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The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-04
MINING RESCUE TESTS.
Demonstration Made FeF Delegates Aa.
 mennhIn Al EiffnhnrE.

fDGM0A@tF&EA0M MN0e NoF UGte&@teA AHS
 sembled At RastahurE.
 Ptttsburg, Dec, 3--Coal operators, mine owners. engineers. practical min CTS. scientists and national and state officials. ali here for the meeting of the American Congress this afternoon participated in the formal dedication of the Federal governments lahora- tory and testing station recently es- abolished in this city.
 A series of tests in an artificial mine. in which conditions of real mines are reproduced so far as possible. showing the results from various ex- plosives and from so-oalIed safety agencies. was the most interesting feature of the ceremony.
 Secretary of the Interior James B. Garfield efficiatsd. There were ad- dresses by John Mitchell and by opera tors and others. all commenting the purposes and achievements of the test ing station.
 The first test was with safety pow. der, fire clay and biturninous coal dust, the latter placed on shelves represent ing lodges in real mines. The powder was ignited for the blast and did not explode the dust.
 There wak terrific explosion auP- ing the fourth test when 1.1 pounds of black powder and twenty pounds of roast dust (actual mine duEtl was used The recotI was strong and the flames covered the full length of the artificial mine. The test proved the combination to be exceedingly danger ous.
 At this point experts of the station appeared wearing the DraeRer oxygen apparatus including metal and glass hoods. chemical chamber and air bag, designed to render breathing normal or nearly so. while the operator is sur rounded by the most deadly gas and vapors. The nfenA hurried into the gal lery still filled with the fumes of the explosion and apparently were not af- fected by any of the gases
 The device is designed principally for rescue work and was used with good results at Marianna.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-04

was the enactment of the anti-raes track gambling law of New York.
 A statement in the report that Gov ernor Hughes. . charter member of the executive board of the national fedora ton of churches. sounded a clarion note and gave the splendid leadership under which the forces of righteous ness rallied to his support and secured the victory that is now world famous provoked an outburst of applause from all over the hall.
 The report also expressed a belief that the Federal council is called to fulfill a mission of inspirationel aid and guidance in the movement to cor relate, unify and consolidate the re- ligious forces of the Republic.
 pr. Sanford was elected correspond ing secretary of the council for the present session.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-04
GEORGE PFEIFER DIES
 SUDDENLY IN PENSACOLA

Pensacola. Fla. Dec. 3---(Speciall-- George Pfeifer. one of the old and highly respected residents of Pensa- cola. died suddenly to night while seat ed ih a chair on the CemmandaHcia wharf Death was due to apopiexy.
 He is survived by large number of relatives. some of whom are in Mobile and Montgomery, he having married ia the latter city.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-04
REMAINS oF. MRS. sfINTYRE.
Laia te Rest tn Oakwood CeWetery Tn Large Presence.

Lnrme RreDenee.
 The funeral services of the late Mrs. Mary McIntyre, one of Montgomery's oldest and most respected residents. who died at her residence. s2s South MeDonough Street. Wednesday morn ing. were held at St. Peters Catholic Church, Thursday afternoon at 3 o'clock. Rev Father Dennis Savage rector of St, Peters Church, paid a handsome tribute to the deceased.
 Testifying to the high regard in which Mrs Mcintyre was held. the au- titorium of the church in which the services were held. was filled to its ca- pacity with friends and relatives. who had assembled there to pay their last respectis to the woman who was loved by all who knew her.
 The altar in the historic church was a mass of beautiful noral designs and the caslket containing the remains was covered with rich floral offerings.
 The following gentlemen acted as pall-bearers: Hugh Gallagher. R. Tyler Ter Goodwyn. A. H, McNeil, ". A. Gum ter, IT., John Kohn, F. M. Trimble, J. Robinson and Hunt crossiand.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-04
CRIME IN DURHAM. REygteri0ua Murder of Engineer Bnfaes
 Police.

Raleigh. N. G., Dec. s.--The police authorities of Durham are bafiied. and the city is excited over a recent series of crimes which reached It's climax ear- Iv today in the assassination of En- gineer J. A. Holt of the Southern Rail- way, who was shot to death while in the cab of his engine In the suburbs of that city.
 No cause-has been assigned for the deed and no clue has been found to the murder. Holt was shot in the back and died half an hour afterwards.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-04
 No 2Gss.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
0W rTRnr MnnTfNfn.

OF FIRST MEETING. In the District Court of the United GtaRam For the Middle District oe Aiabama--In Bankruptcy. = In the matter of saH Rice. dolnw busiueaw as Montgomery Wooaen Ware Co. Bank Yupt. Post Ofsice Montgomery, County Montgomery, Alabama
 The aforesaid party having been adsude. e1 bsnkrupt. under the Act of Congress entitled sAa Act te MsfAbllnh a Uniform Nystem of Hnnkruptay Thxnughauf fha United states approved July 1sl lsss a meeting of the creditors e9 said Hanirups Az called af the office of tha unasrsiwned Referee. ia the unstea states Court Hossss. Montgomery, Atahema on ths 18th day of December next. at 70 o.cioek A. M.. to ok TruAtee. and Baen sfhmp maatsrs a are necessary ana raQnirs6 kg thn Act ng Cahkress aforesaid
 As& E. srRATroN.
 Rs9araa. Montgomery. Ala. Dee. s 1908
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-04
Fire peaaruya ahanfx.

cupied by Matte Nixon. q negress, i4 Davidson Street. was destroyed by fire Thursday night at l0:45 o'clock Sparks from a defective fiue set Ire to the roof. and before the alarm could be Rent in the structure wes mass of flame. When the aremen arrived on the scene the only thing they could do was to save the adioinina buildIngs.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-04
Nemra rxillaa hx naachlnerx.

Columbus, Ga. Dec. S-tSpecial.)-- Warren Avant, a negro of Girard. Ala met a horrible death in the Eagle and Phenix mills engine room this after noon while oiiing machinery. He was caught In a pulley and was terribly nangled, one leg being pulled off, an arm broken end his skull fractured.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-04

outward bound fishing schooner Geor- gianna today and both vessels were damaged, but the passengers on the ferry and the crew of the schooner es- caped injury
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-04
naseAaII fin Japan.

Tok. o. Dec. 4.-Reach's all-Amerlcan baseball team left today Tor kooe' vyh ere three games will be played with Jananese. The Americans won the en- tire series here.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-04
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Boston, Dec. 3-The ferrYboat Brew ster. of the Boston, Revere Beach and L.ynn Railroad. was run down by the
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1908-08-12
Their Own Way.

Panama, like every other place,
has its servant problem, and the
plump girls from Jamaica appear to
fall a considerable distance behind
the standard desired by the Amer
lean residents. There are plenty Of
them, but their quality leaves much
to be desired.
They have their own ideas about
things, and these are sure to be en-
tircly contrary to yours. ! heard OF
one who was so welded to her hat,
an old panama, that she could not
be separated from it, and her mis-
tress had to submit to having her
wait on the table with the hat drag
ged down over her left eye. An
other boiled the beefsteak along
with some fresh tomatoes and let
tuce that had arrived with it on the
steamer. This in Panama was a
tragedy such as can hardly be appre-
ciated by strangers. The possession
of a steak is sufficient cause always
for a dinner party, and Il party had
been ARRANGED for this occasion, bur
il had TO he cailal OFF,. g. :.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1908-08-12
Recovered Her Dignity.

= Queen Victoria once paid a visit
to Parkhurst female convict prison.
AS soon as she entered the women's
great ward, accompanied by Mrs:
Gibson, the then handsome and
stately superintendent, a great ST.
lence fell upon the vast assamblage
of her suffering and erring sisters.
Her majesty was greatly affected.
And then an indescribable scene en-
sued. "The queen!" cried the poor
convicts. ITS the queen herself!
She'll pardon u.s. She'll set US
free" And, screaming and crying,
they Frustrated themselves at her
feet.
For a few moments the queen lost
her nerve and begged her attend
ants to clear a way for her to an
adjoining room. Half an hour
ELAPSED. Suddenly the door of the
great room was thrown open again,
and her majesty, with supreme dig
nitv. with an unutterable faraway-
ness about her and every inch a
queen. walked through the women,
now hushed into awed silence
Mainly About People.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1908-08-12
a Bare Possibility.

In his diary, which is incorpo.
rated in the 'Life and Letters OF
Sir Richard Claverhouse Jebb," the
great Greek scholar recorded a flash
of his own wit which is of a most
appealing variety.
At a dinner at Cambridge Sir
Richard, then Mr.. Jebb, took in a
Young woman, who got through the
first course with little conversation.
Suddenly she startled him by say
ing in the most unprovoked way
while she was still dining with APP
parent good appetite:
Professor Jebb, do you think
women ever Gle of a broken heart =
perhaps othe, organs may have
something to do with it." he prof
fered in reply.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1908-08-12
Two Lincoln Stories.

In 1864 some gentlemen who had
Just returned from a trip through
the west visited Washington and
went to call on Lincoln. During
their visit one Of the men spoke OF
a body of water in Nebraska which
bore an Indian name.
81 cannot recall the name now
he said in a yexed tone, "but ii
signifed weeping water
President lincoln instantly re-
sponded: =.
GAS laughing water according
to Longfellow, is Minnehaha,' TIN:
evidently should be Minneboo.
hoo"
On another occasion an English
man calling at the White House
was dcscanting to President Lin
coin. who had never been abroad
upon the difference between Eng
lishmen and Americans.
"Great difference in some re
spects," he said, great difference
You Americans do things that al
Fnglishman would never think o
doing. Now, for instance, an Eng
lish gentleman would never thinl
of backing his own boots"
"Ah, indeedw said Presiden
Lincoln quietly. "Whose would HI
black :"
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1908-08-12
INSTINCT OR REASON?
What a Nature Student Has Observed
In Birds and Animals.

In Birds ana Animals
Along the hillsides where my
home is placed crows assemble in
vast numbers. Is it only instinct
that leads them to set a sentinel on
guard when they pull corn or ma
raud the birds nests? Blackbirds
do the same, and they have kept me
on a merry chase-merry for them
Just at church time, to get them
out of my corn. But in Florida
these same birds do not set guard
while hopping all over our gardens.
WHY? / think because they are
catching bugs and knoE they will
not offend us. Grows r6ostSt dis
lance from their nests. Why? l
think the reason Is that they are
afraid Of cndangering the limbs
where the nests are placed.
Cooperative moral order sends
the kingbird today to join the crow
in fighting the deadly hawk, but an
other day | find him fighting the
same crow that is stealing young
robin for his dinner. Why do the
English sparrows not invade my
acres at Clinton? They are all about
me in vast numbers, just across the
street, and they jabber in crowds
quite within my hearing, yet hardly
once or twice a year does a single
sparrow show himself inside my line.
If this is instinct, it is very recently
acquired instinct, for [ had a serl-
GUS task in teaching them that it
was unsafe to intrude.
Why do my bees refuse to allow
one of my hired men to approach
the hives? 1t cannot be instinct,
although | confess | cannot trace
out the logic involved. Why do two
of nv hens follow COW hour after
hour about the pasture? Not in
stinct, l am certain, but these two
have discovered what the others
have not, that the cows motions
stir up grasshoppers and crlckets;
After my fathers death his dog led
strangers into the house, holding
their hands in his teeth, and he
watched to see if harm was meant.
Was that GOOD logic or was it mere
instinct?
During a warm summer shower l
saw an angleworm try to draw a
stick into its hole, holding it by the
middle. After a vain effort Of this
sort, it deliberately felt its way to
the end of the stick and then drew
it easily into the ground. Its din
I ner of soft bark was secured. Was
this incipient reason? What in,
stinct could have taught that logical
process. Science published my notes
on the subject at the time with ap'
proval. Personally, | do not believe
that there is an entire absence OF
these logical processes from any part
of living nature-not even from
the ovoid cell in which life first ap-
pears. l am convinced that the uni.
verse is charged with reason anC
that instinct is only byproduct OF
universal thought.-E. P. Powell IL
Independent.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1908-08-12
CARVING the News.

Before the advent of the tele-
graph news travelled slowly, and III
times of war reports of victory or
defeat were anxiously awaited and
we're at times long delayed. One
writer, relating his own expert
ences, tells us of the exhilaratlng
scene in Glasgow when the mail
coach arrived bearing the news OF
some great victory, such as the t bat
tie of the Nile or the battle OF Wa
terloo.
"On such occasions" he says,
"the horses were decorated with
laurels, and a red flag foated from
the roof of the coach. The guard,
dressed in scarlet, sounded his horn
as they galloped through the echo
ing streets. Along Gallowgate the,
went with an ever increasing crowd
till at the foot of Nelson street the
coach pulled up, the guard dis
charged his blunderbuss into the
air and communicated the news
which spread like wildGre. "-GlaS-
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1908-08-12
Gems In Verse
REQUIEM.

BREATHE. trumpets. breathe slow
- notes Of saddest wailing.
Sadly responsive peal, sc mufiied drums
Comrades, with downcast eyes and mus
kets trailing.
Attend him home-the youthful warrior
comes.
Upon his shield. upon his shield return
- ing,
Borne from the field of battle where he
fell,
Glory and grief together clasped in
mourning,
His fame, his fate, with sobs exulting
tell.
WRAP around his breast the flag his
w breast defended
His countrys flag, in battles front I'M
rolled
For it he died, on earth forever ended,
Ills brave young. life lives in each sa-
cred fold.
WITH proud, proud tears. by tinge of
w shame untainted,
Bear him and lay him gently In his
grave.
Above the hero write, the young half
sainted:
His country asked his life. His life he
gave"
George Lunt.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1908-08-12
Thu Manic Of Odd Number.

Gwen in the matter of weighing
groceries there seems a magic IN
odd numbers" said housekeeper'
"Most of the packages Of salt
sugar, coffee and other cCmmodl-
ties that grocers keep on hand to
facilitate trade contain an odd
n,0nber of pounds. If you are IN
a hurry and ask for made up pack
ace of almost any kind of groceries,
tradesmen cain accommodate you
with one pound, three pound or a
five pound package. But the
cbss Is are that if you want two
1o : or four pounds Of anything
| il viii have to be weighed to order
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1908-08-12
IN A RACING CAR.
The Sensation Of High Speed In a
Record Breaking Motor.

The driver of racing car thus
expresses the sensation OF high
speed:
"a man with nerves has no bust
ness in the tonneau Of a record
breaking motor car. 1t is difficult
enough to keep ones person in the
machine without being compelled
to hold the heart in its proper
place in the body.
"On hill climb, when the car
rushes across the starting line at
sixty miles per, the feeling is one
Of intense exhilaration, but when
the first bump is struck fguratlye-
ly you descend to the earth again,
but literally you perform quite the
contrary action. Suddenly your legs
become unmanageable, and, mar
rowly missing the head Of the.
driver or mechanic on the front
seat, your feet shoot into the air
above your head. The descent does
come in time, but it does not come
without accident, for you are GER
tain to strike the back Of the tom
neau on your way down.
"By this time you are so en-
crossed in maintaining your preca-
rious hold on the car that the pros
pect of turning over worries YOU
only as a remote and not unwci-
come relief to the troubles which
have already assailed you.
'"Therc is stone wall at the side
of the Grade. presumably as a safe
tv pre- en-, but the fendish way
in " 'e man at the wheel
hold ';jddng machine toward
it pr. o- only a contest OF
strength which can have but one
ending. But the turn is safely
made. and the sigh of relief is lost
in the final bump as the machine
goes over the finish line.
"The official timers make a care
full inspection to assure themselves
that they are all there. Then the
older one, glancing at his watch
says:
ga new record, but what a foo
a married man is to make such +
trip
@The younger is unmarried anc
therefore without wisdom. lie
says nothing, but reflects ioyoust!
that there is much in life to com
pensate him for his determination
never to ride in a record breake
gain."-Kansas City Star.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1908-08-12
Why He Was There.

She said it was a shame, an out
rage. She was a timid, reserved
girl, who gave no man encourage
ment to flirt, yet
"There is that man." she SAID
"bothering the very life out OF me
I don't know how many times he ha.
seen me in the street somewhere an(
has followed me right up to the
door. The next time he annoys mt
[ shall get the halIboy to order hin
away"
She had occasion to speak to thu
hallboy the next evening.
"Do you see that man in the YES
tibule lighting a cigar?" she said
"I wish you would order him away
81 can't" said the boy.
"But you must" she said angrlly
Gle has no business to be hanging
around here"
"Pardon me, but he has bushes
here" said the boy "He lives OF
the third foor."-New York Press
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1908-08-12

August time, tells OF The nerves hut
that spiritless, no ambition feeling can
be easily and quickly altered by taking
what is known by druggists every
where as DR.. Shops Restorative
Within IS hours after beginning to use
the Restorative, improvement will be
noticed. OF course, full health will not
Immediately return. The gain, how
ever, will surely follow. And best OF
all, you will realize and feel your
strength and ambition as it is return
ing. Outside influences depress frs
the "inside nerves" then the stomach,
Heart and Kidneys will usually fail
Strengthen these failing nerves with Dr..
Shoop's Restorative anu see how quick
" health will be yours again. Sold by
Gorrell's Drug Store.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1908-08-12
DEFIES ATTACK.
The Wonderful Strong Room Under the
Bank of ENGLAND.

There is close analogy between
the struggle Of the locksmith against
the burglar and the contest between
armor plate and big guns. Time aft
er time has the locksmith exhausted
his ingenuity in devising apparently
impenetrablc chambers, and again
and again have the marvellous skill
and patience of the burglar fooled
his efforts.
A hundred years ago the Bank Of
England kept its cash and securities
in a great oak box clamped with
iron. From this the strong room OF
today, constructed Of armor plate,
has been gradually evolved.
If a mob oyercame the guards and
"watch clerks" at the Bank of Eng
land, they could not possibly pene-
trate into the vaults, for their pas
sage would be blocked by large reser-
voirs Of water. The strong room
here is one Of the largest in the
world. The foundation, sixty-six
feet below street level, is bed OF
concrete twenty feet thick.
Above this concrete is a lake sew
en- feet deep, and above that thick
plates of iron specially manufac-
turcd to resist both skill and force.
Any one attempting an entrance
from above would find a similar bed
Of concrete, a similar lake and SINH
lar plates of iron. The walls are i'm
penetrable, while the doors are one
foot thick, weigh four tons each and
are made absolutely undrillable.
Many years ago, when the strong
room was less vigorously protected,
the directors were startled one
morning by letter from man who
said he had been in the vault.
Some days later a heavy chest,
which had been distracted from the
Treasury" was returned to the bank
by the writer Of the letter, who had
gained entrance from the /sewers
He was rewarded and given a pen
sion for life.
In the safe deposit, which has be-
come a necessary adjunct of mod
ern life, are to be found the most
modern developments in strong
room construction. One Of the lar
gest in London, which cost 1,O0O,,
GOO. consists of thiry-twO great
vaults, whose doors have no lock,
and are worked by hydraulic power
When the doors are closed the
mechanism is disconnected, and any
one attempting to connect it would
release $4,000 gallons of water anC
food the place from floor to ceiling
although the strong rooms would re
main absolutely dry. Many and va
ried are the valuables stored in thes
treasure houses.
At another London depository tn
writer was shown a room which con
tanned S15O,OOO,OOO worth of Sc
curities. The next contained col
lection of rare books worth $4,000
each. and another held a collection
of old china. In fourth were paint
ings worth 100000, and fftl
contained tapestries which could no
be duplicated for $25O,0O0.-Lon
don Telegraph.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1908-08-12

Served as coffee, the new coffee sub
stitute known to grocers everywhere
as DR.. ShoopJ Health Coffee, will trick
even coffee expert. Not a grain OF
real coffee in it either. Pure healthful
toasted grains, malt, nuts, eIc., have
been SO cleverly blended as to give a
wonderfully satisfying coffee taste and
flavor And it is ''inade In minute,
too. No tedious 20 minutes boiling.
At all Dealers.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1908-08-12
Cures Blood and Skin Diseases
Eczema, Greatest Blood Puri-
fier Free

II your blood is impure, thin, diseased,
hot or full of humors. il you have blood
poison, cancer, cdrbunkles. eating
sores. scrofula, eczeme, itching, rising
ard bumps, dwellings OF superatlng
sores, scabby, pimply skin, ulcers, bone
pains. catarrh, rheumatism, or any
blood or skin disease. take Botanic
Blood Balm (B. B. b. Soon all sores
heal, aches ar pains stop and the
Blood is made pure and rich. Drug
gists or by express 81 pei large bottle.
Sample free Dy writing Blood Balm Co..
Atlanta, Ga. B. b. B. is especially ad-
vised for chronic, deep-seated cases OF
blood or skin diseases, as it cures after
all else fails. Nov. ~ U'l-Yr