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The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-18

guests were: MT. and Mrs. Shoemaker, Mir. and Mrs. Luke Thompson. Mir. and Mrs. S. Coweli. Mir. and Mrs. Johnson, Mfr. and Mrs Hugh Simpson, Mrs. Mckenzie. Mrs. Bailey Mrs. Kate Simpson, Mias Saga Allen. Mas Marie Allen, Miss Laudrey, Mir. Gene Allen, Miss Alice Malone. Mr. chae. Bailey, Miss Nellie Johnson, Miss Alice Dunne. MIss Agnes Bailey. Miss Frances Dunne and Mrs. George W. Fox of Cipe'n- natl.
 Her friends will regret to learn that Mr. H AesManping, whe has been il Hull Street was reported yesterday to be much worse.
 Mfr. George Cassimus. Miss Annie Cassimus, Miss Agathie casSimus and Mir. Gus santis will leave tonight for Pensacola.
 Mrs. England of Utica, N. T.. iu vis- ting MT. and Mrs. F. H. Manning.
 Mrs. A. H. Munger and Miss Aurelia Fitspatrlcix. who has been for the past sevr days with Mrs. A. S. Knowles, have returned to their home In Kan sas City.
 Mrs. stanley whitaker of Norton. Va ia visiting Mrs. Dennis at her home. 1O4 East Jefferson Davis Ave- nue.
 A recent issue of The Washington star says that MT. and Mrs. Thomas Neleon Page were in the receiving par. ty al the hospitalitiss following tne
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-18
B. L. DUNN KILLS
 HIMSELF AT WYLAM


 Birmingham. Feb 1T. (speeiaD--B. l. Dunn. aged a years, collector Tor an Ensley furniture store. accidentally shot and killed himself this morning at Wylam, a mining town just . Few miles from Ensley.
 Dunn carried his double-barFeIeo shot gun with him this morning for the purpose ef killing some birds for his family, members of which were i'll, It seems that after arriving at Wylam, he picked up the weapon from the rear part of the buggy and tn some manner touched the trigger which discharged the weapon. The load or shot entered the victims heart pene- trating the heart and causing almost instant death.
 The deceased is survived by widow and seven children. HA was well ae- quointed and highly respected in the Birmingham district.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-18
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 Al the end of her book on Catherine de Medici and the French Reformation'' Mss Edith Sichel says of catherine's mind that it twas very large but had no rudder It was like a big ship doomed 10 strew ths sea with wreck age when 1t reached difieuit places l, Nor were her faults such as grew bet-' life might serve as moral tale. The woman of the next twenty-seven years. fax by taste ana bigot by policy, ir not pleasant to read of; but she is ai< ways interesting az q human document. The story of this Catherine de Medici the colleague of Ava, the Catherine of St. Bartholomew's Eve atd of the Ligue. stiii remains to be written if we would complete the record of an enigmatic and abnormal personality The story of this later Catherine has at last been completed by Miss Sichcf. and will soon be brought out under the title of The Later Years of Catherine de- Medici."
 60 CENTS WORTH OF ELECTRICITY. Electric News.
 An enterprising engineer has figured out the number of things which can be accomplished with but 50 cents worth of electricity, at 10 cents a kiilowatt hour. Here are some of them:
 Light an ordinary barn or stable with three 1s-candle power lamps one hour every night for thirty nights.
 With small motor attached to the washing machine and wringer. 50 cents worh of electricity win do eight washings
 It will also do two weeks ironing. using six-pound iron.
 An electric fan can be operated three and one-half hours day for thirty days for 50 cents.
 Two weeks sewing can be done on the motor driven sewing machine for the same price.
 It will light the porch light for three hours every night for two months.
 Fifty cents will pay for the current consumed .n using the electric heating pad three hours every night for thirty nights.
 1t will grind 1.125 pounds Of coffee; broii thirty steaks; cook twenty rare bits in che electric chaflng dish; fry 300 eggs.
 It will run the blaeksmith's forge blower for week.
 It will hoist 100000 bricks tive stories.
 A one-horsepower motor will run seven hours at full load for 50 cents.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-18
THE SOCIAL SIDE
,rns. MEERTrEFss BIRTH


 DAY CELEBRATED. Mrs. Joseph Nachman entertained q number of friends yesterday afternoon at her home on Church Street in cell duration of the 73rd birthday of her mother, Mrs. l.. A. Meertief.
 The delightful sffair came as sur prise to the guest of hcnor. At a;so temporaries of Mrs. Meertief, who had been invited in her honor, arrived to congratulate her.
 beautiful course luncheon was served. The color tones were red and white and the central piece on the table was the birthday cake, adorned with ssventy-three lighted candies Sur rounding this was an exquisite design of fruits and red n1aline with which slver and gold tinsel was combined with charming effect, the whole being lighted by red shaded candles in silver candlesticks.
 Many clever toasts to Mrs. Meertief were offered by her lifelong friends, and several interesting talks were made on olden days in the city's hfs- tory, among them most interesting one by Mrs. Pauline Marks, whe has celebrated her Sand birthday, and was the oldest lady present. The youngest of the party was so years of age
 Mrs. Nachman proved herself a charming hostess on the occasion of the celebration of her mothers birth day.
 YOUNG wosdEN's CHRISTIAN
 ASSOCIATION NOTES. The Acts of the Apostles was the sub ject for consideration at Miss Taylor's Bible Glass yesterday (Monday) after noon. Miss Taylor continues to hold the very close and appreciative atten- tion of her large audiences. Miss Booth and Miss Majors delighted the audience with a duet.
 Miss Taylor held her first night class last night at the Association. There will be another class at the same place tonight at 7:3o o'clock. The o'clock classes will be held this afternoon and tomorrow in the Baptist Church. DR. OWEN TO LECTURE
 TO COLONIAL DANES. The meeting of the cfrcfe of Colonial Danes, which was to have been held Friday, is now set for tomorrow (Wed- nesday) and will be held at o'clock with Mrs. Harvey Jones at 644 South Lawrence Street, when Dr. Thomas M. Owen will deliver 8 lecture on "Bien- viile.s The ladies who are invited are requested to be present tomorrow af- ternoon,
 
 Mrs Frank Brieken of Luverne. will leave this morning for Washington. b. O.. where she has been called on &C., count of serious illness of her mother, Mrs. M. K, Powell, who has had a stroke of paralysis. Mrs. Powell lived in Montgomery for many years. and has many friends here who will learn with regret of her critical condition.
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 Misses SaIlie Hayward. Veta Frank lin and Sidney Kyle who have been visiting friends In the city. returned to Montevallo yesterday.
 Miss Nunna Bloom of Columbus. Ga, is wIsiting Miss Claire Hertz on McDon- ough Street.
 Miss Annie Rowan Gastcn of Mont gornery Is the guest of her aunt Mrs. William Pullman Redd. Miss Gaaton l-l - F
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-18

when Mrs. E. M Plnekard entartainad the young people complimentary te Miss Courtney.
 The School Improvement Association has Invited the public to an aater- tainment at ths Court House tomoFrow evening. the main feature on the pro- gram being . debate on shall the old Town
 Mics Emma shepherd, of Fayetta. ia the guest of her brother, Mf. Joseph shepherd.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-18
MAD bod nITns THREE.
ciussas of yspps Alarmed at che Mis-

fortune.
 Cuilmans Feb. zs--tSpseiai.) )---At Jcppa. q small town fifteen miles east of culiman, considerable excitement was created by the appearanca of a mad dog upon the streets. Three men were bitten and . number of dogs be- fore the animal was killed.
 The head of the dog was expressed to Auburn to c. A. Cary for examina- tion, who pronounced the brute to be badly affected by rnbbies.
 Jack Pruett. one of the men bitten, left Cuiiman Sunday evening for At- lanta. where he will receive the Pas teur treatment.
 Bsrtie Mac Armstrong. the Ettle daughter of Dr. and Mrs. J. l. Arm strong, died at the home of her pa- rents in this city of measles. and was buried at the Protestant cemetery.
 Otto Stool, who has been cashier at the cuiiman oil mill for number of years. has resigned. and ]. D. searcy has accepted the position. Mir. Stoli will be associated with the Q. A. stie- felmeyer establishment.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-18
COMMITTEE TO MEET
Plans for Prinaary wiII Be Adopted
 Toni9ht.

Plans for PFizaFy Will Be Adopted
 TOmiRht.
 The City Damoofatie Executive Com mittee will meet tonight at o'clock in the City Council Chamber. In view of the warmth of the city cam paign special interest attaches to the meeting of the committee.
 The committee will tonight adopt rules and regulations for the govern ment of the primary which will be the first held upder the new municipal code A uumbet of changes in pri- mary plans. 1t is thought, will be neo. essary. Al special committee was named at the last meeting of the committee Ia prepare that plan This committees is composed of R, c. Arlington, VIII T. sh enhan and W. s, smith.
 The committees report will be sub mitted to the committee at tenights meeting.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-18
FURNACE RESUMES.
Torch Applied at Hig North Birming-
 ham Plant.

Birmingham, Feb. 17--(Speciai.)-- The torch has been applied at furnace No. of the North Birmingham fur uaces of the Sloss-sheffieid Steel and Iron Company. and by tomorrow even- ing iron win be coming forth.
 This is the first furnace started up In the immediate district since six weeks ago. The demand for local brand of iron is so steady that there is necessity for starting up iron makers again.
 The furnace just started up at North Birmingham has daily capacity of between 200 and 300 tona.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-18
WOMEN ARE ARREsTED.
They Are Charged with vIelatlBs 9
 o'clock Law,

Indictments returned by the last ses- sion of the Grand Jury caused the arrest of several of the inhabitants of the red-light district Of the clty for the violation of the nine o'clock closing law. Those arrested by the sheriff's department yesterday were MadSe Howard and Estelle Willard. They both made bond in the aum ot S200 each fer their appearance.
 It Is rumored further that other ar rests among this section of the elty will De made within the next few days, but the sheFift's department will give out no information as ta this re- port
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-18
\ MnERsCHAUM MINE.

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 .Meerschaum Is mined like coal said a pipe dealer. Some people tell you 1t ls the foam of the sea. That, Of course. is nonsense. Meerechsum is q soft. soapIiks stone, and in Asia Minor its mining is an important business.
 aThe mines resemble coal mines, only of course, they are a good deal paler. Tn their making pits are first duS, and as soon as vein of meerschaum Is
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-18

arrived in time to attend the Thomp- son cotillon at the club on Tuesday
 evening and was one Of the most a.. room, she wore ball costume of net
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-18
sAvns coRN FRoM WATER.
'SGerehants Are Allowed te Use Cow
 eRnment Bnaa.

BirminRhaIn, Feb. i7. Especially In order to save several thousand d9ll- ars worth of earn on an island in the Tennessee river, near Florence. from total destruction by the rapidly rising waters. Judge W. B. shephard or the United Statea Court here, today is- sued an order permitting smith . Young. merchants ct Florence, to uso the steamboat Florence" to rescue the corn from the waters
 The order directs that bond shall be given to the United States marshal now in charge of the boat, Feconpen- sing him for any damage that may be sustained by the vessel,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-18
Grnnaela NomInn1aa.

Washingt0n. Feb, 1.-The RFessdant sent to the Senate today tha nenainas aouri, to be First Assistant Roatmaeteg General, and William L. Day to Do United states Attorney for the Narta.i srn pistriet of ohto-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-18

marriage of Mas Mary Watts Woods and Dr.. Frank A. Lupton of Birming-
 ham, which took place in Charlottes- vile, vs-. at recent date.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-18

patton. Caruso's first salary did not amount to more than tenpence a week. a sum which he received for sipging in the choir of . church ct Naples
 THE sroRr or cHARrHEusE.
 cbartrsuse, the right to the name of which the Garth usian monks have suc- cesseuiiy contested. like many other well known iiqeurs, was first made in q monastery as q cordial for the sick. It is said to be . most complex product, resulting from the maceration and dis tiilation af balm leaves and tops as q principal ingredient. together with orange peel, dried hyssop tops. pepper. mint. wormwood, angelica seed and root, cinnamon. mace. cloves. Tonquin beans. caianaus aromatieus and carda- mons--London Globe.
 MRS. ESSEN AND THE DRAMA.
 Isabel Gordon Curtis in Success says;
 Recently sat through perform ance Of The Dolls House interpreted by Madame Naxiinova, the Russian ac- tress. Interesting as was the play. even more interesting was a converse tion close to my ear that went on be- twen the acts. Two men were talking. one wes an American. the other was . Norwegian. They were discussing To- sen and his work. why" asked the American, aid not your great drama tist put into at least one of his plays splendid. happy. normal wcnanf" "Because," answered the Norwegian, of his home life. We had a house. keeper in Norway who had lived for years in Ibsen's household. She was an intelligent woman. and once I asked her the question you fired at me just now Her answer was: Sir, if you had known Mrs. Tbsen as I did, you would understand why the master could not create a sweet. gracious woman. He had lived too long with Mrs. Ib- sem" We have an American novelist whose life-work has. so 1t is said. been noldsd by the same sort of influence. His hercines are yapid. querulous mindless creatures, whose existence even on printed page makes one tired. Two or three of them wearied me SO that it is years since I have tried to read one of this mans shelf full of novels.
 MAGIC MIRRORS.
 Some years ago . cargo of old metal was discharged at e Liverpool dock from . ship that had voyaged from the Eastern seas. A part of the lading consisted of number of bronze hand mirrors that had been cast out of the Japanese temples when a revolution had caused q change in the form of worship. A speculative dealer bought the mirrors at 90 much ton. but as soon as the votive mirrors came to be- recognized as works of art each mir TOT advanced in value according to the decoration on the back. In addition to bronze these mirrors often contained proportions of the precious metals. They are also said to possess magic charm, for when held In strong light they reflect from the polished convex surface the form of the high reiiaf des sign on the back. Many experts have tailed to explain the phenomena- Pro- lessor Sylvanus Thompson. however. by means of the electric arc. has proved that in the polishing of the reHecting surface the thinner part of the disc mas yielded to the rubbing so slightly as to produce q relief that is not seen by the eye. but at once become visible on a hat surface when refiecting . strong beam of Iight.--Dundee Advertiser.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-18
NRwa Or cLANToN.

Clanton, Feb. -tspeeIaLl l--A- Val- antiAe party was given-this evening
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-18
BUYS BRIDGE
PEOPLE or ELM0Rm HAPPY 0vER
 PUMCHAsE.
Commissioners Pay el1,300 For The Property And Tells Wili Net Be Demanded In The
 EwfmRN.


 wetumpka, Feb. -(Speeial.l 1.-The Commissioners Court of this county has completed negotiations with the Watumpka Bridge Company for the purchase of the toll bridge across the Ccoaa River ct thia place.
 The bridge company accepted ae the purchase price eiaSoa. payable in three equal instailments and agreed to de- liver possession upen the payment of the frst warrant. The frst payment was made this morning and possession was delivered immediately.
 The Wetumpka Bridge Company was incorporated in 1884 and has main tained q tol1 bridge here ever since with the exception Of two short tn- tervaIs occasioned by the destruction of it's property by river floods.
 The people of Eimore county are happy over this purchase.
 Mas Hina Brock has returned from Decatur where she went Co attend the msEriags n pf hss sister which oseursse
 Hon. Phares Coleman, of Montgom- cry. Is Q visitor to the city.
 Bridge RuI Passes.
 Washington, Feb. l7,--lSpeeiall-- The Senate today passed the House bill authorizing the county of Elmore river at wetumpka and amended t as follows:
 'Provided that any bridge construct ed under this act ahaIi be created ct sufieient height above the water of said river at high and low water stage to permit the free and easy passage of steamboats and other water craft navigating and accustomed to navigate inc Alabama and Coosa rivers. or shall be constructed a draw bridge subject to such regulations for the security of navigation below the Coosa and Alabama rivers as the Secretary of War may prescribe"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-18

Misses saIlie Hayward, veta Frank lin and sidney Kyle who have been visiting friends In the city, returned to Montevallo yesterday.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-18

Miss Nunna Bloom of Columbus. Ga. is whiting Miss Claire Hertz on McDon- ou9h Street.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-18

Miss Annie Rowan Gaston of Mont gonery Is the guest of her aunt. Mrs. Wiiiiam Pittman Redd. Miss Gaston
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1908-06-19

came to question Of an attempt to de-
ceive the game warden. Not long ago
a pine box of the regulation coffin-in-
closing size and marked on the outside
Corpse" was delivered to a city COM
mission house The box came through
on passenger ticket, as is usual
when a body is shipped. The rail-
road people treated that package with
respect, and doubted not that the per-
son to whom 1t was addressed was an
undertaken. At the depot in the city
man appe AIRED and took charge Of the
remains" There was a suspicious
game warden, however, who had re-
ceiveI some information from the
north. He approached the man who
had charge OF the box and asked what
was in it.
The man hesitated a second, and
then said it was a corpse. 1t was the
hesitation that made him lose. The
game warden opened the box with a
blow of a hammer, and, looking In,
said: IF you had made corpse plural
you would have told the truth"
There were 1900 dead quail in the
box
Not long ago a member of the Audu-
bon society found box of snow bunt-
ings in front of a commission house.
What are these?" he asked of the
dealer.
Reed BIRDS" said the man.
Rats" muttered the questioner.
That word cost him his case, for
when 20 minutes later the game war
den appeared at the store on informa-
ton lodged by the bird protector, the
snow buntings had disappeared as CON-
pletely as though they had come to
life and had fied,to their summer home
within the arctic circle.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1908-06-19
SOLONS SHIELD FEATHERED FLOCK

traying their presence to the ear of
the searching officers. When IL comes
to transporting dead game birds, how
ever. the problem Is an easier one to
solve. All kinds OF subterfuges are
employed to get game to the city mar
ket from states out OF which its
shipment is illegal.
The old scheme was to ship ruffed
grouse, quail, woodcock and the rest
of the game birds In boxes marked
poultry. This little deception was
enough in the days when few people
cared whether the game laws were
kept or not. In the present day Of an
awakened conscience II Is a different
matter, and shippers are put to II to
get their game to the cities without
having 1t discovered and seized by the
watchful officials.
recently saw several dozen quail,
which had been taken from the mat
tress in folding bed, the bed and the
mattress having been shipped to the
city as a harmless bit of household fur
niture. Many a barrel of apples has
core of grouse, and below the upper
layer of eggs in the ordinary shipping
box frequently are found woodcock
and quail.
1t was left for a Minnesota man 20
Guido all others in ingenuity when It
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1908-06-19

eminent and TO employ such other as
sistants as they shall require; and
they are especially directed to report
what further legislation is necessary
to secure equitable treatment for the
agricultural and other products OF the
United States in foreign countries, and
they shall also, in the consideration
OF changes of rates, secure proof OF
the relative cost of production In this
and in principal competing foreign
countries OF the various articles AFFECT
ed by the tariff upon which changes In
rates of duty are desirable
These public declarations by con-
gress, upon the eve of the election,
give the most solemn assurance pos.
sible that the work will be speedily
undertaken and pressed to an early
consummation.
I'm this connection It can be safely
promised that whatever revision or
readjustment takes place under the
control of the Republican party, it will
give Just and adequate protection to
American industries and American
labor and defend the American market
against the unjust and unequal agrees
sions from whatever quarter they may
come"
Speaking OF the late financial panic
Chairman Burrows said: The recent
panic called the attention of congress
to the necessity of further legislation
and measure has been passed pro
viding for an emergency currency OF
$500, 600, 900 to be issued under certain
conditions and limitations. an au
thorization, il is believed, which will
prevent the recurrence of any such
disaster as befell the country last fall
The secretary of the treasury has al
ready taken the necessary steps &c
give effect TO the legislation. and
banking associations are already
forming to avail themselves of the
benefits of this act 1t is doubtful il
the provisions of this act will ever be
invoked, as the ability to supply $500,
100000 additional currency whenever
needed will of itself have a tendency
to make it's issuance unnecessary"
The appointment of the monetary
commission, which 1t was hoped would
formulate a system that will NEE
every legitimate business, was also
mentioned.
In conclusion, Senator Burrows said
"The platform will voice the dominant
thought of the people, and the candi
dates nominated must stand upon i
| firm and erect. They must have the
patriotism and sagacity of Lincoln
the tenacity of a Grant, the wisdom
and moderation of Mckinley and the
courage of a Roosevelt. With such {
T., platform and such candidates the is
sue can not be in doubt. The Repub
lican party confidently submits iii
record to the approving judgment o
the American people and, upon its re
newed declaration of faith, invokei
continuance of public favor"
Following the delivery of Senate
Burrows address the temporary or
| ganization was taken up and tn,
numerous contests were turned owe
to the credentials committee.