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Hot Springs post., 1908-11-21
NEWS OF THE WEEK

Albert Bergin former Alaskan miner committed suicide Helena Mon last week For time Begn had been acting queery and early last week he threw ores payable himself amounting about $2OOO the where they burned Later he realized what he had done and thinking that money beyond redemption he shot hmse dying almost instantly. --e..es# .sa 1sas a-E
 special session of congress will be called after Taft inauguration March to consider tariff revision. This made by elect Taft Washington last Saturday lengthy conference with President Roosevelt It thought that changes will be made in the pres tariff schedule.
 The balloon Amecan in charge of Captain Mueller, the known aeonaut started from Los Angeles last week journey the The balloon will Captain Muelers intention break all distance records if possible ..--e
 Dowager Empress China dead her death following close after that of the Emperor An edc has been issued poclaming Prince Puy the of the late Emperor the ruler with Prince hun regent No distress has been manifested by the China the death of the aged Dow Empress who the real ruler of the Fowery King dom for many years. 4N v sa e8 I# @# @- MT
 The Liberals the recent general election in Cuba and General Gomez elected President carrying province The election the most quiet the history Cuba there was disorder at any time pace.----
Hot Springs post., 1908-11-21
LOS ANGELES HAS
 A COSTLY BIG FIRE

Los Angeles Nov. 20.-Iast Monday this city suffered
 fire loss of two million dollars For time it appeared that the entire business section would be burned the fire department seemed to be unable to check it at al No lives los and the property all fully insured.
Hot Springs post., 1908-11-21
RICH STRIKE REPORTED @
 ON ELDORADO CREEK

rich strike is reported have made Edorado creek this week which will that stream we'll in the front ducer the holds good the reports has
 The the strike given out by Pat Welch who that feet of 20cnt dirt has been found Mr. Wech has been this for the and position know what has been found He has shown his faith the creek staying with it, and thinks he has landed the without fail
 The two Japs who working the creek not bedrock but have found good already in the gravel
 The report this strike has caused small stampede this creek parties who have ground there looking the lines and their posts with view of preventing jumping conflicting claims the creek ....> . ...
Hot Springs post., 1908-11-21
CHINESE ROYALTY ~------
 KILLED BY POISON

Washington. Nov. 20.@-It is admitted in diplo- mac circles that the deaths of the Emperor and Dowage Empress of China due to slow poison administered by enemies This fact is becoming known to the people of China and is feared that revolution will be the result of the heartless conspiracy.
Hot Springs post., 1908-11-21

Jim Larson, of Louden, arrived in this city this week, and is at present on the creeks, where he is looking after his mining interests. He expects to remain in this vicinity until after Thanksgiving.
Hot Springs post., 1908-11-21

Otis O'Neill arrived Wednesday from Fairbanks. He walked the entire dis tance, and reports the trail as very bad.
Hot Springs post., 1908-11-21

Mir. Swanson is a recent arrival from Rampant, and will locate on Sullivan creek. He is having a mining plant moved over from that camp, and ex- poets to be working in short time.
Hot Springs post., 1908-11-21

Messrs, Upton and Ham arrived from Fairbanks Wednesday, and say they are among the first of large number of people who are talking of coming here this winter.
 Don't forget that delicious Thanks giving dinner at Stanley's all for S1. Private box for. the families.
 You don't have to frog at Heins'.
Hot Springs post., 1908-11-21

J. Henderson paid this city visit this week.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-25
DereLict Jags Afloaf on
 the Bosom Of the Yuiefide

Number One had his. There was no gainsaying the fact; he had 1t all and then some. Number One tackled. put the helm hard -a-port. came up in the wind with sails fiapping. hung in stages a few moments. lost headway and fell away to leeward back on the old course. The old course was Dexter Avenue. and having missed Lawrence Street he forgot all about it and fore reached up to store window where there was a big block of ice with pigs and fsh and turkeys frozen in the cake. Number One rubbed his eyes, teetered on tIptoe and then snliiingly shook 'day day 'at the little pig. 'Ish cold in there, pardg How'n hell you get in zat ishe. Have report mat ter shciety crulty anlmalsh. freezhe lii pig in ishe, ain't right, have see polich. get III pig out"
 Then the wandering red eyes fell on a big picked turkey suspended above the ice block.
 By dam. ishs naked baby; we'll whatn---I say--weil. if that don't beat 1the--nakut baby in window. Ill children passips see naked baby sposed terri bIe. aln't right, ish iinmodist. nakut baby In window yes halter tell polich. Wheren 'u is pofich? Polichv
 An officer responded. and took Num- ber One where he could explain ell about it.
 Number Two had foundered at Capi- tai Square. sinking with all hands on board. A crowd collected and gazed upon the supine form of Number Two, who lay in the gutter with little trick let's of the tobacco he had been chewing streaming from the corners of his mouth. A placid smile was spread over the challSy features. and the moist, per- spiry fingers grasped tight the broken neck of bottle. To him also there
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-25
IN POLIcE COURT

'.All the world Is beautiful. glad some airs ring through the ceruiian zenith, bells lend their soft tones to the general happiness and my mood is most beatific,' said Lord Babsr when he opened court Christmas Eve. "A great peace passeth my soul, and my whole being Is filled with the milk of human kindness. I will be merci- full. Bring 'em in. bring in every dad gasted one of 'em, femme look at their faces, that may pass upon their fate.'
 In response to the mandate, a long wayering line. q thin black line of heroes was started from the pen door. Interspersed with the black there were persons of lighter hue and some that would pass for white but for the smudges that concealed their identity.
 .Aso" said my lord as he stroked his silken beard and fondled the head of great stag hound that fowned at his feet, .'so. And is this the way ye cele- brate the gladsome yuletide? Filling the stomach with loathso1ne liquids, and going home to your wives and lit- tie children. maudlin beasts2 Is that your appreciation of this day? Of a surety will I be merciful-but merci- full to the poor unprotected women and little children at home. For ey- cry animal who Is drunk during the Christmas season, win ! double and treble hig fine. Tn some eases will not even allow them to pay the fines, but I will set them about the streets with brooms In their hands, causing them to remove the filth that accu- muIates in the highways, so that ye shall remember this day, and 1t shall be token unto you
 He was as good as his. word. Ev- cry drunk. every distdrber of the peace, each disorderly character and general wrong doer, was soaked if the booze had not soaked sufficiently. to the limit provided by the statutes.
 That is my idea of a Christmas gift to your families" his honor said as the last bleary-eyed lout was hustled staggering to the pen. 'that is my idea of a right royal Christmas gift. The families at home will not have to spend the day trying to man age a wild beast, and the city will be enriched as to It's nearly depleted | cofrers. Also will I hold court on Christmas day. so that may catch any who failed to soak up enough Thursday. The limit of the law in | every case"
 And in impressive dignity, the court arose, gathered the ermine robe about him, and taking his ebony stan with the heavy frosted-gold head, painful ly limped from the room, followed by his squires and pages, and the haI9 breathed maledictions of a group of trunks, who as soon as the great man had left the room. gathered in 6 circle with their arms about each oth- CTS shoulders, and in alcoholic har- ! mony rendered. that bewifching little 1 carol entitled:
 The Wasp and the Naked Back"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-25
1EontgOmeFy Coumty Beats AII Her Previous Records i'm Isgunmce of xdcenaes This
 Week

Ming1ing In joyous accord with the bells of Christmas, there peais throughout Montgomery County today the alarm sunnmcning hundreds to tl1p hymeneal altar. For scores have chosen Christmas day aS the time for the solemnizing of their nuptiais, more so than any year heretofore.
 within the last two days, Wednes- day and Thursday, seventy y-eight mar riage licenses were issued to lovers. white and lovers black. and a record has been thus established for Moht- gomery County. On one day, Wedhess day. forty-two licenses to wed were issued. and on the other, thirty-six. Both figures constitute record, sing ly and together. Before this, accord ing to the officials in the Probate Of- fee, thlrty-slx licenses for one day constituted the record igureg for the County. But not only has this record been equalled, but even topped by six licenses, In the forty-two permits given out on Wednesday. -f-
 As might be expected, by far the
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-25
7Uo Hundred Hearts Wiil Be
 United m M1ryiage Ioday'

greater number of these licenses were Issued to negroes. The negro gentry, imbued with a general exuberatton du- ring the holiday season. have vented their overflow of good spirits on fhe little god Hymen. and before him will stand over i0o In number to plight their troth today.
 The seventy -eight licenses do not in- eiade those issued during. the first two days of the week. which, with Wedr nesdaysa and Thursdays figures will swelI the number for Montgomery County to far over 100 for the week.
 And so 200 hearts will be made into 100 today. goo of the County's p0puv lace will start upon life's path togaths ct. and the Christmas of 1908 will so down as a day of weddings. for this section at least. Oh. Mir. Roosevelt, what say you to the record of this ht- tie spot of Dixie Land.
 Perhaps 1t win De easy to picture the scene in some of the country churches of the coiored people today.
 "Come on, step lively" admonishes the parson to the loving couple; '.there's six more behind you, step up. step up. can't wait all day on you there. you're married.
 ''NExTl'
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-25
Notre Danae Basket Ball FiUe
 Begin Long Southern Trip

The basket ball management at the T. M. c. A, received letter yestef- day from Manager Wood of the Notre Dame University stating that Notre Dame had already started on the tour. which would bring the greatest basket of Indiana. to Montgomery next Thurs day night.
 The Notre Dame team has played siRht games this season and as yet no to oven hold this quintette to q close score. saf
 Vaughan, who is playing his first the earmarlks of a conner. He has play ed basket ball for seven years on high schools and preparatory schools and he begins his basket hall experience al Notre Dame with the prospects of be- ing considered the best center in the collegiate ranks. He was star on
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-25
MUST GET A RHINoCERos.
neeseveat Deternanea to Land Blg Game.

neeseveat Detersninea to Land Blg
 Game. washington. Decss 5A.--President Roosevelt win make aAspecial effort on his African hunting trip to secure two white rhinocsrosss about the scarcest animal in all Africa, The national museum in Waahing- ton is especially anxious for one of these and if the President gets any specimens he will send them to the British museum.
 ! The President will not end his jour ney until he has secured two eIe- phantB, The advice recently given him that he will get no elephants on the route he has decided to take has fcaused him to determine to get as far Into the interior as necessary to get elephants.
 The white riiinoceros will be found if at all on the headwaters of the Nile which the President will strike after leaving Lake Victoria, Nyanga. The President today discussed with Major Edgar Mearns, who will accom- pany him. some of the details of the trip and especially whether to take some ammunition to be used. It was decided that the bulk of the ammu- hilton to be used will be bought in Nairobo about two thirds of the way from Mendoza where he will land, to Lake Victoria. Nyanxa. The real hunting will begin north of Nairobl.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-25
REDDIxG-COvINGToN.
Wedding of Popular YOung Person fl
 Headland.

Wedding of PopuAar x0ung Person In
 Headland, Dec. 24.--(SpeeiaI.) 1.-The marriage of Mir. Thomas s. Bedding the residence of the brides mother, Mrs Perry F. Covington, on Church Street. December 22, at 8 D. m.
 The ceremony was performed by Rev. T. M. Fleming. of this place, in the presence of a large assembly of inti- mate friends and relatives.
 The bride wore a beautiful gown of white silk chiffon.
 The out-of-town attendants were: Messrs. A. A. Covington of Dondald sonviIIe. Ga, and Cleveland Covington of Birmingham, Misses Florence and Lleie Hunt of Clio. Misses Claud and Lillie Baxter of Louisville.
 The young couple will at once begin housekeeping on Sporman Street.
 Henry Christian. a negro of good standing in the community, went out of town yesterday afternoon to Spi- vev's saw mill and while at the mill was assisting the mill hands in re- moving some lumber near where the saw was running. He accidentally fell aEf the saw and was cut literally in two. Death was instantaneous.
 Mrs. F.. P. Woods. of ehaneellOrs- vile. Is here. the guest of her sister Mrs. l.. L. CovinEton.
 Misses Sudie Kelly and Fanny Nes- bitt. who have been attending school at Montevallo. came home yesterday to spend the holidays with their parents
 Mrs. z. T. Davis. of this place, has gone to Montgomery to spend the Christmas holidays
 Mrs. Key, of Opelika. mother of Mrs, w. NJ. Mitchell. on Mitchell Street. has returned to her home after several days here with her daughter and fam fly.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-25

came an oiicer, and later the patrol wagon. Number Two was picked up, as Timber as stocking full of quicksilver. and poured into the wagon, and the wagon moved away.
 Number Three was on the back of a street car desperately ciinging to the Iron grip bar, "Condshter, he said, "zish my ear. Lord made all eings, good book zhay. made .kthreet carsh too zish my car. made all zinsh for men, one man got no right for monopoly. all stun come out of erth men put togeth- CT. men ride, rash all. Don't come to me fuh nfshkui. my monish. my car say mush put you on, yesh, my car. own intresh In all xingsh."
 But cop took him, too
 Number Four looked like a claw hammer with legs. He had started somewhere and forgotten where he was going. Aimlessiy he wandered down a side street toward the railway, just as a train passed The guard bar was down and Number Four thought II was a fence. Leaning on it. he started to climb, and at the same time the guard bar was started up agafn,
 "Zish hell of high fensh," Number Four called out 10 the darkness as he was raised in the afr. "Feneh used to run level. now rnnsh up hiily But al forty-five degrees the ciinging body slid. damned at the lower end. and tue surgeon that sewed up the cut on hts head afterward turned him over to the police.
 Number Five was nfgEer. superbiy drunk. hfiariously Joyed and took ad- vantage of barbershop tenor to glad den the air GAffectionateiy eiinging tc telegraph pole. as he walked around #. he sang. p&tting the post with his hands and stamping with his feet. until the noise attracted an oficer and hs too went to join the others.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-25
NEw RoAkoIzn NEwsPAFER.
Rshdoiph News is EstabIished- by sIr. ...s .3 T Jackson.


 Rshdoiph Nsyy.' is Established. sy Mir. sf s Jackson.
 Roanoke. Dec 24.--(Special.)---E P. A Jack son. who recently sold The DadevfIle Courier, has come to Roa- noke to establish a. weekly newspaper. to be known as The Randolph News. He is putting ins new outfit, and ex- pects to issue his nrst paper the first week In Japuary.s
 At the home of U. E. Mann this evening occurred the marriage of Miss Tommie Gilham to Mir. J. B. Gresham. a ministerial, student of Vanderbilt University. s.g s4
 Mr Gresham was accompanied by his friend, Mr. styles Park. After spend ing a few days with relatives in Geor- gia Mr. and Mrs. Gresham will go to Nashville. s.
 The brIdeSis one of Roanoke's pret- tiest and most. popular young ladies. Last evening at the New Ussery Ho- tel Prof ". Fl. McDaniel, President of Roanoke College. gave a banquet Complimentary. to his fellow teachers.
 Roanoke College closed a most sa1c- cessfui term. The spring term begins
 Mrs. Mary Langley, i. an aged and highly respected woman, is at the point of death. Her son, wv. Lang ley, of Clanton, Is at her bedside.
 A Christmas cantata was given at the Baptist Church Sunday night. which was very much enjoyed by a large c0ngregation
 k The Methodist Sunday School last Sunday. presented J. c. Hornsby with q sllver water set. T. w. Radney mak ing the speech of presentation. Mfr Hornsby has just closed q quarter of a. century of tSfatthful service as Super ifitendent of thie aourishing school.
 Mrs. J. Frank Ambrose and three children, of Salisbury. N. C.. are the guests of the family of J. B. c. Am- prose. .ss-. ssSs sg
 Mrs. C. e. Cox and daughter. of Col iege Park, Ga, are the guests of Mrs. y..s e. wrlgRt z
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-25
aENERots coLuMnus MAN.
He Fays short Possass. on Chrl.sna.

He Pays Short Postage on Christnaas
 Columbus, Ga, Dec. 21.--(Specia1.) J. Not a single package has been held in the Columbus spostofiice this week for insuficient postage. and if Christ mas gffts mailed. here do not reach their destination promptly. 1t win be because Of congestion of mail matter at the other end of the Iine.
 Unusually great numbers of such pnclgage are held for insuficient post. agt, resulting in disappointment to all concerned.
 This year . prominent Columbus citizen who tries to give practical expression to his goodness of heart, went to the postmaster and arranged with him to pay. the postage on ali Christmas packages not properly stamped.
 The postofice has kept nemorafl- dum of all cases of short postage and the packages have ali gone on prompt ly. to thefr dtstination, and the gentle man referred to win now floor the short postage bIii of comnunlty of 10000 persons.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-25
Postal Orders C0shed by Local
 Liquor Men Lost Week Was 5, O9G

can be filled at the expenditure of sa5o
 approximately. With this as the aver. age. the money orders alone have net. ted the local whislxey men at least siS,- 900, perhaps hundred or 50 less, or slightly more. And hissapproxination is borne out by an estimate which the money order men make. .
 And when 1t Is remembered that pos- tai money orders. as n1eala for the transmission of cash does not exceed in amount the checks sent through mall
 and that express money orders cut q room for some wonder at the amount
 And again, when 1t lA known that Montgomery as shipping center for intoxicante is far below the mark set by Pensacola, and but equals Mobile or Birmingham. 1t ls an easy. guess that the aridity of the Cracker State will
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-25
A. ,. snAY ARREsTRD.

Columbus. Miss, Dec. 24.--(Special.) A B. Eeay. salesnan at the de- partmsnt store, of Simon Loeb & Bro. has been arrested on the charge of ennbezzlement.
 Seay's scheme it is charged was to sell goods to negroes at ridiculously low prices and pocket the proceeds. the cash system st the store having effectually prevented him from steai- ing money. Ne.
 When Seay was taken before Mayor Donnell- he broke down and confessed his guilt. The two aegroes also con- fessed, and the three men were placed under bond, to. await the action of the grand jury
 Sesy is a member of a highly re- spectable, family. and news of his peculations brought constsrnation to his friends and surprise to his em- pioyerS. whose confidence he had en- joyed.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-25


 he Enoistened by an abundant liquid How on this gay day.
 It has been one hnstling. busy season for the liquor men of Montgomery. this last of their exfstence as such. and there will be none but who deserve the long rest that stArtp in on January 1.
 And the express company, whewi Be- tween the buyers of Georgia and the sellers of Montgomery. they have been sorely rushed set of people here of late. Aud both. though having profit ed by the Christians season, win well come the dull day after.
 There are other people to whom there will be a day after, and they are the sons of the Cracker State of Georgia, who have spent much on Christmas whiskey enough. 1t seems, to produce headaches and dry throats the state over. from Tennessee to Florida. from Alabama to the coast.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-25

the football team, playing full back on the eieveh which had an enviable iBan to 0-0 score.
 The Notre Dame team is now, headed for the South. Tomorrow night the Louis. Monday night the team viii start it's campaign against the best of the South when 1t plays the Nash vile Athletic Club, and on Tuesday Wander bilt will be, met. On WedneHday the Birmingham Athletic Club win be the opponents of the collegfans.s and Thurs day night Montgonery will tackle
 From Montgomery Notre sDams goes tV Mobile and then to New Orleans. and the trip will continue them to- ward the north by way of Texas and Arkansas. the team covering a ferri- tory of some 2.Seo miles before again reaching Notre Dame.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-25
white Man Uses Tzhffe fin DemopOIis ssioon

Demopofis. Dec 24--(Special.)- About one year ago. at BeIlamy, a small place in Sumter County. about four teen miles from this city. George sam pie a white man. was held up and roh- bed by negro. Henry Shelly. The ne- gro escaped with his booty.
 Sampe swOre revenge and said he would run the negno' down, The negro managed to elude his victim for over twelve months. This morning Sample recognized his man in, Fuckers saloon and going in heicut the negro in several places before he was pulled or by by. islanders. s -4; .G t &-
 The negro has. two very dangerous cuts one Tn the side and the other In the shoulder. <
 George Sample and bis brother. James Sample, who was with him at the time. were arrested and later admitted to bail in the sum of $500. The negro will recover. f-s
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-25
Georgia Has Added Greatly to Neat gomery,n Chriskmas Trade By the
 sum Of e1es0eo.

Prohibition Georgia has contributed bonntieuily to the bulging bank ae- counts of the Montgomery liquor deal erE here of late. And figures Issuing from the postofiiee authorities. authen- tic. reliable figures as those from Uncle Sam's employees must ever be. are astounding in their message.
 During the last ten days. 3.090 money orders have been cashed bx the liquor men of Montgomery. every one of which have come from various points in arid Georgia.
 The orders sent have been. upon the average, according to liquor man, for four or live quarts of whiskey. or for a half-dozen quarts of wine. This. at the present low price of the Intoxieants
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-25
PRESIDENT ELIOT OF HAYWARD
 SOON TO VISIT MONTGOMERY
WiII Deliver Address During March Under Auspices o9 Board of Education.

Through his Secretary, Henry Par rish. Mayor Teague received commit nication from President Eliot, Of Har- yard University, stating that the efni- nent educator would be in Montgomery on March [. and would deliver an ad- dress on the evening of that date or at noon on the following day under the auspices of the Board of Education.
 During his stay In Montgomery Pres ident Eliot will be the guest of Major R. E. Steiner on South Hull Street.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-25

been notified of his appointment as junior past head consul for the head camp at Alabama. Woodmen of the World, to succeed Sovereign I. N. Archer, deceased. Mr. Holliway is well known in woodcrn1t throughout the Sfaks and his headquarters during the past few years have been at Mont gomsry and Selma.