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The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-06-15
YOUTHFUL LOVERS.
Elope Via EufauIa--PersonaI News oi
 the City. '

Eufaula June 14--( Special )--Chief of Police J M. Huguley and family. Mrs. John Britt. Messrs Sam Barnes and Phil Pries. will form a pleasant party who will leave tomorrow morning for Cowikee Creek. about six miles north of the city, where they will spend ten days or more in camping. fishing and hunting and other sports.
 Miss Addfe Mcleod and Robert Adams. two youthful lovers from some where in the lower county. reached the city by private conveyance early yes- terday morning. and at once proceeded to Georgetown, Ga, where they were married after the Gretna Green way by Judge J. E. Dozier of that village. The groom's age was given at F and the bride at IA. and parental objeet- lon was assigned as cause of the elopement. st
 The first fully developed boil of cot ton in this section was exhibited here yesterday and was taken from a brag patch of Asa Williams about seven miles sotuh of the city
 L. F. Patterson and daughters. Mesdames .Griffin and Teller. and hts son-in-l Jaw, Theo Teller, spent yester- day in the city Mir. Patterson was a former resident, who has been living in Bnin bridge. Ga. for the past thirty years and who has not visited the home of his birth in a long period. His father was for a number of years chief of police of this city. His son-in- law, Mir. Teller. is. an attacbe of The Washington Post and his daughter. Mrs Grimm, also resides at the Na- tIon's Capital. The party drove across the country in Mfr. Patterson's els- gant auto touring car and were exr tended a warm reception by the friends of his younger years here.
 The citizens are assured some fne sport next week in series of ball games to be played on the diamond here The club has fast perfected and will make 1t Interesting for the vis- itors.
 Miss Fannie Shorter. of this city, will join within few days, a party of Lucy Cobb Institute girls, of Athens. Ga, who will make tour of Europe.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-06-15
CHANGE STREET CARS
MONTGOMERY TRACTION COMPANY
 MAKES NEW ROUTES.
CioverdaIe and Court Street Lines Con- Joined--Oak Park Cars Stopped at Square-Shuttle Car
 fo Deuof.

Orders changing schedules and routes of the cars of the Montgomery Trac- ton Company became effective yester- day morning. and 1t is believed that the mutations will make an improve ment in the service.
 The principal changes. are in tn rout : ing of the Cloverdaie and Court Street cars. which are operated through from Court Street line and back, and the employment of a shuttle car between Court Square and the Union Passen- ger Station, taking the place of% the Cloverdaie. Oak Park and Court Street cars on the run between the Square and the Station.
 The changes In the Court Street and Cioverdale lines affect probably the most patrons of the Traction Company. Cars on both routes formerly were op- erated to the Union Passenger Station; under the new system the lines are combined by a new switch at Court Square and neither of the cars will be operated to the depot. A hfteen-min- ute sch edule will be operated on the new route.
 Cars on the Oak Park line. which formerly were operated between the Union Passenger Station and the loop at the Country Club, beyond Oak Park, will now be routed as formerly. except that they will not be taken to the de- pot, but will go no farther west than Court Square. The schedule on Oak Park line will be improved.
 To supply the place of the cars which formerly were operated to the Union Passenger Station on the three lines. shuttle cars will be employed. They are to be operated between the Station and Court Square on good schedule.
 There will be no changes in the routes between Highland Avenue and Stone Street, South Jackson Street and Washington Park, and on the Belt Line. On the fast twclve-minnte schedule, win be. maintained.
 The Pickett Springs, Electric Park and Riverside lines will be operated as at present, except that there will De gradual improvements in the ser vice. e@s
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-06-15
PILE HoUsEs IN AFRIoA
Natives Living On Lake as in Prehis
 tnric TsiInnaa In awttxePIamd.

Natives Living On a Lake as in Prehls-
 toric Times in Switzerland.
 At Lake Nokoue, on the Guina coast In Africa, there are number of vii- laRes which resemble the prehistoric villages that stood on piles above the waters of the Swiss lakes. There are many scores of huts with gable ends and grass roofs lifted on piles to a height of about seven feet above the water. Rude verandas surround the huts. with fences along their outer edge to keep the babies from rolling Into the lake.
 scantiIy draped men and women at all hours of the day are floating in dugouts on the quiet waters engaged in fishing, their chief means Of livelihood. Poles instead of paddles are used to propel the canoes. for the water ts mo- where over five or six feet-in depth.
 A wide natural channel extends south ward from the lake to within 800 feet of the Atlantic. For some reason. years ago the whites on the coast de- cided to connect the channel with the sea. The results were disastrous to the poor lake dwellers.
 The tides brought floods of ocean wa ter into the lake. which became so salt that the natives could not drink the water and many of their cattle per- ished. The fresh water fish were very much surprised by the changed condi- tions and retreated up the Soo River, while sea fish found a new home in the lake.
 As no good was gained by this inno- vation, the connection between the sea and the lake was closed again. and al- though the lake Is still little brack ish the river fish have come back to their old haunts among the lake dwell ingA A few sea fish are still living in the lake. The change from saIinity to comparative freshness came about so gradually that they grew accustomed to the different conditions.
 The French have just been making a survey and map of the lake. All who have seen these lake dwellers in their homes agree that there is scarcely any aspect of human existence in Africa which Is so cheerless and uninvitins as that of these hundreds of people fioat- ing on the water or reposing on the rude platforms that support their huts.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-06-15
Personal.

Joe Brown, who has just defated Hoke Smith in the Georgia Guberna- torial primary. weighs but 95 pounds, while Smith tips the scales at 300.
 Former Lieutenant Governor Edward F. Jones, of "He Pays the Freight" fame celebrated the S0th anniversary of his birth on June 3. at his home in Binghampton, N. Y. General Jones was one of the first of the higher officers on the Union side in the civil war to come conspicuously before the public as he was colonel of the 6th Massa- chusetts Volunteers when that reRI- ment was fired on by mob in Baltt- more on April 19. 1881.
 Cornelius Vanderbilt recently said: The happiest time in my life was when | was wearing overalls In the Baldwin Locomotive Works, in Phila- delphia, one hot summer fey years ago, studying locomotive construction
 President Tucker. who is about to re- tire from Dartmouth College on ac- count of i'll health. will be succeeded by Congressman S. ". Mccall, an alum nus, of Winchester, Mass, if he will give up his seat in Congress.
 Charles A. Tallman, U. s. N. retir- ed, of. Richmond. Me, suggested the new arranfgement for the stars In the United States lag which became neces- sary with the admission of oklahoma and which will become enective on July
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-06-15
some wonders of New York c.sx.

some wonders of New York cisy. Success.
 Over 25o.oOo people work ct night.
 coney Island Is sometimes visited by 500, ,000 people day. There are 132 department storer. ern. ploying over 10000 people.
 The population is now 4.so0, ,00o. Lon don's population Is 500,0A0 more. but New York Is growing seven times as fast as the British metropolis. and should become the largest city in the world inside of ten years. The ponm- lation increases at the ratio of Ava to one. compared with the increase cg the rest of the country.
 There are l12 theatres and two grand opera houses, seating about 11o.oo0 neo- pie.
 The city contains 5000 lawyers ann actors, 5000 actresses. 5000 artinfs 4A <. 900 muisicians. f5.000 stenoRrabrer& 5000 salesmen and saleswonaen. sod farmers. i,e00 undertakers ana sSa ee. male harbers.
 No Wall Street Ia considered fha highest-priced property in the utsffst States. Several years ago # sofd fn, sIoO square foot and is assesesA hs inch <%%t The transient hotel population is a~ ured at 25o,oeo people day. Th~ K tel properties are valued at over aso ooo.ooo. yeS'
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-06-15
! coosA COUNTY TnEAsURER.
Primary Is Heid--Revival servfes in
 Goodwater.

Goodwater, June H. Especial. )-Fev H. W. Fancher, left here yesterday for his home in Montgomery Mir. Fancher had been here for two weeks assisting the pastor of the Baptist Church to hold revival netting. which has just closed with good results. Beside sew sral aecessions to the church. the mem bers have heen much revived. Mr. Eanchcr is an able preacher and his work here will long be rememberd.
 The baptismal services were con ducted by the pastor at o'clock.
 Quite a lot of "old vets" stoped or here this week to spend a day or two with old comrades whom they had not met for forty years.
 Yesterday passed one of the duietest primary elections that were ever held in coosa County It was a run on" between Ellis and White for County Treasurer. The beats heard from at this writing give White small ma jority. Ellis is the present Treasurer and led in the first primary. Conserv- attve men claim that 1t will take the officiai count to tell the result.
 A nice rain fell here last night which was needed. The crops in gem eral are In fine condition.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-06-15
HOPE FOR NIAGARA.
Canada VIII Cooperate in Saving the
 Falls from Destruction.


 Falls from Destruction.
 Cleveland Plain Dealer.
 The report of the International Wa terways Commission to the Canadian Parliament gives good hope that Ma gara Falls will be saved. The Ameri- cans, under the lead of Congresrnan Burton, have shown themselves inclin- ed to do their part toward preserving the natural beauty of the falls from further marring. The argument of the exploiters has been that without Cam adian cooperation, nothing effectual can be done; that the falls will be ruined, anyway, and that the dollars drained from the cataract will go into Canadian, instead of American, pockets. The report of the international com mission Is unanimous, both Americans and Canadians agreeing that the spoil ing must be stopped. and stopped at once. II remains for the ottowa law makers to take measure to cooperate with the American Congress
 One of the most dangerous incentives to Canadian enterprise at the falls has been the American market for Cana alan power. Even though power plants were prohibited on the American side, American manufacturers could make use of current transmitted from the Canadian powerhouses. A suggestion which has been before the interna- tional commission has been the prohib- ition of the exportation of electric power from Canada to the United States. The dispatches do not state the extent of the International com mission's recommendations on ttIs im- portant point but imply that the nnd-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-06-15
A RoosEvELT PoLrTIcrAN.
Runnlng a COnyention in . Fightinl
 as Way.


 Way.
 New York Sun.
 The Hon. Frank Harris Hitchcock is an ohio man. Let that be remem- bered. While inevitably overshadowed by his chAef.g he is recommended to the public by his gift of quick transferenee of allegiance, his ardor in turing dele gates, his tranquil spirit in inserting himself where he needs to be. his abso- lute partiality in questions of con- tested delegates, his zeal in obeying the orders of the only. man in the country who has to be obeyeds There Is talk about his brutality and so on. Mir. Hitchcock Is not conducting a tea room or rest cure cure. He is running a convention according to the specihcations of gentleman who loves exercise and had rather fght-h there's a good show of winning-than eat his words.
 Mir. Hitchcock has entered thoroughly into the fun and spirit of the game. The old codgers who pretend to pc vexed with him must be superannuated. He is an accomplished and thorough Roosevelt politician. and he will so far. as his readiness to goo too far shows.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-06-15
German NavnI Lengue

Danzig, June 1t.-vThe eighth annual convention of the, German Naval League opened bere today The pro- vincial president emphasized the gov ernment's wish that the League pre- serve an independent existence. It must express the wishes of the German people. not those of the government. A peror said that the League would fol- low unswervinE1y the leader, furnish ing a fleet which would be able 10 gather to the fatheriard that peace which 1t, needs Prince Zu ZaI Horst mar was reelected President
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-06-15
charge of the boat. swan to tn. land
MIMIC WARFARE.
Naval Attacks on New York, combatted .tf Rw Lana Uo~.~~


 D By Land Forces.
 New York June l4-New York win be in a state of war this week While three thousand regulars. a brigade of Massachusetts militia and a regiment and several troops of battery of the New York National Guards with the rules and rigors of mimic war on Pine Plains in Northern. New York, ships cIassed as foreign fleets will endeavor to capture New York City, which will be defended by regulars and New York Guards regiments of the coast artillery. Under the direction of regulars the state troops will essay. the task of operating the big defence guns in the four forts guarding the harbor ap- brooches which prpare them for the real work of war. If occasion should arise for actual service. The infinite war is expected to begin Wednesday and will continue for three days. Scout chips will guard the approaches to the harbor to give warning of the appearance of the enemy by discharge of bombs and rockets. Then the of the forts will be brought into play and once the enemy is within range the twelve-inch guns and the mortar. batteries will get into action.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-06-15
ooLoRADo DEMOCRATS.
Contesting Delegates to Denver Will
 Have Fight Today.

Glenwood Springs. Colo. June l4-- The real interest in the Democratic State convention. which convenes here tomorrow to select delegates to the National Convention at Denver centers in the fight of the contesting dele gates
 The adoption of iron clad resoiu- tions binding Colorado's delegation to vote for William Jennings Bryan for the Presidential nomination Is a fore gone conclusion. as no other name Is being mentioned fn-this regard.
 The Denver contest will be fought out in the credentials committee, ac- cording to State Chairman Milton smith, who together with a. majority of the committee, several months ago de- cided that the delegation supported by Mayor Speer, was regular and that for ner United States Senator Patterson's contingent was irregular
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-06-15
OLDEST PREsBYTERIAr CHURcH:
Huntsville ConxreEation Ceiehrates Its
 Nincfieth Anniversary

Huntsville. June i4.--(Special.)- )--The members of the First Presbyterian Church of this city are celebrating the ninetieth anniversary of the organiza- tion of their church. which enjoys the distinction of being the oldest Presby- terian church In Alabama. This church was organized June is. 1918. by Rev. Gideon Blackburn. preacher who or ganfzed several churches throughout this country. .ts,
 complete history of this congrega- ton from the date of organization un- til. the present time was read by Mfr. J J. Mayhew. ruling elder. today To- night Rev. John W. Stagg. pastor of the First Presbyterian Church of Bir- nlIngham, the orator of the occasion. delivered an address on Calvinlsm
 Ths anniversary has been made the occasion of a homecoming of old mem bers. A church reception will be held on Monday and Dr. Stagg will deliver another address.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-06-15
who,s Q Liarg

Portland oregonian.
 Elijah Gosgrove. of Quincy, H., vasrs ago he was fishing in one of the famous resort lakes of Indiana. when he dropped a s10 gold piece into the water and saw a pickerel swallow 1t. Since then he has hshed assidiously for the pickerei. and week ago last Sat- urday caught 1t Opening the fish. he found the original sI0 and sS.s9 in small change-being the interest that had accrued while the money was on Senoait in the fish. That story could he beaten by almost any of our Port land fellows who so a-fishing in the Trask River, or other of our coast streams and we know 1t.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-06-15
VICTIM OF WIZARDS
NEGRO LAD CoNFEssEs KIDNAP-
 PING WHITE GIRL.
ChiId Was Murdered for Purpose oi Using Blood of Her Heart to Cure old Negress ot
 Consumption.

Havana, June l4.--lns the town or Alaeranes. Province of Matanzas. Vic- tor Navarro, a negro lad, arrested on the charge of compiicity in the kid mapping of Louisa Valdez, white child. who recently disappeared from her home, has confessed that the girl was the victim of a band of Brujos. or negro wizards.
 He said that he and one of the wiz ards named Marin. who also has been arrested, entered the house and ab- ducted the girl, who was murdered for the purpose of using the blood or her heart to cure an old negress of con- sumption.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-06-15
Three 1Ten Ilrnsrnell.-

Pittsburg, Pa, June ll4.--fhree men
 were drowned in the Allegheny River today while crossing from Giasamere to Arnold :. short distance above the city.
 The dead are: Samuel Stetter. Frank Parise and -Giavonni Uzzi Nick Kline, a fourth passenger in the row boat
 ferry. objected to a muddy seat and in attempting to change, rocked the boat
 until 1t was overturned. Kline was
 rescued by boat sent out from shore. and Frindy Fry. a i4-yearsold lad in
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-06-15
TUCKrR FOR. MAYoR.
He VIII Run Against Colonel Winn in Demopolfs.

T V
 Demopolis. June 14.--(Speciai)-W. M. Tucker has made the announcement that he was candidate for Mayor of Demopolis.
 Mir. Tucker has been identified with the city government for a number of years He is a councilman and is also Mayor pro tenn.
 This makes two candidates in the field already, Colonel N. c. Winn for mally announced for the once just be- fore going away for the summer on the coast. It Is said that the present Incumbent, Hon. John NJ. Meriwether, will not stand for reelection. although he has not as yet made the announce ment.
 Captain IL. Dew, Chaudron. who has been in the city for the past two weeks examining the city books states that the present City Tax Collector. Lenard Cornish. is, a close collector and that he was surprised to Ind so few deltn- quents in the city.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-06-15
TOUCHED FOR sIe,ooo
weslthy Seattle Man Robbed of Big
 H0II t.t.

St. Paul. Minn., June 14.--H. c. Taylor of Seattle, was robbed of s1o.- 900 at the union station today while on his way home from Europe with his wife and daughter. As the party was about to aligbt from sleeping car on a Chicago and Northwestern train from Chicago Mfr. Taylor was jostied by two men in the narrow passage at the end of the car.
 One of the men reached inside Tay- lor's coat and grabbed a wallet con- taining money and securities. Taylor liable.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-06-15
Marquis. V. de Armijo Deaa.

Madrid. June l4--MarQuis Vaga de Armijo, former Premier and former President of the Chamber of Deputies. died here today. He was elected Pres ident of the Chamber of Deputies. Ocs tober 12. 1905. and in December. 1908. in succession to that of Morel y Predergast. which resigned. This he succeeded in doing, but his cabinet in turn resigned the following Ianuery as a result of dissenstons over the law of rAliRious associations.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-06-15
sTABREp IN HEART.

Fort Wayne, Ind. June 14--Just as d westbound Wabash passenger train was pulling into the city tonight, a spaniard who occupied a special coach with Italian immigrants bound for St. Louis, went insane and leaping into the aisle, plunged dagger in the heart of one of the Italians, fatally stabbing another, and painfully wounded a third. He then leaped through the car window and escaped.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-06-15
SUNDAY SCHOOL CONVENTION.
Delegates from All Over the World In Attendance.

International Sunday School conven- tion will be called to order at the Ar- nory Thursday morning with delegates from all over the world in attendance. About 2.500 delegates and more than tn rec times that number of visitors from a distance are expected.
 The preliminary meetings of subsidi- ary organizatoons will be in full swing by Tuesday. the most important of these being the International Inatitute. comprising in it's membership all of the prominent workers and teachers in the sunday-school field. The ses- sion of the institute will deal directly with advanced methods and problems of sabbath-scheeI pedagogy and at- tendance work.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-06-15
Ran on GamhlinR.

E.rviers. Belgium. Jnne l4-The courts here have put a ban on gam bling at the race track. The Paris mutual betting system has been con- damned as gambling in a recent case that came up before one of the courts for trial and the directors of q local race course was heavily fined. The de- cision has caused a sensation as 1t threatens the existence of racing in Belgium. An appeal will be taken at
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-06-15
SURVEY RIVER BED.

United States Engineers to Exnnaine
 Tennessee Muscle Shoals
 Huntsville, June i4-(S Especial. )---The first meeting of the special board of engineers appointed by Congress to make survey of tlaasibed of the Ten nessee river at Muscle Shoals with "a view of finding the best places for the location of dams proposed to be erect ed for the development of the power of Tuesday, e
 Congressman William Richardson, author of. the bill in Congress, proYid-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-06-15
SUNDAY IN PARKS
SPEND AFTERNOON IN
 9NEAR-C0UNTRY.v
Innocent Amusemenfs, Inclusive of Car Rides and Semi-Rustie Goodness, Attract Warm and Weary
 from the City.

!
 Sunday was park day: almost lark day. for hot weather in the parks was 90 different from the weather, within the town walls that people that got into the "near-country' felt quite sport i've in an innocuous, inexpensive sort of way.
 There were no expensive iar<s pro- vided at sauy of the parks; just woods and sky and water and music, ana neither cost anything more than the charge of the entrance fee implied Tn the 10 cents--one cime--that had to be maid to the conductor for the round trip, on the street car.
 Electric Park. which was opened formally" several weeks ago. anorded several diversions of sabbatical sort vesterday and they we're greatly en- joyed by the throngs of persons that went there. Electric Park. in fact. rather divided honors with Pickett Springs which had hitherto been the objective point of a majority of those who just dote on the country and go whenever they can go in q street car and sit on a bench. But Electric Park yesterday stepped to the front, prob ably because of the diversions.
 Not that Pickett Springs lost phes- tige. 1t lost only part of its patron. age Many seemed to think that if they could have the sky ana the water and so on at Electric Park and some other things. too. why they preferred Electric Park. that's all .Not that they love Pickett Springs less" 1t would be said on the tragic stage.
 Oak Park was very pleasant place, indeed. and many were quite content to spend the afternoon harmlessiy watching squirrels devote the best part of their lives to running up trees like cork screws or leaping from bough to. bough with the earnestness of a re- former. That was not very. exciting. 1t Is true. but 1t was very restful; and the champions of Oak Park, at the end or their outing yesterday evening. saw no reason to change their minds about their lovely grove.