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The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-01-15
JUMPED INTO OCEAN.
Woman Commits Suicide by Throwing
 Herself from Steamer.

Herse1f from steamer.
 Colon Jan. 14.-A woman named Mrs. Kitchener, widow of a brother of viscount Kitchener of Kartoum. committed suicide in the port Colon last night.
 She had been suffering from insom- nia. and while alone in her state room at dinner on the steamer Magdalena, she threw herself from the port hole of her cabin and was drowned. Efforts to find the body have been unsuccess- ful. The woman's husband is thought here to have been the late Arthur Buck Kitchener.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-01-15
KILLED IN DUEL. ProsnInent Tennessee Planter shot Dy

Nashville, Jan. 14.-A dispatch from Rosemark, Tenn, says that G. Wash lngton Smith. a prominent planter was shot and killed there today in pistol duel with M. W. Yarbrough. The later was tenant of smith and khe men were en route to Memphis to submit a money difficulty to arbitra- tion. Yarbrough escaped.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-01-15
10. Petty Hurt in Decatur.

Decatur, Jan. I4.-tSpecIALJ-J. O. Pettey was injured while working in the car department of the Louisville and Nashville Railroad shops in New Decatur this morning. A large piece of iron fell on his foot, injuring st so badly that amputation may be neces- aarY.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-01-15
senator Whyte Elected.

Annapolis. Md. Jan. 14.-Senator William Pickney Whyte was elected United States Senator to i'll the unex- pired portion of the late Senator Cor mans term by both houses of the Leg isIature in secret sessions today.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-01-15
PIeaas for sweetheart.

Lincoln. Neb.. Jan. S1A--Niss fInga ka to plead the cause of her sweet heart. John Martin, convicted of swind- ling. appeared before Governor Shell don today and declared if he would pardon the prisoner she was positive he would lead an upright life. She assured the Governor that she would start Martin in business. The Gov ernor took the question under advise- ment.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-01-15
Whx in aurar awaet9

If sugar did not dissolve in the mouth you could not taste the sweet GROVES the strongest bitter tonic. but you do not taste the bitter because the ingredients do not dissolve in the mouth. but do dissolve readily In the acids of the stomach Is just as good for Grewn People as for Children The First and Original TasteIess Chill Tonic The standard for 30 years. 50 C.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-01-15
Judne Betta Holds Court

Huntsville, Jan. 14.-(Special)- Judge Tancred Betts is holding a three weeks term of the Law and Equity Court. The first week of the term is being devoted to the trial of criminal and misdemeanor cases that were transferred from the County Court
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-01-15
ra4her Tracy In Huntsville :.

Huntsville, Jan. Especial. )-Rev. J. A. Tracy of the Niagara University, Buffalo, N. T.. is here conducting very interesting mission services in St. Mary's Catholic Church. Large crowds have been attracted each night.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-01-15
GeIteuced to Hang.

Savannah Ga, Jan. 14-Willie Rogers, a white man, wsa today sem fenced for the third time to be hanged for the murder of his wife last Sep tember The date of the execution was set for February II.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-01-15
BROKE HIS NECK.
Man Falls from Buggy While
 ClutchlnE His Hat.

ClutchInE His Hat.
 Tampa, Fla. Jan. 14.-John Nj. Ma thews. turpentine operator, clutching at his hat which had blown of. while riding in a buggy eleven miles from here, lost his balance and fell. land ing on his head and breaking his neck. He died almost instantly. Mathews lived at Stemper and had large inter cts in this section.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-01-15
MANUrACrURER SUICIDES.
Fred Hartley Cat His Own Throat With
 RannH.

Boston, Jan. t4.--Fred Hartley. prominent woolen merchant, aged o1, commited suicide by cutting his throat with a razor at the Marshalrs Honeo- pathic Hospital today. ..,
 MT. Hartley had been sn iil-health and was breeding over the financial depression. Manager O'Brien. at the Hartley ofice, said today that the firm was in good condition financially.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-07-10
SELFISH LIVES AND THE
GROCER WHO HAS TO WAIT
Uprising Among Newport Tradesmen Leads Ada Lynn to Score
Those Among the Rich Who Think Only Of Themselves.
BY ADA LYNN.

T lastt the worm.i in the form of the grocer Of Newport, has turned. For
IA n number of ear w have heard taes of his poverty. of low his
4 y wealthy patrons let their bills rn from spring to autumn and from
autumn to spring, presumably because their minds we're occupied with other
affairs, social financial and otherwise.
Now he las risen in his might and demanded his due. mo money n pro-
visions" is his slogan, and lie means to stand pat. And it is about time that
he did.
AS a matter of fact, lots of milionares arem mighty small potatoes as rar as
the rest the world is concerned 1 wonder If they everh have an inkhng O. ne
comments passed upon them when they fly by the common herd in their traps
or buzz-wagons?
Down at the Plainfeld Horse how I hardt he following: See that woman
in that box, the on with the big feathery hat? Well, she's n o the biggest
tanks in this country You wouldn't think it to look at her., but I heard that at
times she drinks so much that se sleeps in a chair downstairs, too full to go
to bed"
Many of those women drink nor thar you or I could stand. n most
of 'em smoke. They've gt to w something to occupy their minds besides
clothes and pet dogs" said the first speakers companion.
"Wen all 1 can say is thu world isn't wha it used to be- was he reply.
This conversation vas between two men Of the track-men whose principal
interest in life "a horses. is 1 could tell by their remarks Yeti hey knew me
scandals connected with the sporty men and women of the uppe rtn, and
we're no more averse to discussing them and passing them on han hey ave
been to relate the newest incident tin fast chorus-grldom.
This is true everywhere, and it's all because these women have placed
themselves where hey can De criticised, n criticised harshly. They W las
and selfshIy, considering that the opinions of ordinary folk de not count. But
in the reckoning it Is the ordinary folk who make the showing. who have
helpedm most to make h country what 1t is nor he hardened millionaire with
his perverted idea of amusemen
or the grocer who supplies his table and who pays as lie goes?
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-07-10
BUYING RATS AND SILK
STOCKINGS HUSBANDS BANE
PreaChment on ExtravaganCe Of Wives Who Think They've Simply
Got to Have Everything Dame Fashion Dictates.

MAN recently appeared in court and asked protection against tn X
~ travagances of his wife. He had borne 1t a long WHILE but he tne
4 u proverbial worm.t turned when HI paid ASST for RATS n 800 a pair for
silk stockings. He boted, and the woman had him arrested for failure to SUI
port her.
a worldly standpoint the woman deserved what came to her.. Twenty-one years
of devotion with sue luxunes as a house elevate are III reasonable wives
ought to expect. and If h family income was at all restricted thu money spent
on hair rats silk hosiery vas wild extravaganza.
Feminine IDEAS of harmony are sometimes remarkable. A age-earne
whose income was less than SIS a week used to wear silk petucoats everyd DAY
in all kinds of weather Now, here is no stability to silk, n she wal per-
petuany replacing tn garments, and that kept her short in other directions
She could not live up to silk peicoats-in frocks, shoes or hats-and Ter per-
sonal ppearance suffered, al a maer of course.
A girl of my cquantanc contracted a fondness for silk stockings n
easily persuaded herself that anything cheaper would hurt Ter feet writes
articles. and when her father found it necessary to tut down pens her
allowance with the others-she almost fell Ill at the thought of such ardshps
as Isle n soft cotton hosiery.
jewelers. say that thu buk Oft their trade in diamonds is one with working
men and ome and we have only % loo at the fingers ofw women in stores and
business Offices to realize that the accepted engagement gift is N or more
diamonds.
They will xcuse the extravaganza by declaring that diamonds are good in
vestments. Perhaps they are.b but they draw n o interest inc fuctuate in value
Then the danger of lossis to be reckoned with. 1 think that the 4short-seeve
expense As much money went into a single pair of gloves as would III a pair
fashion is not dead yet. despite thu need for economy. nut the price of gloves
has dropped a bit. hats are serious stumbHng blocks in the path of onomy
1 admit that a deald depends pon a hat, nut I d o lot admit the necessity for
buying n expensive one. I know that it is possible to spend lessa and look quite
as we'll.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-07-10
Sn &\gMtsome MOOD
LIGHTING THE DINING ROOM.

"Never have your dining room illumi-
nation come from the ceiling or from
any point above the heads of the din
ers." said the woman decorator. Moth
ing is SO painful as to dine with lights
glaring in your eyes from above. If
your eyes happen to be weak It's posi-
tive agony, and yet I've known host
esses who had the wit to provide per-
feet food and to get together just the
right ~people-I've known such hostesses
to make the mistake of lighting their
dining rooms from above.
"Softly-shaded candles or lamps are
the things for dining rooms A channe-
lier is admissible, If 1t be hung losr,
but candles are more artistic. In d
room for conversation and eating bril-
liant lights are not needed."-N. Y.
Tribune.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-07-10
MINISTERIAL DIPLOMACY.

At a dinner given by the prime min
lister of a little kingdom on the Balkan
Peninsula, a distinguished diplomat
complained to his host that the Minis
ter of Justice, who had been sitting on
his left, had stolen his watch.
"Ah, he shouldn't have done that"
said the prime minister in tones Of an
oyanc st will get it back for you"
Sure enough, toward the end of the
evening, the watch was returned to its
owner.
"And what did he say?" asked the
diplomat.
"Sh-h,' cautioned the host. glancing
anxiously about him. "He doesn't
know that l have got 1t back."-Every-
body's Magazine.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-07-10
SMACKING GOOD THINGS.

Down in the country just about
This time the fields are moist and
green,
The woods are cool and all leaved out,
And brooks with fish in flow between
Their grassy banks; the nights arc
prime
From eve to incense breathing morn,
And they approach that happy time
OF fried spring chicken and green
corn.
Down in the country there's a spell
OF %gladness, or by night or day,
And In the fields there clings the smell,
The dor of the new cut hay;
The sound of many a whistled tune
Across the loamy field is borne,
And that bright day is coming soon
OF fried spring chicken and green
Down in the country there's the cluck
And clatter of the Plymouth Rock,
And CORY heads will soon be struck
From stretched necks at the choping
block;
The half-grown rooster will be thrust
In boiling water-plumage shorn:
Then biscuit with a rich brown crust
And fried spring chicken and green
corn.
Down in the country-when / look
Out of my window I can see
The field, the meadow, and the brook
The red barn and the apple tree;
And to my nostrils as / gaze
There comes the incense of the morn,
To tell me of the coming days
OF fried spring chicken and green
corn.
j. w. Foley In New York Times.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-07-10

It has been said by the enthusiastic friends of Mr. Bryan hat he vas his
w platform, and certainly he is recognizable in the platform adopted by the
Denver convention, although 1t somewhat modifes the views he las enunciated
in public addresses and in his writings. The platform araigns Congress, but not
the President, which was judhous. It favors an adequate navy, but Demo-
cratic and Republican Senators united in opposition to HI program of four
batleships. nd would have denied n appropriation. The platform condemns
the extravaganza of thu appropriations by Congress- an yet demands a develop
ment of III nations natural resources that would enormously increase the *
pendtures. Tariff reform is demanded to suppress trusts and Ito cheaper the
necemarieso of le. The arbitrary power of thu Speaker of thu House Of Repre-
sentatives be curtaned Campaign contributions must be made public.
Senators must be elected by popular vote. There must be regulation of the
rates of III public utilities. The merchant marine must be upbult, bt not by
bountes. 1t is not explained how. Asatc immigration aust be excluded. The
Philippines shout. be made Independent. There should De a physical valuation
of the railroads. and every State las the right to regulate commerce within its
borders Finally, the la W OF injunction should be modified and labor organiza-
ton should not be cassed with trusts as illegal combinations in restraint of
trade. These are the principal points in a very long an. carefully worded plat
form It is a question. indeed, whether the great battles soon to be opened will
be one of platforms DR. of personalities. Two men of extraordinary repute in
the world are pitted against each other, an opposed o Mr.. Bryan aois a
third personality, that of Roosevelt, which will surely Dc projected into the
campagn.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-07-10
TwO KINDS OF PICKING.

"Mistah Middleman, ah has ah rid
die"
"Mr. Bones, we shall be delighted TO
have you PROFOUND It,"
"Yessah: but hit amt nothin lax
dat. All jests desires to ak yo' what
am de difference between ah storekeeper
whose business is improvin' an a mar
who selects feathers TO sofa pillowsE
That's a pretty hard nut to crack
Mr.. Bones. Now, what is the differ
ence between a ~storekeeper whose busi-
ness is improving and a man who Sc
lects feathers for sofa pillows?'
de storekeeper's business is pickin'
up, an de other mans business is pick
in down"
"Mr. T. N. Orr will sing the pathetic
ballad, He Married Himself to a Mar
eel Wave. and Now He's All at Sea.
Harper's Weekly.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-07-10
TWO-CRNTs-A.WoRD CABLES.

Although he dsclaimed n official inspiration for his prophecy, when John
Hunnnu rHeaton told the Americans gathered at thu Fourth of July banquet in
London Saturday that lie "a firmly convinced that the time was near when Eng
land nd America would be exchanging penny-a-word cabiegrams, there was
probably more than just enthusiastic hope in the assertion. Mr.. Heatonis
credited with a most actve n influential part in the consummationo of the two
cent postage agreement between Great Britain Id the United States In Great
Britain the telegraph service is in control Of the postohce department. While
lot speaking Officially" Mr. Heaton probably spoke with official knowledge,
that gives his prediction strong backing Gable correspondence with Great
Britain at two cents a word would be a boon to thousands who u o con
fine their interchange of intelligence. business OF private, to h transmission of
THE nails which, even with fveday ships, is a snairs PAGES compared with the
lscttc flashes under the ocean ~
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-07-10
IT DOES. INDEED.

when 1 was down East this sum-
mer,' said the old-fashioned cobbler,
IT took a trip through one o. them big
shoe factories"
II was through n o. them, too
replied the other. what dye think OF
all that ~new-fangled machinery"
at certainly does eat awl."-The
Catholic Standard and Times.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-07-10
THE DENVER TON.

The national Democracy once again. and for the third time, is marshaled
under he banner of William j Bryan, who al nominated at Denve TO-DAY
DO a platform OF his W making. In 1884 and 1892 Grover Cleveland was
elected by popular pluranties. N 1888 Cleveland received a large popular vote
than Harrison but was defeated in the electoral college. In 1SssM Mckinley as
elected over Bryan by a plurality of 61a752, n again in 1900 by a popular
plurality of s5s794 Four years. C, when Judge Parker's candidacy for Presi-
dent vas unsatisfactory to friends of Mr.. Bryan. the popular majority against
him was 2542sl This bref retrospect is apropos to the Denver nomination.
Amid III anne scenes and with he sal enthusiasm Mr. Bryan vas nominated
1896 n 1900, M he led the party o two disastrous defeats Will thate x
perience be repeated this year? 1t would be premature to answer that query
o Peculiar conditions exist in the United States att the present tme-party
ties are loosened,. here is a spirit of unrest and a desire for change The be-
ginning of this phenomenon antedated thu financial panic, n did not, there
FORE, row tut Of It, Then, again. when business is depressed n industrial
enterprise is halted the party in power is held responsible. That feeling will
help Mr.. Bryan. There is. however the instructive fear of thu consequences of
a change In the personnel and policy of the government to act az a balance
against that feeling 1t may be asked, If the Roosevelt policies brought about
the great reaction in business In industry what nay not thu Bryan policies
do and shall We submit to another surgical operation? But the national omf-
mating conventions have completed thdr work, and the nation enters ne
Of the greatest presidential campaigns in Its history.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-07-10
TO THE SWEET GIRL GRADUATES.

IT'S not by logic's power that you
VIII rule this world Of ours, my
dears;
But just as other women do,
You'll sway mankind with smiles and
tears.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-07-10
PAST HIS UNDERSTANDING.

But your Western life," said Miss
Kulcher, rs so close to nature I should
think you'd be fond of the poets"
But. ma'am," replied Mr.. Lariat. of
Montana, 81 don't understand EN-; I
met a poet once and he wouldn't take a
drink.'-The Catholic Standard and
Times.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-07-10
WATER GOING UP.

Crimsonbeak-I told you this Prqhi-
bition business was going to be hard
on the Southern people.
Yeast-What now?
"wby, ! see Louisville recently in
creased the water rates to an amount
that will add $140.o 900 to the receipts."-
Xonkers Statesman.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-07-10
WISE BOY.

The College President-Your son has
flunked in geology, botany, Latin,
Greek. German, entomology-in fact,
his two years in college nave done him
no good whatever.
The Father-Tut, tut! Why, that boy
is going to get $4,000 this season pitch
ing in the National League.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-07-10
ALL THIS MONTH.

The class song and the wedding march
The graduate, the bride;
The trained athlete, the race so fleet,
The jumps both far and wide.
The picnic in the shady dell,
The stroll beneath the moon;
So many things the poet sings
Are punched in leafy June.
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-07-10
MANY LIKE HIM.

Towne-McBluff started to tell me
today how terribly ashamed he was-'
Browne-Yes. I know him. Whenever
he wants to brag about something he's
proud of he always begins, We'll, I'm
ashamed to say.'"-The Catholic Stand
ard and Times.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-07-10
THE NEXT MEAL.

Cant o help me. sir?" asked the
beggar on the street to the passerby;
II don't know where my next meal Is
coming 'front.'"
Neither do l." said the man ad-
dressed, passing on; our girl left this
morning, too!"-Yonkers Statesman.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-07-10
BOSSES AND THE VOTING MA CHIMES.

In Bayonne, as the Hudson Observer charges. the partyb bosses are holding
up the petitions by Is Der cent of the voters for a special election IN the ques-
ton of the voting machines with the purpose of delaying action until within
sixty dy of the general election, at which time a special election will be
illegal. This desn not seem to bear out the voting machine trust charge that
the bosses are against the machines an inspire the petitions for the special
elections. But the rust could tell how INT why the Bayonne petitions we're
hA m
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-07-10
VERY OFTEN so.

When Mary makes the kitchen fire she
uses kerosene.
There Is a little boy who often eats ap-
pies that are green.
AND in spite of all that has been sung
and has been said,
1t is a fact that neither Mary nor the
boy is dead.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-07-10
THOSE BUSY BEES.

Heidi you heal about the Busy
Bees fair?
She-No; what about 1t?
"Oh. the Busy Bees had a fair, and
the girls went about charging 81 for a
kiss"
Il suppose you got stung several
times."-Yonkers Statesman.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-07-10
A REFRAIN.

Hail, hail. the gangs all hTe!" was me OF the stirring refrains hat rocked
the Denver convention. In the struggle IN Philadelphia two years. between
the organized reform elements and the political bandtu that ruled the town
that refrainw was sung by the cohorts of the lords of mirule in parades and at
meetings 1t "a in the ia spirit 1t vas heard In thu convention hall at
Denver but 1t has al unpleasant significance in the misgoverned Quaker City
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-07-10
CONVENTION DELIRIUM.

There was a denrium of excitement in the Democratic convention at
Chicago when Bryan was first nut in nomination for the presidency, nut the
scenes of that convention were surpassed by those which were witnessed at
Denver this week The American people are o emotional but they ca be
wrought up to fierce excitement. All Of which, however passes off harmessy
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-07-10
II CONVICT NOMINEE DECLINES.

Advised by his counsel. Martin r. Preston, thu convict murderer in a
Nevada prison. who was nominated Tor President by the Socialist Labor party
party. but it need no be at a loss to find another candidate. The prisons of the
country are full of convict murderers.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1908-06-05
HONESTY IN POLITICS.

Oregon republicans wondering what do In the direct
pare the republicans for the ticket but the people
also majority for Chamberlain democrat for the Most
Of the republican legislators pledged for the popular nomi
but be democrat they do when they
have majority IN the legislature
They houd keep their pledge and for Chamberlain He is
tho peoples choices Republican politicians made him governor
ting inferior workable candidate him and counting
loyalty TO elect him The people wouldn't do they elected
Chamberlain reelected him. and they him the
gadess Of politics That they still respect the republican party,
shown By eecug them govern the state them keep
their promise Leaving She moral question would
pay lie for majority independent enough
declare for democratic senator while ectng republican legislature
would be mighty likely repudiate the whole that had lied
them and make The republican party only bad mcmo does not
pay lie. Ia politics.
The w and the welfare 81 h people the victory Of our par
should be- the end Of all politics Idaho up this
Oregon proposition for direct primary law this year Now
j. good time 70 begin think 81 what is the proper Of politics,
wha, pot cal honor the keeping Of promises and how easy
would Be 70 head of popular rival b putting up better your
instead 81 wekne whom you expected poll
sea lines that wouldn't work.