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The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-08
OIL TAX A SUCCESS
DIR. B. B. ROSS, STATE CHEMIST,
 WAS IN MONTGOMERY.
Says There Is No Way Of Estimating Accurately Revenue To State But Law Is Operating With
 out a Hitch.

To confer with Hon. J. A. Wilkin- son. Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries, with reference to subject matter to go into bulletin of that department, Drt B. B.. Ross. State Chemist and Dean of the Faculty of Agricultural Sciences in the Alabama Polytechnic Institute, came to Mont gomery Wednesday morning. He spent most of the day in the Capitol and returned Wednesday night to Au- burn.
 When asked concerning his new du- ties as State Chemist, in the matter of inspection of oils sold in Alabama, pr. Ross said that the operation of the law was smooth in every way. He has examined many samples of iluuminat- ing oil since the Board of Trustees of the Alabama Polytechnic Institute un- dertook the enforcement of the stat utes on the subject. So far no oils have been found beneath the standard fire test and no trouble has been found al to proper chemical composition and general qualities for Illuminating.
 Nor has there been discovered any violation of the law as yet by the manufacturers disposing of the oil in Alabama The name and brand of each oil that is sold or exchanged, the num- Der of gallons of oil contained in the tank, barrel can. parcel or package in which the oil Is marketed, together with the names of the manufacturers or dealers selling the same, have all. in accordance with the law, been sub mitted to pr. Ross during the more than two months the law has been in operation.
 The law adds a neat revenue to the State as three-fourths of the tax of one-half cent per gallon imposed by the States goes into the Treasury, the other fourth being retained in the treasury of the Alabama Polytechnic Institute.
 Dr. Ross says there is no way yet of estimating with any precision the amount of annual revenue that might be expected from the tax. It Is pos sible that, anticipating sales in sew eral denominations of barrels. tank s and packages, the oil companies have laid by a considerable number of tags and it would be some time before the tags are exhausted It is firmly be- lieved however, that In time 1t will bring the State from $30,O0O to 0,00O, though no official claim is made for this amount.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-08
CHAPTER xXIV.
A Day Of PIeasure.

It might not have been the result of the conversation between the two ladies-possibly 1t was accidental; but the next day Hester was escorted by Captain Tudor to visit La Mezquita, the renowned Mosque of Cordova. Discreetly cha2eroned by Marietta and the courier. they walked through labyrInthine streets or illpaved pas- sages, along the calle Jesus Maria, with high whitewashed walls and win+ dows many yards above the ground, quite in the Earem style. The little sporting officer, who cared not straw for history or romance, was amazed by his companions fund of information. She knew far more about Cordova than he, who had visited it repeatedly.
 You see, have read a good deal," she explained. as an apology for men tioning such an out-of-date topic as the Visigoths who had preceded the MoorS. ''I have, as you know, lived in very. very quiet country place. and most of my pleasure came from books. My father disapproved of novels. and so ! fell back on history and poetry as my light literature"
 ''Fm a shocking dufrer at history" he confessed, with a laugh. William the First. 1066-that about exhaustS my stock"
 ooh, I'm sure that is a libel on your. self" she protested,
 well there was Henry the Eighth, that chap with six wives, or was 1t Henry the SiXth-wth eight?
 Now you are assuming an ignor- ance you don't possess. Henry the Eighth had a Spanish wife-Catherine of Arragon, you know"
 'IIo don't; but I'd like to learn his tory from you.
 "oh, how can you be so silly?" she protested, with a laugh. But in old days there was a good deal of trouble about our Spanish Queen; and her daughter Mary married her cousin, q Spanish King. We had a certain amount of anxiety with respect to him, too. Then Charles the First went as a Prince to the Court of Spain to woo the Infanta; but somehow the match did .-ot come off"
 And she got left; yes, he married
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-08
PRESIDENT SINGED
BY IRONY OF WILLIS ,. AB-
 BOTT.
Writer Sees Distinctions As To Federal Job Holders Work In Politics. A Chance For Nicholas
 LOngwOrth.
By Willis J. Abbot. Manager of Pub. licity Department, Democratic Ma tlonal Committee,

By Willis J. Abbot. Manager of Pub
 licity Department, Democratic Ma tlonal Committee,
 Copyright 1908 by Tribune Company, Chicago.)
 Chicago, Oct. 6.-The President has discharged the collector of the port of Port Huron. Mich. and directed the removal of the special agent of the treasury at that place because of their pernicfous activity in politics. For nearly year prior to the nomi- nation of MT. Taft First Assistant Postmaster General Hitchcock gave practically all his time to travelling through the South melting postmasters to activity which was not pernicious because 1t was directed toward the ad- vancement of the Taft fortunes. Neith- CT Mir Hitchcock nor any of the post masters whose services he enlisted have been removed.
 Federal employees who nave been on leave of absence presumably without pay have been notified they cannot be reinstated unless they begin their work again immediately. That Is fine. The campaign is drawing to a close Weeks ago hundreds of employees of the postoflee, the interior and the treasury departments began working for the Taft ticket. They have done their work. Now a hypocritical ad- ministration recalls them on the ground they must no longer continue political activities which no doubt they were directed to exert.
 Is the United States to be turned into a monarchy? Nicholas Longworth, a fortunately endowed citizen of Cincin- natl the home Of the Tafts. informed d the American people through a speech that Taft Is to be elected in 1908 and again in 1912, while in 1916 MT. Roose- welt is again to assume :he imperial purple.
 Many men have spoken concerning
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-08
Judge and Mrs. Hull Celebrate Wedding
 Aunfversar1.

Judge and Mrs. Hull Celebrate Wedding
 Anniversary.
 Wetumpka, Oct. 6-(Speeial) )--A de- lightful reception was given Monday evening by Judge and Mrs. Cabot Lull, who were at home to their friends in celebration of their golden wedding.
 The folding doors between the draw ing room and library being thrown open, the apartments werc as one beau tifuI salon, bathed in golden light and bedecked with yellow roses and golden rod. The brides picture. at 16, was framed in golden flowers and was much admired.
 The colcr scheme was beautifully carried out in the refreshments, both in salads and ices. A unique and charming feature of the evening was the singing of many old time songs, "Auld Lang Syne" Way Down on the Suwanee River" and otheSs.
 Among those who came from out of town were MT. and Mrs. Anderson, Mir. and Mrs. Alba Lull and children. of Michigan; Dr. cabot Luli, Mrs. Sea- man and Mrs. H. c. Abbott. of Birm- ingham; Mrs. Greene, of Greenville; Captain and Mrs. Welch and MT. and Mrs. E. M. Williams.
 The outging city fathers held their last meeting Monday afternoon, wind ing up the business of the year. The new Council went in Monday night and elected officials for the new municipal year. F. l.. Tate Is Clerk: B. L. Cad dis. Treasurer, and J. S.. Clifton, mar shal.
 A disastrous runaway occurred Mon day near R. M. Huhbard's mill. J. J.. Hoffman and his nephew were thrown from wagon loaded with fodder and were badly hurt.
 MT. Hoffman sustained a broken wrist, cut ear and other injuries. The young man was even more seriously hurt, the loaded wa an having passed over his face.
 E. M. Moore has gone to Mobile to study medicine.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-08
The Spanish Necklace
BY BER7HA M. CROKER
(Conttnued.D

Copyright I9oss by B. M Croker All Rights ReservedJ zaRaM maE Ea @ ~ aMG aMH NG @#@aMa mMMa mMmaI
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-08
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The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-08
The Minor Parties.

TT IIIUE TIuIU ABt-I1tI dIU
 The total vote of the minor parties 1904 was s09.25Io doo oCn Those parties wii no one can read public sentiment closely enough and accurately enough to say which of the two big parties will be the great loser in that 1000. 900 votes. more or less. cast for candidates who do not expected to be elected and who will not be surprised in that re- sna0As
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-08
Cotton MiII. Rerume

After an idleness of several weeks the Abingdon Cotton Mills have resumed operations. Manager Johnston states that 1t is not likely that the mill will be closed again in the future. several nice contracts having been landed by the company recently.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-08
PERSON AND P RsE.
RECEPTION AT wEFUA1PE1A.

Both ftted by HOIt's Dye Works In atfts from twelve to fifty dollars. tf
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1908-10-09
BOWSERPLAYSTRAMP
Disuuises Himself as Hobo and
Goes Out Begging.
TO PROVE A STATED THEORY.

Incidentally to Show Mrs. eewser That
She 10 Hard Hsartsd-oistressinS
Results Follow, and, as Usual, IL 10
All the Fault Of His Wife
fcopyrisht. 80. by T C. Msciure-l
J As Mr.. Bowser reached home the
other evening q tramp who had been
ut the basement door passed out Of
the gate. He was not halted or ad-
dressed, but two minutes later the IN
quiry was put to Mrs. Bowser:
was that man who was Just here
asking for something to eat?r
Yes; 1t was an old tramp"
And you gave him somethingY
"No. This Is the third or fourth time
be has been here this week. He Is both
fmpudent and persistent Why do you
asky
Because. madam, when he passed
me at the gate his whole attitude por-
trayed hunger and detection. He must
have felt that the whole world was
against him."
He didn't ask for food. but for mon
ey. II he Is suffering for anything. IT
Is for whisky"
And you are ready to libel his char
acter as well as turn him from your
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1908-10-09
Petition AND ORDINANCES.

To The Honorable President And Members OF
The Police Jury OF The Parish or VIM,
State of Louisiana
The petition Of the undersigned property
taxpayers Of the Shady Grove District of the
Psrish Of VIM, as created, defined and loca-
ted urdcr and BY virtare Of the school Direc-
tors OF sxid Parish. beginning on the Saline
Bayou on section line between 10 q a Town
II North r. West, thence along said line to
hsif-mile line running North and South thro'
Sec IL Town. II. N. T. West. thence West
along said line u sange line between and s
West, thence North on said line TO NE corner.
Sec. ~. Tp- n. N. r W. thence along Section
line to Saline Bayou, thence along said Bayou
to place Of beeinning. being and constituting
cne-tbird Of the property taxpayers OF aid
Shady Grove District respectfully ask that
your Honorable body. acting within and under
the authority conferred upon you by Article
- u the constitution Of fhe State Of Louixs-
ana. by Act Isl Of the General Assembly Of the
sta>s Of Louisiana, approved July u. lses; BY
Ace z1t Of The General Assembiy Of the State OF
Louisiana. approved suly 10. Issa; by Act Ixs
Of sae 0ensfal Assembly Of the State Of Lou
isiaha. approved July Z, lso1; and BY Act No.
le Of the G~neal Assembly Of the State Of
Icaistans. approved q The eth day Of July
no; = esdsr that specfn1 eIecSios be held.
= ~ naunu ssluiro1 ~ ~. for ne ps1pose
q eesespising yfsther o net special az n
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1908-10-09
Notice For Publication.

U. s. Land ofHce, New Orleans, la
Oct. S. 1873.
Notice is hereby given thar Leroy Hancock,
Of verda, La, who. on September s. 1868. made
Homestead Entry No.. 25esi, serial No. osss, for
o Ia OF sw Ia, NE Of sw Ia, Sec. So, TIP
On r w La, Meridian, has flied notice of in
tention to make F:aai Five Year proof to es-
tablish claim to the land above describee, be-
fore p. K Abel, Clerk OF Court, at WINFIELD,
La. on the nth day OF November, 1858.
Claimant names as witnesses: Marion
Fletcher. William w. Friday,J. G. Hale, W..
A. Hurley, all Of verda. La
WALTER L. COHEN,
Regis er.
Southern Sentinel. octs 1905. winfield, La.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1908-10-09

I An DBED6WD LIKE TRA2R.
door. exclaimed Mr.. Bowser. "Wom-
m. you have q heart OF stone. have
no doubt that you have driven q dozen
different men to crime and q dozen
Others to suicide"
Mr.. Bowser made no reply, and
nothing further was said until they
wers seated at the dinner table. Tisn
Mr.. Bowser took the matter up agaiH
by saying:
sYes, the man seemed utterly lost to
hope. and before we have finished eur
dinner he may be floating in the river.
| II "a. you win be to blame for IT,"
But ] tell you I'm not going to
@maks Q tramp hotel Of this house"
shs spiritedly replied There's lot
q rubbish In the back yard. and I've
o6sssd tramp after tramp money to
remove It Not one would touch IT."
That makes no difference TO the gen
eral character Of the case. The tramp
- ~ victim Of misfortune He has
lat wife. children, ell. Re b bowed
with sorrow. Ambition has ned- He
feels that the hand of all men -
against him. From our store Of plenty
can We not afford him q crust or q
dimsi Who can say that 1t would not
b ths beginning Of q new era with
him?s
Ttamps don't eat crusts, Mr.. Bow
ssr. ana q for dimes. Jon leave 20 pre-
lcioW few q them around the house
that don't have one for my street car
fare half tie time think I can make
- sod ne Of them ~ any tramp"
oswsse oiarss and Turns Red.
Mr.. Bowper knew that the cook over
hard the remark. and he also knew
that Il was trits and true. and for the
next two minutes he did nothing but
glare and turn red and white BY turns.
Then Ne said:
You look at things from your OWE
setash standpoint There ere thos-
sands Of people that feel a. do-that
when misfortune makes q tramp Of q
man h stfll remains q human being
and = entitled to humane treatment.
How eaay for you to have passed out
some food and Q few kind words. In
stead q that. you slammed the door on
his to- e. yelled to the cook to do II.
and IL man has gone away wondering
e ~ ars devils or human beings. Lis
Zen 10 tie moaning Of the wind. Ii h
gotng b b dark, rainy night. and a.
that poor. hungry tramp makes his bed
- ptls Of ashes In some alley what
en- HI thoughts Of you beY
Il oco't believe there are thousands
eAaf feel n you do" replied Mrs. Bow
~. Il don't believe
-Hoo4 "a hight there. madam. ! srm-
y bellsve hat ron are the only wom-
n u thh eown that Will bang the door
= - - Of hungry and discour-
agod tramp. I not only believe Il. but
I'm going 10 prove II. acknowledge
tAat ~ world b selfish. but I also con.
I'D tAat there are thousands Of hearts
thaf bmt for mixfortune.-
How can you prove itY-
-Yeu vim - At the end Of couple
q houH.
Foe - hour AFTER dinneF. until q b.
IN - grow dark. Mr.. Bowser read ~
paper md smokoi M cienr. Tia -
dlsappsared ups1nlr4 ana VIA he
eaue down agaIn Mr.. Bowser thoueht
u 0amp ~ CO. back and snnaEsn
d q ~ tsonf oone. n. Dounw -
\ ~ a 6 ,|..
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1908-10-09
Estray Notice.

Taken mp by Minnie A. Bryant on the 7sth
day Of September. lsos. and estrayed before
ne the undersigned Justice OF the Peace, one
light bay horse about ten years old. blanc face,
white hind foot, saddle marks on back, and
will weigh about $50 pounds and appraised by
John Gholson and Jim Bell to be worth Il q
sum Of Twenty Five Dollars.
The owner will come forward. prove pror-
erty and pay costs. or same will be scld as the
Law directs. this October sth 1908.
NV. VANCE.
o-s-zt Justice Of the Peace, Sixth Ward
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1908-10-09

HE Regrets.
at b very eav to say the wrong
thing" reDaExed the moralist.
THAT - very srue," answered Sena-
NJ SsrBhun-
Il saDpsse. even sautisss ~ ysu are.
that you regret some q your utter
ances."
Yea On several occasions I have
said I raise ysa' whea ought to have
said 4 pass Star.
Reason eaeUoh.
-Aw. really. MIS- Pert. IT'S rather
ride to ~ you doat NE ny face
Why dont your
'>0h. becaase.~
Becaussl The~'s - reason d thai
answer
..xeifikr : thess any h yssr fses-
Pnna1alDhia nuR
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-12-30
A Candid Critic.

"a criticism that has helped me a.
great deal in my work came from a.
man to whom I took a picture to be-
framed" said a young woman who
spends much of her time copying in the
Metropolitan Museum Of Art. "As the
picture progressed my friends told me-
1t was fine. Some Of the other copyistsi
said it had value, character, good color-l
Ing and all those things, and even one
Of the guards in the gallery got real
friendly one day and remarked that itl
was the best copy Of that picture he
had seen. l began to think that maybe,
after all, my several years of study
were beginning to bear fruit. At the
framer's picked out nice frame, andi
the framer began to figure on the cost.
"T'll tell you, miss he said, that
frame will come to $3.9S. If I were
you I'd get something cheaper for that
picture '"-New York Sun.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-12-30
ADRolTLY TURNED.
n Was Small Hole, but the English.
man Crawled Out.

b&u ~ aW'Sd WV
81 was watching n number of young
Englishmen shooting at target re.
Gently while was on the other side"
remarked an American army officer,
"and at my elbow was pompous Brit
lsher of the old school. who, after
shaking his head impatiently at the
frequent misses that were made. at
length said to me: That only goes to
show how the young men Of England
are degeneratlng. All this sort of thing
reflects on the British nation
at certainly is mighty poor shoot
Ing agreed
"At that the old gentleman fared up
and exclaimed: L sayl Perhaps you
can do better. sir?'
"If couldn't shoot better than that.
I'd be ashamed to eat breakfast an
swered.
''Thereupon | was handed rifle and
told to show what | could do. shot.
and the first time | missed the target
completely, so the laugh was on me.
but before they could laugh twice |
plugged the bullseye six times in rapid
succession. At this the old gentleman
was n trife disconnected, but he com
plimented me by saying: Really, now,
you can shoot bit. can't you? say.
there's nothing like Yankee marks
man with an English gun, is there. old
chapY Y"-Los Angeles Times.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-12-30
1oMers.

The patient architect had just sue
ceeded in getting Mrs. Drippingold to
decide between the charms Of renais-
sance, classic and Queen Anne for the
plans of her magnificent new country
house.
"The only details l amt goin' to
leave to your discretion" said the
wealthy lady, ''is the matter Of tow
ers. want plenty Of towers that
folks can see for long way off when
they're ridin' by"
"But what kind of towers do you
want?" inquired the unfortunate archi-
tect-"Norman, Gothic
Mrs. Drippingold closed the English
novel Of high life on which her soul
had been feeding
"Why, ancestral towers, Of course."-
Puck.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-12-30
A GREAT COMBINATION.
When Husband, Wife and Mother in :
law Co. operate.

law Cooperate.
Shortly after his marriage, which
took place in 1880, John Burns, the
British labor leader, settled down as a
journeyman engineer In Battersea and
twenty years after confessed that he
was the first engineer to make with
his own hands an electric tram
car in Great Britain. In those days,
however, people did not believe that
electric traction was possible, and
Burns had to take the dynamo and
tram to the Crystal palace and run the
latter round the grounds for six months
before people could be induced to be-
lieve in the novelty.
But the people were so nervous that,
although the charge was only sixpence,
none of them would venture in the
newfangled invention. Then Burns was
struck with brilliant idea. He said
to his wife. "You have got to come
down to the palace three times week
and get into the first electric tram car
as decoy duck for the Others" This
was only temporarily successful. So
Burns brought along his mother-in
law, "and." said the energetic labor
leader when relating the incident,
".when husband, wife and a mother.
ih-law cooperate success is assured"
London Tit-Bits.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-12-30
NUMBER ss.
STAGE: SCENERY.
Modern Settings Tax,, the Ingenuity n
the Builders.


the Builders.
The big scenic artists do little actual
painting beyond making the model.
unless they have Il panora mic effect.
That they do themselves, standing on
the paint bridge, many feet from the
floor, while the canvas is raised or
lowered. The panoramic effects are
hard to handle. One difficulty is to
avoid futtering when a draft sweeps
across the stage. Mountains that
tremble hazily are not cond@cive to
Illusion.
With the elaborate productions of
late years the Importance the build
er Of scenery has increased. says Ev-
erybody's Magazine. Formerly, when
the scenery consisted merely Of can
vas stretched over wooden frame, 1t
was simple enough. But the struggle
for realism and sensational effects has
developed difficult problems for the
builder of stage scenery to solve.
Every piece of scenery must be made
so that it can be folded into strips five
feet nine inches wide, because the
doors Of the baggage cars In which 1t
is transported are only six feet in
breadth. Also every piece must be
light and so constructed that one
scene can be removed and another
put in place within ten minutes. 1t
may take thirty hours of'continuous
work to get the scenery "set up" to
use a technical expression, after 1t is
brought into the theater. After that
the work Of changing scene is COM
paratively easy.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-12-30
The People Who are Passing To and Fro

Miss Edith Katzen has returned from
visit in Baltimore. Md.
Fred Pifer and wife, of Ridgway,
were visitors in town the past week.
Miss nellie Foster, of Dayton, is visit
ing at hume of her uncle, Thomas M.
Jewell, 10 this place.
Isaac Sayers, Of Coal Glen, visited
his brother, Robert Sayers, in this
place the past week.
James and Miss Mary Minweaser, of
Brookville, were; guests at home Of
Chas. Arnold the past week.
Fred Smith and wife, y Youngstown,
Ohio, have been visiting - formers
parents on Grant street the past week.
Miss AIDA Myers, one of public school
teachers, spent last week with her par.
ents, Rev. and Mrs. j. W. Myers, at
Natrona, Pa.
Mrs. j. J. Cotter, of Pittsburg, and
Mrs. Alta Moorhead, of Brockwayville,
are visitors at home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph Shaffer
Mrs. Ella Frederick and family
visited George Null's family in Ridg.
way and Edward Wilson's family near
Ridgway last week.
DR.. B. F. Shires aud wife, of Pat
ton, Pa, visited the latter's parents,
Mr.. and Mrs A. Wayland, several
days the past week. Doctor was 10.
Gated at Rathmel some years ago and is
known by number of our citizens who
gave him the "glad hand" at Christmas
time.
7. V. Malloy and wife, of New
Castle, visited the latter's parents, NJ.
j. Farrell and wife, In this place day
last week. They we're at Dubois at.
tending the funeral of Mrs. James
Malloy, mother OF T. V. Malloy, who
died in Pittsburgh Wednesday morn.
ing and was buried in the Catholic
cemetery In Dubois Saturday forenoon,