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The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-19
FnR TAX AeeE.sNOH

 Hereby announce myself candidate for the office of Tax Assessor of Montgomery County. subject to the action of the Dem. ocretic primary. MORGAN 6. GIL4MER.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-19

FOR TAX COLLECTOR.
 \ hereby anuotnce myself candidate for the offfca Of Tax Collector of Montgomery County, subject to the action of the Dem ucratto Party. CHAS. B. TEABLEX. hereby announce my candidacy for Tax Collector of Montgomery County. subject ao the action of the pesnocratic party.
 ". M HUDSON.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1908-06-27

grast ed his bundle and stumbled up
the beach. Safe above the waves, he
dropped on the rainy pebbles. Their
hard, we. elOpe seemed the most de.
licious bed he had ever known. But
Bonnie: Would he be in time?
Rising stiffly. he pulled on his
clothes and staggered forward; storm.
ed the steep. slippery bluff; threaded
the path, Bennie's path, through the
spruces and came against his own
cabin, with the lamp shining from
the uncurtained chamber. He caught
one glimpse of the doctors set Jaw,
Of his wife covering her face with
her hands. A moment later he lit.
ed the latch and stumbled in. Too
exhausted for words. he collapsed on
the floor. holding out the sogsy pack.
age to Stitham. The doctor seized It
and disappeared In the bedroom.
It was morning when Morton awoke.,
Stitham was standing by his bedside.
Morton looked up appealingly, fear.
fully.
ITS all right" said the doctor.
"Benniell pull through" - Youths
Companion.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1908-06-27
Pumping In the Squeak.

Small automatic pumps, very in.
genioussy contrived. spirited air In
between the layers OF the soles OF
each finished pair OF shoes.
THAT beats me-" said the visitor.
IT never saw air put in shoe sole
before. Pneumatic like that; are they
springy?"
mo. they're noisy" answered the
foreman Of the Lynn factory. These
shoes are for the export trade. They
20 to Africa. A native African Judges
the white mans shoes by their
squeak. The louder they squeak the
inner the article. In fact, the native
won't wear q non.squeaking. silent
shoe. II IL wind between the soles
that makes shoes squeak. Put in
enough and your footwear will be a.
noisy a. two PIGS under q fence. We.
by adding this cheap wind to our
product. increase its value more than
handsewing throughout would."--New
York Press.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1908-06-27
A Misunder standlna.

His name was George Arnold, and
he was arraigned in the police court
on the charge Of stealing a ride on
q train to Dagupan.
where were your" asked Judge
Low. referring to his former place
OF abode.
I'm MANILA" was the reply, II was
waiting"
waiting for whom"
Just waiting"
what were you waiting for?"
ITO get my money
who from?"
1.-THE man I was waiting for"
What did he owe It to you for?"
For waiting"
How did you start IN waiting"
by beginning to wait"
What do you mean. Explain your.
SELF"
II though you knew I was waiting
In restaurant
"Oh!" gaspcd the Judge.--Philip.
pines Gossip.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1908-06-27

Iimped through MS back yard sDo
ed into the house for bis gun. AZ
he came out he saw . hound limping
along and vainiy trying to bark; the
fox had disappeared and the dog,
which could hardly stand, dropped In
It's tracks nearly dead from exhaus.
ton. The man gave the dos food and
drink in small quantities and In few
days It seemed to be all right. On
the collar was the name Of the own.
er, to whom the man wrote, and in
Q few days he came after It. Il
was then learned that the dog start.
ed tho fox in Wellheet and for Ave
days and nights had been chasing.
He had been seen chasing the fox
at Ellisville, on the shores OF Cape
Cod Bay, and near White Island In
the cranberry district; he had cross.
ed the harbors and rivers and had
given up when nearly dead In East
Wareham, sixty miles from where
the hunt was started. 1t was said,
THE dog was q mere skeleton and
the fox seemed az II he had been
running for month"
There are instances on Cape Cod
where dogs have followed foxes for
days at a time, but none Of the old
gunners remember any such perform.
ance as this one.-rrom Forest and
Stream.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1908-06-27
In French History.

So far as France Is concerned It Is
the rumber fourteen that has played
a conspicuous and portentous part
in her history. On May II. 1854, the
Rue de Ia Ferronniere was enlarged
by order Of Henri II. and four times
fourteen years later Henri w was
assassinated there by Ravaillac, name.
ly, on May II. 1910. Henri had lived
four times fourteen years, four'n-n
weeks and four times fourteen days.
IT,. flfty.six years md Ave months.
Then Henri's son. Louis KILL. died
May II. 1643 (the same day and month
as his father. And 1643 added to.
gether equals fourteen; Just as 1863
1.-THE year of the birth OF Henri VII
equals fourteen. Louis XIV ascend.
ed the throne 1853, which. added to.
Rether. equals fourteen, and similarly
the year Of his death (l715) equals
fourteen.--Frcm p. T. O.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1908-06-27
HOUNDS LONG CHASE.
Followed . Fox for Five Days and
Nights Over Cape Cod Sands.


Following close on the heels of
big gray fox, running for Ave days
and nights, covering a distance OF
probably 200 miles through the woods
and along the sandy shores OF Capo
Cod. only to have the fox escape by
wearing him out, is the record OF a
hound 4 years old, one of three val.
liable dogs that party of hunters
recently took with them to hunt foxes
In the woods at Wellneet.
The dog chased the fox, or per
haps several foxes--for It may have
switched off from one to another In
It's travels--and did not show up az.
ter starting the fox, After waiting
for hours for the dog to return tho
hunters went back to the village ex.
pecting the dog would give up the
chase. Night came on and they be.
came alarmed fearing the dog had
been lost.
A local gunner who accompanied
the fox hunters into the woods said
he would find the dog and ship him
home the next day. Inquiries were
made through the villages. but no
one lad seen the dog and 1t appeared
ut II he must have been drowned In
crossing the swamps on the thin ice.
At the end OF FIVE days a dog was
seen following Q big gray fox through
the village OF East Wareham.
This man who saw he fox - II
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1908-06-27
More Marriages. In ENGLAND.

Many interesting details as to the
marriages which took place In Eng.
land and Wales during 1906 are given
In the registrar generals detailed re.
port for that year. There were more
OF them than In the previous year. but
the Increase was not conspicuous In
the case OF widowers, while there was
no increase at all In that OF widows
As already recorded. the birth rate
was abnormally low. while the death
rate was higher for the year. The
marriage rate shows an increase OF
0.S over 1905. but was 0.2 below the
average for the ten years 1S96.1905.
The birth rate was the lowest ever re.
corded. being OIL less than In 1908
and 1.6 lower than the decennial
average.-LondQn Chronicle.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1908-06-27
TULIP Scum.

"What makes this vegetable soup
taste so different" asked the young
husband OF the October bride.
"Only the leeks you sent home"
replied the bride. "You remember
you said you were going to order
leeks."
II didn't order any leeks." growled
the husband. but he finished his bowl
OF soup rather than disappoint her.
That afternoon he stopped at the
grocery store.
How did you come to send leeks
up to my house this morning. he
demanded. II didn't order them"
Great Scott! Did you eat themf'
exclaimed the grocer.
'Sure, We ate them"
20 for lands sake. They were Mrs.
Jackson's tulip bulbs. She left them
on the counter and they got into your
basket by mistake."-Detr0it Free
Press.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1908-06-27
A Steel Gray Man.

A stern visaged man, with his
steel-gray whiskers cut to make him
look like a captain Of industry. was
walking bris8ly down Superior ave-
nue. Saturday noon past the City Hall.
Near the entrance he saw a little
dead sparrow that had fallen to the
sidewalk. He paused and picked up
the dead bird. makes me think OF
when ! was a kid" he muttered. I'VE
always used to have regular funeral
and bury 'em when they died. Well.
I'll put Il over here where 1t won't
be all ground to pieces by people
walking by, anyway" He placed the
feathered little body on . ledge Of
the building and then hurried on
down street.-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1908-06-27
eoys That Run the Furrow.

You can write 1t down as gospel,
With the flags OF peace unfurled,
The boys that run the furrow
Are the boys that rule the world!
II was written on the hilltops,
In the fields where blossoms blend;
Prosperity is ending
Where the furrow has an end!
The glory Of the battle,
OF clashing swords blood.red.
II nothing to the warfare
or the battle,hosts Of Bread!
The waving banners OF the fields
Der the broad land unfurled-
The bovs that rrn the furrow
Are the boys that rule the world!
Frank l.. Stanton, in Atlanta Con.
stitution.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1908-06-27
chiLoRGN'S lIGs.
Give Small People q Large objective
World to Absorb Them.

vVVvVS " SOOOVO vVVVVs
A general conclusion from q study
OF children's lies contributed by @.
Stanley Hail to the Appleton's Maya
zine Is that children should have an
active life and see events Of q stir.
ring character. They need" Pro.
fessor Hall says, "an objective word
varied, large and active enough to
greatly absorb them, and then they
will not need to improvise and create
The dull, uniform monotony Of school
life and lessons leaves not only an
aching void but a mass Of surplus
energy and craving in the child. so
that It must often either resign IL.
self to mental poverty or else ex.
patiate far and wide and with con.
siderable abandon into the world Of
shams in order to create the outside
interests It does not ind presented
to It."
Professor Hall thinks that parents
and teachers are often directly respon.
sible for untruth. To press children
for confessions OF their own misdeeds
or those Of their playmates. he says,
Is to present one OF the strongest
temptations to evasion and deceit, II
not to direct falsehood." Even in
the family children often have kind
Of freemasonry which makes It bad
form to tell to parents the m4sdeeds
Of one another.
THE same principle applies" the
writer continues. against too great
intrusion into the private life Of
children. All who have studied them
realize that there are masses OF crude
superstitions which they very early
learn to repress: that q little later
there are minor misdeeds and some.
times immoral habits that persistent.
ly seek refuge In the darkness Of con.
cealment. Every child needs to have
a domain Of life and experience all It's
own. sacred from intrusion; and the
temptation Of fond parents to main.
tain complete confidence with their
growing boys and girls Is met by q
natural instinct of resistance on the
part Of the child. which is often mani.
Tested by reservations. prevarications
and perhaps by positive lies. Hence.
q wise policy Of letting alone and Of
seeming to ignore and OF respecting
the child's own personality as inviola.
Bile removes another OF the tempta.
tions to lie."
Professor Hall gives some strange
cases Of what he calls pathological
lies. One little girl invented a baby
sister for the benefit Of her teacher
and schoolmates and after conduct.
ing her through several months OF
vioissitude wound up her career with
death and funeral. Another child
appeared at school in black and said
that her mother had died. A few
months later she related that her
father had married again: but there
had been neither death nor weddine
In her family. The love Of lies for
their own sake can. II seems, be "as
strong as that OF drink. quite apart
from all motives Of love OF attention
and of gain" II the withdrawal OF
attention and sympathy and credence
fails In these cases the calling OF o
doctor Is recommended.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1908-06-27
Als "klek,"

MUM
Say. there's mistake in this bill
You sent me the other day"
whats wrong with It? Is II too
big?"
.No. but"
ANY mistake IN the hgures?"
mo: It's not that. It's"
Don't you think that bill has been
running long enough?"
Il reckon SO, but"
Then what are you kicking about?"
That's what I'm trying to tell you.
There's a mistake In the name. You
sent 1t to the wrong man. confound
you. don't owe You . cent, and
never dbl"
"O!"--Chicago Tribune.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1908-06-27

Perhaps II Is a waste of words to
moralize over social scandals. but each
new domestic upheaval I'm what Is call.
ed our best society (meanlng our veal.
thiest) exerts an evil influence
50 far beyond its source that the i'm
pulse to plead for higher standard
Of morals among the richest people Is
hard to resist. 1t must he admitted
that little good has resulted from the
most earnest remonstrance In the past.
The young lions of society, In many
instances, continue to conduct them.
selves rs II they were unconscious Of
any public duty incumbent upon them.
MS II they were unaware that the POSI-
tion they hold, by the grace Of the
community, carries an influence which.
IL exerted for evil. menaces the very
existence Of the social order. Yet this
Is the plain truth.
~6A
Miss Bfpnislawa MachszewsychO
lyskis. Of Philadelphia, will shortly be.
come Mrs. Soznow, and the city direct.
DRY people IRE no doubt glad Of II.
~6
Strange that most people have kind
Of contempt for those who agree with
their opinions.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1908-06-27

80 your divorce was granted. chr"
remarked Little. Tell mo how do
you ind single Me-"
Great" exclaimed Large.
"You don't understand me-" intey.
rupted Little. I'm asking for II.
formation. Hsv Do you ind its"-.
Bohemian
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1908-06-27

ION one occasion. when In con.
gress" said James f, Banks. o: Bost.
ton, Gen. Benjamin Butler arose In
his place and intimated that the mem.
Der who occupied the floor was trans.
crossing the limits Of debate.
why. General said the member.
reproachfully. you divided your time
with ME-
~ know ! did rejoined Butler.
grizzly, but ! didn't divide eternity
with you. "-Washington Herald.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1908-06-27

The trouble in too many homes.
unused the Galveston News. Is tho
incompatibility OF imported millinery
and domestic allowances
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1908-06-27

wind. Ezra could make no sound.
He turned and swan with all his
might, Presently above the surround
ing weller he could distinguish the
metallic clack OF the tumbling Aints.
The lantern dipped, wavered, dis.
appeared. Stitham had gone back
discouraged. But Ezra now had the
pebbles to guide him, II he could
only hold out
II! He could barely move his arms
and legs. Numb. choking. exhausted,
he once or twice stopped swimming
from sheer WEAKNESS. His feet hung
down as II weighted; his body SEEM
ed almost as water-sodden as the
bundle ne still mechanically pushed
before him. With Titanic effort no
fought the fearful leaden fatigue. Red
against the blackness he saw the
doctors last words: Remember Ben.
MES life Is In that package"
Gr.r-r-r-r! Deeper. louder, nearer
rumbled the rolling pebbles. Lower
sank Morton's feet. And now he
began to feel the drag of the under.
tow. It sucked him down and back.
With a tremendous struggle he drew
/ his feet up. A wave caught him and
rolled him over and over. He swal-
lowed considerable water. but his Jaws
gripped the package like a bulldogs.
Come what might. he would never
let 60 OF that.
A few more blind strokes and his
feet touched bottom. As the wave
rolled back. he hooked his fingers into
the Aints and held hard; thea rose
The Detroit times., 1908-07-22
1.-THE Man Who Stole The Earth
Bv W. Holt White

denham and received reports as to
the progress OF the Victor" Every
thing was going well, and the Crystal
Palace authorities had given their
permission for the ascent.
Belhngham. 1t was felt, should for
the time being be ruled out OF the
operations. Sooner or later. Strong
foresaw, the fact that arrangements
had been made for an ascent from the
Crystal Palace must leak out. II was
also practically certain that the news
that Bellingham was fitting out his
yacht In an extraordinary way would
also reach the public. though the pre-
caution had been taken to send the
Aphrodite down TO Marseilles for her
overhauling and refitting.
Bellingham grumbled little at be-
Ign compelled TO spend the blazing
summer months on the Rivera. and
he pretended TO sulk at Hyeres
though In reality his heart was In
his work Bellingham was a man who
loved excitement IL he could achieve
II without much trouble to himself
But even vast amount OF trouble
The Detroit times., 1908-07-22
Editorials by the People.
TAFT and the Railroad Employees.

To the Editor OF the Times :-Taft's
alliance with the officials OF the
various railroads for the purpose
OF educating and instructing rail.
road employees how to vote. GER
tainly looks more than suspicious
TO people who have at heart good
government and the proper regu-
lation OF the railroads. Chairman
Hitchcock promises to reward hand
somely such railroad employees as will
devote their spare time to lecturing
their fellow workmen in the interest
OF Taft and the Republican party.
He has just put himself in communi-
cation with officials OF friendly rail.
roads," Doubtless; those rewards
must come from somewhere There
is no doubt whatever as TO who Is
paying Major Ray OF the army pay
corps. whose long leave OF absence
has been extended that he may give
his personal attention to this branch
OF the Taft campaign until election,
because he formerly was chief OF the
The Detroit times., 1908-07-22

you with me. Kiss me and say you
will 60"
She lifted her arms, put them softly
about his neck and kissed him.
The touch OF her lips on his thrilled
him and the beauty OF her face SEEM
ed to carry him away on stream or
happiness, as glorious melody
sweeps the senses along in a Hood
OF Joy.
II must not stay longer" she said
reluctantly.
Tomorrow night" he whispered.
still straining her TO him.
Yes, senor." she answered and
went slowly homeward.
They had been too much occupied to
notice the deadly stiffness that had
spread itself over everything.
The moon had turned faded
green, the stars had disappeared In
| the heavens and the air seemed chok'
ing them.
Mercedes paled and drew closer 10
Blakney's side, as the first faint rumb-
ling began.
IAN earthquake" she whispered.
clutching the strong man that feld
her
He stopped and kissed the pale
cheek that rested on his bosom.
Then the earth began to sway and
tremble under their feet. The trees
rocked violently. waking up the sleep
Ing parrots, who chartered noisily,
and great assure opened the ground
few feet in front OF them.
Gradually the rumbling grew fainter
and the swaying ceased. The sitting
fumes OF sulphur rose from the great
crack In the earth.
A sudden realization OF Gods great.
ness swept over Blakney, as he viewed
The Detroit times., 1908-07-22
A LIFE OF LOVE


the destruction, wrought by His awe
inspiring power.
And Is not God, love-" he whisper
ed, drawing the girl closer to him.
The rumbling ceased. the birds be-
came quiet and the sulphur laden at
mosphere lifted. With the first stir
ring OF the leaves came the shrieks OF
the panic stricken people.
Not until then. had Mercedes
thought OF her father and Pedro.
Come. senior" she said. grasping
his arm.
They hurried out of the park. down
the wreck strewn street, To where her
home had stood.
Mercedes stopped. Mortified at sight
OF the mass of ruins, from which
curled up little tongues OF blue fame.
The great bells in the cathedral
tolled loudly and the frantic people
ran hither and thither, each one alone
In his own sorrows
She stood numb, silent. viewing the
wreckage Of her home.
She was free now.
In those smouldering ruins lay
buried her natural protector-"her
father"-and buried with him, Pedro,
and the lonely, loveless life she had
feared.
She smiled faint, fleeing SMILE at
thought OF her deliverance.
She turned away TO where Blgkney
stood watching her-a face beautiful
through the tears, with the light Of
conflding love.
He held out his arms 10 her and
she crept trusting into them.
He stopped and kissed the tear
stained eye-lids, then led her away TO
the life she had longed fora life Of
love.
The Detroit times., 1908-07-22

would not have made him stay his
hand in this business, for anything
Strong demanded OF him Bellingham
was glad TO do
So Belllngham lounged and LACED
through the summer months at Hy-
eres.
With the assistance OF his monocle
he took careful note OF every speci
men OF female loneliness which he
encountered; but they moved him not
in the least. He found his formerly
volatile heart was now fully occu-
pied with thoughts of Miss Hunt. To
himself he thought OF her as Dora"
and also told himself that 1t was a
dashed shame" that such a girl had
to work for her living.
AS he superintendent the refitting OF
the Aphrodite at Marseilles, he leant
over the rail and sighed. Miss Hunt.
he reflected, would have been a great
decoration to the yacht. And he sigh
ed again.
(Contfnued Frfday.)
The Detroit times., 1908-07-22
(contInued from tuesday,

He found her waiting. the moon full
and happy through the rusty iron bars
They wended their way through the
crowds Of happy lovers that thronged
the Alemada, past the fountain TO
bench hidden among the tall way
banana trees.
She sat perfectly quiet, as though
loath TO break the glorious magic sill
ence OF the sweet-scented night
He gathered the fine. slender hand
into his own and drew her closer out
Of the path of an intruding moon
beam.
May ask the senorita's name" he
said softly.
She had looked radiant and felt a
wild rejoicing within her as a cap
tured bird way feel when liberated
again In the sunlight. but at his ques-
ton. her face clouded and she burst
into tears.
Then In her own simple way she
told him OF Pedro and the lonely. love
less life she saw no escape from.
He listened. his jaws set Arm, his
eyes flashing with the storm OF passion
that ragged within him.
Mercedes" he began. gathering her
In his arms, you must feel, you must
know l love you"
Her face paled as she thought of
Pedro. but she lay perfectly still
will you marry me. Mercedes?
She looked at him hesitatingly. Be
fore she could answer. he had stopped
forward and kissed her on the lips.
passionately. yet reverently.
Say yes, say you will marry me,
he pleaded. Il am going back to the
states In a fortnight and | will take
The Detroit times., 1908-07-22
o. Henry Explains.

o. Henry got married not long ago.
and shortly after the wedding lii.
erary friend gave reception In hon
or OF the story-writer and his wife
Late In the evening a woman stepped
up TO Mrs. Porter (that Is o. Henrys
real name) and said:
May l ask question that / have
been dying to ask your husband for
long time?"
why. certainly" replied Mrs. Por-
ter.
Well" continued the woman. why
does your husband always have the
ladies In his stories wear crepe de
chine?"
II give II up" was the reply. Lets
ask Mr.. Porter" Whereupon he was
called over. On being asked he vol.
unteered the following explanation:
ITO tell the truth" he said, Il only
know two kinds OF goods. calico and
crepe de chine. When the girls cant
wear calico | make them wear crepe
de chine. That's all there is 10 it.
Saturday Evening Post.
The Eastern Question.
Paw, have you ever been east?
Yes; l spent year in New York