
agents. and tho King of Spain had lis
photograph taken several times, showing
that he is still wearing the lower jaw
quite some distance from the rest OF
his face. Turkey got new constitution.
but after intense suffering was reported
convalescent at last accounts. In India
upwards OF two millions OF infuriated
Parsees and 1indoos and other scots got
all ready to revolt, but something came
up. a white policeman | think ii Was. and
they lurredly dispersed To their rcspcc-
tive homes and hid under the bed. Eng
land arranged TO enlarge her navy and
Germany took steps TO reduce her kat-
SER The French remained at peace with
everybody except each other and their
gay capital was filled all summer with
New York society people who wouldn't
have been there if il hadn't been for
South Dakota amending the divorce laws.
Sioux Falls loss was Paris gain.
Sweden exported the customary shipments
of parlor matches servant girls, fish and
fat ianitors. and Switzerland continued
inland throughout the entire twelve
months.
Yes sir, taking her all around, Larry.
she was good. sound, safe and reliable
year. and | don't mind speaking a KIM
word for her even ut this late day.
..D'ye look for much excitement in
Nineteen Nine" asked the House Detec-
tive.
We'll. Teddy's going To Africa and
that ought to help some said the Hotel
Clerk.
p wonder will lie miss Loeb much?
said the House DETECTIVE.
Il shouldn't thing So said the Hotel
Clerk ANY time he should pine for
Loeb he can get practically the same
results by shooting one OF those secretary
birds "
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NASA PERFECT Y Good YEAR
c2D- THE F1OTFL OF EKK5

informing all whom it might concern that
while nineteen-eisht had broken some OF
our most cherished glassware and had
occasionally scorched the steak, on the
whole she had given reasonable satisfac-
ton, and we were parting from her with
more or less regret. \ good many things
that thought were going to happen
in 1905 didn't happen and quite a num-
Der of things that we didn't expect AT all
were constantly occurring from day TO
day. such as presidential messages and
aimony suits in the Gould family. But
that sort of thing has been more or less
common with most of her recent prede-
cessors. So / guess nobody can kick.
1T was a good year for divorce stats
ties. night riding, liars (see Roosevelt's
public utterances), campaign contribu-
tons and the outlook Magazine, and 4
poor year for democrats. musical COM
edies. Kaiser Wilhelm and people formerly
in the habit of carrying on a correspond
ence with Mr.. Archbold of No. o6 Broad
way. New York city. AS regards the Taft
family. things broke even on the whole.
William II. bringing home the goods in
Il neat bundle. but Charles =. being left
with painful cavity in the bank roll
and the nerve exposed. despite which
the Ohio senatorshp continues to remain
some distance remote, and refuses TO
come whnnyng to the pasture bars. al
though frequently called to in a kind
and winning tone of voice.
Early in the spring several thousand
persons started out with a certain syS-
TEN for beating Wall street. and the
frosts of autumn found some Of then,
connected with the city dock department
in the scow-trmmnS branch at SD
per day, while others We're occupying
points of vantage on the benches of our
public squares and parks and engaged
in the culture of fringe on the pants.
An unprecedentedly large number Of
flying machines were built and at least
two of them flew. also an .unprecedentedll'
large number. Many improvements were
noted in automobiles, but none in the
chauffeurs. \ new cocktail. called the
fire and flames cocktail, was invented,
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Interesting survivor OF those stirring ante
beIuIn days is Patrick Higgins. who for
more than forty years watched the Balti-
more and Ohio railroad bridge at the
Ferry, was on duty at the time of the at
tack, and. so far be learned. is the
only living acquaintance of Browns. Mr..
Higgins record as Il railroad maa ante
dates the civil war and WAS begun on the
Baltimore and Ohio in 1853, Just five
months after the railroad had opened tho
first trunk line in the country from Balti-
more To Wheeling. on the Ohio river, and
Whcn-aS he expressed 1.-THE father of
American development. the railroad, was
an infant" Well may lie be termed d rail-
road man Of the old school for since
starting in his lifcs work, more than fit y
years ago, he has seen many conditions of
railroadinS and improved methods OF
operation. His first cmploymen with the
Baltimore ana ONO was a trackman
the first division. between Baltimore
and Martinsburg, ". Va, and he was
later made a Waterman on the Harpers
Ferry bridge, where he remained through
out the war.
Mr. Higgins considers that no one
agency so served To improve railroad con-
ditions of the early days as the telegraph
Ii is rather amusing to listen TO him tell
OF the construction OF the line through,
Harpers Ferry. 1T was in 1854 that the
wires were strung through here" said
he. and when | asked a lineman the us,.
10 be made of the poles they were plant
ing, and they told me that ii was the
telegraph. which would enable officials in
their Offices at Baltimore to keep I'm touch
with train movement out on the road. I
really thought the man was crazy. You
see. before that tim. train schedules
called for certain meeting points along
the line. and If upon arrival OF a train the
one going in opposite direction had not
made its appearance. the rules required
the first train To wait an hour. and allow
five minutes for possible variation %
watches before proceeding.
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OLD RA1LROADER WHO WAS AN EYEWITNESS Oh

And in those days. continued Mr.. Uie-
gins. for man to be a railroad man
meant that he could endure countless
hardships. There were no cabooses and
other present-day accommodations for the
crews, our pay was much less and there
was no overtime then such as is allowed
the trainmen of today. Why, ] remember
well making trip from Martinsburg to
Baltimore when ] was out on the road
twenty-five and three quarter hours and
received for my days work s173 The cars
III those DAYS were of smaller capacity
thah our present ones, and on each train
was carried a house car. In which were
the extra lamps. You see the roadbed
WASH as smooth as our twentieth-cen-
Jury seventy hour right of wav
ana the Jolting Of the trains would cxtin-
SuIsh the lights and markers
OWING to his varied railroad duties Mr.
higgins was closely identified with the
thiliiinS events of the wartime history
of this quaint little mountain town and
although at present retired from active
duty he Is as hale and hearty as a young
man of one-third his years his memory
Is as retentve d schoolboy's and he de-
lights in reminiscing OF bygone days when
John Brown and his abolitionist followers
were melting outbreaks of violence among
the negroes of the vicinity.
Yes l knew John Brown very WE'LL
said NJ. Higgins, when recently referring
to the event that will forever brand Har-
pers Ferry as the spark that enkindled the
greatest contiagration of modern times.
but IL will be getting considerably ahead
of my story to refer to him as John
Brown. About the middle of March. 1858,
man giving his name as John Smith
Capt. John Smith-came to Harpers Ferry
and procured boarding accommoda tons
over at Sandy Hook. l was at that time
employed as Waterman on the old
wooden bridge at the Ferry and boarded
also in Sandy Hook, few doors from
Capt Smith Naturally | got to see a
good bit of the captain and he told me
he was prospector who had come to
Harpers Ferry i'll the hope of discovering
valuable minerals in the surrounding
mountains. lie used TO carry a pick with
him and would frequently take long
strolls, and ] remember upon two different
occasions that he showed me manganese
which he claimed to have obtained here
and also some silver. which he likewise
said he found in the vicinity.
"Of course. people Of the locality were
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people of that class fear. they hear that
the disease IS to be treated and the pa
tent will probably get well. The public
has no idea how deeply that idea strikes
in among the poor. They watch develop
mentS. They lie in wait for the nurse
and they begin to ask about the treat
ment and to tell that some member OF
their family has little cough. / believe
that IN treating one patient in a. poor
neighborhood we educate twenty others.
and in this manner we save many in
cipient cases of consumption. AS often
as our engagements will permit. our circle
meets and hears reports from the doctor
and the nurse. and every member gives a
little time weekly to visiting a few OF the
patients. Think what such an organiza-
ton in every church in every city in the
United States would mean-that is, in
every parish and every city where such
work is needed IT takes but little time
and such a trife of financial aid when
the results are considered
Mrs. Newberry takes just as intelligent
an interest in the labors Of the patriotic
societies she does in the practical as
sociatiens to aid the poor. She has been
member of the national board of the
Daughters of the American Revolution
representing the state of Michigan, for the
credit that her time Is fairly well filled
she has faithfully attended every meet
ing. In addition to this she accomplished
much committee work and she has been
of the interchangeable hostesses dur
ing the annual continental congresses.
1T was not surprising that her valuable
work should have attracted the attention
of the leaders of the Daughters or that
she has been so prominently mentioned
as the successor of Mrs. Donald Nc
Lean when that lady deinquishes the
high Office of pre- sident general. on April
~, 1869. But Mrs NeWber1'y is not
DESTROYS of assuming such responsible
position Though Mrs. Mclean made this
Il personal request and promised all her
influence in securing her election, and
in this the Daughters of Michigan offered
their unanimous Endorsement. still Mrs.
Newberry could not be tempted.
II feel the honor and appreciate it
fully, but | find that with added social
duties and many other obligations along
many lines I could not give the time
which such a position demands. | am
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very much interested in Capt. Smiths
pretended discovery, and he said he in
tended opening some mines. Later lie
rented the Kennedy farm. over on the
Antietam road about six miles from Harp
ers Ferry, and said it his aim to
start at once on his mining venture.
Shortly after moving into the Kennedy
property lie bought horse and small
wagon. and pretty soon Capt Smith be-
gan Tcceiving-almost daily-noXeS from
the depot. explaining that it WAS mining
machinery. But from the length OF those
mysterious boxes I have since come to
believe that they contained the rifles. re-
volvcrS. etc, which he aftcrward used in
his attack on the arsenal. This went on
for some time and OF course, the resi-
dents suspected nothing to he wrong.
But as I have said. | was employed
watching the bridge. and before great
while, and during the summer. number
of strangers came over the bridge and in
uured from me whether l knew where a
John Smith lived in the neiShborhood
and to direct them there. These men
usually came at intervals of about week.
always alone and. as l later learned.
were the men who comprised Capt.
Smiths following in his attack on the
arsenal. Historians have repeatedly writ
ten that the instruction was created by
negroes. but this is entirely incorrect. and
there were not more than three negroes in
the party. / personally saw the men
who made the attack and, with one or
two executions recognized every man.
Employed with me in watching the old
railroad bridge here at the Ferry was a
man named William Williams, and we
relieved each other at sE-hour intervals.
The railroad then had a time clock on the
bridge, such as in use in the large offices
today. and we were required to register
every thirty minutes On Sunday night,
October IT, 1859. / remember It well. L
was due to report at midnight. but VIII
liams and myself never quarreled with
each other IL one happened TO be a few
minutes late On this night / arrived at
the bridge al exactly 12:2o. and was sur
prsed to find that Williams wasn't there
and had not registered on the clock since
100 | Immediately started back across
the bridge In search of him, and ac-
costed on my way by two armed stran-
gers, this being the first intination | had
of the siege. l was commanded by the
men 10 halt, but, not being familiar
with military life, didn't obey. After my
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HAYWARD Sheppard whom he had freed
some time before and employed around
the station, and Sheppard slept in the
building. After making my escape from
the bridge I awol>e Sheppard and told
him What had taken place. l discovered
that bullet had slightly grazed my head,
but proceeded to Williams house to see
if he had returned home. Mrs. Williams
told nc he had not. 50 not wanting 10
frishten her l said l had just come over
TO see him about my lantern
About this time the western express
WAS due from Cincinnati, so ! returned
to the station. She time that
night. ! remember well. and reached the
Ferry AT 1:oS- The conductor in charge of
her was Jake Phillips. and I cautioned
him not to cross the bridge with his train
rs ii had been hesieged and such action
would he dangerous. Jake was large
and powerful mail-a typical rairoader of
the tlmc--Who didn't know the meaning of
the word fear He took his lantern and
started over toward the bridge, asking
me to join him. While I was terribly
scared l didn't want to be a coward, so
went with him. We were fired at by tie
abolitionists, though I am convinced they
merely wanted to scare US. \ man carry
Ing lantern makes an excellent target
for those so skilled in the use of fire.
arms. but the raiders commanded rs 10
advance no farther. saying they wanted
liberty. and that it was only some nepro,,s
fighting for freedom
Together Conductor Phillips and n,vsaIf
returned to the station and shortly after
ward Hayward Sheppard. the negro. ven
tured out and was rnortally wounded. In
the meantime u farmer 10y the name of
Gist and his sons, vino had been attending
a religious meeting and were returning
home by way of the bridge were taken pris
oners, the sons held and the father dis
patched by Capt. Smith to tell Philiins
TO proceed with the train The message
was 10 the effect that the idea was not 10
modest the railroad or delay the United
States mail. Still Phillips refused to
move his train during the night. and it
WAS not until after o'clock Monday
morning. when Capt. Smith himself had
come and assured Phillips that no harm
would befall the train that it resumed its
journey cast.
THE abolitionists held the arsenal all day
Monday. the 18th of October continued
Mr. Higgins. and kept the village in n
state of terror. Aolday afternoon the